Sarah Ann Lacina is the Sole Survivor of Survivor: Game Changers. She originally competed on Survivor: Cagayan, and later on Survivor: Winners at War.
In Cagayan, Sarah worked herself into the majority alliance on the original Aparri tribe early on, but was separated from her allies when she was the only one to remain on Aparri following a Tribe Switch. Nevertheless, she made it to the merge, seeing herself as the swing vote between her original allies and her new Aparri Alliance. This made Kass McQuillen grow weary of the power Sarah held, causing her to flip on the Aparri Alliance and vote Sarah out instead.
Returning to Game Changers with a vow to play a more assertive game, Sarah found herself able to navigate throughout the cast of returning players, assuming a much more aggressive and cutthroat stance. After acquiring and successfully playing both the Vote Steal and the Legacy Advantage, helping orchestrate an array of blindsides while constantly flipping between the Power Six and Tavua Alliance, and forging strong social connections with fellow castaways, Sarah was awarded the title of Sole Survivor over Brad Culpepper and Troyzan Robertson in a 7-3-0 vote.
In Winners at War, Sarah was reunited with her Cagayan ally Tony Vlachos, with the two reforming their Cops-R-Us alliance. She also formed a close bond with Sophie Clarke, with the two being responsible for overthrowing Rob Mariano following the Tribe Switch to usurp control of the Yara tribe. Following the merge, she, Sophie, and Tony became a part of the majority alliance that eventually took control of the game. Despite Tony blindsiding Sophie without Sarah's knowledge, the two continued to work together, managing to reach the final four where they were pitted against each other by Natalie Anderson in the fire-making challenge. Sarah would ultimately lose to Tony, causing her to fall one day short of making it to the Final Tribal Council.
Profile[]
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Name (Age): Sarah Lacina (29)
Age: 32
Hometown: Muscatine, Iowa |
Survivor[]
Cagayan[]
Sarah was initially placed on the Aparri tribe of Brawns on Survivor: Cagayan. While in the woods, Sarah interrogated fellow police officer Tony Vlachos, asking if he was a cop. He lied to her, saying no, but Sarah did not believe this as she is also a cop. After some time, Tony decided to tell the truth. They bonded and formed an alliance called "Cops-R-Us". However, Tony lied once again to Sarah, claiming that Cliff Robinson and Lindsey Ogle were gunning for her. Sarah and Tony convinced Trish Hegarty and Woo Hwang to come into their alliance and throw the upcoming Immunity Challenge to vote Cliff out, who would then be followed by Lindsey. At the Immunity Challenge on Day 11, Solana easily came in first place. Despite Sarah, Trish, and Woo attempting to throw the challenge, Cliff single-handedly saved himself by winning the challenge for them, coming in second place, continuing their winning streak, and did not have to attend a Tribal Council. Though she was disappointed that Cliff was still in the game, Sarah showed no remorse for rival tribe Luzon and said they deserved to lose after their terrible performance.
At the tribe switch on Day 12, Sarah was left as the only remaining Brawn still on Aparri, as all her tribemates had been swapped to Solana. On Day 15, Sarah was thrilled when host Jeff Probst told her tribe that Cliff and Lindsey had both been eliminated the night before, Cliff at Tribal Council, and Lindsey quitting afterwards. When the Aparri tribe lost the subsequent Immunity Challenge, Tony yelled "top five!" while celebrating victory with the Solana tribe, which made Sarah feel excluded. At Sarah's first Tribal Council, she joined Brains Kass McQuillen, Spencer Bledsoe, and Tasha Fox, as well as Beauty Morgan McLeod in deciding the fate of the other Beauties, Alexis Maxwell and Jeremiah Wood. They voted Alexis out, fearing she would reconnect with her old allies at the merge.
The tribes merged into the Solarrion tribe on Day 17. Sarah found herself the swing vote between both tribes. At first, Sarah wanted to stick with the Aparri Alliance, but Kass questioned her loyalty, which made Sarah feel insecure. Tony tried to make Sarah swear to side back with his Solana Alliance, though she could not. Kass continued to argue with Sarah, which Trish saw as an opportunity. Kass and Tasha asked Sarah if she was willing to send home Trish or Jefra Bland, which Sarah refused as she would rather target a strong male who could possibly have a Hidden Immunity Idol such as Tony or LJ McKanas. Trish and Tony realized that Sarah was no longer on their side and Trish went to talk to Kass to convince her to go with the Solana Alliance instead. At Tribal Council, the new Aparri voted for Jefra, while all of the new Solana voted for Sarah. Kass flipped on her alliance and voted for Sarah, sending her home as the first jury member and in 11th place.
At the Final Tribal Council, Sarah congratulated the finalists. Sarah called out Tony for breaking their promise to not vote each other out. Sarah then asked Woo if he would vote for her if she played the same game as Tony did. Woo said if she did it without the idols, he would vote for her. Despite liking Woo and being angry with Tony, Sarah voted for the latter to become the Sole Survivor, contributing to his victory in an 8-1 vote.
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aparri | Draggin' the Dragon | Reward/Immunity | No | 2nd |
| Phish Farm | Reward/Immunity | No | 1st | ||
| 2 | Mazed and Confused | Reward/Immunity | No | 1st | |
| 3 | Haulin' Oats | Reward | Yes | 2nd | |
| Octopus Garden | Immunity | No | 2nd | ||
| 4 | Kicking and Screaming | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Gate Crasher | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 5 | Idol Hands | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Styx | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| Tribes Merged, Day 17 | |||||
| 6 | Solarrion | Bermuda Triangles | Immunity | Lost | |
| Voted Out, Day 19 | |||||
Game Changers[]
Sarah was initially placed on the Nuku tribe, where she aligned with Cirie Fields. However, many other Nuku members were targeting Cirie and Sarah and were willing to go along with that plan if they lost. However, because Nuku won the first two challenges, they did not go to Tribal Council. After a Tribe Switch on Day 7, she, along with fellow Nuku members Cirie, Andrea Boehlke, Ozzy Lusth and Zeke Smith, along with original Mana member Troyzan Robertson, was switched to the newly formed third tribe, Tavua. There, Sarah aligned with outsider Troyzan, but Tavua did not go to Tribal Council due to strong performances at the next three Immunity Challenges.
After Tavua was dissolved at a second switch on Day 14, she, along with Andrea, Ozzy, Zeke, and Tai Trang, was switched back to Nuku, where they were joined by Jeff Varner and Sandra Diaz-Twine. After Nuku lost the Immunity Challenge on Day 16, Sarah voted with the majority at Tribal Council, resulting in Sandra's elimination and Debbie Wanner joining the tribe after returning from Exile Island. After Nuku lost immunity again on Day 18, Jeff outed Zeke for being transgender at the subsequent Tribal Council, hoping to paint him as being capable of deception. Sarah tearfully accused Jeff of making a malicious attack, and expressed her support for Zeke. She then joined the rest of the tribe in verbally voting out Jeff.
Once the tribes merged into the Maku Maku tribe on Day 19, Sarah joined the Tavua Alliance led by Andrea and Cirie. However, she also formed strong bonds with the rival Power Six alliance, led by Brad Culpepper and Sierra Dawn Thomas, and joined them to eliminate Hali Ford at the first post-merge Tribal Council. On Day 24, Sarah found herself the swing vote between the two alliances. Andrea and Cirie wanted to vote out Zeke for betraying the Tavua Alliance, while Debbie attempted to recruit Sarah to join the Power Six to eliminate challenge threat Ozzy. At Tribal Council, Sarah joined the Power Six to blindside Ozzy with the added insurance of Debbie's Extra Vote.
On Day 25, Sarah managed to retrieve the Vote Steal advantage, which was placed under the sit-out bench at a Reward Challenge. Although Sarah competed in the challenge, she noticed the advantage while Michaela Bradshaw, who was sitting out, did not. Before boarding the boat to leave the challenge, Sarah managed to grab the advantage without her tribemates noticing. After the next Immunity Challenge, the Power Six targeted Andrea, though Sarah felt excluded from the decision and conspired with Zeke. However, Sarah reconsidered after Sierra proposed a final three deal with her and Debbie. Later, Debbie told Aubry Bracco that Sarah did not trust her. Aubry informed Sarah and the rest of her alliance of this, which made Sarah flip to the Tavua Alliance to blindside Debbie.
Sarah later revealed her Vote Steal advantage to Cirie in order to secure her trust. After Andrea won the next Immunity Challenge, she campaigned to eliminate Zeke for continuously plotting against the Tavua Alliance. This worried Sarah and Michaela, as they were afraid that this would allow the remnants of the Power Six to later regain the majority. However, both Sarah and Michaela joined their alliance in blindsiding Zeke at Tribal Council. The following day, Sarah tearfully reunited with her husband, Wyatt, at the Loved Ones Challenge. Though the team of Aubry, Andrea, and Brad won, Sarah and Cirie were chosen to join them on the reward, along with their loved ones. Following this, Sierra told Sarah about the Legacy Advantage she acquired at the marooning, stating that if she were to be voted out, she would will the advantage to her. As a result of this information, Sarah orchestrated Sierra's elimination, feigning expressions of shock after the votes were read. Unaware that Sarah had participated in her blindside, Sierra willed Sarah the Legacy Advantage, which appeared in her bag the following morning.
Prior to Tribal Council on Day 35, Sarah gave her Vote Steal advantage to Cirie as a sign of trust and just wanted Cirie to "hold on to" the advantage as a favor. In order to save Sarah from Tai's plan to eliminate her, Cirie tried to play the advantage at Tribal Council. However, it was then revealed that the advantage was non-transferable, and could only be played by the person who found it. Sarah asked for the advantage back and subsequently played it, negating Tai's vote and putting two votes on Michaela, one of Cirie's closest allies. Brad and Troyzan voted for Michaela as well, resulting in her elimination. After returning from Tribal Council, Sarah confronted Cirie for attempting to use the advantage without discussing her plan beforehand, and Cirie told her that she did so only because Sarah did not believe that Tai was coming after her. After finding out from Tai himself about his plan to vote her out, Sarah apologized to Cirie and rebuked Tai for backstabbing her.
The following day, Brad won immunity and chose to share the reward with Sarah and Troyzan. On the reward, the three agreed to target Tai. At Tribal Council, Sarah played the Legacy Advantage, which negated the three votes cast against her, Tai played a Hidden Immunity Idol on himself and Aubry, and Troyzan played an idol on himself, leaving Cirie as the only non-immune person, causing her to be eliminated by default. On Day 37, Sarah and Tai were caught in the middle of the duo of Brad and Troyzan who were targeting Aubry, and Aubry who was targeting Troyzan. Both Sarah and Tai ended up siding with Brad and Troyzan, leading to Aubry's unanimous elimination. On Day 38, Brad and Troyzan targeted Tai, while Tai targeted Troyzan, leaving Sarah as the swing vote. Tai tried to persuade Sarah to force a tie and allow him to compete against Troyzan in a fire-making challenge, but Sarah ultimately sided with Brad and Troyzan and Tai was unanimously voted out.
Sarah received a mixed reception at the Final Tribal Council. She was lauded for her strategic control and social flexibility, but condemned for using social relationships for strategic gain and her numerous betrayals. Sarah's strategic control throughout the post-merge phase beat out Brad's dominance in Immunity Challenges and Troyzan's lack of evident gameplay and she was awarded the title of Sole Survivor in a 7-3-0 vote.
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuku | The Marooning | Reward | No | Won |
| Blue Lagoon Bustle | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | ||
| Serpent Turf | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | ||
| Switched Tribes, Day 7 | |||||
| 2 | Tavua | Austin's Elemental Obstacle Course | Reward/Immunity | No | 2nd |
| 3 | Ram-Ball On | Reward | Yes | Lost | |
| Ow-Pairs | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 4 | Unchained Medley | Reward | No | 1st | |
| Box CarBlues | Immunity | No | 2nd | ||
| Switched Tribes, Day 14 | |||||
| 5 | Nuku | Cargo Salvage | Immunity | No | Lost |
| 6 | Dulcimer Stomp | Reward | No | Won | |
| Plunge, Pop, Pull | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| Tribes Merged, Day 19 | |||||
| 7 | Maku Maku | Keep on Your Toes | Immunity | Lost | |
| New School | Reward | Lost | |||
| Get a Grip | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 8 | O-Black Water | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Got a Hunch | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 9 | Angry Chair | Reward | Won | ||
| High Step and Stack | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 10 | Full Tilt Bogey | Reward | Invited | ||
| Can't Buoy Me Love | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 11 | Teeter Tower | Immunity | Lost | ||
| Vertigo | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 12 | Maybe I'm A Maze | Reward/Immunity | Invited1 | ||
| Spoon Man | Immunity | Lost | |||
| Final Four-titude | Immunity | Lost | |||
| Sole Survivor, Day 39 | |||||
| Notes: ^1 Brad shared his reward with Sarah.
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| Episode | Sarah's Votes |
Voted Against Sarah |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuku Tribe Immune | |
| Nuku Tribe Immune | ||
| 2 | Tavua Tribe Immune | |
| 3 | Tavua Tribe Immune | |
| 4 | Tavua Tribe Immune | |
| 5 | Sandra | - |
| 6 | Jeff | - |
| 7 | Michaela | - |
| Ozzy | - | |
| 8 | Debbie | - |
| 9 | Zeke | - |
| 10 | Sierra | - |
| 11 | Andrea | - |
| Michaela + Michaela1 |
- | |
| 12 | ||
| Aubry | - | |
| Tai | - | |
| Jury Votes for Sarah |
Andrea, Aubry, Cirie, Hali, Michaela, Tai, Zeke | |
| Sole Survivor, Day 39 | ||
^1 In "Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow", Sarah used a Vote Steal advantage on Tai, allowing her to cast an additional vote in Tai's place.
^2 In "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished", Sarah used the Legacy Advantage, negating 3 votes against her. Also, Tai used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Sarah's vote against him.
Winners at War[]
Sarah was initially placed on the Dakal tribe alongside her Cagayan castmate Tony. Sarah became a part of a seven-person coalition against the perceived "Poker Alliance" of Tyson, Amber and Kim. In the early days, she and Tony reformed their Cops-R-Us, with Tony assisting her on Night 8 to retrieve a Vote Steal advantage from the rival Sele camp. When Dakal went to their two tribal councils, Sarah helped her coalition vote out Amber and Tyson
On Day 12, Sarah and fellow Dakal Sophie were swapped to the new Yara tribe, and were outnumbered 3-2 by original Sele's Rob, Adam and Ben. Sophie found a Hidden Immunity Idol and gave one half of the idol to Sarah, as she needed to give half to another player until sundown in order for the idol to be activated. Yara lost immunity on Day 14. At camp, Sarah was angry at Rob for implementing the buddy system. Sarah gave the idol back to Sophie and wondered if she should play her advantage. At tribal council, Sarah and Sophie didn't play their advantages and Adam and Ben joined them in blindsiding Rob, though Sarah received a vote from Rob. Yara won the remaining two challenges. keeping Sarah safe from tribal council.
At the merge, Sarah became apart of Tony's coalition of big threats. She contributed to Wendell's elimination at the merged tribal council. While Sarah's team won the next Reward Challenge, Sarah decided to give her spot to Nick, as it was his birthday the day before and he had gotten blindsided by the last vote. However, her moved wasn't met with well reception, as Denise and Jeremy believed her decision was strategic, Tony told her she made a bad move, and Nick considered voting her out. After finding out from Tyson that Adam was gunning for her on Day 23, Sarah targeted him. Adam was voted out at tribal council.
On Day 24, Sarah met her husband Wyatt and son at the family visit. The next day, Sarah and Tony argued who to target, as Tony wanted Tyson out, while Sarah wanted Kim out for being too dangerous. However, she agreed to target Jeremy after Tony told her he was coming for her. Sophie asked Sarah if she would use her Vote Steal before going to Tribal Council, but Sarah was not sure if she would. After Jeremy used his Safety Without Power advantage to leave Tribal Council, Sarah stole Denise's vote and split her two votes between Denise and Tyson, and Tyson was blindsided.
On the morning of Day 26, Sarah, wanting to show everyone that she was fun, had a fashion show, but was upset when Tony refused to participate. That night, Sarah was shocked when Tony blindsided Sophie. Returning from tribal council, she angrily told Tony that she was done with him, but soon calmed down and warned him that she would never speak to him again if he blindsided her again. The following morning Sarah approached a tree that Tony was using to spy on people (Spy nest) and told him it was only her. On Day 29, Sarah was persuaded by Tony to blindside Kim. At tribal council, Sarah got a sense that she was in trouble. After the votes were cast, Tony openly offered to play his idol for Sarah, but she told him she didn't need it. Kim was blindsided.
On Day 34, Sarah was skeptical of Nick's loyalty, but Nick sided with her at tribal council, and Jeremy was blindsided. The following day, Michele told Sarah she had no not at beating Tony in the end, but Sarah knew that Michele was just trying to stir the pot, notified Tony. Sarah wanted Michele out for being unpredictable, but the plan was ruined when Michele won immunity. Denise talked to Ben and Sarah about making a final three deal. Tony, however, eavesdropped on the conversation via spy nest. Tony then approached Sarah about voting out Denise, but Sarah considered talking out Nick due to his underdog story. At tribal council, Sarah and Tony joined Denise and their ally Ben in blindsiding Nick.
On Day 36, Tony talked to Sarah and Ben about splitting their votes between Natalie (who had returned from the Edge of Extinction) and Denise in case Natalie had an idol, but Sarah and Ben did not believe that she did. Sarah and Tony briefly argued what to do. At tribal council, Sarah made a speech on gender bias, and asked Jeff to start calling her Lacina. Natalie did play an idol, which prompted Tony and Ben to play theirs. Natalie's and Ben's votes were negated, making it a 0-0 tie. Jeff told Tony, Michele, Ben and Natalie that they had to revote but could only vote for Sarah and Denise, and then said if the vote ended in a tie, a now new rule would require them to make fire. Sarah was spared and Denise was unanimously voted out.
On Day 37, Sarah decided to talk to Natalie, and Tony told her to talk near the spy nest in order for her to find out if Natalie had an idol and he would use the Spy nest to catch her. Sarah met Natalie in the well, where Natalie talked to her about taking out Ben. Sarah, however, noticed something in Natalie's buff and asked to see. Natalie took it out and revealed that it was the idol which she found. Sarah then talked to Tony, and they agreed to get Michele out. Ben, however, gave Sarah permission to vote him out to help her game, which made her emotional. Sarah considered voting out Ben and leaving Tony out, in order to appeal to the jury. At tribal council, Sarah joined Michele and Natalie in blindsiding Ben, shocking Tony.
On Day 38, Sarah lost the Final Immunity Challenge to Natalie. At camp, Sarah and Tony helped each other make fire. Sarah appeared to have an easier time making fire than Tony. At Tribal Council, Natalie brought Michele to the Final Three and had Sarah make fire against Tony, with her goal of Sarah winning. While Sarah started her fire soon after Tony, she quickly got her fire burning the rope, while Tony's began to diminish. However, Sarah lost her lead when her fire began to diminish. Tony then got his fire burning the rope. While Sarah would soon get her fire burning the rope again, it began to diminish again and Tony won the challenge, eliminating Sarah. The two hugged, with Tony being distraught, but Sarah comforted him and told him to keep his head in the game. Jeff asked Sarah how it felt to fall short. An emotional Sarah said if she was to lose, she wanted to lose to Tony. Sarah then left tribal council but cheered for Tony. She became the 16th and final member of the largest jury ever.
At the Final Tribal Council, Sarah remained loyal to Tony by voting for him to win. She was one of the twelve jurors that helped Tony become the Sole Survivor and second two-time winner of Survivor (U.S.).
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
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| 1 | Dakal | Marooning | Reward/Immunity | No | Won |
| Blue Lagoon Bustle | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 2 | Draggin' the Dragon | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | |
| 3 | Along the Watch Tower | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | |
| 4 | Beyond the Wheel | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | |
| Switched Tribes, Day 12 | |||||
| 5 | Yara | Block in a Hard Place | Immunity | No | Lost |
| 6 | Rice Race | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | |
| 7 | Ball-istic Missiles | Reward1 | No | 1st | |
| Dishwalla | Immunity | No | 1st | ||
| Tribes Merged, Day 19 | |||||
| 8 | Koru | Get a Grip | Immunity | Lost | |
| 9 | New School | Reward | No | Won2 | |
| Bermuda Triangle | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 10 | A Bit Tipsy | Immunity | Lost | ||
| 11 | Chain Reaction | Reward3 | Lost | ||
| 10-Foot Pole | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 12 | When It Rains | Immunity | Lost | ||
| 13 | Running Down a Dream | Immunity | Lost | ||
| High Step Back | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 14 | Slide On | Reward/Immunity | Invited4 | ||
| 5 on 5 | Immunity | Lost | |||
| Simmotion | Immunity | Lost | |||
| Eliminated, Day 38 | |||||
| Notes: | |||||
| Episode | Sarah's Votes |
Voted Against Sarah |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dakal Tribe Immune | |
| Kim | - | |
| 2 | Dakal Tribe Immune | |
| 3 | Dakal Tribe Immune | |
| 4 | Tyson | - |
| 5 | Rob | Rob |
| 6 | Yara Tribe Immune | |
| 7 | Yara Tribe Immune | |
| 8 | Wendell | - |
| 9 | Nick | Adam |
| 10 | Tyson1 |
- |
| 11 | Michele | - |
| 12 | Kim | - |
| 13 | - | |
| Nick | - | |
| 14 | Ineligible3 |
-3 |
| Ben | - | |
| Lost Challenge4 | ||
| Eliminated, Day 38 | ||
| Voted for Sole Survivor |
Tony | |
^1 In "The Full Circle", Sarah used a Vote Steal advantage on Denise, allowing her to cast an additional vote in Denise's place. Also, Kim used a Hidden Immunity Idol on Denise, negating Sarah's vote against her.
^2 In "The Penultimate Step of the War", Michele used a 50/50 coin advantage and landed on "Safe", negating Sarah's vote against her.
^3 In "It All Boils Down to This", Natalie used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Sarah's vote against her. Because Ben and Natalie both used Hidden Immunity Idols and negated all the votes cast at Tribal Council, a vote restart was held between the two non-immune players, Sarah and Denise. On the restart, Sarah did not receive any votes to be eliminated.
^4 Also in "It All Boils Down to This", Natalie had the advantage of choosing one person to be in the Final Three with her. She chose Michele, subjecting Sarah and Tony to a fire-making challenge. Sarah lost the challenge and was eliminated.
Post-Survivor[]
Sarah's promotional photo for The Challenge: World Championship.
- At the Cagayan Reunion Show, Sarah announced that she was six months pregnant with her first child. Her son, Knox Wade, was born on August 22, 2014.
- In the spring of 2022, Sarah competed on CBS's The Challenge: USA.[4] She became the winner of the season, alongside fellow Survivor contestant, Danny McCray.
- In the fall of 2022, Sarah competed on Paramount+'s The Challenge: World Championship.[5] She was partnered with Theo Campbell and managed to make it to the final challenge once again. However, she was disqualified from the final challenge after Theo injured his ankle and was deemed medically unable to continue, resulting in them finishing in 4th place for the pairs and Sarah finishing 4th out of the 16 female Challengers.
Trivia[]
- Sarah has played all three of her seasons with Tony Vlachos. They are the third pair to accomplish this feat, following Colby Donaldson and Jerri Manthey (The Australian Outback, All-Stars, and Heroes vs. Villains) and Amanda Kimmel and James Clement (China, Micronesia, and Heroes vs. Villains).
- Sarah is the youngest member of the original Aparri tribe.
- Sarah is the only member of Aparri to remain on the tribe after the tribe dissolve.
- Sarah went the longest without attending a Tribal Council in Cagayan.
- Sarah is the only person named Sarah or Sara to make the merge, as Sarah Jones, Sarah Dawson, Sara Wilson, and Sarah Wade were all eliminated pre-merge.
- Sarah lost 7.3 lbs. during her time on Cagayan.[6]
- During the Cagayan Reunion, host Jeff Probst mistakenly referred to Sarah's home state as Indiana, instead of Iowa. She did not correct him.
- Sarah's 32nd birthday was on Day 34 of Game Changers.
- Sarah is the first person to use a Vote Steal and vote for the person eliminated. She is also the first and only person to possess a Vote Steal in multiple seasons.
- Sarah is the only person to use a Legacy Advantage successfully to prevent their elimination.
- Sarah is tied with Natalie White, Kim Spradlin-Wolfe, Erika Casupanan, and Maryanne Oketch for the most jury votes in a single season for a woman, at 7.
- Sarah is the first non-unanimous Sole Survivor in a season with a 10-person jury. The prior two winners from a 10-person jury were Jeremy Collins in Cambodia and Adam Klein in Millennials vs. Gen X, both of whom received all 10 votes.
- Sarah is the first winner of an all-returning players season to switch tribes during the pre-merge phase of the game.
- Sarah is the first member of an auxiliary tribe to become the Sole Survivor. She would be followed by Wendell Holland in Ghost Island.
- Sarah is the first player to become part of two different auxiliary tribes of a season following a tribe expansion, being a member of the newly-formed Tavua and Yara tribes.
- Sarah and Jeremy Collins are the second and third players, following Rupert Boneham, to vote for the same person to be the Sole Survivor in two different seasons.
- Sarah is the third person to be the first jury member in one season and the last jury member in another, following Lex van den Berghe and fellow Cagayan cast member Kass McQuillen.
- She is the only one to be the first jury member first, then be the last jury member on a later attempt.
- Sarah is the only contestant to be present at multiple null votes.
- Sarah holds the record for having competed in the most individual Immunity Challenges without winning any of them, with 21.
- Sarah is one of six returning players who has competed on at least three seasons without ever winning an individual Immunity Challenge. The others are Cirie Fields, James Clement, Jeff Varner, Sandra Diaz-Twine, and Tina Wesson.
- Sarah was the most recent female Sole Survivor until Erika Casupanan took the title in Survivor 41.
- Both times Sarah lost:
- The eventual Sole Survivor was Tony Vlachos.
- She formed the Cops-R-Us alliance with Tony Vlachos and she was outlasted by him.
- She was on the same starting tribe with Tony, with the duo getting separated by a tribe switch on Day 12.
- Tony contributed directly to Sarah's eliminations as he voted her out in Cagayan and defeated her at the Final Four fire-making challenge in Winners at War.
- She cast her vote for Tony to win.
- The Final Three consisted of two original members of one tribe while the last one was an original member from an opposing tribe.
- The merged tribe's color was black.
- In both of Sarah's first two seasons, she attended her first Tribal Council on Day 16 and voted correctly.
References[]
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20230402090726/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/214796/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20230324193130/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/215585/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20230421151826/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/216314/
- ↑ https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/the-challenge-usa-cast-revealed-photos/
- ↑ https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/the-challenge-world-championship-cast-revealed-details/
- ↑ "Survivor: Cagayan - Sarah Arrives At Ponderosa". SurvivorOnCBS. April 2, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JzM63jAPhY. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
| Preceded by Millennials vs. Gen X  Adam Klein |
Sole Survivor Titleholder Game Changers  Sarah Lacina |
Succeeded by Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers  Ben Driebergen |
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