James Maslow, 11th Place, one of the biggest strategical masterminds in the game, James Maslow came to China and immediately was seen as a huge player. He dominated in the challenges and due to his tribe never having to attend tribal council, was able to socialize and bond with everyone on the tribe - - a plan he felt would secure him safety when it became an individual game. In one of the most controversial moves of the season, after promising her he wouldn’t, James turned on his main ally Taylor Swift and voted for her to avoid pulling rocks, however, the “Survivor” gods and karma got him back when he was shockingly pulled from the game after getting a severe laceration to his stomach during a challenge.
Jamie Lee Curtis, 9th Place, pegged as the winner by many before the season even began, Jamie Lee Curtis went to China and immediately was seen as one of the biggest strategists of the season, forming a tight alliance early on that protected her from the multiple pre-merge tribal councils her tribe attended and because she was seen as the leader of the alliance, she was viewed as the one to get out many times. Jamie Lee was destined to go out in eleventh place when she swapped to another tribe and was in the minority, however, was spared by James Maslow’s evacuation and entering the merge, her alliance secured the lead by forcing Wade Robson home, however, the following round, after attempting to get out physical threat Lance Armstrong, he played an idol to protect himself and Jamie Lee Curtis was sent home with four votes.
Naomi Campbell, 7th Place, a fish-out-of-water, Naomi Campbell came to China and immediately shocked everyone when she asked where the cabins were; Naomi was not clued in on the fact that they would be living in the wild. After getting over an emotional breakdown, she was able to recover and form a strong bond with Netta Barzilai, who explained she had quit the game before it even started for similar reasons in Fiji but realized that opportunity that she had missed out on and was able to get past it. She was able to help Naomi become one of the more dominant forces in the game, helping her tribe win the challenges with her athleticism as well as orchestrating the shocking elimination of early-favorite Taylor Swift. Entering the merge, however, she focused too much on eliminating Tyra Banks, her arch rival, which she succeeded in doing, however, she was blinded by the fact that former ally Lance Armstrong, along with Vinessa Shaw, Jeff Probst, and Lana Del Rey, had formed a counter-final four pact and eliminated her at the top seven for fear she’d go on an immunity run.
Jeff Probst, 5th Place, the former U.S. “Survivor” host, Jeff Probst admitted immediately to his tribe that the producers had asked him every season since Borneo to join and he told them that if they could get to China, the season that changed the game for the U.S. season, he’d join; and he entered the game and certainly proved why he had been the host; due to his knowledge of the game. Constantly banking on what was coming, Jeff, despite being on the bottom of his tribe, always convinced his tribes mates to keep him one more round - - a move that first worked when he survived long enough to make the tribal shuffle, where his tribe needed him as a vote - - and then again at the merge, when he was constantly able to convince the others that someone else was a bigger target. Jeff Probst even had a tight final two alliance with Lance Armstrong, however, after Lance decided he wanted to take two goats to the end, he turned on his newly formed final four alliance and when it got down to it, Lance feared Jeff could go on an immunity win and banished him from the game.
Netta Barzilai, 4th Place, the fan favorite of China, Netta Barzilai entered the game and immediately was viewed as a hero for opening up to her tribe about the reasons why she pulled herself from Fiji - - and it garnered her much respect. Early in the season, Netta also proved to be a key castaway in the morale of her tribe, constantly boosting their spirits which led to more immunity wins as well as talking final two partner Naomi Campbell out of quitting the game - - a mistake she knew she regretted making. She and Naomi grew very close to the point of being best friends in China and despite being in a majority alliance, they were blindsided by super-villain Lance Armstrong who turned on the alliance and after Naomi was the first to fall, Netta was kept around for losing her positive attitude and she was unable to win the critical challenges needed and was sent home one round before the finale.
Lance Armstrong, Runner Up, the super villain of China, Lance Armstrong signed up with the intention of cleaning up his bad-boy image of using drugs during the Tour de France, however, he did just the opposite. He proved to be a vital member of his tribe by performing consistently well in them and he had a very dominate alliance, however, deciding to go to greener pastures, he turned on them at the alliance to become a lone wolf and despite not ever having an alliance he stayed true to, he got to the end but was seen as too inconsistent with his game and lost to Lana, earning just the vote from Tyra Banks.
Lana Del Rey, Sole Survivor, one of the most polarizing castaways of Celebrity Survivor: China, Lana Del Rey came out and was pegged by production to be out within the first few rounds, however, she shocked everyone by forming a close bond with the leaders of the tribe - - notably Jamie Lee Curtis and Jeff Probst - - a move that proved critical to her success, as she was always in the majority of the votes each round, however, upon entering the merge, Lana stepped up her game by infamously aligning with Lance Armstrong to take out Naomi Campbell after all of her other allies had left and she was able to ride this wave out, including winning immunities, to get to the end where the pitched to the jury that she played a cleaner game and always had to make a new move each round as her deck was constantly reshuffled.
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oh my. I think this is the first time I've left first
