Kinti Faith

**Kinti Faith** was a castaway on *Survivor: Namibia* and *Survivor: Ecuador*.

**Current Residence:** Surprise, Arizona

**Occupation:** Tennis Coach

**Tribe Designation:** Ovambo

**3 Words to Describe You:** Driven, Cheerful, Positive

**Favorite Past Player:** Cerise Slade, by miles! Watching her play such a good game for a first timer in *Socotra*, only to get robbed at the last minute of a deserving spot in the FTC, was heartbreaking. And even if her showing in *Honduras* wasn't anything legendary, she still did well and I'd say she's my favorite player and the one I aspire to emulate most out here while I'm in the game myself.

**Why Will You Be the SOLE SURVIVOR?:** I think that you'd have to be pretty cocky to say you're going to win no matter what, but I do think I have what it takes. I was almost an Olympic level tennis player; now I coach, so I have the athleticism and people skills to help propel myself far in this game, and I also think I've seen enough seasons of the show to have a good handle on the strategic aspects. I'm going to play this game as best I can, and I'm not going to give up until my torch is snuffed!

### Voting History

Kinti started out the game as a strong factor of Ovambo's early success. She formed a strong trio with Ariel Barten-Lee and Ridolfo Vizquel, particularly growing close to Ariel. Her strength, likability, and alliance allowed her to make it to the merge with ease, where her group teamed up with Morty Villegas to take control of the game in a scattered merge vote. From there, they maintained control. However, at the Final 8, the votes tied between Ridolfo and the underdog Shannen Smeltzer. Ridolfo had grown closer to Morty than Ariel and herself, and had become controlling in the alliance, so on the revote Kinti and Ariel flipped on him, destroying the alliance. They tried to save Morty at the next vote, but he was then taken out. Kinti won her second Immunity at the Final 6 to save herself, and they were able to flip the game against the threatening Shannen. At Final 5, Kinti nearly was voted off for being the frontrunner to win the game, but her strong relationships with Ariel and DaQuan Melton, a fellow original Ovambo who had begun to work with Ariel and Kinti, allowed her to survive the vote. At the Final 4, Kinti expected to get votes after losing Immunity, but believed she would make fire due to Ariel's loyalty. However, Ariel decided she needed to take her game into her own hands and flipped on Kinti. Devastated by this betrayal, at FTC, Kinti admitted she still loved Ariel but was too hurt to vote for her, and thought that DaQuan played the stronger and more respectable game. This led her to cast her jury vote for DaQuan, who narrowly lost to Ariel. Due to her strong likability and for surviving much farther than many expected after her alliance lost power, Kinti won the Fan Favorite award at the Reunion Show.

## *Survivor: Ecuador*

### Profile

**Name (Age):** Kinti Faith (33)

**Previous Finish:** 4th Place, Namibia

**Tribe Designation:** Charca

**Favorite Past Moment:** The whole merge round was glorious for me. Winning my first Individual Immunity and then being part of the small yet powerful alliance that took out our target was so fun to live through.

**Biggest Regret:** I have no regrets about what happened in *Namibia*. I did my best, and that's all that matters to me.

**Previous Player You Respect Most:** Believe it or not, Ariel Barten-Lee! I know I wasn't happy with her at FTC and everything, but after the game we hashed it out, made up, and are now best friends. She's really a good player, even if I wasn't ready to admit it during the season after she blindsided me.

**Previous Player You Respect Least:** PSA, Milo Witschi is an absolute creep! Do not speak him to him ladies if you ever come on this show!

**What Makes You A Good Captain?:** I think I can be a good captain because I'm a good instructor. I teach people every day how to play tennis, and so in this game I'll be able to teach the newbies how to do things around camp, and also how to play *Survivor*. I'm not going to teach them too well though, I'm here to win!

**Why Are You Back?:** Honestly, I debated if I should come back this early. Namibia has barely finished airing and I'm already heading out to play again. But I decided, if this is my only offer to come back, I have to take it. I might be fresh in people's minds, but I'm going to do my best to just be quiet, helpful, and UTR. I know that I can outlast all of these newbies and prove that I'm a true *Survivor* legend!