Sandra Diaz-Twine is the Sole Survivor of Survivor: Pearl Islands.
Sandra was in a considerable position within the Drake tribe, being aligned with its main food provider Rupert Boneham. This also received the disdain of Jon Dalton; this and Sandra's loud and blunt personality resulted to frequent heated arguments between the two. At the merge, the former Drakes found themselves in power, until Jon successfully plotted Rupert's ouster, and later, that of her other ally Christa Hastie. With no allies left, by offering her vote as a commodity for anybody who was open, Sandra was then able to maneuver herself through the game between alliances to make it to the Final Tribal Council and win in a 6-1 vote against former Outcast Lillian Morris.
Profile[]
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Age: 29
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Office Assistant
Hometown: Ft. Lewis, WA
Born in Stamford, Connecticut, Sandra Diaz-Twine currently lives in Ft. Lewis, Washington with her husband, Marcus, and their two children, Tatiana, 8, and Alanna, 6. She is employed as a senior office associate with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. Prior to her current employment, she served as a chemical repair specialist with the United States Army. She also previously worked in the mailroom of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and in customer service at a clothing store. Her favorite hobbies are fishing and camping. She describes herself as adventurous, dedicated and a team player. She is most proud of having graduated from community college where she received an Associates Degree in Business Administration from Fayetteville Community College in North Carolina. Her favorite sport is volleyball. Her mother is her hero because she has always been committed to and made sacrifices for her children. She thinks her mother is the bravest, kindest, most loving person and an inspiration. She believes she's a contender for Survivor: Pearl Islands because of her ability to improvise and feels her small knowledge of hunting will be an asset to the tribe. She also thinks she's a good provider and possesses good field skills. Her birth date is July 30, 1974.[1]
Survivor[]
Placed on the Drake tribe, Sandra proved herself to be an asset early on when her knowledge of the Spanish language helped her tribe get a huge advantage at the Panamanian village on Day 1, securing a huge deal for her tribe in provisions and food. Although she was not a force in challenges, Drake dominated challenges early on. During this time, Sandra grew very annoyed with Jon Dalton. This conflict came to a head when he wanted her to sit out for the Reward Challenge on Day 7 being a weak swimmer. She countered by stating that she was on the shore well before him. Sandra was also the first person to loot the opposing tribe, taking the Morgan tribe's tarp. Eventually, after finding the Buried Treasure, Burton Roberts proposed to throw the next Immunity Challenge to eliminate one of the weaker members. Despite doubts about the plan, the tribe went through with it. A twist was revealed that the winning tribe would kidnap one of the losing tribe's members, saving them from Tribal Council. After Drake followed through with throwing the challenge, Morgan kidnapped Rupert Boneham and allowed him to abstain from the vote. The tribe voted out Burton for his failed plan. Unfortunately, by giving Morgan momentum, Drake lost all remaining Immunity Challenges. Sandra's social status kept her safe as the tribe voted out Michelle Tesauro as she was blamed for an Immunity Challenge loss. When Sandra learned that Trish Dunn was attempting to blindside Rupert, she successfully redirected the vote toward Trish.
At the next challenge on Day 19, everyone was shocked when The Outcasts, the game's first six eliminated contestants, returned for one final shot to rejoin the game. The Outcasts won, sending both tribes to Tribal Council, where Sandra joined in voting out the increasingly volatile Shawn Cohen.
Ultimately, Burton returned to Drake and Lillian Morris returned to Morgan, with the tribes subsequently merging into the Balboa tribe. The Drake Alliance made amends with Burton, who convinced the alienated Lillian to align with Drake and vote out Andrew Savage, the former Morgan tribe leader and perceived biggest physical threat; former Morgan Ryan Opray was quickly eliminated thereafter. At the final eight, thinking that Darrah Johnson would be voted out, Sandra cast her vote for Jon. She was shocked when Rupert was voted out instead. Upon returning to camp, Sandra stole the fish Rupert had caught earlier but accidentally spilled the very heavy bucket. Sandra was able to deflect suspicion off her, but her closest friend and ally Christa Hastie was blamed instead. Knowing that Christa would tell everyone if she knew, Sandra kept the fact that she was the real culprit to herself. At the Loved Ones Challenge, Sandra was the only one to work to deprive Jon of winning the challenge, even as the rest of the tribe sympathized with him after he learned of his grandmother's (supposed) passing. Meanwhile, Sandra tried to convince Tijuana Bradley to betray Burton and Jon. However, the men regained the trust of the Drake women and voted out Tijuana. Unfortunately, the men later flipped on Sandra, and Christa was ousted at the next opportunity.
At the final five, while Burton and Jon were on reward, Sandra formed an alliance with Darrah and Lillian. Neither Burton nor Jon suspected a women's alliance, with Jon making Sandra swear on her kids her loyalty. In confessional, she said that she swore she would "screw [him] and Burton". When Darrah won her third straight Immunity Challenge, the women rallied against challenge threat Burton, blindsiding him and Jon at the next Tribal Council. On Day 37, Jon turned Darrah and Lillian against each other. At the Immunity Challenge, all four castaways were vulnerable due to a twist that let the jury compete against the remaining castaways, which they won. Sandra and Jon turned on Darrah for her challenge threat status. At the Final Immunity Challenge, Sandra was the first out and Lillian ultimately won immunity. Sandra stated that she would be shocked if Lillian took her to the Final Tribal Council over Jon. However, Lillian was impressed by Sandra's will to provide for her family, and deemed her more deserving of sitting in the final.
At the Final Tribal Council, some jurors addressed her gameplay, questioning Sandra on whether she had worked for her position. Sandra answered the jurors' questions effectively and noted that she was loyal to her alliances and worked hard. In the end, Sandra easily defeated Lillian in a 6-1 vote, only losing Tijuana's vote.
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drake | Cannon Carry | Immunity | No | Won |
| 2 | Bountiful Chest | Reward | Yes | Won | |
| All Tied Up | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 3 | Sprung A Leak | Reward | No | Won | |
| Pull Your Weight | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 4 | Float-It Notes | Reward | No | Won | |
| Boarding Party | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 5 | Paddle For Paddles | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Survivor Smoothie | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 6 | Ready, Aim, Fire | Reward | No | Won | |
| Shoulder the Load | Immunity | Yes | Lost | ||
| 7 | Pirate Prison Break | Immunity | No | Lost | |
| Tribes Merged, Day 20 | |||||
| 8 | Balboa | Keel Hauling | Immunity | Lost | |
| 9 | Signal Fire | Reward | Lost | ||
| Mixed Nuts | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 10 | Rats In The Rigging | Reward | Lost | ||
| Killer | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 11 | Loved Ones Overboard | Reward | Lost | ||
| What Do You Make Of This? | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 12 | Water Obstacle Course | Reward | Lost | ||
| Musket Love | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 13 | Let's Give It Another Go, Mate | Reward | Lost | ||
| Corks And Keys | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 14 | Tribal Draft | Immunity | Lost | ||
| Set Adrift | Immunity | Lost | |||
| Sole Survivor, Day 39 | |||||
| Episode | Sandra's Votes |
Voted Against Sandra |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drake Tribe Immune | |
| 2 | Drake Tribe Immune | |
| 3 | Drake Tribe Immune | |
| 4 | Burton | - |
| 5 | Michelle | - |
| 6 | Trish | - |
| 7 | Shawn | - |
| 8 | Andrew | - |
| 9 | Ryan O. | - |
| 10 | Jon | - |
| 11 | Tijuana | - |
| 12 | Lillian | - |
| 13 | Burton | - |
| 14 | Darrah | - |
| Ineligible | - | |
| Jury Votes for Sandra |
Burton, Christa, Darrah, Jon, Rupert, Ryan O. | |
| Sole Survivor, Day 39 | ||
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| Preceded by The Amazon  Jenna Morasca |
Sole Survivor Titleholder Pearl Islands  Sandra Diaz-Twine |
Succeeded by All-Stars  Amber Brkich |
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