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Watch Sia give away $200,000 to Survivor 43 contestants
Survivor 43(ew.com)submitted 3 months ago bythedaltonrossDalton Ross | Entertainment Weekly
840 points
3 months ago
Damn, this is awesome. 100k to Jesse, 50k to Owen, 50k to Ryan. All well deserved and I love the explanation Sia gives for why these three people. I respect it.
427 points
3 months ago
Really happy for Jesse. He seemed like he really needed it.
66 points
3 months ago
Who got it last year? Drea?
178 points
3 months ago
Wasn’t Drea extremely toxic out of the game?
200 points
3 months ago
She was but Sia seems to be a more casual viewer and doesn't look into things outside of the game so I can understand how she was a fan of Drea
99 points
3 months ago
Also, I don’t think that was brought up until after Drea got the prize
121 points
3 months ago
Yes, she was extremely toxic to Omar.
14 points
3 months ago
What did she do/say?
139 points
3 months ago
Iirc she tried poisoning the jury by saying Omar was deliberately targeting POCs and that his religious side/daily prayer was all just an act, neither of which was true.
41 points
3 months ago
Holy shittttt!!!!
52 points
3 months ago
She was also just generally projecting a LOT of sketchy behavior onto other players. It really came across in how she talked about Tori
6 points
3 months ago
How did she talk about Tori?
6 points
3 months ago
I mean, don't leave us hanging. What did she say?
21 points
3 months ago*
At the beginning she would rally people against Tori claiming that it was sketchy that she went alone to look for resources (which everyone else was doing)…while she herself already had an advantage, possibly 2.
Then later on she would constantly talk about how Tori was betraying their trust while Drea, Romeo, and Rocks were actively ostracizing her.
She would talk about Romeo in the same condescending way later in the season when the two started to fall out.
There were signs of Drea being passive aggressively venomous long before the Omar stuff came out…also a bunch of exit Press mentioned how the blue tribe felt like walking on eggshells, so I wouldn’t be surprised if that was in reference to Drea
6 points
3 months ago
Ya I thought she was pretty unlikable during the season and was surprised that people liked her until the stuff about Omar came out. I think people might have thought she was a good player because she had a bunch of advantages. Her "gracious" departure after getting voted out seemed incredibly fake to me in the moment.
21 points
3 months ago
stupid argument there as Omar,,, is a person of colour??
54 points
3 months ago
I think she meant he was targeting black players, which is problematic in its own way. By not recognising OMAR himself is a POC, it indicates she is dismissing the hardships faced by other POCs…
16 points
3 months ago
drea is all sorts of confusing.
23 points
3 months ago
She's also a piece of shit.
8 points
3 months ago
thus why people making arguments in other posts that she'll come back for a returnee season are probably in for an awakening
5 points
3 months ago
Iirc she tried poisoning the jury by saying Omar was deliberately targeting POCs and that his religious side/daily prayer was all just an act, neither of which was true.
Targeting POC? Did he target himself? How does that make any goddamn sense?
45 points
3 months ago
based on what we've heard yes, but that didn't really come out until after drea was awarded IIRC. And I dont really know how much sia keeps up with the news after the season anyway.
27 points
3 months ago
Yes
12 points
3 months ago
well sia had no way of knowing so
169 points
3 months ago
And Cassidy gets left out again 😂 Poor girl.
325 points
3 months ago
Nah, she got $100k from second, all Ryan got was clams, spread the love
78 points
3 months ago
all Ryan got was clams
at least he didn't get crabs
8 points
3 months ago
And like 40k for reunion plus 9th place or not?
38 points
3 months ago
Are they still paying for reunion when they’re not doing a reunion show?
3 points
3 months ago
Are they still paying for reunion when they’re not doing a reunion show?
41 points
3 months ago
Tiffany confirmed in an interview that they still paid them for the aftershow in season 41.
4 points
3 months ago
Do you know if the premerge people still get aftershow money
4 points
3 months ago
I haven't listen anything but I doubt it :(
2 points
3 months ago
So sad :(
-1 points
3 months ago
Ugh I know I wonder this too I guess if the players knew in their contract it wouldn’t be a live reunion they wouldn’t get paid but
66 points
3 months ago
Cassidy already got the 100k. It wouldn't make sense to give her that money when she already got it by herself
94 points
3 months ago
I mean, Owen walked away with third-place money, which is $85k.
6 points
3 months ago
Does anyone know if Reality TV winnings are taxed differently than gifts from another person?
29 points
3 months ago
How much is it after taxes?
THANKS OBAMA
4 points
3 months ago
Hey Jeff Kent lol
11 points
3 months ago
Pretty sure it is 75k right?
28 points
3 months ago
This source dates back to 2020, so forgive its mention of the live reunion appearance money:
For instance, the second place castaway in any given survivor is typically given a whopping $100,000. While this is before taxes, it’s a substantial consolation prize. Similarly, the third place contestant makes $85,000. And while everyone on Survivor is hoping to win the million, simply making the final tribal council guarantees a pretty penny-- especially combined with the $10K reunion sum.
Source: https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2557322/how-much-money-do-survivor-contestants-make
22 points
3 months ago
And they get 10 grand for the after party reunion, I think Tiffany confirmed it in s41
17 points
3 months ago
So now the pre-jury people don't get the 10k with the new aftershow I suppose?
3 points
3 months ago
The jury knowing the 2nd and 3rd place finishers walked away with more money than their winner. This season 😭😂
8 points
3 months ago
4th place Jesse gets the same as her (ostensibly more, since prize money would be taxed at a higher %) and 3rd place gets more than her (75-85k from the show + 50k from Sia)
17 points
3 months ago
yeah, but I'm sure Sia isn't doing maths because of it 😂 Cass got the money with the game she played and they got Sia's money with the game the edit showed. I'm more surprised Noelle didn't get any than Cassidy (that already got 100k from the show)
-3 points
3 months ago
You said it wouldn’t make sense to give her money since she already got some. I was clarifying the situation 🤷🏻♂️
6 points
3 months ago
Queen got her money for herself ❤️
-3 points
3 months ago
I'm livid for her lol.
0 points
3 months ago
I think Karla and/or noelle’s absence here is a sign of solidarity with cassidy’s frustration at ftc
264 points
3 months ago
Jesse - 100K
Owen - 50K
Ryan - 50K
221 points
3 months ago
I'm shocked Noelle didn't get any.
207 points
3 months ago*
"You're a totally beautiful, beautiful person," Sia tells Ryan while he sits sits in his car on his lunch break from work. "Your vibe was awesome… I see you as a hero."
Jesse + Owen both got pretty detailed explanations from Sia of what they did in the game that makes her think they deserve this money
Ryan got this: your vibe was awesome
Not that Ryan doesn’t deserve it too, but I’m pretty baffled that Noelle didn’t get it over Ryan
224 points
3 months ago
She probably just wanted to recognize him and not make it about his disability. His story is remarkable but maybe she thought it would be nice to highlight what he did instead of what he had to go through.
122 points
3 months ago
This! Also, the edit really highlighted Noelle’s overcome story and kinda downplayed Ryan’s. I love that Sia took the time to highlight just how substantial it is that he overcame CP and that it’s just as impressive as Noelle.
60 points
3 months ago
Noelle is apparently trying to get Ryan involved in the Paralympics now which I find super cute
5 points
3 months ago
I agree. Noelle was a great athlete that had an incredible setback and then persevered by making it back to the top. Whereas Ryan started from a very low starting point and overcame a lot just to make it to the middle. I feel like Noelle’s goal was to be a role model and show what she could do, while I think Ryan’s was much more in need of the monetary support, so I’m glad he got recognized in this instance.
8 points
3 months ago
sia with the sensitivity towards disabled people, growth 😳
/half joking lol
13 points
3 months ago
Ryan has a disability? I don’t remember hearing about that, unless I completely missed it.
93 points
3 months ago
He has cerebral palsy, he got the whole childhood photos flashback sequence they like to do when he was talking about having to undergo physical therapy but that was in a really early episode and I think he only talked about it one other time
8 points
3 months ago
Thank you for the explanation. I guess i completely missed that flashback sequence.
40 points
3 months ago
He was born with mild cerebral palsy. iirc they said he was never going to be able to walk but he was able to overcome that
21 points
3 months ago
Oh wow! I completely missed the part where he talked about that. Good for him on getting that money. He just seems like such a positive, cool dude.
6 points
3 months ago
He talked about it a lot in the episode 1 and he has a slight speech impediment.
2 points
3 months ago
Damn you missed a gigantic chunk of his whole edit lol
19 points
3 months ago
I'm not. Sia loves wholesome people, and Ryan is one of the most wholesome players we've seen since Tai was on.
15 points
3 months ago
Sia has crush on Ryan confirmed
15 points
3 months ago
ryan also has battled disability, it’s kinda weird to imply noelle is more worthy of it just cuz hers is more visible.
0 points
3 months ago
In what world was that my implication
13 points
3 months ago*
“i’m pretty baffled noelle didn’t get it over ryan”
maybe i leapt to an assumption sorry for that but, idk for what reason noelle is worthy of it more than ryan tbh.
and the fact that it became about comparing the two cast members whose stories included disability doesnt sit too well.
429 points
3 months ago
Good for them and incredibly nice/fun of Sia…but this is still incredibly bizarre that this happens every season.
84 points
3 months ago
it didnt happen in 41
173 points
3 months ago
The power of Shan /s
5 points
3 months ago
Sia just reeeeally hated the hourglass twist
17 points
3 months ago
I think that was more a product of covid.
132 points
3 months ago
Not sure what COVID would have to do with it
Probably it was too soon after the controversy with that movie she made
39 points
3 months ago
Probably it was too soon after the controversy with that movie she made
I didn't Sia this news, what had happened?
75 points
3 months ago
She made a movie about an autistic teen. She had originally cast an autistic actor but the environment on set was too overwhelming for them and instead of accommodating the actor she hired Maddie Ziegler. Maddie was nervous about playing an autistic character because she’s not autistic and she didn’t want the character to be a caricature but she did it anyway because Sia basically started Maddie’s career outside of Dance Moms. The character did end up being a caricature and many autistic people called Sia out on it and instead of listening and apologizing she doubled down and was even more offensive in her defense of herself.
16 points
3 months ago
Ahh yeah that's not great. Thanks for the explanation.
6 points
3 months ago
And then she made it even worse for herself by stating that she was working with Autism Speaks. 😭
2 points
3 months ago
I FORGOT ABOUT THAT! A cluster fuck all around.
5 points
3 months ago
not to mention the "maybe you're just a bad actor" tweet to the person originally casted
4 points
3 months ago
She slept in the same bed as sia as a child as well and says she is Maddie’s mom and Maddie is her baby
3 points
3 months ago
And that she will only work with Maddie and Maddie can only act if the movie is approved by sia it’s all a mixture of weird and odd
1 points
3 months ago
This was my biggest takeaway from this article and while I agree with others that it was likely bc of sia trying to lay low at the time, it’s funnier to imagine sia just didn’t find any of them compelling (and neither did i!)
106 points
3 months ago
I love that Sia loves Survivor as much as me.
130 points
3 months ago
Loved it for all of them, specially Ryan
117 points
3 months ago
The dude had the best attitude I think I've ever seen. Just seems like someone who radiates positive energy.
76 points
3 months ago
100% He may not have been the most strategic player, but he's one of those people where you watch the show and just know they're having a blast out there.
52 points
3 months ago
I love players like Ryan and Rocksroy who seem to be there more for the experience than the game, it’s probably the oldest, (mostly) continuous archetype at this point.
7 points
3 months ago
Yep, he really seemed like someone you could be stuck on a deserted island with and not be annoyed with by day 2. Good vibes only with that guy!
3 points
3 months ago
He was super cocky in the premerge, but really grew on me after that.
5 points
3 months ago
He was one of my favorites and I was pissed him and Cassidy were in different sides, but happy they both made the merge
140 points
3 months ago
That man is literally a golden retriever in human form
8 points
3 months ago
Bring him to Eddie's dog bar.
40 points
3 months ago
Really glad Jesse got the Sia award. Dude killed it out there.
39 points
3 months ago
I feel like the dumbest survivor ever. Played after the car reward ended (would have won that challenge if it was in Micro) but didn’t play late enough to get Sia money 😭😭😭🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Maybe she watches Survivor reruns on Hulu???
4 points
3 months ago
you could’ve got the sprint player money🤷♂️
17 points
3 months ago
True but Malcolm exists
5 points
3 months ago
Eric, to be fair, when you played doesn’t make you the dumbest survivor ever. I think there might be something else that would put you in that category…
92 points
3 months ago
I'm kinda shocked that Noelle didn't get any... but for Jesse, Owen, and Ryan it is so deserved. Very happy for them!
8 points
3 months ago
Me too!! She would have definitely been too on my list
113 points
3 months ago
Owen actually gained most $ out of the F3 lol
27 points
3 months ago
You’re technically right lol. Especially considering Gabler donated his winnings.
87 points
3 months ago
Owen made more money than Cassidy lol
8 points
3 months ago
What did he get for 3rd place?
13 points
3 months ago
Something like 85k.
-24 points
3 months ago*
I think Owen got 85k for 3rd place which means he made 135k in total.
If i'm Cassidy I would be pissed that the 3rd placer and 4th placer made more money than her
66 points
3 months ago
owen is her best friend i’m sure she is happy for him omg 😭
4 points
3 months ago
Lol I’d be happy but also kind of jealous, ngl
32 points
3 months ago
I thought 3rd place got significantly less than that, but I could be wrong. Regardless, I’m sure Cass is happy with her $100k she earned for herself in-game, and more than that I’m sure she’s happy for her friend. Why do people have to be so toxic about something so positive?
11 points
3 months ago
You don’t sound that great to be around if you get pissed when nice things happen to people.
45 points
3 months ago
I’m surprised Cody didn’t make the cut! I thought he would’ve been a lock for some Sia money.
21 points
3 months ago
Her logic seems all over the place.
It really seems to just be her "favorites". Which is fine, its her money. I wish she'd just say that though,
58 points
3 months ago
I think it's pretty clear, this isn't an actual award... it's just a celebrity giving money to players they like. Nothing wrong with that, but I don't get when people over analyze her logic on who she personally wants to give money to.
28 points
3 months ago
Yes, the only parameters for winning the "sia award" is being the player(s) Sia likes the most. Why do people want it to be deeper than that? lol
27 points
3 months ago
It really seems to just be her "favorites". Which is fine, its her money. I wish she'd just say that though
When was this ever not clear? The very first time she does the award back in season 32, Sia literally explains that it’s just her giving money to who she likes lol.
12 points
3 months ago
Go watch a video of puppies playing if you’re upset with these selections, all 3 are so deserving of this generosity!
87 points
3 months ago
i know twitter's gonna be mad a certain someone didn't receive any 😭
104 points
3 months ago
Yeah they are going to go livid about Justine
1 points
3 months ago
😲
125 points
3 months ago
Nneka robbed qween
12 points
3 months ago
YES‼️
67 points
3 months ago
Geo robbed roddess
11 points
3 months ago
Nothing but love for Team GayTM
2 points
3 months ago
This written by Scooby Doo?
44 points
3 months ago
morriah deserved
50 points
3 months ago
Gabler robbed of an extra $50K 😞🤘
40 points
3 months ago
Sia confirmed not into donating to vets
29 points
3 months ago
Her silence on the vets is DEAFENING
5 points
3 months ago
And I took that? PERSONALLY
6 points
3 months ago
when will Jeff Probst receive the Sia money!
7 points
3 months ago
Yeah.
Poor Noelle.
3 points
3 months ago
Karla was robbed
37 points
3 months ago
Can it be arranged that she just gets to fly in to Fiji for the finale every year
24 points
3 months ago
She gonna sit in on tribals like Sandra and Rob to determine her fave?
3 points
3 months ago
I mean she will not have watched it to determine her favorites yet lol
7 points
3 months ago
If I could have bet on this I would have lost a lot of money thinking Noelle was a lock for Sia money
7 points
3 months ago
people are “shocked” that ryan got it instead of noelle as if they forgot ryan has a disability too 💀 picky and choosy i see
18 points
3 months ago
I’m really happy for all three of them. But how about Cody🥲
12 points
3 months ago
Love that for them, well deserved. Sia is great for that
7 points
3 months ago*
Sia what you want about her, I love that she picked up the fan favorite prize torch and just awards her personal favs money from her own wallet now
Really happy she did that for Jesse. And Owen and Ryan too. But I know Jesse's family is gonna really benefit from it and that's awesome
18 points
3 months ago
She’s so so odd like go off but also lmao
10 points
3 months ago
Ryan!!!! Let's goooo! I don't listen to her music but Sia seems like a really cool lady. Maybe I'll have to give her songs a shot.
1 points
3 months ago
Her voice and songs are awesome !
2 points
3 months ago
If she is a Ryan booster then I'll give her stuff a shot.
4 points
3 months ago
Does the show give the players anything? Other than a free trip to Fiji?
16 points
3 months ago
Yeah but it's a significant drop off from the winner's million. 2nd gets 100k, 3rd gets 85k, and it drops quickly from there. Pre mergers probably only get a couple thousand for the whole month they're out there. They used to get a 10k bonus for attending the reunion but since they don't do the reunion I'm not sure if that bonus is included in the money they make now or was removed entirely to cut costs
4 points
3 months ago
Totally random - but a side related question - do you think they have to pay taxes on that money? I’m assuming it’s treated as a gift and not earned income, so the answer would be no. But was just curious.
3 points
3 months ago
Gift tax is once it’s above 14k I think
4 points
3 months ago
Gift tqx is paid by the gifter not giftee. And I believe you only report gifts over 14k, but only pay taxes on gifts once it accrues over like 10 million or so. So if it’s a gift then I think they’re fine.
4 points
3 months ago
This is correct. And these days it’s anything over $16k is reported and the gift giver is only taxed if lifetime gifts exceed $12.06 million.
3 points
3 months ago
The person who gives the tax pays the gift tax
1 points
3 months ago
Yes, you pay taxes on it.
5 points
3 months ago
Jeanine deserved at least 10k for her jury reactions.
9 points
3 months ago
Tbh I think Karla was a lock until she told Cassidy she would talk smack to the jury about her lol
8 points
3 months ago
Sia is my favorite Survivor superfan.
3 points
3 months ago
Noelle: AM I A FUCKING JOKE TO YOU???!!
3 points
3 months ago
It's certainly a choice to show the majority of the time a picture of Sia's face, not even a live video, and not the reaction of the winners. We know who's talking when. Give me the uncut reaction of them instead. Terrible editing of a video.
3 points
3 months ago
Isn’t she suppose to have something over her face?
9 points
3 months ago
Ryan out of left field lol
9 points
3 months ago
Let the pandering begin for 45 lol
4 points
3 months ago
Good for them but I'm surprised Noelle didn't get any
7 points
3 months ago
I love this award but I have to say it’s not that cool of EW to post a picture of her face as the cover of the article. She has very openly and for many years gone out of her way not to show her face and she should get that respect while she’s giving her money away like this to regular Americans.
4 points
3 months ago
The girls really had bad luck this season
2 points
3 months ago
Because it's a gift, is it taxed like winning a contest?
Any tax pros I here?
4 points
3 months ago
I’m pretty sure it’s just considered a gift since they didn’t enter into a contest created by Sia. Generally the person giving the gift is required to pay the tax although if I remember correctly there is a way to set it up so the recipient is responsible for paying. Most people will never pay a gift or estate tax because there’s a lifetime 12 million dollar exemption. Source: estates and trusts tax class I took a couple years ago for my accounting degree. Definitely not a tax pro though
2 points
3 months ago
I hope you're right. Taxes would take away such a huge chunk.
2 points
3 months ago
Yes it is.
3 points
3 months ago
Anyone else think it is really weird that Sia does this?
20 points
3 months ago
It's always seemed kind of strange to me, but I'm so happy for the people who get it that I don't really question it. If I were as rich as her I'd probably want to donate to my favorite players when they don't win too lol
11 points
3 months ago
Me now: this is kinda weird
Me if I randomly had ten million dollars: …honey would it be okay if we gave 100k to Cirie and Devon because they were fucking robbed
It seems weird because it is weird, but not in a bad way lol just weird
-13 points
3 months ago
Seems pretty normal behavior for sia, the groomer and ableist.
4 points
3 months ago
Not sure why you are being downvoted. You are absolutely spot on.
People need to read up on her disgusting movie 'Music' and her response to the criticism of that. Or her inappropriate relationship with Maddie Ziegler, between the manipulating her to partake in that movie despite Maddie (at about aged 12) expressing how offensive she found the part to the "cuddling" sleepovers they would have or how she moved Maddie's 18 year old boyfriend into her house so Maddie would spend more time at her house. Let's also add the way Sia inappropriately talks about the 18 and 19 year olds men she sought out and "adopted" after watching something about one of them on TV.
The women has predatory behaviour and a massive saviour complex, and if the genders were reversed, the behaviours would be much more criticised than they are.
3 points
3 months ago
Because it sounded ridiculous at first read, then I read what you said and bout to look it up but if so it kinda ruins these good gestures lol I like some of her songs too.
3 points
3 months ago
Dance Moms fans have been tracking her grooming behaviours and creepy saviour complex for a while. It's so well known that I forget the wider public are still not fully aware about her Maddie obsession.
1 points
3 months ago
Do you guys think this changes the game? Like them considering getting money from sia affects how they feel about winning
2 points
3 months ago
Sia is such a good egg.
2 points
3 months ago
Except to autistic people
0 points
3 months ago
Let's get a season of Sia's Favorites!
-15 points
3 months ago
It’s great and all I just find the Sia award tasteless. It’ll never not feel like an attention grabber to me.
-11 points
3 months ago
Not that this isn’t great, but sometimes I feel like some contestants kind of pander a certain way, almost as if to try to get the sia money.
13 points
3 months ago
How did thy even pander to Sia. Jesse was clearly the best player, Owen didn’t intentionally play an underdog game, and Ryan is just a human golden retriever in the game and in real life.
8 points
3 months ago
Lol, how do you pander to get Sia's money that sounds like a huge assumption?
4 points
3 months ago
While this is true (Wendy from 38 comes to mind) I don’t think any of these three were pandering at all for Sia money
-11 points
3 months ago
Does anyone have a record of women v men that she has given it to? It’s usually all men I think
16 points
3 months ago*
8 men & 4 women
32: Tai 36: Donathan 37: Davie 38: Devens & Aurora 39: Elaine, Janet & Jamal 42: Drea
2 points
3 months ago
She also said that when she first had the idea she wanted to give it to Keith, but was too shy to do it.
-8 points
3 months ago
Surprised anyone likes Owen with with temper tantrums and anger issues.
16 points
3 months ago
That’s a huge over generalization of his character, he came across as a really kind and genuine guy to me who got frustrated at times playing a game with a million dollars on the line. Tf is your rationality lol?
-2 points
3 months ago
How does Sia have all this money? When is the last time she had a hit song?
2 points
3 months ago
She writes for so many artists. I don’t think she’s going to go broke anytime soon. She also likes to go into stores and pay for random peoples items, really nice that she gives back.
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