Leah Atkins

**Leah Frances Atkins** *(née Ross)* was a castaway from *Canadian Survivor: Japan*.

## Profile

**NAME:** Leah Atkins (49)

**CURRENT RESIDENCE:** Whitehorse, Yukon

**OCCUPATION:** Astronomer

**HOBBIES:** Cycling, bridge and jigsaw puzzles

**PET PEEVES:** Full garbage cans and long traffic lights

**FAMILY/FRIENDS:**

* **CHILDREN:** Four daughters. Mandy Irma Atkins, 6; Marcelline Olga Atkins, 12; Sonia Selma Atkins, 15 and Helena Cheryl Atkins, 16
* **PARTNER:** Laurence Cornelius Atkins, 61 (married since 1982)
* **PARENTS:** Merlina Cathy Ross (née Marc, passed at 73 in 1998) and Moses Thaddeus Ross (passed at 64 in 1982)
* **SIBLINGS:** One brother. Chad Jesse Ross, 55

## Survivor

### *Japan*

On *Canadian Survivor: Japan*, Leah was a member of the Amaterasu tribe. Day 2, bonds strongly with Matti Aarnio and she joins the Amaterasu Alliance with Matti, Roel Williams and Stacey Oliveira. Day 3, the Amaterasu Alliance joins Damon Jackson in unanimously voting out Irina Khachukaeva. Day 4, Leah is kidnapped by Tsukuyomi and she joins them until the Immunity Challenge, she receives a clue to the hidden immunity idol and must give the clue to someone on Tsukuyomi, she chooses to give it to Fab Barros. Leah and Rajani Urang have a major fight before Leah rejoins her tribe. Day 6, Leah and Stacey don't agree with voting for Damon and they vote out Noha Zagazig instead. Day 8, Leah leaves Amaterasu Alliance with Matti, Roel and Stacey. Day 9, Ibnu Batubara makes a vital error in targeting Leah, forcing her to join her former allies in voting out Damon and saving herself. Day 10, Siobhan Crean from Tsukuyomi gives Leah the idol clue and on Day 11, Leah joins the *NEW* Amaterasu Alliance with Roel and Stacey.

Day 16, Leah is impressing the tribe. Day 17, Leah and Matti welcome Leo Merkevicius to the Amaterasu Alliance, purely to protect them in case Jason Fonseca has an idol, which is the case and the plan works, sending Stacey home. Day 24, despite wanting to vote out Wade Martin, Leah and Matti realize their best chance to progress is to vote out Janell Ward. Day 30, Leah targets Fab after they lose control of his vote and knowing that Roel has the idol, they're successful in evening the playing field and sending Fab to the jury. Day 33, Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi are even and don't budget at Tribal Council, with Amaterasu at a disadvantage in the rock draw - with 2 vulnerable (Matti and Roel) against Siobhan of Tsukuyomi, Roel draws the odd-coloured rock and is eliminated.

Day 35, bonds slightly with Matti and win Individual Immunity, making it easy for Tsukuyomi and earning Leah a Top 4 finish.

#### Voting History

**^1**  In Episode 06, Jason used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Leah's vote against him.

**^2**  In Episode 09, the vote ended a 3-3-1-1 tie between Dom and Fab. Everyone voted for Dom in the revote.

**^3**  In Episode 10, Roel used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 4 votes cast against Leah.

**^4**  In Episode 11, the voted ended in a 3-3 tie between Leah and Wade. Nobody would change their vote, forcing a rock draw.

## Trivia

* Leah was the first Saint Lucian-Canadian castaway on *Canadian Survivor*.
* Leah was the oldest castaway of the Amaterasu tribe.
* Leah and Stacey Oliveira voted for the same person at every Tribal Council they attended together in *Japan*.
* Leah was the only female on the original Amaterasu tribe to make the merge in *Japan*.
* Every time Leah received votes against her, the person she voted for voted against her.
* Leah is the highest-placing member of the original Amaterasu tribe.
* Leah is the first Black castaway and Caribbean-Canadian castaway to place 4th on *Canadian Survivor*.
* Leah is the first Caribbean-Canadian castaway to be voted out unanimously post merge.
	+ Leah is currently the oldest woman to be vouted out unanimously post merge, at 49-years-old in *Japan*.
* Leah accumulated the most elimination votes against them in *Japan*, with 14.
* Leah holds the record for most votes against in a single season by a Black castaway, with 14 votes in *Japan*, tying Jenny Ibrahim in *Greece*.
	+ Lyndsay Kingston in *Madagascar* would equal this record.
* Leah is the thirteenth juror to vote for a player to win after attempting to vote them out earlier in the season.