Rick Nelson
Contestant Profile
Birth Date	October 24, 1959 (1959-10-24) (age 53)
Hometown	Aurora, Utah
Occupation	Rancher
South Pacific
Tribe(s)	██ Upolu ██ Te Tuna
Placement	5/18
Alliance(s)	Upolu Five
Challenge(s) Won	4
Vote(s) Against	15
Day(s) Lasted	37

Richard "Rick" Nelson is a contestant from Survivor: South Pacific.

ProfileEdit

Name (Age): Richard "Rick" Nelson (51)
Tribe designation: Upolu, Te Tuna
Current residence: Aurora, Utah
Occupation: Rancher
Personal claim to fame: My family and my ranch.
Inspiration in life: My grandfather. He built a very large ranch with his own determination and sheer willpower.
Hobbies: Team sorting, hunting, riding and playing on my horse.
Pet peeves: Quitters and lazy people who don’t keep their word.
3 words to describe you: Outgoing, strong-willed and self-motivated.
SURVIVOR contestant you are most like: J.T. He played a great game and won. He is country, strong-willed, a great competitor, good to get along with, not a quitter and true to his word in the end. I’d like to think if you put 15 years on him, he would mirror me - except I’m better.
Reason for being on SURVIVOR: It is a once-in-a-lifetime experience to prove that you can survive with next to nothing for 39 days and be one of 23 people in the world to be named “Sole Survivor.” (And a million dollars would be nice).
Why you think you’ll “survive” SURVIVOR: I’m used to living out in the elements on a daily basis. I’m a hard worker. I can build a fire, shelter and I can hunt and fish. I’m easy to get along with, always have a positive attitude and a lifetime of little tricks to make life nicer while camping in the dirt.
Why you think you will be the sole SURVIVOR: After applying 14 times, I am driven and very determined to win the game. I will stop at nothing!

Survivor: South PacificEdit

Voting HistoryEdit

^1 In Double Agent, the vote ended with a 6-6 tie between Rick and Keith, forcing a revote. At the revote, Rick did note receive enough votes to send him to Redemption Island.

Post-SurvivorEdit

GalleryEdit

Upolu's Rick Nelson and Christine Shields Markoski

Rick Nelson in episode 3 of Survivor: South Pacific

Rick merged into Te Tuna on day 19 of Survivor: South Pacific

Rick at Tribal

Rick voted out

Rick and his impressive mustache at the reunion show.

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TriviaEdit

• Rick applied for the show a total of fourteen times before he was actually cast.
• He is the second person to win the Sears competition for a chance to be a Survivor contestant, the first being Survivor: Nicaragua 's Jimmy Tarantino.
• Rick is the only person voted out from Survivor: South Pacific that wasn't sent to Redemption Island, as Ozzy was sent voted out twice before and returned.
• Rick is tied with Edna Ma for the second highest number of votes against a person in Survivor: South Pacific with 15, behind Ozzy Lusth, who recieved 17.

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Survivor: South Pacific Contestants
Albert Destrade · Brandon Hantz · Christine Shields Markoski · Coach Wade · Dawn Meehan · Edna Ma · Elyse Umemoto · Jim Rice · John Cochran · Keith Tollefson · Mark Caruso · Mikayla Wingle · Ozzy Lusth · Rick Nelson · Semhar Tadesse · Sophie Clarke · Stacey Powell · Whitney Duncan