The 27th season of Survivor has crowned Tyson Apostol as their winner. Check out the 5 Fast Facts on the new champion who’s $1 million richer.
1. Tyson Had a Shrewd Strategy to Win
Congrats to @Tysonapostol, winner of #survivorfinale; my iPad sketch approved by the Big Bad Wolf himself 2 weeks ago pic.twitter.com/GsyGboFKxL
— John Doherty (@JGDoherty) December 16, 2013
Apparently, Tyson’s strategy was right on the money as he competed for the big win. NJ.com writes:
Tyson was one of three returning players to head into the finale without having been voted off and banished to Redemption Island. He emerged as a ring leader early in the game and persuaded his alliance to break up each remaining pair of loved ones competing in the game.
Tyson also managed to keep alliances with two other players – Gervase Peterson and Monica Culpepper.
Hey coconut bandit…@TysonApostol .. How bout sharing !! pic.twitter.com/0tgt3Hl3wH
— MONICA CULPEPPER (@monicaculpepper) November 1, 2013
2. The Jury Needed Some Persuasion to Vote for Tyson
Through all of Tyson’s killer strategies, the only thing that could have been the nail in the coffin for him was that he had alienated too many people when he served on the Survivor jury. As he faces the jury, he explains:
Everything I did was strategic. Nothing was out of malice.
Clearly, the jury believed him.
3. Apostol Thinks Single Guys Should Stick Together
I'm not the worst boyfriend in survivor history… http://t.co/robZqQVojk
— Tyson Apostol (@TysonApostol) October 31, 2013
Check out this clip from the show where Apostol talks strategy and about how “single guys should stick together.”
4. This Was Apostol’s Third Time on Survivor
Apostol previously participated in Survivor: Tocantins and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains before winning this season’s Blood vs. Water.
5. Apostol Is a Professional Cyclist from Utah
Wore this hat today and some old lady thanked me for my service… pic.twitter.com/VFNyc29Z
— Tyson Apostol (@TysonApostol) December 13, 2012
Apostol likes the beach, is a former professional cyclist, and loves to goof off. That’s the quick 411 on Apostol. Facebook, on the other hand, has a longer version:
Tyson Apostol was raised in Lindon, Utah and currently lives in Heber City, Utah. His occupation is a bike shop owner, and he used to be a professional cyclist in Switzerland, Belgium, and Austria. He is also a dropout of Brigham Young University and he spent two years in the Philippines as a Mormon missionary.