Amanda Kimmel

Amanda Lee Kimmel is a contestant from , , and .
Amanda established her status as a keen strategic player in China, where she commandeered the majority alliance alongside Todd Herzog. During her return in Micronesia, she proceeded to cement this reputation, becoming part of the infamous Black Widow Brigade. Despite her undisputed grasp of the game which helped her secure a seat at Final Tribal Council twice, her inadequacy at jury management and perceived weaker gameplay compared to other finalists (such as Todd Herzog and Parvati Shallow) had cost her the win both times. Still, Amanda remains one of the most respected contestants in Survivor history, as exemplified by her participation as a Hero in her latest outing in Heroes vs. Villains, which also marked the only time she has been voted out in her career.
Amanda is the first person to ever make it to two Final Tribal Councils; she also holds the record for most days survived without being voted out, at 108.
==Profile==
Retrieved from CBS.com
<tabber>China=
Amanda Kimmel has lived all over the state of Montana. She most recently worked as a hiking tour guide and continues to hone her skills as an artist while learning about the fashion industry. At the age of 16, she began modeling in Chicago, where she lived on her own for one year. She has also worked as a make-up artist, retail sales representative and waitress. Her goal is to develop a business within the fashion industry.
Kimmel has competed in many beauty pageants and was crowned Miss Montana USA in 2005 and placed in the Top 8 for Miss Earth in 2006. She's been on the cover of Montana Living Magazine and Pageantry Magazine. Kimmel has been to China twice before to compete in the Miss Kite of the World Pageant in Weifang, where she placed as a semifinalist, was given a key to the city and was heavily promoted on billboards and news articles. While promoting tourism via these pageants, she did volunteer work at orphanages and other organizations and was permitted to fly kites off the Great Wall in five-inch heels.
Kimmel's hobbies include hiking, running, drawing and painting. She enjoys rock climbing, snowshoeing, kickboxing and volleyball. Kimmel describes herself as motivated, competitive and determined. She has camped every weekend in Montana since she was three years old. She tries never to leave home without her cowboy boots.
Kimmel just moved from Kalispell, Montana to Los Angeles and is living with her sister, Katrina. Her family has one dog, Sassy, one cat, Cleo and one horse, Frisco. Her birth date is August 3, 1984.http://web.archive.org/web/20230328061139/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/20261/
==Survivor==
===China===
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out?	Result
1 	rowspan=10 	Dragon Dance	Reward/Immunity	No 	
2 	Chinese Checkers 	Reward 	No 	 	
2 	Gatecrasher 	Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	Clear the Deck 	Reward 	No 	 	
3 	Blade Runner 	Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	Great Balls of Fire 	Reward 	No 	 	
4 	Warrior's Duel 	Immunity 	No 	 	
5 	Plunge, Pull, Pop 	Immunity 	Yes 	 	
6 	Search and Decode 	Reward 	Yes 	 	
6 	Survivor Smorgasbord 	Immunity 	No 	 	
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7 	rowspan=13 	Memory Feast	Immunity 	 	
8 	The Bucket Stops Here 	Reward 	 	 	
8 	Dragon Rider 	Immunity 	 	 	
9 	Drum Roll 	Reward 	 	 	
9 	Chinese Zodiac Symbols	Immunity 	 	 	
11 	Confucius Said 	Reward 	 	 	
11 	Star Struck 	Immunity 	 	 	
12 	Marco Polo 	Reward 	 	 	
12 	Swamp Donkey 	Immunity 	 	 	
13 	Zen Archery 	Reward 	 	 	
13 	Chinese Leftovers 	Immunity 	 	 	
14 	Great Wall of Zhelin 	Reward 	 	 	
14 	Broken China 	Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
|-|Voting History=
Episode 	Amanda'sVotes	Voted AgainstAmanda
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===Micronesia===
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out? 	Result
1 	rowspan=14 	First to Shore 	Immunity 	 	
1 	Reinventing the Wheel 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
2 	Smash and Grab 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	Beach Bash 	Reward 	No 	 	
3 	Nut Bucket 	Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	Diver Down 	Reward 	No 	 	
4 	Crosswalk 	Immunity 	No 	 	
5 	Cat and Mouse 	Reward 	No 	 	
5 	A Stone's Throw 	Immunity 	No 	 	
6 	Build It Up, Break It Down 	Reward 	No 	 	
6 	United We Stand 	Immunity 	No 	 	
7 	Money Roll 	Reward 	No 	 	
7 	What-er Drag 	Immunity 	No 	 	
8 	The Gauntlet 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
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9 	rowspan=11 	Last Gasp 	Immunity 	 	
10 	Bai Bai 	Reward 	 	 	
10 	When It Rains, It Pours 	Immunity 	 	 	
11 	Survivor Auction 	Survivor Auction 	Survivor Auction 	Survivor Auction 	
11 	Pool Party 	Immunity 	 	 	
12 	Body Slam 	Reward 	 	 	
12 	Shoot to Thrill 	Immunity 	 	 	
13 	Survivor Roots 	Reward 	 	 	
13 	Dash, Dig, Decode 	Immunity 	 	 	
14 	Crystal Method 	Immunity 	 	 	
14 	The Ball Drop 	Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Notes: This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's first Tribal Council.	Notes: This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's first Tribal Council.	Notes: This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's first Tribal Council.	Notes: This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's first Tribal Council.	Notes: This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's first Tribal Council.	Notes: This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's first Tribal Council.
|-|Voting History=
Episode 	Amanda'sVotes	Voted AgainstAmanda
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Jury Votesfor Amanda	colspan="2" 	
 	 	
 In , Amanda used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 4 votes against her.</tabber>
===Heroes vs. Villains===
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out? 	Result
1 	rowspan=16 	Battle Dig 	Reward 	No 	
1 	Lock, Load and Light 	Immunity 	No 	 	
2 	A Crate Idea 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	Sumo in Mud 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	Slip, Slide & Score 	Reward 	No 	 	
4 	Roll With It 	Immunity 	No 	 	
5 	Schmergen Brawl 	Reward 	No 	 	
5 	Blind Cube Crisis 	Immunity 	No 	 	
6 	Rope-a-Dope 	Immunity 	 	 	
6 	Rope-a-Dope 	Reward 	Yes 	 	
7 	Basket Brawl 	Reward 	No 	 	
7 	Caught in the Web 	Immunity 	No 	 	
8 	Fauxconut Bowling 	Reward 	No 	 	
8 	Mud Slide 	Immunity 	No 	 	
9 	Chimney Sweep 	Reward 	No 	 	
9 	Strung Out 	Immunity 	No 	 	
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10 	rowspan=3 	Get a Grip 	Immunity 	 	
11 	Pacific Shuffle 	Reward 	 	 	
11 	House of Cards 	Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.
|-|Voting History=
Episode 	Amanda'sVotes	Voted AgainstAmanda
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Voted forSole Survivor	colspan="2" 	
 In , Tom used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Amanda's vote against him. In , Jerri used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Amanda's vote against her.</tabber>
==Post-Survivor==
* In 2009, Amanda and fellow contestant Parvati Shallow appeared in the movie as themselves.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSdvgR1sWyA
* During an interview for , Ozzy Lusth confirmed that he and Amanda had ended their relationship.
* On January 9, 2010, Amanda attended Survivor's 10-year anniversary party along with all of her castmates.
* Amanda appeared in a 2012 commercial with for the .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0uBqg0Vo6A
* Amanda was inducted into the Survivor Hall of Fame in 2012.
* On August 1, 2015, Amanda Kimmel married her fiancé, Matt Cooper.http://www.dailyinterlake.com/members/kimmel-cooper/article_4f34dc9e-c857-11e4-9707-fffaafcc3632.html
* In 2016, Amanda gave birth to her first child, Liam.https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154540810410907&set=a.10152218190670907.1073741825.727940906&type=3&theater
* In 2019, Amanda gave birth to her second child, Logan.
==Trivia==
* Amanda is originally from the state of Montana, but had already moved to California when she became a contestant. The first castaway to be a resident of Montana when playing was Wendy DeSmidt-Kohlhoff in .
* Amanda is the youngest woman on the original Fei Long tribe.
* Amanda and Todd Herzog voted for the same people on and were part of the majority in each of their votes.
* Amanda is the first contestant to win the Final Immunity Challenge and finish as the second runner-up. She would be followed by Russell Hantz in , Noura Salman in , Xander Hastings in , and Romeo Escobar in .
* Amanda is the first finalist to receive a jury vote and finish in third place. She would be followed by Missy Payne in and Ryan Ulrich in .
* Amanda lost 25 lbs. during her time on China.
* Amanda is the youngest member on the original Malakal tribe and the youngest woman to compete on .
* Amanda is the first woman to find and use a Hidden Immunity Idol, and the second contestant overall to successfully play it in its modern format, following Yau-Man Chan on .
* Amanda and Cirie Fields are the first contestants to make the final four and the finale episode twice.
* On both China and Micronesia, Amanda won the last two Immunity Challenges.
* Amanda is the first contestant to make the Final Tribal Council twice.
** She is the first contestant to make it to the Final Tribal Council in back-to-back seasons.
** She is the only contestant to make the Final Tribal Council twice without either appearance being an all-returnee season. 
* Amanda is the first castaway to only receive uncounted elimination votes over the course of a season, negating the only elimination votes against her with a Hidden Immunity Idol in Micronesia.
* Amanda has played all her three seasons with James Clement and has outlasted him on all of them.
** In their profiles for Heroes vs. Villains, both Amanda and James referred to each other as the previous Survivor castaway that they respected the most.
* Amanda is the youngest contestant on Heroes vs. Villains.
* Amanda is the first returning player to accumulate 100 days over their Survivor career.
* Amanda, Russell Hantz, and Tony Vlachos are the only castaways to play at least three times and only be eliminated once.
** Russell has been eliminated twice if his appearance on is counted.
* Amanda lasted a record 108 days overall as a castaway without being voted out, counting her first day in China, until she was voted out on Day 30 of Heroes vs. Villains.
* Amanda lost 12 lbs. during her time on Heroes vs. Villains.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csvdZNvqCfs
==References==
Category:Contestants
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Category:Fei Long Tribe
Category:Hae Da Fung Tribe
Category:Malakal Tribe
Category:Dabu Tribe
Category:Heroes Tribe
Category:Yin Yang Tribe
Category:3rd Place
Category:2nd Place
Category:9th Place
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
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Category:Survivor: China
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