Dawn Meehan

Dawn Meehan is a contestant from and.

South Pacific
Name (Age): Dawn Meehan (41) Tribe designation: Savaii Current residence: South Jordan, Utah Occupation: English Professor at Brigham Young University Personal claim to fame: "Adopting our six children." Inspiration in life: "My husband. He’s really one of the most incredible human beings. He’s kind, generous, peaceful, hard-working and selfless. I’m so grateful to spend my days with him." Hobbies: "Swimming with my kids, writing/blogging and baking bread." Pet peeves: "Brown grass and complainers." Three words to describe you: "Driven, positive and enthusiastic." SURVIVOR contestant you are most like: "Sandra, Parvati and Stephenie. I’m physically strong like Parvati and Stephenie. I’m in this to really play and win -- like these women." Reason for being on SURVIVOR: "Survivor is the best game on Earth! There’s so much application to “real life.” After watching as a fan for 10 years, I just know in my soul that it’s my turn to play and win. Plus, it’s the adventure of a lifetime and one million dollars!" Why you think you’ll “survive” SURVIVOR: "I’m driven, tenacious, adaptable, funny, optimistic, intelligent and resilient. I can motivate/persuade people, and I think that’s powerful/important at every stage of this game." Why you think you will be the sole SURVIVOR: "I’ve got the drive and determination to dominate this game. And, as cliché as it sounds, I’m really in it to win it.”

Caramoan
Name (Age): Dawn Meehan (42)

Tribe Designation: Bikal, Enil Edam

Previous Season: Survivor: South Pacific – 11th castaway voted off/3rd Jury Member

Current Residence: South Jordan, Utah

Occupation: English Professor

Personal Claim to Fame: Survivor: South Pacific and adopting our six amazing children.

Inspiration in Life: My husband

Hobbies: Being with my family, baking bread and blogging.

Pet Peeves: Cranky or selfish people and brown grass.

3 Words to Describe You: Determined, enthusiastic and optimistic.

'''If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be and Why? ''' 1)Picture of my kids – To remind me of my end goal. 2) Eckhart Tolle book – It inspires me to DO and BE my best. 3)Backgammon – To use at camp so I can observe other players’ strategy.

SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: Strong female who played a physical and strategic game – Kim Spradlin and Stephenie LaGrossa.

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: The challenge! To see what I am made of.

Why You Think You’ll “Survive” SURVIVOR: I’m mentally and physically tough. I have good intuition. I'm not a quitter. And, I'm a good bridge between people of different backgrounds.

Why You Think You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: People underestimate me but I have the mental, social and physical strengths to outlast and win!

Voting History
In Double Agent, the vote ended with a 6-6 tie between Rick and Keith, forcing a revote. Dawn did not change her vote.

Voting History
In Tubby Lunchbox, the vote ended with a 3-3 tie between Julia and Michael, forcing a revote. Dawn did not change her vote at the revote.

In Come Over to the Dark Side, the vote ended with a 3-3-3 tie between Andrea, Malcolm, and Reynold, forcing a revote. Dawn voted for Malcolm at the revote.

Post-Survivor

 * Due to the negative backlash regarding Brenda Lowe's elimination, Dawn has deleted her twitter account.

Trivia

 * Jeff Probst stated that Dawn was almost placed on Survivor: Nicaragua, but was replaced by Holly Hoffman.
 * Dawn is the oldest female contestant of Survivor: Caramoan.
 * Dawn is the oldest woman to win the Shoulder the Load competition.
 * Dawn first auditioned for Survivor: The Australian Outback.
 * In Caramoan, Phillip Sheppard gave her the nickname "True Grit.".
 * In Caramoan, Dawn is the highest ranking Bikal female.
 * In Caramoan, Jeff Probst commented on how she won her first ever individual Immunity Challenge in Don't Say Anything About My Mom, when she actually won Individual Immunity in the first post-Merge Immunity Challenge of Survivor: South Pacific, where one woman and one man would win (with Ozzy Lusth being the male winner).
 * Dawn along with Sherri are the second pair of Co-Runner-ups to get not votes. The first pair are Cassandra Franklin and Dreamz Herd from Survivor: Fiji.
 * They are the third pair of Co-Runner-Ups. The other pair is Michael Skupin and Lisa Whelchel from Survivor: Philippines.
 * Dawn finished 10th in her original season and became the runner-up her second time playing, similar to Rob Mariano.
 * However, Dawn placed on the jury her first time.