Survivor Hall of Fame

The Survivor Hall of Fame is a special recognition given to Survivor contestants with exemplary deeds such as strategic brilliance, immense popularity or infamy. It is run by Xfinity TV, a part of cable TV company Comcast.

About
In 2010, Survivor fan Gordon Holmes, an assistant managing producer at Comcast initiated a yearly poll on which Survivor contestants (from the first season in to the most recent season) deserves a spot in the Hall of Fame. How voters define "worthy" is in their discretion, whether it is personality, strategy, challenge performance or any other reason. Survivor producers, crew members, the press, the Xfinity staff (including Holmes himself) and former Hall of Fame inductees make up 50% of the final score, while the remaining half will come from the Survivor fanbase. Gordon's duel-tiered voting systems was devised to prevent one party from influencing the other, though Holmes found it "unnecessary."

After announcing their inclusion to the list, Holmes interviews the new inductees about their induction to the hall.

Voting
Ballots are filed in the blog page of the Xfinity TV website. In the first batch of inductees, five contestants are inducted. However, in subsequent years, three new inductees are being added.

As of now, fans may vote three contestants from any season at the comments section of the blog post that signals the opening of voting, which also announces the deadline of the voting process.

Inductees
Inductees are enumerated based on their order of announcement.

2010
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 * Parvati Shallow

- Parvati is simply one of the greatest players in the history of the game. She is a great social player and a brilliant strategist.

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- The ultimate triple threat in terms of social, strategic and challenge domination. All hail Queen Parvati!

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- Could charm you, outwit you, outperform you in challenges and looked smokin’ hot in a bikini.

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 * Rob Mariano

- If I had to put money down on one player every single time, it would be Boston Rob. The best combination of smart, physical and cunning.

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- His natural charm, sense of humor and masterful game play earn him a spot in the Hall of Fame.

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- I count him as a winner alongside Amber for ‘All-Stars,’ because they played the game together as one entity. They were the strongest and most powerful alliance in the history of ‘Survivor,’ and I doubt they’ll ever lose that title.

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 * Russell Hantz

- There is no doubt he belongs in the Hall of Fame. He had a major impact on the game and went to the final in back-to-back seasons.

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- His plan to establish chaos and take advantage of his disoriented tribe was evil genius. He had a solid plan and executed it almost perfectly twice.

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- Redefined the game, got robbed the first time despite absolutely dominating it (the jury should be ashamed).

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 * Richard Hatch

- Taught everyone else how to play the game. Every time anyone says the word ‘alliance’, Hatch should get a nickel…and then not pay any taxes on it!

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- I think the Richard Hatch persona, that of the mastermind who controlled the game with his social maneuvers and sound (not brilliant) strategy, helped rocket ‘Survivor’ into the pop culture stratosphere. I don’t think it’s overstating things to say that Survivor might not exist today without Richard Hatch.

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- Whether you like him or not, he set the standard for all future Survivors.”

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 * Sandra Diaz-Twine

- Winning twice should be an automatic inclusion in the Hall of Fame.

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- Plays one of the best under-the-radar games ever while still speaking her mind and not really ‘riding coattails.’

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- She’s only had one vote cast against her. Say what you want, she was born to play this game.

2011
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 * Cirie Fields

- She played a great strategic and social game all three times. She is super smart and definitely someone that is a threat every time. Cirie is someone you would want in your alliance and not outside of it.

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- What’s incredible about Cirie is how far she came from when she first started on “Exile Island.” The woman was afraid of the outdoors for crissakes! But she evolved into a stone cold killer who would have won “Fans vs. Favorites” had there not been so many injuries to other players (causing producers to abort the original final-three plan).

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- Cirie has an almost magical ability to just tell people something and make them believe it, no matter how ludicrous.

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 * Ozzy Lusth

- The most physical player to ever play this game is Ozzy. You have to give him credit for that. He is the number one most physical player to ever play the game by far.

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- If anyone was ever born to be left to his own devices on an island, it’s Ozzy. The guy is the absolute epitome of the living off the land conceit that “Survivor” is all about.

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 * Tom Westman

- He was respected by his entire tribe who recognized his leadership abilities. Tom was a challenge dominator. His physical strength ensured several tribe and individual immunity victories, and he maintained integrity and loyalty to his alliance.

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- Tom is the Bruce Willis of ‘Survivor’—only more handsome and courageous. The New York City firefighter’s leadership, strength, indomitability, and integrity earned him the admiration of his fans and fellow Palau competitors, who gave him a million dollars—and top billing.

2012
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 * Amanda Kimmel

- Amanda is a great strategic, social, and physical player. Her approach to the game is subtle yet very effective for her. She knows who she is, what her strengths are, and how to implement them to get her deep and give herself a shot.

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- You have Amanda who played back-to-back seasons (which was grueling in and of itself) and both seasons Amanda made it to finals. Had she had a better mouthpiece she would have won the whole kit and kaboodle!

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- She was skilled in creating powerful alliances for herself and using them to achieve her goals. She was also a great competitor in challenges and a clever strategist in her own right.

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 * Rob Cesternino

- His first appearance was a milestone. “Survivor” had never before had someone who combined such an amazing knowledge of the game with a very clever wit and ability to tell a funny story at any time about any other player.

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- He was an aggressive strategic player who didn’t believe in loyalty. He was effective at switching alliances to keep himself in the game, and always had several deals on the table. He went with whatever benefited him and kept him alive in the game.

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- He changed the game for better and…had a bigger effect on the game than anyone except Richard Hatch. No longer was the gamer or the strategist the bad guy.

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 * Ethan Zohn

- First, he won “Survivor: Africa,” one of the toughest seasons ever and he won with class. There has never been a bad word uttered about Ethan. He has always carried himself with grace. Equally important is how Ethan has used his celebrity since winning the million dollars and title of Sole Survivor.

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- He’s probably the only guy to ever win “Survivor” by playing nice. Since winning Africa he’s devoted his life to developing his charity, Grassroot Soccer and is a Hall of Famer in my book.

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- Not only is Ethan a winner at the game of “Survivor,” but his work with Grassroot Soccer proves that he’s a winner in life.

2013
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 * Kim Spradlin

- Kim Spradlin was so brilliant; she made her season boring because you knew nobody else had a chance to beat her.

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- Kim Spradlin provided the single greatest performance by any first-time player.

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- She dominated the game physically, strategically, and socially. She made strong alliances (with Chelsea and Sabrina), had impeccable timing (blindsiding Kat, not playing her hidden immunity idol), and had amazing jury management skills.

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 * John Cochran

- He went from the “zero in 90210″ the first time he played — to the winner of “Fans vs. Favorites.” And yet, despite winning the game, his self-deprecation remains intact. If you congratulate him for winning, he’ll say “Yeah but it took me two times, so I can’t be that good.” You are that good, Cochran and you deserve a spot in the “Survivor” Hall of Fame.

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- Cochran miraculously won 4 individual immunity challenges. His strategic and social game won him all the jury votes. If I ever play again, I wanna be just like Cochran and win an Immunity Challenge. He’s my hero.

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- One of the few who really learned from his mistakes and improved his game.

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 * Jonny Fairplay

- His calculated, pre-planned lie about his grandmother’s death was brilliant and opened the door for future A-holes to use this strategy to get ahead. Not everyone can be the nice guy, right?

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- He is the first villain that made a huge play. Fairplay made an exceptional move that will be remembered for the rest of everyone’s life. This legend deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.

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- He changed the game by bringing the outside world into the game. Worked back and forth between alliances and had the trust of many different people in the game.