Challenges: MPF percentile
NA
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 9 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 0
- Survivor 15: China (2007) - 14th place, 3rd out.
- Voted out in Episode 3, "I Lose Two Hands and Possibly a Shoulder!" (Day 9).
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S15: China | 0.27 | 0.77 | 0.35 | 0 | 6 | 1 | -0.75 | 0.00 | - | - | - | -0.40 | 0.27 |
| Career | 0.27 | 0.77 | 0.35 | 0 | 6 | 1 | -0.75 | 0.00 | - | - | - | -0.40 | 0.27 |
Leslie Nease - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
4
Tribal: rVAP percentile
14%
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.
Leslie Nease - Challenge record
S15:
China 
Tribal/team challenge record (2-for-5; 2 sit-outs):
- China Ep. 1 IC: "Dragon Dance" - Carries a pole, and Fei Long wins.
- China Ep. 2 RC: "Chinese Checkers" - Gets muddy, and Fei Long wins again.
- China Ep. 2 IC: "Gate Crasher" - Sits out of a Fei Long win against an underfed Zhan Hu.
- China Ep. 3 RC: "Clear the Deck" - The Fei Long women lose all three bouts, Fei Long loses, 3-2; Leslie kidnapped.
- China Ep. 3 IC: "Blade Runner" - Sits out; Fei Long loses for a second straight time.
Individual challenge record (0-for-0):
- China: None.
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- China: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 2 |
| Played: | 5 |
| Win%: | 0.40 |
| Sat out: | -- |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | -- |
| Mean% Finish: | -- |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | -- |
| Mean% Finish: | -- |
Leslie Nease - Tribal Council record
S15:
China 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- China: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (0/1):
- China: None.
VAP - Votes against (6):
- China, Ep. 3: Six votes, from Todd, Amanda, Denise, James, Jean-Robert, and Aaron (voted out, 6-2).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- China: None.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages held/played: | 0/0 |
| Idols found: | 0 |
| Idols played: | -- |
| Votes voided: | -- |
| VFB: | 0 |
| Tribals: | 1 |
| VAP: | 6 |
| Made: | 0 |
| For winners: | -- |
| Received: | -- |
Leslie Nease - Pictures
S15:
China -
China intro shot -
China intro shot -
Bonus China intro shot -
CBS pre-game interview -
Day 1, hiking to the train -
On the train -
The temple welcoming ceremony felt like worship -
Had to step out during the ceremony -
Post-temple chat with Probst -
The game has begun, Day 1 -
Fei Long heads to camp -
Yay, we have rice -
Talking about how James is always working around camp -
James, you need to rest and chat occasionally! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Starting line -
Fei Long leading -
Fei Long wins! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC -
Listening to Probst -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC -
Starting line, round 2 -
Fei Long wins, kidnaps Jaime -
Talking about Jaime's camp visit -
Feeling sick and a bit lost without her Bible -
...At least until Jaime offers an idol clue -
Which is, uh... not that helpful -
Planning to leverage the clue by enlisting Todd's help -
Telling Todd about the clue -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Listening to Probst -
Watching Fei Long win again, from the sidelines -
More of Jean-Robert than anyone wants, Ep3 -
Please don't snuggle, Jean-Robert -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC -
Starting line -
That escalated quickly -
Not looking good for Fei Long -
Zhan Hu wins, kidnaps Leslie -
Chatting about faith with Zhan Hu -
Fei Long just doesn't get me -
About to give a clue to Jaime -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC -
Watching from the sidelines again -
Various bickering in camp -
Fei Long, Ep3 Tribal Council -
Talking about Jean-Robert -
Seeing her name come up -
Third person voted out of Survivor: China... -
Snuffed, Day 9 (Episode 3)
Leslie Nease - Interviews
S15:
China Pre-game interviews
- Leslie's Survivor audition tape (YouTube)
- CBS pre-game interview: "You know, I think that being a Christian radio host is really gonna be helpful to me, on so many levels. Just the fact that I'm a Christian is very helpful to me, because I have my faith."
- Probst pre-game assessment from TV Guide online (8/20/07): "Being a Christian-radio host can hurt you if your religious beliefs come ahead of making decisions in this game — say, you can't lie to somebody because of your faith. On the other hand, people might trust you and you could pull the wool over their eyes."
Post-game interviews
- Christopher Rocchio at RealityTVWorld (10/05/07): "Leslie Nease talks about her Survivor: China experience"
- Eric Goldman at IGN.com (10/10/07): "Survivor: China Interview - Leslie"
- Nina Hämmerling Smith at TVGuide.com (11/13/07): "Survivor: China's Ousted Sister Christian Has One Regret"
Leslie Nease - Bio
S15: China From her official CBS Survivor: China bio page:
"Leslie Nease's stepfather was a United States Marine, so she traveled with her family all over the world. She attended and graduated from Kubasaki High School in Okinawa, Japan. Moving back to the United States, Nease attended two years of college at Shepherd College in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
Nease currently works as a Christian host for a midmorning radio show. She is on the air from 9 am until noon, and then spends the rest of her day being mom to her four kids, Stephanie, Tommy, Kennedy and Peyton. She also teaches fitness classes three nights a week (step, kickboxing, sculpt and cycle) and has her own speaking ministry where she encourages others in their faith. She has written a book about fitness & spirituality called Body Builders. She has previously worked as a personal trainer and waitress.
Nease's hobbies include reading and studying scripture, writing poetry, yard sales and camping with her family. Her favorite sport is volleyball. She describes herself as energetic, passionate and overwhelming. Her favorite topics are what she considers to be her "Four Fs": Faith, Family, Friends and Fitness. She was Mrs. North Carolina in the Mrs. USA pageant in Las Vegas in August 2001. In March 2003, she was the first New York finalist in the Regis & Kelly co-host search when Kelly went on maternity leave. In April 2006, she went on a mission trip to La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, Bolivia, where they spent most of their time outdoors in the Andes Mountains visiting Compassion International-sponsored children in underdeveloped areas.
Nease has auditioned for Survivor every season for the past five years. She always wanted to experience Survivor for herself and decided she wasn't giving up. She never let the rejection get her down, but instead allowed it to fuel her passion for the adventure. Finally, after 11 audition tapes, her dream is coming true.
Nease currently resides in Tega Cay, South Carolina with her husband of 18 years, Rod. They have one dog, Buddy. Her birth date is March 25, 1969."