18 Facts About Denise Stapley

Denise Stapley participated in the 40th season, Survivor: Winners at War, the first all-winners season in Survivor history, finishing in sixth place.

Denise Stapley competed on the 25th season of the reality TV series Survivor, Survivor: Philippines.

Kalabaw subsequently lost the next two consecutive challenges, and in the first of these two tribal councils, Denise Stapley received one vote from Sarah Dawson, while everyone else voted out Dawson.

However, Denise Stapley was almost eliminated at the final seven, when she received the three votes of Jonathan Penner, Abi-Maria Gomes, and Carter Williams.

Denise Stapley ultimately made it to the final three, alongside Whelchel and Skupin, where all three were mostly grilled by the jury of eight.

However, Denise Stapley was occasionally praised for making it to the end as a perceived underdog, surviving the ill-fated Matsing tribe, and the numerous tribal councils she attended.

Denise Stapley set a Survivor record for becoming the first person in the history of the show to attend every single Tribal Council in the entire season.

Denise Stapley formed strong bonds with Ben Driebergen, and through his guidance she was able to find her first Hidden Immunity Idol.

Denise Stapley, who was seen as a less threatening player by the rest of her tribemates due to her reputation, was marked as a consensus target.

Diaz-Twine saw an opportunity to potentially gain an ally in Denise Stapley by handing her an idol in hopes Denise Stapley would cast a vote to get Collins or Vlachos out of the game without Diaz-Twine getting any blood on her hands.

Denise Stapley realized this and at that night's tribal council, she played both immunity idols in her possession on both herself and Collins, negating the other players' votes on her.

Denise Stapley's move earned her the name of "Queenslayer" from other players and the press, and received a lot of praise from critics.

Denise Stapley's legendary move gained her immediate respect among the other players in the game, but it left a huge target on her once the tribes merged.

Denise Stapley was able to secure herself with crucial immunity wins, as well as insulating herself in an alliance including Driebergen, Sarah Lacina and Tony Vlachos.

However, when Anderson returned to the game from the Edge of Extinction at the Final Six, Denise Stapley's luck ran out.

Denise Stapley was eventually voted out on Day 36 in a rare Tribal Council situation that saw no vote counted during the first vote due to the use of three immunity idols, resulting in a second vote during which the four other players had to vote out either Stapley or Lacina, who were the only players without immunity.

All four chose to vote out Denise Stapley, who finished in sixth place.

Denise Stapley is married to Brad Denise Stapley, an engineer, and they have one daughter together.