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LJ McKanas

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LJ McKanas

LJ McKanas

Cagayan's smooth Beauty operator and Tony Vlachos's idols-on-each-other ally — until Tony cut him loose.

Seasons
1
Occupation
Horse trainer
Hometown
Boston, MA
The story

LJ McKanas was a smooth, strategic Beauty-tribe player in Cagayan who teamed with Tony Vlachos in an under-the-radar power duo — including the surreal Tribal where the two of them played idols on each other for no reason at all.

Tony eventually turned on him, blindsiding LJ in ninth. A polished game cut short by an even slipperier ally.

By the torchlight

Career record

9th
best finish
25
days on the island
1
idol found
1
idol played

Where they finished

the bigger the blaze, the deeper the run

  1. 9thS28
  1. 28

    Cagayan

    9th

    2014 · Caramoan, Philippines · Solana

    25 days1 idol found1 idol played

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

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

8
votes against
5
Tribals sat at
4 / 5
read right
80% of the time
Where they rank

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The scorecard

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The Record — the facts

📜 from the data

Pulled straight from the dataset. Ungameable — nobody scores these, they just are.

9th
Best finish
S28
1
Season
1
Idols found
1
Idols played
25
Days lasted

Vote Control · auto-computed

4 / 5 votes correct

80% — rarely on the wrong side

Advantage IQ · auto-computed

1 found · 1 played

idols found vs. ones actually used

The Read — your rating

What the data can’t measure. Score every skill, cite a moment.

5.0
overall
5
5
5
5
5
for fun5

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The wider tribe

Played alongside LJ

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

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Around the fire

Common questions

Did LJ McKanas win Survivor?
No. LJ McKanas competed on Survivor but did not win. Cagayan's smooth Beauty operator and Tony Vlachos's idols-on-each-other ally — until Tony cut him loose.
How many times has LJ McKanas played Survivor?
LJ McKanas has played 1 season of Survivor: Season 28 (Cagayan).
What is LJ McKanas's best finish on Survivor?
LJ McKanas's best finish is 9th on Survivor: Cagayan (Season 28).
How many days has LJ McKanas played Survivor?
LJ McKanas has spent 25 days on the island across 1 season.
How many times was LJ McKanas voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 5 Tribal Councils, 8 votes were cast against LJ McKanas.
How good was LJ McKanas at reading the vote?
LJ McKanas voted for the eliminated castaway at 4 of 5 vote-decided Tribal Councils — 80% of the time.
What is LJ McKanas known for?
Cagayan's smooth Beauty operator and Tony Vlachos's idols-on-each-other ally — until Tony cut him loose.

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