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Lisa Diane Whelchel is a contestant from Survivor: Philippines.
Lisa overcame an early crisis of confidence to become one of the more active, high-profile contestants of her season. She formed a lasting alliance with Michael Skupin that controlled much of the post-merge gameplay. However, her inconstant loyalties to other castaways and her occasional inability to separate emotional from strategic motives rendered her overall game slapdash in the eyes of many jury members. At the Final Tribal Council, she and Michael tied for the runner-up spot, losing to Denise Stapley in a 6-1-1 vote.
Name (Age): Lisa Whelchel (49)
Tribe Designation: Tandang
Current Residence: Dallas, Texas
Occupation: Former TV Teen Star ("The Facts of Life")
Personal Claim to Fame: My three delightful and interesting children and the close friendship we enjoy.
Inspiration in Life: I admire and respect Oprah. She has used her fame and fortune to help people.
Lisa started on the Tandang tribe, which was joined by returning player Michael Skupin. She decided not to tell anyone that see was a past star on The Facts of Life. Despite this, Michael immediately identified her as such and almost called her Blair. Abi-Maria Gomes and RC Saint-Amour viewed her untrustworthy. Lisa and Artis started out on the outside of the tribe, with Lisa being the intended first target to be voted off because of RC's distrust in her. She joined the second version of the Tandang Alliance while on the tribe, which happened when Abi-Maria and RC got into an argument over the Hidden Immunity Idol which put the target on RC. Despite taking a while to settle into the tribe, she didn't have to worry about being voted off, as her tribe never saw Tribal Council.
At the merge, Lisa voted with the majority of the tribe in flushing out Jonathan Penner's idol and eliminating Tandang outcast RC. With Penner winning immunity the next round, she voted with the Tandang Alliance in blindsiding Jeff Kent. During the next Tribal Council, Michael flipped to the opposing Matsing-Kalabaw alliance which led to Artis Silvester being blindsided and the Tandang Alliance being down in numbers. Eventually Lisa joined Michael. After eliminating Pete Yurkowski, Lisa agreed to a final four deal with Denise Stapley, Malcolm Freberg, and Michael after Jonathan declined her offer for a final four deal between Michael, Jonathan, Carter Williams, and herself previously. The alliance stayed true and Jonathan was voted out. At the Loved Ones Challenge, Lisa was emotional when she saw her younger brother, Justice. Malcolm won reward and chose Lisa, Michael and their loved ones to join them. Justice gave Lisa the courage to try to blindside Malcolm. However, Malcolm won the next Immunity Challenges and she joined the rest of the tribe in voting out the alliance outsiders, Carter and Abi-Maria. Malcolm also won an advantage for the Final Immunity Challenge. Despite that, he was the first out. Lisa almost won the last Immunity Challenge but instead Michael won. After debating whether Malcolm or Denise was the bigger jury threat, Lisa wanted Malcolm gone and got her way.
At the Final Tribal Council, Lisa was criticized for her hesitant gameplay. Jonathan exposed her past as a TV star. Lisa gained one vote from RC, because the latter knew that Lisa would be a big threat. The vote was enough to tie her with ally and friend Michael for second place as Denise garnered the rest of the votes to become Sole Survivor.
At the Reunion Show, Lisa won $100,000 for Fan Favorite Award over Malcolm.
•Lisa was set to co-host The Jeff Probst Show in 2013 before its cancellation.
•In 2013, Lisa made and released a workout DVD called Lisa Whelchel's Everyday Workout for the Everyday Woman.
•In July 2014, Lisa appeared as guest co-host on The View.
•In 2014, Lisa starred in the TV movie For Better or for Worse which also included her former The Facts of Life co-star Kim Fields.
•Lisa is the oldest woman to compete on Philippines.
•When the Tandang tribe painted their initials on a tree at their camp, Lisa put her initials as "LC", using her married name Lisa Cauble, to hide her identity. This was despite the fact that she had divorced her husband Steven Cauble less than a month before the game began.
•Being a fan of The Facts of Life as a young adult, Michael Skupin recognized her, but could not call her by her stage name Blair because it would throw her off-guard.
•Jonathan Penner also recognized her, and later revealed her identity to everyone at the Final Tribal Council, although he was told of her identity by Denise Stapley.
•Lisa, along with the rest of the original Tandang tribe, became the first group of contestants to reach the merge without visiting Tribal Council.
•Lisa is the first castaway to appear in an interview prior to the airing of their elimination episode. Lisa was on the Jeff Probst Show while Survivor: Philippines was in its midway point.
Apr 10, 2019 · Lisa Whelchel was most recently on prime-time network television during 2012’s Survivor: Philippines, but she is still recognized from her starring role in the 1980s, when she played Blair on ...
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Why was production so obsessed with Lisa Whelchel? Philippines. I just finished rewatching Philippines for the first time since it aired in 2012. What I mostly remember was (like most people) loving Malcolm at the time and thinking that Denise has always been an underrated winner. But after rewatch I was reminded of something else…this season ...
Sep 19, 2014 · Lisa Whelchel took home the “Fan Favorite” vote during Survivor: Phillipines in 2012, garnering The Facts of Life actress a cool $100,000 in prize money. Although she didn’t take home the $1 million grand prize (she tied for second place), Lisa wants her fans to know how much winning that money changed her life.
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Lisa Diane Whelchel (born May 29, 1963) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, author, and life coach. She is known for her appearances as a Mouseketeer on The New Mickey Mouse Club and her nine-year role as the preppy and wealthy Blair Warner on The Facts of Life. In 1984, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Inspirational ...
