Sandra Diaz-Twine: I Am the Best Survivor Player Ever

Two-time winner Sandra Diaz-Twine is returning for Survivor Game Changers, and she’s certainly not lacking in warranted confidence

Sandra Diaz-Twine is singular in many ways in Survivor lore, but most notably for being the only two-time winner in the show’s history. Now she’s returning for a third time with Survivor Game Changers. If you ask her, though, she doesn’t have anything to prove by returning to play again and trying for the trifecta of $1 million wins.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, SDT stated plainly what many of her fans will already attest to. Diaz-Twine said, “I am the best Survivor player ever.” She added that, by the end of season 34, there will be “no doubt” that she is the “queen” of the show.

Fans of Diaz-Twine will contend that she’s already achieved that status. While it’s hard to argue with going 2-for-2 in terms of winning, there are still those that detract from her victories. SDT even mentions this further in the interview with EW, saying that she sees people wondering how she even won once.

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With the Game Changers twist for season 34 of Survivor, though, it’s going to be interesting to see how a player like Sandra fares throughout. Her gameplay isn’t going to be able to be kept undercover as she’s been adept at doing up to this point. What’s more, she’s pitted against a number of players who have done this before. Additionally, there are some shady players in the game, so that could make or break the “queen” as well.

More interesting, though is who Diaz-Twine will ultimately end up aligning herself with in either a traditional alliance or voting block. Seeing her interact with veteran players like Cirie or Tony for their mental prowess (likely and doubtful, respectively) or even seeing her try and get tight with someone like Ozzy or Malcolm for physical prowess would be interesting. That being said, it’s all speculation, even if Sandra always has a plan.

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What we do know, though, is that she’s coming for her third $1 million prize.  And even on an island full of Game Changers, Sandra Diaz-Twine believes that no one can change it quite as much as the queen.