Fan Favorite Award

The  (later called Sprint Player Of The Season) is a special title earned by a contestant for being the most popular of his/her season. This contestant receives an extra prize that is separate from his/her talent fee from appearing from the show.

Survivor: America's Tribal Council
Please see, Survivor: America's Tribal Council.

The first fan favorite award was revealed during the Survivor: All-Stars reunion show, where the viewers are to vote for the most popular All-Star. They also got the chance to vote for the most popular moments of the series' first eight seasons.

After a voting period which lasted for a week, a second reunion show was held, where Rupert Boneham was awarded a the fan favorite award, earning himself $1,000,000, even though he technically did not win the actual competition. This format generated controversy among fans, calling it "unfair," for Boneham merely won a popularity contest, while he failed to win the title of Sole Survivor in both of his seasons.