Maria Shrime Gonzalez

Maria Shrime Gonzalez is a contestant from Survivor 46.

Working in tandem with her long-time ally Charlie Davis, Maria integrated herself well into the merged Nuinui tribe and was an essential part of numerous blindsides. She most notably spearheaded Tiffany Nicole Ervin's blindside at the final eight while expanding her options by forging an alliance with tribe pariah Q Burdette. However, Maria's proximity to Q jeopardized her standing in the game, as a burgeoning group of four came to recognize her as the biggest threat to win due to her strategic significance and record of individual immunity victories. She was ultimately voted out on Day 24 after failing to win the crucial final five Immunity Challenge.

Profile[]

Retrieved from Parade.com

Age: 48
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Current Residence: Dallas, TX
Occupation: Parent Coach

Name three of your favorite hobbies: Travel, running, spending time with friends
List three adjectives that best describe yourself: Determined, Loyal, Resilient
How would your friends describe you? My friends would describe me as funny, compassionate, fiercely loyal, a good friend, determined, resilient, persistent, organized, authentic, incredibly competitive.
What risks have you taken in your life to make a change for the better, even if the outcome wasn't planned? After college and before grad school, I moved to Costa Rica to volunteer with WorldTeach as an English teacher. That year was one of the most transformative years of my life. I learned to thrive in an environment that was vastly different from the comfort I knew at home.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I have so many accomplishments that I am incredibly proud of but I would say birthing my three children at home, on my terms, without medication and without interruptions were the most empowering moments for me. There is nothing that can compare to a woman's strength when she gives birth and having the perseverance to do it the way I wanted was an experience I will never forget.
What is something we would never know from looking at you? I ate sheep's head in Morocco (I'll try most things once), was Ms. February in a salsa vixen swimsuit calendar, got lost on the Champs Elysees in Paris when I was a little girl, never learned how to whistle growing up, and have an obsession with untying knots.
What past Survivor would you play the game most like? Drea Wheeler, Natalie Anderson^[1]

Survivor[]

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Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Siga	Tiers of Heaven	Reward	No	Lost
1		Lizard King	Immunity	No	2nd
2		Arch Madness	Reward/Immunity	No	2nd
3		Blue Lagoon Bustle	Reward/Immunity	Yes	2nd
4		Wear My Ring	Reward	No	Lost
4		The Deep	Immunity	Yes	2nd
5		Knock One Back	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost
Tribes Disbanded, Day 12
6	None	Super Ramp	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost
Tribes Merged, Night 13
7	Nuinui	Bermuda Triangle	Reward/Immunity		Won
8		Get A Grip	Immunity		Lost
9		Stage Fright	Immunity		Lost
10		Running on Empty	Reward		Invited
10		Wrist Assured	Immunity		Lost
11		Scramble On	Reward/Immunity		Won
12		Master of Puppets	Reward		Lost
12		Splash Into Me	Immunity		Won
13		Fifth Element	Reward/Immunity		Lost
Voted Out, Day 24

Episode	Maria's Votes	Voted Against Maria
1	Siga Tribe Immune
2	Siga Tribe Immune
3	Siga Tribe Immune
4	Siga Tribe Immune
5	Jem + Jem¹	-
6	Moriah	-
7	Soda	Individual Immunity
8	Tevin	-
9	Hunter; Hunter²	-
10	Tiffany	-
11	Venus	Individual Immunity
12	Charlie	Individual Immunity
13	Ben	Ben, Charlie, Kenzie, Liz
Voted Out, Day 24
Voted for Sole Survivor	Kenzie

^1 In "Tiki Man", Maria used an Extra Vote advantage, allowing her to vote twice at Tribal Council.
^2 In "Spicy Jeff", the vote ended with a 4-4 tie between Hunter and Q, forcing a revote. Maria did not change her vote on the revote.

Post-Survivor[]

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Trivia[]

Maria is the oldest contestant to compete on Survivor 46.
Maria is the only member of Siga to be on the jury.
- She is the most recent contestant to be the sole representative of their starting tribe on the jury, after Sean Rector, Stephenie LaGrossa (in Palau), Cirie Fields (in Panama), Taj Johnson-George, Jaison Robinson, Malcolm Freberg (in Philippines), and Carson Garrett.