Hawthorne Rafferty

**Hawthorne Rafferty** is a contestant from *Simvivor: Granite Falls* and *Simvivor: Superstar*.

## Profile

* Granite Falls
* Superstar
Hawthorne is a singer, songwriter, skilled musician, and all-around good friend to have. A warm, sunny personality, Hawthorne likes to sink into a comfortable chair, strumming away at her cherished guitar. Her laidback personality and great listening skills make her an exceptional ally to have in *Simvivor*, but her intelligence will constantly be underestimated. Hawthorne’s well known for her sultry vocal abilities and her upbeat lyrics, but what people don’t know is that she’s a whip-smart strategist. She is currently single, having gone through a breakup worthy of a hit album.

Nobody has had more of a rollercoaster experience on *Simvivor* than Hawthorne Rafferty. A fan favorite prior to the premiere, her wish-washy gameplay and outspoken disdain for Calypso Murano made her the butt of every superfan’s joke for a long time, but Hawthorne hopes to return to *Simvivor* to prove the haters wrong. “I made a lot of mistakes, but this time it’s about learning from them.” Her low placement and high hopes are a spell for success, but without loyal followers and a strong skill in deception, she’s setting herself up to underwhelm.

## Simvivor

### Granite Falls

In *Granite Falls*, Hawthorne proved herself to be a well-rounded player, honing in on her strategic and physical skills in order to avoid elimination on a poor-performing Pine tribe. Despite her narrative focusing on treading the line between good and evil, Hawthorne often crossed boundaries and showed herself to be a villainous player, as evidenced in her backstabbing of multiple tribemates.

Close allies with Savitri Markey, the two established themselves as a power duo during the premerge portion of the game, but it was Savitri who later became jealous of Hawthorne's relationships with Trevor Elliott and former Pine member Robbie Priestley. At the final Tribal Council before the merge, Savitri concocted a brilliant plan to oust her former "bestie", sending Hawthorne off to the Jury following a split 2-1-1 vote.

During the Final Tribal Council, Hawthorne was a vocal supporter of Robbie's strong game, particularly highlighting his controversial mutiny decision. Although she voted for him to win, it was not enough to grant him a win, as he lost 4-3 to Calypso Murano.

### Superstar

Placed on the Warhol tribe, Hawthorne made a quick allegiance to the fellow non-winners of her tribe in order to get rid of previous winners Ignacio Gomez and Kat Indie. However, these relationships quickly got murky when Hawthorne found herself aligning closely with Kat. She also had to balance a budding relationship between James Melendez and Maritza La Playa, which drew unnecessary attention to their faction. Once Warhol lost the first Immunity Challenge, it seemed inevitable that Hawthorne would receive votes from Ignacio, who was campaigning against her for being "irrelevant", and Jordan Daniels, who she had the smallest relationship with at the time.

Although she survived the first Tribal Council, Warhol lost once more, and while Hawthorne and Kat tried to target Jordan, Maritza and James elected to side with Jordan in order to gain majority. Keeping Kat for challenge strength (and as a bigger target down the road), they chose to eliminate Hawthorne instead, feeling anxious about her strategic abilities.

#### Voting History

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## Post-Simvivor

* During the *Granite Falls* Reunion Show, Hawthorne was booed by the fans for her overly critical take on Calypso's win, which led to her leaving the Reunion early.
* After her elimination in *Superstar*, Hawthorne released an album of songs she wrote while in pre-Jury Ponderosa. It received widespread critical acclaim and was dubbed "The Album of the Summer", later winning multiple Starlight Accolades at its annual ceremony.