Everything is under the cut...
I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by tonight's show. Two weeks ago, I had missed the regular airing of Survivor. All the usual places that I would go to watch it online, failed. While googling for the episode online, I thought that I had stumbled upon a spoiler that named Rick Nelson as the Sole Survivor.
So for the last couple of episodes, I had to content myself with seeing how it all came down. When Rick's name came up, and he got voted out, I got the mystery back.
I nailed Sophie as the Sole Survivor--not bad considering that my Final Five was a shambles with only Coach and Sophie actually making it through.
For Ozzy and Coach, to coin a phrase, "Always a bridesmaid, but ne'er the bride!"
I really hope that Jeff doesn't follow through on his threat to have a Russell Hantz vs. Brandon Hantz season. I'm Hantz-ed out!
I'm not exactly sure where the next season, Survivor: One World, is supposed to be set. Next season is going to be a tad problematic since I have a 3.5 hours night class on Wednesdays.
The Jury: Jim Rice, Keith Tollefson, Dawn Meehan, Whitney Duncan, John Cochran, Edna Ma, Brandon Hantz, Rick Nelson, and Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth.
So my Final Five are *drumroll...*: Mikayla, Coach, Sophie, Keith and Dawn.
I think Sophie will take it with her silent, but deadly approach...
The actual Final Five: Coach, Sophie, Rick, Albert, and Ozzy.
The actual Final Three: Coach, Sophie, and Albert
Winner: Sophie: 6 votes
Runner-up: Coach: 3 votes
Albert: 0 votes!
Savaii
Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth: Third time a charm? Hopefully this time around, he'll remember to play any Immunity Idols that he finds...-->7th voted out; 1 Redemption Island win, rejoined the Merged Tribe; 9th voted out; 5 Redemption Island wins *2nd run*, rejoined the Final Five; 17th voted out; 15th gone; 9th Jury Member
Semhar Tadesse: Wordsmith and poet.--> 1st voted out; 1st gone
Mark "Papa Bear" Caruso: An ex-NY detective.--> 3rd voted out; 2nd gone
John Cochran: Survivor geek fanboy who is a legend in his own mind...--> 13th voted out; 11th gone; 5th Jury Member
Whitney Duncan: A Country music singer.-->12th voted out; 10th gone; 4th Jury Member
Dawn Meehan: An English professor. "Infirm of purpose! Give me the daggers"--> 11th voted out; 9th gone; 3rd Jury Member
Jim Rice: A professional poker player who thinks that he's all that...-->10th voted out; 7th gone; 1st Jury Member
Keith Tollefson: A water sanitation tech with a broken heart--literally. He has a pacemaker at 26 years old.--> 8th voted out; 8th gone; 2nd Jury Member
Elyse Umemoto: Dance team manager. --> 5th voted out; 4th gone
Upolu
Benjamin "Coach" Wade: The Jackass is back for a third time.
Christine Markoski: A NY teacher who earned her tribe's ire for obviously looking for the Hidden Immunity Idol the first day and Coach's ire for calling him a "temporary player" right off the bat!--> 2nd voted out; 6th gone
Sophie Clarke: A medical student
Albert Destrade: Baseball and dating coach!
Brandon Hantz: Russell Hantz's nephew and still a sack of shit--the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!--> 15th voted out; 13th gone; 7th Jury Member
Edna Ma: An anesthesiologist and playing a shrinking violet... so far.--> 14th voted out; 12th gone; 6th Jury Member
Rick Nelson: A rancher with a genuine cowboy handlebar mustache!--> 16th voted out; 14th gone; 8th Jury Member
Stacey Powell: A mortician.-->4th voted out; 3rd gone
Mikayla Wingle: A lingerie football player--ya can't make this shit up!--> 6th voted out; 5th gone
Not Quite Dead Yet... aka Redemption Island
Ozzy Lusth, Savaii 5 wins-- Rejoined the Tribe for the second time.
Dead And Gone...
Semhar Tadesse, Savaii
Mark "Papa Bear" Caruso, Savaii
Stacey Powell, Upolu
Elyse Umemoto, Savaii
Mikayla Wingle, Upolu
Christine Markoski, Upolu 5 wins
/Jim Rice, Savaii*
\Keith Tollefson, Savaii*
/Dawn Meehan, Savaii*
\Whitney Duncan, Savaii*
John Cochran, Savaii
Edna Ma, Upolu
Brandon Hantz, Upolu
*/ \ Eliminated at the same Redemption Island Challenge