Kim Spradlin-Wolfe

Kimberly "Kim" Spradlin is the winner of.

Although one of the quieter contestants, Spradlin was the leader of the female alliance that was able to annihilate the men. She was able to maintain strong social relationships with her original tribe mates, and be physically dominating when it came to challenges. Her patience and acceptance of her duplicity earned her the title of Sole Survivor.

Profile
Name (Age): Kim Spradlin (29)

Tribe Designation: Salani, Tikiano

Current Residence: San Antonio, Texas

Occupation: Bridal Shop Owner

Personal Claim to Fame: Always being up for adventure! Opening my own business at age 26, working as a whitewater rafting guide, living at an orphanage in Thailand… Oh! And I can figure out what animal a person would be within five minutes of meeting them.

Inspiration in Life: My dad. He has this amazing way about him that draws people to him. He makes everything feel special - vacations, movies, lunch at Subway, me. He is never afraid and funny as hell. He gives the most amazing and perfectly timed pep talks!

Hobbies: Sand volleyball, reading and hanging out with really cool people.

Pet Peeves: Speed bumps, corny humor, people who honk to reprimand rather than as a warning, and really bad bridesmaid dresses (there’s no reason for that, really).

3 Words to Describe You: Passionate, warm and clever.

SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: Probably Stephenie LaGrossa from Palau, because she’s a badass (total honey badger). Also, Elisabeth Hasselbeck because she was friendly but competitive and Amanda because she is tall.

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: Truly for the thrill of it! Stepping away from the comfort of my little world and challenging myself. Proving I can do as well at this game as I’ve always thought I could.

Why You Think You’ll “Survive” SURVIVOR: My mental toughness, wicked throwing arm (for a girl), and people sometimes underestimate my sneakiness.

Why You Think You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: I believe in treating all people with respect and honor. Why would you vote off someone who respects you?

Survivor: One World
Though one of the quieter contestants of the season, Kim caught the attention of Alicia Rosa during the trek to the girl's camp because she posed as a strong player, which forged her into Alicia's alliance, along with Chelsea Meissner, Kat Edorsson, and Sabrina Thompson. Kim's levelheadedness was proven when she shunned gay Manono member Colton Cumbie with poise and composure, despite Cumbie's constant visits to their side of camp as it started to annoy her tribe and viewed his affinity for them as an act of sabotage. After the evacuation of tribemate Kourtney Moon, the alliance stood strong and eliminated Salani's oldest member, Nina Acosta. Kim, and the rest of the Salani tribe then prospered, winning three consecutive challenges, and received free immunity when the Manono tribe decided to go to Tribal Council after winning the Day 11 Immunity Challenge.

Kim remained a Salani member after the Day 12 tribe switch, where she formed a secondary alliance with newcomers Jay Byars, Michael Jefferson, and Troyzan Robertson, where she found herself in the leadership position. Kim increased her power by obtaining a Hidden Immunity Idol, which she disclosed to her closest ally, Chelsea. The forged alliance, however, did not need to take action, as the new Salani demolished the new Manono in subsequent challenges, merging with them with a 7-5 discrepancy, but the original members (men and women) remained 6-6.

The two revisions of the tribes found Kim working with two pacts, the all-girl original Salani alliance (Alicia's regrouped alliance with former outsider Christina Cha being adopted to the group) and the new Salani alliance. After Kim manipulated Jay and Troyzan to oust Jonas Otsuji and cannibalize new Salani alliance member Michael, she eventually revealed her master plan—blindside Jay and Troyzan to pave the way for an all-girl endgame. The plan worked, and the men took the fall in subsequent Tribal Councils, though one of her longtime allies, Kat, was disposed of by Kim after the latter's controversial choice of who to bring with her after winning a Reward Challenge. Throughout the merge, Kim collectively won four Immunity Challenges (four of the last five Immunity Challenges), and with a Hidden Immunity Idol in her possession, Kim was essentially invincible. Following her victory at the final two Immunity Challenges, and the eliminations of Alicia and Christina, Kim found herself in the final three with her closest friends Chelsea and Sabrina. Kim's quiet yet destructive strategy earned the respect of seven of nine Jury members, crowning her the as 24th Sole Survivor.

At the live Reunion Show, Kim won an additional $100,000 for winning the Fan Favorite Award.

Post-SurvivOR
Kim was a finalist for the Miss Survivor contest, but ultimately lost to R.C. Saint-Amour. She placed third.

In 2013, Kim married her fiancé over the weekend of March 16-17 in Mexico.

Kim was arrested due to a case of mistaken identity in April 2013. She spent 8 hours in jail, after going to change her name at the DMV, in San Antonio, when a staff member saw there was a warrant out for her arrest for check bouncing. However, after bailing herself out for $1,500, it turned out there was another person named Kimberly with the same birthday, and Kim is now working to get the situation cleared up. She later stated:"Be careful at the DMV, ya never know what's going to happen."

Trivia

 * Kim revealed in Thanks for the Souvenir that she has had her appendix removed.
 * During the time when there were Hidden Immunity Idols for each tribe, Kim was the only one to find it for their own tribe.
 * Kim is the fourth consecutive female winner from a season shot in Samoa, following Natalie White from Survivor: Samoa, Sandra Diaz-Twine from Survivor: Heroes vs Villains, and Sophie Clarke from Survivor: South Pacific.
 * Kim is tied with Natalie White for the most votes for a woman to win Survivor In one individual season, with 7.
 * Kim is tied with Kelly Wiglesworth and Jenna Morasca for the most individual immunity wins out of any female contestant in a single season, with 4.
 * Kim is the first female and fourth overall contestant to possess a Hidden Immunity Idol, not use it, and make it to Day 39, following Yul Kwon, Russell Hantz, and Coach Wade.
 * She is the second winner to never use his or her idol, following Yul.
 * In an interview, Kim reveals she gave her unused Hidden Immunity Idol to Troyzan.
 * He then sold it on eBay.
 * It was later mailed back to her.
 * Troyzan and Leif were the only two people to cast votes against Kim during the game. Furthermore, they were also the only two to not vote for her to win.
 * She is currently the only winner to find the Hidden Immunity Idol without a clue.
 * Kim placed third in Rob Has A Podcast's Miss Survivor 2013.
 * Kim only casted one vote pre-merge.