Survivor: South Pacific Winner Crowned

First Published: December 19, 2011 9:15 AM EST Credit: Getty Images Caption Survivor contestants Benjamin Coach Wade, winner Sophie Clarke and Albert Destrade are seen at the CBS Survivor: South Pacific Finale & Reunion at CBS Televison City in Los Angeles on December 18, 2011 LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Sophie Clarke slayed the competition on Survivor: South Pacific. The brainy 22-year-old medical student from Willsboro, N.Y., overcame 39-year-old Survivor veteran Benjamin Coach Wade of Susanville, Calif., and 26-year-old high school baseball coach Albert Destrade of Plantation, Fla., to win the CBS reality competitions $1 million grand prize Sunday. Clarke earned six votes from the nine-person jury of former players. I think I had my finger on the pulse of the game the whole time, said Clarke after it was announced she won. Clarke secured her place among the final three contestants on the 23rd edition of Survivor by forging a strong alliance from the outset and winning three individual immunity challenges, including the final physical competition, which ousted seasoned 30-year-old Survivor veteran Oscar Ozzy Lusth of Venice, Calif., from the 39-day survival contest. I knew the only one that could beat me at a challenge no offense, guys was Sophie, Lusth said. Wade, who previously competed on the Tocantins and Heroes vs. Villains editions, and Lusth, who was featured on the Cook Islands and Micronesia editions, formed strong alliances with new contestants, though Lusth spent most of the games second half on Redemption Island battling fellow voted-off castaways for a chance to return to the game. At the end of the finale, show host Jeff Probst announced that the 24th season would be titled Survivor: One World and would feature two tribes competing against each other while living together on one island. One World is set to premiere in February. Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.