Challenges: MPF percentile
9%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 36 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor 10: Palau (2005) - 5th place, 16th out - 5th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 13, "This Could All Backfire" (Day 36).
Caryn Groedel on social media: Instagram
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S10: Palau | 1.30 | 11.60 | 0.11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0.76 | 2.04 | - | - | - | 0.87 | 3.33 |
| Career | 1.30 | 11.60 | 0.11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0.76 | 2.04 | - | - | - | 0.87 | 3.33 |
Caryn Groedel - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
82%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
32%
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.
Caryn Groedel - Challenge record
S10:
Palau 
Tribal/team challenge record (7-for-15; 6 sit-outs):
- Palau Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Supply Dump" - Crosses obstacles, paddles, and Koror wins.
- Palau Ep. 2 RC: "Gauntlet Dash" - Fails to get to a flag, as Koror loses, 10-3.
- Palau Ep. 2 IC: "Heads Up" - Swims, dives, helps with the puzzle; Koror wins.
- Palau Ep. 3 RC: "By Any Means Necessary" - Sits out, and Koror loses big.
- Palau Ep. 3 IC: "Hot Pursuit" - First Koror to drop out, but eventually Koror wins.
- Palau Ep. 4 RC: "Build a Better Bathroom" - Koror does indeed, and wins a shelter.
- Palau Ep. 4 IC: "Sumo at Sea" - Loses twice to Angie, but Koror wins again, 6-5.
- Palau Ep. 5 IC: "Sea Salvage" - Sits out; Koror wins again.
- Palau Ep. 6 RC: "Shooting Gallery" - Hits on two shots, but Koror loses, 8-7.
- Palau Ep. 6 IC: "Build It Up, Break It Down" - Sits out, as Koror wins.
- Palau Ep. 7 RC: "SOS" - Participates in the signal-making; Koror wins again.
- Palau Ep. 7 IC: "Sea Stars" - Sits out, Koror wins.
- Palau Ep. 8 RC: "Cool Hand Balut" - Sits out, as Koror wins.
- Palau Ep. 8 IC: "Under Current" - Sits out again; Koror wins again.
- Palau Ep. 10 RC: "Water Tower" - Helps carry the tower, and light-green team wins.
Individual challenge record (0-for-8): (Mean % finish: 37.9%)
- Palau Ep. 1 ind. IC: Middle of the pack, but ahead of Stephenie (tie-3rd/10).
- Palau Ep. 9 IC: "Perch" - Lasts three hours, jumps with Stephenie for pizza (tie-2nd/9).
- Palau Ep. 10 IC: "Last Gasp" - Second to drop out, 55 minutes in (7th/8).
- Palau Ep. 11 IC: "Kamikaze" - Breaks none of her own tiles, has two broken (tie-6th/7).
- Palau Ep. 12 RC: "First Quencher Q&A" - First flame extinguished (6th/6).
- Palau Ep. 12 IC: "Second Chance" - Eliminated in the first stage, net crawl (6th/6).
- Palau Ep. 13 RC: "Raft Rally" - Finishes ahead of Katie (4th/5).
- Palau Ep. 13 IC: "R.A.M." - One of four to not have pieces in the right place (tie-2nd/5).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Palau: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 7 |
| Played: | 15 |
| Win%: | 0.47 |
| Sat out: | 6 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 8 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean % Finish: | 37.9% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
Caryn Groedel - Tribal Council record
S10:
Palau 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Palau: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (4/5):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep5 | Willard | Willard Smith (voted out, 8-1) | Yes |
| Ep9 | Coby | Coby Archa (voted out, 7-1-1) | Yes |
| Ep11 | Stephenie | Stephenie LaGrossa (voted out, 6-1) | Yes |
| Ep12 | Gregg | Gregg Carey (voted out, 4-2) | Yes |
| Ep13 | Ian | Caryn Groedel (voted out, 4-1) | - |
| 5 | TOTALS | 4 | |
VAP - Votes against (7):
- Palau, Ep. 11: One vote, from Stephenie.
- Palau, Ep. 12: Two votes, from Gregg and Jenn.
- Palau, Ep. 13: Four votes, from Ian, Jenn, Katie, and Tom (voted out, 4-1).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Palau:, Ep. 14: Voted for Tom Westman, who won, 6-1.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages held/played: | 0 |
| Idols found: | 0 |
| Idols played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 4 |
| Tribals: | 5 |
| VAP: | 7 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
Caryn Groedel - Pictures
S10:
Palau -
Palau intro shot -
Palau intro shot -
On the big rowboat, Day 1 -
Listening to Probst describe the opening challenge -
Talking about Jonathan and Stephenie jumping early -
Almost there... -
The challenge begins in earnest -
Finding the well (and shoes!) -
Plotting with Coby -
Time to pick tribes -
Ulong and Koror, freshly sorted -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC -
Koror, leading -
Koror wins immunity! -
...and for some reason picks to go to a new camp -
Taking an unexpected swim -
Unhappy about the new camp, Ep2 -
Arguing with Tom -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Swimming out -
Koror wins! -
Complaining about Katie's attitude, Ep3 -
Telling Katie off -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC -
Watching from the sit-out bench -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC -
No longer in Hot Pursuit of Ulong -
Koror discusses a representative, Ep4 -
Building the bathroom -
Talking about the construction work -
Watching the judging -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Losing a point to Angie -
Koror wins immunity! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC -
Discussing the vote -
Heading to Tribal -
Koror, Ep5 Tribal Council -
Listening to Coby -
Eating beef stew, watching Ulong's Tribal -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC -
Watching from the sit-out bench -
Building the SOS signal, Ep7 RC -
Reward feasting -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC -
Yay, Koror won again -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 RC -
Tom/Koror wins! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
Koror wins again -
Stephenie joins Koror, Ep9 -
Saying goodbye to Joe and Edwin -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC -
Perch-ing -
About to jump for pizza -
Mmm, lukewarm Survivor pizza -
Koror, Ep9 Tribal Council -
Listening to Coby -
Talking about the Katie-Janu fight, Ep10 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC -
Light-green team wins! -
Appreciating the village visit reward -
Reward feasting -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC -
Last Gasp-ing -
Listening to Janu's Exile report -
Koror, Ep10 Tribal Council -
Surprised that Janu doesn't feel welcome -
Tom asks not to be voted out, Ep11 -
Pre-auction sit-down -
Bidding -
Hamburger! -
Tom suggests they should have each other's backs -
Sounds good to me! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC -
Katie suggests an all-women's alliance -
Reporting the threat to Tom -
Koror, Ep11 Tribal Council -
Talking to Tom, Ep12 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC -
Answering questions -
Already eliminated -
Plotting, back at camp -
This deal for final 3 is sure to pay off -
The rewardees loved ones are in camp. Yay -
Listening to treemail -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC -
Starting line -
Watching the final round -
Koror, Ep12 Tribal Council -
Listening to Probst -
Tom argues against a women's alliance, Ep13 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 RC -
Starting line -
Heading back to camp, reward-less -
This time, we're really going to do a women's alliance! -
Not telling Tom and Ian any details -
Starting line, Ep13 IC -
Koror, Ep13 Tribal Council -
Listening to Tom -
The fifth member of our jury... -
Snuffed, Day 36 (Episode 13) -
With the jury, Final Tribal Council -
Addressing the finalists -
Reunion show, ready for the vote reveal -
Full cast, reunion show -
Wanda sings again
Caryn Groedel - Interviews
S10:
Palau Pre-game interviews
- EW staff (2/26/05): "Survivor: Palau - Meet Caryn Groedel"
Post-game interviews
- Tatiana Morales at CBSnews.com (5/12/05): "Survivor: Tears and Testosterone"
- Sue Hoffman for Chagrin Valley Today (10/19/16): "Solon: Caryn Groedel proves 'survivor' in TV and law"
Caryn Groedel - Bio
S10:
Palau Official CBS.com Survivor: Palau bio page excerpts (1/26/05):
"Born and raised in New York, Caryn Groedel attended George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. She went on to George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia, where she attended night school while working full-time as a legal secretary.
After receiving her law degree, Groedel briefly dabbled in insurance defense and real estate law before finding her niche in civil rights and employment discrimination law. She served for two years as the Executive Director for The Women's Law Fund, a non-profit organization, before opening her own practice.
Groedel enjoys running, tennis, biking, rollerblading, reading and painting. Her favorite activity of all is spending time with her daughters. She describes herself as ambitious, energetic and adventurous.
Caryn and her husband, Howard, currently reside in Solon, Ohio, with their three daughters, Hannah (15), Isabel (12) and Mia (6). Her birth date is August 13, 1958."