Elizabeth Sporina

**Elizabeth "Liz" Sporina** was the Co-Runner-Up of Survivor: Summer Solstice.

Although she played a solid game, convincing people to do her bidding and always gaining information from everyone while playing both sides, a poor campaign at the Final Tribal Council sealed her fate in second place.

## Survivor: Summer Solstice

Liz began her game on Tribe Asini with Aleks, Nate, Ryan, Tyler, and returnee player Corey, all given a sneak peek of the first challenge that they strategized for at camp as Liz bonded with her tribe. This could be a reason why Tribe Asini succeeded and won the first immunity challenge of the season. At camp an elated Liz privately stated her optimism towards the challenge and her perspective of Ryan's game. Liz would further privately say that she wants to align with Nate and target Aleks if they lose, even though she believed she is her tribe's target.

At the next challenge, Liz's efforts helped her tribe to another easy victory as a storm took over the location. Despite this, Liz was very optimistic, privately stating that she was still having fun and that it is the best time of her life as she bonded and aligned with Corey. At the next challenge, Liz's persistence in the challenge helped her tribe to their third consecutive win. At camp, Liz had many people wanting to work with her for the season. In private, Liz stated her unease being the last woman in the season, as Allie and Savana were voted out of Tribe Susu, and with not knowing who was fake and who was real; but believed she proved herself at the past challenge and planned to stay out of the drama and observe what happens to ensure her safety against those she believed will double-cross her in a heartbeat.

This plan soon came into motion as Asini lost the next challenge, despite Liz' cheers for them. At camp, Liz was well aware of the distrust amongst their tribemates, especially between Corey and Nate as their rivalry had come to a climax, with Nate targeting Corey for targeting him, to which Liz, alongside Aleks and Ryan, lied saying Corey had never said his name while pretending to go along with Nate's ideas. In private, Liz expressed her annoyance at how the votes keep changing and planned to target Aleks, trusting him the least, while stating her prowess at secret-keeping. At Tribal Council, Corey offered a public deal to Nate to keep himself in by voting Aleks, to which Liz liked the idea of as she voted Aleks. However, Nate did not take the deal, and he was sent to Redemption Island in a 3-2-~~1~~ vote. Although Asini lost the next challenge, Liz was in a great spot, as no one wanted to target her even after she took out her frustrations on Corey for Nate's voteoff. As she talked to Ryan, Liz got him on her side as she pushed for Aleks' elimination, due to a growing concern with his brother, Connor, being a member of the other tribe. Liz then spoke with Aleks and Tyler, both wanting Corey out due to a distrust in him, to which she somewhat agreed with. However, at Tribal Council, Liz showed consistency by voting Aleks, sending him to Redemption Island.

The next round gave Liz a lot to smile about, as the merge and Allie's return from Redemption Island were revealed to Asini. In private, Liz predicted the louder ones, such as Corey, will be targeted early and planned to keep quiet and work with Allie and make a women's alliance with her. Liz went on to shock many at the first individual immunity challenge of the season by dominating it and winning individual immunity. At camp, Allie informed Liz of what went down before Susu's first vote, and they decided that Mike needed to go for his deceptive move against Allie as they searched for an announced "idol with special powers". As time went on, the women brought other people in on their plan, most notably Ryan, and the three had a target on their back from the Susu Men's Alliance due to them thinking the three were now paired. At Tribal Council, Liz voted Mike, sending him to the jury in a 5-2-1 vote.

After losing the next challenge to Connor, Liz strategized with Tyler about staying Asini strong and going against Allie or Kyle. Her plans soon changed though, as she made the Sweet and Sour Sauce Alliance with Kyle, who pushed for her to vote for her biggest threat, to which she told him that she knew Corey and Ryan will do anything to win. However, Liz pushed for Kyle again when talking to Connor and Corey, citing him as a big threat who was faking parts of his game. When talking to Allie, Liz started considering Tyler, as despite Kyle's threat status, Tyler's quiet gameplay and publicly known advantage had become a concern for the women, and she started to push for Tyler's elimination when Corey and Kyle came up to the women later on. Later on, after finding out he was being targeted by Connor, Tyler talked to Liz, who told him 1:1 that he was being targeted by others for being too quiet and his challenge strengths, and she pushed Tyler to vote against Kyle or Ryan. At Tribal Council, even after talking a lot with Allie, Liz strayed away from the majority, voting with Tyler against Ryan, claiming it to be without reason, though some could think otherwise, especially after Tyler was sent to the jury shortly after. After losing the next challenge to Corey, Liz made a Final 3 pact with Allie and Connor, with a plan to pull Kyle onto their side and vote Ryan next. When talking to Ryan, he campaigned on for them to split the votes between Connor and Kyle to flush the former's idol and revealed he told Kyle they will split the votes between Connor and the women. Despite this, she told him she trusted him and leaked the "Final 3 Pact", believing it to be fake. It was soon obvious that the women were the swing votes, as Connor and Kyle wanted the women to vote Ryan, and Corey and Ryan wanted the women to split the votes between Connor and Kyle. In private, Liz vocalized her concerns about how, regardless of the side she chooses, she knows that both pairs are linked together, with her not trusting Connor or Ryan. At Tribal Council, Ryan left Tribal Council thanks to the *Safety-Without-Power* advantage, and Liz helped send Kyle to the jury in a 4-~~1~~ vote as Connor misplayed his *50/50 Coin*.

Despite losing the next challenge, Liz cheered for Allie as she went on to win individual immunity, with the Final 5 being told that powerful items were still hidden. At camp, Allie and Liz planned to go against Corey as they searched for these powerful items, with Liz leaving empty-handed. Although Liz had a target in mind, the women quickly became the swing vote once again, as Connor campaigned to Allie, who told Liz, that they should vote Corey and that he had multiple hidden immunity idols. Corey, on the other hand, claimed that Connor was playing them and pushed for Connor to go. Regardless of the side, Liz was playing them both into believing she was on theirs'. In private, Liz contemplated if Connor and Corey really had idols, and planned to vote Corey despite his claims. At Tribal Council, Liz voted Corey, and despite his and Connor's idol play, she was saved due to Connor's last-minute plan to vote for Ryan to ensure her's and Allie's safety, sending him out of the game. After losing the final challenge to Corey, Liz did her normal speil of talking to everyone to get in their heads, with her gaining intel of Allie's Super Idol as she targeted Connor, who had also begun targeting her. At Tribal Council, despite her receving her first vote against her, it was Connor who was voted out, guaranteeing her to see the Final 3.

At the Final Tribal Council, Liz prided herself on playing a great physical and social game, citing her ability to hold her own in challenges and make friends with many. However, it only went downhill from there, as she was mostly ignored and accidentally burned Connor when answering Kyle's question about who she gravitated towards in the game. When he came to talk to her, Connor asked her about why she should win over her opponents, to which she spoke of the lack of votes against her in the game and her challenge prowess and social game. Connor replied to this by calling her a floater and asked if she thought of herself as, to which she denied due to knowing who she could trust and talked of her ability to listen well to others. This did not stop the two arguing from arguing later on though as he kept calling her a floater, to which she referenced being tackled in one of the challenges. After her closing speech, to which she talked of her hustle and her knowledge of her surroundings and being in the majority every time, Liz did not receive a single jury vote, losing to Allie in a unanimous 5-0-0 vote. Liz shared the Co-Runner-Up spot with Corey, with both placing 2nd out of 12th.

**Liz's Voting History**
 **5** | Aleks
 **6** | Mike
 **8** | Kyle
 **10** | Connor
 **Jury Votes** | -

## Trivia

* Liz is the first woman to be the only woman on her starting tribe, as every tribe in the past either had multiple women on a tribe or no women on a starting tribe.
* Liz is the first female player of the *Survivor: Wisconsin* series to make the Final Tribal Council and not receive a jury vote.
	+ Liz is also the first contestant in the *Idol Identifiers Survivor* series to have this feat. to her name since Sam A. in *Survivor Whitewater*'s first season, *Survivor: Battle for Cambridge*.