Tony Vlachos
American television personality (born 1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anthony Vlachos (born September 10, 1973) is an American police officer, best known for competing on the reality television competition series Survivor, of which he is the second person to win two seasons. He won the show's 28th season, Survivor: Cagayan, as well as the 40th season, Survivor: Winners at War. He also competed in the 34th season, Survivor: Game Changers, where he was the second person voted out.
Tony Vlachos | |
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Born | Anthony Vlachos (1973-09-10) September 10, 1973 (age 50)[1] |
Occupation(s) | Police officer, Reality Television Personality |
Television | Survivor: Cagayan (winner) Survivor: Game Changers Survivor: Winners at War (winner) |
Spouse | Marissa Vlachos (2012 ā present) |
Children | 2 |
As a Survivor player, he was noted for his strategic, dominant gameplay, with which he was able to manipulate other contestants while avoiding being voted against at Tribal Council, as well as his humor.[2][3][4] Vlachos is also known for his long-lasting "Cops R' Us" partnership with fellow contestant and police officer Sarah Lacina, who won Game Changers, the two participating in the same three seasons they appeared on.[3]
In February 2015, following Vlachos' first season on the show, Survivor host Jeff Probst published a list of his "Top 10 Survivor Winners of All Time," ranking Vlachos fourth, stating that he had "never seen anyone play with that much energy and juggle that many balls at once, and pull it all off."[5] Upon winning the 40th season and its accompanying $2 million prize, Vlachos became the first man to win Survivor twice (and second person altogether after Sandra Diaz-Twine). He has won the most money from Survivor among all contestants, totaling just over $3 million across his three seasons. Martin Holmes of Vulture called Vlachos the "King of Survivor", and he is widely considered the greatest Survivor contestant of all time.[3]