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Russell Hantz’s Top 100 Greatest Survivors Ever

ByLeigh Oleszczak|
Photo: Screen Grab/CBS Entertainment ©2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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376782 03: Contestants Rich Hatch, left, Rudy Boesch, Susan Hawk and Kelly Wiglesworth arrive for the “Survivor: The Reunion” party August 23, 2000 at the CBS studios in Los Angeles, Ca.  (Photo by Online USA)
376782 03: Contestants Rich Hatch, left, Rudy Boesch, Susan Hawk and Kelly Wiglesworth arrive for the “Survivor: The Reunion” party August 23, 2000 at the CBS studios in Los Angeles, Ca. (Photo by Online USA)

48. Sue Hawk (Borneo, All-Stars)

Sue Hawk might be the biggest name to come out ofSurvivorhonestly, as without her, we don’t have the famous snakes and rats speech that so many jurors have tried to replicate over the years. Sue was a part of the original Tagi alliance and finished in fourth place inBorneo.

You can’t really discuss the legacy ofSurvivorwithout bringing up Sue Hawk’s name because that’s how big her jury speech was. It was iconic.

Her appearance onAll-Starsdidn’t go well and ended on a very uncomfortable note, butSurvivormight not be what it is without Sue Hawk.

47. Kelly Wiglesworth (Borneo, Cambodia)

On the receiving end of that iconic speech was Kelly Wiglesworth, who was the show’s first-ever challenge beast, winning four individual immunities in a single season (which has since been tied by Jenna Morasca, Kim Spradlin, and Chrissy Hofbeck). She was the first player to try and flip on her alliance because she didn’t feel comfortable being in one.

Kelly returned for her second chance onCambodia, but was mostly invisible throughout the season and it was clear she didn’t like what the game had turned into. She did have a memorable jury speech where she asked the final three to pick a number between one and ten because that’s what lost her the game onBorneo.

People saySurvivormight be different if Kelly had wonBorneoinstead of Richard Hatch, but I don’t know if that’s necessarily the case. She paved the way for strong women to appear on the show and even though her second appearance was disappointing, she’s one of the all-time greats for sure.

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