Winner of Survivor Nicaragua
It’s almost 2011, and people are still talking about CBS reality TV show ‘Survivor.’ This morning ‘Survivor’ search terms were hot, including ‘who won survivor nicaragua,’ ‘survivor redemption island,’ ‘survivor winner,’ ‘jud birza,’ ‘survivor 22′ and ‘fabio survivor.’ All were in the Top 10.
What does it mean? On first glance, it means folks just want to know who won. But I think it means much more.
When it first aired in May of 2000, no one really knew its long-range impact it would have on TV programming and even pop culture. Today, every network, every cable channel and even talk show rely on reality TV for its success.
Tonight (9 p.m.), NBC crowns a new winner of ‘The Sing-Off,’ a reality TV version of ‘Glee’ that is (in my opinion) a great show with an underrated cast of judges. (I would love to see Fox hire Ben Folds, Nicole Scherzinger and Shawn Stockman as its next judges). ‘The Sing-Off’ may not be a Top 10-rated show, but it doesn’t need to be. Low cost, big pay off.
- Judson 'Fabio' Birza.
Judson ‘Fabio’ Birza was the last man standing on Sunday’s two-hour grand finale of Survivor: Nicaragua.
The 21-year-old, nicknamed Fabio for his burnished, tanned abs and flowing golden locks, beat out his competition by winning two immunity challenges, leading to Dan and Holly being voted out.
The final three were Birza, Chase Rice and Sash Lenahan. Birza, who hails from St. Louis, becomes the youngest competitor ever to win a Survivor title, and takes home the 1 million dollars prize.
Runners-up each won 100.000 dollars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyaqd04jsvo
Jane Bright won Survivor Nicaragua’s “Sprint Player Of The Season” at the reunion Sunday night! Any fool will tell you she deserved it.
One thing struck me about this season of Survivor that tends to resonate with the show as a whole – people are afraid to go the end with people who are genuinely good. Such is the case with down home Jane, a southern lady who showed that she could hang with the young athletic players for a grueling month in the bush.
The relentless Central American rainforest proved to be no problem for the 56-year-old dog trainer, who always seemed to attribute her uncanny strength to “lifting 80 pound dogs.”
She was an absolute workhorse at camp. Jane not only lit the first fire, but was seldom seen moping around at the shelter, spending her down time collecting wood, and fetching water. And despite being built like Olive Oil, she was no slouch in the challenges either.
Just as I felt Russell should have won his two seasons, I felt Jane Bright should have won hers. I guess we’ll have to settle for the “Sprint” title that was handed to her by the fans. Plus, I’m a sucker for “dog people.”
One hilarious tid-bit about her is that, when asked why he wanted to go on Survivor, she told CBS that she simply wanted “to win America over.” Her competitive nature is also a big part of her personal life as a dog trainer. Jane takes pride in her dogs, and enters them into legit dog shows.