Challenges: MPF percentile
18%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 21 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor 45 (2023) - 7th place, 12th out - 5th juror.
- Idoled out in Episode 11, "This Game Rips Your Heart Out" (Day 21).
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| Survivor 45 | 1.35 | 5.98 | 0.23 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0.75 | 4.20 | - | - | - | 0.97 | 5.55 |
| Career | 1.35 | 5.98 | 0.23 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0.75 | 4.20 | - | - | - | 0.97 | 5.55 |
Emily Flippen - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
78%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
92%
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.
Emily Flippen - Challenge record
Survivor
45 challenges 
Tribal/team challenge record (1-for-9; 1 2nd; 1 sit-out):
- Survivor 45 Ep.1 RC: "Barge Simpson" - With Hannah, tries to retrieve the flint, but Lulu loses.
- Survivor 45 Ep.1 IC: "Mud Crutch" - Works puzzle with Brandon, but Lulu loses again (3rd/3).
- Survivor 45 Ep.2 RC/IC: "Smash and Grab" - Grabs a key, but Lulu loses again (3rd/3).
- Survivor 45 Ep.3 RC: "Running Down a Dream" - Catches her ball, and Lulu wins (1st/3).
- Survivor 45 Ep.3 IC: "Draggin' the Dragon" - Caller on the puzzle, but Lulu loses again (3rd/3).
- Survivor 45 Ep.4 IC: "Turn the Cage" - Helps carry the cage, and Belo doesn't lose (2nd*/3).
- Survivor 45 Ep.5 RC/IC: "Knock One Back" - Sits out, as Belo loses.
- Survivor 45 Ep.6 RC/IC: "Super Ramp" - Crosses obstacles, but the red team loses big.
- Survivor 45 Ep.9 RC: "Different Stages" - Unable to dig up the third rung, blue team loses. Emily loses her vote.
Individual challenge record (1-for-4): (Mean % finish: 41.2%)
- Survivor 45 Ep. 7 IC: "Get a Grip" - First out on the blue team, quickly (6th/6).
- [Survivor 45 Ep. 8 IC: "Drop a Log" - Sits out in exchange for rice (not counted).]
- Survivor 45 Ep. 10 RC: "Running on Empty" - Prevails in a neck-and-neck race with Austin, and Emily wins! (1st/8).
- Survivor 45 Ep. 10 IC: "Invertigo" - First out, on initial set of pegs (8th/8).
- Survivor 45 Ep. 11 IC: "Unspun Heroes" - Still knocking blocks off with sandbags at the end (tie-4th/7).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Survivor 45 : None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 1 |
| 2nd place: | 1 |
| Played: | 9 |
| Win%: | 0.17 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Played: | 4 |
| Win%: | 0.25 |
| Mean% Finish: | 41.2% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | -- |
| Mean% Finish: | -- |
Emily Flippen - Tribal Council record
Survivor
45 Tribal 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Survivor 45, Ep. 11: Went on a journey, but declined to risk her vote to play the Savvy task (for a chance at immunity) that four players already failed (Day 20).
VFB - Votes for the person booted (6/8*):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep2 | Brandon | Brandon Donlon (voted out, 3-0) | Yes |
| Ep3 | Sabiyah | Sabiyah Broderick (voted out, 2-1) | Yes |
| Ep5 | Brando | Brando Meyer (voted out, 3-2) | Yes |
| Ep6 | Kaleb | J.Maya (voted out, [0]-0; 10-1) | -** |
| Ep7 | Sifu (F12 vote) | Sifu Alsup (voted out, 5-1) | Yes |
| Ep8 | Kellie | Kellie Nalbandian (voted out, 5-3) | Yes |
| Ep9 | -* | Kendra McQuarrie (voted out, 6-1) | - |
| Ep10 | Bruce | Bruce Perrault (voted out, 4-3-1) | Yes |
| Ep11 | Julie | Emily Flippen (idoled out, [0]-1) | - |
| 8* | TOTALS | 6 | |
*Lulu attended Ep1's Tribal Council, but Hannah quit before any votes were cast. Emily also attended Ep9 Tribal, but was unable to vote (no TCA charged).
**Everyone voted for Kaleb in the first round of the Ep6 Tribal; he played his Shot in the Dark (and couldn't vote), and was safe. Nobody earned VFB, since JMaya left on the revote, not the first round.
VAP - Votes against (1):
- Survivor 45, Ep. 11: One vote, from Julie (idoled out, [0]-1).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Survivor 45, Ep. 13: Voted for Dee Valladares, who won, 5-3-0.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 0 |
| Played: | -- |
| Votes voided: | -- |
| VFB: | 6 |
| Tribals: | 8* |
| VAP: | 1 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | -- |
Emily Flippen - Pictures
Survivor
45 image gallery -
Survivor 45 intro shot -
Survivor 45 intro shot -
CBS pre-game interview shot -
On the boat, Day 1 -
Opening sequence confessional, ready to start -
Greeting Probst -
Almost retrieving the flint, Ep1 RC -
Already suspicious of the absent Kaleb and Sabiyah -
They probably are getting an advantage at Sweat vs Savvy -
Yay, Brandon is back -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Lulu, trailing badly -
The losing Lulus -
Hoping to turn the vote against Kaleb -
Lulu, Ep1 Tribal -
I'm turning into Weird Aggressive Emily, Jeff -
Realizing she needs to adjust her approach, Ep2 -
Talking to Kaleb -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC -
Watching the puzzle stage -
Lulu, Ep2 Tribal -
Listening to Probst -
Lulu leading (?!), Ep3 RC -
Lulu wins! -
Directing the puzzle, Ep3 IC -
Back to losing -
Sabiyah has an idol! (sort of) -
You're the target, Kaleb -
Lulu, Ep3 Tribal -
New colors, Ep4 swap -
Checking out the new tribe/camp -
The swap was music to my ears -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
New Belo doesn't lose! -
Listening to Brando and Drew talk Pokemon, Ep5 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Belo, Ep5 Tribal -
Listening to Drew -
Three tribes, one beach, Ep6 -
Re-meeting Bruce -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC/IC -
Trying to catch up to blue -
The losing red team -
Waiting for the winners to clean up -
We should target Kaleb? -
They're coming for you, Kaleb -
Not-merge tribe, Ep6 Tribal -
Kaleb play shis Shot in the Dark -
He's safe?! -
Lying to Kaleb, Ep7 -
I'm okay with letting Kaleb go now -
Getting a Grip, Ep7 IC -
Blue team, you're going back to Lulu camp -
Blue team, Ep7 Tribal -
Listening to Probst -
The split-second S45 women's alliance, Ep8 -
Yay, I guess? -
Counting the cash -
Starting totals -
Ready to bid -
Dancing for cheese -
Dakuwaqa, Ep8 Tribal -
Listening to Kendra -
Hooray, teams. Ep9 RC/IC -
On the beam -
Blue team eliminated, lose their votes -
Ep9 journey, hurrah -
Not loving high-pressure mental math -
Reporting back -
Dakuwaqa, Ep9 Tribal -
Listening to Probst -
A move at final 8? Ep10 -
Table mazing, Ep10 RC -
Emily wins reward! -
Girls' night is happening -
Reward feasting -
Confessionaling in style -
Reading letters from home -
Already out, Ep10 IC -
Drew has a plan -
Dakuwaqa, E10 Tribal -
Listening to Bruce -
Another journey? Ugh, Ep11 -
Of course it's me, I have the worst luck -
That's a big nope, Jeff -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC -
Dakuwaqa, Ep11 Tribal -
Listening to Jake -
Fifth member of our jury... -
Snuffed, Day 21 (Episode 11) -
With the jury, Final Tribal -
Finalists plus jury, Aftershow
Emily Flippen - Interviews
Survivor
45 interviews Pre-game interviews
- Rob Cesternino & Mike Bloom at RHAP (9/7/23): "Survivor 45 | Cast Preview Part 1"
- Mike Bloom at Parade.com (9/13/23): "Investment Analyst Emily Flippen Says She 'Sucks at Lying'"
Post-game interviews
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (12/7/23): "Emily Flippen wishes she had a more 'epic' exit on Survivor 45"
- Mike Bloom at Parade.com (12/7/23): "Emily Flippen Reacts to Her Fan Favorite Reception on Survivor 45"
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (12/7/23): "Survivor 45 | Exit Interview with the Fifth Juror | Ep11"
Emily Flippen - Bio
Survivor
45 bio Official CBS Survivor 45 bio excerpts (from Mike Bloom's Parade.com gallery, 9/7/23):
3 Words to Describe You: Direct, genuine, aggressive
Why do you want to be part of SURVIVOR? Some of the best advice I’ve received is to “live a more interesting life.” What more interesting than Survivor?
What’s one life experience you feel has prepared you for the game? When I was 18, I moved to Shanghai to be part of the inaugural class of the first joint Sino-American University in China. I’m accustomed to working with (and competing against) people with many different backgrounds and life experiences.
Which previous player do you identify with the most? Who do you think you will play most like? I’ve been told my personality is extremely similar to Kass. I take that as the complement that it is. However, I plan on playing my own game and making an entirely unique set of mistakes.
What will you value in an alliance partner? Openness. I want to work with someone who wears their heart on their sleeve. Who won’t leave you guessing as to their emotions or intentions.
Favorite Hobbies: Doting over my cat, playing video games, meal-prepping
Pet Peeves: Nearly everything. Chewing, snoring, arrogance, being overly serious, being overly jokey. You name it and it probably irritates me.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Passing all three levels of my CFA exams on my first attempt. (Trust me, it’s a solid humblebrag in the world of finance!)
What is something we would never know from looking at you? I’m not religious, but I am guided by my own very strict sense of right and wrong.
Who in your life is your biggest inspiration and why? My dad. I take after him in a lot of ways. He has shown me the importance of accepting yourself for who you are while also pushing yourself out of your comfort zone.
Why will you be the Sole Survivor? I lack a lot of the traditional qualities that make a good Survivor player: I’m out of shape, don’t really like the outdoors, and people can find me off-putting. Which is exactly why they’ll never see me coming!