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Top 10 Pop Culture Moments of 2016: Adam Wins Survivor

12/19/2016

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​I'm a Survivor superfan, but in the 400 hours of my life I've spent watching the show (dear God, someone stop me), I don't think I've ever shed a tear over it. That changed a few weeks ago, during the finale of Survivor's 33rd season. Survivor: Millenials vs. Gen X was full of fun characters, controversial strategy and of course, drama. Drama is pretty much a requirement for reality TV. And while I maintain that Survivor is one of the reality shows with the least manufactured drama, there's no denying producers do all they can to heighten tension.

Adam's win, though, was perhaps the realest moment I've ever seen on television. The 25-year-old homeless shelter manager played an imperfect game, but his victory will go down in reality TV's hall of fame. 

Adam originally went out for the show with his mom, hoping to earn spots on the Blood vs. Water themed season a few years back. When she was diagnosed with lung cancer, though, he was emboldened to play alone, as a morale booster for his family. A fan since childhood, playing - and winning - was a dream come true. His mom, though, passed an hour after he returned home. 

Watching a person's highest and lowest moments unfold on live television was almost too much to handle.

"This is crazy because this is my life," Adam says through tears, a million dollar check in hand. "It's such a beautiful story, I get that, looking from the outside of this. But this is my life. And it's real."

The comedy and tragedy of the moment is borderline Shakespearean - and it's real. This is why Survivor lives on long after shows like American Idol and Joe Millionaire are canceled. It's why I'll continue to tune in for as long as Jeff Probst continues snuffing torches.
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10/10/2017 04:13:02 am

Congratulations to the award you receive. We all that dreams in life that we want to achieve ever since we are a kid, as time goes by it gets deeper. We see and realize things that will mean the most to us, knowing every value of it. It is very heart warming to receive awards because with that you'll feel more appreciated and you'll feel that people really recognize your hard work and effort. It is fun to inspire people, using our talents to make them believe in their capacities because we all know that some people has low self esteems that's why they are sometimes insecure with what others can do. We have to believe in our capabilities in order for us to reach and have what we want for our lives.

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