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Matthew Von Ertfelda
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Matthew von Ertfelda (born July 24, 1969 in Hong Kong) is known as a former contestant on the TV game show Survivor. Although born in Hong Kong, he later took up residence in Washington, D.C.
As the runner-up in the Amazon edition of Survivor (2003), he was one of the most memorable and colorful players in the game and became popular with the viewing audience. He had a strange fascination with his machete, which made almost everyone in the game question his sanity and social capacities. He performed so well at disgusting food challenges that Deena Bennett didn't even bother trying to challenge him at the end. He was also a world traveler, having gone from tracking cannibals in an uncharted area of New Guinea to studying the Mandarin form of Chinese at the Taipei Language Institute to graduating cum laude L'Ecole de Gastronomie Française Ritz-Escoffier in Paris (a gourmet cooking facility).
Having been perceived as socially awkward and in need of therapy, one thing he did very well, possibly better than any other Survivor alumnus up to that point, was gather food and provide shelter. Unfortunately, because Jenna Morasca had sent Rob Cesternino to the jury as its seventh member, it did not help his case. In fact, in a display of foreshadowing, Heidi Strobel indicated she would vote for Morasca no matter what while Butch Lockley indicated he would vote against Morasca no matter what. Lockley represented the only vote von Ertfelda received as the outcome of the million dollar vote was revealed on May 11.
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| Aras Baskauskas1 | Danni Boatwright 1 | Chris Daugherty1 | Neleh Dennis 2 | Sandra Diaz-Twine1 | Danielle DiLorenzo2 | Paschal English5 | Katie Gallagher 2 | Brian Heidik1 | Kim Johnson 2 | Clay Jordan 2 | Bruce Kanegai6| Yul Kwon1 | Becky Lee2 | Jonathan Libby4 | Oscar Lusth2 | Jenna Morasca1,3 | Wanda Shirk4 | Michael Skupin6 | Gary Stritesky6 | Twila Tanner2 | Osten Taylor3 | Janu Tornell3 | Vecepia Towery1 | Matthew Von Ertfelda2 | Tom Westman1 | Kelly Wiglesworth 2 1Won the Game| 2Runner-up | 3Quit | 4Never Joined Tribe | 5Eliminated based on Tiebreaker| 6MEDEVACed Note: Some Survivors played twice, and were voted out only once. For those Survivors, see Template:Survtwice |
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| Borneo | Australian Outback | Africa | |
| Rudy • Colleen • Richard • Sue • Sean • Jenna • Stacey • Kelly | Rodger • Alicia • Colby • Keith • Elisabeth • Jerri • Amber • Michael • Jeff • Tina | Tom • Lex • Ethan | |
| Marquesas | Thailand | Amazon | |
| Rob • Neleh • Hunter • Tammy • Vecepia | Brian • Shii Ann • Clay | Rob • Jenna • Christy • Heidi • Matthew | |
| Pearl Islands | Vanuatu | Palau | |
| Rupert • Jon • Sandra | Ami • Chris • Twila | Bobby Jon • Katie • Stephenie • Kim • Janu • Tom | |
| Guatemala | Panama | Cook Islands | |
| Danni • Bobby Jon • Gary • Rafe • Stephenie | Dan • Aras • Terry • Danielle • Misty • Shane | J.P. • Yul • Ozzy • Jonathan | |