Becoming Queen: The Story of Sandra Diaz-Twine - Survivor Heroes vs Villains

[@NomnomSaix]

Do you guys think Sandra's game is better in this season or Pearl Islands?

[@JustJ3rmz]

I think Game Changers was her best. She was screwed by a tribe swap

[@petermcgill3405]

@@JustJ3rmz Yeah she had a chokehold on Mana 1.0 and Nuku 2.0.

[@OhSkyeLanta]

H vs. V, because she was able to refine her “anyone but me” style a second time. However, her win in Cook Islands is more impressive for the fact she was able to survive AND win while essentially making it up as she went along.

[@um773]

Her Pearl Islands game was definitely better imo. She was a lot more loud mouthed and yet she was able to manouvre through big strategists like Fairplay/Burton and orchestrated the classic Burton blindside. She also had an excellent social game and it showed through her not receiving a single vote against her and receiving 6/7 jury votes.

[@Bluemooque]

@@JustJ3rmz3 times!!

[@kingofthorns203]

"...but I don't know about that..." is one of the greatest Survivor confessional lines

[@gabby_loves_Jesus]

Yes God loves you and that is so iconjc

[@stadbab]

“this is for courtney, boston rob, tyson, and even coach who i don’t care about but i’ll stick him in there too.” iconic behaviour

[@ultrafox4005]

The fact she didn't even mention Randy. XD

[@shaanmalik2261]

"I could never get Heroes on my side". She humbled herself and five different jurors with that one line, and made them realize they might've won if they just worked with her. In my opinion, a very underrated FTC performance, and even better than her first.

[@bigbuffguy9589]

Sandra's answer to Amanda is one of the best in the history of Survivor Final Tribal Councils. Normally saying that you wish your strategy was better wouldn't be a great answer, but it was the perfect thing to say to the Heroes on the jury.

[@AllRequired]

"Well, guess what? You've got 'em now!"

[@Dan55888]

It's the same struggle in real life. Try to point out the schemeing and manipulation of others and somehow most people would rather turn and place the sceheming and manipulation on YOU rather than a) admit they are being manipulated themselves or b) believe that YOU are not really the secret manipulator because you dare try to explain how others are being fooled...

[@charteon9092]

⁠@@Dan55888god I’m always so worried about that. There is a guy at my school who is a abuser (and r) and I can’t call him out without people defending him. Popular asshole who is also missing a leg, it allows them to get sympathy and abuse people.

[@gustavocampos7723]

Fun fact: Amanda was the one who wrote in Sandra's shirts. So, they totally bonded in the island.

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Dang, that should have been on the show.

[@AllRequired]

She was also the only juror to fit all of the key majorities on the bench: female, Hero, ex-finalist (and the first to do it twice). If there's anyone that understands how the jury process works, she does.

[@esinger23]

That’s awesome

[@tmm4195]

How can one person have so many iconic lines? Sandra is literally tv gold. I didn’t realize how much I enjoyed watching her on tv until she was voted out in game changers and I got bored lol

[@UnbreakableBloke]

Me too! I was so hooked to Game Changers but when they screwed her over, I was so done!

[@random_jae5886]

That stretch of Malcolm, JT, Sandra is rough AF lol

[@Vocas46LP]

she has exactly my kind of humor...offending everybody in the way, that they laugh about it

[@OhSkyeLanta]

If anyone needs proof that the way Russel plays will never win, it’s the fact that Parvati and Sandra were both former winners and everyone would rather they both won AGAIN instead of giving him the title ONCE.

[@Blokewood3]

At the time of the vote, Samoa hadn't aired yet so nobody (including Russel) knew whether he had won that season or not.

[@friedhotwings]

@@Blokewood3 what is your point with that

[@Blokewood3]

@@friedhotwings Because Russel is assuming he won Samoa, he doesn't see any need to change his strategy for Heroes VS Villains. When the jury cast their vote, they know that Parvati and Sandra have both won once already, and they don't know whether Russel won his season or not. As far as the jury knows, whoever wins this season could be the first two-time winner.

[@friedhotwings]

@@Blokewood3 gotcha, good point

[@adamaris888]

mm i dont know, i would say tony from cagayan played a similar game as him and won, only difference was russel had bitter jurors and tony didnt!

[@kangarooswild]

"I don't think it's about the money tonight. I think its about the title of Sole Survivor. That's all Russell wants and if that's what Russell wants that's what I gotta make sure Russell does not get...👑"

[@AllRequired]

There's your reference point to argue against her being just lucky.

[@Thesportsmusicgod]

And she did

[@kangarooswild]

"I'm feeling wonderful because regardless Russell's keeping me around because I'll never get a single vote. But I don't know about that...👑"

[@adam-l74]

Sugar flying down that beach topless and giving double middle fingers is iconic!

[@AllRequired]

Level up for the emotional crybaby of Gabon.

[@pokemonmanic3595]

The iconic triple blur.

[@Blokewood3]

@@pokemonmanic3595 Or does that count as a quadruple blur?

[@virialcocer]

@@Blokewood3 LOL, i cracked up reading this but techinically, quadruple blur

[@vincyagain]

All of her confessional interviews were iconic she really is THE QUEEN OF SURVIVOR 😌

[@bigbuffguy9589]

Heroes v. Villains is when Sandra peaked as a player for me. She had the experience of already having played and won, but her threat level was still manageable, so she could continue to play her preferred, "Anyone but me," strategy. The fact that she is the only player to win their first two seasons and the only previous winner to win a season with non-winners speaks volumes. Sandra is one of the best players ever at threat level management and jury management, which are the two most important skills. Long live Queen Sandra.

[@markjackson6431]

and that’s why in her last 3 seasons they wouldn’t even let her get CLOSE to the jury

[@jacktaylor9290]

It wasn't really Sandra managing her threat level. Her PI win just wasn't rated that highly. Tony's target in WaW was far bigger by comparison.

[@bigbuffguy9589]

@@jacktaylor9290 Watch the season again. Sandra did an amazing job of managing her threat level. Also, as much as I like Tony, his Game Changers debacle greatly aided him in lowering his threat level in Winners at War. Don't get me wrong. Tony and Sandra are my two favorite players of all time, and I rate his WaW win as the best ever, but he wasn't perceived to be the biggest threat on that season when people like Sandra and Rob were also out there.

[@IcePhoenix34]

@@markjackson6431 ... because THEY KNOW how dangerous she can get.

[@IcePhoenix34]

@@bigbuffguy9589 Lets put it this way - if im playing and theres a chance to get rid of either Tony or Sandra, i would vote out Sandra first over Tony (or anybody else). IN A HEARTBEAT.

[@kingjayded4752]

I'm team Parv but I have nothing but respect for Sandra and her game

[@magnificentsultan1222]

Same actually!

[@jiggyg123]

Parvati shouldn't have won because she took Russell to the end

[@AllRequired]

@@jiggyg123 And decided it would be a good idea not to tell him about that other hidden immunity idol.

[@njamesp]

⁠​⁠@@jiggyg123but taking russel to the end is a good idea since he’s a goat. evidently nobody votes for him to win

[@thefoxoflaurels3437]

​@@njamespParvati was pretty unpleasant to a lot of the cast. She kinda did it to herself tbh

[@esinger23]

“I’m against you Russell” is iconic

[@thesummaryguy3911]

Sandra's final tribal in HVV I always thought was close to Todd level final tribal. The way she just constantly mentions how she tried to work with all of em and the looks on their eyes is great

[@misfit2989]

I love that the Parvati vs Sandra debate is still going strong 13 years later.

[@petermcgill3405]

Not really. I think people are less hostile about it than they were back in 2010.

[@basicsimp8798]

Either of them deserves the win just because they're both winners that made it to the end

[@duncan3932]

Get ready for it to be ended in 2025

[@joemonkeyman4675]

Heroes vs. Villains was the first season of this show I EVER watched, catching it live as it aired from the premiere of it, and I was instantly hooked. Sandra was one of the main reasons for this and I loved absolutely everything about her no-nonsense attitude this season, found her hilarious, and was rooting for her from the start, even as a new fan of the show. I was beyond ecstatic when she won the game in the end and it was such a cap to what was an amazing start to a huge obsession in my life for the past almost fourteen years and now going beyond.

[@basicsimp8798]

Sandra being able to win twice in a none all winner season is more impressive than Tony's win to be honest. In Winners at War, literally any winner can win twice.

[@IcePhoenix34]

Exactly!

[@Tuturial464]

But Sandra has one fatal flaw and that's challenges. She's clearly not going to win a strength or physical challenge

[@IcePhoenix34]

@@Tuturial464 But despite that, she won twice.

[@Tuturial464]

​@darrenpaul1940 she got lucky in heroes vs villains. And she quit because she knows she won't survive on the edge of extinction. What would she do if she got to the merge? Play the same old story. Tony changed up his style and learned from his mistakes Plus $2 million dollars prize and being smart and not making too many mistakes if any vs Sandra selling her immunity idol to Denise.

[@ocho33]

@@Tuturial464challenges are there so the masterminds don’t easily win. It levels the playing field

[@ratovampiro]

"you know how same people forgive but dont forget well, i'dont forgive and i'dont forget" QUEEN

[@mm-0615-y2t]

I love that Julie didn't let Russell get away with his BS player of the year comment. like why would the public get a voice in an edited show where editor's biases change people's perceptions

[@petermcgill3405]

You mean Probst?

[@patrickkenneally3016]

My first time watching HvV, I kind of overlooked Sandra and her game. Upon retrospect, as well as watching this video, Sandra's game is pretty darn good. Not only did she make the necessary connections, but Russell was such a jerk that the jury gladly crowned her queen. Goes to show that the social game is the most important aspect.

[@petermcgill3405]

That's why it sucks that she had 0 confessionals in episodes 2-7. That's probably why people discredit her, because she was barely shown.

[@wintergirl8]

​@@petermcgill3405Very true. The editors did her dirty.

[@Thesportsmusicgod]

Agreed

[@thr3LoadR]

I almost spit up my coffee at "Boston Rob says Coach wouldn't be much of a coach if he quit, and I agree, if you're on Survivor and you're in a job like a counselor or a school principal, you shouldn't be quitting, as it sets a bad example"....shots fired at Season 45, well done! :)

[@LilithSpeaks.88]

Shoot!!! I'll admit..... I was a school therapist and once I realized ai working withing a Fk'd system and I was swimming upstream with the work I was doing, I quit and I have no regrets. I let my kids school at home after that I never looked back. I will never work for the public school system ever again. My kids ended up doing WAY better academically and social/emotionally when they schooled at home. I rather take on gig work for the flexibility and school at home than to keep pouring into a dead education system. Sometimes, quitting is much more impactful that staying & swimming upstream..... but in Coach's position... he was just being a big baby and emotional because people weren't worshiping him 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾

[@nickrodriguez9105]

Heroes tried to play like villains this season, and struck out. Sandra won by being a villain that played like a hero

[@roguemerc]

she wasn't even a villain tho, her main rivalry of her season was with the biggest villain at the time, Johnny.

[@DinoDan1999]

Sandra is one of the best players when it comes to talking to the jury. She pays attention and knows when to be humble and when to talk herself up. If you're ever against Sandra in Survivor vote her ass off immediately or else you'll be playing her game.

[@MariaJose-os8ll]

Thats why she is voted in GC besides she is swap screwed and even all the 5 players in the had a 6 nuku alliance before the 1 swap .

[@Quetzal00358]

As much as I wish Parvati won HvV, I won't take away Sandra's win and I'll give her credit where it's due for a good game

[@megwolf4698]

If you think about it, Parvati still deserved the win, I’d argue more so than Sandra. Amanda flat out said she didn’t want to see Parv win again, she more than likely carried some jealousy and resentment from Micronesia. And Candice was just petty because she tried and failed to go to the end with the villains alliance. I’m thinking their votes had more to do with their personal feelings than who they thought deserved the win more.

[@AllRequired]

@@megwolf4698 The Fall of Russell Hantz, Part 2. Get reading.

[@bigbuffguy9589]

@@megwolf4698 There's no rule against voting for someone because you dislike the other finalists. That's a tale as old as time. People have been doing that as far back as Borneo. If Parvati "deserved" to win, she would have. And frankly, if the jury wanted to vote for the person who played the most dominant strategic game, then Russell would have won.

[@ashen_roses]

​@@megwolf4698how many like. Older mothers is it ok with you for jurors to personally dislike, and how many jurors are you okay with them voting bitterly against someone you don't like.

[@TisWu-uf8cc]

Not to mention that Parvati voted for Natalie to win in Winners at War, obviously it was a "friend" vote not for the best player of that season which was Tony, so now Parvati and her fans should have no issue that she lost to Sandra in Heroes vs Villains.

[@cdonovan4471]

13:42 Interesting that Sandra didn’t say Parvati in that confessional… Maybe Parv actually did try and connect with other villains outside of Russell and it just wasn’t shown? Maybe her trying to be friends with Sandra could explain their closeness towards the end as well, bc I doubt it was just that one reward challenge that brought them together…

[@MariaJose-os8ll]

In Sandra confessional after tyson is voted she said she hate jerri,coach,Russel and Danielle so yeah Sandra and Parvati bonded in the pre-merge but the show ins't show that idk why . Also i think that the main reason Sandra stay over Courtney because Parvati really like Sandra besides the show think Parvati want Sandra out ,and even before the tribal Parvati told Sandra Courtney is the plan and thats why Sandra voted Courtney,even 13 years later some things in heroes vs villans remain a teory like the bond of Sandra and Parvati .

[@SSJ_Oni]

Once AGAIN the heroic hero Candice heroically flips to the other side

[@aidanmillow566]

Fun fact: Tribes with Sandra on win significantly more than they lose when she participates in challenges and lose way more than they win when she sits out.

[@leelee353]

Ugh I enjoy everything about Sandra’s character in the show. I admire how strongly she plays (despite it not always working out).

[@Gerb454]

I love how Rupert respects the fuck out of Sandra’s game, and loves her🥰

[@jacobquiroz5921]

Forever The Queen!!!

[@teksnotdead902]

I won't lie...Russell makes winning easy for whoever he's sitting next to. Sandra deserves to win...but having someone so antagonistic toward a jury as Russell there might as well be playing on easy mode.

[@AllRequired]

That's because he always, always, _always_ picks the wrong opponent for the end game. He can't imagine anyone that isn't like him.

[@tylerhaggerty4805]

The first ever two-time winner is actually the true inventor of the Survivor spy shack!

[@mlwins7]

Sandra's season of Pearl Islands is gonna be added to Netflix on January 1st!

[@esinger23]

Awesome!

[@cervicalvertebrea]

I should probably say this on Russel's video, but imagine pissing off the jury so much that each of them would rather crown a two-time winner than vote for you.

[@monicalifornia_]

This was a great commentary on Sandra and one of the best seasons of Survivor. 💯💯

[@katsnkop706]

Honestly i was so happy she won. She was my favorite

[@JustJ3rmz]

I can never ever get enough of Sandra deep dives

[@iNotAnHacker]

Big shout out to Outback Steakhouse the real winner of HvV

[@markjackson6431]

“anything you want it, the Outback way” -Russell Hantz

[@emi11iana]

I love sandra bc she got me into survivor bc she has my moms name and shes latina too!!! Thanks for the video ˙ᵕ˙

[@armanclark2401]

17:33 man i laughed everytime u said outback steakhouse.

[@cryssiLOVE]

I love Parv, but Sandra played the harder game and won. Twice. Parv at least had her physical ability in the plus side but not so much so that it was a liability. Sandra's lack of participation to the point where it becomes an in-game meme is a baller thing to get to roll off of you. There have been plenty of times that that has been a game ending attribute. But Sandra is ridiculously smart and charming. Parv v Sandra - not for the win, but at least for placement - my money is on Sandra every time.

[@1bwash]

Sandra actually reminds me a bit of Jun fron Big Brother. They're these women players who kind of play what society wants a woman to be on a surface, but then they betray that for strategic purposes at times, and so it alienates from a like-ability standpoint. They're stuck in a really hard place because they have had amazing strategies, but they have to deal with this misognystic framework where they can never get credit for their game. Their moves get characterized as traits people want to hate women for.

[@Chickenleg-hl4le]

Jun is my favorite winner and honestly top 10 players of all time

[@jessemaldonado9612]

8:20 Sean and Hannah still be catching strays 😂

[@fabmar9]

She gave us the best survivor season ever and she won twice ❤ simply the best!

[@pockylovingranger]

Rob’s line that he would beat Russel if they were both on again is so fucking gold in hindsight xD

[@AllRequired]

He didn't need to. The other tribe did it for him.

[@pockylovingranger]

@@AllRequired Hence why it’s fucking gold xP

[@y3llowdog]

Love that subtle dig at Sean from 45 at 8:19.

[@markjackson6431]

remember that time that Sandra was trying to jump over the sand dip and fell on her face……funniest moment ever

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

10:50 Anti-Hero

[@megankeyser6542]

Love the subtle jab at Hannah & Sean 😂

[@al69420]

This channel kicks ass.

[@NathanBomber]

The Hannah and Sean strays 😭 8:20

[@billyp1836]

Queen stays queen

[@ItsAMeJoldie]

8:19 I dunno about y'all, but this is CLEARLY a shot at Hannah and Sean from 45.

[@ultrafox4005]

Okay I know this is about Sandra. But can we talk about how Sugar continued her turn topless and then gave Sandra the double bird? Such a badass.

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman48498]

The Queen Is Born!

[@chrisjacobsen5558]

She is just pure entertainment gold. 🙌🏽

[@Arora0.o]

3:48 wearing buff as top it was mentioned in podcast if it was done before idk if they concluded on anything

[@julioflores5946]

Thanks for doing the final three for this season.

[@somedude6522]

Russell thought Sandra was A goat she knew she was THE goat

[@lorihyslop4645]

Sandra has some of the most iconic lines of Survivor this season

[@ethancostellostudent1698]

Being able to articulate her mistaken game in wanting to work with the heroes makes her the clear pro-hero anti-Russel vote. Was the idea of working with them the right one? No, but her humbling herself to Russel making him think she was a non threat despite being the only one to want to work with the heroes is v impressive

[@eandsm4620]

Watching this back is FUN! Love Sandra. Love many of the players of this season. Russell reminds me of my neighbor (NOT a good thing, lol)! I would have liked to see my gal Amanda win one of her seasons. She's a class act player in my book!

[@duvall5jd]

Making Coach cry is so funny😂😂😂. She barely said anything.

[@AlvinNyipa]

Survivor Heroes vs Villains and Survivor Micronesia are the two Survivor seasons with the most intense game play, each of the player's style of play that made it all the way to the top 3 are still the best quality of game play ive seen in all seasons. Not even Winners at War can match the quality and the high intensity these three players brought to this season. And the outcome is, HvV is one of the best if not the best Survivor season of all time. And it's still satisfying to watch Sandra's victory on Survivor today because of the calibre of the other finalists. Parvati is like the top female Survivor champion in my mind, and Russell is one of a few best Survivor players to never win (that title belong to Cirie). But, Sandra is a special gem. Among those Survivor winners who won their season, if we just exclude this HvV season, Sandra would be seen as the least threatening/ underrated winner when she won Pearl Islands. But HVV cemented her legacy as the top dog of the game, along with Tony(Cant believe that the season was filmed around 15 years ago?)

[@patt9117]

This season is the first ever season i've watched (I know it's wrong to watch an all returnee for a first time watcher), but I did not regret it. Sandra is TV gold and after watching this, I watched Pearl Island and Micronesia to understand the game of these two awesome queens.

[@DircyaT.Rubino]

8:18 You thought of those job examples rather quickly 🤔

[@Rabb1dfire]

I will always stand by her win over Parvati, as much as I love the both of them.

[@Ethan-de5kt]

Almost went over my head when you said therapist and school principals shouldn’t be quitting lmao

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

The further we get from 45, the deeper cut of a joke that becomes lol

[@nvm9040]

I love Sandra and she played a solid and under the radar game Sandra played Russell and Parv was right abt her winning the game but i think Parvati deserved the win because of the things she did in the game plus she wasn’t even in Russell’s shadow that much bc she made moves that Russell didn’t even know abt

[@MariaJose-os8ll]

Sandra bonded with courtney,colby,candice and Rupert so 4 Lock votes . Parvati had Amanda and Danielle . So it all left to JT,coach and jerri . JT NEVER gonna vote for Parvati because she got him out BC Sandra tried to save jt and flip but JT dont listen Sandra ,coach voted for Sandra because courney told coach that is Sandra who ,MANIPULATED RUSSEL AND PARVATI and get him out ,so it made coach respect Sandra game . And jerri is a wild card that you dont know who she voted .

[@HahaHaha-jx4le]

Amanda voted for Sandra tho?​@@MariaJose-os8ll

[@KarmaIsARealThing]

I heard the "therapist or school principle" shade and loved

[@armanclark2401]

love GOOD survivor.. man i wish it was like this again.

[@pedracine]

Great one

[@AllRequired]

Do not ever give me this argument that "Sandra didn't do anything!" I've heard it all before, and it's impossible to win Survivor that way.

[@dannahsketches]

100% And her best move was burning Russel’s crusty-ass hat

[@Menstral]

Gossiping and backstabbing has its place, but it is not a productive use of societal resources

[@h445]

lol you don't seem to have an answer for that, though. clearly it isn't impossible because Sandra made a career out of quickly finding a clique, riding their coattails and gliding to the end and getting the votes because she made sure to just be nice.

[@emmanlss]

The not so subtle snide comment about Hannah and Sean got me 😂😂😂

[@bossjenkins5875]

The fact that Parvati didn’t get fellow cast mate for her og show Candice get her vote or Amanda from her second season let her know how a good social player she is 😭

[@chargestone96]

The stray at the quitters in 45 sent me

[@itacryan]

It’s amazing of how Sandra keeps owning up to her point by being a hero, even though she acts like a villain.

[@DungForever]

I just finished rewatching this season last night woth my friends who have NEVER seen Survivor and even they thought she was iconic and for sure going to win. Russell relied HEAVILY on playing a vicious game where it doesn't matter how he gets to the end as long as he does and the jury did not care for his messy game. The only real contenders were Parvati and Sandra.

[@DiFrancoLordOfTheAnimals]

Oh man the shade thrown towards some select new era players I love it

[@ethan6483]

Sandra was actually the player this season who went the longest without playing.

[@dantenavarrojr9114]

sadly, you will not see this on the current seasons. NgL, I missed this kind of season where casts held grudges on the final tribal council. b

[@knotvocalcovers5436]

What i wouldn't give to be a fly on the wall of the Russel household once he got home lmao

[@joebobomb5554]

would you ever cover australian survivor seasons?

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Only if an American Survivor player goes on the show.

[@joebobomb5554]

@@OnceUponAnIsland forgive me for asking as im sure im not the only one who's asked before but is there any specific reason why?

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Australian Survivor videos do not get the views that the US videos do.

[@felixvecchiarelli6458]

​@OnceUponAnIsland - Australian HvV was also an epic thrill ride. It was very similar to this American counterpart too. King George = Russell and Liz = Sandra. Maybe you can make a video comparing and contrasting the two seasons. They are the two greatest seasons of Survivor and your fans will enjoy the comparison!

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

I am not passionate about Australian Survivor, like I am with The Amazing Race, to ignore the view count on the videos about it. However, it sounds like you are very passionate about the idea. If you or someone else makes the video I will definitely watch it.

[@markjackson6431]

i was wondering why we were waiting so long for Sandra’s video. it must’ve grown legs and walked off

[@anthonycalvanese3227]

Hope the next winner video is Tyson Blood Vs Water

[@krlost4405]

Sandra was trying to vote out Russel since day 1 and nobody wanted to listen... is frustrating how they wanted to keep him around.

[@gymrules27]

Sandra is a 'Hero' not an 'Anti-Hero' in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.

[@aaronsmith4806]

This made me respect her game more. For some reason I didn’t think it was a great game while watching and felt she almost floated to the end game but it was her early edit.

[@darrylflinch5274]

27:20 that's good to an extent

[@terryatlerjr6615]

Russell told Sandra if she was against him that she would go next, but yet he told her he thought he could beat her for the million dollars, and she beat him 6-3-0

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Yep, that's in the video 😆

[@terryatlerjr6615]

@@OnceUponAnIsland But then why didn’t he vote her out? He was a hypocrite tbh

[@greglowe7707]

I’m like Sandra in that I too love Outback Steak House

[@Lynuslyney]

Amazing video! I learned a lot about the game listening to you break down how Sandra's jury management was so much better than Russel's. Boston rob hit the nail on the head. Sandra is the best because she keeps her threat management low and makes friends with everyone by staying loyal to her alliances and then when they're gone using her signature anyone but me attitude to make it to the end. Her threat management was so good that she was a winner and she still convinced people she couldn't win. She outplayed Russel using his own game of deceit to save Courtney and thereby get herself to the merge, and she would have got him out post-merge if the heroes had a brain. In hindsight that might have been a mistake given that she ended up taking a goat and a fellow winner to the end, the perfect combination for a winner to win again, but I think that just goes to show how awful of a person Russel was to be around and destructiveness of his gameplay.

[@jenncece5858]

I'm sorry, Tony is SO overrated!! SANDRA is the ONLY monarch of Survivor! Tony is only a 2xs winner because that was the only outcome for WAW. Sandra is the only *true* 2xs winner and probably always will be!

[@Rarity2000]

Queen!

[@Kakashi-san]

Can you please do the live in pendarosa?

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

I don't know what you are asking.

[@Kakashi-san]

@OnceUponAnIsland Do Hero vs villain pendarosa

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

I featured Ponderosa in the Heroes vs Villains story videos and in the Heroes vs Villains secrets videos.

[@Kakashi-san]

@@OnceUponAnIsland Ok

[@loganarnoldkicks4321]

“He’s a stupid ass” - The Queen of Survivor circa 2009

[@shrutitiwari435]

Parvat's game was best in this season

[@panoskamp4324]

Guys, I think Sandra loves Outback's Steakhouse

[@TheStuport]

Most of her Island Time she stayed out of the way....yes, she individually offered up her opinions to those she trusted....but her gamesmanship was literally nonexistent. In pretty much ALL the team duals she was in, she constantly tried to be one of the players who said "I'll sit this one out" OR she let her teammates do all the "heavy lifting"! Russell said it best in that "She should be kicked out of ANY team she is on simply because she eats but doesn't earn her food. HE'S RIGHT

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

She made friends, he made enemies.

[@TheStuport]

@@OnceUponAnIsland I prefer to say she made alliances while Russell made deals. I will be the first to admit that BOTH were instrumental in the ever growing popularity of "Survivor" along with a handful of others too numerous to post. Salute👋

[@AmaraEmme]

She’s no floater, she actively managed her position one day at a time

[@MariaJose-os8ll]

Sandra will flip at final 9 if Candice decide to not flip agains't her alliance ,like Sandra basically told Candice who you gonna vote ? Worever you said i will vote for her and Candice cold had a chanche to flip The game with Sandra and maybe them both become the allison and Jun from survivor ,flip in the alliance who had power back to back ar the very end ,but candice screwed all of that .

[@markjackson6431]

what she did was floating. ride the middle, work with both sides. when you say floater you actually mean COASTER. floaters actively float in the game. coasters stick to the alliance and never move

[@AmaraEmme]

@@markjackson6431ah fair point