"Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains" won't premiere on CBS until February 11, but as with every season you can expect a profile of each contestant here leading up to the 20th edition of the popular reality competition.
Today, the focus is on Jessica "Sugar" Kiper
Name: "Sugar" Kiper
Age: 30
Occupation: Pin-up girl / actress
Location: Los Angeles, California
Past seasons: "Survivor: Gabon"
Tribe: Heroes
Claim to fame: Sugar is one of the more rebellious castaways in "Survivor" history, as she often goes about things in her own unique way. She had an alliance with Ace until she blindsided him; then, she aligned herself with Kenny and Crystal until she decided that they were too "evil." to keep around. Ultimately, she basically gave up any chance she had at winning in giving Bob the chance to go to the final three.
Is she an All-Star? I'm not sure. She certainly is memorable, but it's difficult to say whether or not she should be commended for some of her moves. In blindsiding Ace, she more or less proved that she is vulnerable to what other people tell her. Then, she cost herself a million bucks by siding with the "good guys." So while these moves make her heroic, they don't necessarily make her a good player.
Analysis: Randy is right in saying that Sugar is smarter than most people think she is. She is really good at the basic element of "Survivor:" surviving. She's one of the weakest people in the cast this season, and she's going to have trouble with so many other competitive players. One of her other strategies, flirting, will really only work with J. T. and James on the Heroes tribe.
Prediction: On one side of the coin, Sugar has the potential to go really far in this game. She may be underestimated early on, and after the merge she will be the perfect person to go far in the game. On the other hand, with so many "alpha male" types on the Heroes it's going to be tough for her to make it past the first few episodes. I'm betting that Sugar will be able to make it past the first couple of tribal councils, but her luck will run out sooner rather than later.
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