Joyce won his third county medal in 2007, defeating surprise finalists Milltown in the final by two points.

When the final match was set, Canada was facing off against Sweden, a surprise finalist.

In episode 1, Sandra was added later as a surprise finalist after having been initially rejected as a final contestant during the last round of casting.

The Zurich born player was a surprise finalist at the Swiss Open in 1986, coming into the tournament ranked 403 in the world.

Krajicek ended up winning the title, defeating other surprise finalist MaliVai Washington.

Of course there's always the possibility of a dark horse, like the chamber musical "Running Man," which was a surprise finalist in 1999.

In the final, Sakhnin beat surprise finalists, second division side Hapoel Haifa 4-1.

Rather than "bombing out" like a rookie, Williams said, she pulled herself together and ambushed Kournikova, this event's surprise finalist.

Kroslak, ranked 153d in the world, was a surprise finalist.

Touted as a possible surprise finalist, he started well, winning his heat and his quarter-final.