Chris Daugherty (born August 29, 1970 in West Jefferson, Ohio) is the winner of Survivor: Vanuatu and won $1,000,000 on December 12, 2004. He also earned the title of "Sole Survivor" and was the first male contestant in two years, since the Thai fifth season in 2002, to win Survivor. He is also the most popular contestant from the Vanuatu installment on CBS . Jeff Probst considered him one of the most unlikely Survivor winners..