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I really want to do this.

And I will do whatever day, you know?

This game is not just physical. I'm trying to think strategically as well.

There's something inside of that too. If you give it to me, I can help save your

life.

I can't trust you right now. I will tell you.

You stop right now.

Sometimes throughout this game, I feel like I am the only one playing.

We are lining ourselves up as power players.

They will get rid of us if we don't start doing what people want. I'm here

win a million dollars.

That's a lot of money.

Welcome to the Survivor China Reunion Show. We have all 16 survivors back

together. Let's start with our winner, Todd.

Congratulations. Thank you.

You're a guy that basically, you've been watching this show since you were a

kid, waiting until you were old enough to get on the show. So you've studied it

from the beginning.

Tell me about your game plan because you had this laid out about what you were

going to do.

I knew that the second I got out there, that no matter what it took, I would do

everything I possibly could to be sitting right here.

I needed a second person who I could trust from day one. I needed someone

smaller than me. I needed to be friends with a strong guy. I had...

All of these people in my mind that could help me get here. And I can't

it worked.

You were telling me that also you were willing to make relationships that you

knew you would betray and then play that at tribal council, that that was your

game. All I could hope for was that people would be able to say Survivor is

game. And I meant it when I said I've made relations and bonds with people and

that those were true.

But everything like inside of the game was the game. And I meant that. And I

knew I would fight it to the end. And they thought so, too, I guess.

Jean Robert, very close vote.

That last vote goes either way. We have a tie.

I'm going to roll a piece of tape, remind you of the moment, and then we're

going to talk about it. Take a look at this.

If somehow you end up screwing me over.

I'm going to hold you responsible so you know, and you will not win.

So you go in telling him, look, if you do this, I won't and you won't. He did

it. You ended up voting for him and he did win. That was the deciding vote.

it's three votes, two with one vote left, that's your vote.

Todd wins because of you, the guy that said you will never win if you betray

What changed your mind and made you vote for Todd? Well, first of all, I had a

very difficult decision because I made the same promise to Amanda as well.

But something changed your mind.

Basically, he changed my mind at that tribal with his answers right there.

It was part of the game, and I have to respect that. Specifically what part of

his answer?

Well... I don't know what you're getting at,

Jeff. Drama bear.

Let me remind you what we just saw a few minutes ago. When Todd said, the reason

I didn't vote you out, John Marberis, the reason I voted you out is because

were the bigger threat, not James.

You know, it's hard for me to acknowledge that he recognized me as a

threat. He is right. And that got him your vote.

It got him my vote. It really did.

I really thought that he made a bad decision getting rid of me, but you know

what? That was the best move for him. Get rid of the biggest threat.

Hey, it's kind of a compliment in a sense.

It's a compliment if it's true. Now the question is, let's go to Todd.

And Todd, give me the truth. Did you believe at that moment that he was the

biggest threat, or did you on the cuff play Jean Robert? One thing I knew about

Jean Robert was that he is a man who loves his ego.

And letting him know that he is a better player than you and better at

something. Did you play him?

Kind of. Yeah, I played him.

But you're a great guy. You're a great game player. I just thought I was better

than you.

But I love you.

He gave a great answer and he deserved it. And even when I put my vote in, I

said, hey, you know.

If you played me, well, you stole the million. Well, and it's a compliment to

you, I must say. A lot of people that are on the jury in this game get to a

point where they're so bitter that they vote for the person they hate the least.

I think it's a tribute that you come into this game and say, look, I'm live.

don't like any of you, but I'm live. Convince me and I'll give it to you.

tell me about the strategy of the two key people. You mentioned it several

times. The relationship with Amanda started on day one, I think.

Day one, we were at Feilong. We got to camp.

I looked at Amanda, and we had some sort of connection immediately.

So I pulled her aside and said, look, I like you. Without making anything

permanent, I want you to know that we can go far together in this game.

Day four came around. She came back to me, and she said the same thing. We made

that alliance that was official.

Day six, seven, or eight came around, and I was like, I need this one. Why?

Because if we as a team lose a challenge, I'm not the weakest link

not the smallest.

So if I kept her around, I was not the big threat or a big thing to go home.

And then once we made the merge, I was like, people are thinking she's kind of,

you know, ornery a lot. So why not keep her a little bit longer?

Tell me about what I think a lot of people would say was your riskiest move.

that is giving James not one, but two idols.

That seems like a crazy move.

You know, giving James the idols.

We'll get to you, James. We're coming.

We got a lot of questions.

Giving him these idols, to me, was kind of securing my spot because I knew I

needed the strongest person on my side, and I wanted him to know that I had his

back, so I felt for sure that he had mine.

And so giving him those, you know, you can roll the dice and hope that it works

out for you.

Because it is a game. Because you have to have that to want to go one step

further. And you have to take risks in the game to be able to make it. And I

took a huge risk by giving him that power.

Amanda, maybe the biggest move you made in the game was getting rid of James.

Yeah.

Tell me about what's going through your mind on that. Because that's got to be

nerve -wracking when you're a tribal council having this.

this play in motion hoping it worked yeah it's nerve -wracking you're at

council and you're pretty much sweating going i hope this works because if not

it's going to be miserable at camp and everyone's you know who knows what can

happen he's going to kill everyone so pretty much i was so nervous that day

it's pretty much like a decision that you make that can either highly benefit

your game or it can ruin your game and completely change it was there a point

during tribal council where you thought He's going to play it. He's going to

figure out what's happening. Oh, yeah. I remember when you came out before you

read the votes and you said, does anyone have the hidden immunity idol? You can

play it now.

And that dramatic pause was the most nerve wracking part of the game for me

because I saw James look at his bag three or four different times, like

reaching down to get it. I was like, oh, my God, he's going to pull it out. He's

going to pull it out. He's going to pull it out. And I'm actually shocked he

didn't. Like, I really I really thought he was going to play it.

James.

Now, let's just set this up in case people aren't.

Thank you, baby.

You've got fans, even in spite of making the biggest blunder in the history of

this game.

Hi, James.

Let's set this up.

You've got two immunity idols.

You can only use it when there are five people left in the game. That's the

break. Once it's after five, they're no good. There are seven people. That's

seven, six, five. That means there are three times you can use it. You have

You're the most popular.

You don't have immunity around your neck, but you got two idols in your

and you don't play either.

That's the question everybody's wondering.

How does that happen?

I mean, I don't know. I was trusting my alliance. I thought, you know, we'd be

together.

I rolled the dice and it didn't go through.

Do you think that cost you a million dollars?

It honestly did. I mean, you never know.

I mean, it might have been a swimming challenge.

They'd come up with something. But as far as I can tell, yeah, I pretty much

a lot to make it to the final three. But it was fun.

We've got more with you later. Denise, though, getting back into the strategy,

you have this chance.

You're with four, and you have this chance to switch over with PG and Eric.

Why not take that?

I thought it over. I was like, you know, if I switch up and I go with PG and

Eric, I have a chance to get to the top. And then I thought, well, if I stay

with Amanda and Todd, then I get a second chance. But I wasn't really sure

way I wanted to go. And finally, I was just, Todd, Eric, Todd, if Todd ends up

winning the rock or the fire challenge.

Denise, so here's the point.

With the other three, you're in four.

You're at the bottom of four.

With PG and Eric, you're in three. You get a shot at this million dollars.

That's the fundamental flaw that I saw in not making the move just from

Either way, I thought I would be at the end at the bottom. I mean, I thought PG

would definitely win if we went to the final three with her and me and Eric.

I thought that Todd would win if we went to the final three with Todd and

Amanda. But I thought my best chance would be to try to win.

the final four immunity and take Amanda. Fair enough.

Plan to win it on your own. PG, inside your head, how close were you to getting

Denise to switch over?

I mean, the problem was that I looked at this, and I knew Denise was going to be

out at four.

And so I just kept thinking, why is she going to settle for four when she could

have jumped over and at least be in the top three?

And I think my biggest mistake was maybe I kept targeting Todd.

I think, sorry, Courtney, I love you, but I think if I had suggested maybe

for Courtney, she would have been more likely.

Denise, is that true? I actually suggested Courtney, but PG was so

was like, it's Todd, it's Todd, it's Todd. And I'm like, I can't vote against

Todd at this point. Let's just take a quick poll. Of those of you in the jury,

now it's PG, Eric, and Denise.

Who wins of those three? Is it PG, like Denise thinks?

That close, PG.

That close to a million bucks. Todd would have been an afterthought.

All right. Up next, more with James about the overwhelming reaction he's had

from people on the street, even at the cemetery where he's a grave digger.

And two of the most outspoken survivors ever, Courtney and Jean Rivera.

Plus, Sprint is awarding a $100 ,000 check to the survivor you voted most

popular. We'll be right back.

I have never been anything but my own winsome personality since day one.

I believe that the USA hockey team is missing a player.

It's almost like a pageant. I need Amanda and Courtney by my side. They

warm. Like, I'm going to keep anyone warm. I weigh seven pounds. I can't even

keep myself warm. Get off of me. I seem to be marooned in a land of, like,

flight attendants and Sunday school teachers.

John Robert.

He's become the Susan Lucci of tribal council. Like, his name is always up

there, but he never quite gets voted out. The biggest threat in the room is

little blonde. Come on, everyone.

The Survivor Channel Ivor Union Show. Courtney, I think you hold a record for

the most one -liners, the most zingers ever in a season.

If only that was a challenge.

Yeah, too bad.

You work in your normal life in a very popular restaurant in New York City.

What's been the reaction?

You getting recognized a lot?

I get recognized by people that are like tourists and little kids are the people

that recognize me the most. Like parents have no idea who I am and their kids

are like, that's me.

They're like, no, it's not.

But it is. What do you think it is about kids?

I don't know. I think, I mean, I guess it really is a, like, you know, family

show. They sit down, and I think little kids on a show with all grown -ups,

they, you know, pick the teeny person to relate to. I mean, I wear pigtails and

a flowered bathing suit, and I'm like, don't tell me what to do. You can't,

like, I come off like a little brat on the show the entire time, so probably

kids can identify with that well. Do you enjoy that? Do you like kids?

No, I actually hate kids.

Courtney, you are real.

If nothing else, you are consistent.

Let's talk about the thing that was probably the most common question about

is your weight. The weight. If you started this at 93 pounds, that was your

starting weight. You came off the show at 86 pounds, so you lost 7 % of your

body weight.

Anorexic, eating disorder, what's the deal? Answer the question.

Well, Jeff, this is something I've just gotten my entire life, all through high

school. It's very, like, you know, very...

Popular to, you know, health teachers were always all over me. And, you know,

come from a small family. I saw my dad on the show. He's tall and thin.

My brother's in the audience.

He felt just like me, too.

Hey, Brad.

And, you know, that's just the way it is. I don't really get too bent out of

shape about it.

Whatever. You've heard this enough that it's... Yeah. And your weight now is

actually more than what it was when the show started.

Yeah, Jeff.

I guess that wasn't the best thing to say. And one thing I just wondered, did

you enjoy any part of this? Because so many times it seemed like you were

miserable. Well, I really was miserable for most of it. But, you know, now that

it's over, I'm really proud of myself because that is not.

My element even close. I'm a bar fly.

I you know, I live in a city I go out and you know, I'm not really even awake

during the day most of the time so this is like completely crazy and that you

know be out doing things like I'll pull this lever and go over here and get in

the mud like this. It's nuts. I'm like what?

How did this happen to me?

What but you know, I made it through the end and you know I'm proud of

myself good.

That's good to hear genre bear

You come into this game as a professional poker player, and I have to

spite of whether or not Todd plays you, your ability to read people was pretty

clear. Day one, you said, Todd, I know you're a schemer. I've got to watch you

to the end. You were right. I don't know if it made the show or not, but a

couple of times you pointed out, Courtney's going to make it to the end,

guys aren't going to see it coming.

So you're good at reading people, but in terms of the nuances of this game's

survivor, do you think you made some mistakes?

You know.

Perhaps you made mistakes, but I love the way I played the game.

If I had a chance to play it again, I would have played it exactly the way I

did. Sometimes, Jeff, you go all in with aces, and a lesser hand calls you, and

you lose. I go home holding my head up high.

How did this change your game? You got back and went right back out on the

circuit. How did it influence your game one way or another? I believe I'm

playing the best poker in my life right now. My reads are just sick.

And I love it. You're going to see me winning a million dollars in the poker

tournament coming up real soon.

Do you attribute that to spending so much time?

Because in Survivor, you're doing that all the time. You are constantly having

to read whether people are telling you the truth, bluffing, coming from your

left.

I think it's a combination of taking a small hiatus away from the game and just

reviving that passion for the game and just having nothing to do but study

people and figure out what's going on in their heads and figuring out things,

two moves ahead, three moves ahead.

I really think it did improve my game, and I expect big things to come. All

right. Well, up next, two of this season's most popular players, James the

Gravedigger and Denise the Lunch Lady. They were welcomed home in very

ways. We'll get that story. Plus, one survivor tonight is going home with an

extra $100 ,000 in their pocket. Taking us to break are two composers, David

Danikor and Russ Landau.

I'm a grain digger.

My dad handed me a shovel at 11 and told me to start working. And that's all

I've ever done.

I think James, he's like Superman.

I've never seen, he's worked.

James connects again.

James tosses Frosty in. James is the last man standing.

James, he's a strong physical, mental player of this game.

Welcome back to the Survivor China Live Reunion Show. James, it's been a long

time since we have had somebody as popular as you on our show.

What has...

the reaction been like?

I mean, the reaction's been nice.

I've been enjoying it. Like, what's it get from, like, kids and older guys?

A lot.

They come up to me, get an old pat on the back and everything, tell them, you

know. Really? Just kids and older guys?

Women,

too. I mean, yeah.

You know, it's been nice. I've been enjoying it. What do people say to you?

do they like you?

The thing is I pretty much have no filter and I'll say anything or that I'm

of relatable and I'm real. I don't know. It's cute.

Amanda says because he's a stud. Let's pop this People Magazine photo up there

speaking of studs.

Sexy man of the week.

Well, here's what I want to know. Wait a second. Let's put up the childhood. We

got a photo of you when you were a little kid.

Who knew?

What's the craziest thing that's happened? What's the weirdest situation

somebody's come up and said, hey, you're James from Survivor?

A couple of weeks ago at a funeral. And, you know, I'm doing my thing. I'm

waiting for, usually I wait. What is your thing? You're at a funeral. What

that mean?

I set up the, I dig graves. I set up the tent. I set up the chairs. I wait, you

know, I set everything up. They usually bring in the deceased and do their whole

ceremony and then they leave.

Well, this time while I was waiting, I was waiting for them to leave.

They had a lady, two ladies waiting, and they just stayed there.

Usually they need help with stuff, either with flowers or maybe they need

help with something. So I walked up to them and I was like, do you need

anything? It's like, it's him, it's him.

And it was all happening. I'm like, yes, it's me.

It's like, it's about a guy. And it all happened. I'm like, yes, ma 'am, how you

doing?

I shook their hands and took a couple of pictures.

Was it nice for you to be able to turn what could be a really sad moment?

Maybe this is helping them grieve. Did you feel that?

That was part of the thing. It really did make me feel good because it took

their mind off everything that was going on. It was the mom and the sister, it

turns out.

And they were just happy. They were just happy to see me. It made them feel

good. So hopefully it helped them deal with the grieving process, which is

always nice.

Well, Denise, Denise, you had a very different welcome home.

We just saw in the show where you say in trying to plead your case, you know,

this is it for me. I'm going back home.

I'm going back to being the lunch lady making $7 an hour.

Only when you got home, that isn't even what happened.

No, I went back, and I talked to the food service director, and they didn't

me my job back.

So I ended up having to go. I'm a janitor now. I clean the toilets. I wash

floors in the bathrooms. I vacuum the kids' rugs.

I miss dinner with my family. I haven't been to a field hockey game yet.

I'm missing out a lot more than I really had planned on doing.

And the reason that I think you said to me was that it's actually because you're

too recognizable, you're a distraction?

Yeah, the original reason was they said that it would be too distracting. The

kids all come in, and everybody in the school comes up to me, and everybody's

like, hey, how you doing?

All the third graders, they walk by me in the afternoon. They're like, hey,

Denise, Denise, Denise.

And 125 of them walk by, and every one of them says hi to me.

So, I mean, I still, it's emotional. I mean, I miss my job. You know, if

out there is looking for a lunch lady, give me a call.

I want to ask you about something that I was, and this involves you, Courtney.

You know, the comment about, I don't want to give this woman a million

because you suck at life.

Is that, do you regret that comment?

Yeah.

I say a lot of things without thinking about it. Well, here's your chance.

We've already apologized for it.

There's no hard feelings. It's all just a game, you know. I love Courtney. I

love Todd.

I love Amanda.

I love all of you. Okay, well, if everybody loves everybody, I'm going to

on.

I've got to ask you, Denise, about the hair.

Because it's an interesting hairstyle.

And I know from talking to you why you have it. And I think it's time you share

with it because it makes the mullet make perfect sense.

Yeah, well, you know, I mean, I worked in the kitchen. You have to have short

hair because, you know, you have to wear a hairnet and everything.

But, you know, I still want to be a woman. I still want to make my husband

and make him think that, you know, I am a girl. And, you know, I do love him.

You can't beat that answer.

We had another love affair blooming on the show from what I hear, Jamie.

So let me ask if this is true.

What we saw on the show was a little bit of flirting, it looked like, between

you and Eric.

But it didn't really develop into a lot more on the show.

No, I was scared.

That's what people don't like when you have friends.

So I was like, they keep saying I'm dating him. Oh, no.

So you didn't want people to even know you liked them because you were afraid

they would see you guys as two votes now together.

Exactly. And I would be like, y 'all are cute.

Y 'all have to like each other. And I was like, uh -uh.

No, I really did, but I was like, uh -uh.

So what happened? You get home, and do you guys talk? We both flew back into

Spartanburg, and then we actually...

Went to eat with our families. Because you live in the same city.

We live, well, no, our parents live 20 miles from each other, so we went back

our parents' houses. Okay.

And we went and hung out with each other's families and shopping and

hanging out. Jamie, are you dating?

Yes, we're dating.

You are dating.

So, Eric, on the show.

It's very clear that you are a virgin.

The only thing better than a million dollars is a million dollars and some...

it begs the question, Eric, dating Jamie, are you still a virgin?

Of course.

All right.

Well, which one of these... 16 survivors is going to go home with an extra 100K.

Find out when we return. We will be right back. More show coming up.

Welcome back to the Survivor China live reunion show. Somebody's about to get a

$100 ,000 bonus.

But first, I want to check in with a couple other people. Dave. Yeah. One

question. Yes.

Taking off your clothes at a challenge, going after James and Aaron and all

these, what were you thinking?

That was my only strategy left. This guy is huge. This is Superman right here,

as he's been called earlier.

And I needed every possible advantage I could. I figured someone running at this

boy with his, you know.

Tackle and whatnot jiggling around at you in his sneakers.

Don't scare anybody off.

Unless you're Greco -Roman from a couple millennia ago or something like that.

All right, but you had a reason behind it. Yeah. Not sure it made sense, but

okay. Some say I don't, so.

Ashley, wrestler with the WWE, what's been the reaction from your fans?

They're okay with it. You know, I got voted off second, and I was really

out about it, and I was so scared to come back and go face this.

Because I thought they were going to be sort of disappointed in me. But

everybody's been really cool and really supportive. And they're just waiting for

me to get back in the ring, get back into action. But they're fans of Ashley.

They don't care how you did on Survivor. Yeah, they're still coming back to the

WWE. Erin, question I have for you is, you know, you were positioned in this

game to potentially go a long way.

It seemed like you had good alliances going. A twist comes along, a Survivor

will do, and you're out of the game.

What's it like to be at home and to watch not being near as much a part of

show as you wanted to be?

Yeah, you know what? It was a golden road, you know? My original alliance is

the final three, you know? And that was what it was, you know? And it was like

twist of the game and what could have been.

But you know what? They all deserve to be up there. And it was tough to watch,

but it was awesome. It was still cool to see.

Leslie,

do you think something you're so passionate about, religion, your faith,

you think that is ultimately what cost you having a shot in this game is that

you were ostracized because people just didn't want to have to deal with the

morality? No, I don't think so. I think my mouth got me in trouble.

I mean, honestly, you know, as I said in the show, I'm not a religious person. I

have a relationship with Jesus Christ and it's very personal to me and I'm

passionate about it. But I'm also a human being who just enjoys the

I've been trying out for Survivor forever. I finally got my dream.

Stinks I didn't last that long, but you know what? I think it's really awesome

that they voted me off because I was too well -liked by both tribes.

So, whatever.

Healthy attitude.

That'll always work.

Sharia, you came into this, I felt like a bit of a fish out of water.

You're in your high heels and your dress.

You have to be, or let me ask you, were you surprised at how well you adapted?

You dominated at challenges when you were in the game. I was very surprised.

didn't come in thinking that I was going to be physically one of the strongest,

but I think that once I decided I wasn't going to do much around camp, that I

knew that in the challenge, I had to perform.

So once I started doing well, I was like, good.

Frosty, how long have you been doing parkour?

I've been doing it for like six years. Both my parents teach martial arts, and

so I had like a background.

Now I was wishing there was just obstacle courses in China.

Apparently nobody made the call that I'm here to jump off stuff.

Instead,

I got this on my head like every day.

And Chicken, I got to ask, overall experience being first off, worth it?

Yes.

If I didn't win the money, I'd want to go first.

Love the hat.

Okay, well, since Thursday, viewers have been texting in their votes for the

sprint speed player of the season. In other words, they've been voting for the

survivor they like the most.

The votes are in.

One of you is about to win $100 ,000.

Courtesy of sprint, and I must say, not a bad payday for just being popular.

So, I have, in no particular order, the three most popular. Who got the most

votes?

Denise.

James.

And PG.

And the person whose bank account

Jim got fatter is James.

I have one more.

David, let's bring it down just a little bit. I have one more last minute. This

is very much a live show.

And our boss and the creator of this show, Mark Burnett, was backstage

to Denise's story. And I'm not kidding. Just now in the break, he said, let

Denise know that Mark Burnett is going to give Denise $50 ,000 to help get your

life going.

ready to take you on another adventure.

Find out where Survivor is going next, and this time, there's a twist. We'll be

right back.

Welcome back. Well, as we wrap up our 15th season.

I would just like to thank our loyal viewers for once again making Survivor

most watched show Thursday nights at 8.

And because of your loyalty, we get to do it again. And this time we're doing

something we've never done before. Take a look.

For 15 seasons, Survivor has taken millions of viewers to remote locations

over the world.

Many fans have watched.

from day one and have always wanted to play.

I love Survivor. I feel at this point this is exactly what I'm supposed to be

doing. I've been watching Survivor since the beginning.

My family has watched it religiously since day one.

Unbelievable. I'm so excited. I've watched every episode.

I'm ready to go. I felt ready to do this. Now, a select few will get their

chance at the adventure of a lifetime.

What they don't know is they'll be playing against the ultimate

Favorite passed away from the past.

Who will these competitors be?

Will the former survivors be able to put aside their past conflicts and come

together as a tribe?

Or will the super fans outwit, outplay, and outlast the favorites?

Tune in this February and find out on Survivor Micronesia, fans versus

favorites.

Who will be among the favorites?

Well, I can tell you this, at least.

One of these 16 will be returning next season.

Tomorrow morning, Todd will appear on the early show on CBS and receive his

check for a million dollars. And if you want to own a piece of Survivor China,

immediately following tonight's show, you can bid on one -of -a -kind

memorabilia to benefit the Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation. The

website's on the screen. The auction runs through December 30th. To date,

Survivor fans have raised more than $2 million.

million dollars to ensure a healthier future for children worldwide.

Finally, if you really want to be on this show, put together a three -minute

videotape and send it to us. Details are at cbs .com. As always, we appreciate

your loyal support.

We will see you next season for Survivor, fans versus favorites.

Good night.