Shannon Elkins

Shannon Elkins is a contestant from .
Shannon is known for his controversial comments towards Sash Lenahan at his tribe's first Tribal Council, causing the latter's alliance, and some of his own, to turn on him.
==Profile==
Retrieved from CBS.com
Name: Shannon Elkins (30)
Tribe: 
Current Residence: Lafayette, La.
Occupation: Pest Control Co. Owner
Personal Claim to Fame: Raising three children.
Inspiration in Life: My family.
Hobbies: Working out, playing basketball and coaching.
Pet Peeves: Dumb people.
3 Words to Describe You: Smart, sexy and strong.
Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: Straight forward like Russell but much prettier.
Reason for being on Survivor: To put another notch in my belt.
Why you think you will be the Sole Survivor: I'm very likeable and very athletic so it will be hard to get rid of me.http://web.archive.org/web/20230609020959/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/44269/
==Survivor==
Due to being 30 years of age, Shannon was placed on the younger La Flor tribe at the beginning of the season. Upon reaching La Flor's camp, Shannon immediately approached Chase Rice for an alliance, telling him that they should not let a woman win (stipulated that two women had won the two preceding seasons, and ). After losing the second Immunity Challenge, Shannon rallied an alliance of six, targeting NaOnka Mixon because of her weakness in challenges and combative demeanor. However, his allies Alina Wilson and Kelly Bruno told Shannon that Brenda Lowe was more of a threat because of her budding friendship with Chase, causing him to target her instead.
At La Flor's first Tribal Council, Shannon berated Chase for not wanting to vote out Brenda. The rest of the tribe then began to question Shannon's trustworthiness. Confused and angered by the conversation, Shannon verbally attacked Sash Lenahan, asking the latter about his sexuality. In an attempt to calm Shannon down, Fabio Birza told him that he was causing too much conflict in the tribe. Alina further defended Shannon, stating that he never lied to anyone, but that Chase had. Despite Alina and Shannon's arguments, the majority of the tribe deemed that Shannon was creating too much tension, and he was voted out in a 7-3 vote.
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode	TribeAffiliation	Challenge 	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1 	rowspan=3 	Medallion of Power	Reward 	No 	
1 	Getting Tanked 	Immunity 	No 	 	
2 	Hay Mate 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
|-|Voting History=
Episode	Shannon'sVotes	Voted AgainstShannon
1 	 	
2 	 	
 	 	
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==Post-Survivor==
* The tension-filled Tribal Council stirred controversy because of Shannon's seemingly derogatory remarks about the LGBT community. In an interview, Shannon declared that he is neither a homophobe nor a sexist. He then apologized to Sash Lenahan for what happened and it was not what he intended to say. He somewhat blamed the editing of the episode, for he claimed that the viewers did not see the whole Tribal Council proceedings and he did not intend to hurt anyone, although he later commented that he was only trying to "protect his butthole". Additionally, he made a YouTube video with former contestant Boo Bernis. This video was turned private and currently inaccessible. However, at the Reunion Show, he claimed that he meant what he said.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHQcparP6vQ
==Trivia==
* Shannon met Boo Bernis at the Reunion Show, whom he credits as the reason why he cast on .https://realitytvworld.com/news/exclusive-shannon-elkins-talks-about-survivor-nicaragua-11564.php
* Shannon is the one who gave Fabio Birza his nickname because the latter looked like .
* Shannon is the lowest-placing member of the original La Flor tribe.
==References==
Category:Contestants
Category:Male Contestants
Category:Nicaragua Contestants
Category:La Flor Tribe
Category:19th Place
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Survivor (U.S.) Contestants
Category:Survivor: Nicaragua
Category:1979 births
Category:Living people