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Denise Stapley

Marion, Iowa · Sex Therapist

SurvivorWinner
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2seasons played
1season won
1stbest finish
75days in the game, all seasons
Career

Seasons played

What this shows: Each season Denise played, oldest first. The bar runs from the first person out (left) to the winner (right); the tall block is Denise. The tiles are that season's numbers.

  1. Survivor 25 · 2012PhilippinesResult hidden (spoiler-safe)Sole Survivor Winner
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    • 39days lasted
    • 6votes against
    • 79%vote accuracy11 of 14 with the majority
    • 1individual wins
    • 0/0 found / played
    • 6 votes to win
    • 37confessionalstimes they talked to camera
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  2. Survivor 40 · 2020Winners at WarResult hidden (spoiler-safe)17th voted out
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    • 36days lasted
    • 8votes against+6 cancelled by idols
    • 55%vote accuracy6 of 11 with the majority
    • 2individual wins
    • 1/2 found / played+2 other advantages
    • 20confessionalstimes they talked to camera
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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 25 · our labelJury favouriteMade the end and won most of the jury over.Also fits: Numbers player, All-rounder
  • Strategyoutwit score 0.9497th
  • Challenges1 immunity win, 4 challenge wins11th
  • Influenceinfluence score 0.2641st
  • Voting11 of 14 votes with the majority99th
  • Advantagesnone found0th
  • Jury support6 jury votes97th
  • Lasted1st of 18, 39 days85th
Why this label

Players like this

The Survivor players whose bars sit closest to Denise's in Survivor 25. Match is 100 minus the typical gap between the two sets of bars, in percentile points.

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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.

S25Won39 days
S406th36 days
  • Strategy
    9757
  • Challenges
    1184
  • Influence
    4154
  • Voting
    9948
  • Advantages
    095
  • Jury support
    970
  • Lasted
    8572

Percentiles, 0–99; 50 is the typical player.

What changed

  • Advantages up 95 points S25 0th → S40 95th
  • Challenges up 73 points S25 11th → S40 84th
  • Jury support down 97 points S25 97th → S40 0th
  • Voting down 51 points S25 99th → S40 48th
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 25: Philippines11 moments
  1. Day6
    Turned on Roxy, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–1 blindsideblindside
  2. Day8
    Turned on Angie, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 3–1 blindsideblindside
  3. Day10
    Turned on Russell, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 2–1 blindsideblindside
  4. Day16
    Turned on Katie, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–1 blindsideblindside
  5. Day19
    Won individual immunity ("Wrist Assured")immunity
  6. Day25
    Part of the blindside of Artis (5–4)blindside
  7. Day30
    Part of the blindside of Jonathan (4–3)blindside
  8. Day33
    Part of the blindside of Carter (5–1)blindside
  9. Day36
    Turned on Abi-Maria, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–1 blindsideblindside
  10. Day38
    Turned on Malcolm, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 3–1 blindsideblindside
  11. Day39
    Won the season with 6 of 8 jury voteswinner
Survivor 40: Winners at War14 moments
  1. Day4
    Found a Hidden Immunity Idol Halfadvantage
  2. Day4
    Found a Hidden Immunity Idol Halfadvantage
  3. Day6
    Was given a Hidden Immunity Idol Halfadvantage
  4. Day6
    Turned on Danni, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 8–1 blindsideblindside
  5. Day9
    Turned on Ethan, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–3–1 blindsideblindside
  6. Day16
    Found a hidden immunity idolidol
  7. Day16
    Was given a hidden immunity idolidol
  8. Day16
    Played a hidden immunity idol for Jeremy, but nobody had voted for themidol
  9. Day16
    Played a hidden immunity idol on themself, cancelling 4 votesidol
  10. Day21
    Won individual immunity ("Get A Grip")immunity
  11. Day25
    Kim played a hidden immunity idol for themidol
  12. Day29
    Won individual immunity ("When It Rains")immunity
  13. Day34
    Part of the blindside of Nick (4–2)blindside
  14. Day36
    Blindsided 4 on Day 36: Ben and Tony had voted with them at the previous tribalblindside
Voting record

Who they voted for

What this shows: Each vote Denise 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 25: Philippines11/14 with majority
WhenVoted forWent home
Day 3ZaneZane
Day 6RoxyRoxy
Day 8AngieAngie
Day 10RussellRussell
Day 13DawsonDawson
Day 16KatieKatie
Day 19Jonathan cancelled by an idolRC
Day 22PeteJeff
Day 25ArtisArtis
Day 27Abi-Maria cancelled by an idolPete
Day 30JonathanJonathan
Day 33CarterCarter
Day 36Abi-MariaAbi-Maria
Day 38MalcolmMalcolm
Survivor 40: Winners at War6/11 with majority
WhenVoted forWent home
Day 2NatalieNatalie
Day 6DanniDanni
Day 9EthanEthan
Day 16SandraSandra
Day 21WendellWendell
Day 23NickAdam
Day 25Steal a vote: Lost voteTyson
Day 28JeremySophie
Day 29JeremyKim
Day 31Michele cancelled by an idolJeremy
Day 34NickNick
Day 36Natalie cancelled by an idol
Day 36Deadlock: Can't vote revoteDenise
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As a , voted for Tony to win.

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Career

Career totals

What this shows: Every season added together, per show. Vote accuracy is the share of Denise's votes that went with the majority.

Survivor2 seasons · 1 win

  • 75days played
  • 14votes against+6 cancelled by idols
  • 68%vote accuracy17 of 25 with the majority
  • 3individual wins
  • 1/2 found / played+2 other advantages
  • 6 votes to win
  • 57confessionalstimes they talked to camera
The edit

How much the show featured them

What this shows: Denise's share of all in each Survivor season (the bar), against the average cast member's share (the tick). Counts from survivoR.

Winners' edits →
  • S258.5%37 confessionals · 5th most of 18 · average 5.6% · a big edit
  • S403.5%20 confessionals · 13th most of 20 · average 5%
Competitions

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.

All comps →
3 individual winsImmunity 3
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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.

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What the analysts said

What this shows: Podcasts, videos and articles about Denise, matched by name or episode title, then how much analyst coverage each of their seasons got. Strongest matches first. Links open the original.

Season coverage on RHAP
  • Survivor 2547 items · 43 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub
  • Survivor 40143 items · 17 with Taran Armstrong · 105 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub

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