Erika

**Erika** is a contestant from *Survivor: Borneo*.

Erika has the distinction of being the first person ever to win an individual Immunity Challenge and the first ever Runner-Up. On her time in *Borneo*, Erika won four Immunity Challenges and was the last remaining member of the Pagong tribe in the Final 3. She was able to secure a spot in the Final Tribal Council, but ultimately lost to Seema in a 5-2 vote, despite her former Pagong tribe-mates making up the majority of the Jury.

## Survivor

### Borneo

Erika, a flight attendant, started the game on the Pagong tribe. On Day 2, Erika and her tribe were able to win the inaugural Immunity Challenge, keeping her safe from Tribal Council. Back at camp, Erika was able to form a connection with fellow tribe member Stephan. However, on Day 5 the Pagong tribe lost the second challenge of the season. Back at camp, Erika laid low, trying not to attract too much focus on herself. At Tribal Council, Erika voted alongside Stephan, Anne & Gabrielle to vote out Frank.

On Day 8, the Pagong tribe was able to bounce back, winning the next immunity challenge and keeping themselves safe from going back to Tribal Council. Back at camp, Erika was invited into a four person alliance by Keinan and Gabrielle, with Stephan being the last member of *The Four*. Despite winning the reward challenge, on Day 10, the Pagong tribe lost immunity once again on Day 11. Leading up to Tribal Council, *The Four* set their sights on voting out Camilla, considering her a liability for the tribe. At Tribal Council, Erika voted with her alliance and the rest of the tribe, eliminating Camilla.

The Pagong tribe proceeded to win the next Immunity Challenge on Day 14, with Gabrielle impressing the rest of the tribe in team challenges. Despite this, Stephan chose to leave *The Four*, separating himself within the tribe. Nevertheless, the tribe was able to win their second immunity in a row on Day 17. Following the challenge, Erika was able to secure a Final Two deal with Stephan, in spite of him leaving their previous alliance.

On Day 19, the tribes merged, Erika going into it with relatively strong connections from Pagong and a Pagong 6-4 majority against Tagi. At the first Individual Immunity Challenge, Erika was able to win the first Individual Immunity of the series, securing her safety going into Tribal Council. With Erika safe, *The Four* confidently agreed to target Michael. However, at Tribal Council, Pagong imploded with Anne and Viktor going against the original Pagong tribe, joining the former Tagi members to vote out Keinan, sending him home.

After Keinan's shocking elimination at Tribal Council, the contestants competed in their next series of challenges, with Erika winning her second Individual Immunity in a row. Back at camp, Erika was able to bond strongly with Viktor, ensuring that they were on the same page moving forward. However, Gabrielle attempted to convince Erika that voting out Viktor was best for their game and would get revenge for Keinan. However, Erika was able to persuade Gabrielle to target Michael, again, instead. At Tribal Council, Erika voted against Michael with the majority, sending him home.

On Day 26, after the Immunity Challenge, Erika found herself without Individual Immunity for the first time in the merge. As a result, Erika worked on developing a relationship with Seema to strengthen her connections on the tribe. However, after this, Erika and Stephan had a fight with one another, their alliance falling apart afterwards. As a result of this fight, Erika and Seema solidified a Final Two alliance, deciding to target Stephan, intending on sending him home at Tribal Council. Erika's relationship with Gabrielle began to show fractures, with Gabrielle insisting that the pair vote for Seema at Tribal Council. Despite this, Erika was able to persuade Gabrielle to vote for Stephan. At Tribal Council, Gabrielle and Stephan were placed into a 3-3 tie, but Erika was able to secure enough votes to send Stephan home.

On Day 28, Erika won her first Individual Reward challenge, receiving a slice of pizza and a call home from her Mother. Following the Immunity Challenge, Viktor and Anne vocalized their intentions on targeting each other, effectively dividing the tribe once again. In light of this, Erika, Gabrielle and Seema aligned themselves with Viktor in order to send Anne home. After getting word of this, Anne convinced Julienne and Iskra to shift their sights to Erika, trying to blindside a big threat. At Tribal Council, Erika received votes against her for the first time, but was able to vote with the majority, eliminating Anne from the game.

Following Anne's elimination, Erika was in a majority position, set-up to advance deeper into the game. On Day 31, at the Reward Challenge, Viktor chose to share his reward with Erika, with the pair spending a night on the *Sipadan Princess* with Jeff Probst's Visa card. After the Immunity Challenge, Erika found herself at a crossroads, with Seema insisting on voting out Julienne at Tribal Council and Gabrielle suggesting Iskra to go home. At Tribal Council, Erika went with Seema to vote out Julienne. After a tie-vote between Gabrielle, Iskra and Julienne, Seema and Erika stuck to their initial vote, eliminating Julienne.

Following Julienne's elimination, it was clear that Erika could not work with both Seema and Gabrielle indefinitely. At the Reward Challenge on Day 34, Erika won, receiving a cold beer and an exclusive opportunity to watch the first five minutes of the season. On Day 35, Erika kept her winning streak alive, winning Individual Immunity and securing her place in the Final 4. Back at camp, Erika was able to convince Gabrielle and Seema to vote against Viktor. At Tribal Council, the trio stayed strong, sending Viktor to Jury.

Going into the Final Four, Erika was in a good position, with two Final Two alliances in place. On Day 37, Erika was able to secure Individual Immunity, yet again, providing her a spot in the Final 3. Back at camp, however, Erika made the decision to sever her ties with Gabrielle, opting to vote her out alongside Seema. At Tribal Council, Erika voted with Seema and Iskra against Gabrielle, eliminating her from the game.

On Day 38, Erika found herself as the last remaining member from the Pagong tribe, needing to secure Immunity to have a confirmed chance at winning the game. However, at the Final Immunity Challenge of the season, Seema won, leaving Erika's fate in her hands. Back at camp, it was clear that Erika and Iskra were voting for one another as they had no other options. At Tribal Council, Seema kept Erika's game alive, voting Iskra out of the game and leaving Seema and Erika as the Final Two of the season.

At the Final Tribal Council, Erika's dominance in challenges was overlooked in favour of her systematic elimination of her original tribe members. As a result, Erika lost to Seema by a vote of 5-2, gaining the votes of ex-Pagong member Viktor and ex-Tagi member Iskra, and becoming the first runner-up in *AI Survivor* history.

## Redemption Island

### Days spent on Redemption Island:

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* Erika is the first contestant from North Carolina.
* Erika was the first person to win Individual Immunity.
	+ As a result, Erika is the first woman to win Individual Immunity.
* Erika is the first, and only, person to win the first two Individual Immunity Challenges of a season
* Erika is the first person to win multiple Individual Immunity Challenges in a season, as well as the first to win consecutive Immunity Challenges.
	+ Erika set the record for the most Individual Immunity Challenges won by a woman in a season, with four wins. This would later be tied by ?
* Erika is tied for the least amount of votes received in a season with Viktor, both with a total of 3.