Player file
Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien
Burlington, Vermont · Real Estate Agent
Survivor
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2seasons played
0seasons won
3rdbest finish
66days in the game, all seasons
Career
Seasons played
What this shows: Each season Kathy played, oldest first. The bar runs from the first person out (left) to the winner (right); the tall block is Kathy. The tiles are that season's numbers.
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 3rd of 16Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 4 →- 38days lasted
- 5votes against
- 78%vote accuracy7 of 9 with the majority
- 2individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 82confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 8th of 18Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 8 →- 28days lasted
- 6votes against
- 60%vote accuracy3 of 5 with the majority
- 1individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 31confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. Kathy'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 4 · our labelStrategic architectDrove the votes: strong strategy and a big say in who went home.Also fits: Challenge threat, All-rounder
Why this label
Players like this
The Survivor players whose bars sit closest to Kathy's in Survivor 4. Match is 100 minus the typical gap between the two sets of bars, in percentile points.
Lex van den BergheSurvivor 3 · Strategic architect99matchCompare
Ted Rogers Jr.Survivor 5 · Strategic architect92matchCompare
Malcolm FrebergSurvivor 25 · Strategic architect91matchCompare
Helen GloverSurvivor 5 · Strategic architect91matchCompare
Spencer BledsoeSurvivor 31 · Strategic architect90matchCompare
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.
- StrategyS4: 96S8: 45
- ChallengesS4: 96S8: 82
- InfluenceS4: 99S8: 89
- VotingS4: 84S8: 57
- AdvantagesS4: 0S8: 0
- Jury supportS4: 0S8: 0
- LastedS4: 79S8: 55
Percentiles, 0–99; 50 is the typical player.
What changed
- Strategy down 51 points S4 96th → S8 45th
- Voting down 27 points S4 84th → S8 57th
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 4: Marquesas8 moments
- Day18Turned on Gina, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 3–1 blindsideblindside
- Day21Won individual immunity ("Sea Legs")immunity
- Day24Part of the blindside of John (6–3)blindside
- Day27Turned on Zoe, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 7–1 blindsideblindside
- Day30Turned on Tammy, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 5–2 blindsideblindside
- Day36Won individual immunity ("Marquesan Folklore")immunity
- Day36Turned on Sean, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 3–2 blindsideblindside
- Day38Voted out by a 1 voteout
Survivor 8: All-Stars3 moments
- Day24Turned on Jerri, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–1 blindsideblindside
- Day27Won individual immunity ("Waiting To Exhale")immunity
- Day28Voted out by a 6–2 voteout
Voting record
Who they voted for
What this shows: Each vote Kathy 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 4: Marquesas7/9 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 12 | Sarah | Sarah | |
| Day 18 | Gina | Gina | |
| Day 21 | Zoe | Boston Rob | |
| Day 24 | John | John | |
| Day 27 | Zoe | Zoe | |
| Day 30 | Tammy | Tammy | |
| Day 33 | Robert | Robert | |
| Day 36 | Sean | Sean | |
| Day 37 | Neleh | ||
| Day 37 | Rock draw: Safe revote | Paschal | |
| Day 38 | Final 3 tribal: Vote not required | Kathy |
Spoiler-safe. Their jury vote is hidden until you've watched it.
As a , voted for Neleh to win.
Survivor 8: All-Stars3/5 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 15 | Richard | Richard | |
| Day 19 | Kidnapped: Removed from tribal | Colby | |
| Day 21 | Ethan | Ethan | |
| Day 24 | Jerri | Jerri | |
| Day 27 | Amber | Lex | |
| Day 28 | Amber | Kathy |
Spoiler-safe. Their jury vote is hidden until you've watched it.
As a , voted for Boston Rob to win.
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Career
Career totals
What this shows: Every season added together, per show. Vote accuracy is the share of Kathy's votes that went with the majority.
Survivor2 seasons
- 66days played
- 11votes against
- 71%vote accuracy10 of 14 with the majority
- 3individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 113confessionalstimes they talked to camera
The edit
Winners' edits →How much the show featured them
What this shows: Kathy's share of all in each Survivor season (the bar), against the average cast member's share (the tick). Counts from survivoR.
- S417.3%82 confessionals · the most of 16 · average 6.3% · a big edit
- S86.3%31 confessionals · 8th most of 18 · average 5.6%
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.
5 individual winsImmunity 3Reward 2
Spoiler-safe. Kathy'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.
Outsiders Alliance
Survivor 4: Marquesas- Formed
- Ep 8 · Day 22
- Ended
- Ep 14 · Day 39
- Kathy
- left or was voted out
Held together to the Final Tribal Council.
Mogo Mogo Alliance
Survivor 8: All-Stars- Formed
- Ep 5 · Day 15
- Ended
- Ep 14 · Day 33
- Kathy
- loyal to the end
A member turned on the group.
Analysts
What the analysts said
What this shows: Podcasts, videos and articles about Kathy, 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 41 item · 1 with Rob Cesternino
- Survivor 83 items · 3 with Rob Cesternino