Sam Phalen stood, feet in the hot Fiji sand, with what felt like 100 cameras pointed at his face. None of it felt real until he heard the words “Welcome to Survivor” come out of Jeff Probst’s mouth. Lipscomb alum Sam Phalen (2022) recently got the chance to live a “lifelong dream” as a cast member on the popular reality TV show: Survivor.  “It was a dream forever,” said Phalen. “I had always told people I would do it one day.”  If making the cast list weren’t enough for Phalen, he made it to the last day of the show and finished as runner-up for Season 47. This isn’t the…