Sophie Georgina Clarke[1] is the Sole Survivor of Survivor: South Pacific. She later competed on Survivor: Winners at War.
Known for her blunt, witty disposition and sharp-tongued confessionals, Sophie played an under-the-radar game and relied on her challenge prowess, as well as a tight, dominating five-person alliance formed on Night 1 to advance in the game. She is also remembered for swaying ally Coach Wade into backstabbing Brandon Hantz in a well-crafted "Ozzy's Pleasure Dome" argument. After winning the critical Final Immunity Challenge against Ozzy Lusth, Sophie won in a 6-3-0 vote.
Profile
Retrieved from CBS.com
Name (Age): Sophie Clarke (22) Hometown: Willsboro, New York When did you first watch Survivor? May 31, 2000. I was 10 years old. My dad was writing a book about islands and thought the show was a "documentary" so made us watch for "research." As Survivor approaches Season 40 and celebrates 20 years on television, what does it mean to be a part of the legacy? It's still so surreal to me that I was basically sucked into the screen of my favorite TV show and am beyond grateful and humbled to be etched into the Survivor canon, hanging on—however precariously—in the top 25 of Dalton Ross' winner rankings and on the tails of some of my favorite players of all time. Tony! Tom! Kim! Ethan! Cochran! How will you play differently than you did in your past season? I hope to be less afraid of failure, more open to taking risks, and more embracing of, rather than frustrated by, unknown variables in the game.[3] |
Survivor
South Pacific
Sophie, like several members of the Upolu tribe, was skeptical about the addition of Coach Wade to their tribe. This skepticism was furthered when Coach lost the first Reward Challenge over fellow returning player Ozzy Lusth. Upon reaching camp, Sophie introduced herself as a Russian and Economics major who "graduated four days ago." Knowing his "Dragon Slayer" baggage would be hard to release, Coach opened a conversation while stargazing at their first night, with the conversation concluding with the recruitment of Sophie to his five-person alliance, which also consisted of Rick Nelson, Albert Destrade, and Brandon Hantz. Coach fortified his alliance of five by adding a sixth member, Edna Ma. While Brandon kept his secret of being a relative of the infamous Russell Hantz from his tribemates, Sophie was observant enough to suspect he might be hiding something. Sophie was also seen as a strong competitor, being called "insane" by Jeff Probst during the first Immunity Challenge, in which Upolu narrowly won.
After the Immunity Challenge loss on Day 5, Sophie received a vote coming from Stacey Powell, but Sophie's majority alliance eliminated Coach's biggest threat, Christine Shields Markoski. Days later, alliance partner Albert found the hidden clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol, but could not find the Idol itself. With Sophie and Coach's help, the three found the Idol, which was secretly kept by Coach, even from Rick and Brandon. The Upolu majority alliance successfully eliminated Stacey and Mikayla Wingle at their next Tribal Councils, entering the merge with the entire alliance intact.
When the tribes merged on Day 19 into the Te Tuna tribe, Sophie stuck with the Upolu alliance, and, along with Savaii member John Cochran, eliminated the five other Savaii members: Keith Tollefson, Ozzy, Jim Rice, Dawn Meehan, and Whitney Duncan. During the process of this "Pagonging," Sophie was able to win two consecutive Immunity Challenges, the second win which was especially key since she narrowly beat out Whitney.
After the ex-Savaii members were voted out, the original Upolu alliance of five decided to stick together and eliminated Cochran and Edna. The next round of the game saw the alliance turn against each other. Sophie was able to make Coach and Rick turn against fellow alliance member Brandon because of his antics and his unpredictability. However, when Brandon won immunity, they had to switch their target to Albert. Their plans changed again at Tribal Council when Brandon gave the Immunity Necklace to Albert. In the end, Coach sided with Rick and Sophie voting out Brandon and she narrowly escaped being sent to Redemption Island in a 3-2 vote.
At the final Redemption Island duel on Day 36, Ozzy defeated Brandon and came back in the game with an apparent target on his back. At the following Immunity Challenge, which required balancing wooden blocks, Sophie made an unattractive gesture—outright asking Albert to help her get her blocks, which was intercepted by Jeff. Her move failed, however, when Ozzy won Immunity. With Ozzy immune and Coach having his Hidden Immunity Idol, Sophie was on the hot seat at Tribal Council, being told by Ozzy that she was a "pretentious, spoiled brat" after her gesture at the Immunity Challenge, reducing the medical student to tears and anxiety, stating that her bluntness was natural to her. Despite this, Sophie dodged elimination once again after Rick was voted out for his quieter gameplay in a 3-2 vote.
At the Final Immunity Challenge on Day 38, a closely-contested battle between Ozzy and Sophie commenced. But at the puzzle-building part, Ozzy struggled, giving leeway to Sophie, who eventually won the challenge. As the last remaining Savaii member, Ozzy was voted out, leaving Sophie (declaring herself "the new Dragon Slayer"), Albert, and Coach as the Final Three.
At the Final Tribal Council, while castigated by the jury for coming off as acerbic to others, Sophie used her frankness to her advantage by calling Coach "a little girl" and exposed all the lies he created. She also stated that she would change her perceived rudeness after Ozzy brought the topic up days ago. In the end, Sophie was rewarded the title of 23rd Sole Survivor and the million dollar prize, beating Coach and Albert in a 6-3-0 vote. Sophie received votes from Jim, Keith, Dawn, Whitney, Brandon, and Ozzy.
After the game, at the Reunion Show, she stated that it was hard for her to "act dumb", but she had to in order to advance herself in the game.
Voting History
| Sophie's Voting History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Episode | Sophie's Votes | Voted Against Sophie |
| 1 | Upolu Tribe Immune | |
| 2 | Stacey | Stacey |
| 3 | Upolu Tribe Immune | |
| 4 | Stacey | - |
| 5 | Upolu Tribe Immune | |
| 6 | Edna | - |
| 7 | Upolu Tribe Immune | |
| 8 | Keith; Keith1 | - |
| 9 | Ozzy | - |
| Jim | - | |
| 10 | Dawn | Individual Immunity |
| Whitney | Individual Immunity | |
| 12 | Cochran | - |
| 13 | Edna | - |
| 14 | Brandon | Albert, Brandon |
| 15 | Rick | Ozzy, Rick |
| Ozzy | Individual Immunity | |
| Jury Votes for Sophie | Brandon, Dawn, Jim, Keith, Ozzy, Whitney | |
| Sole Survivor, Day 39 | ||
^1 In Double Agent, the vote ended with a 6-6 tie between Keith and Rick, forcing a revote. Sophie did not change her vote on the revote.
Winners at War
Voting History
| Sophie's Voting History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Episode | Sophie's Votes | Voted Against Sophie |
| 1 | ||
Post-Survivor
- After her win, Sophie decided to use her money to pay for her education, stating she "has lots of loans." She also stated to be "sunnier" after meeting all the criticisms about her blunt personality.[4]
- Sophie returned to her hometown of Willsboro, where she discussed her Survivor experience at the Willsboro Central School. She continues to pursue her medical career, studying to become an OB-GYN.[5]
- On March 9, 2017, Sophie, along with Courtney Yates, appeared on an episode of Pen Fan Forum hosted by Andrea Boehlke to discuss the first two episodes of Survivor: Game Changers.[6]
- On May 12, 2017, Sophie graduated and became a medical doctor.[7]
- Sophie attended Stephen Fishbach's wedding on June 9, 2018.[8]
- Sophie married Robert Shady at her parents' house in Willsboro on August 24, 2019.[9]
Trivia
- Sophie revealed during the season premiere that she knows Russian and is also an Economics major.
- Her father is journalist Thurston Clarke.
- Sophie is the youngest woman on South Pacific.
- Sophie is the second first-time player to defeat a returning player at the Final Tribal Council, following Danni Boatwright in Guatemala, and later followed by Denise Stapley in Philippines.
- Sophie is one of three Sole Survivors, and the most recent one, to receive a vote against them at the first Tribal Council they attended following Jenna Morasca and Chris Daugherty.
- Sophie won the most individual Immunity Challenges in South Pacific, with three wins.
- On Day 27 of South Pacific, Sophie became the first contestant to win two Immunity Challenges in one day.
- Sophie is the only contestant on South Pacific to win consecutive challenges, excluding duels.
- Sophie is the youngest woman on the original Dakal tribe.
References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/sophieGclarke/status/863134321191911426
- ↑ https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/62893/
- ↑ https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/216315/
- ↑ http://www.americanownews.com/story/16354906/survivor-south-pacific-winner-sophie-clarke-im-trying-to-be-a-little-sunnier
- ↑ http://www.wcax.com/story/16408821/sophie-returns-to-willsboro
- ↑ https://twitter.com/andreaboehlke/status/839843233362554880
- ↑ https://twitter.com/sophieGclarke/status/863134321191911426
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/survivor/comments/8q177k/survivor_alum_at_fishbachs_wedding/
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/25/fashion/weddings/sophie-clarke-robert-shady.html?rref=collection%2Fspotlightcollection%2Fwedding-announcements
| Preceded by Redemption Island  Rob Mariano | Sole Survivor Titleholder South Pacific  Sophie Clarke | Succeeded by One World  Kim Spradlin |
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