Fabio Birza

Judson John "Fabio" Birza is the Sole Survivor of.

Best known for his humor and carefree attitude, Fabio was not taken seriously by his competition for the large part of the game, leaving him in the dark strategically. While his votes rarely aligned with the majority, Fabio proved to be secretly perceptive and aware of his surroundings, letting the more cunning players take each other out. With no real allies, he relied on his general likability and individual immunity to get by. His unusual strategy won him the million dollar prize and the title of Sole Survivor.

Profile
Retrieved from CBS.com

Name: Jud Birza (21)

Tribe:

Current Residence: Venice, Calif.

Occupation: Student

Personal Claim to Fame: Being a rad older brother.

Inspiration in Life: My dad. Despite growing up under-privileged, he put himself through college and flight school. He is now a pilot, which is sick! We have a very strong relationship.

Hobbies: Surfing, skating and bike riding. I also enjoy jamming all night with buddies.

Pet Peeves: Inconsiderate people.

3 Words to Describe You: Intelligent, sexy and goofy.

SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: Ozzy Lusth because he surfs. Although, I'm younger, goofier and probably a better swimmer.

Reason for being on SURVIVOR: I could do a lot with a million dollars! Plus, camping on a tropical island with a bunch of cute girls sounds like the best vacation ever.

Why you think you will be the Sole Survivor: I'm young and seem innocent enough. Although I take very careful notes on behavior and will follow my instincts until the end.

Survivor: Nicaragua
Fabio became the younger La Flor tribe's resident comic relief, sending his tribemates to laughter at every opportunity. His antics however, gained him an enemy in NaOnka Mixon, whom Fabio had a conflict with after the former lost their socks. Using his personality as strategy, Fabio assumed a strategically clueless, bemused character, though completely insightful of tribe politics.

Early on, Fabio was an alliance outsider, having initially aligned with Shannon Elkins, Alina Wilson, Kelly Bruno, and Benry Henry. Shannon wanted Brenda Lowe eliminated because she was perceived a threat. At the first La Flor Tribal Council on Night 6, Shannon began to aggressively berate Chase Rice for playing both sides. Fabio attempted to calm Shannon down, but to no avail when Shannon then directed homophobic remarks to Sash, whom he suspected as gay. The conversation ended with NaOnka being called on to answer, only to deliberately say she disliked Fabio and his antics. At the end of the night, Fabio stuck with Shannon anyway, but Benry and Kelly B. voted with the rival alliance, sending Shannon home because of his comments; after which Fabio's remaining alliance partners were left in the minority. However, Fabio remained indispensable for his challenge strength, which attributed to La Flor's early successes, winning three of the first four Immunity Challenges.

After a Day 12 tribe switch, Fabio, along with Kelly S., Kelly B., Brenda, and Sash remained on La Flor. There, he befriended new members from the rival Espada tribe, Jane Bright, Marty Piombo, and Jill Behm. By virtue of being an original La Flor, Fabio seemed to have been included in Sash and Brenda's alliance. The second coming of La Flor won the following Immunity Challenge, keeing Fabio safe.

On Day 15, both tribes were forced to vote off one of their own. Jill, the next intended target, won individual immunity, forcing Fabio, Sash, Brenda and Jane, who was also adopted to the alliance as she harbored resentment toward Marty and Jill, to shift plans. The alliance split their votes between Marty, who possessed the Espada's Hidden Immunity Idol and Kelly B., an original La Flor, but was perceived as a threat. Marty's pandering to Fabio nearly endagered the plan, with Fabio believing Marty's lie about him being a chess grandmaster. Ultimately though, Fabio stuck with the plan and enforced a 3-2-2 tie at Tribal Council between Marty and Kelly B., but it was Kelly B. who took the fall after the re-vote. Fabio lasted long enough to reach the merge, becoming a member of the Libertad tribe.

Fabio would then either join several, albeit failed, alliances. Marty included Fabio in an all-male alliance to topple Brenda's alliance, only to fail when Chase and Sash ultimately sided with Brenda. While he was kept around, the remaining castaways, mainly Sash, Chase and Holly Hoffman, realized Fabio's strategy could actually work as he had not made any enemies among them or the members of the jury. With no viable strategic options, winning Immunity Challenges was Fabio's last resort, winning the remaining three Immunity Challenges, keeping himself safe from the vote, while the formed alliance turned on each other. Fabio then joined Chase and Sash in voting Holly out, 3-1, making them as the final three.

At the Final Tribal Council, Chase and Sash were lambasted for being indecisive and "spineless" respectively, while the two accused Fabio for being clueless the entire game, though Fabio rebutted he did it on purpose. In the end, with five votes to four, Fabio's unconventional strategy won him the title of Sole Survivor garnering the votes of Marty, NaOnka, Kelly Shinn, and Dan Lembo.

Voting History
In Worst Case Scenario, the vote ended with a 3-3 tie between Kelly B. and Marty, forcing a revote. Fabio did not change his vote on the revote.

Post-Survivor

 * Barely two months after winning Survivor, Birza was arrested for skateboarding in the streets, which was illegal in Santa Monica, California. Police reports also stated that he might be under the influence of illegal drugs. Birza was apparently also hit for an unrelated DUI warrant and a probation violation.
 * Birza returned to Nicaragua as a visitor and got a surprise visit back to the beach, where he camped during the filming of Survivor.
 * Fabio is featured on the cover and trailer of the fifth book of "The Mortal Instruments" series, "City of Lost Souls."
 * Fabio said to Parvati on the Survivor After Show that he bought a farm for his dad and a condo for himself using the money.
 * Fabio became the drummer for a band called Space Funk Odyssey, an electro-dance/rock band from Venice, California.
 * Fabio has since married and had a daughter.


 * In 2014, Fabio starred in the Sc-Fi TV movie "90210 Shark Attack".

Trivia

 * It was Shannon Elkins who nicknamed Jud to "Fabio," after Italian fashion model Fabio Lanzoni.
 * Fabio is the first person to have his name changed in the opening intro, where his name was changed from "Jud" in the first episode to "Fabio" in the second.
 * Fabio currently ties with Jenna Morasca for the record of youngest winner, with both being 21 during the time of filming. However, Jenna had turned 22 before being declared the Sole Survivor of . This makes Fabio the youngest winner when declared the Sole Survivor.
 * If NaOnka and Kelly S. had not been permitted to join the jury as per the revisions in the rule book regarding their voluntary exits, and the same vote took place, Fabio would have lost the game to Chase Rice in a 4-3-0 vote.