Sole Survivor

Qualifications
In order to be the Sole Survivor, the castaway must be not be removed from the game (either by being voted out, disqualified, voluntarily quitting or by forced evacuation by the moderators) - unless a twist returns them (e.g. Redemption Island) - until the Final Tribal Council (usually done during Day 39). Then, the castaway must get the most Jury votes among the finalists that also reached the Final Tribal Council, which usually consists of 2-3 castaways.

Trivia

 * For the first four seasons, every Sole Survivor has been a different race.
 * Heidi is Hispanic-American.
 * Frank is Caucasian.
 * Marissa is Asian-American.
 * Dominique is African-American.
 * Tanya ruined this by being the next Caucasian to win.
 * This features two Sole Survivors winning back to back that are actually best friends. Which are Tanya and Kathy.