Hailey Briski

**Hailey Briski** was the runner-up of Survivor: Twist Manor.

Hailey was known much for her very silent under-the-radar gameplay that led to the dominant *Dudewipes* Alliance dismantling themselves, as they did not see her as a threat and did not want her out. Her final tribal council performance would lead to a controversial 4-4 tied vote against Hunter Heschke.

## Survivor: Twist Manor

At the start of the game, Hailey picked the right ball out of the bag and won the opportunity to pick one of the two tribes as well as the right to be immune at the first Tribal Council she went to. Hailey would pick Michael, Tom, Breanne, Jack, and Kyle G., leaving Richie to be exiled in the Solo Room. As she won the ability to be a captain, she also won a one time immunity she could have for herself at the first tribal council. Unfortunately for Hailey, her tribe selection for the Potawatomi Tribe would come back to bite her, as when stacked up against the Ho-Chunk Tribe they could not catch a break. They lost severely in a 4-1 blowout in the first immunity challenge, with Tom being the only one to get a point for Potawatomi. Hailey would align herself with Michael and Breanne and they would swing Jack over on their side to take out Kyle G. in the first tribal council of the season. As her tribe lost Kyle G., they gained Richie. Her ill-fated Potawatomi Tribe would continue to suffer as they lost the next immunity challenge. Even though Hailey was worried it would be her for her lack of communication with some of the others, she received no votes and helped to vote out Tom in a 5-1 vote.

Hailey and Michael would stay on the Potawatomi Tribe as they would lose Richie, Breanne, and Jack but also gain Kyle S., Nathan, and Juice. Hailey would finally catch a break in the game as the new Potawatomi Tribe would win an immunity challenge. Sadly, she wouldn't see her break last long, as she and Michael lost the next immunity challenge for the Potawatomi Tribe. Her closest ally in the game, Michael, would be sent to the Solo Room and would gain the Block-A-Vote Advantage. Michael and Hailey then aroused a plan, in which they successfully completed, to use the advantage against Juice and they persuaded Nathan to flip and they voted out Juice in a 3-1 vote.

Once Hailey made the merge, she and Michael immediately tried to gain Jack and Nathan as permanent allies in the game. After Richie won immunity, Michael and Hailey decided to switch their plans and get Richie, Nathan, and Jack to vote against Hunter. Hailey and Richie would be blindsided as Hailey's last ally, Michael, was blindsided in a 7-3 vote. After she narrowly lost the next immunity challenge, she was approached by Darius to help vote out Richie. Out of options, she lied to Richie saying she was voting Hunter, and voted Richie out. She would not go unscathed though, as Richie would call her and Darius out for lying to him in an attempt to shake the game up on his way out. Over the course of the next few tribal councils, Hailey would find herself being in a great position, as even though she wasn't the best in challenges she was not perceived as a threat, this opened doors for her as more people wanted to work with her. Hailey would go along with Darius' plans to blindside Jack, Nathan, and Juice, all while knowing that she was never getting ousted the whole time.

When Hailey narrowly lost immunity in the final five against Rob, Hailey had talked to Hunter and had attempted to persuade him to vote Darius out, as he was the biggest threat by that point. However, she was unable to gain traction due to Darius having multiple hidden immunity idols, and she instead cast her vote for Kyle S., as he was the next biggest threat everyone was on board to take out. Hailey and Rob would face off yet again when Darius won immunity in the final four. Not having any other options, Hailey voted Rob and she was saved yet again as Hunter and Darius again did not see Hailey as a big threat in the Final Tribal Council when compared to Rob. Like the others, Hailey was surprised to learn that there would be a Final 2, and not a traditional Final 3. Although Hailey was the first one out of the final individual immunity challenge, she gained a front row seat as she watch the final two members of the "Dudewipes" Alliance dismantle themselves as Hunter voted out Darius.

At the Final Tribal Council, the reviews of Hailey's game were mixed. While she was praised by some, such as Michael, for her ability to play under the radar and navigate her way to the end without being at too much of a risk to be voted out; she was heavily remarked by Richie, Juice, and others for her inability to win challenges and her lack of initiation to make moves to benefit her own game. In the end, Hailey would receive the votes of Michael, Richie, Jack, and Nathan, causing a 4-4 tie. As the jury could not break their tie, the prejury was sent in to break it. Although she received Breanne's admiration and vote, she lost Tom's and Kyle G.'s votes, and she became the runner-up of *Survivor: Twist Manor*, placing 2nd out of 13th.

At the *Survivor: Twist Manor Reunion Episode*, Hailey revealed that she was asked back to play in what would become *Survivor: One World,* but she followed on that mentioning that she ultimately declined as she currently has no interest in playing anytime soon, due to how she feels she is unfit for the game because of her social anxieties. When she was later asked by Richie about why she did not pick him in the initial tribe selection, Hailey revealed that she based a lot of her picks based on Michael's information that he whispered to her during the tribe selection.

## Trivia

* Hailey is the first contestant to lose at the Final Tribal Council due to a tie.
	+ Hailey is also the first female contestant to lose at the Final Tribal Council due to a tie.
* In *Survivor: Twist Manor*, Hailey was eligible the most to be voted out, as she was not immune for 10 out of the 12 Tribal Councils throughout the season.
* In *Survivor: Twist Manor*, the last four members of the jury voted against her, whereas the first four members of the jury voted for her in the Final Tribal Council.
* Hailey holds the record for the least amount of challenges won by a finalist at the Final Tribal Council, having only won one tribal immunity challenge in *Survivor: Twist Manor*.
* Hailey is the first contestant to publicly mention that she is disinterested in playing again, she would be succeeded by Bailey McDonald.
	+ However, Hailey is the currently the only contestant to say she is disinterested in playing again and actually not return, as Bailey would express a disinterest in returning after *Survivor: One World* but would return to play again in *Survivor: Battle Royale*