Tribal Council was a doozy for me,
for a multitude of reasons.
I wanted it to be me, Liana and Danny at the end,
but Liana went home.
And also I didn't expect to get emotional.
The gameplay and morals intersected,
and it was so hard.
But people don't understand that extra barrier,
that extra baggage that you bring into this game.
And it's a blessing to have such a diverse cast,
but, like, I didn't think this decision, this moment,
voting her out, would be this hard.
So...
it's really tough.
That was a rough one.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
I know.
I don't want race, or any of that stuff,
to stop you guys from playing the game.
So don't ever feel bad.
Like, it is what it is.
I'm... okay.
Like, I'm 1,000% okay.
Yeah. Yeah. All right.
It was, it was great.
I appreciate that, bro.
I hope you know that, right?
- 1,000%, man. - Okay.
At the end of the day, when emotions are real, they're real.
When situations hit home and they are close to your heart,
that's just what it is.
And honestly I think it was the moment that we needed.
So I'm just happy that, like, at least I said it out loud.
- Yeah, man. That was... - I'm sitting here, trying
to act like it was, like, all good,
knowing that, like, it wasn't all good.
That-that mess was eating me alive, bro, so...
I just wish it wasn't her. Like, I...
Damn.
It was depressing. You know what I'm saying?
It's like you have new life in this game
with this Do or Die option.
If it is a skull, you're gone and your game ends.
Let's reveal your box.
- Oh, my God. - Oh!
Deshawn got flame.
You are safe, my friend.
But then you just had part of your flame
a little dimmed when-when one of your good allies left the game.
So it sucked to see her go,
but I'm in final six.
And I truly believe in fate.
Yeah.
Xander gave me his word
that he would vote with us in that Tribal,
and I thought he saw the picture
of Ricard being a bigger threat.
I'm-a be like...
So in NFL terms,
this would be like having the opportunity
to knock off the old Tom Brady dynasty,
and, for some reason, we decided to go play kickball instead
and let them win another Super Bowl.
That is the equivalent of how crazy this is
that we decided not to vote out Ricard.
I kept my shield in the game.
People want Ricard out bad.
And that's perfect for me, because I used to be that guy.
So it was a strategic decision on my end,
so that I could get further.
We can get Ricard out.
But now my ideal scenario is that we all work together
and he does go home.
Mm-hmm.
Last night, when you shared this struggle
that you were having with-with other issues
that I didn't-- knew nothing about,
that-that was heavy...
Yeah, that was, that was very heavy.
And I just want you to know, like, I don't expect you
to, like, know that I was going through what I was going through
because I tried not to make it a thing.
- You want to... - Wh-Why don't you share with me?
- I-I might not understand. - Well, well, well, no, uh...
I know I'm not gonna understand 100%.
That was the first time I actually had to, like,
say I'm voting out somebody who looks like me,
who sometimes feels like my sister.
All the other votes leading up to Shan,
I didn't feel as, like...
- Connected. - There was not that-that cultural connection, right?
And then with Shan it was just like,
me and her didn't have the best relationship.
And a lot of me was, like, trying to, like,
act like, "Oh, it was all good."
Just chalk it up to the game or whatever,
but it was never all good for me.
You don't want that to be, like, a catalyst for any vote.
You don't want that to be even a topic of discussion.
We are still playing the game,
and so you don't even sometimes think about
how race can have any bearings,
but it's just, like, it-it comes up
in every facet of life.
And sometimes it's just, like, it's hard to avoid.
- That makes me more aware. - Mm-hmm.
And I never even thought of that.
- I know. - So I'm sorry you were dealing with that.
I am coming to realize
there are a lot of different layers
to the people I'm playing with.
When something is brought to your attention
that you might not have understood before,
it's important that I take that back with me.
There's so many people who would just, like, roll their eyes
and not ask questions and not care about these things.
And so, thank you for everything
that you said yesterday at Tribal.
- Thank you for telling me. - Of course. Of course.
I would never let somebody I'm close to not know,
and I thank you for listening.
I hate seeing my friend hurt,
but glad it was revealed
so I would understand something
that I didn't even know was right there in front of me.
I'm glad
I'm a part of this season. I needed to be here.
This was my time.
I want this season to make a difference.
I was actually going to tell you, like,
I admire that you were vulnerable
'cause I think it's, like, very brave to do that, right?
Like, on a diverse cast, you want to hope,
"Okay, now it's, like, fair
and it's, like, equitable for everybody."
- But everybody's coming in at a different place. - Mm-hmm.
And everybody carries different expectations
- or different responsibilities. - Mm-hmm.
And, like, we haven't really, like, talked about them.
Yeah. Does that affect you here, or is it kind of just, like,
you're able to kind of separate the two?
I mean, it affects me.
You, like, want to deliver, like, what Survivor
and, like, what everybody wants.
- That's... - Like, I have-- feel a lot of guilt
- for, like, voting out Liana. - Yeah.
So I'm like, "Oh, ..., I know that, like, everybody wants,
- like, a woman to win after so many seasons." - Mm-hmm.
And I'm like, "I'm not doing
- what people want right now." - Mm-hmm.
It's been a long time
since a woman's won.
I want to see a woman win, ideally me.
But I couldn't help but feel, like, a lot of guilt
and, like, I was letting a lot of people down
when I voted to eliminate Liana last night.
I'm glad that you felt comfortable enough
- to share that. - Mm-hmm.
'Cause, honestly, this is the game
that you feel like you have to play.
- It's like, you're here. - I know.
This is... this is what feels right for you.
A lot of people, like, went through a lot of hurt this year,
and they, like, want to see,
like, heroes that look like them.
It's like a moral dilemma that I think everybody faces,
but, like, Deshawn was just the first one
brave enough to talk about it.
It's not just about color
and just about gender and just about...
Like, it goes... it goes deeper than that.
In this game, it goes deeper than that.
This experience has been truly a beautiful mess because
the mess came, but the beauty is-is on the rise,
and-and I see the... the meaning
in everything that's happened so far.
So I'm-I'm thankful.
All right, day 22.
Ready to get to today's reward challenge?
- Yep. - Sure. Yep.
For today's challenge,
you're gonna be divided
into two teams of three.
On my go, one player from each team will leap off the net ramp,
dive down, and release a set of buoys.
You'll bring one to the finish.
Then the next person goes.
Once you have all three buoys here,
you'll attempt to land them... in three baskets.
First team to finish wins reward.
- Want to know what you're playing for?
Today, the winning team will have their choice.
You can enjoy grilled chicken and veggies,
or cake, cookies and candy.
- Worth playing for? Yeah. Yeah.
Um, I mean, yeah, I don't need either of them.
I thought we were gonna come in, and maybe you'd say like,
a letter, family letter or something like that.
- Ugh. Every other day,
it's, "No rice? No food? What is this? Survivor?"
Today I said you get a choice-- chicken and veggies,
which will just fuel you for the immunity challenge,
or if you really have a craving for sugar,
you can have that, and you say
- you want a loved one letter. - Yeah.
I can't figure it out.
All right, let's do it.
All right, going for blue, it is Ricard,
Heather and Danny.
Going for yellow-- Erika, Deshawn and Xander.
Deshawn's hoping for a miracle letter from home to drop
- from the sky.
Survivors ready.
Go.
It's Danny and Xander in the water first.
They have the biggest job
because they have to dive down and release the buoys.
Danny's gonna be off first... with an awkward leap.
Xander with a nice dive.
And releases the buoys and comes up. Danny dives down.
He's got it. Now you're looking
for one buoy, light blue or yellow.
You got to bring it back and get it in your basket
and get on the platform before the next person can go.
Go, yellow! It's Deshawn in the water.
Go, blue!
It's Ricard in the water.
Deshawn struggling up that net.
Nothing is easy on day 22.
Hit it, Deshawn.
That's how you do it.
Ricard's in the water.
There you go.
Deshawn working it.
Ricard's got his buoy.
You got to get up there and get it in that basket.
Danny, you could help with that.
Go, blue!
It's Heather in the water.
Deshawn completely fatigued.
Go, yellow! It's Erika in the water now.
You got it, Erika!
Good job, Heather!
Look at Heather on day 22. Still fighting.
Look at that, Heather! There you go.
Heather's in the water.
Here comes Erika. She's in the water, and we got a challenge.
You got it, Erika.
Erika has her buoy.
- Heather reaches her buoy. You got it, Erika.
Now you got to get back to the platform.
Every second counts in these challenges.
Help her up.
Heather's just got to get up.
Ricard gonna give her a hand.
- Yes. - You're good, blue.
You're good, yellow.
It's Ricard and Heather retrieving for blue,
and it's Xander and Erika retrieving for yellow.
You've got one buoy at a time. You got to retrieve that buoy.
- It is Danny shooting for blue. - Ah.
Deshawn shooting for yellow.
- Deshawn nails the first. - That-a-boy, Deshawn.
Yellow in the lead with one.
Danny now feeling the pressure.
It's all right.
Deshawn going for two.
Just misses. Danny short again.
Blue trying to make a switch.
Ricard's gonna come in. Danny's in the water now.
Ricard's gonna give it a go.
Heather getting out of the water now.
What's happening with blue?
- Ah. Heather gonna wait.
It's gonna be one person in the water while Ricard shoots.
- Yeah! - And he nails it
- with his first shot. There you go.
We are tied one-one.
Deshawn just misses with the second.
Ricard with his second shot.
Just misses, but now nobody to rebound.
Oh, you got it.
That buoy is floating a long ways away.
- Oh! - A very interesting and confusing strategy by blue.
Can only be explained by absolute exhaustion.
Deshawn, is that it?
Yes, it is! That is two for yellow.
- There you go. Ricard,
- just short. Oh, come on, so close!
Deshawn for the win.
- And he's got it!
- Deshawn... Yes!
-...Erika and Xander win. - Thank you guys so much.
Yes.
All right, Erika, Deshawn, Xander,
you have a big decision to make. You have a choice.
You can either have what some would say would be fuel.
That's chicken and veggies.
Or if you got a craving, cake, cookies, candy.
- We... yeah. - We should fuel ourselves, you know?
- Yeah, we need the protein. - Yeah, we need the protein.
- So, let's do the chicken and veggies. - All right.
Chicken and veggies will be waiting for you back at camp.
Heather, Ricard, Danny,
got nothing for you. Everybody, grab your stuff,
- swim out, enjoy your afternoon. - Thanks, Jeff.
This is the first moment
after my little Do or Die win that I can prove
that, like, now I'm about to start winning.
You're about to see a whole new version of me.
And having Xander and Erika offers me a chance to say,
"Let's talk about if you guys have your head
on your shoulders again, and if you're ready to get Ricard out."
That was sick.
Time to eat, y'all. Wow.
- Let's do it. - Sustenance. Let's do it, man.
- Let's dig in. - Wow.
The reward-- chicken and vegetables--
this is Xander candy.
This is, like, my kind of food.
Oh, gosh, Xander, this is, like, perfect for your diet.
- Oh, my God, you guys. Oh, my God.
So, this is
like a little taste of home.
Thank you, rocks, for putting me on the winning team.
And the beauty of the reward is food is put on the table,
but also new potential allies
and new plans are put on the table.
I see you guys are strong in your voting,
and I want to let y'all know
if I can help you out in any way, I'm here, bro.
Everyone at home would be like, "What the hell are you doing
- not voting out Ricard?" Yeah. - Yeah. - Yeah.
I feel the same exact way. I just feel like...
Yeah. Yeah.
- Everybody agrees Ricard. - Yeah.
That's what we're thinking is the next step.
When Xander and Erika bring up Ricard, it's like,
"Well, duh. Like, y'all should have did this the last vote."
But this time, if you guys are ready, this is it.
Like, we finally get to play this game
on an even playing field.
So if all goes to plan and we get rid of Ricard next round...
Mm-hmm. - what are we thinking?
I'm down to clown with y'all, honestly.
Yeah, we could be sitting together.
- Exactly right. - The three of us could be sitting together.
- Then it's anyone's game. - Mm-hmm.
- Just know I'm down. Yeah.
I shake my head, nod, and it sounds awesome,
and I'm all on board,
but I don't trust any of these people
as far as I can throw them now.
So what you tell me is great, but we'll see
if they come to their senses come Tribal Council.
Mm.
You want to just chill for a second,
and we'll go get some burlap and some sticks?
Yeah. All right, let's do it.
- I'll be the one to keep you smiling. I'll get it.
As soon as Heather and Ricard leave, I go
on a hidden immunity idol search.
Shan's idol is gone now, so we assume that it is back in play.
My back is against the wall,
so if there is an idol, I hope I find it,
but I won't leave without knowing
that I searched until I couldn't search anymore.
Because me and Deshawn are on the bottom,
an idol could really change the game at this point.
While Ricard and I are working on the fire,
couldn't find Danny.
When I see Danny walking to camp,
he was just humming to himself.
I-I don't know what it is. There was just something
about his vibe that shifted.
That scares me.
How was it?
It was good. It was honestly just... It was
a few pieces of, like, grilled chicken...
And it just makes me
think he has an idol.
I don't know why I have this strong vibe.
Maybe I'm totally wrong, but I'm not
usually this wrong.
I think Danny just found the idol.
About an hour ago.
There was definitely more pep in Danny's step,
so, think it would be wise of us to all assume
that he has found something and to
add that into the equation of what we're going to do
going forward.
I don't know. Might be wrong.
Oh, I hope he didn't.
Look at the sun. Look at the sun.
Oh. Ooh, it's... There we go. That's freaking beautiful.
I know.
Yes.
Here.
I honestly believe in what I told you yesterday
as far as like a final three.
- And here's the reason why. - Yeah.
Like, you and I were on the same tribe,
but we didn't really play the game the same way.
- No. - So that's different, and so it's, like,
if you bring Heather, you guys kind of have a similar story.
No, and that's the thing, and I-I worry about it
- between if people see Heather and I as, like, one. - Yeah.
One of my fears at the end is
people not being able to differentiate the game
that Heather played versus the game that I played.
So, in talking to Deshawn I'm thinking, "Okay, maybe
the chicken reward final three is the right final three."
Like, I think if we stay close,
- we can figure this out. Make it.
Having Deshawn stay in the game--
new life for him, and it was a new opportunity for us
to potentially,
you know, get our working relationship back on track
and make the big move
we've always said we wanted to make together.
I just have to get to the end and then worry
about explaining everything once I get there.
- Yeah. - But, no, I'm...
- But do you get what I mean? - I know. That...
Like, that's why I wanted to get water with you.
At least the three of us have three different stories.
We all could tell it individually.
I can't step on your toes,
can't step on Xander's toes
'cause we didn't play the game the same.
Erika, Xander and I, in all honesty,
all three of us have played very different games,
and we would all have a fair shot, I think,
when we pitch to the jury.
But this morning I was really just trying
to get her to say, like,
"I can't go to the end with Heather,"
trying to get her to say it verbally out loud,
and she said that a couple times.
I'm sure Heather has to start thinking
the same thing about me.
I haven't heard her say that, though.
- Okay. - That's the thing.
I don't know
how that information would suit me in the future.
I just wanted to plant the seed with her
and just see what would happen.
Ooh, let's keep this between us.
I'm hoping that it means something down the line,
and then I can look up and say, "Damn, that seed
"that I planted on day 23-- it just sprouted
into this very fruitful fruit."
You know, and I'm about to eat it. I'm about
to bite into this million dollars because of that seed.
Come on in.
All right, the final six
soon to become the final five.
Today will have a big part in that.
First things first, Danny, got to take it back.
Know you don't want me to.
There we go.
Once again, immunity is back up for grabs.
For today's challenge, you're gonna spin to unspool
a coil of rope.
You're going to then make your way across a series
of obstacles, collecting one puzzle piece along the way.
You'll use that piece to solve aSurvivor word puzzle.
First person to finish wins immunity,
guaranteed a spot in the final five.
Losers, somebody will be voted out
and become the sixth member of our jury.
Big stakes. We'll draw for spots,
we'll get started. Here we go. Gonna be fun.
All right, here we go for immunity
and a guaranteed spot in the final five.
Survivors ready.
Go.
Everybody moving very fast during this section,
which is the only way to attack it.
You want to get there as fast as you can.
Danny's there, but now he's got to get out of it.
Xander's out of it. He falls.
There goes Ricard.
Deshawn is across.
Heather is struggling.
That's okay, Heather.
You have struggled before. Keep digging.
It's Danny first to the balance beam.
The consequence for moving so quickly is, now you are dizzy.
Very, very tricky.
You can shinny across if you want.
There goes Ricard.
He has won two individual immunities.
Ricard starts to untie his puzzle piece.
Xander's working on his. Danny's working on his.
Erika getting there. Deshawn inching slowly.
You are all dizzy from the game,
and you're dizzy from this challenge.
- Oh, my God. - Heather drops. She's got to go back.
Ricard is the first out.
He can start working that puzzle.
You're working from the bottom
to the top, but it reads from the top to the bottom.
Here goes Heather. Now she's got it.
Danny's got his... Ooh!
No, you got to come back. Big fall by Danny,
but he's got the puzzle piece.
Xander's good. Danny drops again.
Survivor can get anybody on any given day.
Erika's good. Deshawn is good. Danny's good.
Keep working, Heather. You're in this.
This puzzle is difficult. It's going to take a minute.
You got a shot.
That is how you do it, Heather.
Everybody is in this.
Now you're solving a seven-word phrase.
23 days out here. This gets you to final five.
Only two people in the game that
have not won individual immunity
are Heather and Deshawn, side-by-side.
Erika has won it, Xander's won it, Danny's won it.
Ricard has won it twice.
Ricard is working quickly, checking
to make sure it's the same on the front as it is on the back,
because it must be.
Deshawn trying to look down.
You better hope you're stealing from somebody who is right.
Ricard takes his apart now and starting over.
Deshawn making a little progress.
If he's right, it would be a big win, his first.
Xander trying to get into it.
Erika trying to get into it.
Ricard is back on the move. So is Deshawn.
Right now, it is Deshawn and Ricard.
Ricard checking again. We are neck and neck right now!
Who's going to get there first?
When you think you have it, step back and call it.
- Got it. - Ricard thinks he has it. Call it!
"Don't make this next vote your last."
That's it! Ricard wins his third individual immunity.
What a performance. Cannot be voted out,
guaranteed a spot in the final five.
Wow. That was fast.
-♪ - What clued you in on that?
Because you got it very quickly.
Um, the entire time I was unspooling,
I was thinking of every four-letter word
I can in this game, until I had them all,
and I just needed to rearrange them when I got here.
That's impressive.
- Let me get your necklace.
Ricard, come on over.
- Good job. - Good job, bro.
For the third time this season, you've won individual immunity.
That's already a small club. Most importantly,
you cannot be voted out of this game.
You are guaranteed a spot in the final five,
that much closer to the end.
As for the rest of you, after 23 days,
Tribal Council tonight,
somebody will be the 13th person
voted out and the sixth member
of our jury. Grab your stuff, head back.
See you tonight at Tribal. Congrats.
- Good job. - Good job, bro.
Before the challenge, everybody was just thinking,
"We just have to beat Ricard, we have to beat Ricard."
But we were so focused on plan A
that when Ricard actually pulls out the win,
we're like, "Oh, crap.
Time to put together a Plan B."
Congrats, Ricard. Congrats, Ricard.
- Congratulations, Ricard. - Congrats, man.
Liana.
Hmm.
Ricard wins the challenge,
and I kind of go back into my "I told you so."
We had the perfect opportunity to do this at the last Tribal.
And now we sit here with Ricard immune
and possibly me or Deshawn going home.
At the end of the day, I'm still a competitor, and I still
want to be in the game, and I'll still
do everything that I need to do
to keep myself in this game.
To come clean.
When you came back humming and skipping along yesterday
after we got back, and I was trying
- to make that fire... - When did...?
- I was like, "Hmm. Interesting." - Oh, no.
- All right.
Yesterday, after leaving the reward challenge,
I decide to go search for an idol,
and I find absolutely nothing.
Uh, some spiderwebs, some burlap and some wood.
But I don't find the idol, but
my search, uh, actually paid off
because people assumed that I have found something.
Should I? I know it wouldn't be there, but...
I think them assuming
that I have an idol is a pretty strong weapon,
and I think I can use it to my advantage.
It's just trying to figure out how far to push it
and not get myself eliminated.
Okay.
If we keep Danny,
he's another person that could beat Ricard in a challenge.
Like, it would be great if Danny beat Ricard.
But we really don't want Ricard winning another immunity.
Deshawn is the one that was closer to the puzzle today.
- He was two letters away. - Really?
He was the one that played basketball the other day
- and beat Ricard. - That's true.
- Like... - But Danny's the only one
who's won another immunity challenge.
And it was balance.
Everybody was obviously upset
that Ricard won.
I think we might have made a mistake when we kept him around.
So, this is a huge decision to make,
because if Ricard's able to win all the immunity challenges
from here on out, then
he's got by far the best résumé in the game.
So it's important that we make sure
that the people we keep around are
ones that could potentially beat him.
I think that we can
tell Ricard, let's split between Danny and Deshawn
and vote out Danny.
If we keep Deshawn, we'd have...
We'll have a better chance.
- We have options. - Yes.
I want to keep Deshawn in the game because I know that
Deshawn wants to go to the endgame with me.
But honestly Deshawn is a bigger threat than Danny.
No one really knows Danny's game.
Whereas Deshawn is someone who's likable,
who has tried to make moves and has overcome things.
So there is a bit of work there to figure out
how to convince my alliance that it's actually
in our best interest to get rid of Danny,
when really it's everybody's best interest
to get rid of Deshawn,
except for mine.
I don't think so 'cause I feel like the things
that, like, Deshawn can do, you can do them.
And Deshawn hasn't won anything.
I feel like we could beat Deshawn.
I think that, like, Danny could, like, weirdly do something
that, like, one of us can't.
Hmm.
The only thing I'm really nervous about is,
you know, Erika and Heather. I don't know them.
We've only known each other, like, ten days.
But Deshawn has had a decent relationship
with Heather and Erika throughout this,
so I would prefer Deshawn go.
I just, like, cannot have Danny idol himself
into the final four.
If it was Danny, Heather, Erika,
I don't feel there's a threat
that the three of them could get together.
But I feel the slightest threat if Deshawn was here,
that could happen.
So as it stands now,
we're just voting for each other.
- Yeah... - Honestly, bro, either way,
we played... we played a good game.
- We played a good game. - Yeah.
Okay. Well, I also should just tell you this,
- since one of us is gonna be going home. - Mm-hmm.
That I used to play for the Cowboys for five years.
What?
I think I did a good job of hiding it, though.
- You did a great job. - I did a good job of hiding it.
The walk-on stories, though.
- So which-which team did you play for? - I did...
I played five for the Cowboys and one for the Bears.
That's dope, bro.
- Oh, yeah. Yeah. - You ... did ..., bro.
Danny's kind of become like an older brother to me,
so tonight it sucks that it has to be either Danny or me,
but one of us has to go, and I don't want it to be me.
Survivor is always based on the foundation of a social game,
a strong social bond with the players in the game.
When you create that social capital
that you can use down the line, it's a big thing,
and I just think Danny didn't do that.
So now I'm trying to cash in on that capital.
I really did mean what I said with you and Erika,
that I think that would be a good final three.
My mind's gonna be completely open, like, the whole night.
I know that my asset in this game is my social ability.
And I think that the early relationships that I formed
with Erika and with Heather on Luvu are probably
paying dividends right now.
Our weird journey, Deshawn.
So we want to keep you.
Think about who would actually want to sit with you in the end.
- I want one of us to win because we started together. - Yeah.
I want Heather and Erika to remember the days
when it was just the three of us,
even though I don't trust them at all.
I know that I've survived death once, and I can do it again.
And we'll see
who comes out on top tonight.
It's little bro versus big bro, but when I get to Tribal,
I'm not about to leave here tucking tail
'cause there's not a shot that I give up.
All I can do is fight.
Deshawn, I...
- Oh, my God. - You...
You crack me up because
somebody's about to have their dreams snuffed,
and you walk in with a grin on your face.
First of all, I'm just so grateful to be here.
I made it to final six, but, like,
I'm a wise guy, and I understand
that I'm heavy on the chopping block tonight.
I don't know what exactly is going to happen, but
the four of them are voting together,
and they're going to split. They want to see if Danny
has the idol or if he doesn't. I guess
they'll have to wait and see. And then they're probably
gonna put all the votes on me or maybe Danny.
- Wow. - I'm ready for it all.
I'm here to just take it all in, Jeff. I'm excited for this one.
Ricard, what's fascinating is
that I'm watching everybody else react to Deshawn's prediction
that he might be in trouble,
and you get very different looks.
Yeah, I don't want to give anything away
with answering that question, um,
but he and I had a great day together.
So could you have a great day with Deshawn
and write his name down tonight?
Yes. They did it to me two days ago.
Yeah, Jeff, so if I can just back it on up to the last vote.
I thought it was absolutely asinine
for a group of people to have somebody
as big a threat as Ricard
on the chopping block and let him run free.
And my logic behind that was,
he's beat you three times in competitions,
and he'll do it again.
Danny, you were nodding.
Absolutely.
I won the challenge, Deshawn did the Do or Die.
I feel like everything worked perfectly
to get the best player out of the game. And everybody said,
"Hey, what we're going to do is, we're going to beat him today."
That's how they woke up this morning.
And then we look this way, and this man got this necklace on.
So he earned everything that he had.
So I'm not mad at him.
I'm not mad. I'm not mad at them for making the decision.
Jeff, I-I think that it's, like, what's considered a threat
is pretty relative to each person
and where they are in the game, right?
Of course, Ricard has played a great game.
There's no denying it. At the same time,
like, Ricard and I have built a trust.
I know at least up until this point, like,
Ricard hasn't betrayed me,
and I have no reason to believe
that he's going to moving forward.
Whereas with Liana, Liana's voted for me before.
So I made the decision
that could get me a few more steps in the game.
And, Heather, where do you sit right now
with six people left and clearly
some fractures Within the group?
That's a good question.
Uh, being told that we made the wrong move,
not voting out Ricard, it's so subjective.
We all have a reason for what we're doing,
if we are really playing this like a chess game
of where you are, where you hope to get to next, and how.
So that was the reason why I did it.
- It was for my game. Jeff,
everything here is risk and reward,
and we'll see if it pays off, or we'll see if,
you know, if it's a mistake,
but there's still game left to be played.
Xander, to Erika's point,
who you vote out is important to you because
you're either getting rid of somebody
that you think will beat you
and/or you're getting rid of somebody
that you think and hope will vote for you.
So how do you navigate that when you've got four people
and you're walking around, saying, "Well,
"it's one of the two of you. Don't know which.
Let you know tonight"?
Yeah, if I knew the exact answer to that question,
then I'd get a million dollars in the end
because that is the true trick.
Trying to pitch to the jury
of peers that you voted out
that you deserve the money in the end.
So that jury management phase has started.
So, Danny, if you guys are right,
and it's one of the two of you, what is the end?
How does it go down? What's the last sentence?
Huh. The last sentence for me would be,
"I came out here, and I left my soul out here with Survivor."
I competed the hardest that I could.
I've left it all out there on the sand and in the water,
and I'm proud of what I did, and I had a chance
to win today and save myself, and I can accept the fact
that I lost if-if that's the end for me.
How about you, Deshawn?
How do you write the last paragraph for you?
Of course, I came into this game thinking that would be dope
if I made it to final Tribal and if I won.
But I'm still so proud
of everything that I've been able to do.
And if I do go tonight, I would like to just
throw out some more information just to spice up
the game a little bit. No false information.
This is all very true.
- Before you throw it out, can I just do a gut check? - Okay.
- How nervous are you, Xander? - I'm fine.
- How about you, Erika? - I'll deal with whatever he says.
How about you, Heather?
Listen, like, it's gonna be
a tough road for me to get to the end regardless.
So I'm just gonna say this right now.
Erika will not be taking you to the end, Heather.
She told me at the water well, like,
"I can't bring Heather to the end of the game
"because if I do, she might steal some of my votes
'cause we played identical games."
So that's what was said, and I'm saying it
in front of everybody, so you know it's the truth.
Erika has played a very smart game,
and I think this is the point where the rubber meets the road.
Let's see what you do when all of your coins are out there.
Wow.
I don't know where to start.
Ricard. Take it.
I just find the gameplay interesting
to try and do this truth bomb in the middle of Tribal Council
when you don't know if you were the one going or staying,
especially if what you're saying is true.
If Erika didn't want to take her to the end,
what if you were the one to be by her side,
and now you just ruined it?
It's a surprise to me
that I'm the target of the truth bomb because I feel like
Deshawn and I have had this weird up-and-down relationship.
And I don't want to say where the vote was going to go,
but there's potential that
Deshawn still had game left to play.
And I mean, with Heather and I,
I don't think it would be out of this world to think
that Heather's probably considered
an end without me, too.
- Wow.
And I'm kind of glad you brought that up, because I feel like
we've always tried to work together,
and I've always, in my gut, just couldn't 100% trust you,
- and now I know. So, thank you. - Mm-hmm. Now you get it.
- Now you get it, girl. - So, thank you. Yeah.
- Well, it's not personal. Yup.
Deshawn, open to an observation before we vote?
- Sure. Of course, always. - Okay.
You and Danny have declared that you're the two.
Danny's approach tonight was, "I'm still in it.
"I'm still fighting. Don't take it personally,
but I want to be here."
Your approach seems to be,
"If it is me, I want to be ahead of it,
"and say that I already knew it was gonna be me,
so I'm gonna blow up the truth bomb."
And I feel what Erika is saying is
that if it is you, you may never know
if it was intended to be you or not.
Listen, Jeff, I've learned a lot about myself thus far,
and this is maybe another lesson, right?
But I said I was gonna play this game with my gut,
and my gut told me one thing, and that's what I went with.
So if I leave here today, in the words of Gabby
from David vs. Goliath,
"At least I did something with some gumption."
So I have to stand on that.
Well said. - Thank you.
Another stunning Tribal.
All right, it is time to vote.
Xander, you're up.
Your truth bomb was a little bit more
of a truth kamikaze, my friend.
I'll go tally the votes.
Okay, if anyone has an advantage or an idol,
and you want to play it, now would be the time to do so.
All right, I'll read the votes.
First vote-- Deshawn.
Danny.
Danny. Two votes-- Danny, one vote-- Deshawn.
Deshawn. We're tied again. Two votes-- Danny,
two votes-- Deshawn.
Deshawn. Three votes-- Deshawn,
two votes-- Danny, one vote left.
Danny. We're tied. We're going to revote. Danny and Deshawn,
you can only vote for each other,
so you won't vote. Xander, if you'll come grab the urn.
I'll read the votes.
First vote--
Danny.
Danny. Two votes-- Danny.
13th person voted out of Survivor 41--
Danny. That's three. That's enough.
Need to bring me your torch.
Thank you. Appreciate it.
Danny, the tribe has spoken.
- Strong work, brother.
Appreciate it. Go, Cowboys.
Congratulations. You've made it to the final five.
Tonight you will leave here and be taken to a new island
where you will once again start over
- with only minimal supplies. - No way.
Over the next three days, you'll have two immunity challenges,
two Tribal Councils,
one fire-making tiebreaker,
and one winner.
You wanted the adventure of a lifetime?
You're getting it. Grab your torches, head to your new camp.
Good night.
- All right. Yeah.
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I don't need food. I don't need sleep.
They're going to be crumbling as I rise to the top.
The game's gonna get really intense.
No way.
It's going to be a lot of scrambling...
Don't let him get it. That is all I care about.
...broken promises.
I hate Deshawn.
It's gonna be a wild finish.
I'm not surprised by the outcome. I knew me or Deshawn
would be going home tonight,
and I knew that he had a closer relationship
with Erika and Heather, but I had a chance
to compete and fight for my life in the game,
and I gave it all I had. I tried to help carry my team
in the team portion and do what I could in the individual.
Some of 'em, I came up short, but I'm okay with the result
as long as I left everything out there.