Top 10 Most Unlikable Survivor Players

Survivor is supposed to be a social experiment, but sometimes it feels more like a casting call for people allergic to self-awareness. You watch them torch alliances, patience, rice supplies, and basic human decency, then act shocked when the tribe wants them gone.

This list is for the players who made camp life look less like strategy and more like jury duty with coconuts. You know the type: loud, smug, chaotic, entitled, or so irritating that even the edit seemed exhausted. Vote for the castaways who turned surviving into everyone else's problem.

The Top Ten

Colton Cumbie

Colton Cumbie made his first appearance on Season 24, Survivor: One World Over the course of six episodes, he was widely criticized for his caustic behavior, including comments perceived as racist and classist. He left the game after being medically evacuated due to acute appendicitis symptoms, though... read more

Quit two times and acted like a little baby both times. He should be dropped on an island by himself, with no game, just himself, for sixty years.

Spoiled racist who should be given at least partial credit for Kim Spradlin's "amazing" win in his first season. I mean, who in the world conceives of giving up immunity? This is a bad dude.

Two-time quitter, racist, overentitled loser who has no purpose being on television except as an example of how not* to live life.
Brandon Hantz

Brandon Hantz first appeared on Season 23, Survivor: South Pacific, where he advanced deep into the game. He was invited back for Season 26, Survivor: Caramoan - Fans vs. Favorites, but his volatile behavior led to his removal from the game. During a confrontation, he emptied the rice and beans of the... read more

Meltdown boy. Stay far away from other Survivor contestants and fans, and increase the dosage before continuing.

Grow up, child.
J'Tia Taylor

J'Tia was part of the ill-fated "Brains" Tribe on Season 28, "Survivor: Cagayan," and infamously threw the tribe's rice into the fire, and then survived Tribal Council that very night!

Seriously? Destroy your team's rice and not get voted out? What was different between her sabotage and Brandon Hantz's?
Chet Welch

Chet was part of the Fans tribe on Season 16, "Survivor: Micronesia (Fans vs. Favorites)," and quickly proved not only weak in challenges, but unable to work with the majority alliance. He was voted out early. His grueling island adventure mercifully concluded when he practically begged his tribemates to vote him off after a jagged piece of coral became lodged in his foot.

Possibly the weakest player ever cast, and members of the LGBTQ+ community should be embarrassed for him to be held up as their representative on TV.

Why did he even bother to be on the show? He was a useless figure who should have been voted out the instant they hit the beach in Micronesia.

A pissy wimp who should never have been cast.
Ben Browning

Ben Browning was part of the Foa Foa Tribe on Season 19, "Survivor: Samoa." His arrogant disposition and racist comments annoyed many around camp, and he became the first competitor since Season 5 (Thailand) to be kicked out of a challenge. He was voted out very early.
Francesca Hogi

Francesca Hogi is noteworthy for being the only Survivor contestant to be voted out first on two separate seasons: Season 22, Survivor: Redemption Island, and Season 26, Survivor: Caramoan - Fans vs. Favorites. She came into conflict with Phillip Sheppard during both of her appearances. She was initially... read more

You have to be pretty bad at Survivor to rank last in two separate seasons, although a large part of her downfall had to do with Philip "I Am Right" Sheppard.
Shamar Thomas

Shamar competed as a Fan on Season 26, "Survivor: Caramoan." He was brash and outspoken around camp, and his conflicts with his tribe made him one of the season's more abrasive early players. He was medically evacuated on Day 10 after sand scratched his eye and he needed treatment from a specialist.
Dan Spilo

Dan holds the distinction of being the first "Survivor" contestant to be ejected from the game by production.
From the beginning of Season 39, "Survivor: Island of the Idols," multiple contestants raised concerns about Dan repeatedly touching women without asking. Production issued warnings during the season, and he was removed on Day 36 after an off-camera incident that did not involve another player. He was not allowed to serve on the jury, and the season's finale and reunion were pre-taped to address the controversy.

This guy this season (Season 39) is super controversial. He touched women numerous times, and Kellee told him not to touch her, but he continued to do it.
Then at Tribal, he tried to play the victim card. Some say it's a social game, but I think it's a very awful social game. It was so bad that Dan had to be warned for his actions. Absolutely disgusting!

No one else comes close. Sexual harassment from a middle-aged loser is just about the worst thing. The only one who could come close to what Dan Spilo did is Colton.
Abi-Maria Gomes

On both of Abi-Maria's "Survivor" seasons, Season 25, "Philippines," and Season 31, "Cambodia: Second Chance," she acted erratically and capriciously, breaking multiple alliances and basically acting like a spoiled child.

Loud and lacking any game sense.

I used to wonder why the word "bitch" was invented. Then Abi showed up. I wonder no more.
NaOnka Mixon

NaOnka Mixon was one of the most outspoken contestants on Survivor: Nicaragua (Season 21). She was known for her direct and unapologetic approach to the game, often engaging in heated confrontations with fellow players. However, she ultimately quit the competition in Episode 11 alongside Kelly Shinn... read more

For Survivor to give her the "wild girl" edit was disgusting, especially since they ghosted Purple Kelly. NaOnka can go to hell.

Loud, disrespectful of others, and ultimately disrespectful of the game itself. She should be banished to a desert island forever.

Loud, arrogant, and a quitter. A three-way loser!

The Newcomers

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Kyle Jason

Bounty hunter Kyle Jason was a member of the Brawn tribe on Season 32, Survivor: Kaoh Rong. His forceful dealings with others alienated many of the contestants throughout the season. This poor social management ultimately got him and his allies voted out at the jury phase.
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Scot Pollard

Former NBA bench player Scot Pollard was a member of Season 32, Survivor: Kaoh Rong. His angry, straight-talk alienated most of the people on his Brawn tribe and other tribes. Because he couldn't build strong social bonds, he and his allies were voted out at the jury phase.

The Contenders

Russell Hantz

Russell Hantz is an oil company owner and former contestant on the reality television show Survivor. He competed on three seasons of American Survivor and one season of Australian Survivor.
His highest placement was in his debut during Season 19, Survivor: Samoa, where he finished second. Many... read more

If his social skills were 0.5% of his ability to manipulate people and find idols, he'd have won four times and it wouldn't have been close. Sadly, he's just a loudmouth braggart who had no leg to stand on in the two Final Councils he attended.

Never mind his nephew!
Denise Martin

Denise was a member of the dominant Fei Long tribe in Season 15, "Survivor: China," and managed to make it all the way to the final four before being voted out.
Christina Cha

Christina was a member of the women's Salani tribe in Season 24, "Survivor: One World." She was a minority member of the tribe led by eventual winner Kim Spradlin, but managed to outlast everyone to the final four before being voted out.
Michael Skupin

Michael David Skupin is an American software publisher and television personality best known for competing on two seasons of the reality competition show Survivor. He first appeared in Season 2, Survivor: The Australian Outback, where he became the first contestant to be medically evacuated after falling... read more

When you're a Ponzi operator and a child porn enthusiast outside the game, your claim of being a "family man" goes to hell. At least no one like that is someone I want near MY family!
Brian Heidik

Proof why car salesmen and slimy ex-porn stars should never be part of society, much less featured on TV. Plus, he shot a puppy. A puppy! What a jerk.
Natalie Bolton

Natalie was part of the Fans cast on Season 16, "Survivor: Micronesia (Fans vs. Favorites)." She joined the majority alliance as part of the infamous Black Widow Brigade, and played a key part in tricking Erik Reichenbach to give away his Immunity Necklace at the final five. She was the next player voted out, placing fourth.
Shannon Elkins

Shannon was part of the under-30 tribe on Season 21, "Survivor: Nicaragua." At his tribe's first Tribal Council, he unleashed homophobic language towards others, resulting in him being voted out. He then doubled down, saying similar things at the live reunion show.

What can you say about a racist homophobe except "goodbye"?
Jenna Morasca

Jenna first appeared on the first all-women's tribe in Season 6, "Survivor: The Amazon," and managed to negotiate her way to the end, winning in a surprise landslide against runner-up Matthew von Ertfelda.
Returning for Season 8, "Survivor: All-Stars," Jenna seemed quite morose, and during the third episode, she admitted that her mind was on her ailing mother. She left the game to be home with her mother, who died from cancer eight days after Jenna returned.

Spoiled at the time she appeared. She's only on the list to round it out to 10. She's probably done a bit of growing up by now, and if so, then good for her.
Cirie Fields

Cirie Fields is an American nurse and reality TV personality who competed on four seasons of Survivor, first appearing in Season 12, Survivor: Panama - Exile Island. She advanced deep into the game with the Casaya Tribe, ultimately finishing in fourth place.... read more
Misty Giles

Misty was part of the younger women's tribe on Season 12, "Survivor: Panama - Exile Island." She was the first player to be left on Exile Island, but that didn't help her as she was voted out third during this season.

Absolutely disgusting, sugar-coating sexual harassment for her and Elizabeth's own game. It is something you should not lie about!
Crystal Cox

Former Olympic medallist, at least until it was revoked due to Cox's use of steroids during that time, Crystal made a notable appearance on Season 17, "Survivor: Gabon." Despite being tall and muscular, she proved famously inept at challenges, highlighted by being unable to dunk on a 1.75-meter basketball hoop. Despite this, her strong alliance with Kenny let her ride deep into the game, finishing sixth.
John Cochran

John Martin Cochran, commonly known as Cochran, is an American reality television personality and television writer.
He first appeared on Season 23 of Survivor, titled Survivor: South Pacific, where he was a member of the Savaii Tribe and later joined the Upolu alliance after the merge. He was... read more

Cochy Cochran. Kissed up to the producers so they brought him back on a "Favorites" season, when he really wasn't a favorite. Then he backed out of Winners at War because he didn't want to tarnish his legacy. A complete fool.
Trish Hegarty

Trish appeared on Season 28, "Survivor: Cagayan," as a member of the Brawn Tribe. Early on she formed an alliance with eventual winner Tony Vlachos, only to be voted out at the Final Five.

Grim and caustic, plus a coattail rider. I couldn't wait for her to be voted out.
Missy Payne
Debbie Wanner

Outspoken and eccentric, Debbie made her first appearance on Season 32, "Survivor: Kaoh Rong." She made such an impression on the producers that she returned two seasons later for "Survivor: Game Changers." In both seasons, she was voted off early in the jury phase.