Sole Survivor

The Sole Survivor (also called "Ultimate Survivor," or simply "Survivor") is the title held by the winner the reality TV show, Survivor. Being a Sole Survivor requires the plurality of the Jury votes.

Qualifications
Though there is no absolute strategy of winning the title, as it is subjective, but to be a Sole Survivor, a contestant must achieve two things: All Sole Survivors are known to have mastered (wittingly or otherwise) "social games." That is, having to be liked by most of the jury members because of their social ability, since Survivor is mostly a game of social interaction than a physical competition. Most winners tend to bring opponent(s) to the Final Tribal Council who are more unlikely to garner votes because of their abrasiveness, or sometimes, terrible body of work (poor work ethic, bad challenge performances, frequent squabbles with tribemates). Reaching the Final Tribal Council, the final few will have to compete for the Jury's votes. The finalist who garnered the most votes would attain the title of Sole Survivor. This situation has been proven tricky over the years, as most finalists succumb to any of the following situations: Regardless of the situation, the finalist must answer at their best to the the Jury's questions. If a contestant answers insincerely, and gets caught by the Jury, most likely they would not get their votes.
 * Reach the final day of the competition.
 * Collect the majority vote from the Jury to win the show.
 * A strategic player might found him/herself castigated by the Jury for his aggressive game play, hurting several people's feelings in the process.
 * A devious or unlikable person would be ignored for their rash treatment of the other contestants.
 * A contestant who either "flew under-the-radar" or "rode on coattails" would be admonished for "not doing anything" or for simply being at the right place at the right time.
 * A person who either answers poorly or does not even answer the Jury's questions.
 * A person acting very apologetic, rather than accounting for his/her actions.
 * A contestant who answers back in a combative manner.
 * Strategy aside, there have been problems to the finalist's demeanor, making it hard for the Jury to vote for that person regardless of gameplay.

Prizes
The Sole Survivor receives a check of $1,000,000, to be received after the season finale. Earlier winners received a car that is usually similar to the one given at the Reward Challenge where a car was also given, though this has been abandoned since Survivor: Cook Islands. The winner, and all contestants present in the live Reunion Show will also receive an extra $10,000 appearance fee, which immediately follows the finale broadcast. Furthermore, the Sole Survivor is still eligible for winning the Fan Favorite Award. All cash prizes are not tax-free.

Trivia

 * As of the latest season, Sandra Diaz-Twine the first, and only Survivor winner to win twice, after winning Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.
 * Earl Cole is the first Sole Survivor to garner all Jury votes. J.T. Thomas would also later do the same and has the highest amount of jury votes to date with 9.
 * Bob Crowley is the first winner to also win the Fan Favorite Award. Later, J.T. Thomas, Rob Mariano and Kim Spradlin won the Fan Favorite Award also.
 * Rupert Boneham received $1,000,000 from the Fan Favorite Award even though he did not win the game.
 * There have been 13 men and 10 women that have been the Sole Survivor, with one woman winning twice.
 * J.T. is the first winner to get all of the Jury votes and win the Fan Favorite Award.
 * Richard Hatch is the only Sole Survivor to be revealed on location rather than live and in America.