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Chris

Okay I admit I didn't watch Survivor at all because I think it is a waste of time. I have one question for you folks that were fans of the show... was Richard Hatch really that stupid? I mean really, he won a million dollars from a very public tv event and he thought he could hide his winnings? Man he deserves what ever he gets....

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Richard Hatch, the first winner of the hit reality-television show "Survivor," was sentenced on Tuesday to four years and three months in federal prison for tax evasion.

Once described by a fellow contestant as a "snake," the $1 million jackpot winner on "Survivor" in 2000 also was ordered to undergo psychological counseling upon release and file amended income tax returns for 2000 and 2001 that fully reflect his winnings.

U.S. District Court Judge Ernest Torres said he had increased the sentence above a term suggested in a January trial because he determined Hatch had lied repeatedly about his earnings, taxes, use of charitable funds and extent of property.

"His testimony is replete with statements that are flatly contradicted by credible witnesses and documented evidence," Torres told the courtroom.

Hatch, wearing a prison-issued orange jumpsuit with his legs shackled but his hands uncuffed, said he could explain every statement he made during the trial.