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| birthdate={{Birth date and age|1952|8|26|mf=yes}}
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| birthdate = {{Birth date and age|1952|8|26|mf=yes}}
| hometown=Fresno, California
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| hometown = Martinez, California
| occupation=Computer Engineer
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| occupation = Computer Engineer
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| version = [[Survivor (U.S.)|United States]]
| season={{s2|14}}
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| season = {{S2|14}}
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| place=4/19
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| place = 4/19
| alliances= [[Syndicate Alliance]]
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| alliances = [[Syndicate Alliance]]
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| days = 38
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}}'''Yau-Man Chan''' is a contestant from {{S|14}} and {{S|16}}.
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One of the series' most popular contestants, Yau-Man is regarded as one of the modern pioneers of ''Survivor'' by utilizing his skills in physics to complete tasks that stronger contestants in ''Fiji'' would not be able to accomplish. He is also known for being betrayed by [[Dreamz Herd]] and voted out just one day before the [[Final Tribal Council]], becoming the final victim of the ''Survivor'' [[Car Curse]].
'''Yau-Man Chan''' is a contestant from {{s|14}} and {{s|16}}.
 
   
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Yau-Man's popularity led him to become an early target in ''Micronesia''. After finding himself in the minority, he became the third person voted out of the season.
One of the series most popular contestants, Chan is regarded as one of the new pioneers of ''Survivor'' by utilizing his skills in physics to complete tasks that stronger contestants would not be able to accomplish.
 
   
 
==Profile==
 
==Profile==
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''Retrieved from CBS.com''
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Originally from Malaysian Borneo, Yau-Man Chan attended All Saints Secondary School in Kota Kinabalu. He moved to the United States where he received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He went on to receive his Master of Science degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Chan is the Director of Information Systems for the College of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. In this position, he manages and runs the information systems infrastructure for administrative, research and teaching units of the college. This includes setting up networks, computers and managing business database systems. He previously worked designing electronic circuits for scientific instruments to collect data. He's also been a housepainter, cook and dishwasher.
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Chan enjoys playing table tennis, bicycling, woodworking and reading. He is a member of the USA Table Tennis Association. He describes himself as intellectual and contemplative. He considers himself a natural leader, a good organizer, very skilled with his hands, very resourceful and feels he possesses a keen intellect.
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Chan has been married to his wife, Jennifer, for 23 years. They have two children, Penelope and Ione. They also have a dog, Tucker and two rabbits, Ruby and Cupid. Chan's birth date is August 26, 1952.<ref>https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/20307/</ref>
 
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Originally from Malaysian Borneo, Yau-Man Chan attended All Saints Secondary School in Kota Kinabalu. He moved to the U.S. where he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He went on to receive his Master of Science degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
 
Originally from Malaysian Borneo, Yau-Man Chan attended All Saints Secondary School in Kota Kinabalu. He moved to the U.S. where he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He went on to receive his Master of Science degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
   
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Chan enjoys playing table tennis, bicycling, woodworking and reading. He is a member of the USA Table Tennis Association. He describes himself as intellectual and contemplative. He considers himself a natural leader, a good organizer, very skilled with his hands, very resourceful and feels he possesses a keen intellect.
 
Chan enjoys playing table tennis, bicycling, woodworking and reading. He is a member of the USA Table Tennis Association. He describes himself as intellectual and contemplative. He considers himself a natural leader, a good organizer, very skilled with his hands, very resourceful and feels he possesses a keen intellect.
   
Chan currently resides in Martinez, California with his wife of 24 years, Jennifer. They have two children, Penelope and Ione. They also have a dog, Tucker, and two rabbits, Ruby and Cupid. His birth date is August 26, 1952.
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Chan currently resides in Martinez, California with his wife of 24 years, Jennifer. They have two children, Penelope and Ione. They also have a dog, Tucker, and two rabbits, Ruby and Cupid. His birth date is August 26, 1952.<ref>https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/126/</ref>
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==Survivor==
 
===Fiji===
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Like everybody in ''Fiji'', Yau-Man was surprised to find that the castaways started the game without tribes. Before the tribes were chosen, Yau-Man impressed everybody with his physical strength and his intelligence, using his physics knowledge to break a crate that the physically stronger members could not open. After the tribes were picked on Day 2, Yau-Man was placed on on the [[Ravu]], which was also the [[Haves vs. Have Nots|Have Nots]] tribe as they lost the initial [[Immunity Challenge]] which relegated their tribe to the desolate beach. Ravu lost almost every subsequent challenge they competed in. Although initially worried that his tribe members would see him as weak, Yau joined [[Earl Cole]] in making the [[Syndicate Alliance]]. This kept him safe from [[Tribal Council]]. At the [[Tribe Switch]], Yau-Man was swapped to the [[Moto]] tribe with close allies Earl and [[Michelle Yi]]. He enjoyed the many luxuries the tribe had in comparison to Ravu. Moto won all the remaining challenges except one [[Reward Challenge]], bringing Yau safely to the [[merge]]. He also managed to find the [[Hidden Immunity Idol]] after visiting {{dab|Exile Island|twist}}.
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At the merge, he rejoined with his alliance and picked off the remaining loyal [[Four Horsemen]] members. During this time he managed to win immunity twice. Yau-Man won a 2008 {{wp|Ford Super Duty}} truck at a Reward Challenge. He made a deal with [[Dreamz Herd]] as he knew Dreamz didn't have a car of his own. The deal was that if he gives Dreamz the car Dreamz had to give Yau-Man the [[Immunity Necklace]] at the final four should he win it. Dreamz happily agreed to the deal, thanking Yau-Man. Yau also sent himself to Exile Island. After finding the clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol, Yau shared it with Earl, and together they found the idol, which Earl kept. Although Dreamz accepted Yau-Man's deal, he didn't want to commit and noted that the deal only applied at the final four. Using this, [[Stacy Kimball]] convinced [[Boo Bernis]] and [[Cassandra Franklin]] to vote out Yau-Man before the final four. Yau-Man discovered their plan and played his Hidden Immunity Idol at Tribal Council, sending Stacy home instead.
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Yau managed to win the next Immunity Challenge, keeping him safe to the final four. At the [[Final Immunity Challenge]] it came down to Yau-Man and Dreamz, with the latter winning. At Tribal Council, Dreamz betrayed Yau-Man and kept the Immunity Necklace for himself, saying that if he gave up immunity he would be voted out instead. This led to Yau-Man being voted out on Day 38, as he was the biggest threat going into the [[Final Tribal Council]].
   
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At the Final Tribal Council, Yau-Man shows no ill-will toward Dreamz for the betrayal. He simply asked why Earl voted him out. Earl said it was because he knew that Yau-Man would win if he had reached the end. Satisfied, Yau-Man voted for his ally Earl to win the title of [[Sole Survivor]].
==Survivor: Fiji==
 
   
===Voting History===
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====Voting History====
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! colspan="3"|Yau-Man's Voting History
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! colspan="3" |Yau-Man's Voting History
 
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|-
 
! Episode
 
! Episode
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|-
 
| [[Something Cruel Is About to Happen... Real Soon|1]]
 
| [[Something Cruel Is About to Happen... Real Soon|1]]
| {{tribebox3dark|ravu|Jessica}}
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| {{tribebox3|ravu|Jessica}}
| {{tribebox3dark|ravu|Erica}}
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| {{tribebox3|ravu|Erica}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Snakes Are Misunderstood... We Have an Understanding Now|2]]
 
| [[Snakes Are Misunderstood... We Have an Understanding Now|2]]
| {{tribebox3dark|ravu|Erica}}
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| {{tribebox3|ravu|Erica}}
| {{tribebox3dark|ravu|-}}
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| {{tribebox3|ravu|-}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[This Is Not Survival... It's a Thrival|3]]
 
| [[This Is Not Survival... It's a Thrival|3]]
| {{tribebox3dark|ravu|Sylvia}}
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| {{tribebox3|ravu|Sylvia}}
| {{tribebox3dark|ravu|-}}
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| {{tribebox3|ravu|-}}
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Let's Just Call Jeff on the Jeff Phone|4]]
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| [[Let's Just Call Jeff on the Jeff Phone|4]]
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| {{immunity|ravu}}
| colspan="2" {{tribebox3dark|ravu|''No Tribal Council''}}
 
|-
 
| colspan="2" {{tribebox3dark|ravu|''Ravu Tribe Immune''}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Love Many, Trust Few, Do Wrong to None|5]]
 
| [[Love Many, Trust Few, Do Wrong to None|5]]
| {{tribebox3dark|ravu|Rita}}
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| {{tribebox3|ravu|Rita}}
| {{tribebox3dark|ravu|-}}
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| {{tribebox3|ravu|-}}
 
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|-
 
| [[I've Got Strength Now to Carry the Flag|6]]
 
| [[I've Got Strength Now to Carry the Flag|6]]
| colspan="2" {{tribebox3|moto|''Moto Tribe Immune''}}
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| {{immunity|moto}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[An Evil Thought|7]]
 
| [[An Evil Thought|7]]
| colspan="2" {{tribebox3|moto|''Moto Tribe Immune''}}
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| {{immunity|moto}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[So You Think You Can Meke?|8]]
 
| [[So You Think You Can Meke?|8]]
| colspan="2" {{tribebox3|moto|''Moto Tribe Immune''}}
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| {{immunity|moto}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Are We Gonna Live on Exile Island?!|9]]
 
| [[Are We Gonna Live on Exile Island?!|9]]
| colspan="2" {{tribebox3dark|bulabula|''Ineligible''}}
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| colspan="2" {{tribebox3|bulabula|''Immune''}}
 
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|-
 
| [[It's a Turtle?!|10]]
 
| [[It's a Turtle?!|10]]
| {{tribebox3dark|bulabula|Edgardo}}
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| {{tribebox3|bulabula|Edgardo}}
| {{tribebox3dark|bulabula|''Individual Immunity''}}
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| {{tribebox3|bulabula|''Individual Immunity''}}
 
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|-
 
| [[Blackmail or Betrayal|11]]
 
| [[Blackmail or Betrayal|11]]
| {{tribebox3dark|bulabula|Alex}}
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| {{tribebox3|bulabula|Alex}}
| {{tribebox3dark|bulabula|-}}
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| {{tribebox3|bulabula|-}}
 
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|-
 
| [[A Smile, Velvet Gloves and a Dagger in My Pocket|12]]
 
| [[A Smile, Velvet Gloves and a Dagger in My Pocket|12]]
| {{tribebox3dark|bulabula|Alex}}
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| {{tribebox3|bulabula|Alex}}
| {{tribebox3dark|bulabula|Alex}}
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| {{tribebox3|bulabula|Alex}}
 
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|-
 
| [[I Wanna See If I Can Make a Deal|13]]
 
| [[I Wanna See If I Can Make a Deal|13]]
| {{tribebox3dark|bulabula|Stacy}}
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| {{tribebox3|bulabula|Stacy}}
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| {{tribebox3|bulabula|<s>Boo, Cassandra,<br />Dreamz, Stacy</s>}}{{sup|[[#endnote Idol|<font color=white>1</font>]]}}
 
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| rowspan="2"| [[You've Got That Puzzled Look|14]]
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| rowspan="2" | [[You've Got That Puzzled Look|14]]
| {{tribebox3dark|bulabula|Boo}}
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| {{tribebox3|bulabula|Boo}}
| {{tribebox3dark|bulabula|''Individual Immunity''}}
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| {{tribebox3|bulabula|''Individual Immunity''}}
 
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| {{tribebox3dark|bulabula|Cassandra}}
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| {{tribebox3|bulabula|Cassandra}}
| {{tribebox3dark|bulabula|Cassandra,<br />Dreamz, Earl}}
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| {{tribebox3|bulabula|Cassandra,<br />Dreamz, Earl}}
 
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| {{Finish|vote|38}}
| colspan="3" bgcolor="gray"|<font color=white>Voted Off, Day 38</font>
 
 
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|-
 
| Voted for<br />Sole Survivor
 
| Voted for<br />Sole Survivor
| colspan="2" {{tribebox3dark|bulabula|Earl}}
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| colspan="2" {{tribebox3|bulabula|Earl}}
 
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{{refbegin}}<br />{{note|Idol|<small>1</small>}}<small> In {{Ep|1413}}, Yau-Man used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 4 votes against him.</small><br />{{refend}}
   
==Survivor: Micronesia==
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===Micronesia===
 
Yau-Man returned as one of ten returning contestants who competed against ten ''Survivor'' "Superfans" who gave him the most loud and positive response upon his arrival into the game. At the first individual [[Immunity Challenge]], where the castaways were to locate an individual Immunity Idol (one per tribe) that would only be effective the first time they go to [[Tribal Council]]. Villain [[Jon Dalton]] found one of the two idols, but mistakenly picked the [[Airai|Fans]]' Immunity Idol. Yau-Man caught him and told [[Kathy Sleckman]] where the idol for her tribe was, and then he rushed to their boat getting the idol from his tribe and accidentally slammed Jon at the hull of the boat, to the latter's chagrin.
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| seasonscompeted= 2
 
| tribalwins= 6
 
| individualwins= 6
 
| totalchallengewins= 12
 
| dayslasted= 46
 
| totalvotes= 15
 
| timesexiled=2
 
| redemptiondays=N/A
 
| duelswon=N/A
 
|}}
 
 
Yau-Man returned as one of ten returning contestants who competed against ten ''Survivor'' "superfans" who gave him the most tremendous response of his return. At the first individual Immunity Challenge, where the castaways were to locate an individual Immunity Idol (one per tribe) that would only be effective the first time they go to Tribal Council. Villain [[Jon Dalton]] found one of the two idols, but mistakenly picked the Fans' Immunity Idol. Yau-man caught him, and rushed to their boat and accidentally slammed Dalton at the hull of the boat, to the latter's chagrin.
 
   
Yau-Man formed an alliance with [[Eliza Orlins]], [[Jonathan Penner]] and [[Ami Cusack]] to usurp a budding "Couples Alliance" made by [[Amanda Kimmel]], [[Ozzy Lusth]], [[James Clement]] and [[Parvati Shallow]]. While both voting blocs were vying for Jon and [[Cirie Fields]]' votes, all plans were put on hold when Jon suddenly decided that he wanted to go home to be with his expectant wife; and after winning the next Immunity Challenge.
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Yau-Man formed an alliance with [[Eliza Orlins]], [[Jonathan Penner]], and [[Ami Cusack]] to try to vote out the [[Malakal Couples Alliance]] made by [[Amanda Kimmel]], [[Ozzy Lusth]], [[James Clement]], and [[Parvati Shallow]]. While both voting blocs were vying for Jon and [[Cirie Fields]]'s votes, all plans were put on hold when Jon suddenly decided that he wanted to go home to be with his expectant girlfriend and honoring Jon's wishes, he was unanimously voted out 9-1.
   
In ''[[I Should Be Carried on the Chariot-Type Thing!]]'', both alliances again battled for Cirie's crucial swing vote, but Cirie eventually joined Parvati's alliance on the condition that Yau-Man would be the first eliminated despite the alliance's desire to eliminate Eliza (for her weak challenge performances) because she made an argument that if Yau-Man went to Exile Island once, he would definitely find the [[Hidden Immunity Idol]]. Parvati's alliance agreed, sending Yau-Man home in a 6-2-1 vote.
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On Day 5, [[Malakal]] won the combined [[Reward Challenge|Reward]]/Immunity Challenge by a wide margin, sparing Yau-Man from elimination once more, however Malakal lost the third Immunity Challenge. Both alliances again battled for Cirie's crucial swing vote, but Cirie eventually joined Parvati's alliance on the condition that Yau-Man would be the first eliminated despite the alliance's desire to eliminate Eliza (for her weak challenge performances). Cirie argued that if Yau-Man went to {{dab|Exile Island|twist}} at least once, he would definitely find the [[Hidden Immunity Idol]] based on his success in obtaining idols in ''Fiji''. Parvati's alliance eventually agreed, sending Yau-Man home in a 6-2-1 vote.
   
===Voting History===
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====Voting History====
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| [[You Guys Are Dumber than You Look|1]]
 
| [[You Guys Are Dumber than You Look|1]]
| {{tribebox3dark|malakal|Jon}}
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| {{tribebox3|malakal|Jon}}
| {{tribebox3dark|malakal|''Individual Immunity''}}
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| {{tribebox3|malakal|''Individual Immunity''}}
 
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| [[The Sounds of Jungle Love|2]]
 
| [[The Sounds of Jungle Love|2]]
| colspan="2" {{tribebox3dark|malakal|''Malakal Tribe Immune''}}
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| {{immunity|malakal}}
 
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| [[I Should Be Carried on the Chariot-Type Thing!|3]]
 
| [[I Should Be Carried on the Chariot-Type Thing!|3]]
| {{tribebox3dark|malakal|Parvati}}
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| {{tribebox3|malakal|Parvati}}
| {{tribebox3dark|malakal|Amanda, Cirie, Eliza,<br />James, Ozzy, Parvati}}
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| {{tribebox3|malakal|Amanda, Cirie, Eliza,<br />James, Ozzy, Parvati}}
 
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| {{Finish|vote|8}}
| colspan="3" bgcolor="gray"|<font color=white>Voted Off, Day 8</font>
 
 
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==Post-Survivor==
 
==Post-Survivor==
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* In 2008, Yau-Man appeared on the Canadian show ''{{wp|Reality Obsessed}}''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJoMUfCWGJQ</ref>
Chan was asked to return in the the 20th season special, ''[[Survivor: Heroes vs Villains|Heroes vs. Villains]]''; however, he had to decline due to insufficient leave.<ref>http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_14367664</ref>
 
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* On January 9, 2010, Yau-Man attended ''Survivor''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 10-year anniversary party.
 
==Gallery==
 
===Fiji===
 
<gallery captionalign="left" orientation="landscape" widths="182">
 
Yau Ravu.jpg|Yau-Man Chan is a member of Ravu.
 
Yau 1st imm.jpg|Yau-Man at the 1st immunity challenge.
 
Yau Moto.jpg|Yau-Man is switched to Moto.
 
Yau idol.jpg|Yau-Man and his immunity idol.
 
Yau Bula.jpg|Yau-Man is part of the merged tribe ''Bula Bula''.
 
VO YauMan Fiji.jpg|Yau-Man Blindsided
 
</gallery>
 
 
===Micronesia===
 
<gallery orientation="landscape" widths="182">
 
Yau Malakal.jpg|Yau-Man Chan, as a member of Malakal.
 
Yau push Jonny.jpg|Yau-Man pushes Jonny Fairplay for the individual immunity idol.
 
Yauboot16.jpg|Yau-Man voted out
 
Survivor+Micronesia+Finale+Reunion+Show+ot51Zrm5_T8l.jpg|Yau-Man at the Reunion
 
</gallery>
 
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
{{Allstarrecords
*Yau-Man was the oldest contestant on ''[[Survivor: Micronesia|Micronesia]]''.
 
 
| seasonscompeted= 2
*Yau-Man was the only original Ravu member to win Individual Immunity.
 
 
| tribalwins= 6
*Yau-Man outlasted all the other Asian-Americans on ''Fiji''
 
 
| individualwins= 6
* Thus far, Yau-Man is the only representative of ''Fiji'' to return for another season.
 
 
| totalchallengewins= 12
** He was the second asian contestant to compete multiple times after [[Shii Ann Huang]], and [[Brenda Lowe]] would later become the third. Coincidentally, they are the first and currently only people to represent their original season.
 
 
| dayslasted= 46
** The three, along with [[Malcolm Freberg]] and [[Erik Reichenbach]], are the only contestants to be the sole representatives of a season.
 
 
| totalvotes= 15
* Yau-Man is the first contestant to send himself to [[Exile Island (Twist)|Exile Island]].
 
 
| timesexiled=2
* Yau-Man is also the first player to make and plant a fake Hidden Immunity Idol after finding a real one. His fake idol was never found, though.
 
 
| redemptiondays=N/A
* Yau-Man is the first player to save himself from certain elimination by playing a Hidden Immunity Idol. In the Fiji episode ''[[I Wanna See If I Can Make a Deal|I Wanna See If I Can Make A Deal]]'', four votes were cast against Yau-Man (which were nullified) and two for [[Stacy Kimball]], who wound up going home as a result. It is assumed that [[Gary Hogeboom]]'s playing of his idol in Guatemala saved him, but it is not certain since, under the rules of the game then, the idol was played before the vote, and the user was immune.
 
 
| duelswon=N/A
* Yau-Man is the fourth player to find the Hidden Immunity Idol.
 
 
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* Yau-Man was asked to compete on {{S|20}}, but due work obligations, he was forced to decline.
 
 
* Yau-Man is the oldest member of the original [[Ravu]] tribe.
* For placing fourth on [[Survivor: Fiji]], Chan won $60,000.
 
 
* Yau-Man is the first player to make and plant a fake [[Hidden Immunity Idol]] after finding a real one. His fake idol was never found, though.
 
* Yau-Man is the first contestant to send himself to {{dab|Exile Island|twist}}.
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* Yau-Man is the first person to play a Hidden Immunity Idol in its current format and simultaneously negate votes against them and prevent their elimination.
 
* Yau-Man is the only representative of {{S2|14}} to return for another season.
 
* Yau-Man is the oldest contestant to compete on {{S2|16}}.
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* According to her profile for {{S2|20}}, [[Courtney Yates]] claimed that Yau-Man was the past ''Survivor'' castaway she respects the most.<ref>https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/39399/</ref>
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* Yau-Man was asked to return in the 20th season, ''Heroes vs. Villains''; however, he had to decline due to insufficient leave.<ref>http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_14367664</ref> [[Eliza Orlins]] stated that Yau-Man was asked back to compete in {{S2|27}}, but turned it down.<ref>http://survivoroz.wordpress.com/2013/11/21/survivor-blood-vs-water-episode-10-recap-featuring-eliza-orlins/#more-17547</ref>
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* Yau-Man is currently the oldest living [[Returning Players|returning player]].
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
==References==
 
<references/>
 
==External links==
 
* [http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor/cast/14/yau-man Yau-Man's CBS Profile (''Fiji'')]
 
* [http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor/cast/16/yau-man Yau-Man's CBS Profile (''Micronesia'')]
 
 
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Revision as of 14:21, 15 May 2020

Yau-Man Chan is a contestant from Survivor: Fiji and Survivor: Micronesia.

One of the series' most popular contestants, Yau-Man is regarded as one of the modern pioneers of Survivor by utilizing his skills in physics to complete tasks that stronger contestants in Fiji would not be able to accomplish. He is also known for being betrayed by Dreamz Herd and voted out just one day before the Final Tribal Council, becoming the final victim of the Survivor Car Curse.

Yau-Man's popularity led him to become an early target in Micronesia. After finding himself in the minority, he became the third person voted out of the season.

Profile

Retrieved from CBS.com

Originally from Malaysian Borneo, Yau-Man Chan attended All Saints Secondary School in Kota Kinabalu. He moved to the United States where he received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He went on to receive his Master of Science degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Chan is the Director of Information Systems for the College of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. In this position, he manages and runs the information systems infrastructure for administrative, research and teaching units of the college. This includes setting up networks, computers and managing business database systems. He previously worked designing electronic circuits for scientific instruments to collect data. He's also been a housepainter, cook and dishwasher.

Chan enjoys playing table tennis, bicycling, woodworking and reading. He is a member of the USA Table Tennis Association. He describes himself as intellectual and contemplative. He considers himself a natural leader, a good organizer, very skilled with his hands, very resourceful and feels he possesses a keen intellect.

Chan has been married to his wife, Jennifer, for 23 years. They have two children, Penelope and Ione. They also have a dog, Tucker and two rabbits, Ruby and Cupid. Chan's birth date is August 26, 1952.[1]

Originally from Malaysian Borneo, Yau-Man Chan attended All Saints Secondary School in Kota Kinabalu. He moved to the U.S. where he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He went on to receive his Master of Science degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Yau-Man Chan is the Chief Technology Officer for the College of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. In this position, he manages and runs the information systems infrastructure for administrative, research and teaching units of the college. This includes setting up networks, computers and managing business database systems. He previously worked designing electronic circuits for scientific instruments to collect data. He's also been a housepainter, cook and dishwasher.

Chan enjoys playing table tennis, bicycling, woodworking and reading. He is a member of the USA Table Tennis Association. He describes himself as intellectual and contemplative. He considers himself a natural leader, a good organizer, very skilled with his hands, very resourceful and feels he possesses a keen intellect.

Chan currently resides in Martinez, California with his wife of 24 years, Jennifer. They have two children, Penelope and Ione. They also have a dog, Tucker, and two rabbits, Ruby and Cupid. His birth date is August 26, 1952.[2]

Survivor

Fiji

Like everybody in Fiji, Yau-Man was surprised to find that the castaways started the game without tribes. Before the tribes were chosen, Yau-Man impressed everybody with his physical strength and his intelligence, using his physics knowledge to break a crate that the physically stronger members could not open. After the tribes were picked on Day 2, Yau-Man was placed on on the Ravu, which was also the Have Nots tribe as they lost the initial Immunity Challenge which relegated their tribe to the desolate beach. Ravu lost almost every subsequent challenge they competed in. Although initially worried that his tribe members would see him as weak, Yau joined Earl Cole in making the Syndicate Alliance. This kept him safe from Tribal Council. At the Tribe Switch, Yau-Man was swapped to the Moto tribe with close allies Earl and Michelle Yi. He enjoyed the many luxuries the tribe had in comparison to Ravu. Moto won all the remaining challenges except one Reward Challenge, bringing Yau safely to the merge. He also managed to find the Hidden Immunity Idol after visiting Exile Island.

At the merge, he rejoined with his alliance and picked off the remaining loyal Four Horsemen members. During this time he managed to win immunity twice. Yau-Man won a 2008 Ford Super Duty truck at a Reward Challenge. He made a deal with Dreamz Herd as he knew Dreamz didn't have a car of his own. The deal was that if he gives Dreamz the car Dreamz had to give Yau-Man the Immunity Necklace at the final four should he win it. Dreamz happily agreed to the deal, thanking Yau-Man. Yau also sent himself to Exile Island. After finding the clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol, Yau shared it with Earl, and together they found the idol, which Earl kept. Although Dreamz accepted Yau-Man's deal, he didn't want to commit and noted that the deal only applied at the final four. Using this, Stacy Kimball convinced Boo Bernis and Cassandra Franklin to vote out Yau-Man before the final four. Yau-Man discovered their plan and played his Hidden Immunity Idol at Tribal Council, sending Stacy home instead.

Yau managed to win the next Immunity Challenge, keeping him safe to the final four. At the Final Immunity Challenge it came down to Yau-Man and Dreamz, with the latter winning. At Tribal Council, Dreamz betrayed Yau-Man and kept the Immunity Necklace for himself, saying that if he gave up immunity he would be voted out instead. This led to Yau-Man being voted out on Day 38, as he was the biggest threat going into the Final Tribal Council.

At the Final Tribal Council, Yau-Man shows no ill-will toward Dreamz for the betrayal. He simply asked why Earl voted him out. Earl said it was because he knew that Yau-Man would win if he had reached the end. Satisfied, Yau-Man voted for his ally Earl to win the title of Sole Survivor.

Voting History

Yau-Man's Voting History
Episode Yau-Man's
Votes
Voted Against
Yau-Man
1 Jessica Erica
2 Erica -
3 Sylvia -
4 Ravu Tribe Immune
5 Rita -
6 Moto Tribe Immune
7 Moto Tribe Immune
8 Moto Tribe Immune
9 Immune
10 Edgardo Individual Immunity
11 Alex -
12 Alex Alex
13 Stacy Boo, Cassandra,
Dreamz, Stacy
1
14 Boo Individual Immunity
Cassandra Cassandra,
Dreamz, Earl
Voted Out, Day 38
Voted for
Sole Survivor
Earl

^1 In "I Wanna See If I Can Make a Deal", Yau-Man used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 4 votes against him.

Micronesia

Yau-Man returned as one of ten returning contestants who competed against ten Survivor "Superfans" who gave him the most loud and positive response upon his arrival into the game. At the first individual Immunity Challenge, where the castaways were to locate an individual Immunity Idol (one per tribe) that would only be effective the first time they go to Tribal Council. Villain Jon Dalton found one of the two idols, but mistakenly picked the Fans' Immunity Idol. Yau-Man caught him and told Kathy Sleckman where the idol for her tribe was, and then he rushed to their boat getting the idol from his tribe and accidentally slammed Jon at the hull of the boat, to the latter's chagrin.

Yau-Man formed an alliance with Eliza Orlins, Jonathan Penner, and Ami Cusack to try to vote out the Malakal Couples Alliance made by Amanda Kimmel, Ozzy Lusth, James Clement, and Parvati Shallow. While both voting blocs were vying for Jon and Cirie Fields's votes, all plans were put on hold when Jon suddenly decided that he wanted to go home to be with his expectant girlfriend and honoring Jon's wishes, he was unanimously voted out 9-1.

On Day 5, Malakal won the combined Reward/Immunity Challenge by a wide margin, sparing Yau-Man from elimination once more, however Malakal lost the third Immunity Challenge. Both alliances again battled for Cirie's crucial swing vote, but Cirie eventually joined Parvati's alliance on the condition that Yau-Man would be the first eliminated despite the alliance's desire to eliminate Eliza (for her weak challenge performances). Cirie argued that if Yau-Man went to Exile Island at least once, he would definitely find the Hidden Immunity Idol based on his success in obtaining idols in Fiji. Parvati's alliance eventually agreed, sending Yau-Man home in a 6-2-1 vote.

Voting History

Yau-Man's Voting History
Episode Yau-Man's
Votes
Voted Against
Yau-Man
1 Jon Individual Immunity
2 Malakal Tribe Immune
3 Parvati Amanda, Cirie, Eliza,
James, Ozzy, Parvati
Voted Out, Day 8

Post-Survivor

  • In 2008, Yau-Man appeared on the Canadian show Reality Obsessed.[3]
  • On January 9, 2010, Yau-Man attended Survivor's 10-year anniversary party.

Trivia

  • Yau-Man is the oldest member of the original Ravu tribe.
  • Yau-Man is the first player to make and plant a fake Hidden Immunity Idol after finding a real one. His fake idol was never found, though.
  • Yau-Man is the first contestant to send himself to Exile Island.
  • Yau-Man is the first person to play a Hidden Immunity Idol in its current format and simultaneously negate votes against them and prevent their elimination.
  • Yau-Man is the only representative of Fiji to return for another season.
  • Yau-Man is the oldest contestant to compete on Micronesia.
  • According to her profile for Heroes vs. Villains, Courtney Yates claimed that Yau-Man was the past Survivor castaway she respects the most.[4]
  • Yau-Man was asked to return in the 20th season, Heroes vs. Villains; however, he had to decline due to insufficient leave.[5] Eliza Orlins stated that Yau-Man was asked back to compete in Blood vs. Water, but turned it down.[6]
  • Yau-Man is currently the oldest living returning player.

References

Survivor: Fiji Castaways
 Alex
Moto
S14 alex t
 Anthony
Ravu
S14 anthony t
 Boo
Moto
S14 boo t
 Cassandra
Moto
S14 cassandra t
 Dreamz
Moto
S14 dreamz t
 Earl
Ravu
S14 earl t
 Edgardo
Moto
S14 edgardo t
 Erica
Ravu
S14 erica t
 Gary
Moto
S14 gary t
 Jessica
Ravu
S14 jessica t
 Liliana
Moto
S14 liliana t
 Lisi
Moto
S14 lisi t
 Michelle
Ravu
S14 michelle t
 Mookie
Ravu
S14 mookie t
 Rita
Ravu
S14 rita t
 Rocky
Ravu
S14 rocky t
 Stacy
Moto
S14 stacy t
 Sylvia
Ravu
S14 sylvia t
 Yau-Man
Ravu
S14 yauman t
Survivor: Micronesia Castaways
 Alexis
Airai
S16 alexis t
 Amanda
Malakal
S16 amanda t
 Ami
Malakal
S16 ami t
 Chet
Airai
S16 chet t
 Cirie
Malakal
S16 cirie t
 Eliza
Malakal
S16 eliza t
 Erik
Airai
S16 erik t
 James
Malakal
S16 james t
 Jason
Airai
S16 jason t
 Joel
Airai
S16 joel t
 Jon
Malakal
S16 jon t
 Jonathan
Malakal
S16 jonathan t
 Kathy
Airai
S16 kathy t
 Mary
Airai
S16 mary t
 Mikey B.
Airai
S16 mikeyb t
 Natalie
Airai
S16 natalie t
 Ozzy
Malakal
S16 ozzy t
 Parvati
Malakal
S16 parvati t
 Tracy
Airai
S16 tracy t
 Yau-Man
Malakal
S16 yauman t