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Ozzy, Coach, Cochran, Brandon, and that other Hantz dominate, but Sophie wins Survivor

Sophie Clarke won six of the Survivor South Pacific jury members’ votes and thus the $1 million prize, beating Benjamin “Coach” Wade and Albert Destrade, with Ozzy Lusth taking the $100,000 fan favorite prize in the largest margin in the show’s history. Despite her clear victory, however, Sophie was screwed over: by the editing and by host Jeff Probst. Also last night, next season’s awesome twist and name, Survivor One World, were confirmed. Sophie played a strong, strategic game, aligning with the right people and also playing slightly under the radar, though the typically bitter jury viewed that as her being standoffish rather than Rick. Though she did not appear to be responsible for any major strategic moves—she certainly didn’t Cochran, whose name I’m making into a verb for a game-changing move—she was usually in conversations with Coach, who the editing seemed to credit all season for having the game in his control. Besides the fact that she won individual immunity three times,...