Susan Hawk
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Born: August 17, 1961
Hometown: Waukesha, Wisconsin Occupation: Truck Driver Seasons: Borneo; All Stars Placing: Fourth (Borneo); Thirteenth (All Stars) Tribes: Tagi; Rattana; Chapera Total Challenge Wins: 11
Days Lasted: 54 Votes Against: 7 Awards: Best Strategic Move (Borneo); Bamboozled! (Borneo); Chillin' Like A Villain (Borneo) |
Survivor: Borneo
Hawk seemed to get far in the game by using her secret alliance with Richard Hatch, Kelly Wiglesworth and Rudy Boesch during a time when other cast members did not yet use alliances, and several even considered allied voting to be "cheating". Hawk liked being viewed as a stupid redneck during the game, and kept her intelligence hidden in order to throw off her opponents. As the fourth-place finisher, she became a member of the Jury. At the Final Tribal Council she launched into her infamous "Snakes and Rats" speech about the top two, Richard and Kelly. In her speech, she said there are only two things on the entire island: rats and snakes. Richard was a snake scouring the jungle for prey and Kelly a rat, who just aimlessly wander around the jungle trying to avoid the snake. Hawk told the jury members that they should obey the laws of nature by letting the snake eat the rat. She also told Kelly that if she ever saw her in a desert, dying of thirst, she would not stop to give her a sip of water and that she'd like to see the vultures get her and devour her. This resulted in angering Colleen Haskell and Gervase Peterson, who voted for Kelly. Nevertheless, Hatch still won 4-3. The "Snakes and Rats" moment is arguably the most remembered moment in Survivor history, as the season one finale was the highest rated episode of Survivor to date and it was the first time in Survivor that anyone ever expressed such bitterness and anger. Entertainment Weekly put it on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list."
Voting History
Episode |
Susan Voted For |
Voted For Susan |
1 |
Sonja Christopher |
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3 |
Stacey Stillman |
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5 |
Dirk Been |
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7 |
Gretchen Cordy |
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8 |
Greg Buis |
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9 |
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10 |
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11 |
Colleen Haskell |
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12 |
Sean Kenniff |
Sean Kenniff |
13 |
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13 |
For Sole Survivor: Richard Hatch |
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Survivor: All Stars
Hawk returned to Survivor in 2004 for the special Survivor: All-Stars competition.
Being a member of the dominant Chapera tribe, Hawk enjoyed a long winning streak, although she was targeted by her tribemates for being opinionated and lonesome. Despite this, she managed to survive Chapera's first Tribal Council on Day 12.
After a game-changing twist, where a rival tribe Saboga lost a particular Reward Challenge, their members were transferred to Chapera and to the other opposing tribe Mogo Mogo. Chapera chose Rupert Boneham and Sue's fellow Borneo cast-mate Jenna Lewis to join the tribe, much to Sue's delight. Sue's confidence was completely shattered during the following Immunity Challenge, where they were to traverse a series of balance beams. Her Borneo tribe mate Richard Hatch (a member of Mogo Mogo) rubbed up against her while naked during the challenge, leaving her totally distraught, despite her tribe winning the challenge. At the subsequent episode, Hawk seemed to become more and more angered, embarrassed, and upset over the incident. At the next Reward Challenge, Survivor host Jeff Probst made a passing reference to the incident, which prompted Hawk to respond with a furious speech, accusing Probst of making light of something that Hawk viewed as harassment. Due to the nature of the show, Hawk's competitors were unsure how much of her emotion was real and how much was part of the game. Despite the fact that Hatch had been eliminated on the prior episode, Hawk claimed that "her mind left the game 24 hours ago" and decided to remove herself from the stress of the game in order to be with her husband again.
Being a member of the dominant Chapera tribe, Hawk enjoyed a long winning streak, although she was targeted by her tribemates for being opinionated and lonesome. Despite this, she managed to survive Chapera's first Tribal Council on Day 12.
After a game-changing twist, where a rival tribe Saboga lost a particular Reward Challenge, their members were transferred to Chapera and to the other opposing tribe Mogo Mogo. Chapera chose Rupert Boneham and Sue's fellow Borneo cast-mate Jenna Lewis to join the tribe, much to Sue's delight. Sue's confidence was completely shattered during the following Immunity Challenge, where they were to traverse a series of balance beams. Her Borneo tribe mate Richard Hatch (a member of Mogo Mogo) rubbed up against her while naked during the challenge, leaving her totally distraught, despite her tribe winning the challenge. At the subsequent episode, Hawk seemed to become more and more angered, embarrassed, and upset over the incident. At the next Reward Challenge, Survivor host Jeff Probst made a passing reference to the incident, which prompted Hawk to respond with a furious speech, accusing Probst of making light of something that Hawk viewed as harassment. Due to the nature of the show, Hawk's competitors were unsure how much of her emotion was real and how much was part of the game. Despite the fact that Hatch had been eliminated on the prior episode, Hawk claimed that "her mind left the game 24 hours ago" and decided to remove herself from the stress of the game in order to be with her husband again.
Voting History
Episodes |
Susan Voted For |
Voted For Susan |
4 |
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Trivia
- Sue Hawk and Dirk Been are the first two contestants from Wisconsin.
- Sue's luxury item in Borneo was a pair of tweezers.
- Sue is the first contestant ever to cast a vote at Tribal Council. She voted against Sonja Christopher.
- Sue was known for her poor spelling when casting votes (i.e. "Souna", "Derk", "Grechen", "Jeanne", and "Gervis").
- Sue is the first contestant to be voted out after a re-vote caused by a tie.
- Sue's "Snakes and Rats" speech became widely memorable as the first time any Juror had expressed bitterness and anger towards the finalists. Since Survivor: Borneo, many jurors have done the same and berated the finalists.
- Her "Snakes and Rats" speech was nominated as "Most Memorable Moment" in Survivor: America's Tribal Council, but lost to Rupert Boneham stealing the opposite Tribe's luxuries.
- Sue is the third person to quit from the show, following Osten Taylor and Jenna Morasca.
- Susan's quit in Survivor: All-Stars marked the first time that two castaways left the season without being voting out.
- Sue is the first contestant to quit specifically because of an event involving another contestant. The second is Lindsey Ogle from Survivor: Cagayan.