Sherri Biethman

Sherri Biethman
Contestant Profile
Born	September 9, 1971 (1971-09-09)
Hometown	Boise, ID
Occupation	Fast Food Franchisee
Survivor Career
Tribe(s)	Gota Enil Edam
Finish	Co-Runner-Up (2/20)
Alliance(s)	Gota Alliance Stealth R Us 2.0 (affiliated)
Challenge Wins	4
Votes Against	6
Days Lasted	39

Sherri Pritchard Biethman is a contestant from Survivor: Caramoan.

Profile

Name (Age): Sherri Biethman (41)
Tribe Designation: Gota, Enil Edam
Current Residence: Boise, Idaho
Occupation: Fast Food Franchisee
Personal Claim to Fame: Finding the right diagnosis for my autistic son, Colby.
Inspiration in Life: My parents. My father ran his own business and taught me to work hard and make my own destiny. My mother taught me unconditional love and how to always be there for my children.
Hobbies: Shopping, Pilates and cycling.
Pet Peeves: Liars, clutter and anything dirty.
3 Words to Describe You: Lovable, sexy and unstoppable.
If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be and Why? Toothbrush, coffee and a computer with wifi.
SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: Parvati – I have a strong personality and lots of charm. Some people will see that as a threat so I will have to get rid of them first.
Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: I want to win and prove to myself that I can outplay the competition. Plus, I’m looking for an adventure. Just getting on Survivor is an incredible experience and a great example for my kids.
Why You Think You’ll “Survive” SURVIVOR: I’m social, hard working and easy to get along with.
Why You Think You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: I am lovable and a natural leader. People are drawn to me and they will do what I want. Even when I vote them out they will still like me and vote for me in the end.

Survivor: Caramoan

Sherri was put on the Gota tribe at the beginning of the season. She immediately formed an alliance with Julia Landauer, Laura Alexander, Shamar Thomas, Michael Snow, and Matt Bischoff, opposing the other four members of the tribe. At Gota's first two Tribals, Sherri's alliance took control, voting out Allie Pohevitz and Hope Driskill. However on Day 10, Sherri would lose two of her alliance members. Shamar got a piece of sand in his eye, he then scratched his cornea and ultimately needed to be medically evacuated. Also, after losing the Immunity Challenge, Sherri was forced to vote for her closest ally Laura, in order to keep the tribe strong.

At the Tribe Switch, Sherri remained on Gota but was separated from her entire alliance. During this time, Sherri attempted to bond with the original Bikal members, hoping to sway them into voting for Eddie Fox and Reynold Toepfer. Due to Gota's winning streak, Sherri made the merge on Day 20, joining the merged Enil Edam tribe. Noticing her dislike of Eddie and Reynold, Phillip Sheppard approached Sherri, and recruited her into his alliance. Sherri would then aid the alliance in voting out Corinne Kaplan and her former ally Michael.

Following Phillip's elimination, Malcolm Freberg tried to persuade Sherri and Erik Reichenbach into joining his alliance to vote out the remaining Stealth R Us members. Unfortunately for him, Sherri and Erik  stayed loyal and contributed to his elimination. She remained safe for the remaining Tribal Councils and ultimately made it to the Final Three along with John Cochran and Dawn Meehan.

At the Final Tribal Council, Sherri was mostly ignored by the Jury, who knew she had been carried to the end. Sherri also got into a heated argument with jury member Erik Reichenbach after he asked her to honestly confess that she was floating through the game. She received no Jury votes and ended up becoming the Co-Runner-Up with Dawn.

Voting History

Sherri's Voting History
Episode	Sherri's Votes	Voted Against Sherri
1	Gota Tribe Immune
2	Allie	-
3	Hope; Hope	-
4	No Tribal Council
	Laura	-
5	Gota Tribe Immune
6	Gota Tribe Immune
7	Gota Tribe Immune
8	Corinne	Corinne, Eddie, Malcolm, Michael, Reynold
9	Michael	-
10	Eddie	-
11	Reynold; Malcolm	-
12	Reynold	Eddie
	Andrea	-
13	Brenda	-
14	No Tribal Council
	Eddie	-
Jury Votes for Sherri	-
Runner-Up, Day 39

^1 In There's Gonna Be Hell to Pay, the vote ended with a 3-3-3 tie between Hope, Eddie, and Shamar, forcing a revote. Sherri did not change her vote at the revote.
^2 In Come Over to the Dark Side, the vote ended with a 3-3-3 tie between Andrea, Malcolm, and Reynold, forcing a revote. Sherri voted for Malcolm at the revote.

Gallery

Sherri Biethman, as a member of Gota

Laura doing Sherri's hair at Gota camp

Sherri pays $500 for a pizza at the auction.

Sherri during a challenge.

Sherri crying during the Loved Ones Challenge.

Sherri with Dawn and Cochran at the Final Tribal Council.

Sherri at the Reunion Show.

Trivia

• Sherri is the oldest woman on the Gota tribe and only woman over 30 on the tribe.
• Sherri is the first contestant from Idaho.
• In an interview, she said that she named her son Colby, after three-time Survivor contestant Colby Donaldson.
• Sherri is the only original Gota female to make the Merge.
• Sherri is the only Fan to not receive a vote at Tribal Council pre-Merge.
• Sherri is the only Fan to cast a vote against Corinne Kaplan.
• Sherri is the only Fan to be involved with Stealth R Us 2.0. Her nickname is "Tenacity".
• Sherri is the only castaway to be able to vote during a triple-tie revote more than once.
• Sherri is the highest placing Fan of Survivor: Caramoan.
  • She is also the highest placing Fan in any Fans vs. Favorites season.
  • She is also the only Fan to make it to Final Tribal Council, for Amanda Kimmel, Parvati Shallow, John Cochran, and Dawn Meehan were all Favorites.
• Sherri, along with Dawn, is the second pair to finish co-runners-up with no Jury votes received, following Cassandra Franklin and Dreamz Herd from Survivor: Fiji.
  • ​The two are the third pair to be co-runners-up, following Michael Skupin & Lisa Whelchel from the previous season.
• Sherri is the second first-time contestant to finish second to a returning player, losing to favorite John Cochran in Caramoan.  Phillip Sheppard was the first, finishing second to Rob Mariano in Survivor: Redemption Island.
• Every time she received a vote, Eddie Fox was one of them. 
• Sherri was the first Fan to reach the Final Tribal Council.

External links

Survivor: Caramoan Castaways
Allie Gota	Andrea Bikal	Brandon Bikal	Brenda Bikal	Cochran Bikal	Corinne Bikal	Dawn Bikal	Eddie Gota	Erik Bikal	Francesca Bikal
Hope Gota	Julia Gota	Laura Gota	Malcolm Bikal	Matt Gota	Michael Gota	Phillip Bikal	Reynold Gota	Shamar Gota	Sherri Gota