Amber Mariano

Amber Mariano
Contestant Profile
Born	August 11, 1978 (1978-08-11)
Hometown	Beaver, Pennsylvania; Pensacola, Florida
Occupation	Administrative Assistant; Director of Marketing and Communications
Survivor Career
Version	United States
Tribe(s)	Ogakor Barramundi
Finish	6/16
Alliance(s)	Ogakor Alliance
Challenge Wins	4
Votes Against	6
Days Lasted	33/42
Tribe(s)	Chapera Chaboga Mogo
Finish:	Winner
Alliance(s)	Chapera Alliance
Challenge Wins	11
Votes Against	6
Days Lasted	39/39
Tribe(s)	Dakal
Finish	20/20
Challenge Wins	1
Votes Against	6
Days Lasted	35/39
Articles Across
The Amazing Race Wiki	Link

Amber Joy Mariano (née Brkich) is the Sole Survivor of Survivor: All-Stars. She originally competed on Survivor: The Australian Outback, and later on Survivor: Winners at War.

A socially adept player, Amber built alliances with more polarizing players, which helped her advance while lowering her threat level. She was best known for winning All-Stars against Rob Mariano, whom she later married.

Profile

Retrieved from CBS.com

The Australian Outback All-Stars Winners at War Name: Amber Brkich Age: 22 Marital Status: Single Occupation: Administrative Assistant Hometown: Beaver, Pennsylvania Luxury Item: Journal and Pen Amber Brkich is from Beaver, Pennsylvania and is a recent graduate from Westminster College, where she earned a B.A. degree in Public Relations, minoring in Speech Communications. Prior to departing for Australia, while Brkich searched for her "career job," she was an administrative assistant and lived with her parents. Her previous occupations while attending school included waitress, librarian assistant, swimming instructor, lifeguard and babysitter for her professor. Brkich's favorite hobbies are going out with her friends, dancing and just generally having fun. She's a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority, where she was Vice President and New Member Coordinator. Brkich also belongs to the Catholic Church. Her primary reasons for trying out for Survivor: The Australian Outback include lack of change, excitement, and kangaroos in her life, although the million dollars wouldn't hurt either! Her birth date is August 11, 1978. Age: 25 Previous Season: Australian Outback Previous Finish: 11th voted out; 4th Juror Since finishing sixth on Survivor: The Australian Outback, Amber Brkich has enjoyed doing dozens of appearances across the country and has taken part in various charity functions. Immediately following the show, Amber appeared on the cover of Stuff Magazine. For a short time, she also worked as the host of an adventure travel game on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. More recently, Amber has appeared in various commercials for Adelphia Cable, Rite Aid drugstores, and Mountaineer Racetrack in West Virginia. In her free time, she enjoys babysitting her niece, Emma, and going out with her friends. Amber remains a resident of her hometown, Beaver, Pennsylvania (a suburb just north of Pittsburgh). She is a graduate of Westminster College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in public relations, with a minor in speech communications, in 2000. She is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Alumni having served as vice president and new member coordinator while still in school. Amber is currently single. Her birth date is August 11, 1978. Hometown: Beaver, Pennsylvania Current residence: Pensacola, Florida Previous seasons: Survivor: The Australian Outback (Season 2), Winner of Survivor: All-Stars (Season 8) Occupation: Director of Marketing and Communications Hobbies: Being a mom of four equals no time for hobbies. LOL! Any free time we have is spent together as a family. Whether it's playing a game, going on a bike ride, or having family movie night... we love hanging out as a family! Three words to describe you: Dedicated mom/wife. When did you first watch Survivor? Watched from the beginning, Season 1. Who is your inspiration in life? Family, my husband Rob and four daughters. Do you still watch Survivor? Yes. I've seen every season and now watch it with my family every week. What does Survivor mean to you and your family? Now that our kids are old enough to watch the show... it means enjoying family night while eating Doritos and watching Survivor. It's a lot of fun! What is one way playing Survivor changed your life? I met my husband on the show and the rest is history. As Survivor approaches Season 40 and celebrates 20 years on television, what does it mean to be a part of the legacy? Never expecting to play again... had sort of closed that book. So now that it is open again... it's both nerve-wracking and exciting to "get back into the game" and not just watching as a fan, as I've been doing for the past 15 years. I'm so excited that my girls will not just hear about Mommy and Daddy being on Survivor. Now they will actually be a part of our story and get to watch the season with us when it airs. It's an honor to be a part of another epic season! How will you play differently than you have in past seasons? A lot of time has passed since I last played Survivor. Heck, it's been 20 years since I played the first time on Season 2. Not only has the game evolved and changed a lot... so have I. I'm no longer just playing for myself. I'm married with four children who will be closely watching and listening to everything I do and every word I speak. I'm 20 years older too. I was the youngest in my Tribe when I played Survivor: The Australian Outback. Now, I'm going to be one of the "older" people. People see me in a whole new light. Plus, being married to "Boston Rob" paints a HUGE target on my back. When I played the first two times, I didn't have that pressure. So, I guess for me I'm going to try to focus on my social game in a big way and try hard to find Idols/advantages! I'd like to think I'll be good at challenges but let's face it, I am not in the shape I was before having four kids. But I also want to focus on enjoying the experience and showing my girls how strong their mom is! I'll never give up and I'll show them to always go big and finish what you start. And in the end, hopefully, win it again!

Survivor

The Australian Outback

Main article: Amber Mariano/The Australian Outback

• Challenge History
• Voting History

Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Ogakor	Bridging the Gap	Reward/Immunity	No	Won
2		Butch Cassidy	Reward	No	Won
		Tucker'd Out	Immunity	No	Lost
3		Water Torture	Reward	No	Won
		Lock Step	Immunity	No	Lost
4		Mastermind	Reward	No	Lost
		True or Falls	Immunity	No	Lost
5		Triage	Reward	No	Lost
		The Maze	Immunity	No	Won
6		Blind Leading the Blind	Reward	No	Lost
Tribes Merged, Day 20
7	Barramundi	Perch	Immunity		Lost
8		Return to Sender	Reward		Invited
		Don't Fence Me In	Immunity		Lost
10		Double Play	Reward		Lost
		Hanging in the Balance	Immunity		Lost
11		Survivor Auction
		Fire and Water	Immunity		Lost
12		End of the Line	Reward		Lost
		Blue Plate Special	Immunity		Lost
Voted Out, Day 33

Episode	Amber's Votes	Voted Against Amber
1	Ogakor Tribe Immune
2	Kel	-
3	Maralyn	-
4	Keith; Keith1	-
5	Ogakor Tribe Immune
6	No Tribal Council
7	Jeff; Jeff2	-
8	Alicia	-
10	Elisabeth	-
11	Nick	Elisabeth, Rodger
12	Rodger	Elisabeth, Keith, Rodger, Tina
Voted Out, Day 33
Voted for Sole Survivor	Colby

^1 In "The Killing Fields", the vote ended with a 3-3 tie between Keith and Mitchell, forcing a revote. Amber did not change her vote on the revote.
^2 In "The Merge", the vote ended with a 5-5 tie between Colby and Jeff, forcing a revote. Amber did not change her vote on the revote.

All-Stars

Main article: Amber Mariano/All-Stars

• Challenge History
• Voting History

Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Chapera	Quest for Fire	Immunity	No	1st
2		Stairway to the Stars	Reward	No	Lost
		Float Your Boat	Immunity	No	1st
3		Better Homes and Island Living	Reward	Yes	1st
4		Match Maker	Reward	No	1st
		Blind Cube Crisis	Immunity	Yes	Lost
5		Shipwrecked Raft Rescue	Reward	No	2nd
		Pilfering Pirates	Immunity	No	Won
6		Stomp-ede	Reward	No	Lost
7		Floating Puzzle	Reward/Immunity	No	Won
8		Log Jam	Reward	No	Won
		Choose Your Weapon	Immunity	No	Won
10		Survivor History	Immunity	No	Lost
11		Rock Bottom	Reward1		Invited
Tribes Merged, Day 26
11	Chaboga Mogo	Waiting to Exhale	Immunity		Lost
12		Big Bad-O Course	Reward2		Won
			Immunity2		Lost
13		Face Off	Reward		Lost
		When It Rains, It Pours	Immunity		Lost
14		Survivor Smorgasbord	Reward		Lost
		Fire And Rain	Immunity		Lost
15		Learn from Past Mistakes	Reward		Invited
		Survivor Scramble	Immunity		Lost
16		Obstacle Puzzle Maze	Immunity		Won
		Hand on a Hard Idol	Immunity		Lost
Sole Survivor, Day 39
Notes: ^1 The castaways competed as individuals. ^2 The castaways first competed as two teams for reward. Only the members of the winning team would have the right to compete for individual immunity.

Episode	Amber's Votes	Voted Against Amber
1	Chapera Tribe Immune
2	Chapera Tribe Immune
3	No Tribal Council
4	Rob C.	-
5	Chapera Tribe Immune
6	No Tribal Council
7	Chapera Tribe Immune
8	Chapera Tribe Immune
10	Jerri	Jerri
11	Lex	Kathy, Lex
12	Kathy	Kathy, Shii Ann
13	Alicia	-
14	Shii Ann	Shii Ann
15	Tom	-
16	Rupert	Individual Immunity
	Ineligible	-
Jury Votes for Amber	Alicia, Lex, Shii Ann, Tom
Sole Survivor, Day 39

Winners at War

Main article: Amber Mariano/Winners at War

• Challenge History
• Voting History

Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Dakal	Marooning	Reward/Immunity	No	Won
		Blue Lagoon Bustle	Immunity	No	Lost
Voted Out, Day 3
8	Dakal	Back in the Saddle	Re-entry		Lost
14		Don't Call It a Comeback	Re-entry		Lost
Eliminated, Day 35

Episode	Amber's Votes	Voted Against Amber
1	Dakal Tribe Immune
	Nick	Kim, Nick, Sandra, Tyson, Wendell, Yul
Voted Out, Day 3
2	On Edge of Extinction
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Eliminated, Day 35
Voted for Sole Survivor	Tony

Post-Survivor

• In May 2001, Amber, along with the other castaways of The Australian Outback, appeared as panelists on Hollywood Squares for Survivor Week. Amber appeared in two episodes, the first episode being paired with Jerri Manthey, and second episode as an individual panelist.
• Amber lived in her hometown, Beaver, Pennsylvania (a suburb 40 miles northwest of Pittsburgh), until her marriage to Rob. The couple then moved to Pensacola, Florida.

Rob and Amber's promotional photo for The Amazing Race 7.

• Amber attended the the Reunion Shows of Survivor: The Amazon Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains,, and Redemption Island..
  • After Rob won the $100K Fan Favorite Award on Redemption Island, Jeff joked that with the money, "Amber can go shopping".
• In the summer of 2009, Amber, along with the other first eighteen Survivor winners, appeared on a TVGuide special "Survivor Millionaires: Where Are They Now?"
• Amber and Rob attended the wedding of fellow The Amazing Race 7 team Ray Hosteau and Deana Shane on May 21, 2005.

The Amazing Race

• As an engaged couple in 2004, Amber and Rob competed on the seventh season of CBS's The Amazing Race. During the race, they were assisted by locals who recognized them. Although Rob and Amber won four separate legs, the couple finished runner-up to married couple Uchenna and Joyce Agu.
• In 2007, Rob and Amber competed on the first All-Stars season of CBS's The Amazing Race as newlyweds. They were eliminated in the fourth leg, finishing in 8th place.

Marriage to Rob Mariano

Amber and Rob getting married.

• Amber and Rob married on April 16, 2005, in Paradise Island, The Bahamas. They have four daughters: Lucia Rose (born July 4, 2009), Carina Rose (born December 10, 2010), Isabetta Rose (born May 5, 2012), and Adelina Rose (born June 20, 2014).
• In 2006, they moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, to support Rob's poker career. The same year, Rob and Amber filmed a 10-episode series for the Fox Reality Channel, Rob and Amber: Against the Odds, which aired in 2007. Set in Las Vegas, the show followed Rob pursuing a poker career, with featured professional player Daniel Negreanu tutoring him.

Trivia

Statistics of Amber Mariano
Longevity
Seasons competed:	3
Days lasted:	107
Challenge Wins
Tribal wins:	14
Individual wins:	2
Total wins:	16
Tribal Council
Total votes received:	18
Edge of Extinction
Days spent on the Edge of Extinction:	32

• Amber is the first contestant to reside in Pennsylvania during filming.
• Amber is the youngest contestant to compete on The Australian Outback.
• Amber is the first contestant to buy a "mystery item" at the Survivor Auction that was revealed to be a "trap item". She bought a pitcher of water from the Herbert River.
• In a pre-game interview for All-Stars, Amber considered Richard Hatch and Rob Cesternino as the best players of the game at the time.
• Amber is the only person to remain on Chapera during the entire pre-merge phase in All-Stars, as well as the only one to never have been a member of Mogo Mogo.
• Amber is the first of two contestants to obtain a car during a season without winning it in a challenge. She would be followed by Dreamz Herd.
• Amber is the first castaway to become the Sole Survivor as a returning player.
  • Amber is the first winner to win a season featuring all returnees.
• Amber is the first contestant to win a season with three starting tribes.
• According to his profile for Heroes vs. Villains, husband Rob Mariano listed Amber as the previous Survivor castaway that he respects the most.
• Amber received six elimination votes against her on all three seasons she competed.
• In Redemption Island, Amber was referenced by her husband numerous times. The most noteworthy mention was when Rob compared Andrea Boehlke and Matt Elrod's relationship to his with Amber. Also, the namesake of that season's merged tribe was the name of one of Amber's stuffed animals.
• Amber is the first Sole Survivor to be voted out before and after winning their respective season.
• Amber is the lowest-placing juror in Survivor history, finishing in 20th place in Winners at War.
• Amber is the fifth contestant to finish in last place despite not formally being the first person voted out, after Jonathan Libby in Palau, Kourtney Moon in One World, Rupert Boneham in Blood vs. Water, and Pat Cusack in David vs. Goliath.

References

Preceded by Pearl Islands Sandra Diaz-Twine

Sole Survivor Titleholder All-Stars Amber Brkich

Succeeded by Vanuatu Chris Daugherty

Survivor: All-Stars Castaways
Alicia Chapera	Amber Chapera	Colby Mogo Mogo	Ethan Saboga	Jenna L. Saboga	Jenna M. Mogo Mogo	Jerri Saboga	Kathy Mogo Mogo	Lex Mogo Mogo
Richard Mogo Mogo	Rob C. Chapera	Rob M. Chapera	Rudy Saboga	Rupert Saboga	Shii Ann Mogo Mogo	Susan Chapera	Tina Saboga	Tom Chapera