Survivor: The Amazon (2003) - 9th place, 8th out - First juror.
- Voted out in Episode 8, "Sleeping With the Enemy" (Day 24).
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | |||||||||||
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| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S6: The Amazon | 1.88 | 4.60 | 0.41 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0.36 | 0.93 | - | - | - | 0.77 | 2.81 |
| Career | 1.88 | 4.60 | 0.41 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0.36 | 0.93 | - | - | - | 0.77 | 2.81 |
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The Amazon challenges
Tribal/team challenge record (6-for-11):
- The Amazon Ep. 1 IC: "Unchained" - Helps work the puzzle with Rob, but Tambaqui loses.
- The Amazon Ep. 2 RC: "Flip Out" - Collects and places planks, as Tambaqui loses again.
- The Amazon Ep. 2 IC: "Total Recall" - Scores a point on his question, and Tambaqui wins, 6-4.
- The Amazon Ep. 3 RC: "Matchmaker" - Not shown making a match, Tambaqui loses.
- The Amazon Ep. 3 IC: "The Great Escape" - Fails at hacking a knot with a machete, Tambaqui loses.
- The Amazon Ep. 4 RC: "Light My Fire" - The men prove superior at shielding fire, Tambaqui wins Coke.
- The Amazon Ep. 4 IC: "Gone Fishin'" - The dudes catch a lot of fish, Tambaqui wins again.
- The Amazon Ep. 5 IC: "Up the Creek" - Paddles hard to help New Tambaqui catch up, but Tambaqui loses.
- The Amazon Ep. 6 RC: "Log Jam" - Beats Alex in his only (shown) matchup, Tambaqui wins, 5-4.
- The Amazon Ep. 6 IC: "Piranha Feast" - Gnaws meat efficiently; Tambaqui wins.
- The Amazon Ep. 8 RC: "Mud Bungee" - Part of the winning purple team with Deena and Alex. Advances to finals.
Individual challenge record (1-for-3): (Mean % finish: 67.4%)
- The Amazon Ep. 7 IC: "Perch" - Jumps at 1 hr, 51 min, (with Matt) for buffalo wings (3rd/10).
- The Amazon Ep. 8 RC: "Mud Bungee" - Beats Deena and Alex (3-2-1) in the final round; takes Deena (1st/3).
- The Amazon Ep. 8 IC: "Face Off" - Gets both questions right, but 2nd person eliminated (8th/9).
Redemption/Exile Island duel record (0-for-0):
- The Amazon: None.
Team/tribal challenges Wins: 6 Played: 11 Win%: 0.55 Sat out: -- Individual challenges Wins: 1 Played: 3 Win%: 0.33 Mean% Finish: 64.7% Duels Wins: 0 Played: 0 Win%: -- Mean% Finish: --
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The Amazon Tribal
Idols held/played: (0/0)
- The Amazon: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (2/5):
- The Amazon, Ep. 3: Daniel Lue (voted out, 6-1).
- The Amazon, Ep. 5: Jeanne Hebert (voted out, 4-2).
VAP - Votes against (8):
- The Amazon, Ep. 8: Eight votes, from Jenna, Matt, Rob, Butch, Heidi, Christy, Alex, and Deena (voted out, 8-1).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- The Amazon, Ep. 13: Voted for Jenna Morasca, who won (6-1).
Hidden idols Found: 0 Played: 0 Votes voided: -- Voting record VFB: 2 Tribals: 5 VAP: 8 Jury votes Made: 1 For winners: 1 Received: --
The Amazon intro shot
The Amazon intro shot
CBS pre-game interview
Waiting for Probst to divide the tribes
The men of Tambaqui, freshly assembled
Made it to camp!
Talking about the tribe
Reading the Ep1 RC/IC treemail
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC
Listening to Probst
And they're off...
Balance beaming
Working with Rob on the puzzle
Lecturing the tribe on appropriate behavior
Tambaqui, Ep1 Tribal Council
Listening to Ryan
Fishing, Ep2
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC
Listening to Probst
Working the plank puzzle
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC
Q and A time
Scoring a point
Tambaqui wins!
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC
Fantasizing about Jenna, apparently
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC
Listening to Probst
Talking about the upcoming vote
Heading to Tribal (so long, Daniel)
Tambaqui, Ep3 Tribal Council
Talking about the tribe, early Ep4
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC
Starting line
Lighting fires
Tambaqui wins!
Drinking some Coke
Early morning paddle to the IC
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC
Listening to Probst
Fishing
Watching the final weigh-in
Tambaqui wins!
Listening to the treemail sending him off for a night with Jenna
This is gonna be sweet
Aw, crap. Probst is here, too.
Talking about stuff
Talking about more stuff
Talking about stuff over breakfast the next morning
Picking new tribes, with Jenna
Yay, new tribemates
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC
Listening to Probst
Word puzzling
The losing Tambaquis
Heidi, you should stick with us
Tambaqui, Ep5 Tribal Council
Listening to Christy
Hoping the tribe is now unified, Ep6
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC
Listening to Probst
About to score a point vs. Alex
Watching Butch vs. Rob
Tambaqui wins!
Listening to Butch praise Christy
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC
Time to bite
Meat managing
Tambaqui wins!
Opening the previously unheard-about locked box. Ep7
Pre-merge lineup, Ep7
Nice to re-meet you, Jenna
Merge feasting
Unfortunately, we're gonna pick the women off, one by one
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC
Starting line
Just jumped down for wings, with Matt
Jacare, Ep7 Tribal Council
Listening to Rob
Clearly on the outs after Tribal, Ep8
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 RC
Purple team, starting line
Almost there...
Purple team wins (nothing in) the team round!
Cruising to victory in the individual round
Arriving at reward site with Deena (and Probst)
Bathside plea for a stay of execution
Well, I pretty much have to win immunity today
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC
Listening to Probst, mask in hand
Out so soon? Nice.
Heidi swears his chances are still 50-50
Jacaré, Ep8 Tribal Council
Yeah, my name will come up tonight, Probst
And there it is...
Eighth person voted out, and the first member of our jury...
Snuffed, Day 24 (Episode 8)
The jury, ready to interrogate the Final Two
Asking his jury question
Reunion, waiting for the vote reveal
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The Amazon interviews
Pre-game interviews
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CBS pre-game interview (on YouTube)
Post-game interviews
- Rome Neal at CBSNews.com (4/2/03): "Dave Gets Dumped"
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The Amazon bio
From his official CBS Survivor: The Amazon cast bio page:
"Dave Johnson was born and raised in Ellicott City, Md. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering with a focus on aeronautics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. He currently works for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a rocket scientist. He has previously worked as a structural test engineer and a meat science research technician.
Johnson's hobbies include body womping (defined as body surfing waves in Orange County, Calif.), rock climbing and drinking beer. He describes himself as spontaneous, logical and omnipresent. If he could be any super hero, he would like to be James Bond. He is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and Cal Tech Athletic Facilities. His favorite sports are soccer, pole vault, and frolf (frisbee golf). Last summer, he pedaled across the United States with three friends for two months and only took three showers. He wants the $1 million and he's going to buy a new car and start his own beef jerky company when he gets it.
Johnson is currently single and resides in Pasadena, Calif. His birth date is January 16, 1979."
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