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Chris Claims "Survivor"

Chris Daugherty was right. Balance has nothing to do with winning Survivor. Now, holding a pose with a bow and arrow...

The 34-year-old Ohio man, who couldn't make it across a balance beam to save his life much less his tribe on the first episode of CBS' Survivor: Vanuatu, proved handier with archery tools on Sunday's finale, setting up his $1 million win as the game's ultimate player.

Twila Tanner, 42, of Iowa, finished second.

In the final tribal council meeting, Daugherty received five votes; Tanner just two. As her tally indicated, Tanner wasn't a volcanic island favorite, having freaked out some of the players by once swearing on her son's life to strike an alliance. (For the record, Tanner's little fella is 23.)

A crafty Daugherty chose Tanner over Earth mother Scout Cloud Lee, 60, to go with him before the tribal council. Daugherty won the right to pick his easy-pickings competition by winning the final challenge: The aforementioned bow-and-arrow thing.

Daugherty, who helps build roads as a worker for the Ohio Department of Transportation, looked to be on shaky ground with the all-male Lopevi tribe when his unbalance-beam routine cost his mates an immunity challenge.

But Daugherty seemingly was unfazed, remarking that a Survivor champ merely has to outwit the competition, not "outbalance" them. In the end, he was right--he didn't get voted off that first episode; Brook Geraghty, 28, did.

Daugherty's father, Jim, told the Springfield (Ohio) News-Sun that he thought his son would keep his day job if he were to win.

"He's very frugal," Jim Daugherty told the paper. "He rides around in a 1988 Ford Ranger."

After being awarded seven figures at the conclusion of the live, two-hour finale Sunday night, Chris Daugherty probably can ride around in whatever he likes. Provided the tires are balanced.

Survivor: Vanuatu is the ninth edition of the reality TV standard-bearer. While other unscripted series have struggled ratings-wise this fall, Vanuatu has hung tough, averaging 19.6 million viewers.

As announced Sunday, the 10th installment will be held on the Pacific island nation of Palau with a record number of castaways competing for $1 million prize. Host Jeff Probst says the 20 contestants will be "wiped out in the first 10 minutes."

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