A New York City firefighter who marooned just months after 9/11, Tom Westman turned Palau into a coronation. He anchored the Koror tribe to the most lopsided run in the show's history — Koror never lost a single immunity challenge, picking off the rival Ulong tribe one by one until Ulong simply ceased to exist.
When the game finally went individual, Tom kept winning, stringing together five immunity necklaces and dragging his closest ally to the end to win 6-1 — the rare champion who dominated the physical and the social game at once. A Heroes vs. Villains return ended early, but Palau remains a benchmark for front-running greatness.
