Sole Survivor

The Sole Survivor is the title held by the winner the reality TV show, Survivor. Being a Sole Survivor requires the having the highest number of votes from the Jury.

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 these two things: All Sole Survivors are known to have mastered (wittingly or otherwise) the social aspect of the game. 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 jurors finds a contestant answering insincerely, most likely they would not get their votes.
 * Reach the final day of the competition.
 * Have the highest number of votes from the Jury among the remaining finalists.
 * Lack of self-awareness - a common error of most finalists; not knowing how they came across to their comrades. This is used by their fellow finalists to their advantage to swerve the jury votes to their favor. This error is correlated with:
 * Being deemed for have an aggressive game play, If not performed properly, it usually hurts the players they vote out and send to the jury, potentially altering their thinking process, and might vote for the other finalists just for the sole reason that they did not like the player's mismanagement of them. Though playing aggressive can benefit a contestant, handling their eliminations is proven to be a two-edged sword.
 * Being largely unlikable, finding himself/herself be ignored for their rash treatment of the other contestants.
 * Having a demeanor that is off-putting to the jury members, both when they were still in the game and what was observable in proceeding Tribal Councils when they started sitting as jurors. This makes jurors think twice in voting such finalists, regardless of merit.
 * "Flying under-the-radar" or "riding on coattails" would be admonished for "not doing anything" or for simply being at the right place at the right time.
 * Answering poorly (or not answering at all) to the Jury's questions.
 * Acting very apologetic, rather than accounting for his/her actions.
 * Feeling entitled to winning the game.
 * Does not get credit for doing anything, and especially if he/she throws others under the bus.
 * Answering back in a combative manner.

Prizes
The Sole Survivor receives a check of $1,000,000, to be received after the season finale. Earlier winners additionally 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

 * Sandra Diaz-Twine is the first, and currently only Survivor winner to win twice, winning  and .
 * Earl Cole is the first Sole Survivor to garner all Jury votes and has the most jury votes to date with 9. J.T. Thomas would also later repeat this feat, but gained 7 votes as his season featured a Final Two instead of a Final Three.
 * Bob Crowley is the first winner to also win the Fan Favorite Award. Later, Sole Survivors J.T. Thomas, Rob Mariano, and Kim Spradlin would also win the Fan Favorite Award.
 * There have been 13 men and 11 women to have become the Sole Survivor, with one woman winning twice.
 * In seasons with a Final Three and a 9-person Jury, there are two male winners who won in a 5-4-0 vote, two female winners who won in a 6-3-0 vote, two female winners who won in a 7-2-0 vote, a male winner who won in an 8-1-0 vote and a male winner who won in a 9-0-0 vote.
 * J.T. Thomas  is the first Sole Survivor to get all of the Jury votes and win the Fan Favorite Award.
 * He is also the first Sole Survivor to play a "Perfect Game", not recieving any votes againest him and recieving every Jury Vote.
 * Richard Hatch is the only Sole Survivor to be revealed on location rather than in the U.S.
 * Natalie White and Kim Spradlin are tied for the most jury votes received by any female winner, with 7. Coincidentally, the votes were 7-2-0.
 * Bob Crowley is the oldest Sole Survivor, while Fabio Birza is the youngest.
 * Denise Stapley is currently the only Sole Survivor to attend every Tribal Council in a season.
 * Yul Kwon and Kim Spradlin are the only winners to have found the Hidden Immunity Idol and keep it until Day 39. However, Kim is the only winner to find the idol without a clue.
 * There have been two LGBT winners (Richard Hatch and Todd Herzog).
 * Tom Westman has the most individual immunity wins out of any winner with 5.
 * Jenna Morasca and Kim Spradlin are tied with the most individual immunity wins out of all the female winners with 4.
 * Aras Baskauskas has the most votes cast against any winner with 9.
 * Natalie White has the most votes cast against any female winner with 8.