Thirty-nine days, 16 castaways, four tribes, dozens of broken alliances, a quitter, a grandmother who isn't really dead, and now, one Sole Survivor! Sandra Diaz-Twine, the 29-year-old office assistant from Ft. Lewis, Washington, captured the million-dollar prize. In the gut-wrenching final Tribal Council, Sandra pleaded to the Jury that she went along with whatever alliance would have her without asking questions. Sandra claimed she never got in anyone's way, staying quietly in the background, and that she deserved to be the Sole Survivor. The Jury agreed in a 6 to 1 decision, making Sandra the Sole Survivor and the recipient of the one million dollar prize.
Tijuana was the ONLY person on the jury to vote for Lill for the million!
WOW... that was amazing that Sandra had 6 of the 7 votes!
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Kookaburra said this in post #12 : Congrats on making it to the top four, but I smell something fishy!
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KJ said this in post #13 : Of course you do... because she was the one responsible for the "Fish Incident."
I hope that she goes all the way.... and that Darrah is number two. Sandra deserves it.
I wrote more thoughts on here in the thread on the finale. I don't want to repeat it... but she has done more than the other three remaining people there.
KJ said this in post #15 : I knew it... that's why I said it. I'm "on" to you, Kooka!
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KJ said this in post #16 : YES! Way to go girl....
Well Sandra dumped the fish ... but although she worried about what they would do for fish/food if the guys were all gone ... she never learned or even attempted to learn to fish herself. I thought that odd ... but had forgotten that Sandra is not fond of water
Maybe she will invite all the players to a big celebratory fish-fry at her house ? Of course, only if Rupert will bring the fish
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly,what is essential is invisible to the eye."
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Now wouldn't THAT be a hoot... have a fish fry at her place, and bring all the castaways there... and have Rupert bring the fish!! That would be too funny.
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KJ said this in post #17 : Thirty-nine days, 16 castaways, four tribes, dozens of broken alliances, a quitter, a grandmother who isn't really dead, and now, one Sole Survivor! Sandra Diaz-Twine, the 29-year-old office assistant from Ft. Lewis, Washington, captured the million-dollar prize. In the gut-wrenching final Tribal Council, Sandra pleaded to the Jury that she went along with whatever alliance would have her without asking questions. Sandra claimed she never got in anyone's way, staying quietly in the background, and that she deserved to be the Sole Survivor. The Jury agreed in a 6 to 1 decision, making Sandra the Sole Survivor and the recipient of the one million dollar prize.
Also ... Sandra never won any individual reward challenge or even shared in one, and she never won an indidvidual immunity challenge. She also is the only one who had NO votes against her ... but finished with 6 FOR her and a millon bucks. Her whole straight forward "anyone but me" thing played well before the jury.
Tijuana was the ONLY person on the jury to vote for Lill for the million!
WOW... that was amazing that Sandra had 6 of the 7 votes!
I wasn't surprised at that. The reactions of the jury, the looks on their faces when Lil was talking were telling an priceless. Also ... lovable Rupert called Lil out. She flat out lied and totally betrayed him. He brought Lil's flakey dishonesty and her true personality right to the forefront. Did you see Lil's jaw thrust out, and hear her start to whine when she responded to him ? Rupert's a good man.
Tijuana's rationale made little sense to me. She said that Sandra made the case for Lil when she said Lil had put everyone there and that meant Lil was playing the game. Huh ? Sandra ALSO said that she (Sandra) had helped or cooperated with every one of them as she could and did what she thought necessary to personally stay off the block. I think T was just PO'd because she tried to use Sandra and Sandra's info and Sandra outwitted her and turned the tables. Either T is stoopid and wasn't listening or it was a cat thing ... meowwwwww
p.s. ... I said Sandra ( rather than Jon or Darrah ) was the one to boot from the F4 because none of them could beat her.
- First of all, the jury was more Drake than Morgan:
Morgan: RyanO, T, Darrah
Drake: Rupert, Christa, Jon, and Burton, a re-tread, but still a Drake
- Next, Sandra was an original.
- Next, Sandra had 2 powerful allies, especially Rupert, on the jury; she also probably had the grudging respect of both Jon and Burton and had no real enemies.
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- Both Jon and Lil had disadvantages with the jury.
- Darrah, they hardly knew.
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- Jon lost his conniving touch at the end. He should have presented his case to Lil and Darrah to take out Sandra for all of the cited reasons since they apparently had not figured it out for themselves.
- Sandra's master strategic touch, might have been saying at TC that everybody loved Lil, and that Lil was nice and that Lil was the one she didn't want to be next to in the F2. Sandra planted that seed and nurtured it.
Sandra finessed and Lil carried her to where she thought Sandra didn't want to be.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly,what is essential is invisible to the eye."
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
I think that Sandra's ability to just be "Herself" and speak her mind, without going overboard, helped her a great deal. She was very honest during the final council, and you could tell during the entire thing that the jury was more comfortable with her. When Lil was talking, they showed different people's facial reactions, and it wasn't looking good. There was a lot of rolling of the eye's and making nasty smirks. They weren't happy with her responses, and she strayed a few times. When Burton asked the question, and she was answering, all of a sudden she's pointing out what Sandra did and did not do. That isn't what he asked, and when he told her that was it, it was obvious that he didn't respect her.
All in all, I'm very happy with the winner...
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KJ said this in post #21 : Some great points and observations, obaf...
I think that Sandra's ability to just be "Herself" and speak her mind, without going overboard, helped her a great deal. She was very honest during the final council, and you could tell during the entire thing that the jury was more comfortable with her. When Lil was talking, they showed different people's facial reactions, and it wasn't looking good. There was a lot of rolling of the eye's and making nasty smirks. They weren't happy with her responses, and she strayed a few times. When Burton asked the question, and she was answering, all of a sudden she's pointing out what Sandra did and did not do. That isn't what he asked, and when he told her that was it, it was obvious that he didn't respect her.
All in all, I'm very happy with the winner...
I thought Christa's questioning was so sarcastically funny I was laughing out loud, and as said Rupert was on the mark.
They both seemed so sincerely pleased with Sandra's win .. Christa was wiping away tears.
I think I like those 3 people.
-- Christa really grew on me. I know she has a questionable past, and is a little nutty/flakey, but I think she has made efforts to clean up her act. In an interview she was asked if Survivor was the hardest thing she's ever done. And she said no, that taking taking care of her father when he was dying was the hardest thing she ever had to do. I think she's a good person.
-- I can't say anything about Rupert that hasn't been said already. He's the classic gentle giant ... loved him before ... still do ... I want to be his neighbor
-- As for Sandra, I think that being yourself really is the ONLY way to win, and even though I didn't like some of her methods during the game she WAS being herself. And ... I hate to say it ... but Jonny Foulplay and Lil MoreLess ... might have brought out my dark side and had me using the "eff" word out there too.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly,what is essential is invisible to the eye."
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
SURVIVOR Host: There are tons of great questions for Sandra, so let's get begin! Hi Sandra! Congratulations, and thanks for being here to chat with us today. Are you ready to take some questions?
Sandra: Yes, I am!
Bruno: Sandra, I love you so much. What is the first thing you're going to buy yourself?
Sandra: I'm going on a cruise to the Carribean!
WindyCityJo: Sandra, you rock! Tell me, were you feeling like you would beat Lill?
Sandra: I had no clue that I would beat Lill. I thought I'd just get the $100,000, and that was fine with me, until the Jury just started going crazy on Lill with their questions and comments. Even then I wasn't sure, because they can ask you one thing or comment and still give you their vote, so it wasn't for certain.
WindyCityJo: Sandra, now it can be told: who was the absolute most annoying person out there?
Sandra: Jon! No question about it.
tennessee: Sandra, the best moment on TV EVER was when you were in Jon's face, yelling, "I could get loud too, WTF!" Can you say it again for us PLEASE? And how bad did you want to kick him you-know-where?
Sandra: That wasn't my first argument with Jon. We would have several a day. I truly hated him at that point. Jon, you're a jackass!
tennessee: Sandra, Jon said that you only won because he "dragged" you to the end. What do you have to say to Jon?
Sandra: That's baloney! Jon didn't have anything to do to get where I am at! I'm there because of Sandra and Sandra only. He's out here in the hallway. I'm about to kick him in the head!
justwhatever: Have you heard anything that Jon has said about Rupert since the show aired? Mainly that Rupert did nothing for the tribe. What do you think?
Sandra: Rupert did everything for the tribe. Jon is worthless: HE did nothing for the tribe.
enna: Sandra, do you consider your run on SURVIVOR "riding on coattails"?
Sandra: No, because if I'm riding coattails, then everyone else in my alliance is riding coattails as well. If anybody was riding coattails it was Jon riding Rupert's and then Jon riding Burton's, cuz Jon would've gone a loooong time ago.
justwhatever: Sandra, you are by far a great Survivor. You proved yourself to be strategic, entertaining and true to yourself. What would you say to other Survivors who think you didn't really have a strategy?
Sandra: Everyone has to have a strategy. Mine, luckily for me, was perfect, because everyone always came to me for that extra vote, and with that, I was always able to stay three days longer, three days longer, three days longer.
westcoast: You were my pick all the way. If needed, would you have voted for Rupert, even as close as you were?
Sandra: I would never bite the hand that feeds me.
DtCutting: Who would win a wrestling match between you and Jon?
Sandra: Me, Sassy Sandra!
cymbals4Sandra: Sandra, you played really well. When did you first start listening in the jungle?
Sandra: When I was warning Rupert about what I'd heard. I went to go get limes, and the two jackasses are right there talking, loud as hell, too! I tried to warn Rupert; he wouldn't believe me. He said, "You must have misunderstood. Jon would never betray me."
yaySandra: Sandra, how did you feel when Jon was trying to cut a deal with Lill during that last Immunity?
Sandra: Funny as hell. For me it was perfect, because Jon had approached me and said, "Sandra, I'll never take Lill if I win," so I'm feeling good. Then to hear Lill fighting with Jon, I'm thinking, "Damn, I'm straight, 'cuz she'll take me with her too!" But that wasn't for sure. I wasn't certain--just hoping.
enna: Can you share a funny island moment with us that we didn't see?
Sandra: I don't know if it qualifies as funny, but I actually had parasites in my poop. So the doctor had to de-worm me like you would a dog.
Lizard: If you had won the last two Immunities, who would you have taken with you to the last three then the last two?
Sandra: The Final Three would've been Darrah, Lill and me. I would've sent Jon home like I wanted to so bad. Then, Final Two, I'd have to say Lill. [laughs] Darrah was a good player, man, she had people on her side!
SandraDiaz4Life: Sandra, why did you allow Jon to persuade you to vote for T?
Sandra: It was more of saving Christa for three days. Tijuana never told me she'd take me to the Final Four. Jon's offer at the time, which I do not regret, was better.
LillFan: Sandra, were you proud of Lillian for standing her ground and not putting up with Jon? Did you think she was that strong?
Sandra: I never expected her to outlast me and Jon, because I'm thinking Lill is older, right? I'm glad she started to realize that he thinks he can just say whatever he wants and that's it. He's always degrading the women, and I'm glad she stood up to him.
yaySandra: Which question from the Jury surprised you the most?
Sandra: I would have to say probably Tijuana's, because Lill had said, "Sandra, let's not go in there saying anything bad about each other," and I promised not to, and here's Tijuana's question that we had to say something bad.
pppp: Sandra, what do you think of Osten quitting the game?
Sandra: You should never judge a book by its cover. Just because you have muscles doesn't make you strong.
Sunny: Sandra, I'm so happy you won--if not Rupert, then you deserved it. Why didnt you vote off that worm Jon sooner?
Sandra: I wanted to all along. I tried to every chance I got, but I'm only one person, and in this game you need numbers.
Stephel02: What did you think of Jon's mustache at Tribal Council? Once I saw it, I couldnt stop laughing!
Sandra: Me too. You and I think a lot alike.
winewench: Do you still talk to Rupert? He's SO awesome. I hoped it was you both in the Final Two.
Sandra: Yes, I do talk to Rupert. I was with him last night at the Reunion with his family and my family.
Cereal_Eater: When you were gonna sabotage the camp, where were you going to hide everything? The ocean, or buried somewhere?
Sandra: I actually started putting stuff deep in the woods. I hid one of the two water jugs inside a big ol' stump, and I stabbed two machetes deep in the sand and then put a leaf over to cover it because I did have to remember where I put the stuff. The fishing net? I just damn threw it! I don't know where it landed, but it was all green anyway. I didn't even have to go back and get it because nobody even realized it was gone. I was mainly grabbing the stuff they weren't using because they had the favorite blades they used. Nothing they would notice was missing right away.
Lizard: Sandra, of the six Outcasts, who would you have liked to see come back, apart from Lill and Burton?
Sandra: Definitely Ryan Shoulders. I wish he had been part of the Drake tribe from the beginning. I would have traded him for Jon and Shawn any day.
rattler: Sandra, congratulations on your win. Anything that you learned about yourself that is worth more than $1 million?
Sandra: No.
asdf: What did the cast do after the Reunion show?
Sandra: I came to my room 'cuz they were all going to the clubs, and I made my bed 'cuz they gave me this foldaway bed and I fixed it so when I came back I could lay in it. But then I woke up and it was four in the morning and time for me to wake up and take off the black dress I had on! No one came and got me, so it must not have mattered!
marissa_bf: Sandra, when you watched this season, what made you the most embarrassed?
Sandra: Just how in the Challenges as the days passed I got worse and worse at them.
Ryan: Sandra, on the water obstacle Challenge, it looked like it hurt when you slammed against the board. Did it hurt a lot?
Sandra: No, actually it was matted: the safety people put a mat there or some kind of soft stuff. People ask me all the time did I lose a tooth, bite my tongue or break my jaw...nope, nothing happened, thank God.
texan: Sandra, how many times did you have to apply before getting on the show?
Sandra: One time--bingo! I was hysterical.
TinaFan: Sandra, were you sad to give up your necklace at the market during the first episode? You rocked!
Sandra: Nope, haven't thought about that necklace anymore. I got two more at home, identical. I bought one for me and each of my kids. About that necklace: for the cross, I got those two chickens that laid eggs.
CSyrup: Do you regret what happened between you and Christa about the fishes? Did you feel bad afterwards?
Sandra: Nope. I didn't even apologize. That's why I call her Brutus. I didn't expect her to take the fall, but I told her I would fix it, she wouldn't go home, and she didn't. Had I told her the truth, she would have opened her mouth.
gratefulfan: What is Burton really like? Is he as full of himself as he seems? He was certainly cute! (from a female fan!)
Sandra: He's very handsome. More handsome in person than on TV. I don't know why he doesn't have a woman!
enna: Jon says he doesn't consider hiding in the bushes bragging rights for a strategy? What do you say to that?
Sandra: Screw you, Jon! You wish you had thought of it first, you jackass! Wait 'til I catch his ass.
Lizard: Sandra, what would you say to anyone who wants to try out for SURVIVOR in the future?
Sandra: Go for it! And you don't even have to waste your time at the gym, but please learn how to swim! (Hey, it rhymes!)
gooopanama: Sandra, you had me cracking up week after week! Congrats on winning! What was your best memory from your time in Panama?
Sandra: When we got that awful treasure. I can still smell it. It smells like when Jon opens his mouth. If you want a whiff of it and you ever see Jon, just tell him to open his mouth. He talks so much s***!
bighugefan: Congrats, Sandra! You played a great game. Are you embarrassed when you look back and see the language you used on TV?
Sandra: No, because it was in the heat of the moment. I don't talk like that on an everyday basis.
jons_grandma: Did you witness any hanky panky on the island?
Sandra: No.
marissa_bf: Sandra, you're beautiful. How much weight did you lose on the "SURVIVOR diet?"
Sandra: Twenty-two pounds, and I gained twenty back...I'm off by two.
bomber: You seemed so mentally tough throughout the game. Did you ever think of throwing in the towel?
Sandra: Never! Winners never quit and quitters never win!
tennessee: Can you describe the Jury members in one word each?
Sandra: Ryan O: handsome; Rupert: protective; Tijuana: judgemental; Christa: clumsy; Burton: strong; Jon: jerk; Darrah: sweet. Let me change one. Rupert: provider.
Jessi: What was the first thing that popped into your mind when Jeff said no one could take their clothes?
Sandra: [laughs] I'm thinking panties! What am I going to do with one pair of panties?
sandrarules: Sandra, if you were not married, would you have tried to use your sex appeal to sway votes?
Sandra: Nope! No, I'm not that type of woman. My sex appeal wouldn't have worked on those four guys there. I'm not their type.
Todd: Any chance of seeing you in Playboy?
Sandra: Show me the money!
WindyCityJo: Sandra, you have gorgeous skin and you looked great the whole 39 days. How did you avoid the skin problems the others had?
Sandra: I did have a lot of infections from scratching at night and not realizing it. It looks like little tiny scars, but they're minor.
SashaLee: Has anyone offered you a talkshow gig? You'd make a terrific host.
Sandra: Hey, that's not a bad idea! I'm down with that!
Cereal_Eater: How many times did you see Rupert's junk while he was wearing that dress?
Sandra: All the time! I would tell him, "Rupert, close your legs!" I would say as a hint to him, "Don't nobody wanna see your nuts and bolts!" But if I knew he was trying to catch air, I'd talk to him from behind him, not in front of him. After a while, you get used to it...
Legend41: Sandra, do you have souvenirs from the show?
Sandra: Yes. Am I going to jail? I have the skirt I sewed after we won the sewing machine Reward, some shell necklaces we made, shells from the beach and three coins from the last sea mail I ever got. That's it, I think. Oh, and my letter! The letter I got from my family from Jeff.
diazTwin: Do you think everyone made too big of deal out of Lill wearing her uniform?
Sandra: Yes, indeed. Lill did what she had to do to stay in the game. She already got a feeling of what it was like to be voted off, and she did what she had to to stay in the game.
Elisabeth: What was you reason for joining SURVIVOR? Money? Fame? Experience?
Sandra: Money, money and money!
yaySandra: What did you think of Jeff?
Sandra: Handsome, great person, wonderful personality, good guy.
Siss: So what's coming up for you? Where can we see you next?
Sandra: I'm going on Letterman tomorrow in addition to various other appearances.
DanieuB: Sandra, congrats, great game! Were you all thrown for a loop at the F4 Immunity Challenge with the Jury?
Sandra: Yes, because we thought that it was going to be worse than it actually was. We never expected it to be a question/answer segment. With so many twists, we expected something far more harmful.
Sandra_Wins: If Darrah and Lill had been in the Final Two, who would you have voted for and why?
Sandra: Darrah, simply for the fact that she was in the game the longest.
Splash: Sandra, I cheered when you won last night! What did you think of Jon's big lie?
Sandra: I had a feeling he was lying. Me and Christa had stated that since he mentioned his grandma raised him, she had to be evil, so we didn't have any sympathy. Then we mentioned to Darrah, Lill and Tijuana how we belived that his story was crazy and he was telling a lie. They were saying that we were making up stories to turn them against Jon,that we'd say anything and were the bad guys. Jon would never confess to it, so we just blew it off after a while and forgot about it.
Tessie: Are you still in contact with Christa?
Sandra: Yes, now I call her Brutus and not Christa anymore, 'cuz she tried to stab me in the back!
mutter: Sandra, what was your favorite moment on the island we didn't see?
Sandra: When Jeff brought the tray of goodies and the mimosas and the letters from home, because it was the first time I had tasted something other than fish and mussels.
PirateMom: Sandra, have your Christmas plans changed now that you won? Do you plan on more shopping now? You go, girl!
Sandra: Hell yeah! Now there's going to be good gifts!
SURVIVOR Host: I am sorry to say that our hour with Sandra is up. Sandra, thanks so much for being here to chat with us today. Do you have any final comments for the fans?
Sandra: Thank you all for your support. Sincerely, Sandra!
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enna: Can you share a funny island moment with us that we didn't see?
Sandra: I don't know if it qualifies as funny, but I actually had parasites in my poop. So the doctor had to de-worm me like you would a dog.
Wow, what an admission. And the Sole Survivor is asked "What would you recommend to someone who has been chosen for the next Survivor challenge?"
Sole Survivor: Make sure you see your Vetrinarian for a prescription before you go...
12-15-2003 06:09 AM
That was the point of my post. 
