Ebony Ward

**Days Lasted:** | 39

**Ebony Ward** is the Sole Survivor of *Simvivor: Lucky Palms*.

## Profile

Ebony was born and raised in Lunar Lakes, the daughter of an Alien scientist and a Human politician. The descendant of two hard-working Sims who pressured her to go off to university, Ebony broke from tradition and became a firefighter instead. Rough around the edges but beautiful and intelligent, Ebony actually retired from her profession last year and has since returned to school with the dream of becoming an engineer in the future. She is currently unmarried, newly out of a turbulent seven-year relationship with a man a decade younger than her. Before *Simvivor*, Ebony traveled to Al Simhara and explored multiple tombs for fun. She’s top-notch in her handiness and fitness skills, so it is no question that Ebony will be a huge asset to her tribe.

## Simvivor

Ebony entered *Lucky Palms* on the Bloom tribe, but that did not stop her from being inspired by opponent Mary Wakefield. Ebony's early-game revelation that she was an Alien was intended to be a bonding experience with her tribe, but it actually had an opposite effect and she found herself quickly on the outs. Surviving her first two Tribal Councils, Ebony was constantly under pressure from her tribemates for their lack of trust in her despite her openness about her identity and relative honesty within the game. Ebony stuck to her guns, however, eventually finding herself in the majority thanks to an all-female alliance known as "Girls Crew".

At the merge, Ebony again found herself to be a middle of the road contender, not overly threatening but not immediately safe. Her name was presented as an option at nearly every Tribal Council due to Nicki Blakeley's unstoppable immunity streak and her allies constantly throwing her under the bus. But like always, Ebony remained level-headed and made her decisions with an equal amount of head, heart, and gut, always following her instincts and finger right on the pulse of the game. Ebony's biggest credit was her perfect voting record, always right in the majority even though she was considered to be an outsider. At the final four, Ebony was hoodwinked by Jordynn Glazier into eliminating her "soul sister" Mary, which led Ebony to finally growing tired of her doormat status.

Ebony won the Final Immunity Challenge in a massive upset against Nicki, electing to take her to the Final Tribal Council over the much more strategic Jordynn. Feeling uncertain about her fate, Ebony entered the evening with a calm demeanor but a ferocious hunger for the victory, elaborating on her poetic journey from underdog to top dog at the finale. Ultimately, Ebony's journey and the final revelation that she was as honest as she claimed proved to be enough and she won *Lucky Palms* in a 4-3 vote.

### Voting History

**^1** In Episode 11, the vote ended with a 3-3 tie between Aaiyah and Mary, forcing a revote. Ebony did not change her vote on the revote.

## Post-Simvivor

* Ebony graduated from Sim State University with a degree in Technology in 2002. Afterwards, Ebony relocated to Al Simhara and began working as an Engineer.

## Trivia

* Ebony is *Simvivor'*s first female Sole Survivor.
* Ebony is the second Alien Sole Survivor, following Hudson Brothers.
	+ Interestingly, they were the first two overall Sole Survivors.