Corinne Lindsay Kaplan is a contestant from Survivor: Gabon and Survivor: Caramoan.
Highly acid-tongued, Corinne made a habit in Gabon of coining creative put-downs designed to humiliate people she disliked, most notably in her jury speech to Sugar Kiper. She was a part of the dominant Onion Alliance, but when outsider Susie Smith flipped to the rival Fang Alliance, Corinne and her remaining allies found themselves at the bottom. When the intended target, Bob Crowley, won immunity at the final seven, Corinne was voted out at the subsequent Tribal Council.
Though she kept her caustic personality relatively in check in Caramoan (reserving the worst of her insults for Phillip Sheppard), Corinne's strategic gameplay proved lacking, as her intent to betray Phillip was inadequately concealed and resulted in her preemptive blindside one cycle short of the jury phase.
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Corinne Kaplan (29) Corinne Kaplan takes great pride in being able to manipulate the people around her. As a pharmaceutical sales rep, this smart and sexy, self-described bitch, is in it purely for the money. At work, Corinne must convince physicians to prescribe her products. Now, Corinne is looking to convince her fellow tribe mates that she's trustworthy, while ready to sell them out behind their backs. This catty former sorority girl uses her wit and sex appeal to further her goals. Aside from working out in the gym almost every day, Corinne keeps fit by hiking and running. Corinne will tell it like it is and couldn't care less what people think of her for it. Her outgoing personality is a trait that seems to work well on the men in her life. Corinne basically has no filter and is often hilarious in her directness, saying what everyone else only thinks. Corinne is single and currently resides in Los Angeles. Her birth date is January 17, 1979.[1]
Name (Age): Corinne Kaplan (33) |
Survivor[]
Gabon[]
At the start of the game, Corinne was selected by Jacquie Berg to become a member of the yellow Kota tribe. On Day 4, Corinne and Jacquie were both recruited into Marcus Lehman and Charlie Herschel's Onion Alliance. To secure a majority of five on the nine-person tribe, Corinne looped Bob Crowley into the alliance for his benign demeanor and helpfulness around the camp. When Kota first lost Immunity on Day 9, Corinne joined her alliance in voting out Paloma Soto-Castillo.
At the tribe switch the following day, Corinne remained on Kota alongside the majority of her allies. As Kota remained dominant in challenges, Corinne forged a bond with ex-Fang member Randy Bailey, who was quickly absorbed into the Onion Alliance. During this time, Corinne also grew an annoyance with Dan Kay, due to his social awkwardness and consumption of the Kota's food supply. At the Double Tribal Council on Day 21, Corinne initially wanted to target Dan, but switched her ire to Susie Smith after she told Corinne that she planned on voting against her that night.
Though she ultimately followed through with her alliance's plan of voting out Dan over Susie, Corinne still held a grudge against the latter and wanted her out next if Kota lost immunity again. On Day 22 however, a second tribe-switch sent Corinne to the new Fang tribe, along with Charlie and Randy. Though the trio considered throwing the final tribal Immunity Challenge to vote out Matty Whitmore, Fang ended up winning. This unknowingly dealt a heavy blow to the Onion Alliance after Susie defected to the rival Fang Alliance to vote out Marcus on the new Kota.
The two tribes merged on Day 27, forming the Nobag tribe. With the Onion Alliance and the Fang Alliance at four members each, both groups fought for Sugar Kiper's vote. Though Corinne disliked Sugar, she attempted to win her over by promising that she and the rest of the Onion Alliance would vote Randy out after Sugar voted with them against Crystal Cox. In the end though, Sugar chose to side with the Fang Alliance in a decisive 5-4 vote against Charlie, leaving Corinne in the minority.
Now on the outs, Corinne attempted to keep herself safe by bidding all her money at the Survivor Auction for an advantage at the next Immunity Challenge. This proved unsuccessful though, as she lost the challenge to Ken Hoang. Despite Corinne's best efforts to recruit Matty to her alliance ahead of the next vote, she lost another ally in Randy after he was voted out for irritating the rest of the camp, under the pretense he was safe from a fake Hidden Immunity Idol made by Bob.
With only Corinne and Bob remaining from the Onion Alliance, the pair decided to lie that they possessed a second Hidden Immunity Idol from the fake merge on Day 22 (that was actually thrown into the ocean by Marcus). After Bob won immunity on Day 33, the Fang Alliance set their sights on Corinne. However, Ken and Crystal bought the story about Corinne's idol and decided to use the opportunity to try and vote out Matty. Believing that Corinne would play her idol, Ken and Crystal decided to split the vote 4-3 between Corinne and Matty. However, as she did not actually possess an idol, this resulted in Corinne being voted out instead. She became the fourth member of the jury.
At the Final Tribal Council, Corinne asked Susie if she was willing to remove her vocal cords if she won the million dollars, which Susie refused. Corinne then asked Bob to show a nasty side of himself and make her believe that he disliked Sugar, but when he started saying something positive about Sugar, Corinne interrupted and said she did not want him being nice. When she spoke to Sugar, Corinne insulted her for her socioeconomic status and constant crying, and also added that it was insincere when Sugar cried about her dead father, to which Sugar responded by flipping the bird at her. In the end, Corinne voted for Bob to win, which he did in a 4-3-0 vote over Susie and Sugar.
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
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| 1 | Kota | One for All | Immunity1 | No | Lost |
| Reward | Won | ||||
| Temptation Valley | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | ||
| Lemme Go Rock 'N' Roll | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 2 | Kicking and Screaming | Reward | Yes | Lost | |
| Lake Launch | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 3 | Big Oar Deal | Immunity | No | Won | |
| 4 | Fruit Flies | Reward | No | Won | |
| Cliff Bowling | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 5 | Snake in the Grass | Reward | Yes | Won | |
| Jungle Relay | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 6 | Elephant Eggs | Reward | Yes | Won | |
| Log Jam | Immunity1 | No | Lost | ||
| Switched Tribes, Day 22 | |||||
| 7 | Fang | Keep It Up | Immunity | No | Won |
| 8 | Super Golf | Reward | No | Won | |
| Tribes Merged, Day 27 | |||||
| 8 | Nobag | Fired Up | Immunity | Lost | |
| 9 | Survivor Auction | ||||
| Domino Effect | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 10 | Now or Never | Reward | Lost | ||
| Bombs Away | Immunity | Lost | |||
| Voted Out, Day 33 | |||||
| Notes: ^1 This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's next Tribal Council.
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Caramoan[]
Corinne returned as one of ten Favorites that comprised the Bikal tribe. Almost immediately, Corinne was recruited into Phillip Sheppard's majority Stealth R Us alliance, receiving the code-name "The Dominatrix". Thanks in part to Bikal's limited Tribal Council visits, Corinne formed a friendship with Malcolm Freberg, with whom she found the tribe's Hidden Immunity Idol. However, she also unknowingly attracted the attention of Andrea Boehlke, who found Corinne untrustworthy despite the fact that they were both in the same alliance.
At the Day 15 tribe switch, Corinne remained on Bikal, with her alliance holding a 4-3 majority over the original fans. Complications quickly arose however, after Corinne began to grow attached to Michael Snow. This soon drove a wedge between Corinne and Phillip, and the two began to consider targeting one another. Despite this friction, Corinne remained loyal to Stealth R Us and helped vote out Matt Bischoff and Julia Landauer at Bikal's next two Tribal Councils.
After the two tribes merged into Enil Edam on Day 20, Corinne immediately reconnected with Malcolm, who had forged an alliance with Eddie Fox and Reynold Toepfer. Believing that with the votes of Michael and Erik Reichenbach they could have a group of six, Corinne and Malcolm began to conspire against Phillip. Rather than eliminate him outright though, Corinne and Malcolm decided to target the unaffiliated Sherri Biethman at the first merged Tribal Council, with the intention to vote out Phillip at the Tribal Council after that.
Having developed a bond with Dawn Meehan during their time at Bikal, Corinne approached her with her plan to defect from Phillip's alliance. Not wanting to repeat the events of her first season, Dawn promptly ratted out Corinne's betrayal to the rest of Stealth R Us. After learning of this, Phillip and Andrea quickly turned the vote onto Corinne, pulling in both Sherri and Erik as numbers. Thus at Tribal Council, Corinne's plan failed and she was blindsided in a 7-5 vote.
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikal | Water Slaughter | Reward | No | Won |
| It's a Long Way to the Top | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 2 | Plunge, Pull, Pop | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | |
| 3 | Cell Block Sea | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | |
| 4 | Head and Shoulders | Reward | No | Won | |
| Smash and Grab | Immunity | Yes | Won | ||
| 5 | Nut Bucket | Reward | No | Won | |
| Crate Outdoors | Immunity | No | Lost1 | ||
| 6 | Crate Outdoors | Immunity | No | Lost | |
| 7 | Hot Pursuit | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Phoenix Rises | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| Tribes Merged, Day 20 | |||||
| 8 | Enil Edam | Caramoan Catering | Immunity | Lost | |
| Voted Out, Day 22 | |||||
| Notes: ^1 Bikal opted to forfeit the Immunity Challenge, giving the win to Gota by default.
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| Episode | Corinne's Votes |
Voted Against Corinne |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesca | - |
| 2 | Bikal Tribe Immune | |
| 3 | Bikal Tribe Immune | |
| 4 | Bikal Tribe Immune | |
| 5 | Brandon | - |
| 6 | Matt | - |
| 7 | Julia; Julia1 |
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| 8 | Sherri | Andrea, Brenda, Cochran, Dawn, Erik, Phillip, Sherri |
| Voted Out, Day 22 | ||
^1 In "Tubby Lunchbox", the vote ended with a 3-3 tie between Julia and Michael, forcing a revote. Corinne did not change her vote on the revote.
Post-Survivor[]
Corinne and Eliza's promotional photo for The Amazing Race 31.
- On January 9, 2010, Corinne attended Survivor's 10-year anniversary party along with all of her Gabon castmates.
- On January 19, 2013, Corinne played on an online version of Big Brother hosted by RHAP.
- Corinne revealed on the Survivor After Show hosted by Parvati Shallow that she has a deep relationship and mutual respect for Dawn Meehan.
- Corinne attended the Survivor edition of The Price Is Right primetime special that aired on May 23, 2016.[3] However, Corinne herself did not compete.
- Corinne hosted the podcast All The Fixins with Worlds Apart contestant Max Dawson from 2016 to 2019.
- In the summer of 2018, Corinne and Eliza Orlins competed on the thirty-first season of The Amazing Race.[4] They were eliminated in the fourth episode, finishing in 9th place.
- In January 2023, Corinne began hosting the podcast My Safe Word is More alongside comedian Al Jackson.[5]
Trivia[]
- Corinne is the oldest woman on the original Kota tribe.
- Corinne is the only contestant to win an advantage in an Immunity Challenge from an auction, but not win the following Immunity Challenge.
- Corinne is the last original Kota member to be voted out; both Bob Crowley and Sugar Kiper made it to the Final Tribal Council.
- Corinne lost 4 lbs. during her time in Gabon.[6]
- Corinne was asked to compete on Heroes vs. Villains, but had to decline due to work commitments. She was replaced by Danielle DiLorenzo.[7]
- Corinne's luxury items were a box given to her by her grandmother in Gabon and a mirror in Caramoan.[8]
- Corinne is the only returning player from Gabon to not return in Heroes vs. Villains.
- In both seasons in which Corinne competed, she was voted out at the fifth Tribal Council she attended.
- In both of her seasons, Corinne only received votes at the Tribal Council at which she was eliminated.
- Corinne is the only returnee from Gabon to not be the first voted out of their original tribe, as Sugar Kiper and Randy Bailey were both voted out of their respective tribes first in Heroes vs. Villains.
- She was, however, the first one voted out of the merged tribe in Caramoan, meaning all returning players from Gabon thus far have been the first person voted out of a tribe.
References[]
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20210924022614/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/21244/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20230208173314/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/203539/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BCq8u9IrjK9/
- ↑ https://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/photos/1008701/who-s-in-the-cast-of-the-amazing-race-season-31-/
- ↑ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-safe-word-is-more/id1667008727
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b1h5uQAots
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/survivor/comments/4908i8/corinne_kaplan_ama/d0o193i/
- ↑ http://robhasawebsite.com/survivor-2014-san-juan-del-sur-cast-assessment-corinne-kaplan-podcast/
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