Susan Hawk
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[edit] Susan Hawk
Born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Susan attended Waukesha South Campus High School. Currently employed as a truck driver, she previously owned and operated a hunting and fishing camp in N.W. Ontario, Canada. Prior to that, she worked as a horse trainer and a waitress/bartender.
Susan's three favorite hobbies are hunting, swimming and fishing. She enjoys hunting birds with her dogs, Ellie and Stinky. She describes herself as motivated, resourceful, and flexible. Her favorite television shows are "The Drew Carey Show" and "Who's Line is It Anyway?"Her favorite feature film is "Papillion" (starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman) and she prefers to listen to 60's and 70's rock and roll music.
A perfect day for Susan begins at 2:00 AM to walk the dogs. She would be at work by 5:00 AM delivering concrete, and be home by 6:00 PM for a quick run in the woods with husband, Tim, and of course Ellie and Stinky, who would be looking for pheasants. Returning home, they would eat dinner and retreat to the hot tub for a romantic evening.
Susan currently resides in Palmyra, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin Road Team, an organization of truck drivers that travel throughout the state to teach student drivers how to share the road safely with big trucks. Her birth date is August 17, 1961
[edit] Borneo
During the original Survivor season she was a fan favorite and even celebrities, such as Rosie O'Donnell, were rooting for the working-class, midwestern truck driver, who presented herself as outgoing, open, and opinionated. 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 launched into her "rats and snakes" 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 and Kelly a rat, and 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. This resulted in angering Colleen Haskell and Gervase Peterson, who voted for Kelly. Nevertheless, Hatch still won 4-3.
The "rats and snakes" 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 (but not the last) time in Survivor that anyone ever expressed such bitterness and anger.
[edit] All-Stars
Hawk returned to Survivor in 2004, for the special Survivor: All-Stars competition.
She did reasonably well in the All Stars season until an awkward incident prompted her to leave. During an immunity challenge, a naked Richard Hatch rubbed up against her, and during the entire 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 very angry 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 Hawk's emotion was real and how much was part of the game. Despite the face Hatch was eliminated the last episode, Hawk claimed "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.
Hawk spoofed her "rats and snakes" speech in her plea for the audience to vote to award her the second million dollar prize that was handed out after All-Stars. Rupert Boneham won that additional million, with a reported 85% of the audience's vote.
[edit] Tribal Council History
[edit] Borneo
| Episode | Voted For | Received Votes From |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | Sonja | None |
| Episode 3 | Stacey | None |
| Episode 5 | Dirk | Dirk |
| Episode 7 | Gretchen | Gervase |
| Episode 8 | Greg | None |
| Episode 9 | Jenna | None |
| Episode 10 | Gervase | None |
| Episode 11 | Colleen | None |
| Episode 12 | Sean | Sean |
| Episode 13 (First TC) | Richard | Rudy, Richard, Kelly (switched from Richard) |
| Episode 13 (Jury) | Richard | N/A |
[edit] All Stars
| Episode | Voted For | Received Votes From |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 4 | Rob C | None |
[edit] Challenge History
[edit] Borneo
- Tribal Immunities Won: 3 (out of 6)
- Tribal Rewards Won: 2 (out of 5)
- Team Rewards Won: N/A
- Individual Immunities Won: 0 (out of 7)
- Individual Rewards Won: 0 (out of 5)
- Total Number of Challenges: 22 (10 tribal, 12 individual)
- Overall Challenge Record: 5-17
[edit] All Stars
- Tribal Immunities Won: 3 (out of 4)
- Tribal Rewards Won: 2 (out of 4)
- Team Rewards Won: N/A
- Individual Immunities Won: N/A
- Individual Rewards Won: N/A
- Total Number of Challenges: 8 (tribal)
- Overall Challenge Record: 5-3
[edit] Overall
- Tribal Immunities Won: 6 (out of 10)
- Tribal Rewards Won: 4 (out of 9)
- Team Rewards Won: N/A
- Individual Immunities Won: 0 (out of 7)
- Individual Rewards Won: 0 (out of 5)
- Total Number of Challenges: 30 (18 tribal, 12 individual)
- Overall Challenge Record: 10-20
