Jane Bright was the fan-favorite grandmother of Nicaragua — a leathery, plain-spoken dog trainer from North Carolina who put the younger castaways to shame. She kept her tribe fed by reeling in fish nobody else could catch, and when the individual game arrived she stunned everyone by winning back-to-back immunity challenges, refusing to be written off as the old lady of the cast.
Fiercely loyal and just as fierce when crossed, she nursed a few open vendettas down the stretch before the threat of her likable jury appeal got her blindsided in sixth. One of the most endearing — and surprisingly dangerous — older players the show has produced.
