Survivor’s 5 Most Annoying Duos

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4. Jaclyn Schultz and Jon Misch (Survivor: San Juan Del Sur—Blood vs. Water)

This all-American, squeaky-clean couple were annoying from the get-go if only for the most catty of all reasons to be found annoying: they were just so gosh-darned perfect. To make it more annoying, they were obviously aware of their own perfection, stating on the first episode that they hoped other people wouldn’t see them as the “perfect couple” and, therefore, want to vote them out. Jon, a former college football quarterback, did a lot of talking about what a physical threat he was, while his former Miss Michigan girlfriend seemed a little more humble and was generally more likable. When it came out that Jaclyn was born with a rare condition that left her without a cervix or uterus, it suddenly became hard to hate on this couple whose goal it was to win the million so they could pay for costly surrogacy and start a family. But Jon’s arrogance continued to rankle, and it even came to be too much for Jaclyn to bear in the infamous episode where he tried to take credit for one of her strategic moves and she stopped talking to him for a whole day. It was great to see Jaclyn put pretty-boy in his place and it was around that time that his giant ego got him ousted from the game. Survivor spat aside, the love between these two turned out to be the real deal, and Jaclyn and Jon have since gotten hitched. We wish them all the best.

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3. Candice Woodcock and John Cody (Survivor: Blood vs. Water)

Candice and John were another of those genetically-blessed, photogenic couples that, unfairly or not, start out with a target on their back, just for being so annoyingly good-looking. And fit, and capable—as Candice clearly showed after she was the first castaway to be sent to Redemption Island and then managed to stay on for four weeks, winning duel after duel. But whereas Candice had been a likeable-enough player on the other two seasons she was on, Survivor: Cook Islands and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains (where she played on the “Heroes” side), her likability took a beating this season when she came across as arrogant and unfairly bitter towards the people who voted her out, especially former NFL football player, Brad Culpepper and his wife, Monica, who were not without their own annoying characteristics. John, an orthopedic surgeon in the U.S. Army, was much more likable than his wife, but became the first male player voted off in the season, no doubt partially due to Candice’s general animosity. The couple remain married today and recently welcomed their first child, a daughter named Beatrice, proving that blood truly is thicker than water.

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Lara H