Chris Daugherty

Christopher "Chris" Daugherty is the Sole Survivor of Survivor: Vanuatu.

With tremendously heavy odds to overcome, such as losing the first Immunity Challenge for his tribe, and being the last man standing by Day 27 after the all-female Yasur Alliance had obliterated his own, Chris' tenacity and social manipulation allowed him to persevere and make it to the Final Two with Twila Tanner. The jury then awarded his determination in the face of long odds, as well as his performance at the Final Tribal Council, with the title of Sole Survivor in a 5-2 vote.

Profile[]

Retrieved from CBS.com

Originally from West Jefferson, Ohio, Chris Daugherty attended Madison Plains High School, followed by two years of college at Kentucky Christian College. Daugherty aspires to be a teacher and is most proud to have been able to entertain a class of 4th graders on Career Day.

Daugherty currently works for the Ohio Department of Transportation building roads. He previously worked for his father's drainage company as a heavy equipment operator and has also worked in a sporting goods store. His hobbies include going to NASCAR races, four-wheeling in his jeep and playing basketball. He describes himself as spontaneous, funny and creative. He loves children and tends to gravitate toward the underdog. He believes his ability to think quickly on his feet, willingness to help others and strong physical and mental condition will help him become the Sole Survivor.

Daugherty currently resides in South Vienna, Ohio, with his fiancée, Lorie, and his pet lizard. His birth date is August 29, 1970.^[1]

Survivor[]

Assigned to the all-men Lopevi tribe, Chris had an unpromising performance at the first Immunity Challenge for failing to cross a balance beam, costing the tribe their lead and eventually losing the challenge. This got the ire of the younger tribe members who campaigned to vote him out. However, Lea Masters offered him a spot in a 5-person alliance of older men. The two, along with Rory Freeman, Chad Crittenden, and Travis Sampson formed the Fat Five alliance and voted out Brook Geraghty in a 5-3-1 vote.

The athletic men were picked off and the game became divided by gender in terms of alliances, rather than age. Only Rory, Lea, Chris, and Chad made the merge from the original Lopevi tribe and were outnumbered by the original Yasur tribe made up of Scout Cloud Lee, Twila Tanner, Julie Berry, Ami Cusack, Leann Slaby, and Eliza Orlins. Rory, Lea, and Chad were all voted off within the first nine days of the merge, leaving Chris the last man standing.

On Day 28, a Loved Ones Challenge was held, and the loved ones also got to compete in a special Immunity Challenge the following day. During the Immunity Challenge, the women took note of how much heart Chris and his fiancée Lorie had. This caused Ami and her alliance to keep Chris around one more week and vote out tribal annoyance Eliza. Twila and Scout, not happy with their positions in the game, hatched a new plan that could drastically change the outcome of the game. Together they approached Chris about a new alliance. Chris, Twila, and Scout managed to lure in Eliza, the next target, and this new alliance successfully eliminated Ami's closest ally, Leann. The alliance targeted Leann because Ami already had immunity. From there the new alliance made up of Twila, Scout, Chris, and Eliza picked off Ami, the biggest threat, followed by Julie, who Chris considered his little sister.

When it came down to the final four, Chris looked over his odds and decided to vote with Twila and Scout to get rid of his biggest competition, but closest friend, Eliza. Eliza earned the sixth spot on the jury. From there, Chris won his third individual Immunity Challenge and voted out Scout, who he felt was more popular with the jury members than Twila, facing off against Twila in the Final Two. At the Final Tribal Council, Chris was called out about his lying and abusing close relationships in order to progress. It seemed at first like the odds were against Chris with five women and only two men on the jury, but Chris also knew Twila was the least liked of all by the jury members. Chris owned up to all his actions, was apologetic to many jury members, and gave a great political performance, while Twila was rougher but more honest in her answers. The final votes came in and by a 5-2 vote, Chris beat out Twila for the million dollar prize.

Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Lopevi	Fire Starter	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost
2		By the Numbers	Reward	No	Lost
2		Four on the Floor	Immunity	No	Won
3		Great Escape Run	Reward¹	No	Won
3		Great Escape Run	Immunity	No	Lost
4		Remembrance	Reward	No	Lost
4		Tribal Tiles	Immunity	No	Lost
5		Dive Masters	Reward	No	Won
5		Outwit, Outplay, Outrig	Immunity	No	Won
6		Pig Pen	Reward	No	Won
6		Strung Out	Immunity	No	Won
7		Jo-Coconut	Reward	No	Lost
7		Shoot Your Way Home	Immunity	Yes	Lost
8		Fire Fighter	Reward	No	Won
Tribes Merged, Day 20
8	Alinta	Jumper	Immunity		Lost
9		Head Hunter	Reward		Lost
9		Memory Mosaic	Immunity		Lost
10		Sacrificial Lamb	Reward		Won
10		Get a Grip	Immunity		Lost
11		Played Out	Reward		Lost
11		Love Is Blind	Immunity		Lost
12		Troubled Water	Reward		3rd
12		Island Hopping	Immunity		Won
13		Redemption	Reward		Invited
13		Warrior	Immunity		Lost
14		Vertical Maze	Immunity		Won
14		Ready, Aim, Don't Fire	Immunity		Won
Sole Survivor, Day 39
Notes: ^1 Both tribes were sent to Tribal Council. The tribe that won the Reward Challenge earned the right to compete in an individual Immunity Challenge.

Episode	Chris's Votes	Voted Against Chris
1	Brook	Brook, John K., John P.
2	Lopevi Tribe Immune
3	John P.	-
4	Brady	-
5	Lopevi Tribe Immune
6	Lopevi Tribe Immune
7	John K.	-
8	Ami	-
9	Lea	-
10	Eliza	-
11	Leann	-
12	Ami	Individual Immunity
13	Julie	-
14	Eliza	Individual Immunity
14	Scout	Individual Immunity
Jury Votes for Chris	Chad, Eliza, Julie, Lea, Leann
Sole Survivor, Day 39

Post-Survivor[]

In February 13, 2005, Chris married his fiancée, Lorie Groves.
In the summer of 2009, Chris, along with the other first eighteen Survivor winners, appeared on a TVGuide special "Survivor Millionaires: Where Are They Now?"^[2]
On January 9, 2010, Chris attended Survivor's 10-year anniversary to party along with all of his Vanuatu cast mates.

Trivia[]

According to CBS polls at the time, Chris is the most popular contestant from Vanuatu. Early on, however, Ami was the fan favorite up until the merge.
Chris is the first man to win over someone who started on the opposing tribe.
Chris broke the streak of three consecutive seasons being won by women.
Chris is the only castaway to receive votes at the first Tribal Council of the season, then go on to win the game.
- Jenna Morasca, Sophie Clarke and Dee Valladares also received votes the first time they attended Tribal Council, but did not attend the first overall Tribal Council of their respective winning seasons.
According to his testimonial on "The Funny 115", Chris claimed that he yelled "f*** yeah" after he won. He also claimed that the wife beater shirt he wore throughout the game was a garment pre-approved by production, not by him.^[3]
Chris is the first of two contestants named Chris to win Survivor, the other being Chris Underwood.