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Survivor players who benefitted the most from a second chance

By Leigh Oleszczak

NEW YORK - MAY 9: Survivor All-star cast members "Boston Rob" Mariano proposes marriage and Amber Brkich accepted on the set of the Survivor All-stars Finale at Madison Square Garden May 9, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - MAY 9: Survivor All-star cast members "Boston Rob" Mariano proposes marriage and Amber Brkich accepted on the set of the Survivor All-stars Finale at Madison Square Garden May 9, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images) /
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Survivor winner Sarah Lacina displays her check at the CBS’ “Survivor: Game Changers – Mamanuca Islands” finale (Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images) /

3. Sarah Lacina

Second season: Game Changers

There’s a theme with this list. Sometimes a player returned for a second go of it and won the game. Sometimes they returned after not making a huge impression in their first season or simply not meriting an invite back. Sarah falls into both of those categories.

Sarah first played in Cagayan where she was taken out right at the merge because of her arrogance. While her blindside was entertaining and the best of the season (and that’s saying something because Cagayan was great all around), Sarah getting invited back for a season titled Game Changers didn’t really fit.

Well, Sarah made the most of her second shot, and came to play the second time around. She aligned with the right people, cut threats when she needed to, and played a really solid game, which resulted in her winning 7-3-0 over Brad and Troyzan.

Sarah’s win in Game Changers paved the way for her to return a third time in Winners at War, where she almost made it to the end. Even though she was eliminated at the Final Four, she went from someone who was blindsided in Cagayan to a solid winner to proving she belongs as one of the all-time greats.

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