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Stephenie LaGrossa

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Stephenie LaGrossa

Stephenie LaGrossa

The last woman standing on the doomed Ulong tribe in Palau, who came back the very next season and finished runner-up in Guatemala.

Seasons
4
Occupation
Pharmaceutical representative
Hometown
Glenside, PA
The story

Stephenie LaGrossa became a folk hero in Palau as the sole survivor of Ulong — the only tribe ever ground down to a single person, who then walked alone into the merged Koror tribe and kept fighting. CBS brought her back the very next season for Guatemala, where she nearly went all the way, finishing runner-up to Danni Boatwright.

An early Heroes vs. Villains exit followed, but two decades after her debut she returned for Survivor 50 as Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick, winning an immunity at 45 before bowing out in tenth — proof the Ulong grit never left.

By the torchlight

Career record

Runner-up
best finish
2
immunity necklaces
94
days on the island
1
Final Tribal
1
jury vote

Where they finished

the bigger the blaze, the deeper the run

  1. 7thS10
  2. 2ndS11
  3. 19thS20
  4. 10thS50
  1. 10

    Palau

    7th

    2005 · Palau · Ulong

    30 days

  2. 11

    Guatemala

    Runner-up

    2005 · Guatemala · Yaxha

    39 days1 immunity1 jury vote

  3. 20

    Heroes vs. Villains

    19th

    2010 · Samoa · Heroes

    6 days

  4. 50

    In the Hands of the Fans

    10th

    2026 · Mamanuca Islands, Fiji · Vatu

    19 days1 immunity

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

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

25
votes against
32
Tribals sat at
24 / 31
read right
77% of the time
The tribe weighs in

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Tribe rating

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Your scores

7
7
7
The wider tribe

Played alongside Stephenie

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

10Palau2005+7 more from Palau
11Guatemala2005+5 more from Guatemala
20Heroes vs. Villains2010+7 more from Heroes vs. Villains
50In the Hands of the Fans2026+11 more from In the Hands of the Fans
Around the fire

Common questions

Did Stephenie LaGrossa win Survivor?
No. Stephenie LaGrossa competed on Survivor but did not win. The last woman standing on the doomed Ulong tribe in Palau, who came back the very next season and finished runner-up in Guatemala.
How many times has Stephenie LaGrossa played Survivor?
Stephenie LaGrossa has played 4 seasons of Survivor: Season 10 (Palau), Season 11 (Guatemala), Season 20 (Heroes vs. Villains), Season 50 (In the Hands of the Fans).
What is Stephenie LaGrossa's best finish on Survivor?
Stephenie LaGrossa's best finish is Runner-up on Survivor: Guatemala (Season 11).
How many days has Stephenie LaGrossa played Survivor?
Stephenie LaGrossa has spent 94 days on the island across 4 seasons.
How many immunity challenges has Stephenie LaGrossa won?
Stephenie LaGrossa has won 2 individual immunity challenges across 4 seasons.
How many times has Stephenie LaGrossa made the Final Tribal Council?
Stephenie LaGrossa has reached the Final Tribal Council 1 time.
How many times was Stephenie LaGrossa voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 32 Tribal Councils, 25 votes were cast against Stephenie LaGrossa.
How good was Stephenie LaGrossa at reading the vote?
Stephenie LaGrossa voted for the eliminated castaway at 24 of 31 vote-decided Tribal Councils — 77% of the time.
What is Stephenie LaGrossa known for?
The last woman standing on the doomed Ulong tribe in Palau, who came back the very next season and finished runner-up in Guatemala.

Around the fire

The tribe's debating Stephenie'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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