Courtney Daynie

* Fans vs. Favorites
* Izwe

**Courtney Daynie** is a contestant from *Izwe* and *Fans vs. Favorites*.

Playing a strong social but super emotional game in *Izwe*, Courtney was able to reach the final tribal council. However, her perception as an emotional player resulted in her only receiving two votes to win, causing her to finish in 2nd place.

Immediately after her previous season concluded, Courtney returned for *Fans vs. Favorites* as a favorite. Despite a seemingly strong start, she was perceived as a huge social threat by Phoenix Fawkes and Stephanie Nickson, who orchestrated her demise in the third episode of the season. She finished in 18th place.

## Flipverse Survivor

### Izwe

Courtney was initially placed on the Apula tribe. She immediately bonded with Sienna Harrys. In episode 2, Courtney threw her vote on Ari Nehann to avoid having to vote out her closest ally Sienna, thinking that even without her vote Sienna would be gone anyway.

At the merge, Courtney decided to flip on her old tribe mates to advance her own game. She was also being targeted for being a physical threat who was also being emotional. Despite this, she was able to survive.

At the final six, Courtney found the merged tribe's Hidden Immunity Idol, but was noticed by Jen Landwilder, who intended to use her Knowledge is Power advantage to steal the idol from Courtney. However, she was able to figure out Jen's plan and gave the idol to Taylor Cauldwohn before Tribal Council for Taylor to hold the idol and make Jen guess incorrectly. The plan was successful and Taylor gave the idol back to Courtney after Tribal Council. Courtney then played the idol at the following tribal council, canceling Jen's vote against her and resulting in Kristin Davesburg being voted out. The following round, Taylor won final immunity and chose to bring Courtney with her, securing her a seat at Final Tribal Council. At Final Tribal Council, Courtney was praised for being a strong social player but was also criticized for being too emotional in her decision-making, resulting in her only receiving two votes to win.

#### Voting History

**1**: In "This Is Awkward!", Heidi used a Vote Steal advantage on Courtney, preventing her from voting at Tribal Council.

**2**: In "Do or Die", Joey used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Courtney's vote against her.

**3**: In "The Only Thing Left Is To Win This Game", Courtney used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating one vote against her.

### Fans vs. Favorites

Courtney was initially placed on the Favorites tribe alongside nine other returning players. Courtney reunited with fellow *Izwe* castaway Sidney Brulonder as well as formed a bond with Quentin Shag. When the tribe lost immunity, their plan was to vote out Jack Mitchel together with Drea Shillrey. However, after Penny Wolster announced that she was going to play her Shot in the Dark, Courtney and Sidney decided to abandon the plan and voted Penny out. This upset Quentin, who made himself an outcast afterwards. When the tribe lost immunity again, Courtney thought the majority would be voting Quentin out. However, Phoenix Fawkes and Stephanie Nickson decided to blindside Courtney instead, perceiving her as a big social threat. Courtney was voted out in a 5-3-1 vote, finishing in 18th place.

## Trivia

* Courtney is the sixth person to play in back-to-back seasons, following Chris Xanther, Marisha Dichotomy, Preston Snyder and Susanne Jeleti of *Samala*, and her fellow *Izwe* castaway Sidney Brulonder.