Phillip Sheppard

Phillip Sheppard is a contestant of  on the Ometepe tribe. He has made a splash in his tribe by calling out his informal alliance of Kristina Kell and Francesca Hogi in Tribal Council and informing the rest of the tribe of Kristina's Hidden Immunity Idol. He is known for repeatedly stating that he is a formal federal agent, although he appears to lack the tact and intelligence needed for the job. Phillip is also known for wearing pink undergarments that made his tribemates feel uncomfortable, which has become a running joke of the season.

Survivor: Redemption Island
Phillip was on the outs of his tribe from day 1 due to his bossy attitude and outrageous statements. After his tribe lost the immunity challenge, he was approached by Kristina Kell and Francesca Hogi to work together to get rid of a member of the large Rob Mariano-led alliance. However, at tribal council Phillip worked self-defensively and called out Kristina and Francesca (mispronouncing her name several times despite corrections) and the hidden immunity idol. In a confessional, Phillip revealed that he has been acting as an annoying, controversial contestant intentionally as part of a well-hidden strategy, to make his tribemates believe that he is the perfect person to bring to the final three.

After the next immunity challenge, which they lost, Phillip told Rob that Rob "owned his vote". Rather than risk Phillip opening his mouth at tribal council again, Rob simply put his hand on Kristina's shoulder before he voted, indicating that he wanted Phillip to vote for her. She ultimately used the immunity idol, and Matt Elrod was voted out.

Phillip was an audience member of the second Redemption Island Duel, and unsuccessfully tried to use it to blackmail himself and Kristina security. He continued to annoy his tribe, but was kept on the tribe because Kristina Kell was seen as more of a threat.

Despite annoying his tribemates with his dictatorial approach, outbursts and odd comments, Phillip lasted through the merge, where his peculiarity left the former Zapatera members aggravated. Being a part of the Ometepe alliance, he joined in voting out the then-recently returned Matt, sending him back to Redemption Island. While Ometepe had the upper hand, the Zapateras showed their disdain for Phillip. When Steve Wright finally snapped and called him "crazy", Phillip lashed out, stating that Wright is subconsciously telling him the derogatory "N" word. This gesture sparked controversy around camp, where Phillip's alliance partners felt that Steve did not meant it that way and it was not his nature to do such a thing. Afternoon before Tribal Council, Julie jokingly stole Phillip's shorts, much to his dismay. At the next Tribal Council, the heated discussion between Steve and Phillip was brought up, and after Julie admitted her misdeed of stealing Phillip's shorts, she was disposed of afterward. The day after, Phillip miraculously found his shorts under a rock. Few more votes down the line, the remaining Zapateras Steve and Ralph were subsequently voted out, forcing the six Ometepes to turn on each other.

When Andrea returned from Redemption Island, she targeted Phillip, but Rob swerved the vote to her, sending her home. Phillip eventually made it to the final three along with Rob and Natalie, where he was lambasted for his oddness. In the end, he lost to Rob, finishing second. The only one who voted for Phillip was Ralph, whom Phillip admitted that he became the only ex-Zapatera that he really liked.

In the live reunion show, Jeff Probst introduced a female special guest, a certified federal agent. She revealed that Phillip was indeed a former federal agent, although some were still uncertain even after her revelation.

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Trivia

 * Rob Cesternino stated on the April 29 episode of Rob Has A Podcast that Sheppard has blocked Stephen Fishbach on Twitter.
 * Sheppard also has a knack for mispronouncing Francesca Hogi's name, calling her Francesqua.
 * Francesca referred Phillip's underwear as saggy, fuchsia briefs.
 * Phillip currently holds the record of having the most votes in a single season, garnering 17, beating Jonathan Penner's Cook Islands record of 15.