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- Origin: Revere, Massachusetts
- Born: May 5, 1967
- Mother of 3 girls
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Denise Martin also known as "The Lunch Lady" was a contestant on the CBS reality show China. She came in 4th place but was awarded $50,000 for losing her job due to going on the show. Douglas Public School District stated in a press release that this is not true.
- UPDATE: Denise Martin apologizes on CBS early show for misleading the public about having said that her school district did not give her "lunch lady" job back but instead made her a custodian.
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Denise Martin News
- CBS: Denise on Survivor: China Profile
- Google News: Denise Martin
- The Boston Globe: After a Gaffe on Live TV, Denise Martin Must Play Survivor All over Again (January 9, 2007)
- CBS Early Show: "Survivor" Scandal? (December 18, 2007)
- The National Ledger: Todd Herzog Wins Survivor, Scandal Brewing Over 50K... (December 18, 2007)
- "Let the scandals begin. Todd Herzog has captured the crown on Survivor china but that now has given way to a possible scandal involving the Lunch Lady."
- Entertainment Weekly: School superintendent says 'Survivor' "lunch lady" lied (December 17, 2007)
- "Lane says she spoke with Martin on the telephone on Monday afternoon and that the show's fourth-place finisher was apologetic, but that "she did not explain why she said that to my satisfaction," Lane explained. "It's difficult to grasp. We did nothing but encourage her."
- Douglas Public School District: Press Release: Mrs. Denise Martin (December 17, 2007)
- "On the "Survivor China" television program that aired on December 16, 2007, Mrs. Denise Martin, an employee of the Douglas Public Schools, stated that she was demoted from her position as a cafeteria worker upon her return from taping the show. This statement is false."



