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Accident =/= stupidity.

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Of course, but things like Mike's fall into the fire and Butch's burning down the camp (and even Kathy peeing on John's hand) are there for nostalgic value, and nothing more. I don't really understand why everyone gets so pissed off about their inclusions. Clearly they're not truly dumb decisions, but adding a couple of them to the list makes it more of a fun read. I don't consider this thread as much of a true rating of the worst moves ever made on Survivor, but rather a trip down memory lane of sorts.

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Would you have called Christy "stupid" if she had had to participate in a blindfold challenge and failed in it?

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Christy's physical handicap is not really comparable to Becky/Sundra's inability to produce any sort of efficient fire after 38 days of surviving in the Cook Islands.

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Michelle's ego won't let her fake difficulty during the disgusting drink challenge, which results in Drake losing the challenge and Michelle getting voted out

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I believe Michelle has stated that the reason she downed her drink so quickly was because that was they only way she could have gotten herself to finish it. Now, whether that's true or not is still up in the air, but I think we should at least note that she does have some sort of excuse for it.

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Lisa votes out Mia. To this day I still don't get why she voted that way, and as she was the next woman to leave the game, it certainly didn't work out well for her.

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Had she stuck with her alliance, the best she could have hoped for was a tie with one of Scout/Ami/Leann leaving. It was just as likely that the PROD would boot her, Julie, or Eliza instead, in which case she would have been in an even worse position. And she had a very good reason to be afraid of Eliza, who had previously screwed them over because she had felt vulnerable.
Was it a bad move? Probably. It's likely what made Ami so wary of her, and combined with her slip of tongue, it's probably part of what got her booted. But it was a logical move to make, even if the execution was pretty weak.

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I disagree with the "Caryn refusing the women's alliance."

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Yeah, I've never faulted her as much for that as others do. I do think Katie was an absolute idiot by siding with the men at 6 and 5 however. Once Caryn left, there was no one else in the game she could beat in the F2. And since either Tom or Ian would have crushed her in the jury vote, her only real option to win respect was to play the strong game Jenn chastized her for avoiding.

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Given that Jeff was on crutches after he got booted, was he REALLY going to stand there for ten hours (and more) and beat not only Tina but Keith as well? Doubtful.

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He might not have had a chance of winning, but Jeff knew he was incredibly vulnerable, and he gave up on that IC. There was still the smallest chance that he could end up winning it, and if he did, Kucha would have had a huge advantage going into TC. Instead, he opted out at the very beginning, knowing full well that Ogakor could use that to Pagong Kucha.

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No mention of Lill taking Sundra to the final 2 instead of Johnny Fairplay?

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Lill wasn't going to beat either of them, and she knew it. I don't fault her for realizing her situation was helpless and giving the million dollars to someone who could truly use it over someone as despicable as Fairplay. She was probably incorrect in thinking she had a better shot against Sandra, but she was absolutely correct in making a moral decision once she saw that her game prevented her from winning.

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Also I have a feeling Yau-Man's negotiating with Nightmarez in front of everybody is going to have a mention on this list soon

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Eh, even if it backfires, I'll still probably think it was a good move. Not his best possible move, but a damn good one considering his options.