Portrait of Tanya Vance

Tanya Vance

And I'm not mad at any of you for picking me. Survivor 5, E2

Played on

6 days played

Game record

Vote alignment1of 2 ballots

Too few ballots to rank

Immunity record0career immunity wins

No wins to rank

Occupation at casting Social Worker Hometown Gray, Tennessee

Played with 15 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓

Survivor 5: Thailand sent Tanya Vance home early: they went out as the 2nd voted out with 6 days played, the torch snuffed by a 5-2 vote. At the councils that did happen, Vance cast 2 tribal council votes in Survivor 5, 1 with the majority.

Get to know Tanya Vance

Tanya Vance's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.

Luxury item
Brush

Birthplace, pre-game profile and alliance facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.

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Seasons

Season Result Days Tribes Votes against Confessionals
Thailand Season 5, 2002 2nd voted out Chuay Gahn 5 4

The vote that sent Tanya Vance home

Five of the seven ballots named Tanya Vance on day 6 of Survivor 5: Thailand, a 5-2 vote.

Brian Heidik, Clay Jordan, Jan Gentry, Helen Glover and Ted Rogers Jr.

Tanya Vance voted for Helen Glover.

Castaway network

Tanya Vance’s connections

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15
castaway connections
7
tribemates
1
winner
1
returning player

Connections worth exploring

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Survivor 5

Brian Heidik

1 Survivor season

Shared a tribe Winner

The other 13 castaways

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Thailand Season 5, 2002 13 castaways View cast

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