Sophie Clarke
Sharp tongue, sharper read: the recent grad who slew the Dragon Slayer.
Sole Survivor
- Won Survivor 23: South Pacific (2011) after 39 days.
Known for
Sophie joined Coach Wade's Upolu five on night one in South Pacific and mostly let the alliance, and her challenge chops, do the talking, while her confessionals did the cutting. The group steamrolled Savaii after the merge, with Sophie winning back-to-back immunities along the way. When the five turned inward, she talked Coach and Rick Nelson into betraying Brandon Hantz. Ozzy Lusth tore into her attitude at Tribal Council, reducing her to tears, then lost the final immunity puzzle to her. At Final Tribal she took the jury's criticism, skewered Coach's lies, and won 6-3-0.
Winners at War showed a more hands-on Sophie. She wanted Yul Kwon as a nerd shield, found and shared a split idol after a tribe expansion stuck her in the minority with Sarah Lacina, and helped blindside Rob Mariano. After the merge she steered Wendell Holland's exit, until Tony Vlachos, wary of her bond with Sarah, used a split vote to take her out. She lost the last Edge of Extinction return duel.
Background: Survivor Wiki
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Seasons played, finishing positions, day counts, jury status, ages and hometowns come from the contestant table in each season's Wikipedia article, cross-checked against the series overview before publication.
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- “Survivor: Winners at War,” Wikipedia, accessed September 28, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor:_Winners_at_War.
- “List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes,” Wikipedia, accessed September 25, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Survivor_(American_TV_series)_episodes.
- “Sophie Clarke,” Survivor Wiki, accessed September 28, 2026, https://survivor.fandom.com/wiki/Sophie_Clarke.