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Charlie Herschel

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Charlie Herschel

Charlie Herschel

Competed on Survivor: Gabon (2008), finishing 9th.

Seasons
1
The story

Pair Charlie Herschel with Corinne Kaplan and you had the most quotably cruel two-person act in Gabon — a sardonic New York corporate attorney and his partner in the snark, swapping reads on everyone from the safety of the Kota power bloc. Charlie was sharp and genuinely funny, and with Kota steamrolling the cursed Fang tribe early, he had every reason to think he was sitting pretty heading into the merge.

Then Nobag formed and Kenny went to work. At the first merge vote he pinned the whole season's scheming on Charlie, selling the room that the quiet Kota lawyer was the brains behind everything — and got him blindsided 5-4. Charlie never saw the read coming, going out the second juror right behind his closest ally Marcus, two of Kota's smartest players gone in consecutive votes. One of the most underrated players on one of Survivor's most chaotic seasons, and he never got to show what he'd have done past ninth.

By the torchlight

Career record

9th
best finish
27
days on the island

Where they finished

the bigger the blaze, the deeper the run

  1. 9thS17
  1. 17

    Gabon

    9th

    2008 · Gabon · Kota

    27 days

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

Pulled from the urn — every vote ever cast against Charlie, and how often Charlie read the night right.

5
votes against
3
Tribals sat at
2 / 3
read right
67% of the time
Where they rank

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The scorecard

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The Record — the facts

📜 from the data

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9th
Best finish
S17
1
Season
27
Days lasted

Under Fire · auto-computed

5 votes against

across 3 Tribal Councils — the heat their game drew

The Read — your rating

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overall
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for fun5

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The wider tribe

Played alongside Charlie

Castaways Charlie shared the island with — tap any face to cross over to their game.

17Gabon2008+5 more from Gabon
Around the fire

Common questions

Did Charlie Herschel win Survivor?
No. Charlie Herschel competed on Survivor but did not win. Competed on Survivor: Gabon (2008), finishing 9th.
How many times has Charlie Herschel played Survivor?
Charlie Herschel has played 1 season of Survivor: Season 17 (Gabon).
What is Charlie Herschel's best finish on Survivor?
Charlie Herschel's best finish is 9th on Survivor: Gabon (Season 17).
How many days has Charlie Herschel played Survivor?
Charlie Herschel has spent 27 days on the island across 1 season.
How many times was Charlie Herschel voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 3 Tribal Councils, 5 votes were cast against Charlie Herschel.
What is Charlie Herschel known for?
Competed on Survivor: Gabon (2008), finishing 9th.

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