She competed for a third time in Survivor: Winners at War, the show's 40th season, in 2020 where she finished in 4th place and was the final jury member.
She then attended Wartburg College in Waverly, where she competed on the track and cross country teams[6] and earned a Bachelor's degree in Social Work.
Her mother, who has worked in law enforcement[5] and has managed the Muscatine County Joint Communications Center, served as her inspiration to become a cop.
She wanted to vote him out at the first post-merge Tribal Council, but she ultimately agreed with the other members of the Aparri alliance to target Jefra Bland.
At the Final Tribal Council, Lacina voiced her frustration to Vlachos for swearing on his badge and going back on his word, and said she would have never done that.
She received votes from Smith, Bradshaw, Hali Ford, Andrea Boehlke, Cirie Fields, Aubry Bracco, and Tai Trang.
While they were outnumbered 3-2 and Lacina was a target on Day 14, she was spared when original Sele's Ben Driebergen and Adam Klein joined herself and Clarke in voting out Rob Mariano.
Lacina became a target once again after she gave her reward to Nick Wilson on his birthday, which players like Klein felt was calculated.
On Day 37, she organized Driebergen's elimination but left Vlachos out in order to make a move against him and increase her chances of winning.
While her fire reached the rope first, Vlachos would go on to win, making Lacina the nineteenth person eliminated from Survivor: Winners at War and the 16th and final member of the largest jury ever.
[10] In 2022, Lacina competed on the CBS series The Challenge: USA where she finished as the female winner of the season, taking home $254,500.
[11][12] Lacina lives in Marion, Iowa, with her husband and fellow police officer, Wyatt Wardenburg,[8] and their son Knox.