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75. Stephen Fishbach (Survivor: Tocantins - 2nd Place)

And at long last, the final member of one of the most boring tribes ever makes his appearance on this list. That's not to say that Stephen himself was boring. Quite the opposite, he was hilariously goofy for how much of a dork he was. I mean, day one, he rips the back of his pants and is basically stuck with just his boxers for the rest of his time in Tocantins. Whenever a challenge involved running, Stephen was out there like he was some kind of freaky robot, running with his arms all stiff and pistoning. And then there was Stephen's adorable relationship with J.T., where he was from the city and J.T. was from the country, and they both thought that they wouldn't be able to find a common bond, but they did, and they became best friends, like brothers out there. Stephen was a really smart strategist, even if J.T. got all the credit for his moves, and Stephen even won an immunity challenge through the nerdiest means possible, which he explained in great detail after Jeff askked him how he managed to finish the challenge in only one attempt. But the funniest part of Stephen's story was the hilarious editting that made him look a bit fruity. Saying he had a crush on J.T., or behaving like a woman during the final episode when he talked about wanting to have breakfast with J.T. on the last day. Sadly, he totally blew it in the final tribal council, but really, I think he was screwed either way, against J.T.


74. Bruce Kanegai (Survivor: Exile Island - 7th Place)

I liked Bruce a lot during Exile Island, because he was the first old Asian dude ever to be cast. He was Hawaiian (I think...he might've moved to California) and he just had a very peaceful aura to him. He was a teacher, and as such, he brought quite a bit to his tribes. He started off on La Mina, but the early swap left him on Exile Island for three days while Casaya voted out the completely useless Melinda in order to gain the noble samurai warrior Bruce. He started things off extremely well by helping teach the tribe how to drink their water without necessarily boiling it, and he was certainly more useful than the player the team had just voted out. He was always an outsider though, because he came to the tribe late and had missed several days in which he could've been forming alliances. But Casaya dominated and Bruce was saved in the only pre-merge tribal council he went to when Danielle saved him and targetted Bobdawg instead. He continued on by denying Terry a chance to flip the game, but sadly, Bruce screwed Danielle over by getting an intestinal problem that resulted in great pain for him, which meant he had to be medevaced. Although I have to admit, it was the funniest medevac of all time, so kudos for that. Bruce was just a nice and likable guy who was totally robbed.


73. Jolanda Jones (Survivor: Palau - 18th Place)

Man, we were robbed by her being the first boot of her season. Ulong had so many good women and so many bland men, yet Jolanda and Angie were the first two targets at the first tribal council. So sad. Jolanda had a very impressive list of accomplishments going into the game, not the least of which being that she was a former Olympic athlete. When the initial twist was revealed, that a man and a woman would both get immunity idols, depending on which player got to them first, Jolanda wasted no time racing up the beach to get that first idol (I believe she narrowly beat Jenn Lyon for that one, too). She did her best to pick a strong tribe and to be a leader for that tribe, but a lot of things worked against her. First, her leadership was a resounding failure when it came time for their first immunity challenge, which resulted in Ulong's losing streak. Plus, Steph, as is her custom, was threatened by Jolanda being an equally strong and dominating woman. So rather than booting outsider Angie (thank God), the tribe eliminated Jolanda, one of their strongest members, at the first tribal council. Still, post-show, she's certainly gone on to lead an even more amazing life than she did before. She could probably run for president, or at LEAST congress if she keeps things up. Also, she apparently saved someone from a burning car, so that's pretty kickass too.


72. Bobby Jon Drinkard (Survivor: Guatemala - 9th Place)

I really don't understand why they bothered bringing Bobby Jon back a second time. I mean, yes, he was one of the final two Ulongs, but he was hardly as famous as Steph, and I thought bringing her back for a second season was dumb too. Bobby Jon started off the game with a hilarious image of his eyes rolling back into his head due to dehydration, and he helped contribute to the overwhelmingly unbalanced strength of the men on Nakum compared to the men on Yaxha. He fought just as hard as he did in Palau, but despite his losing streak lasting one episode longer than Stephenie's, Bobby Jon fought as hard as ever and helped to gain a 8-4 challenge record, along with the other Nakums on NuYaxha. He still had a stigma working against him b ecause he seemed to constantly have a target on his back, solely for being a returning player that didn't deserve a second chance. But he had a good alliance going, and sadly, he merged in the minority. He begged to Steph and was spared at the merge, finally managing to make it onto the jury, and he would've made the final 8 as well, had Gary not found the hidden immunity idol. Also, I have to mention the rivalry with Jamie once more, because it's amazing that someone was able to get Bobby Jon MORE crazy than he already was. Great casting, that was.


71. Todd Herzog (Survivor: China - 1st Place)

As far as winners go, it's really nice to have finally gotten a real superfan winner who wasn't the strongest player and in fact, wasn't even remotely a challenge threat. Granted, Sandra did it first, but Todd was a guy, which was different. Todd was the first of the three stereotypes cast in China, Micronesia, and Gabon, and he really was the best one, because even though he was a flight attendent (although Jean-Robert would disagree about the validity of that statement), he didn't really flaunt his lifestyle. He was a funny guy, even if some of his lines seemed a bit rehearsed. But really, a little rehearsal can be a good thing. Todd was pretty much in control of the game from day one, when he aligned with Amanda, who's apparently incapable of turning against her friends, and Aaron, who was a good physical shield. Todd was one of the only two players in China who was actually playing the game somewhat intelligently, and while it got a bit annoying to see him every single episode, talking about strategy, he was really one of the only ones so it wasn't that bad. Plus, post-show, Todd's still a fan and he's apparently ushered several other players from straight to gay, and is dating Spencer, last I checked. Todd's win was a respectable win and he was a decently entertaining winner, so he ranks this highly on my list.

70. Frank Garrison (Survivor: Africa - 7th Place)

When I originally made this list, I realized just how robbed Frank had been, being ranked back in the low one hundreds, so he was one of the biggest reasons I had for updating my list. Frank was a hilarious guy, even if he was never trying to be, simply because he was so overly serious about everything that you couldn't help but laugh. He had these weird, tough guy sayings like how life was hard to minute you push your way out of the womb, or how Linda was so solid in his alliance that she was buried in the bottom of the Hoover Dam. Frank was just a very quirky guy, but what can you expect from someone who brings deer antlers as a luxury item that he clashes together for good luck, and imitates elephants. Frank was stuck in the minority on Samburu when a miracle occurred and he was swapped with his closest ally and his biggest enemy to the other tribe. He and Teresa completely pwned Silas out of the game and made it to the merge. Frank made his comment about never having broken the honor of a handshake (during a game that's supposed to be more fun than that), and went on to come very close to winning a lot of the immunity challenges before he was booted. And his crowning moment was where Frank, a hardcore conservative military man, got ordered around by flamboyant Brandon in order for them to win a movie date together. So much hilarity in that situation.


69. Michelle Yi (Survivor: Fiji - 10th Place)

How fitting is it that Michelle Yi finishes at spot number sixty-nine, given how promiscuous she seems to have become since the show ended. Seriously, her making out with Eliza and nearly making out with Stacy is fucking AWESOME. A lot of people don't like Michelle and don't think she did anything in her season, but hell, she was the most popular woman of the season despite being voted out at episode 10, so she must've been doing something right. I know I've bashed sweetheart edits a lot in my rankings, because they're generally unnecessary and boring because the season doesn't need them, but if any season needed a sweetheart, it was ultra-negative Fiji, and Michelle fit that role perfectly. She was absolutely adorable, even as the last woman standing on Ravu. She started fire with Yau-Man's glasses and was basically more useful than most of the tribe in terms of challenges. Then came the swap and I REALLY liked Michelle because she was part of Earl's alliance as his little spy. She became close with the members of the old Moto tribe and she had some great challenge moments, like the ffirst immunity challenge, when she helped her team out by wedging herself into the other tribe's gears, or the other challenge, where she fell off a platform and got right back up to kick some more ass. Sadly, she got a rather low-key edit because she got screwed by a HORRIBLE twist (seriously, that twist is 1-1-1 because Marcus' boot was awesome, Amber's boot SHOULD have been awesome, had Lex not messed things up, and Michelle's boot was sad), so she can only make it this high on my list.


68. Bobby Mason (Survivor: Exile Island - 12th Place)

Bobby's edit may not have been the best, but really, the guy is a true Survivor legend in his own right. He had some amazing challenge performances, like when he mounted a comeback in a challenge against uber-competitor Terry by chopping multiple fishheads off in only a single slash of his machete (after Bruce had a bit of difficulty doing the same). Or when he scored the final point for his tribe during the bag-retrieval challenge by catching a frightened Ruth Marie by the back of her shirt, dragging her back to his own tribe's mat, and grabbing the bag to score for his team. Seriously, if anyone could've competed with Terry to win all those immunities at the merge, it would've been Bobby. He went into the game with a plan and it was a pretty smart one. When the first swapped tribal challenge came up, either Melinda or Cirie would be booted if they lost, so Bobby wanted to throw the challenge to boot one of them and gain a superior competitor in Bruce. NuCasaya didn't throw the challenge, but fortunately they lost anyway, so they minimized the damage. And when Bobby got drunk with Bruce in the tribe's bathroom, that was one of the crowning moments of just how crazy things were on NuCasaya. Bobdawg was the absolute MAN in Exile Island and he should really get a second chance someday.


67. Candice Woodcock (Survivor: Cook Islands - 8th Place)

Candice has gotta be one of the most robbed contestants in Survivor history, all thanks to that stupid bottle twist (most unfair twist ever, moreso than Haves vs. Have Nots). She had a lot of power early on in the game by getting in good with Yul and Becky, while still having an out if need be, thanks to Sundra. When Yul & Becky discussed bringing Sundra into the alliance and letting her take Jonathan's spot, Candice knew that she needed to make a move if she wanted to have any chance of winning the game. While she may have made that move a LITTLE too early by mutinying (and really, she thought Sundra would be with her due to an alliance she'd made with Nate and Adam a while earlier) she still had a lot of power due to her control over Adam and her friendship with Parvati. She couldn't have expected that her tribe, which was up 8 to 4, would lose three members and that Jonathan would flip a SECOND time. So Candice got screwed and was voted out due to revenge for her mutinying on her allies in the first place, but I still think she was a really smart player who deserves a second chance. The main reason she ranks this low is because of her showmance with Adam, which I hated.


66. Rudy Boesch (Survivor: Borneo - 3rd Place)

Rudy was the original fan favorite of Survivor, and he held that position for six seasons, until Rupert came along. I'd say Rudy's still probably in the top 3 most liked players of all time, along with Rupert and Yau-Man. He started off as a grumpy old man early on in Borneo, which nearly led to his elimination two rounds in a row, only to be saved by Sue not siding with the women and then the producers apparently rigging it for him to stay at the final fourteen. But Rudy was a lovable guy. He was a bit homophobic going into the season, but he befriended Richard early on, before Richard outed himself to the tribe. Rudy was able to look beyond his pre-conceived notions and he and Richard remained close friends for the rest of the game. Rudy was a very honorable guy and he handled the cooking around camp while Richard handled the hunting and fishing in a funny role-reversal. He won an immunity challenge despite being the oldest contestant in Survivor history (topped only by himself in All-Stars), and hemade it all the way to the final 3, where he lost his concentration for a split second and cost himself the million dollars. Although really, I doubt Kelly would've given up. She fought to hard. Finally, Rudy gave a hilariously iconic performance during the Blair Witch challenge, where he apparently hadn't been paying attention to Jeff's story, and answered "I dunno" to every single question he found later on.