Every Survivor First Boot, Season by Season

Sonja Christopher was the first person ever voted out of Survivor, on day 3 of Season 1 in 2000, and 50 castaways have now held the title of "first boot." Only one player has been voted out first twice: Francesca Hogi ( Survivor 22 and Survivor 26) . The table below lists the first castaway voted out of every completed season, with the two odd cases where the first boot walked back into the game.

The first person voted out of every Survivor season
Season	Edition	First boot	Days lasted	Notes
1	Borneo	Sonja Christopher	3	–
2	The Australian Outback	Debb Eaton	3	–
3	Africa	Diane Ogden	3	–
4	Marquesas	Peter Harkey	3	–
5	Thailand	John Raymond	3	–
6	The Amazon	Ryan Aiken	3	–
7	Pearl Islands	Nicole Delma	3	–
8	All-Stars	Tina Wesson	3	Played again in another season
9	Vanuatu	Brook Geraghty	3	–
10	Palau	Jolanda Jones	3	–
11	Guatemala	Jim Lynch	3	–
12	Panama	Tina Scheer	3	–
13	Cook Islands	Sekou Bunch	3	–
14	Fiji	Jessica deBen	3	–
15	China	Steve Morris	3	–
16	Micronesia	Jon Dalton	3	Played again in another season
17	Gabon	Michelle Chase	3	–
18	Tocantins	Carolina Eastwood	3	–
19	Samoa	Marisa Calihan	3	–
20	Heroes vs. Villains	Jessica Kiper	3	Played again in another season
21	Nicaragua	Wendy-Jo DeSmidt-Kohlhoff	3	–
22	Redemption Island	Francesca Hogi	3	Played again in another season
23	South Pacific	Semhar Tadesse	3	–
24	One World	Nina Acosta	5	–
25	Philippines	Zane Knight	3	–
26	Caramoan	Francesca Hogi	3	Played again in another season
27	Blood vs. Water	Laura Boneham	18	Voted out first, then re-entered, finished as 9th voted out
28	Cagayan	David Samson	3	–
29	San Juan del Sur	Nadiya Anderson	3	–
30	Worlds Apart	So Kim	3	–
31	Cambodia	Vytas Baskauskas	3	Played again in another season
32	Kaoh Rong	Darnell Hamilton	3	–
33	Millennials vs. Gen X	Rachel Ako	4	–
34	Game Changers	Ciera Eastin	3	Played again in another season
35	Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers	Katrina Radke	3	–
36	Ghost Island	Stephanie Gonzalez	3	–
37	David vs. Goliath	Jessica Peet	6	–
38	Edge of Extinction	Reem Daly	3	–
39	Island of the Idols	Ronnie Bardah	3	–
40	Winners at War	Natalie Anderson	39	Voted out first, then re-entered, finished as Runner-up
41	Survivor 41	Eric Abraham	3	–
42	Survivor 42	Zach Wurthenberger	3	–
43	Survivor 43	Morriah Young	3	–
44	Survivor 44	Maddy Pomilla	3	–
45	Survivor 45	Brandon Donlon	5	–
46	Survivor 46	David Jelinsky	3	–
47	Survivor 47	Jon Lovett	3	–
48	Survivor 48	Stephanie Berger	2	–
49	Survivor 49	Nicole Mazullo	2	–
50	In the Hands of the Fans	Jenna Lewis-Dougherty	3	Played again in another season

From the shortest stays to the longest: see who has played the most days of Survivor or the complete winners list.

Frequently asked questions

Who was the first person ever voted out of Survivor?

Sonja Christopher, voted out on day 3 of Survivor 1 (Borneo) in 2000, the first boot in the show's history.

Has anyone been the first boot twice?

Yes, Francesca Hogi, voted out first on Survivor 22 and then again on Survivor 26. No one else has been a first boot more than once.

Do first boots ever get to play Survivor again?

Yes. 8 castaways on this list played more than one season, some returned after being a first boot, and some were first-booted on their return trip.

Has a first boot ever re-entered the game in the same season?

Twice. On Survivor 27 (Blood vs. Water) the first person voted out re-entered when a loved one took their place on Redemption Island, and on Survivor 40 (Winners at War) the first boot fought back from the Edge of Extinction all the way to the final tribal council.