Shannon Steen

Shannon Steen is a contestant from Survivor: Uruguay.

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Name (Age): Shannon Steen (35)

Tribe Designation: Paysandu

Current Residence: Tempe, AZ

Occupation: Museum Curator

Claim to Fame: The fact that I advocate the superiority of the Coca-Cola brand. I know it seems stupid, but I have a co-worker that for some reason thinks Pepsi is superior. Even though he's obviously wrong, it still gets people talking and makes for a fun little friendly rivalry between us.

Inspiration in Life: My daughter, Samantha. I was not the best person, to say the least, when I was young. When my wife, who was my girlfriend at the time, had Samantha though, it really scared me straight and forced me to grow up. I am a much better person now because of her.

Hobbies: Spending time with my family, reading, researching, watching reality TV, praising Coca-Cola (Chuckles), swimming.

Pet Peeves: The biggest one that gets me is when I order a coke at a restaurant and the waiter/waitress utters the following phrase: "We don't have Coke, is Pepsi okay?" Every time, I feel like looking at them and responding: "Well, I don't have American money, so is Monopoly money okay?" Like honestly, Coke and Pepsi are not the same thing! Anyway, besides that, since I'm a huge history buff it kind of ticks me off when people ignore the importance of history. People need to understand that we have to learn from our past in order to better plan for our future!

3 Words to Describe You: Assertive, Intelligent, and Passionate

If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be and Why: I'd definitely take a picture of my wife and daughter to keep me motivated. I'd also have a large supply of Coca-Cola, mostly for the caffeine. Finally, a Rubik's cube to play with in the event I get bored out there.

SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: Boston Rob definitely! He absolutely dominated in Redemption Island and I think I'll be able to do the same out here under the right circumstances.

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: The money is absolutely my main motivation for coming out here and playing this game. But I also really crave the title of Sole Survivor.

Why You Think You’ll “Survive” SURVIVOR: I've been watching this show since season one episode one and I've been applying since season six! Now that I finally have my opportunity, I'm not going to waste it! I'll do anything it takes to get to the end and win.

Why You Think You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: I'm very good at thinking outside the box and coming up with new and different ideas that my opponents would never see coming. More than that though, in real life, we need to understand our past to better plan for the future. As a huge fan of this game, I feel like I understand which strategies have and haven't worked for people in past seasons. So out here, I will take everything that I have learned from those past seasons and apply it to my game. I think that'll give me a huge advantage and could be my key to winning it all.