Top 5 & Bottom 5: All-time "Survivor" players

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Unless there’s a site with names AND pictures all in one place, Full cast and crew for “Survivor” has everybody up through the current season in Brazil.

That’s just in case you can’t build your list straight out of your memory.

Title says it all. Five each. Your choices for Best and Worst of All Time.

I’ll be back with mine.

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There is indeed a source with pictures, although you have to take it season by season: Survivor Cast Choose a season:18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

I only had to refer to pictures in one case.

Top 5:

Rupert Boneham … Himself (Drake Tribe) / … (33 episodes, 2003-2004)
Oscar Lusth … Himself (Aitutaki Tribe) / … (31 episodes, 2006-2008)
Bobby Jon Drinkard … Himself (Ulong Tribe) / … (29 episodes, 2005)
Ethan Zohn … Himself (Saboga Tribe) / … (35 episodes, 2001-2004)
James Clement … Himself / … (30 episodes, 2007-2008)

Bottom 5:

Jon Dalton … Himself (Drake Tribe) / … (19 episodes, 2003-2008)
Richard Hatch … Himself (Mogo Mogo Tribe) / … (33 episodes, 2000-2004)
Rob Cesternino … Himself (Chapera Tribe) / … (32 episodes, 2003-2004)
Shane Powers … Himself (Gitanos Tribe) / … (16 episodes, 2006)
Rob Mariano … Himself (Chapera Tribe) / … (32 episodes, 2002-2004)

All guys.

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Top 5:
Richard Hatch
Brian Heidik
Chris Daugherty
Yul Kwon
Todd Herzog

(At least, that’s how I feel right this moment – it could change in a few minutes.)

As for worst… wow, that’s more difficult because there have been so many bad players.

I’d say:

Brandon Quinton
Debb Eaton
Peter Harkey
Tina Scheer
James “Rocky” Reid

(Again, this could change in a few minutes.)

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Hmmm. I think we have a different idea of what a top “player” is. I mean somebody who actually played the whole game well in terms of strategy and the like, while you seem to be talking about those who did well in challenges…

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Can we at least agree that Osten (Pearl Islands) belongs in the Bottom 5? For someone who held so much visual promise, he was absolutely lacking in just about EVERYTHING that you need to be a successful Survivor contestant, including the will to stay in the game.

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Yes, we do seem to have different criteria for Top and Bottom. But that’s cool. My list is based more on Like and Dislike, with strength of play a secondary consideration.

Everybody can use their own version of Top and Bottom, as far as I care.

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Good point. I might bump Rob M for Osten.

Another thing: I didn’t even consider anybody who got booted early. It goes without saying that they weren’t much good. But my Bottom is for the ones I truly detest. YMMV.

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Ack! How could I forget The Quitter?!