Tony Vlachos

Tony Vlachos
Born
Anthony Vlachos

(1973-09-10) September 10, 1973 (age 51)[1]
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Occupation(s)Police officer, Reality Television Personality
TelevisionSurvivor: Cagayan (winner)
Survivor: Game Changers
Survivor: Winners at War (winner)
SpouseMarissa Vlachos (2012 – present)
Children2

Anthony Vlachos (born September 10, 1973) is an American police officer, best known for competing on the reality television competition series Survivor, of which he is the second person to win two seasons. He won the show's 28th season, Survivor: Cagayan, as well as the 40th season, Survivor: Winners at War. He also competed in the 34th season, Survivor: Game Changers, where he was the second person voted out. He is set to compete for a fourth time on Survivor, where he will represent the USA on the upcoming Australia V The World season of Australian Survivor, set to air in 2025.

As a Survivor player, he was noted for his strategic, dominant gameplay, with which he was able to manipulate other contestants while avoiding being voted against at Tribal Council, as well as his humor.[2][3][4] Vlachos is also known for his long-lasting "Cops R' Us" partnership with fellow contestant and police officer Sarah Lacina, who won Game Changers, the two participating in the same three seasons they appeared on.[3]

In February 2015, following Vlachos' first season on the show, Survivor host Jeff Probst published a list of his "Top 10 Survivor Winners of All Time," ranking Vlachos fourth, stating that he had "never seen anyone play with that much energy and juggle that many balls at once, and pull it all off."[5] Upon winning the 40th season and its accompanying $2 million prize, Vlachos became the first man to win Survivor twice (and second person altogether after Sandra Diaz-Twine). He has won the most money from Survivor among all contestants, totaling just over $3 million across his three seasons. Martin Holmes of Vulture called Vlachos the "King of Survivor", and he is widely considered the greatest Survivor contestant of all time.[3]

  1. ^ a b Vlachos, Tony. "About Tony". tonyvlachos.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  2. ^ Ross, Dalton (May 13, 2020). "Survivor: Winners at War finale recap: Dominance is rewarded". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Holmes, Martin (May 14, 2020). "Survivor: Winners at War Season Finale Recap: Crowning Glory". Vulture. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  4. ^ McAtee, Riley (May 14, 2020). "After 'Winners at War,' the 'Survivor' GOAT Officially Has Been Crowned". The Ringer. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  5. ^ Wigler, Josh (February 20, 2015). "Jeff Probst Names His Top Ten Survivor Winners Of All Time". Parade.