Sean Kenniff

Sean Thomas Kenniff was a contestant from.

Kenniff was most popular for his odd "Alphabet Strategy", basing his vote from the alphabetical arrangement of his fellow cast members's names; and accidentally helping the Tagi Alliance in eliminating the competition from the rival Pagong tribe. He was known affectionately by his tribe mates as Dr. Sean.

Profile
The middle child of three, Sean was born in Massapequa, New York. His father worked as a firefighter for New York City while his mother maintained her work as a homemaker. Graduating from Massapequa High School, Sean immediately began his studies the following fall at the State University of New York at Binghamton where he eventually received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology.

While other kids opted for spring break in college, Sean stayed behind to save his money in order to get through medical school. He attained his M.D. through New York Medical College. Upon graduation, he then spent four years with the Long Island Jewish Medical Center (a division of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine), serving his last year as their Chief Resident.

As a neurologist, Sean maintained a private practice that allotted him the privileges to work for the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, the North Shore University Hospital (an affiliate of Cornell University) and St. Francis University Hospital (an affiliate of Columbia University). At age 30, with full intentions of resuming his profession at a later date, he's taken a break to explore other avenues of interest.

An amateur writer, Sean wrote a yet-to-be published psychological thriller which he hopes to someday develop into a television show. He's also written the sequel. He indulges his artistic impulses through sketching and writing poetry. He also finds time for boxing at the Westbury Police Athletic League.

Sean currently lives in Carle Place, New York. His birth date is Nov. 27, 1969.

Survivor: Borneo
Sean's claim to fame was initially creating a ridiculously long (not to mention heavy) fishing pole he called "Superpole 2000." His invention became useless when Richard Hatch revealed to be an experienced fisherman, duping Sean in the process.

He became more famous for his "Alphabet Voting" strategy, in which he cast his votes based on the order of contestants' names in the alphabet. He later claimed that he chose the system as a way to vote off members of the opposing Pagong tribe, whose names were all earlier alphabetically than his own tribe, while appearing to do so in a non-deliberate manner. Two times, Sean accidentally eliminated Greg and Jenna in the game using his strategy. With this, the five Tagi members who entered the merge became the final five survivors. Being the only outsider of the core Tagi alliance, Sean was unanimously eliminated 4-1.

Trivia

 * Sean's alphabet strategy was referenced during a challenge in Survivor: All-Stars, where the castaways were to answer questions about the preceding seven seasons. This left All-Star Jenna Lewis smirking, being a victim of the strategy herself.
 * Sean is also the first person to be voted out from a tribe unanimously.
 * Sean is the first player to win a loved ones challenge.
 * Sean is the first Tagi member to be voted out of Rattana.
 * Sean's luxury item was a Razor.