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'Survivor': 15 Smartest Players Ever

As ''Survivor: Gabon'' leaves the jungle, we count down the best of the best: Yau-Man, Cirie, Yul, Boston Rob, and other masters who understood ''outwit'' is the key part of the game
By Dalton Ross and Michael Slezak Updated December 15, 2008 at 10:00 PM EST
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Ken Hoang, Survivor: Gabon
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Survivor: Guatemala, Danni Boatwright | 11. Danni Boatwright Season: Guatemala She was in the minority alliance but flipped the script and then won when it mattered.
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Survivor: Fiji | 10. Earl Cole Season: Fiji An awful season, but he controlled the game from start to finish, and was clearly the dominant person out there.
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Survivor: Palau, Tom Westman | 4. Palau (Season 10) Winner: Tom Westman My favorite memory is the final challenge where Tom and Ian set a record, hanging on to those…
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Rob Cesternino, Survivor: The Amazon
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Survivor: Panama -- Exile Island | 13. Panama: Exile Island (Season 12) Winner: Aras Baskauskas I can still remember Cirie coming into the Survivor audition squealing like a schoolgirl at the…
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Survivor: Thailand
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Survivor: Cook Islands, Yul Kwon | Survivor: Cook Islands (winner)
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Tina Wesson, Survivor: The Australian Outback
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1. Borneo (Season 1) Winner: Richard Hatch This spot will never be replaced. Like my first girlfriend, it will always hold a special place in…
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