Rafe Judkins

Rafe Judkins

Rafe Lee Judkins (born January 8, 1983 in Salt Lake City, Utah) was a contestant on the 11th season of Survivor, which took place in Guatemala. He is a working TV writer with credits on shows such as My Own Worst Enemy and Chuck.

Judkins was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in a large Mormon family that is said to include 60 first cousins. Rafe's childhood involved him spending time painting rocks and taking apart machines. This was probably because of his mother being an artist and father being an inventor. He spent 14 years in Sewickley Academy after moving to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the age of five. His time was spent towards teaching English and science to inner city middle school students. He graduated in 2001 and was selected as the member of the senior class most likely to be on Survivor. Rafe helped create Survivor simulation games for such websites as Survivor Central.

Judkins moved to Providence, Rhode Island, sometime after graduating from the Academy to attend Brown University. His main focus during this time was in biology and anthropology. He also managed the Brown Outdoor Leadership Training (BOLT) program, which is used to give students exposure to wilderness situations with small groups of people. He also founded a cooking class for students which is run by Brown's head catering chef.

His love for travel and adventure is extensive and began early. At 22 years old, he has been to all 50 states and 14 different countries. He also has lived in Sydney, Australia for seven months. Judkins currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his mother, father and brother, Landon. He is openly gay.