Simon Stanton

Simon Stanton was a contestant on Simvivor: Philippines. He finished in 2nd place respectively. Simon is best known for his friendship and alliance with Simvivor winner, Michelle Bakara. Simon was voted the best player of the season and recieved a $100,000 prize.

Simvivor: Philippines
Simon began as a member of the Kalahati tribe. Simon, an openly gay man, decided to keep his sexual orientation a secret until he felt the time was right. Simon layed low for the first part of the game, he joined his tribe in the descision to vote out Kelly. Simon soon found himself on the outs when he voted with Oscar and Gary to eliminate Adrian. Simon layed low and helped vote his ally Gary out on Day 15. In episode 6, Simon and Michelle Bakara became a member of the Malakas tribe. At this point Simon came out of the closet to his fellow tribemates. At the merge Simon and his fellow ex-Kalahatis found themselves in the minority against the powerful Malakas alliance. He lost his close friend Ashley on Day 21. On Day 24 Simon along with his allies Michelle Bakara and Adrian Haynor joined Noah, Denise, Mercedes, and Cesar to vote off Ty. Simon and his alliance then followed Michelle's plan to align with Cassandra Dupree to eliminate Denise. Stanton and his allinace would then turn on Dupree on Day 30 making her the 3rd member of the jury. Simon faced one of his defining moments in the game when he refused to be apart of Michelle Bakara's fan to blindside his friend and ally Adrian Haynor. After Haynor's departure, Stanton was hesitant about his trust in Michelle. However, he stuck with her to vote out Noah, Mercedes, and Cesar, making him and Michelle the final two. Despite playing a solid social game, and remaining loyal to his friends Stanton would lose to Michelle in the final tribal council by a vote of 4-3. At the reunion show, Simon was given the award for Best Player and recieved the $100,000 prize.

Trivia

 * Simon is the first openly gay contestant on any Simvivor series.
 * Simon is the first contestant to win the award for Best Player.
 * Simon is the only male contestant to win the award for Best Player.