Kass McQuillen

Kassandra "Kass" McQuillen is a contestant from  and.

Kass is best known for her aggressive and polarizing strategic gameplay, her sarcastic personality, and her tense exchanges with various contestants. She is also notable for flipping on her majority alliance at the start of the merge and her unpredictability at Tribal Council.

Cagayan
Name (Age): Kassandra “Kass” McQuillen (41)

Tribe Designation: Luzon

Current Residence: Tehachapi, Calif.

Occupation: Attorney

Personal Claim to Fame: My daughter, putting myself through law school while working full-time, and winning $1.2 million in my first trial with no court experience.

Inspiration in Life: Anyone who follows their dreams and doesn’t give up.

Hobbies: Reading, rabble rousing and golfing/walking/hiking.

Pet Peeves: Stupid people, toilet paper rolls left empty on the roller, laundry outside the basket and whining/excuses.

3 Words to Describe You: Resourceful, tenacious and underestimated.

'''If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be and Why? '''My daughter’s princess crown towel—I love it and her, a Frisbee to play with and a littlest pet shop from my daughter to keep in my pocket.

SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: Sandra Diaz-Twine, she didn’t seem to be in it for anything but winning money for her family.

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: For the fun, challenge and money.

Why You Think You’ll “Survive” SURVIVOR: I’m pretty resourceful, logical and patient. I can assess a situation quickly and be reasonable.

Why You Think You Will Be the Sole Survivor: I like to win and always do! Plus, I’m lucky and can finagle my way out of situations.

You Consider Yourself a Brain, a Beauty or a Brawn? We all know I'm not here because of how I look in a bikini. I have a tendency to think I'm smarter than a lot of people, but don't we all? I guess not or you wouldn't be asking the question. There you have it - those are the analytical skills that prove I must be a Brain!

'''Who Do You Think Has the Best Chance in the Game of Survivor: Brains, Beauty or Brawn? '''I'm guessing Brains because I plan to win while not caring how I look and quite possibly sucking at challenges.

Cambodia
Season: Previous Placing: 3rd place What will you do differently this time around? "Win."

Survivor: Cagayan
Kass was originally placed on Luzon, the Brains tribe, where she immediately formed a bond with David Samson. After the tribe lost the inaugural Immunity Challenge, Kass and David planned on voting out J'Tia Taylor, but Garrett Adelstein hatched a plan to vote out David for targeting him at the First Impressions twist. At Tribal Council, the tribe blindsided David, leaving Kass on the outs.

The following morning, Garrett and Spencer Bledsoe approached Kass about making an alliance in order to ensure a majority should the tribe go to Tribal Council again. Kass agreed, but did not see it as a binding agreement. After Luzon lost the next Immunity Challenge, Garrett conducted an open forum for the tribe to agree to vote J’Tia out for costing them the challenge. Tasha Fox did not approve of this and pushed to have private conversations. She later approached Kass in private and lobbied for her to vote with the women. At Tribal Council, Garrett claimed that it was Kass who had approached him and Spencer for an alliance in order to replace J’Tia and Tasha. This prompted Kass to vote against Garrett, blindsiding him and unknowingly flushing his Hidden Immunity Idol.

Though Luzon had a brief period of respite after winning immunity on Day 8, they found themselves at Tribal Council yet again after losing the Immunity Challenge on Day 11. The vote came down to Spencer, who was needed for challenge strength, and J’Tia, whom Kass and Tasha considered to be more loyal. The two decided to keep Spencer for future challenges, voting J’Tia out.

The next day, a Tribe Switch occurred, sending the three remaining members of Luzon to the new Aparri tribe. They found themselves in a position of power due to fractures amongst the old Solana members. At Aparri's only Tribal Council, Kass joined the rest of the tribe in voting out Alexis Maxwell.

On Day 18, The two tribes then merged into the new Solarrion tribe, with the post-switch Aparri members holding a 6-5 majority over the post-switch Solana members. However, Kass began to conflict with Sarah Lacina, who was torn between voting with her original Brawn tribemates (all of whom were on the opposing Solana Alliance) and the new Aparri Alliance. Kass, feeling shunned by the Aparri Alliance, was approached by Trish Hegarty, who offered to vote out Sarah if Kass joined the Solana Alliance. At Tribal Council, the Aparri Alliance targeted Jefra Bland. Kass, however, decided to join the Solana Alliance in voting out Sarah, making her the first member of the jury.

Now officially allied with Solana, Kass aided in the eliminations of her former teammates. However, she was deliberately excluded in Tony Vlachos' plan to blindside LJ McKanas, along with Trish and Jefra. Despite this, Kass decided to remain allied with him and continued to vote against the old Aparri tribe. But when Tony again turned on the Solana Alliance and blindsided Jefra on Day 30, Kass grew irritated with Tony’s constant double-dealing. She got into a confrontation with him the following morning, forcing Tony to reveal that he had found the Hidden Immunity Idol with “special powers”, prompting Kass to plot against him.

After winning the following Reward Challenge, Kass and Spencer proposed to Woo Hwang to vote with them and Tasha in splitting the vote against Tony and Trish. Though Woo had agreed to the plan, Kass later changed her mind, believing Tony to be the perfect opponent at the Final Tribal Council due to his mismanagement of the jury. Because of this, Kass and Woo proceeded to rejoin Tony and Trish in voting out Tasha.

The next day, Woo confessed to Tony that he had considered aligning with Spencer and Tasha the previous night, noting that Kass was also in on the plan. Tony later confronted Kass, though he claimed to forgive her and noted that he planned on going to the end with her and Trish. Kass, unsatisfied by this, revealed this to Woo, causing him to doubt his own alliance with Tony. This angered Tony, and led Kass to conspire once again to break up the pair of Tony and Trish. In the midst of her plotting, Kass mentioned that she believed that Trish was a “goat,” angering her and leading to a heated confrontation between the two women. At Tribal Council, Kass was spared due to Woo flipping and pulling Tony in with him, causing Trish to become the next member of the jury. After Trish's torch was snuffed and she walked away, Kass gave her the middle finger, shocking the jury (especially Sarah).

The next day, the Final Four were surprised by a visit from their loved ones, including Kass’ husband. At the Immunity Challenge, Kass initially fell behind but managed to stage a comeback, winning herself immunity and eliminating Spencer. Realizing that there would be a Final Two, Kass and Woo agreed that voting Tony out was both in their best interests and agreed to take each other to the end. At the Final Immunity Challenge, Woo narrowly beat Kass by half a second to win immunity. Back at camp, both Tony and Kass pleaded with Woo, with Kass stressing her being less than popular with the jury after her move at the merge. At Tribal Council, Woo shocked everyone by voting Kass out, making her the ninth and final member of the jury.

At the Final Tribal Council, Kass questioned Woo for his decision to take Tony instead of her, stating that it would have been the better move to make. Kass cast her vote for Tony, whom she felt was more deserving to win the title of Sole Survivor.

Survivor: Cambodia
Kass was one of the twenty castaways chosen by the public to compete on the Second Chance season, Survivor: Cambodia.

Post-Survivor

 * At the Stand Up to Cancer Auction, Kass purchased the puzzle from the Immunity Challenge she won.

Trivia

 * Kass is the oldest female member of the Luzon tribe and the oldest woman on.
 * Kass is the highest placing member of the Luzon tribe.
 * Kass is the first person in Survivor history to be the ninth member of the jury and vote between a Final Two at the Final Tribal Council.
 * Kass is the first person since Erinn Lobdell of to finish in third place and be a juror.
 * Every time Kass received votes at a Tribal Council, she only received a single vote.
 * Kass lost 22 lbs (10 kg) during her time in Cagayan.
 * Kass revealed on a Survivor Oz interview that she applied for, , and but was redirected by Mark Burnett Productions to the casting process of CBS show: The Apprentice, where she turned down the offer.
 * Kass won the The Ozcars for best new villain in 2014 and best Interview in 2015.
 * According to a Reddit thread, Kass' favorite season with an original cast is  while her favorite with Returning Players is .  Kass also revealed that her favorite season after Heroes vs. Villains is .
 * Kass claimed that her least favorite season of Survivor was  because she didn't like the advantage that returning players had over the new players.
 * Kass believed that Teresa Cooper, who did not get enough votes to make it to the final cast, would be the winner of Cambodia, viewing her as likable and cunning.
 * Kass is the first contestant to place 13th and be a member of the Jury.
 * Kass lost 8 pounds during her time on Cambodia.