Candice Cody

Candice Leigh Cody (née Woodcock) is a contestant from, , and.

A surprising love interest, Woodcock attracted the attention of several men in her original season, especially Adam Gentry and Billy Garcia. She was known to flip to opposing alliances in both of her seasons, first remembered for her Mutiny to go with the Raro Alliance in Rarotonga, resulting in the creation of the Aitu Four, and later in, where she flipped to Russell Hantz' Villains Alliance, betraying the Heroes Alliance. However, her betrayals cost her dearly, as she was frequently sent to Exile Island by the Aitu Four in Cook Islands as revenge and was eliminated later, and was blindsided promptly after her betrayal in Heroes vs. Villains. In Survivor: Blood vs. Water, she was known for her fierce hatred and hate-filled speeches towards Brad Culpepper and going on a short Redemption Island duel streak.

Cook Islands
Candice Woodcock was born and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She graduated from Terry Sanford High School where she was president of her class and captain of the soccer and cross country teams. She received a perfect score on the math portion of her SATs.

Woodcock won full merit scholarships to both the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University. She accepted the Morehead Scholarship to attend UNC-Chapel Hill and eventually received her Bachelor of Science Degree in biology and psychology with a minor in chemistry.

SURVIVOR: AFRICA inspired Woodcock to do service work in Africa. Following her freshman year of college, she spent 10 and a half weeks living in a mud hut with a tribal family in the western highlands of Kenya. She taught primary and secondary school in the village and designed her own service project where she ran a clinic that distributed over 700 pairs of eyeglasses that had been donated by parties in the United States. Inspired by her work in Kenya, Woodcock became the fundraising director and then executive director of Students for Students International, a completely student-run, non-profit organization at UNC-Chapel Hill that gives scholarships to students in Zimbabwe and Tanzania. Woodcock also spent a summer studying health care in Chile and Peru and another summer splitting her time between work at the Cancer Clinic at George Washington University Hospital and La Clinica del Pueblo, a free Latino clinic in Washington, D.C.

After graduation, Woodcock decided to take a year off before continuing her studies. She worked full-time for six months as an Assistant Director of Clinical Trials and as a Director of External Practice Development for an ophthalmology practice, and then part-time for the following six months. She has just begun graduate school at Georgetown University to attain a Master's Degree in physiology and biophysics. She then plans to attend medical school. She hopes to use her medical degree to do service work in developing countries and also in underserved areas of the U.S.

Woodcock enjoys spending time with her family and friends, working out, playing sports, being in the water and playing with her dog, Louis James.

Woodcock currently resides in Washington, D.C.

Heroes vs Villains
Tribe: Heroes

Hometown: Fayetteville, N.C.

Current Residence: Washington, D.C.

Personal Claim To Fame: “Being the former Executive Director of Students for Students International.”

Inspiration in Life: “My parents.”

Previous Finishes: Cook Islands: 13th out, 5th Jury Member

Favorite Past Moment: “Winning the sand wrestling challenge in Cook Islands.”

Previous Survivor She Respects Most: Tom Westman (Palau)

Previous Survivor She Respects Least: Corinne Kaplan (Gabon)

'''Why Did She Come Back? :''' “I'm always up for a challenge, and I love the game. I want a chance to play against the best!”

Blood vs Water
Name (Age): Candice (30) Tribe Designation: Galang Relationship to Significant Castaway: John’s Wife Previous Season: Survivor: Cook Islands-13th out, 5th jury member; Survivor: Heroes vs. Villians-13th out, 5th jury member Current Residence: Washington, D.C. Occupation: Physician, Anesthesiology Resident Why Did You Want to Return to Survivor and Play with Your Loved One? We are both successful in our individual lives, but we never get a chance to be competitive and play together on a team. I can’t think of anybody I would trust more to be on my side as a teammate. I’m very proud of my husband and I want to show him off!

Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
Candice was put on the Heroes tribe. Despite agreeing with the first two votes, Candice felt like an outsider and didn't really form any strong relationships with anyone. On Day 15, after Tom Westman's elimination, Amanda Kimmel and a few other Heroes said that they didn't trust Candice and that she would be the next to go. But when both tribes were going to Tribal Council later that night an Immunity Necklace was on the line, one for each tribe. Candice managed to win the Heroes immunity, saving herself from elimination. When James Clement was voted out, James stated that "Candice got really lucky. She was going home if she didn't win immunity". Afterwards, Colby Donaldson became the main outsider and Candice seemed to be on good terms with everyone on her tribe. But since the Heroes would win the next 3 Immunity Challenges, Candice, along with the other Heroes, felt extremely close.

When tribes merged, Candice at first sided with the Heroes, trying to vote out Jerri Manthey, despite Parvati Shallow countering the Heroes' plan by giving Jerri one of her two Hidden Immunity Idols. But Russell Hantz, aware that Sandra Diaz-Twine was a swing vote, tried to convince Candice to join his alliance, and Candice said that she would think about it. Before the next Tribal Council, Sandra asked Candice who she wanted to vote for and that she would vote with her. Candice finally decided on Amanda, which contributed to Amanda's elimination. Rupert Boneham and Colby were upset with her and at the same time worried that they would be next. But after Rupert faked his possession of a Hidden Immunity Idol, they predicted that the Villains would either split the votes between Rupert and Colby or between Rupert and Candice, so Rupert and Colby took a chance in voting out Candice. When voting Candice out, Colby said "I can say I am proud of the way I played this game. Can you?". Candice was voted out by a 5-3 vote, finishing in 8th place and becoming the 5th member of the Jury for the second time. Candice would eventually vote for Sandra to win, along with the other Heroes in the Jury and Courtney Yates.

Survivor: Blood vs Water
Now known as Candice Cody, she went on to play for a third time in Survivor: Blood vs Water with her loved one and husband, John Cody. As she was a returning player, she joined the Galang tribe. During the First Impressions vote she voted for Laura Morett because she didn't know anything about her; however the majority of the tribe voted out Candice for the same reason, sending her to Redemption Island. John, as her loved one, was offered a chance to take her place, but Candice wanted John to play the game as she had already played twice before. While Laura Boneham was also voted out in the First Impressions vote, her husband Rupert Boneham (who Candice had played with in Heroes vs. Villains) switched places with her, and joined Candice at Redemption Island

In the first Redemption Island duel, Candice and Rupert competed against Marissa Peterson; Candice won, and gave a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol to John, while Rupert was eliminated. Candice and Marissa next competed against Rachel Foulger, and while Rachel was eliminated, Candice won again and gave a second clue to John.

On Night 8, Candice was upset to find John join her and Marissa at Redemption Island. At the arena on Day 9, Candice made several negative comments towards Brad Culpepper. John won the third duel, and Candice came from behind to place second, eliminating Marissa; she then instructed John to give the clue to Brad's wife, Monica Culpepper. On Night 10, she and John awoke to find Brad sent to Redemption Island. Candice said she couldn't be happier. At her fourth duel on Day 11, Candice went up against John and Brad, but ultimately lost by a hair in the final puzzle leg of the duel against Brad. After her loss, she said goodbye to John and left the game.

Post-Survivor
During the live reunion show for Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, Candice announced that she got engaged to John Cody. They got married on May 1, 2010 at Frederick, Maryland. Three years later, Candice returned to Survivor with her husband as part of.

UESTrivia

 * Candice's designation to the Heroes tribe caused a lot of controversy because most fans would say that her mutiny is considered more villainous than heroic. However, the producers deemed the move heroic because her intention in doing so was to go back to her former allies on Rarotonga.
 * Candice was the youngest contestant on Cook Islands
 * Candice was the 13th person voted out and 5th Jury member on both Cook Islands and Heroes vs. Villains. Her tribe voted her out by a vote of 5-3 both times.
 * Having finished 8th in two different seasons, Candice is one of five contestants to finish at the same position twice. The others are James Clement, Sandra Diaz-Twine, Jonathan Penner, and Erik Reichenbach.
 * The only time she didn't placed 8th was in Blood vs Water. Coincidentally, that is the only time she failed to reach the merge/jury phase of the game.
 * Candice is the only Hero to win individual immunity on Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.
 * Candice was the last female Hero left in the game on Heroes vs. Villains.
 * Candice started her first two seasons on a blue tribe, with the main rival tribe wearing red, and merged into a black tribe.
 * Candice is the first person to accept the offer to mutiny.
 * She is also the first person to return to their original tribe via mutiny.
 * Candice is the only contestant to compete under two different legal names, having changed her surname from Woodcock ( and ) to Cody when she got married.
 * Candice and Laura Boneham were voted out on Day 1 on Blood vs. Water - the earliest elimination from the tribe in Survivor history (though not the earliest elimination from the game).
 * Candice is the first female castaway to experience both Exile Island and Redemption Island, and the second overall following her Cook Islands tribemate Ozzy Lusth.
 * Candice and her husband John were a replacement pair for Blood vs. Water, and only competed because R.C. Saint-Amour's father couldn't pass his medical test.
 * Since her debut in Cook Islands, Candice has been in every 7th season.
 * Candice shares her birthday with Julia Landauer and Ethan Zohn.
 * Out of all the castaways who have played 3 times, Candice has played the fewest amount of days, with 72.
 * Candice and her husband were the first loved ones to be together in the game after Day Zero; they shared Redemption Island, though, and were never on a tribe with each other.