Marissa Michel

**Days Lasted:** | 38

**Marissa Michel** is a contestant from *Survivor: Fiji*.

As one of the strongest players on *Fiji*, Marissa was able to maneuver herself through the game with her tight connections, and strong intuitions about who she could and couldn't trust. From the jump, Marissa worked with Yasmin Elkader after Annabelle Ware quickly schemed to get rid of Yasmin. Marissa's strategy was to take out all the strong threats and keep her game in her own hands. Once the tribe switch rolled around, Marissa stayed on Kadomo as the only original Kadomo member, with four original Namotu members. When her new tribe lost the first immunity challenge, Marissa was the easy target as the only outsider, but Marissa didn't give up and instead, persuaded the men to keep her over Jordan Mooney who she painted as a huge threat compared to herself. She was able to build trust quickly among her new tribe, and remained safe. When the merge rolled around, Marissa decided to take more of a backseat in order to ensure her name wouldn't be thrown out as a potential vote. When Marissa reached the final six, she revealed to Michael Vega that she found the Legacy Advantage on Day 1, and was going to use it at the next tribal council. Marissa and Michael joined forces and decided to target a big threat in the game, Irene Wong, which they did successfully using Marissa's advantage. After her big move, she was seen as a threat, but herself along with the other players agreed that Oscar Peralta was more on-the-radar, and she made it to the final four. After Marissa lost the immunity challenge, the tribe decided Marissa was too much of a threat to win the million dollars after her smart gameplay, and she was voted out unanimously just one day short of the Final Tribal Council.

## Profile

Marissa Michel is a young, sweet, and lively individual. From a very young age, Marissa has been interested in nature and animals, and has dreamed of being a veterinarian since she was 7 years old. Marissa is currently a student, and attends the University of Denver. When Marissa saw *Survivor* for the very first time, she immediately connected with the show because it gives people the opportunity to live out in nature and experience such a raw thing that's so foreign to her.

Marissa's birthdate is May 31, 2002. She currently resides in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

## Trivia

* Marissa is the first contestant to successfully play the Legacy Advantage.
* Marissa is the youngest contestant on *Survivor: Fiji*.
* Marissa is the highest-placing juror to vote for Michael Vega as the Sole Survivor.
* Marissa was asked to compete on *Survivor: All-Stars*, but declined so she could finish her schooling.
* Marissa is the only female to place 4th and not win any individual immunity challenges.
* Marissa won zero challenges post-merge on *Fiji*. All of her challenge wins were during the tribal stage of the game, meaning she went 22 days without winning any challenges.
	+ In addition, Marissa was never picked to go on any rewards.
* Marissa said she applied for *Survivor* after her and her college roommate binged the entire show. Her friend also applied, but didn't make it.
* Marissa lost 14 lbs (6.35 kg) on *Fiji*.

## References

1. ↑ Tribal Council was cancelled because Sarita was evacuated.
2. ↑ The first vote resulted in a tie, forcing a revote.
3. ↑ There was no tribal council due to Spencer's evacuation from the game.
4. ↑ Marissa used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating three votes cast against her.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Interview with Marissa.
6. ↑ Marissa's Ponderosa clip.