Twila Tanner
People kill for less than what we're playing for right now. Survivor 9, E14
A promise sworn on her son’s name moved Twila closer to the final two, and became the moral question waiting for her at Vanuatu’s jury.
Played on
39 days played
Game record
Vote alignment100%of 10 ballots
98th percentile of 423 castaways
Immunity record1career immunity win
77th percentile of 751 castaways
Jury vote share29%of 7 jury votes
50th percentile of 125 finalists
Occupation at casting Highway Repair Worker Hometown Marshall, Missouri
Played with 17 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓ Twila Tanner faced the jury on Survivor 9: Vanuatu, 39 days in, and finished as runner-up. In all, Tanner cast 10 tribal council votes in Survivor 9, 10 with the majority.
Alliances fans have named
Survivor never names an alliance on screen. These names, and who counts as a member, are how the fan community records the game rather than an official record of it.
Birthplace, pre-game profile and alliance facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.
Sources
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Survivor Hall of Fame: is Twila Tanner in or out?
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Seasons
| Season | Result | Days | Tribes | Votes against | Confessionals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vanuatu Season 9, 2004 | 39 of 39 days
| Yasur Lopevi Alinta | 6 | 39 |
Castaway network
Twila Tanner’s connections
The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.
- 17
- castaway connections
- 12
- tribemates
- 1
- winner
- 2
- returning players
Connections worth exploring
Repeat pairings, other-show overlaps, tribe overlap, winners and Survivor veterans rise to the top.
The other 14 castaways
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Vanuatu 14 castaways View cast
- Brady Finta Shared the cast1 season
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Brook Geraghty Shared the cast1 season -
Dolly Neely Shared a tribe1 season -
James Crittenden Shared a tribe1 season -
John Kenney Shared a tribe1 season -
John Palyok Shared the cast1 season -
Julie Berry Shared a tribe1 season -
Lea Masters Shared a tribe1 season -
Leann Slaby Shared a tribe1 season -
Lisa Keiffer Shared a tribe1 season -
Mia Galeotalanza Shared a tribe1 season -
Rory Freeman Shared the cast1 season -
Scout Cloud Lee Shared a tribe1 season -
Travis Sampson Shared the cast1 season