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.

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
Candice went on to Survivor: Blood vs Water with her loved one John. As she is a returning player she went on the Galang tribe. During the First Impressions vote she votes Laura M. because she doesn't know anything about her. However the majority of the tribe voted out Candice for the same reason, sending her to Redemption Island. John, her loved one, was offered a chance to take her place, however Candice wanted John to play the game as she has played two times before. She then faces Rupert on Redemption Island who switched with his loved one Laura B. along with Marissa, who was voted out at the first Tribal Council.

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.

Trivia

 * 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. In addition, her multiple trips to Exile Island were a parallel to fellow Hero Sugar Kiper.
 * Candice was the youngest contestant on Cook Islands
 * Candice was the 13th person voted out and 5th Jury member in both Cook Islands and Heroes vs. Villains. Her tribe also 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 in the same position twice. The others are James Clement, Sandra Diaz-Twine, Jonathan Penner, and Erik Reichenbach.
 * Candice is the first one of the group to finish same position in two seasons with the same number of castaways. The second to do so was Erik.
 * Coincidentally, Candice and Erik were both the youngest contestants on their original seasons.
 * Candice is the second person to play 3 seasons with the same number castaways. (Cook Islands, Heroes vs. Villains, and Blood vs. Water all had a total of 20 castaways). The first was Parvati Shallow.
 * Candice is the only Hero to win individual immunity in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.
 * Candice was the last female Hero left in the game.
 * 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 first and only contestant to compete under two different legal names, having changed her surname from Woodcock ( and ) to Cody when she got married.
 * Candice, along with Laura Boneham, is the earliest person to be voted off in a season, voted out in Day 1.
 * Candice is the second castaway overall to experience both Exile Island and Redemption Island, following her Cook Islands tribemate Ozzy Lusth.
 * In Blood vs. Water, Candice and John were an alternate pair, only to be called at the last minute due to one of the original pairs, 's R.C. Saint-Amour and her father, Craig failed a medical test. Craig Saint-Amour's blood pressure sharply shot up upon arriving on location, and were forced to return back to Manila to recuperate. The Codys were then called to replace them.