Ethan Zohn

Ethan Zohn is the Sole Survivor of. He later competed on.

Aligning with close friend Tom Buchanan and strategist Lex van den Berghe, Ethan was able to stick with his alliance to the end and eventually defeat Kim Johnson to become one of the most popular and well-liked winners to play the game.

His time in All stars was not as successful as he was constantly a target and on the outs for being a previous winner. He eventually became the last winner standing. He was finally voted out in 11th place.

Profile
Retrieved from CBS.com

Africa
As part of the Boran tribe, Zohn was seen as a strong player who could potentially win challenges, and was not targeted early because of his congenial personality. During Boran's two back-to-back Immunity Challenges losses, he joined the majority to vote off Diane Ogden and Jessie Camacho. Over the next few days, Ethan would cement a long-term alliance with Lex van den Berghe and Tom Buchanan from his Boran tribe.

But during a twist on Day 13 saw both of Zohn's alliance members switch from Boran to the Samburu tribe, leaving Ethan alone with old Boran members Kim Johnson and Clarence Black. Two of the new Boran members from the Samburu tribe, Teresa Cooper and Frank Garrison, had an old misunderstanding with younger old Samburu member Silas Gaither. So, on Day 15, a secret consensus was reached between Teresa and Frank and the original Borans (in which the two ex-Samburus would swear loyalty to Boran) by purposefully throwqing the next Immunity Challenge in order to vote out the unpopular Silas. Both of Ethan's alliance members, Tom and Lex, remained safe on the Samburu tribe, carrying all three into the merge.

Ethan's alliance soon began to take control of the game, along with other members Kim Johnson and Kelly Goldsmith, all from the original Boran. They immediately targeted old Boran member Clarence Black due to his physical strength and he was voted out. But unbeknownst to Lex, he had received another vote at Tribal Council, who he believed had come from Kelly, but Teresa was the real culprit. This led Lex on a witch-hunt against Kelly which almost led to the demise of Ethan's alliance when Kelly possessed the power with the other four ex-Samburu members, Teresa, Frank, Kim Powers, and Brandon Quinton. But at the last minute, Brandon switched his vote, saving Lex and eliminating Kelly. But this move came back to haunt Brandon, when Ethan's alliance saw him as untrustworthy and voted him out at the next Tribal Council.

Ethan, Lex, Tom and Kim Johnson regained control of the game, ousting previous Samburu members Frank, Kim Powers, and Teresa in the next three votes, carrying them into the Final Four. Kim Johnson surprised everyone by winning the remaining Immunity Challenges, putting the men (who already planned to be the final three) in trouble. Tom and Lex were eliminated respectively, thus bringing Ethan to Day 39.

In the end, Ethan beat out Kim in a 5-2 vote to become the Sole Survivor, receiving votes from Kelly, Frank, Teresa, Tom, and Lex.

All-Stars
Originally part of the Saboga tribe, Zohn was immediately targeted as a previous winner, along with Survivor: The Australian Outback winner Tina Wesson. When Saboga lost immunity, the rest of the tribe decided to vote out Tina first, needing Zohn's strength to win future challenges. When Saboga lost immunity once again, Zohn was spared once more over physical liability Rudy Boesch, who had hurt his ankle at the Reward Challenge.

In Day 13, Zohn and the rest of the Saboga tribe were disbanded after losing a challenge. Zohn and Jerri Manthey joined the Mogo Mogo tribe, while Jenna Lewis and Rupert Boneham joined Chapera. Later in that episode, Zohn joined the rest of his new tribe to vote out Survivor: Borneo winner Richard Hatch. With Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien kidnapped by Chapera, Ethan joined forces with Colby Donaldson to oust Jerri. Unfortunately for Ethan, Shii Ann Huang voted against Colby, causing his demise. On the outs, Ethan begged Lex to honor their friendship by keeping him over the unpopular Jerri. Despite this, he was the last of the former winners to take the fall, though he was the most successful of the four previous winners who competed on All-Stars, lasting longer than Tina Wesson, Richard Hatch, and Jenna Morasca did.

Ethan was nominated in Survivor: America's Tribal Council as Sexiest Male, but lost to Colby Donaldson.

Post-Survivor

 * In early 2002, Ethan, along with all of his fellow Survivor: Africa castaways appeared on  where they would present the top 10.
 * On May 19, 2002, Ethan, along with winner Tina Wesson, appeared live going into commercial break chatting with  during the  finale episode . Rosie asked Ethan who he thinks would win Marquesas and Ethan said Vecepia Towery would win while Tina said Neleh Dennis would win.
 * In Summer of 2009, Ethan, along with the other first eighteen Survivor winners, appeared on a TVGuide special "Survivor Millionaires: Where Are They Now?"
 * Ethan was inducted into Xfinity's Survivor Hall of Fame in 2012.

Personal life
Ethan formerly dated Amber Brkich from  (now married to Rob Mariano). He was engaged to fellow winner Jenna Morasca. In 2013, the couple split up but remained as good friends. Ethan was engaged to Lisa Heywood in July 2015. They married in July 2016.

Media

 * Zohn was a member of Team Mad River during the 2002 Eco-Challenge in Fiji.
 * In 2005, Zohn appeared on Kill Reality, which follows various reality television personalities as they film a horror movie called .
 * In 2005, Zohn was a contestant in a special episode of ' which aired in February 28, 2005, in which he competed against other reality star winners, including his girlfriend, Jenna Morasca, who was the winner of . He finished second, losing to former ' winner.
 * In 2005, Ethan appeared as a contestant in a special Castaway Special episode of , where he competed with Jon Dalton, Richard Hatch, Rudy Boesch, and Rupert Boneham. The five competed against Shii Ann Huang, Susan Hawk, Tijuana Bradley, Christa Hastie, and Jenna Morasca.
 * In October 2006, Zohn appeared on an episode of the VH1 series Celebrity Paranormal Project. He and his team investigated alleged paranormal activity at the Warson Asylum for the Criminally Insane.
 * In fall of 2010, Ethan appeared in a "Stand Up 2 Cancer" commercial along with Colby Donaldson, Rob Mariano, Rupert Boneham, and Parvati Shallow.
 * Zohn is now co-host of Outside Today on the new cable TV network.
 * In 2011, Ethan and Jenna appeared in the first episode of Celebrity Apprentice 4 where Richard Hatch was one of the celebrities competing.
 * Ethan and Jenna competed in the 19th season of CBS's Amazing Race. They placed 10th.
 * Ethan has co-written a series of children's books entitled "Soccer World".
 * Since December 2013, Ethan has been writing weekly entries for his blog The Zohn Zone, part of everydayhealth.com. The blog details his life experiences as a cancer survivor.
 * Ethan was a guest on the Survivor After Show, hosted by Parvati Shallow.Sas2606 778.jpg

Advocacy

 * Zohn is an animal rights advocate. He posed nude (while holding a leaf to cover himself) for PETA's "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" Campaign along with Jenna Morasca.
 * Zohn used his winnings to found a fundraiser called Grassroots Soccer. This was Richard Hatch's chosen charity in Celebrity Apprentice.

Illness

 * On April 30, 2009, Zohn was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer called CD20-positive Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was diagnosed after experiencing night sweats and strange itching. He started chemotherapy in May 2009. On September 14, 2009, he disclosed that after three months of intensive chemotherapy, his cancer returned. He underwent a new treatment, including a stem-cell transplant, to battle the rare form of Hodgkin's disease. Zohn received a "clean CT scan" in late April 2010.
 * Twenty months after his remission, Ethan's cancer returned, and is now undergoing another series of stem cell transplants.

Trivia

 * Ethan's luxury item on was a hacky sack. He gave it away on a trip to a local African village.
 * Ethan is the only castaway from to never receive an elimination vote.
 * Ethan is the first male to reach the Final Tribal Council without receiving a single vote against him.
 * Ethan was the first male winner to have every person they vote against at Tribal Council leave the game.
 * Ethan is the first Jewish player to win the title of Sole Survivor.
 * Ethan was the first person to earn the title of Sole Survivor and not win in a 4-3 vote.
 * Ethan is the first Sole Survivor to win with more than four jury votes.
 * Ethan was the first castaway in their twenties to become the Sole Survivor.
 * At the Africa Reunion Show, mispronounced Ethan's name as Ethan Zorn.
 * In, Ethan lasted in the game longer than the other past Sole Survivors (Tina Wesson, Richard Hatch, and Jenna Morasca).
 * Ethan once held the record for the longest days lasted without getting voted off with 60 days. His streak was broken by Amanda Kimmel.
 * Ethan was the only returning player from  to be eliminated before the merge in All-Stars.
 * Ethan is one of six Sole Survivors (along with Jenna, Richard, Rob, Tom Westman, and Sandra Diaz-Twine) to play more than once and not be a member of the jury in any season.
 * In her profile, Jerri Manthey listed Ethan as the past Survivor contestant she respects the most.
 * Ethan and Jenna are the second Survivor couple to compete in The Amazing Race, following Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich. The pairs were followed by Keith Tollefson and Whitney Duncan.
 * In an interview on Rob Has a Podcast, it was revealed that Ethan and Jenna were considered to return in, after applying for The Amazing Race. The couple declined the offer, saying they were not interested in competing against each other.
 * In a Survivor Oz interview, it was revealed by Corinne Kaplan that she and Ethan dated after he won Africa.
 * Ethan is one of fifteen castaways, along with Rob Mariano, John Palyok, Keith Tollefson, Amber Brkich, Richard Hatch, Hayden Moss, Whitney Duncan, Twila Tanner, Jenna Morasca, Jon Dalton, Natalie Anderson, Nadiya Anderson, Michael Jefferson, and Caleb Reynolds to compete on another reality show besides Survivor.