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Melinda Hyder

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Melinda Hyder

Melinda Hyder

Competed on Survivor: Panama (2006), finishing 15th.

Seasons
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The story

Melinda Hyder played Panama — Exile Island — on Casaya, the tribe that would eventually dominate the season, but she didn't get to enjoy the ride.

She was voted out fifteenth after just 6 days, an early casualty of the four-tribe format's brutal churn. A short stay on what turned out to be the season's winning side.

By the torchlight

Career record

15th
best finish
6
days on the island

Where they finished

the bigger the blaze, the deeper the run

  1. 15thS12
  1. 12

    Panama

    15th

    2006 · Pearl Islands, Panama · Casaya

    6 days

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

Pulled from the urn — every vote ever cast against Melinda, and how often Melinda read the night right.

5
votes against
2
Tribals sat at
1 / 2
read right
50% of the time
The tribe weighs in

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Tribe rating

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The wider tribe

Played alongside Melinda

Castaways Melinda shared the island with — tap any face to cross over to their game.

12Panama2006+3 more from Panama
Around the fire

Common questions

Did Melinda Hyder win Survivor?
No. Melinda Hyder competed on Survivor but did not win. Competed on Survivor: Panama (2006), finishing 15th.
How many times has Melinda Hyder played Survivor?
Melinda Hyder has played 1 season of Survivor: Season 12 (Panama).
What is Melinda Hyder's best finish on Survivor?
Melinda Hyder's best finish is 15th on Survivor: Panama (Season 12).
How many days has Melinda Hyder played Survivor?
Melinda Hyder has spent 6 days on the island across 1 season.
How many times was Melinda Hyder voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 2 Tribal Councils, 5 votes were cast against Melinda Hyder.
What is Melinda Hyder known for?
Competed on Survivor: Panama (2006), finishing 15th.

Around the fire

The tribe's debating Melinda's game right now

“Cirie never needed an idol. She WAS the idol — read every vote a round early and bent the whole jungle to her will without a single immunity win. That's the cei…”
— MergeBeast · 64 🔥 and climbing

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