Player file
Courtney Yates
New York City, New York · Waitress
Survivor
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2seasons played
0seasons won
2ndbest finish
63days in the game, all seasons
Career
Seasons played
What this shows: Each season Courtney played, oldest first. The bar runs from the first person out (left) to the winner (right); the tall block is Courtney. The tiles are that season's numbers.
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 2nd of 16Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 15 →- 39days lasted
- 0votes against
- 78%vote accuracy7 of 9 with the majority
- 1individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 2 votes to win
- 23confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 11th of 20Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 20 →- 24days lasted
- 9votes against
- 40%vote accuracy2 of 5 with the majority
- 0individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 4confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. Courtney's game details (votes, moments, totals and takes) is hidden until you've watched it.
Game style
How they played
What this shows: Each bar is a percentile: the share of all 917 Survivor appearances that scored lower (50 is the typical player). Survivor bars use survivoR's scores. The label is our rule of thumb, not an official rating.
Survivor 15 · our labelNumbers playerAlmost always voted with the majority, without being the one steering it.Also fits: All-rounder
Why this label
Players like this
The Survivor players whose bars sit closest to Courtney's in Survivor 15. Match is 100 minus the typical gap between the two sets of bars, in percentile points.
Will Sims IISurvivor 30 · Numbers player92matchCompare
Missy PayneSurvivor 29 · Numbers player91matchCompare
Jaclyn SchultzSurvivor 29 · Numbers player88matchCompare
Natalie WhiteSurvivor 19 · Jury favourite88matchCompare
Aras BaskauskasSurvivor 12 · Jury favourite87matchCompare
How the labels work
Returnee tracker
How their game changed
What this shows: The same game-style bars as above, one column per season, with where they finished and how long they lasted. The changes list the biggest rises and drops from one appearance to the next, in percentile points.
- StrategyS15: 74S20: 13
- ChallengesS15: 14S20: 43
- InfluenceS15: 16S20: 13
- VotingS15: 81S20: 40
- AdvantagesS15: 0S20: 0
- Jury supportS15: 92S20: 0
- LastedS15: 85S20: 46
Percentiles, 0–99; 50 is the typical player.
What changed
- Challenges up 29 points S15 14th → S20 43rd
- Jury support down 92 points S15 92nd → S20 0th
- Strategy down 61 points S15 74th → S20 13th
Key moments
How their games played out
What this shows: Built from the vote and competition records, in order. Survivor: , individual wins, (we count one when a player is voted out by someone who voted with them at the previous tribal) and how they left.
Survivor 15: China7 moments
- Day24Won individual immunity ("Dragon Rider")immunity
- Day24Turned on Jean-Robert, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 5–3–1 blindsideblindside
- Day27Turned on Frosti, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 7–1 blindsideblindside
- Day30Turned on James, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 5–1–1 blindsideblindside
- Day33Turned on Erik, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–2 blindsideblindside
- Day38Turned on Denise, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 3–1 blindsideblindside
- Day39Reached the Final Tribal Council but lost, with 2 of 7 jury votesfinal
Survivor 20: Heroes vs. Villains1 moment
- Day24Blindsided 5–1 on Day 24: Danielle, Parvati and Sandra had voted with them at the previous tribalblindside
Voting record
Who they voted for
What this shows: Each vote Courtney cast at . A filled dot means they voted with the majority; a hollow dot means they were on the losing side. The last column is who went home.
Survivor 15: China7/9 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 9 | Jean-Robert | Leslie | |
| Day 18 | Jean-Robert | Sherea | |
| Day 21 | Jaime | Jaime | |
| Day 24 | Jean-Robert | Jean-Robert | |
| Day 27 | Frosti | Frosti | |
| Day 30 | James | James | |
| Day 33 | Erik | Erik | |
| Day 36 | Peih-Gee | Peih-Gee | |
| Day 38 | Denise | Denise |
Survivor 20: Heroes vs. Villains2/5 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 8 | Randy | Randy | |
| Day 15 | Parvati cancelled by an idol | Tyson | |
| Day 18 | Russell | Boston Rob | |
| Day 21 | Coach | Coach | |
| Day 24 | Jerri | Courtney |
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As a , voted for Sandra to win.
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Career
Career totals
What this shows: Every season added together, per show. Vote accuracy is the share of Courtney's votes that went with the majority.
Survivor2 seasons
- 63days played
- 9votes against
- 64%vote accuracy9 of 14 with the majority
- 1individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 2 votes to win
- 27confessionalstimes they talked to camera
The edit
Winners' edits →How much the show featured them
What this shows: Courtney's share of all in each Survivor season (the bar), against the average cast member's share (the tick). Counts from survivoR.
- S156.2%23 confessionals · 6th most of 16 · average 6.3%
- S201%4 confessionals · 19th most of 20 · average 5% · a quiet edit
Competitions
All comps →Competition wins by format
What this shows: Individual wins only (each competition counted once), sorted into the formats they used: endurance, puzzles, OTEV and so on. A competition can have several formats.
1 individual winImmunity 1
Spoiler-safe. Courtney's alliances and analyst takes (they cover the rest of the season) is hidden until you've watched it.
Alliances
Who they worked with
What this shows: Named alliances from the Survivor Wiki and other cited sources, with when each formed and ended (episode and day) where the source says. Tap a face to open that player.
Fei Long Alliance
Survivor 15: China- Formed
- Ep 2 · Day 4
- Ended
- Ep 14 · Day 39
- Courtney
- loyal to the end
Held together to the Final Tribal Council.
Rob's Villains Alliance
Survivor 20: Heroes vs. Villains- Formed
- Ep 4 · Day 9
- Ended
- Ep 14 · Day 39
- Courtney
- loyal to the end
A member turned on the group.
Analysts
What the analysts said
What this shows: Podcasts, videos and articles about Courtney, matched by name or episode title, then how much analyst coverage each of their seasons got. Strongest matches first. Links open the original.
- Survivor All-Time Top 40 Rankings | #5: ChinaRob Has a Podcast · All-Time Top 40 Rankings · Podcast · Survivor 15 · Aug 18, 2021
Season coverage on RHAP
- Survivor 159 items · 3 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub
- Survivor 2015 items · 1 with Taran Armstrong · 6 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub