Wendy Jo DeSmidt-Kohlhoff is a contestant from Survivor: Nicaragua.
Wendy intentionally isolated herself from the tribe and did not strategize with other contestants, afraid that her voluble personality would irritate her tribemates. Due to her lack of social bonds, and chastising the tribe for not speaking to her, she was voted out at the first Tribal Council.
Profile[]
Retrieved from CBS.com
Name: Wendy DeSmidt-Kohlhoff (48)
Tribe: Espada
Current Residence: Fromberg, Mont.
Occupation: Goat Rancher
Personal Claim to Fame: Reaching the Lieutenant Colonel rank in the Army.
Inspiration in Life: My mother because she made me who I am today.
Hobbies: Singing, dancing, fishing, hunting, and anything to do with animals.
Pet Peeves: Stuck-up, rude, self-centered, dishonest, know-it-all people.
3 Words to Describe You: Honest, talkative and competitive.
Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: No one, especially NOT the other female military contestant, Shambo. We just have different personalities.
Reason for being on Survivor: To prove that I can do this. I would also love to pay off our ranch in Montana.
Why you think you will be the Sole Survivor: Because if you put your heart and mind into the game anyone can be the final Survivor. You need skill, strategy, physical/mental abilities and a little luck. I'm Irish, so hopefully I'll have the luck of the Irish with me.[1]
Survivor[]
Being 48 years old, Wendy was placed on the older Espada tribe. She was approached by tribemate Holly Hoffman for an alliance. Surprised that Holly deemed her as trustworthy, Wendy agreed to the proposition to further herself into the competition. However, when Espada lost the first Immunity Challenge, Wendy's peculiar disposition and perceived weakness became factors for ousting her. At Tribal Council, despite Wendy's last-ditch effort to save herself by telling her best attributes, her speech worked against her. The rest of Espada, including Holly, sent her home after a unanimous 9-1 vote.
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Espada | Race to Shore | Reward | No | Lost |
| Getting Tanked | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| Voted Out, Day 3 | |||||
| Episode | Wendy's Votes |
Voted Against Wendy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yve | Dan, Holly, Jane, Jill, Jimmy J., Jimmy T., Marty, Tyrone, Yve |
| Voted Out, Day 3 | ||
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Trivia[]
- Wendy's husband correctly predicted that she would be the first one voted off.
- Wendy was the only woman voted off before the tribe switch on Nicaragua.
- Rob Cesternino referred to Wendy in one of his podcasts as "the worst contestant in the history of Survivor."[2]
- Wendy placed last in Survivor Oz's ranking of all players from Survivor: Borneo to Survivor: San Juan del Sur.[3]
- Wendy is the first, and so far only, resident of Montana to play Survivor. Amanda Kimmel is also originally from Montana, but had already moved to California when she was cast for Survivor: China.
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