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Susan Hawk (born August 17, 1961 in
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) is a truck driver who notoriously competed in '' Survivor: Borneo'' (2000) and '' Survivor: All-Stars'' (2004). She appeared in other television shows.


Early life

Hawk was a truck driver previously residing in
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, when she first competed on '' Survivor: Borneo''. Before then, she owned and managed a hunting and fishing camp in
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, Canada. She previously was a horse trainer and a bartender-waitress.


''Survivor''

In ''Borneo'', Hawk was part of the alliance of the remaining Tagi tribe, which voted out every remaining member of the opposing Pagong tribe after the two tribes merged into one. As four players remained in ''Borneo'', she, Richard Hatch, and
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plotted to vote Wiglesworth out, but the idea was abandoned when Wiglesworth won an Individual Immunity challenge called "Fallen Comrades", a trivia quiz mini-game about eliminated contestants. At a Tribal Council, Hawk and Hatch received two votes each. In a tiebreaker, Hawk and Hatch were disallowed to vote. Boesch and Wiglesworth voted Hawk out, making her overall the thirteenth player voted off and then the sixth jury member of the final Tribal Council, placing fourth. During the final Council, Sue called Richard a "snake" and Kelly a "rat" in her infamous speech. Hawk further said that, in Mother Nature, snake would eat a rat. Hawk re-competed in ''All-Stars'' (2004) as part of the Chapera tribe. She was involved in an incident with another former ''Borneo'' player Richard Hatch, who reappeared in the same season as part of the Mogo Mogo tribe. Hawk later claimed that, during one of tribal immunity challenges, which was a
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mini-game, Hatch's genitals touched her as he passed her by on the course. The following day, after Hatch was voted out, Hawk resigned from the game voluntarily as she was too upset to continue. Hawk and Hatch discussed the incident in the February 27, 2004, episode of ''
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'', the following day after the ''Survivor'' episode aired the incident.


Other appearances

After ''Borneo'', Hawk appeared as a guest co-host of ''Live with Regis'' in September 2000. She also appeared on the fourth episode (2000) of a short-lived American sitcom '' DAG'', portraying her first guest-starring role who resembled Hawk on ''Survivor'' herself especially via dialogue, said its co-creator and executive producer
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. She also appeared on the fourth season premiere of ''
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'' alongside ''Borneo'' winner Richard Hatch. Hawk competed in the July 15, 2002, episode (all-reality edition) of a game show '' Dog Eat Dog''. She won the "top dog" title and the $25,000 prize against the "dog pound" team. After ''All-Stars'', Hawk also competed alongside other ''Survivor'' players who were divided into male and female teams in ''
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'', aired on the week of February 14, 2005. She also competed in ''
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'' (2005) as part of the "green" team, which lost to the "light blue" team in one challenge and then was eliminated.


Personal life

Hawk's barn and house are located in
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, as of May 2007. She has a husband since mid- or late-1980s.


Selected filmography

* '' Survivor: Borneo'' (2000) – finished in fourth place * '' DAG'', "The Return of Katherine Twigg" (2000) – Katherine Twigg * '' Dog Eat Dog'' (2002) – won $25,000 and the "top dog" title * ''
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'', "Penetration Island" (2002) – herself * '' Survivor: All-Star'' (2004) – voluntarily resigned from the season * ''
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'', ''Survivor'' week (2005) – among the female team * ''
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'' (2005) – among the "green" team, which was eliminated


References


External links


''SurvivorFoxes.com'' profile
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