Survivor's Biggest Losers - Who Do You Remember?

Survivor: Gabon, the 17th installment of the biggest reality show on the planet, is kicking off September 18 on CBS. This season's choice of location promises to add some elements not previously encountered, such as wild surfing hippos. Survivor forums and spoiler sites are rife with speculation about who in this season's cast will prove to be the strongest, the best game player, or the biggest liar. But who among the 18 lucky competitors will be the first to be voted off?

Most viewers know who made the Final 3 and why, and of course, who walked away with the money and the title of "Sole Survivor". But who remembers the first survivor to leave? Someone has to be first obviously, but what was it exactly that painted the bullseye on their tribal buff? Here is the rundown of some the Survivor's most memorable 'first out' players.

Survivor: Borneo. Sonja Christopher. Although she did not display any obvious looser traits, Sonja is listed here because she is the first survivor to hear Jeff Probst intone, "The tribe has spoken." Sonja's precipitous demise began when she fell during the first challenge costing her tribe both reward and immunity. Thanks to Sue Hawk switching her vote from the gruff and intensely annoying Rudy, her time on the island was over.

After her participation in Survivor, Sonja made the rounds of talk shows and even got an acting gig on Primetime. She played the role of "woman" on an episode of Diagnosis Murder starring Dick Van Dyck.

Survivor: Outback. Deb Eaton. Deb got off to a rocky start with her tribe mates by letting her control issues and stubbornness show too quickly. Her job as a corrections officer in a men's prison probably played a big part in her personality problems but her real downfall was that Big Talk does not equal Big Fire. Day 3 was Deb's last day of her Survivor experience. Deb was much more successful in starting a gossip fire however, when the tabloid press revealed that she was married to her stepson whom she had raised. Icky.

Survivor: Marquesas. Peter Harkey, bowling alley owner and committed weirdo. How this guy got past the first round of interviews is a mystery. Whatever the reason, one thing is for sure. His selection for the show had nothing to do with his understanding of group dynamics or the importance of first impressions. From the beginning, Harkey's personality quirks became the focus of the tribe, which is never a good thing. After sharing a "spiritual moment" in the surf with tribe member Sean, he followed it up with a strident, unsolicited, lecture on the benefits of yoga and his breathing techniques. Most definitely not successful survivor behavior.

Survivor: Palau. Jolanda "Jo" Jones, lawyer, track and field star, advocate for the poor and disenfranchised. All great attributes unless you are also pushy and arrogant with a touch of drama queen thrown in, and oh yeah, you are on Survivor. Jolanda's mistake was that she didn't even consider toning down her powerful personality and refused to make allowances for others. In a social game with high stakes, these are mortal sins indeed. Ultimately, Jo did herself in by giving her teammates too much of herself.

Survivor: Panama. Tina Scheer was in a nightmare situation when she landed on the island and in no way earned looser status but she most definitely is memorable. One week before beginning Survivor: Panama, Tina's only child, her son Chris, died in a car accident. Whether she should have pulled out of the competition because of her understandably difficult circumstances is debatable but the fact is, she decided to go forward and could not cope. Her strength and agility should have kept her off the chopping block but the combination of her depression and the maneuvering of Cirie Fields resulted in Tina being the first survivor voted out of Panama. Tina is a professional lumberjack (lumberjill), an outdoor enthusiast, and adventurer.

Survivor: Cook Island. Sekou Bunch, professional musician, recording artist, and lazy blow hard. The bossy, domineering behavior he exhibited right out of the gate absolutely begs the question, "Have you ever even seen Survivor?" After his tribe lost the first immunity challenge, Sekou suspected that he was in danger of elimination and went on the campaign trail. Like so many politicians, he took credit for something that he had not actually done, which in this case, was making fire. Since his tribe did not yet have fire, it was a crazy choice to illustrate his value to the tribe. Employing a fine example of circular logic, Sekou tried to convince tribe mate Stephanie that even though he hadn't actually started a fire, when he did start one, he'd be the only one capable of keeping it burning and without him, the tribe would be completely fire free and would therefore, lose. What! Say good night, Sekou. The tribe has spoken.

Survivor: China. Steve "Chicken" Morris, straight from Virginia's version of the Outback, discovered that being different costs dearly when the object is to blend in. His personal style is certainly down-home but not in the charming manner of Andy Griffith. Chicken seemed to be more blunt than honest and his approach to problem solving did not set well with the younger tribe members. It also didn't help his case much when after his suggestions for building the shelter were ignored, he became somewhat petulant and refused to give his opinions. Survivor is not a game that encourages non-joiners and Chicken, a self-described dedicated fan, should have known that. Chicken manages a -wait for it-chicken farm and is a neighbor of Big Tom Buchanan who made appearances on Survivor: Africa and as one of the All-Stars during Season 8.