Few new-era players have connected with fans like Carolyn Wiger. A drug counselor from Minnesota playing with raw, unfiltered emotion, she survived the brutal Tika tribe, found and played an idol, and clawed to the Final 3 on sheer force of personality.
At the Final Tribal she delivered a fiery, tearful plea that's already a classic — but the jury handed it to Yam Yam Arocho 7-1-0, leaving Carolyn with no jury votes despite making the end. She lost the money and won the fandom, the breakout character of her era.
