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Survivor players who benefitted the most from a second chance

By Leigh Oleszczak

NEW YORK - MAY 9: Survivor All-star cast members "Boston Rob" Mariano proposes marriage and Amber Brkich accepted on the set of the Survivor All-stars Finale at Madison Square Garden May 9, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - MAY 9: Survivor All-star cast members "Boston Rob" Mariano proposes marriage and Amber Brkich accepted on the set of the Survivor All-stars Finale at Madison Square Garden May 9, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images) /
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Survivor runner-up Brad Culpepper attends the CBS’ “Survivor: Game Changers – Mamanuca Islands” finale at CBS Studios (Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images) /

15. Andrea Boehlke

Second season: Caramoan

Andrea makes this list because when she first played the game in Redemption Island, she was one of Boston Rob’s minions and wasn’t in the loop when it got down to all of the Ometepe members. She learned from her mistakes in Redemption Island when she came to play in Caramoan and was honestly on her way to potentially winning the season if Cochran and Dawn didn’t take her out when they did.

In Andrea’s second season, she was running the show and had a Hidden Immunity Idol in her pocket. She was playing one of the best games, which is why she was taken out. She benefitted from her second chance because she came back to play for a third time in Game Changers and once again played well, proving she’s an all-around good player, but can’t quite shake the threat level enough to get to the end.

Every time Andrea was played, she’s made the jury and she showed in Caramoan that she’s not just a follower and can lead an alliance. Unfortunately for her, she was also the biggest threat and had to go or else she was going to win that season.

14. Brad Culpepper

Second season: Game Changers

We mentioned Brad’s wife Monica earlier and her second chance was beneficial to both of them because not only did it give her a second shot after being a pre-merge boot, but Brad played alongside her in Blood vs Water. Brad went pre-merge and was the early season villain, but he was a candidate to return for Cambodia and then was later brought back for Game Changers.

It was a strange pick because being a pre-merge boot isn’t exactly game changing material, but production obviously liked him. Anyway, Brad made the most of his second chance, so much that he rode a strong alliance to the end and really had a good chance to win that season. Brad lost the game when he lashed out at Tai and the jury really hammered him for that.

Brad also tied the record for most individual immunity wins in a single season, so he went into the record books during his second season. The Culpeppers have benefitted greatly from their second chances in the game of Survivor.

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