Talk:Sandra Diaz-Twine/@comment-110.55.5.247-20121029183202/@comment-2142533-20130118110949

She did create a crucial move by convincing Russell's Villian Alliance to go against Coach (who was thought would betray them). If Courtney was eliminated instead of Coach, there is a strong possibility that Sandra wouldn't make the merge because she could be voted out unanimously by the alliance. She didn't get voted out because she was needed by Russell for the numbers, and eventually became the swing vote with Candace. After Amanda, Sandra thought that sticking with the Villains to flush the supposed HII would be better so she went with the plan (Rupert & Colby voted against Candace anyway). She then wisely stuck with voting against the Heroes when Russell betrayed Danielle, then at F6 she taunted Russell's social skills at TC and probably of earned the Jury's "respect" for keepin' it real, and using the HII just to be sure (she could've even used it to eliminate Russell! Her and Parvati against Russell, use HII, revote Russell is out!). At F5 she more or less knows that she is safe because they needed to wipe out Colby just to be sure, and at F4 she kind of tricked Russell in thinking that he could win against her. So yeah, more or less she did things that were quite understated but strategic, so I see why she won that time.