Ken Hoang

Kenny "Little Shrimp" Hoang
Ken Hoang gives a new meaning to the term "gamer." Known to the gaming community as "the King of Smash," Hoang is a professional at his craft. As the current international champion of Nintendo's Super Smash Brothers Melee video game, Ken has traveled the world from Japan to Australia to prove his dominance.

Hoang uses his tournament winnings to help support his family. He and his siblings still live at home to help pay the mortgage. It has also led to a strong bond among his brothers and sisters. In fact it was his sister that started his addiction to SURVIVOR.

While he may seem like an interesting choice for a game based in the outdoors, this gamer sees it as an amazing opportunity. Ken is very creative, and has a strong passion for art, a skill he is currently going to college to fine tune. When not playing videogames or brushing up on his art, Hoang enjoys playing with his pets, a Maincoon cat named Kinski and a Husky named Monster.

He loves the fact that he will be considered an underdog because everyone will underestimate his prowess at playing mind games. Nobody would look at him and believe he climbed Mt. Fuji at the age of 20. Ready to exploit his slight physical stature, Kenny is convinced he will win Survivor Gabon.

Sadly, following episode 13 it became all-too apparent that he would be on the next train out of Gabon following Olympian Krystal. Further, (as extensively detailed in his "Gameplay" section), the paramount lesson of Kenny's demise, appears to be that Gamer's need to learn how to act and conduct themselves in the real world, as opposed to the virtual game world they all to often call home.

Ken is single and currently resides in Westminster, Calif. His birth date is October 10, 1985.

Gabon
Kenny quickly moved from being a minor tactical player, to a misguided narcissistic fool. This transistion was marked by small minor deception, followed by a major self-aggrandizing appraisal of himself and criticism of others. Notable examples were, when he chastised Bob for being unable to play the game, after Bob single handedly taught him how to catch fish. A much needed food source.

Later Kenny became even more enamored with himself, becoming almost Jesus-Complex like. Whilst, his deception became more blunt and obvious. This was highlighted by his poor attempt at ousting Matty (A game-long allay) in episode 12.

Challenge History
Reward Challenges Won: 1 Immunity Challenges Won: 2