That would be cool!

I would guess that Dom would have to be there too by virtue of tying with initial votes.

Chase's Final Tribal Council came out of nowhere compared to the rest of his game. The damage was already done, though.

off topic from this comment but i find it funny when Dan from World's Apart compared Mike to Colby in immunity challenge dominance but Dan missed one thing Colby picked Tina not Kieth because he thought Tina was more deserving plus Colby completely bombed at final tribal. Dan also said that you need the right ppl to get to the end even though Dan was in the majority alliance vs Mike.

Hannah's was very strong too! She obviously had no chance, but she did the best she could with the situation she was in.

I agree. I was shocked at how she brought it! It was a #1 for me.

I am still shock how she managed to lay it out like that. Very impressive 👏

Since the beginning of 42, Maryanne was my favorite.

the problem with that speech was that it wasn’t actually anything. it was a bunch of gibberish that wasn’t even in her control. i wrote a 8 page report on the final proving maryanne had no control

Still can't stand that she won no matter what. no matter what little move that stood out. Ridiculous. You each their own

Touché indeed!

i mean it was really good but THAT SHIT GAVE YOU CHILLS????

When she did that, I knew she was winning even if Mike doesn't fumble FTC. Nothing he could have said would have overcome that.

I would argue maybe Natalie from Samoa is a close second to Chris. She goaded Russell to be overconfident, arrogant, and stubborn. All qualities he already had, but she definitely baited him a little. Twila was already hardheaded so Chris did the same using their worst traits against them. Chris imo is better because he talked through it with her to take the bait, while Natalie was more subtle. If Natalie and Chris switched places, Chris’s strategy would’ve worked against Russel, but I don’t think Natalie’s would’ve goaded Twila.

Yeah but Twila's also a moron. Could you imagine losing Survivor to this person?

@@Machinu5 in that season, maybe scout, but that’s very dependent on how she does in final tribal. But I agree, her and Phillip in his first season are the definition of goat

I didn’t realize this happened. Chris’s win is easily one the most entertaining wins to watch/best semi underdog stories. I have decided that best wins to watch (not best seasons) are based on a player that won by largely kicking butt in the game, but overcoming the odds stacked against them: like how did they pull this off? Or wow that was an entertaining finish. The seasons don’t have to be the best seasons, but they can’t be abysmal seasons. I also don’t think returning seasons don’t fit the “how did they pull this off” shock factor as much, because everyone already knows who they are and a lot of returning seasons are more likely to end with who the jury likes more or dislikes less as opposed to who played the best overall game. So my winners that are most entertaining to see pull off their win meeting my criteria right now are Chris D, Todd, Tony, and Natalie from SJDS. That’s my high tier at the moment

I'd argue Rob did something similar in RI, when he basically told Natalie that he was too apologetic at the All Stars FTC and that she needed to do the complete opposite

Stephen has been vindicated and then some, given JT’s performance on later seasons 😂

@@kingofthorns203 Speaking about under the radar, I think the cast of HvV not being able to have seen Samoa changed Survivor completely. No chance that JT ever gives Russell the idol if he gets to see Samoa, and we see him in a different light because if that move worked, he might have been the first 2 time winner. Then again, HvV might have been a worse season if that happened. I do love some good revisionist history

This really confused me when I watched it. JT took credit for many of the strategic decisions through the season, even when Stephen had them. Throughout the entire season he is happy to be the face of the pair, but suddenly in the finale everyone hates them for committing to blindsides, and even JT is now happy to say that none of the ideas were his, but they still believe that he was just as strategically strong as Stephen.

​@@kevinmcgowan9200Yeah, once it's known that none of them even had a chance to see Russell's season it's much easier to understand why they all played the way they did. In another video it was stated that all they were told about Russell is that he's the biggest villain in Survivor.

Hey, Russell, _that's_ how you win Survivor!

HAHA that's how it feels with no more live reunions.

@@OnceUponAnIsland whaaaaat?? finding this channel has been my first time diving back into the survivor world since i stopped watching after edge of extinction and i am so sad to hear this. no more live reunion?? wtf

Season 40 didn't have one because of covid and then they filmed Survivor 41 and 42's on the island to avoid covid potentially ruining it again, but then they did it for 43 and at that point it is just so they can save money. No other good reason.

JT being a gambler is the perfect description of his last 2 games

Let’s not forget Game Changers where he screwed up and got Malcolm voted out, then Sandra tricked him into leaving his idol at camp.

Lol...Jeff was definitely already into Julie at this point in the game. The two of them dated for 4 years after this!

Idk about her HvV performance. She constantly brought up how she tried to get Russell out of the game even though he’s right next to her That was always weird to me

@@Quetzal00358It may seem weird but it was undeniably perfect for that jury. Russell was enemy number 1 by the end of the season. Sandra throughout the endgame and final tribal council presented herself as the Anti Russell candidate- the villain who wasn’t a villain. For that jury at that time, it was excellent management.

@@Quetzal00358 It may have been weird to someone who wasn't in the game, but to the people she was addressing, it worked perfectly. Think of it this way...if you were one of the Heroes on the jury, how would you have responded to her essentially saying "I tried to help you by warning you about Russell, and if you'd listened to what I had to say and worked with me, it could've been you at the end instead of me." I know for me, I'd be more inclined to vote for her after hearing that, especially if Russell treated me like he treated everyone else on that jury

Nope still don't like her. Despite the move she fell into

Exact same, i was so annoyed by her until that moment, where i just sat there with this face😳

@@miragexl007 “fell into” implies someone did all the work for her. In reality, Mike and Jonathan backed out and she had to scramble to make it happen, while allowing Omar and Lindsay to be so comfortable in their safety that Lindsay wouldn’t give Omar her immunity. Give it up. Maryanne took the move into her own hands and made it happen, and she deserved winning it.

I think Maryanne agrees that she’s annoying to be fair

She used race to progress her game, stop supporting her

I haven’t seen Vanuatu but I feel like Todd would have been the best at adapting

@@Quetzal00358 I wouldn’t really consider todd an “old school winner”, his season kinda feels like the first in the golden age of survivor, so he fits more in the “middle school” kinda lane

People thought Becky was worthless and thought Ozzy was an airhead. Simple as that.

I agree, Todd had such a good final!

Was gonna say the same thing. Todd, Sophie and maybe Maryanne are the best FTC for that reason imo. If someone is gonna win anyway and thus we don't see how it swayed people's minds, then I don't find it as impressive.

@@4Tom4lepus4 I'd add Mike to that grouping, because he did have to do a lot at FTC to convince the majority of the jury to vote for him as the winner, since if he'd messed up slightly more/not been as humble in admitting his flaws, it's entirely possible Carolyn would've been the season 30 winner instead

If we bring Australian Survivor, I have to mention David, aka Golden God. His performance was phenomenal, especially given the attempted rigs against him

Maybe a spot or 2 higher imo, but 7th is appropriate

Parvati is still better though

I just finished pearl islands and I must say Sandra and her gameplay if you want to call it that was very underwhelming. Her alliance gets smeared out, she finally gets Tijuana on her side and then votes her out because jon and Burton make her, Dara and Lil came up with the idea of the girls and then lil brings her. She almost did nothing all game, she was up against the person who most people disliked, who was voted off for 9 days or so and Sandra had guaranteed votes on the jury. It's very lackluster and oddly familiar to heroes vs villains. She is way outplayed. She is poor at convincing people to vote anyone out, fairplay made it to the final 3, Russell made it to the final 3. Both her targets, absolutely the biggest coat tail rider. She was outworked and out strategized by Lil...... That said, she definitely was better then Lil because lil was out of the game. HvH isnt the case

@@tonyseal4992 Sandra only became an icon because of Lillians aerobics 😂

After Rupert is gone then Sandra plays her own game.

@@OnceUponAnIsland tbh I just watched the Pearl Island Season and I must say Sandra played it strategically, she is TONY even before tony sneaky move become a thing and she moved seamlessly too just like after Rupert is eliminated her sabotage there is just TOP NOTCH she might be weak in challenges but she played it PSYCHOLOGICALLY and slayed it thru the finals.

Glad you enjoyed it

I was also expecting her on this list. Naseer most probably would have voted for Xander if it weren't for her answers at ftc.

Just watching that last clip with her got me so hyped, it was so good

Her speech about wanting to take Lindsay to final 4 was amazing

Great idea! The patrons pick what videos I make, like this one!

Fishbach in Tocantins too. Hard to watch

Chris's performance here is like Clint Eastwood in The Beguiled. He had all the women eating out of the palm of his hand, but instead of punishing him, they rewarded him b/c they wanted to believe that they had power in the jury. They saw Chris as an underdog all the while he was playing Twila b/c he knew she was the meat shield for Scout.

He does well, but Angelina and Mike were not competition to win.

@@OnceUponAnIsland Fair enough. I do feel like Mike was decent competition tho

@@enderdude13 I can't prove any of this, but I feel that Mike was already very successful in his Hollywood career that he didn't even try at FTC. I think he wins DvG if he gave 100%

It really came through that he was a lawyer and knew how to convince people to see things his way.

@@OnceUponAnIslandhighly disagree, it’s said mike was the consensus by the jury going into the FTC until nick delivered

Better than Tony? I bet if you were Tony's rival he would win you over. He's so goofy and loveable. The ultimate definition of rascal.

Love her final words

Maryanne's ftc kind of reminds me of Kristie. Both of them played up their neurotic tendencies a bit, and then at etc they came on cool, calm, and collected.

You say this as if the majority of the Survivor fanbase was not also surprised by Gabler's win.

DAN HAS LEARNED HOW TO CLONE HIMSELF! On a serious note, avoiding copyright on these clips requires a lot of editing.

@@OnceUponAnIsland bro I thought cbs made that mistake.. huge respect to you man

In the edit, yeah. According to players, he waffled and talked in circles and made confusing metaphors a lot. At one point he went on so long that Jeff had to tell him to stop talking.

OMG, yes! So glad this was brought up, an absolute master class!

Yeah thats amazing. ❤

Pia from Australian Survivor was even better imo.

@@rogerdodger1984 Pia was such a goat i wanted Harry to win that season he deserved it most😭

Yes 😍

I just made Yam Yam's story video and posted it, so it is still fresh in my brain. I think he did a great job and with how much he made the jury laugh while Heidi and Carolyn blew it, I think he could crack this list if I updated it.

If they don't vote Jesse out tonight he is gonna win.

It helped the 43 winner as well.

It's true. He put on a masterful performance. They screwed up letting him go to the end and talk to the jury.

All seasons are on Paramount Plus!

@@OnceUponAnIsland I don’t have paramount plus do you know what season number 5 is so then I could see if it’s available on Hulu?

I say the name and season number at the beginning of each section.

It really says a lot when even casual audiences knew right away that Colby picking Tina over Keith was a mistake. It was that obvious.

@@OnceUponAnIsland In those days it was seen as noble. It's not like the Woo situation where you had 27 seasons that established that you don't take the biggest threat. That was season 2 and Colby was beloved because of his decision. If he would have gotten rid of Tina it would have made him look like a fake.

Yes. If he included international seasons, she would hopefully have been number one.

Kristie went from someone who slipped to the end to Tony Vlachos on that final day lol

Earl's FTC was really just watching the other 2 get crapped on lol

@@OnceUponAnIsland and Nick?

He was next to Angelina, who was delusional about her game, and Mike who is already a multi-millionaire.

SAME THING HAPPENS AT @4:50

A humble Colby wins season 2. Agreed.