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Jennifer Jane "Jenn" Lyon was a contestant from Survivor: Palau.

A member of the dominant Koror tribe, Jenn was known for her unwavering positivity, and for her budding showmance with Gregg Carey. She was also the first contestant to be eliminated by a fire-making tiebreaker at the final four.

Profile[]

Retrieved from CBS.com

Born in Nevada, Jennifer Lyon grew up in Washington and Oregon. She spent one year in Spain as a foreign exchange student and two years in London working as a nanny. While in Oregon, she attended Portland State University for approximately one year. She then attended Western Oregon State College before transferring to Oregon State University, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition and food management. She is currently pursuing her master's degree in the school of family consumer sciences at California State University, Northridge.

Lyon continues to work as a nanny in the Los Angeles area and is a photographer part time. She has previously worked as a nutrition counselor, preschool teacher and photographer's assistant. She describes herself as good-natured, easy-going and opinionated. She enjoys hiking, soccer and photography. She is very proud of learning Spanish while participating in the foreign exchange program when she was 18 years old.

Lyon, currently single, resides in Encino, California. Her birth date is February 27, 1972.[1]

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Episode Tribe
Affiliation
Challenge Challenge Type Sit-Out? Result
1 None Race to Shore Immunity Lost
Koror Supply Dump Reward/Immunity No Won
2 The Gauntlet Reward No Lost
Heads Up Immunity No Won
3 By Any Means Necessary Reward No Lost
Hot Pursuit Immunity Yes Won
4 Build a Better Bathroom Reward Yes Won
Sumo at Sea Immunity No Won
5 Sea Salvage Reward No Won
6 Shooting Gallery Reward Yes Lost
Build It Up, Break It Down Immunity No Won
7 S.O.S. Reward Yes Won
Floating Puzzle Immunity No Won
8 Cool Hand Balut Reward Yes Won
Under Current Immunity Yes Won
9 Perch Immunity Lost
10 Water Tower Reward Lost
Last Gasp Immunity Lost
11 Missing in Auction
Kamikaze Immunity Lost
12 First Quencher Q&A Reward Invited
Second Chance Immunity Lost
13 Raft Rally Reward Lost
R.A.M. Immunity Lost
14 Tower of Domination Immunity Lost
Eliminated, Day 37

Episode Jenn's
Votes
Voted Against
Jenn
1 Koror Tribe Immune
2 Koror Tribe Immune
3 Koror Tribe Immune
4 Koror Tribe Immune
5 Willard -
6 Koror Tribe Immune
7 Koror Tribe Immune
8 Koror Tribe Immune
9 Coby -
10 No Vote
11 Stephenie -
12 Caryn -
13 Caryn -
14 Ian;
Ineligible
Ian, Katie;
Katie1
Eliminated, Day 37
Voted for
Sole Survivor
Tom

^1 In "The Ultimate Shock", the vote ended with a 2-2 tie between Jenn and Ian, forcing a revote. Nobody changed their vote on the revote, forcing a firemaking tiebreaker. Jenn was eliminated at the tiebreaker.

Post-Survivor[]

  • Jenn appeared in the 2007 movie, Daddy Day Camp, as Mrs. Simmons.[2]
  • On January 9, 2010, despite her health, Jenn was able to attend Survivor's 10-year anniversary party.

Death[]

On January 19, 2010, 10 days after attending the anniversary party, Jenn passed away from breast cancer, which had come back from remission and metastasized to the bone. She was thus the first cast member of Survivor to pass away.[3] The special Surviving Survivor, which aired Thursday, February 4, 2010, just over two weeks after her passing, was dedicated to her memory. At the Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains live Reunion Show, Jenn was further remembered, showing a montage of her Survivor experience.

Trivia[]

  • Jenn and Janu Tornell hold the record for most tribal challenges sat out of in a single season, with seven each.
  • Jenn and Ian Rosenberger are the first contestants to partake in a final four fire-making challenge due to a deadlocked vote.
  • Because Palau was the first season with 20 contestants, Jenn was the first castaway to be the 17th person eliminated from a season.
  • In their profiles for Heroes vs. Villains, both Stephenie LaGrossa and Tom Westman have stated that Jenn is the past Survivor castaway that they respected the most.[4][5]
  • Jenn was good friends with host Jeff Probst, and he would sometimes drive her to the hospital.

References[]

Survivor: Palau Castaways
 Angie
Ulong
S10 angie t
 Ashlee
Ulong
S10 ashlee t
 Bobby Jon
Ulong
S10 bobbyjon t
 Caryn
Koror
S10 caryn t
 Coby
Koror
S10 coby t
 Gregg
Koror
S10 gregg t
 Ian
Koror
S10 ian t
 Ibrehem
Ulong
S10 ibrehem t
 James
Ulong
S10 james t
 Janu
Koror
S10 janu t
 Jeff
Ulong
S10 jeff t
 Jenn
Koror
S10 jenn t
 Jolanda
Ulong
S10 jolanda t
 Jonathan
No tribe
S10 jonathan t
 Katie
Koror
S10 katie t
 Kim
Ulong
S10 kim t
 Stephenie
Ulong
S10 stephenie t
 Tom
Koror
S10 tom t
 Wanda
No tribe
S10 wanda t
 Willard
Koror
S10 willard t
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