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Survivor: One World Winner Kim Spradlin: I Want a Dog!
Originally posted 05/15/2012 02:30PM
She's got $1 million (and another $100,000) to spend now that she's won Survivor: One World, but Kim Spradlin doesn't have big plans to splurge – on much.
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Survivor: One World Winner Kim Spradlin: How Will She Spend $1 Million
Originally posted 05/15/2012 09:30AM
Survivor: One World winner Kim Spradlin has over a million reasons to celebrate. Not only did Spradlin, 29, take home the $1 million prize, she was also voted the Sprint Fan Favorite, earning an additional $100,000.
The bridal dress shop owner from San Antonio, Texas, was given the title of sole survivor Sunday despite – or because of – choosing to take allies Chelsea Meissner and Sabrina Thompson to the final tribal council over weaker players. Spradlin spoke to PEOPLE Monday about her strategy, what she plans to do with her winnings, getting a fresh start after her divorce and controversial contestant Colton Cumbie.
Did you think you had won?
It was crazy waiting eight months to hear those votes read out loud. You come back thinking, "I might have won." But you're not actually sure since no one tells you who they actually voted for. You watch the show and you have all these different ideas, "Is it too obvious?" I started to really second guess it. I guess you do that if you have too much time to think about anything. It was such a huge relief to know.
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Survivor Winner's Final Tribal Council One of Show's Best Ever
Originally posted 05/14/2012 03:30PM
"I think I played as ethically as is humanly possible. I think I played cleanly, and I think it's a really important piece because if you undermine your credibility along the way, you stand less of a chance here (at Tribal Council) when you face the people that you've worked with to get where you are."
– Richard Hatch, winner, Survivor: Borneo
Sunday's Survivor finale brought One World to its inevitable conclusion. After a season of complete domination, Kim won her $1 million, the award for Sprint Fan Favorite, and the title of Sole Survivor. She also wins the greatest reward of all – the final Fishy.
The episode had very little drama – like the season itself. Kim won all the challenges. She ran the strategy. And she dominated the final tribal council.
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Stephen Fishbach Blogs: Do Kim's 'Baby Blues' Have Mysterious Powers?
Originally posted 05/10/2012 12:00PM
"If you can figure out what buttons to push on what people, then you're gonna have the advantage."
– Boston Rob, Survivor: Marquesas
Is the King of the Jungle actually ... a Queen? Last night on Survivor, Tarzan was bum-puzzled by the bewitching baby blues of a beauty. He wasn't the first man – though for this season, he was the last.
There was a lot of chatter last night about Kim's peepers. Tarzan called them "angelic eyes." Sabrina called them the "baby blues." Everyone agrees they have mysterious powers. The baby blues see into your soul. They hypnotize you.
They cost Tarzan his jungle – and Alicia a million dollars.
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Survivor's Kat Edorsson Does Not Mind Being 'The Clown'
Originally posted 05/05/2012 04:50PM
Be careful what you wish for. That was the lesson Survivor: One World contestant Kat Edorsson learned when she was blindsided this week.
In anticipation of blindsiding tribemate Sabrina Thompson, Edorsson, 22, told host Jeff Probst she found blindsides "exciting" and "funny," but she was not laughing when she was the one sent to the jury instead.
Speaking to PEOPLE Thursday about her "million dollar mistake" during the reward challenge, the timeshare rep from Orlando, Fla., touched upon why she wishes Troy had encouraged another player instead of her, and how she doesn't mind being "the clown."
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Survivor: Is Kim the Perfect Player?
Originally posted 05/03/2012 09:15AM
"The blindside actually for most people comes when they're the most confident." – Tyson Apostol, Survivor: Tocantins
They were the best of Survivor players, they were the worst of Survivor players. They were players with wisdom and players with foolishness. Players who would believe anything, and players who would lie to your face.
They were Kim and Kat – a tale of two Tikianos.
The entire difference between good play and bad play was epitomized last Wednesday by Kat and Kim's different reactions to the reward.
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Stephen Fishbach Talks to Russell Hantz About Flipped Off
Originally posted 04/28/2012 12:30PM
A year ago, Survivor super-villain Russell Hantz didn't know a thing about flipping houses. That makes him an unlikely candidate to star in a new house flipping show, Flipped Off, which premieres Saturday on A&E (10 p.m. ET).
Russell's basic ignorance about home remodeling provides the show's comic highlights: he and his brother and business partner Shawn stumble like the Two Stooges through one construction disaster after the next. Real estate agent Kristen Bredehoeft, the lone voice of reason, throws her hands up in frustration.
What Russell Hantz does know is how to build alliances and manipulate his opponents. As he and Shawn jockey for dominance, Russell resorts to psychological tactics from his Survivor days to outwit and outplay his brother.
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Survivor's Troyzan Explains Why He Fell Victim to the Women
Originally posted 04/27/2012 12:10PM
He escaped elimination for the past three weeks, but Troy "Troyzan" Robertson finally fell victim to the women of Survivor: One World.
The tribe split the vote in case Robertson had a hidden immunity idol, but with no immunity necklace around his neck nor an idol in his pocket, the swimsuit photographer from Miami, Fla., was voted off Thursday and became the fourth member of a currently all-male jury.
Having watched his demise the night before, Robertson, 50, spoke to PEOPLE about how he got his nickname, why he doesn't understand why people hate fellow contestant Christina Cha and all about his cryptic goodbye message to Kat Edorsson.
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Stephen Fishbach Blogs: Survivor Teaches Life Lessons
Originally posted 04/26/2012 12:50PM
"Whoever wins wins, but I don't wanna be the pawn."
– Kathy Vavrick O'Brien, Survivor: Marquesas
Survivor is a treasure trove of valuable life lessons: People will do anything for money; the human spirit can triumph over the elements; never try to sell beach-front property to a native Kansan.
Wednesday night, through the poignant travails of Kat Edorsson, we all learned another lesson about our shared humanity. People know at heart what they need to do. They need to stand up for themselves! To take ownership of their decisions! To vote out Chelsea! But when it comes down to Tribal Council and you're filling out that parchment, more often than not, you'll just settle for mediocrity – and do what Kim tells you.
All Kat wants in the world is not to be seen as a follower. Maybe more even than she wants to win. So why then does she keep … following?
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Survivor: Troyzan Wins a Fishy
Originally posted 04/19/2012 01:00PM
"Fear motivated self-preservation is the worst game I could imagine."
– Greg Buis, Survivor: Borneo
Why are people on Survivor so dumb?
Every season there are a few players who just refuse to think for themselves. They vote the party line, listen to the bosses, and then act shocked and betrayed when they're voted out in sixth or seventh place, because they wanted a victory handed to them by God without having to lift a finger for themselves.
On Wednesday, we saw Tarzan, Christina and Alicia enter this ignominious hall of shame as they voted out Leif and isolated Troyzan – their only hope to take control. Something has gone seriously wrong when you're being outplayed by Leif.
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