Stephanie Krug

Legends

### Tribe(s)

Stark Tribe, Merge Tribe (Winter War)Tribe Parvati (Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen)

Tribe Devontray, Merged Tribe (Legends)

### Finish

4/15 (Winter War)12/14 (Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen)

10/19 (Legends)

### Alliances

Sam Chovanec, Adam Frelka, Ness Mulyk, Dacota Weiegert, Jadon Selsmeyer, Collin Hinz (Winter War)Adam Frelka, Michael Garcia (Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen)

TBD (Legends)

### Votes Against

10 (Winter War)3 (Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen)

5 (Legends)

**Stephanie "Steph" Krug** is currently a contestant on Survivor: Legends and was a contestant and the Fan Favorite of Survivor: Winter War and was a contestant on Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen.

Steph was known for sticking to her alliance until she figured out that she was being led into a dead end with them. With this knowledge, Steph found and played two hidden immunity idols on herself and aligned herself with the power-duo of her original season, only to be taken out close to the end as a result of a campaign made by her last ally left in the game. Steph's resilience and ability to correctly play hidden immunity idols would help her win the *Survivor Whitewater Fan Favorite Award*. However, her resilience did not help her get very far in her second attempt, and she would find herself out early on after a tribal council that did the unthinkable.

## Survivor: Winter War

Steph would start the game off on the Stark Tribe, an after one of the returnee players, Tom, would start a search for the hidden immunity idol, Steph would immediately search as well. Steph would search alongside Dacota and Jadon, both of whom she would align with in an attempt to ensure their safety in the tribe. Although Steph would not be selected to compete in the first immunity challenge, Arthur's efforts would be enough to help Steph stay safe from the first tribal council of the season, as the Stark Tribe would be granted immunity and they would win the first immunity challenge alongside the Lannister Tribe.

Steph would compete on behalf of the Stark Tribe in the second immunity challenge, and her efforts would help the Stark Tribe to win their second immunity challenge in a row. Back at camp, Steph would take note of Jack's performance at the immunity challenge and how her tribe thought of it, and she would bond more with her tribe as they felt comfortable getting second place for a second time in a row. Steph would be safe again, as the Stark Tribe was able to pull away with a second place immunity win for the third immunity challenge in a row. Steph would celebrate the tribe's safety back at camp with her tribe, all thrilled with their current success in the game.

Steph's safety status in the game would not last forever though, and a tribe swap would prove this to be true. She would lose an easy target in Arthur, who was swapped to the Lannister Tribe, and gained two new tribe members in former Lannisters Adam and Sam. and her new tribe would lose the following immunity challenge. Following many strategic talks with her closest ally, Dacota, Steph decided it would be in her best move to vote against Sam. However, she was unaware that her ally, Jadon, would be blindsided by Tom at her first tribal council.

Back at camp, Steph did not reveal that she had cast the vote against Sam, who was very anxious and curious about the single vote alongside the others on her tribe. But their inner dysfunctions did not stop them from winning the next immunity challenge and guaranteeing themselves the merge.

Steph's opportunities at the merge only increased, as she found a hidden immunity idol and gained more allies in Ness and Collin as well as her original allies in Jadon and Dacota. When Ness won the first individual immunity challenge, Steph knew they were in a much better spot seeing that Ness was the other alliance's prime target. However, things took a turn for the worse when Dacota accidentally revealed to Griffin that Collin was playing both alliances. Steph could only watch in horror as her alliance would take an immense hit in a 6-5 vote that sent Collin home.

After Collin's voteoff, Steph knew she was in the hotseat alongside the remaining members of her alliance. However, she had an ace up her sleeve, that being the hidden immunity idol that she had found before the last tribal council. Although Steph would not win the next individual immunity challenge, she would find herself to be fortunate that not only would the dominant *Lannister 5* Alliance would be targeting Jadon and Dacota over her, but that two of their members, Adam and Sam, would be temporarily be jumping ship to her alliance to help get Griffin out of the game. At tribal council, Steph, her alliance, and Adam would vote Griffin out of the game, shocking him and the unaware members of the *Lannister 5* Alliance. However, things would take a downhill spike from here, as another vote would commence right after Griffin's voteoff. Without time to strategize or convince the others, she would have to watch her ally Jadon get taken out of the game in a close 5-4 vote.

Back at camp, Steph would discuss with the remaining girls in her alliance about their next moves, as they plotted with and against the others in the game in an attempt to save themselves from being the next to go. After winning the next individual immunity challenge, Steph would be involved with many talks, all surrounding Ness, Dacota, and Tom being the main targets for elimination. Wanting to be loyal to her allies, Steph would vote with them one last time as she cast her vote against Tom. However, after Ness would play a hidden immunity idol that would save her from an eventual tie between Dacota and Tom, Steph would recognize how sticking with her alliance was hindering her game, and she would vote against Dacota, sending her home 5-1 on the revote.

After tribal council, Steph would fully confirm an alliance with Adam and Sam, and the three of them would plan to take out Ness at the next tribal alliance. Steph would then successfully search for another hidden immunity idol, finding it very quickly before the next challenge. Although she would not win the next individual immunity challenge, Steph's former ally would be very much exposed for the next tribal council. Steph would tell Ness that she was told to go after Sam to throw her off, but confirmed to Adam later that she was really with them when the two of them were concerned with the hidden immunity idols running rampant within their tribe. Steph would then talk to Sam, confirming that Ness threw out his name and that she had two hidden immunity idols, shocking him. The two of them would confirm their plan with Adam. At tribal council, Tom would use his *Steal-A-Vote* Advantage against Steph, taking away her right to vote at that tribal council. However, she would instinctively use her hidden immunity to save herself and take out Ness, securing herself more time in the game.

Even though Steph would not win the individual immunity challenge, she would still be very much safe. She still had a hidden immunity idol in her possession, of which Adam told her to use on herself while they vote Jack off, as they both saw him as a threat as the numbers continued to dwindle. Steph would then consider going to the final three with Adam and Sam, seeing the both of them as her best shot at getting to the end. Steph would then be approached by Dylan and Tom, both curious and concerned about Sam's presence in the game and wanting to take him out, with Jack joining them in the conversation just moments after. At tribal council, Steph would cast her vote against Jack and would use her hidden immunity idol to save herself, keeping herself alive in the game once again.

Steph would not win the next individual immunity challenge, nor would she find herself in a good spot in the game. Her best ally, Adam, was on the chopping block, as her other ally, Sam, was toying with the idea of taking Adam out. Steph would talk through the chaos with the both of them and would attempt to convince Sam to stick with them and go to the end together as she had hoped. After not hearing confirmation from Sam, Steph would attempt to find other options for keeping Adam and herself safe from being voted off. However, this would not be enough. At tribal council, Steph would be blindsided as Sam would vote to eliminate Adam, leaving her all alone for the first time in the game.

After losing the Final Individual Immunity Challenge, Steph knew she was the prime target and that she needed to act fast. She would attempt to get to Dylan and Tom and convince the both of them that Sam's game and his abilities would present more of a threat to the two of them at the Final Tribal Council. However, this would not be enough, and at tribal council, her game would finally come to a close. Steph would be eliminated by a vote of 3-1, placing 4th out of 15th and becoming the eighth member of the jury.

At the jury roundtable, Steph would mention her lack of knowledge on Dylan's and Tom's games, as she had spent most of her game scheming with Adam and Sam. She would then sit in and listen to the others discuss the finalists to gain information about Dylan's gameplay.

At the Final Tribal Council, Steph would admit that she was the one that voted Sam in the fourth tribal council of the season and mentioned her reasoning behind it. She then said that she did not talk to Dylan that much during the game, attempting to point to the fact that she did not know as much of his game as other members of the jury did. Steph would then mention that she believed that all of the finalists played a good game. Steph would then go on to give her jury vote for Sam in what would become the game's second tie at the Final Tribal Council.

At the *Survivor: Winter War Reunion Episode*, Steph would sit back and listen into some of the conversations, but would also join in when asked questions by host Devin Ulrich and other players in regards to her game. Steph would then go on to become the first female player to win the *Fan Favorite Award* against other big names from the season such as Griffin, Dylan, and Jadon.

## Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen

When Steph was made aware that someone would be voted out of the Favorites group, Steph would immediately target Ness, knowing how good of a player she was. However, Steph would not leave unscathed, as Ness' boyfriend and fellow opponent, Darius, would cast his vote against Steph. She would later find out that Ness' elimination was not from the game, and would find herself placed with Ness on Tribe Parvati. Steph's bad luck was not over yet, as her tribe would lose the first immunity challenge of the season. At camp, Steph would immediately rekindle her alliance with Adam as the two of them talked through their options for the upcoming tribal council. Steph would then converse with Michael, who was concerned about the presence of some of the other players in the game, specifically Adam and Cole, and the two of them would discuss their options with Emily and Ness. At tribal council, Steph would cast her vote against Cole, helping to eliminate him from the game.

Despite Steph's efforts at the next immunity challenge, Tribe Parvati would still lose, prompting Steph to quickly strategize with her allies about what their outcome should be. She would then begin to throw Ness under the bus, saying that she knew Ness had a clue to an advantage but was unsure of if she found it yet. This would prompt Steph to want to target Ness, as they both felt that whatever her advantage would be would cause a huge problem for them in the future. At tribal council, Steph would vote for Ness, and would vote for her again on the revote. She would almost have her way had Adam, Sam, and Ness not voted for Michael twice. Being thrown into a rock drawing, Steph would be grateful that her game would live longer, but it would come at the cost of Emily, whom Steph had begun to trust more.

After a tribe swap kept her on the new Tribe Parvati with Michael, Ness, and Thomas, they would continue their losing streak even with Steph's efforts in the immunity challenge. At camp, Steph would find a hidden immunity idol in quick timing, which would be beneficial for her considering that Thomas was attempting to target her in a last-ditch effort to keep himself in the game. At tribal council, Steph would vote for Thomas and would then play her hidden immunity idol for herself. This would not only negate Thomas' sole vote against her, but would also secure her safety the rest for the rest of the tribal council. This would leave Steph with her best ally and her biggest opponent in the game.

After her tribe lost the following immunity challenge, Steph would immediately campaign to Michael about getting Ness out, and would lie to Ness about wanting to get Michael out. At tribal council, Steph's loyalty would be to Michael, and the two of them would both vote for Ness. However, Ness would have the *Super Idol*, and she would use it to her advantage to negate the two votes they cast against her, and making her vote the only one to count. This would unfortunately send Steph out of the game. Steph would then be told that the comeback challenge would be soon, prompting her to prepare for the oncoming battle for her only chance to get back in the game.

However, all of her preparing did not help her in the Comeback Challenge, and she would find her game coming to an early close as Cole would beat her to the win and she would lose her spot in the game.

**Steph's Voting History**
 **1** | Cole
 **2** | Ness
Ness
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 **3** | Thomas

## Survivor: Legends

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**Steph's Voting History**
 **3** | Kathy
 **6** | Corey
 **7** | Richie
 **8** | Cody
 **VotedTo Win** | Jack

## Trivia

* Steph is the first female contestant to receive the *Survivor Whitewater Fan Favorite Award*.
* Steph is the only person to cast a vote against a member of the original Lannister Tribe before the merge in *Survivor: Winter War*, casting a vote against Sam Chovanec at her first tribal council.
* Everytime Steph received votes at tribal council in *Survivor: Winter War*, one of those votes was from Dylan Ulrich.
* Steph is the first female contestant, and third overall contestant, to be on both sides of the Comeback Challenge, being an observer in *Survivor: Winter War* and a player in *Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen*.
* Steph is the only returnee player from *Survivor: Winter War* to not be on Tribe Cochran at some point during *Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen*.
* Both times Steph played the game, she had to go to the fourth tribal council of the season.