Natalie White Outwits, Outlasts Russell Hantz on Survivor: Samoa Finale
We demand a recount!
On last night's live finale of Survivor: Samoa, Natalie White was overwhelmingly voted the latest series champion. She takes home one million dollars for her efforts, even though most viewers agree that Russell Hantz controlled the game - and White, really - throughout the season.
After the jury voted, Russell - who took home the $100,000 fan favorite prize for Player of the Season - said "the nice girl outwitted and outplayed" him.
As often happens on Survivor, the contestants refused to reward the grand prize to the person that actually played the best game.
Russell was shocked and disappointed by that decision.
"It's amazing to me how people play the game," he told E! News. "You want to be honest, have integrity, in the game? You ever play Monopoly, where you take people's houses and kick 'em out in the street? That's a game. But it's part of it, I guess."
In other words: shame on you, jury, for not acknowledging that Survivor is like any other game. The most skilled player, not the nicest individual, should come out on top.
White, of course, claims her kindness was a strategical skill.
"I made it my mission to get to... try to figure out what the voting criteria was going to be. I think because of the genuine relationships that I built, they wanted to give it to someone they truly know and will do well with the money."
Survivor returns on February 12 with an edition titled Heroes vs. Villains. No doubt Russell will be included in the latter group - and we'll be cheering him on the entire time!
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February 16th, 2010 3:18 PM
Russell Hanz, where are you 18 seasons?
You are the best player in the history of Survivor!
Sehr gut!
February 9th, 2010 12:45 AM
BrianB, you are a MORON:
"I believe the jury members should be given guidelines as jury members in civil and criminal cases are given. You are not allowed to make your decision regarding how you feel, from your heart, or by which way the wind is blowing. You are only allowed to make your decision on the facts that are in front of you."
THE WHOLE POINT OF SURVIVOR YOU IDIOT is that jury members can base their vote on WHATEVER THEY WANT. The WHOLE POINT is to try to get players voted off while still getting them to respect you and vote for you.
ITS BEEN SAID A MILLION TIMES BY EVERY FREAKING PLAYER AND EVEN JEFF PROBST.
February 6th, 2010 3:04 AM
Russell is not the owner of an oil company, he is a marine tankerman. Russell lives in a double wide trailer in Dayton TX. He got what he deserved and NO-ONE can find 3 idols. Glad he lost!
January 28th, 2010 3:34 PM
its a game, russell won. anyone who thinks natalie "deserved" to win is missing the point, your just as pathetic as the bitter cry baby jury, voting against russell coz he out played them, oh how can we get back at russell, lets vote against him, stupid.
January 20th, 2010 11:12 PM
I was shocked at Russell's stupidity, as well. I knew that he was going to lose as soon as he got rid of Shambo. Stupid stupid stupid man!
Ok..not stupid, more tremendously FOOLISH. It's better to be wise than smart..and Russell's is an intelligence gone in the wrong direction (foolishness). Never ever ignore the human element, Russell. Never.
I hope he's learned from the way the jury was going during the last tribal council. I want to see him play a better game next season. He could blow all the way through and win it all once he realizes that human weakness and learns to straddle the line between nasty and cunning.
YM, I approve of Nat winning, but I actually liked Russell *and* Shambo. I don't like the way he played (some of the time), but he added some great chaos, and I loved how he went searching for the idols. Smart man.
Shambo was also excellent, and shame on you for calling anybody a "waste of people meat"! Unbelievable that you would say that (amongst other such c
January 20th, 2010 10:59 PM
Russell is just straight up wrong. Survivor is not the same as Monopoly, because you aren't really kicking them out of their houses. On Survivor, though, you really are lying, stealing (Russell did that, yes), conniving, backstabbing to other human beings - etc.
Everyone says "it's part of the game". Sad thing about this whole thing is that *it doesn't have to be!*
But because there are so many unscrupulous people in the world who are willing to violate what they claim is their own morals for a million bucks (hypocrisy and greed), there is no hope for the real good guys. None.
As for Mary's claim about how the jury let their feelings get in the way, ummmm...yes, duh. Of course. But they would never be a jury before a court of law, because jury selection entails weeding out those who have conflict of interest issues. Surely the producers of Survivor knew their feelings would be taken into account, it's part of the game and doesn't violate any rules - moral or otherwise. This
January 17th, 2010 3:38 PM
i liked nat and i am glad that nat won i new that she was going to win russ was so stupid for letting nat under his wing like that how could he not no that she outplayed him like that he was smat player but he was stupid with her.
December 31st, 2009 4:18 AM
Gary, chill there is no need to get so worked up over what you say is a game. Anyways and like Barry says, a part of the game is courting the jury just like in Survivor Cook Islands where Yul had to eliminate Jonathan Penner to save his own reputation when it came down to the final vote.
December 25th, 2009 1:19 PM
Notice how all Russhell's fans are all rednecked neandrathals whose knuckles you can hear scraping whle they walk. Everyone one of them also likes Shambo (a perfect example of a complete waste of people meat) and such is true about Russell Hantz the Sorest Loser the History of Survivor! And his fans are obviously in need of major therapy. Did someone forget to mention that Survivor is NOT football? So all sports fans ARE really that retarded!
Russell got the "star" edit because of how insane he is NOT because he had any good strategy. None of his strategies obviously worked, Natalie, Jaison and others were clearly doing their thing and outplayed the baby sore loser and pompus ass jerk of fuckwad hicksville.
You Russell followers are obviously newbies to Survivor and you live your lame ass lives worshipping a prick! I can't wait to see you in boils and blisters.
December 25th, 2009 1:10 PM
Boy I just re-read my post! What kind of DRUGS am I on?
Natalie, of course you're the winner! That little midget will go to all the "ralk" shows and continue to make himself look like an ASS as usual. People have had nothing but nice things to say to Natalie because people don't dis millionaires and I was really hoping if I made a bunch of stupid posts that Russell would give me some money but he didn't. He claims America loves him but it's such a deluded lie!
Also even if it were true, guarentee he don't love them back.
Bye bye Russell and off into obscurity you go! Natalie is a winner and I can say that now because I'm sober and not totally fucked up on drugs and booze.