Heidi Strobel
Contestant Profile
Birth Date	October 29, 1978 (1978-10-29) (age 34)
Hometown	Jefferson City, MO
Occupation	Gym Teacher
The Amazon
Tribe(s)	██ Jaburu ► Tambaqui ██ Jacaré
Placement	5/16
Challenge(s) Won	6
Vote(s) Against	3
Day(s) Lasted	36

Heidi Strobel Hamels is a contestant from Survivor: The Amazon.

Known for stripping for peanut butter and Oreos with Jenna Morasca, she became the first person to receive the Individual Immunity necklace from another player.

ProfileEdit

Heidi Strobel received a Bachelor of Arts degree in exercise physiology, secondary education and physical education from Drury University in Springfield, Mo. She is currently a physical education and health teacher. She is currently working on her masterÂ’s degree in physical education and plans to start on a second in nursing next year. She previously worked as a sales representative for a lingerie company, a secretary in a doctor's office and the manager of a fireworks company.

Strobel's three favorite hobbies are running, writing poetry and keeping up on dance music. She describes herself as very conscientious, enthusiastic and determined. If given the chance to hold political office, she would like to be on the State Board of Education to better the schools and to emphasize the importance of health and exercise in the schools. She is a member of the National Athletic Trainer Association, the Missouri Teacher's Association, the Missouri Association of P.E., Health, Recreation and Dance and the Drury Teacher's Association. She is doing this because she loves a challenge of mind and body, and for the experience of a lifetime. If she wins, she will pay off her student loans and buy a car.

Strobel is currently single and resides in Jefferson City, MO. Her birth date is October 29, 1978.

Survivor: The AmazonEdit

Voting HistoryEdit

^1 In Sour Grapes, Jenna had won Individual Immunity, but gave it to Heidi during Tribal Council.

Post-SurvivorEdit

• At the Survivor: The Amazon Reunion Show, it was revealed by Jeff Probst that Heidi had the highest IQ out of any castaway that season.
• Heidi married Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels.

GalleryEdit

Heidi Strobel is a member of Jaburu.

Heidi is changed to Tambaqui.

Heidi is a member of Jacaré.

Heidi at her last immunity challenge.

Heidi at the tribal council.

Heidi voted out.

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TriviaEdit

• Heidi became the first person to receive the Immunity Necklace from the original winner of the Immunity Challenge.
• Heidi was asked to come back for Survivor: All-Stars, but declined.
• Was nominated in Survivor: America's Tribal Council in the Sexiest Female category, but lost to Amber Brkich.
• Heidi's luxury item was a Skipping Rope.
• Heidi initially applied for The Amazing Race with her grandfather as her partner, but due to Mark Burnett's insistence, she applied for Survivor.
• Heidi says living in the Amazon took a toll on her health. She incurred spider bites, parasites that hurt her kidneys, and significant weight loss.^[1]
• Heidi and Janet Koth are the first contestants from the state of Missouri.

ReferencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Heidi's CBS Profile