Sue Hawk

Susan (Sue) Hawk (born August 17, 1961 in Waukesha, Wisconsin) was a contestant on Survivor: Pulau Tiga (season one) and Survivor: All-Stars (season eight). During the original Survivor season she was a fan favorite and even celebrities, such as Rosie O'Donnell, were rooting for the working-class, midwestern truck driver, who presented herself as outgoing, open, and opinionated. Hawk seemed to get far in the game by using her secret alliance with Richard and Rudy during a time when other cast members did not yet use alliances, and several even considered allied voting to be "cheating". Hawk liked being viewed as a stupid redneck during the game, and kept her intelligence hidden in order to throw off her opponents.

Hawk's popularity fell rapidly during the season one finale, when, as the fourth-place finished, she launched into her now-infamous "rats and snakes" tirade against the top two, Richard and All-Stars season of Survivor in the spring of this year, Hawk also directed a very angry speech at host, Jeff Probst, when she felt he was making light of something that Hawk viewed as harassment. Naked Richard Hatch had rubbed up on Hawk during an immunity challenge, and during the entire subsequent episode of the show Hawk seemed to become more and more angered and upset over the incident. Due to the nature of the show, Hawk's competitors were unsure how much of Hawk's emotion was real and how much was part of the game.

However, after her emotional explaination to Probst, Hawk decided to remove herself from the stress of the game in order to be with her husband again.

Hawk spoofed her "rats and snakes" speech in her plea for the audience to vote to award her the second million dollar prize that was handed out after All-Stars. Rupert won that additional million, with a reported 85% of the audience's vote.