Challenges: MPF percentile
26%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 35 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor 36: Ghost Island (2018) - 7th place, 14th out - 7th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 13, "Always Be Moving" (Day 35).
- Cumulative totals: In-game - 33 days; Ghost Island - 2 days (2 visits).
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S36: Ghost Island | 1.65 | 9.39 | 0.18 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.59 | 2.10 | - | - | - | 0.77 | 3.75 |
| Career | 1.65 | 9.39 | 0.18 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.59 | 2.10 | - | - | - | 0.77 | 3.75 |
Kellyn Bechtold - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
59%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
88%
Performance ranks are a quick visual measure of the contestant's season vs. historical data from all prior contestants, in three basic (scorable) categories:
1. Performance in individual challenges (MPF), as a measure of "physical game";
2. Ability to vote people out consistently (VFB%, or VFB/TCA), or "strategic game"; and
3. Ability to avoid being voted against (rVAP, or TCA-VAP) - which scales better than a percentage would - for "social/strategic game."
See also: Full glossary for all these abbreviations.
Kellyn Bechtold - Challenge record
S36: Ghost Island 
Tribal/team challenge record (4-for-13; 1 2nd):
- Ghost Island Ep. 1 IC: "Sled Zeppelin" - Helps haul the sled and works the puzzle, and Naviti wins!
- Ghost Island Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Coming Up for Air" - Helps retrieve missed shots, as Naviti wins again.
- Ghost Island Ep. 3 RC/IC: "All Along the Watchtower" - Now with Malolo, works the puzzle, and Malolo wins!
- Ghost Island Ep. 4 RC: "Water Slaughter" - With Jenna, loses a point to Laurel/Angela; Malolo loses.
- Ghost Island Ep. 4 IC: "Cell Block Sea" - Helps move the crate, Malolo builds a huge lead, but... Malolo loses.
- Ghost Island Ep. 5 RC: "Rod Screw-It" - Crosses obstacles, but Malolo loses again.
- Ghost Island Ep. 5 IC: "Hitch a Ride" - With Bradley, works the slide puzzle, but... Malolo loses, once again.
- Ghost Island Ep. 6 IC: "Sir Duke" - Still with Malolo, gathers stuff and works the puzzle blindfolded, loses (3rd/3).
- Ghost Island Ep. 7 RC: "Discy Business" - Helps hold and stack, but Malolo loses big (3rd/3).
- Ghost Island Ep. 7 IC: "Cruel Sea" - Tosses rings and rebounds, and Malolo barely doesn't lose (2nd*/3).
- Ghost Island Ep. 9 RC: "Gone Shootin'" - Fires a shot then swaps out, but the orange team loses.
- Ghost Island Ep. 10 RC: "Caged Tigers" - In a cage, helps with the puzzle, and the orange team wins.
- Ghost Island Ep. 13 RC: "Always on the Run" - Paired with Sebastian, they reach the 5-spool stage, but do not win.
Individual challenge record (1-for-7): (Mean % Finish: 47.5%)
- Ghost Island Ep. 8 IC: "Audio Slave" - Outlasts Chelsea and Libby in the final stage, and Kellyn wins! (1st/13).
- Ghost Island Ep. 9 IC: "Fijian Feast" - Just misses making it to the second round (tie-7th/12).
- Ghost Island Ep. 10 IC: "Take the Reins" - Ninth person to drop out, ten minutes in (3rd/11).
- Ghost Island Ep. 11 IC: "Crocodile Rock" - First person out on the orange team, and first overall (5th/5).
- Ghost Island Ep. 12 RC: "A Quick Affair" - One of several people trying to go under the final obstacle (tie-3rd/8).
- Ghost Island Ep. 12 IC: "The Ball Drop" - First person to drop out, in the first round (8th/8).
- Ghost Island Ep. 13 IC: "Seven Bridges Road" - Just reaches the final puzzle as Laurel wins (6th/7).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Ghost Island: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 4 |
| 2nd place: | 1 |
| Played: | 13 |
| Win%: | 0.35 |
| Sat out: | -- |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Played: | 7 |
| Win%: | 0.14 |
| Mean% Finish: | 47.5% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | -- |
| Mean% Finish: | -- |
Kellyn Bechtold - Tribal Council record
S36: Ghost Island 
Idols held/played (0/0) | Advantages held/played (1/1):
- Ghost Island, Ep. 4: Declined to play the Ghost Island game for an advantage.
- Ghost Island, Ep. 7: Sent to Ghost Island again, plays the game, wins the extra vote advantage (Day 18).
- Ghost Island, Ep. 11: Plays her advantage, voting twice for Laurel, who is not booted (Day 29).
VFB - Votes for the person booted (6/10*):
- Ghost Island, Ep. 4: Brendan Shapiro (voted out, 5-4).
- Ghost Island, Ep. 5: Stephanie Johnson (voted out, 7-1).
- Ghost Island, Ep. 6: James Lim (voted out, 4-1).
- Ghost Island, Ep. 8: Chris Noble (voted out, 10-2).
- Ghost Island, Ep. 9: Libby Vincek (idoled out, [0]-4-1).
- Ghost Island, Ep. 10: Desiree Afuye (voted out, 8-2).
*Kellyn voted twice (incorrectly) for Laurel in Ep. 11, which counts as two TCA.
VAP - Votes against (4):
- Ghost Island, Ep. 11: One vote, from Laurel.
- Ghost Island, Ep. 13: Three votes, from Domenick, Laurel, and Wendell (voted out, 3-3-1 [4-1 on re-vote]).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Ghost Island, Ep. 14: Voted for Wendell Holland, who won, 5-5-0 (1-0).
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages held/played: | 1/1 |
| Idols found: | 0 |
| Idols played: | 0 |
| Votes voided: | -- |
| VFB: | 6 |
| Tribals: | 10* |
| VAP: | 4 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | -- |
Kellyn Bechtold - Pictures
S36: Ghost Island -
Ghost Island intro shot -
Ghost Island intro shot -
Bonus Ghost Island intro shot -
CBS pre-game interview -
On the boat, Day 1 -
Starting line, Ep1 RC -
Watching the puzzle stage -
Naviti tribe meet-and-greet -
Talking about making changes in her life and coming to play Survivor -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Working the puzzle -
Naviti wins! -
Pre-challenge sitout selection, Ep2 RC/IC -
Naviti wins again! -
Pre-swap lineup, Ep3 -
The new Malolo tribe -
What is going on over here? -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC/IC -
Getting started on the puzzle -
Malolo wins! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC -
Starting line, vs. Angela and Laurel -
Guess who's going to Ghost Island? -
Yay, breaking urns -
Debating whether to play the game -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Watching Sebastian and Brendan place balls -
The losing Malolos -
Malolo, Ep4 Tribal Council -
Checking out Michael's idol -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC -
Coffee and pastries! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Working the puzzle -
The losing Malolos -
Malolo, Ep5 Tribal Council -
Listening to Michael -
Pre-swap lineup, Ep6 -
The new new Malolo tribe -
So Domenick and Chris couldn't stop fighting for one vote? -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC -
Working the puzzle, with Angela -
Things are going great -
The losing Malolos -
Malolo, Ep6 Tribal Council -
Listening to Angela -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 RC -
Hooray, Ghost Island again?! -
Hope I get to play the game this time -
Kellyn wins advantage! -
It's the extra vote Sarah successfully played! Which is somehow now cursed! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC -
Watching Michael make the final toss -
Malolo doesn't lose! -
Merge feasting -
Cheers to the sunset -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
And going... -
Kellyn wins immunity! -
Look what I'm wearing! -
Lavita tribe, Ep8 Tribal Council -
Listening to Chris -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 RC -
Watching Domenick shoot -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC -
Round 1: Eyeballs -
Lavita, Ep9 Tribal Council -
Listening to Domenick -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC -
Working the puzzle -
Orange team wins! -
Reward feasting -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC -
Still going -
Lavita, Ep10 Tribal Council -
Listening to Donathan -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC -
Starting line -
Orange team, Ep11 Tribal Council -
Using the extra vote against Laurel -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC -
Hanging out on Survivor with her brother Clay, NBD -
Digging deep -
Let's take them all out! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC -
Lavita, Ep12 Tribal Council -
Talking to Probst -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 RC -
D'oh! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 IC -
Just getting to the top as Wendell finishes -
Lavita, Ep13 Tribal Council -
Listening to Probst -
14th person voted out, and the 7th member of our jury... -
Snuffed, Day 35 (Episode 13) -
The jury, Final Tribal Council -
It's a tie?!? -
The jury, reunion show, waiting for the vote reveal -
Full cast, reunion show
Kellyn Bechtold - Interviews
S36: Ghost Island Pre-game interviews
- Erin Cebula at ET Canada (1/31/18): "Survivor Is Personal for Kellyn Bechtold"
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (2/5/18): "Meet Kellyn in 60 Seconds"
- Josh Wigler at The Hollywood Reporter (2/14/18): "Meet Kellyn Bechtold"
- Gordon Holmes at XfinityTV.com (2/21/18): "Kellyn - 'Empathy Is My Superpower'"
Post-game interviews
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (5/17/18): "Kellyn Bechtold reveals her biggest mistake in the game"
- Josh Wigler at The Hollywood Reporter (5/17/18): "Who Went Home in 'Always Be Moving'?"
- Mike Bloom at Parade.com (5/17/18): "Kellyn Bechtold Discusses Her Gut-Wrenching Exit"
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (5/17/18): "Latest Exit Interview - 5/17/18"
Kellyn Bechtold - Bio
S36: Ghost Island Official CBS Ghost Island bio excerpts (1/31/18):
"What's your personal claim to fame? My ever-evolving career. From being a waitress in Indiana, working at a plant nursery in Florida, to a receptionist at a crematory, and eventually working in career services and business consulting with a dual MBA and Master of Public Health.
Who or what is your inspiration in life? My parents. My dad is one of the hardest working people I know. My mom tutors incarcerated women, volunteers on Election Day, and contributes to our local community in a loving, selfless way.
If you could have three things on the island, what would they be and why? A bag of Skittles. I'm addicted to candy and just one Skittle a day would keep me going through starvation! Next, a deck of cards so I could get people to play games that require deceit, and try to read tells, and tampons, because, duh.
Which Survivor contestant are you most like? I hope I'm a mix between Kelley Wentworth and Aubry Bracco. Kelley is a badass game player who would do anything to win. She gets people to trust her and is still a snake. I'm also a little bit Aubry—strategic, very intuitive, but slightly neurotic and quirky.
What's your reason for being on Survivor? As Probst says, Survivor is a human experiment. I am fascinated, as a huge fan, to watch how people interact and deceive when pushed to their limits. Can't wait to have a front row seat! I want to prove to myself that I can take on this insane physical and mental challenge. Survivor is the greatest game on earth, and I'd like to try my hand at it."