Not mentioned, and I read all, instead of the screw extractor pliers, cheap ‘ol me has used a pair of vice grips MANY times. I even got a a set of security screws (the ones that you can only tighten) out this way. They make several different sizes of vice grips.
To prevent problems I suggest only using good high quality screw drivers to begin with, nothing from your local grocery store, Walgreens, cheap discount stores.