Chris Daugherty

Christopher "Chris" Daugherty is the Sole Survivor of.

With tremendously heavy odds he had to overcome, such as blowing the first Immunity Challenge, and being the last man standing by Day 27, Chris is commonly considered to be one of the series' unlikeliest winners.

Profile
Originally from West Jefferson, Ohio, Chris Daugherty attended Madison Plains High School, followed by two years of college at Kentucky Christian College. Daughtery aspires to be a teacher and is most proud to have been able to entertain a class of 4th graders on Career Day.

Daugherty currently works for the Ohio Department of Transportation building roads. He previously worked for his father's drainage company as a heavy equipment operator and has also worked in a sporting goods store. His hobbies include going to NASCAR races, four-wheeling in his jeep and playing basketball. He describes himself as spontaneous, funny and creative. He loves children and tends to gravitate toward the underdog. He believes his ability to think quickly on his feet, willingness to help others and strong physical and mental condition will help him become the Sole Survivor.

Daugherty currently resides in South Vienna, Ohio, with his fiancée, Lorie, and his pet lizard. His birth date is August 29, 1970.

Survivor: Vanuatu
Since the beginning of the game Chris has been struggling to survive. In the first Immunity Challenge, balance was required to get all the tribe members across and light a fire. Chris never made it across the beam. Early on the athletic men of the Lopevi tribe figured the rest of the tribe, would agree Chris would be the weakest link and the first boot. However the four athletic men were in for a shock when Chris, Rory Freeman, Lea Masters, Chad Crittenden, and Travis Sampson created "The Fat Five" alliance and took out Brook in a 5-3-1 vote.

The athletic men were picked off and the game became divided by gender in terms of alliances, rather than age. Only Rory, Sarge, Chris, and Chad made the merge from the original Lopevi tribe and were outnumbered by the original Yasur tribe made up of: Scout Cloud Lee, Twila Tanner, Julie Berry, Ami Cusack, Leann Slaby, and Eliza Orlins. Rory, Sarge, and Chad were all voted off within the first nine days of the merge, leaving Chris the last man standing.

On Day 28 a loved ones challenge was held, and the loved ones also got to compete in a special Immunity Challenge the following day. During the Immunity Challenge the women took note of how much heart Chris and his fiance Lorie. This caused Ami and her alliance to keep Chris around one more week and vote out tribal annoyance Eliza. But Twila and Scout, not happy with their positions in the game, hatched a new plan that could drastically change the outcome of the game. Together they approached Chris about a new alliance. Chris, Twila and Scout managed to lure in Eliza, the next target, and this new alliance successfully eliminated Ami's closest ally Leann. The alliance targeted Leann because Ami already had immunity. From there the new alliance made up of Twila, Scout, Chris, and Eliza picked off Ami, the biggest threat, followed by Julie, who Chris considered his little sister.

When it came down to the final four, Chris looked over his odds and decided to vote with Twila and Scout to get rid of his biggest competition, but closest friend, Eliza. Eliza earned the sixth spot on the jury. From there Chris won his Third Individual Immunity Challenge and voted out Scout Cloud Lee facing off against Twila Tanner in the Final Two. Chris was called out about his lying and abusing close relationships in order to progress. It seemed like the odds were against Chris with five women and only two men on the jury. But the final votes came in and in a 5-2 vote, Chris Daugherty beat out Twila Tanner for the million dollar prize.

Post-Survivor
In February 13, 2005, Chris married his fiancee', Lorie Groves. Groves is known to be active in the Survivor online community.

Trivia

 * According to the CBS Polls, Chris is the most popular contestant from the Vanuatu season of Survivor. Early on, however, Ami Cusack was the fan favorite up until the men of the Lopevi tribe were beginning to be systematically eliminated.
 * Chris broke the streak of three consecutive seasons being won by women. Ironically, in the Final 7, he was the only man left.
 * Chris is the only Survivor winner to receive votes at the first Tribal Council of the season.
 * Incidentally, he did not receive any more votes for the rest of the season until the Final Tribal Council.
 * Chris is one of two finalists to only receive votes at the first Tribal Council they attended and at the Final Tribal Council, the other being Katie Gallagher.
 * Among all Survivor male winners, Chris has the longest hair.
 * Chris shares his birthday Yasmin Giles and Laura Boneham.
 * Chris is one of two castaways to receive a vote against them at the first Tribal Council they attend and go on to win the game, along with Sophie Clarke.