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I have to win this time. It's my second time. I'm not coming back here to starve

and be miserable.

Outwardly, yeah, I'm still going to be flirty, but I'm playing smart this time.

I would absolutely say that my game was a lot more cutthroat.

All the girls are coming together and spinning the guys around as much as we

can, and then we're devouring them.

I don't feel like I could have played this game better, and I feel like...

I can stand up tall and be like, I am a survivor.

We're live in New York City. We've just finished one of our most enjoyable

seasons of Survivor, thanks to a fantastic group. Let's start by

our winner, Parvati. Nice job.

You said it yourself that you came into this, everybody who was a favorite came

in with a label. You were the flirt. Did you have an idea that you were going to

start playing as hard as you did on day one when you came in? Oh, God, no. I

wasn't going to start playing in the beginning. I was going to fly under the

radar and play the flirt and let everyone underestimate me.

Jonathan outed me and said, this girl's a threat. We've got to get rid of her.

And I was like...

Okay, I got to start playing. Got my head in the game and started making

When did the idea for the Women's Alliance first come to you, to you guys?

Honestly, I came up with that when we had the switch up. I didn't have the

numbers anymore, and I saw that Nat and Alexis were pretty unbreakable.

So I pulled them in, and then I said, there's no way I can beat Ozzy and

So we got the women together.

Was the biggest move for you bringing in Alexis and Natalie?

I would say, yeah. With the women that I brought together, we had this game on

luck. Like, these girls, I couldn't have done it without the girls that I was

with because everyone played their part. Everyone was so brilliant at

manipulating and getting in people's heads and ruining people, basically.

It also seemed, Poverty, from a strategic point of view, You bring in

Natalie while Amanda's not around. You now have two girls on one side. You have

three and Amanda on the other. Yeah, I mean, that was also in my mind. I was,

you know, the pinnacle of that alliance. And I knew that Alexis and Natalie felt

more loyal to me. And three and Amanda felt more loyal to me. So however the

chip fell, I knew I was in a safe spot.

Amanda, let's talk about.

Some of the records you now hold on Survivor. Quite a few, Jeff.

True. Record number of days on the show, 78.

Yeah. You went back -to -back seasons, made it to the final. You won the

challenges that let you dictate who you'd bring with you. The same. The

The last two. The last two. Yeah.

You also, both of your original alliances made it to the end. Yeah.

pretty spectacular.

But you don't win.

I know.

It's a problem I'm having.

What is the...

What is the wear and tear emotionally when you go through this, especially you

did it back to back. You and James came back from China. You had a few weeks to

recover from the bites, and you went back out.

Where's your head at now after playing a game this long that's about deceit?

Oh, my God.

It's so hard to go back to real life.

Honestly,

this has been my life for a while now.

I know it's a game, but it's been my life. This is what I've been doing for

seasons now in a row.

And you get back to reality, and, you know, you have trust issues, and you

think, seriously,

you don't trust anybody. And you're like, maybe they're not telling me the

truth, and maybe they're just, like, trying to say that to make me think

something else.

You know? It's hard. It's really hard.

And what does it feel like right now not winning again? Because you're one of

the strongest players in the game.

I know, and it's frustrating, but, I mean.

Honestly, at the end of the game, it's not up to you. It's up to different

people, and different people vote for different things, and you don't know

they're going to vote for or respect or like.

Honestly,

it's impossible to guess.

All you can do is get yourself to the end, and then from there, it's up to the

jury. It's out of your hands.

Suri, how many nights have you spent thinking about that last challenge?

Let's see, what day is it now?

Every single night.

Every single night.

Was that your only mistake? Your biggest mistake?

If you can call it a mistake?

Honestly, yeah. I feel like the only mistake I made in this game was not

the last immunity challenge.

But for that, who knows?

Tell me about the Women's Alliance. Did you guys... sit and talk about how

easily the men were being manipulated?

Well, I mean, kind of. Did you know it was going to work?

Certain things with certain people... I kind of... I

mean, you can... You have to be able to read people to know, you know, like...

Sorry. Touched his throat.

But the thing that happened with Eric, I would have never tried with Pinner

because I knew it wouldn't work for him. He had the right group of guys at the

right time. We had the right group of guys. They were younger. They were a

little more naive.

And, you know, that's why it worked. Gina, I love you. I'm praying for you.

Okay. It's Mother's Day. It's all right.

Natalie, you come out of nowhere as this raving fill -in -the -blank.

What's been the reaction to you on the street?

You know, I've had some pretty nasty responses on MySpace.

I have some haters, which is cool.

Is that representative of you? Because you seem to relish the role.

You know, actually, I knew going in that I had to really play under the radar

because I'm very opinionated.

stern and stoic in my beliefs and um i am not shy about letting people know

i feel so i knew going in i had to play under the radar and then when it was

time for me to come out i came out and um it's okay there are a million layers

to me as a human being i'm a very complex individual is that one of them

loving kind generous amazing human being and that's that's one of the layers

that's one of one of the pieces of the pie yes it is absolutely 100 alexis

you're the only woman that got blindsided by your own women's alliance.

What's that feel like? It's got to hurt a little bit.

It hurts a lot.

But I think that there's this constant duality while you're out there where we

get it. We know what we signed up for. We know it's a game. But at the same

time, it's a testament to what Amanda is saying. It is so personal.

And it takes a little while for your heart to catch up with your head.

Well, it was masterfully done, I must say, and thanks in large part to the

Women's Alliance. It was one of the most unpredictable seasons we've ever had

with some of the biggest blindsides and dumbest moves.

Second person voted out of Survivor fans versus favorites.

Mary, first blindside.

Mike. Joel.

Ozzy. The real hidden immunity idol.

Jason.

Alexis, you guys are perfecting the art of the blind side.

I want to give individual immunity to Natalie.

Thirteenth person voted out in the sixth member of our jury, Eric.

I think that is what you call a life lesson.

Ozzy, did you ever consider playing?

The Idol?

Oh, hell yeah. I considered it about five times before we got up to that

Why did you not play it that night? Well, it's risky. It's just, honestly,

had been anyone else but Parvati on my side, I probably would have played it.

But, you know, I went into the game with a relationship with Parvati, and I knew

I needed to trust more than I was trusting in Cook Island.

You know, I said it before, that ended up being my downfall. And I had a lot of

harsh words for her at the end. And it, you know, it's like I can understand how

someone might be able to kill in the heat of passion.

But at this point, you know, I've forgiven and I'm over it. And

it's, you know, she's an amazing girl. And I respect her a lot.

So the relationship is healed.

Yeah.

All right.

Jason.

First of all, you find the fake idol, which leads to one of the greatest lines

ever uttered on Survivor, Eliza. It's just a bleeping stick.

Yes.

Which, by the way, what was your reaction when you thought he had the

then you see this thing that Augie made?

I thought he was pulling one over on me. I mean, I opened my bag thinking he'd

put the hidden immunity idol in there, and I was like, well, he can't possibly

think this is the hidden immunity idol.

What's he trying to pull? And I stormed down to the beach and kind of give him a

piece of my mind. And at that point, I realized he did in fact think that the

stick with the face on it was the hidden immunity idol. And I knew I was done.

So Jason, and we adore you, but you watch your idol, Ozzy, make the fatal

mistake of not playing the idol. You think you have the real one. Nope. You

another lesson. That's not the real one. Oh, now I have the real one.

And you do the same thing.

How many sleepless nights have you had?

More than I'd like to think about.

You know, it was a mistake, you know, lack of logical thinking.

And I should have seen it coming with it happening to Ozzy.

I mean, you end up with a souvenir.

Yeah, I got it. I'm sure you do.

So, you know, I got this sitting home on my desk to remind me of that mistake

that I made all the time.

And it was just a bad move and something I'll never let down.

Well, and James, you're just delighted to have somebody in your club.

You're not the only one.

Ozzie and Jason certainly put themselves in the Survivor Hall of Fame for dumb

moves, but they pale in comparison to Survivor fan Eric. Dumbest move ever?

Perhaps.

It's true. Plus, fans versus favorites. Did one side have a distinct advantage?

We'll find out when we come back.

Compete against some of your favorite survivors from seasons past.

Come on out.

Jonathan Tenner, Parvati.

The fans versus favorites setup is the ultimate challenge because we have the

favorites. They're coming in here with experience, but at the same time, you

have us, and we know their game.

Welcome

back.

to the Survivor Fans vs. Favorite Survivor Union show.

Penner, did the favorites have an advantage this season coming in?

Absolutely. I mean, I think I was the... I did the worst at Cook Islands. I was

seventh from the last.

So I think between the ten of us, we figured we had about a year's worth of

survivor experience between us hitting the beach, and that gave us an

advantage. We had fire within a day. We had two shelters within a day, a cave in

another day. We were catching food within 24 hours, and...

And they couldn't catch us, honestly.

Yao Man, what's the downside, the disadvantage for the favorites?

Well, the fans have seen all of us in action, so they know everything about

They know exactly how we're going to play. And we have no idea who they are.

That's their advantage.

Which is why you're sitting third out.

I'll take any excuse I can get.

Amy, the game really shifted, it seemed like, with you. You were the first

favorite to go.

before a fan. Did you feel it turn at that point? Wait a second. Fair play

before me. Yeah, hold on.

But yeah, I definitely felt it turn. Like, okay, this game is completely

shifting and now it's everybody for themselves.

And I was the first one to realize that.

What's it like for you doing this two times?

It's been awesome.

I've been really doing a lot of charity and I'm bringing together a lot of the

survivors and we're going to be doing a lot of charities together.

Well, when it came to the fan side of this idea, Eric was exactly what we

had in mind. He knew the game, he knew the players, he was enthusiastic, and he

was starstruck. He was definitely a Survivor fan.

That's your props.

You just stand in there.

Eric, you're a freak.

I'm a huge fan of Survivor since the beginning when the first one Borneo came

out. A couple more steps and you're there. Good job, dude. Eric, he's like a

wide -eyed kid in a candy store. Oh, baby.

Oh, that's bad.

Something's wrong with that boy. I want to give individual immunity to Natalie.

You officially go down as the dumbest survivor ever.

Eric, the cop has spoken.

So, Eric.

What was your initial reaction when you found out you were going to be on the

show? Because you've been watching, I think we said during the season, you've

been watching since you were 14.

Yeah, I lost it. I mean, this is crazy.

This is friggin' crazy. Right now, I mean, I haven't ever left my small town.

live in Pickney, Michigan. It's the middle of nowhere, pretty much.

And I never thought in a million years, I know how many people apply for the

show. I know how many people are crazy about this show.

I didn't think I had a chance to be on. And then someone calls me up and says,

hey, you're freaking hilarious.

We want to talk to you. We want to see you.

I was ecstatic.

What's the reaction been in your hometown?

It's been awesome. I mean, everybody knows me because I have this big dumb

on my head. And they see me.

And they're running up to me. They're like, I love you on that show. You're so

funny. Whatever. And I'm like.

It's crazy. I've never done this before. I've never experienced something like

that. The tribal council where you gave up your immunity, I said at the end,

that's what you call a life lesson. Would you agree? Was that a life lesson

you? I would totally agree with that. I mean, it taught me a lot of different

things.

Looking down the line, looking around.

At first, I mean, when it happened, at first I was like, oh, my God, you're

dumb. You're real dumb.

When you think about it, I mean, the end game is pretty crazy. And I didn't

expect the social part of this game. I didn't expect to make friends with these

people. And I've never treated people in that way before, in the way that this

game demands, in the way that you need to use people like pieces to help you

move further.

And I saw everybody here as a friend instead of a competitor, instead of an

enemy.

So now that you've seen it all play out and you've had time to think about it,

regret that move?

Initially, yeah, that was real dumb. That was way dumb. I mean, off the

dumb. But when I see what you had to do to make it further, there's part of me

that says, I'm not that guy. I don't think I can do that. I mean, I don't

that with my being to treat people the way that needs to be treated to win this

game. I mean, certain morals come into play with that.

I want to get you involved on something now that involves Eric and Jason and

Ozzy. We had three, within a few weeks, three of the craziest moves we've ever

seen. Of the three, since you are somewhat of an expert on dumb moves,

Jason... Is that not fair?

Yes, sir. Of Jason, Ozzy, and Eric, who made the dumbest move?

Um, you know...

Jason and Ozzy were kind of blindsided. I mean, that's part of the game. It

happens.

My good buddy here, Eric.

I mean, the girls were in the boat. They were cruising along. He was on the side

of the boat with a life vest on. He had it. All he had to do was float along.

He took the vest off, the life vest off, and handed it to the boy in the boat.

And I was like, wow, seriously.

Thank you, you boy.

With that, James, I think then, would the audience agree with that?

Yes. Okay.

Eric, we adore you, and you will forever be a part of Survivor history. James,

go ahead and take that imaginary crown off your head and just hand it to Eric.

You're a good sport, Eric.

Up next, it was one of our toughest seasons ever.

Three people were forced out of the game. We will hear from Jonathan, Kathy,

James.

You know about one survivor love affair, but there's another one that you don't

know about.

Taking us to our break, Survivor Composers, Russ Landau and David

Amy's hurt.

Tanner has a busted up knee.

Parvati has a busted up lip.

An absolute wipeout for the favorites.

Infection that goes into your bloodstream is potentially fatal.

All

right,

let's get some updates.

Tanner, how's the leg?

Legs much better, man. Still a little sore. Got a nice honking scar, but other

than that, it's going to be okay. Why is this game so hard?

First, I've got to say hi to my mom who went up in the hospital today. Sorry.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom. I'm sorry you're watching from there. I love you.

better.

The game is hard.

The hardest thing for me about the game is that every day you're either...

Getting fired or you're firing somebody, which is something that most people go

through once, twice, three times in their life. But every day you've got to

prepared like, I'm going to fire your ass or somebody's going to look for me

get rid of me. It's betray or be betrayed.

It's tough.

Painful. James, what's the update on the finger?

Finger's all right.

Had a lot of therapy and, but yeah, a lot of antibiotics.

Three times a day for seven days.

It's kind of rough, but it was cool.

Last time.

We did this reunion show. We talked to you about life at the cemetery.

And you told us about this mother -daughter who came up in the midst of

and how you kind of turned their day around.

Any similar stories happen since that season?

Yes, sir. I mean, my dad and I were working. You know, we had a couple of

funerals. We were trying to get everything squared away. And this lady

walking outside.

And a few more people started walking outside.

And next thing you know, it's like...

50 people standing there, and they're all just looking at me.

And it's kind of, I don't know, it's a good thing, because I like making people

feel good.

I'll pretty much do anything to have somebody smile.

Because Leigh was kind of tearing up. She said, my mom loved your abs.

And it would be so nice if you take off your shirt and let me

see your abs. I'm going to take a picture.

Thank you. So, yeah.

So you took off your shirt. Yeah, pretty much. I had to take off my shirt, and

she's taking pictures, like, of my dad looking at me like, what's going on? She

was so happy, though.

James, always making people happy.

Speaking of your dad, we got a chance to meet him on the show. How's your dad

taking all this?

My dad's enjoying it. There he is.

He's having the best time ever.

I mean, he's such, you know, my dad's a sweetheart.

And they've been having blogs about him, and he's been checking up, and he's the

man. They think he's cute.

He's taking my role.

I mean, you can have him. He's my dad.

Now, Captain, you had a rough go out there.

You are a huge fan. You applied. People probably don't know. You applied to the

show five times.

And called the last two.

Because those tapes are expensive.

Yeah, you finally get on.

And what happened? What was going on out there?

It just was an immediate separation.

I mean, the people bringing us in on the boats, I could tell the natives were,

you know, backing away from me. I'm like, what? Do I smell? I couldn't, you

know. It just was so isolating.

And, you know, us three, Chet, Tracy, myself, we were kind of ostracized, and

couldn't figure out why.

And it just got so hard in the weather and never being dry and the rats

on you and biting you and the bugs biting you and the raw, giant, chewy

lips that I swear to God I never want to see again, you know.

It beat me down mentally.

I snapped.

Well, cuckoo. I got to say, Kathy, that, you know, I've seen people quit on this

show that I kind of felt like were quitting just because they'd had enough.

I got to give you credit. You endured a lot out there. You were struggling for a

long time. You finally had enough. So I hope you're proud of how you did. I know

you gave it your all. I did. I did.

It wasn't tough for everybody out there, though. It was very clear from the

start that Ozzy.

and Amanda were forming a different kind of alliance.

I've always thought Ozzie was really, really cute.

So it's kind of like a couple -lead alliance.

Amanda wrestled a four -foot shark by herself. I mean, that's pretty

to a guy like me.

Amanda, I honestly feel like I've started to fall in love with you.

So, let's get an update.

Ozzy, what's going on with this love affair? Is it still on?

Well, I mean, Jeff, you know how these survivor girls are.

And since then, it's

been kind of tough because I've lost my job waiting tables. I'm too popular, so

I've got to clean the toilets now.

And I can't provide for, like, a can out on the island.

Amanda,

clear this up for me. Are you guys still together?

Yeah, we're still together.

Yeah? All right.

There's actually one other love story. I talked about the one we know about, you

guys, and we're glad to hear you're together.

Mary, in the back row, another Survivor love story. Give us the lowdown. Yeah,

well, it's been a good year. I got to play Survivor, and I fell in love. I

met... From Survivor Pearl Island, thanks to Johnny.

After the show wrapped and in December we had our first date and three days

later he asked me to marry him.

The rest is history.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Alright, up next we have one more love story.

Johnny Fairplay.

He met a model and had a baby. What?

Plus, somebody here is going to pocket a lot of extra cash when we come back.

Sprint is awarding $100 ,000 to the Sprint Player of the Season. Stay with

Well, since Thursday, viewers have been texting in their votes for the Sprint

Player of the Season. This is the player that you guys enjoyed following the

most. The votes are in, and I will tell you the top three vote -getters are

Amanda, Ozzie,

and Jane.

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

The winner of the $100 ,000 courtesy of Sprint goes to

James.

Back -to -back season.

Congratulations.

You're shaking your head in disbelief.

It's all those people at the cemetery you're making happy. They're just paying

you back, man.

All right, I've got to check in with a few more people. Congratulations, James.

Johnny Fairplay, up in the corner.

You know, I don't really care to talk about you on Survivor. We invited you

back. You did what you did, but we're done. What I am interested in is you

love. Yeah.

I'm one of the luckiest guys on the planet. I got my fiancee, Michelle

from America's Next Top Model, and I have the... Look at that beautiful baby.

I got the most perfect little girl on the planet. Her name is Piper Addison

Fairplay, and... It's incredible. I mean, like... I got the hug from you

at leaving tribal council.

If you gave Piper a hug for me, that'd be pretty big in my bookshelf.

Well, fair play. We're very happy for you. It's nice to see you can create

something so beautiful. It really is. We wish you well.

Well, one of my favorite survivor couples ever, I got to say, is Joel and

And they teamed up for a classic survivor moment that we got to take a

one more time.

That's it.

So, Joel, you are responsible yourself, Joel, for a couple of blindsides.

What are you talking about? Then you get blindsided. What I want to know is

which is tougher to go back to the guys in the firehouse, the fact that you got

blindsided or the fact that Chet lasted longer than you.

A very good edit.

I'll say that. Well, the edit speaks for itself. Chet is two people to your

left.

Did you have a good time on the show?

I had a good time on the show, yeah. I haven't had any issues with any of the

guys at the firehouse.

That's their favorite scene, too.

Yeah. Oh, it's great.

And Chet, I have to say, with all due respect to you, I gave you a hard time

there. I did.

And yet...

You outlasted a lot of people in this case. I mean, every tribal council I was

at, and Lord knows I was at a lot of them.

I mean, you really drilled into me. That was probably the oldest person there. I

was always the weakest person there.

I said that. And you always praised the athletic agility strength people.

And I outlasted them. So maybe when it comes right down to it, maybe the whole

secret is just reading the little survivor manual that's a little bit

than everybody else did.

Well said. Thank you.

Tracy.

Underrated in this game, I think. And I heard that from a lot of people who

watch the show. Thank you. You got off to a bad start just the way the numbers

fell and then the group. What advice would you give to somebody who plays

game that finds himself in a similar situation? Is there anything you could

done differently?

I'd like to say no. I think I tried everything I could possibly try. I

mean, I pleaded with three till the last breath.

She wouldn't budge. So sometimes if you get off to a bad start.

Yeah, I mean, well, you know, the thing about Survivor is when you elect to go

on this adventure, you own it. And so you've got to own it. And as bad as you

don't like it, you've got to own it. And you can't complain about what could

have been better for you.

It's changing, and you've got to suck it up and take it.

Nicely said.

Mikey B., I saved you for last because I know that this being Mother's Day and

that one of the things you wanted was to have your mom here with you because she

was so proud that you were on the show.

She isn't here with us tonight.

Tell us what happened and tell us how you're doing.

She basically got sick right around the time where I was leaving.

And I didn't know how severe it was because she didn't want me to worry

her when I was on the island. But she passed away last month. And, you know,

she's still here in spirit. And, you know, she always taught us that.

that God has a perfect plan and that that plan never fails.

And to celebrate death and move on. And I believe she's here. Her sisters are

here representing her.

And I think she's watching over us.

Happy Mother's Day, Mama. I love you.

And we want to wish all of the moms out there a happy Mother's Day, including

our own Audrey Rose, a part of our survivor family.

We couldn't be here tonight. Up next, we're going to show you where Survivor

going next. We'll be right back.

Welcome back. Well, Survivor 17 is just around the corner.

Where are we heading? Here's an exclusive look at our next location.

Every day, millions of Americans go about their familiar routines with

and family in safe surroundings.

But this fall, 18 of them will be thrust into a land beyond their wildest

imagination.

This is Gabon. Earth, laugh, eat.

Located in equatorial Africa, Gabon is one of the world's last remaining

sanctuaries for pure, untouched wilderness.

The culture of Gabon reflects the beauty of this ancient land with rituals and

dances as pure today as they were generations ago.

Gabon is the only place on the planet where surfing hippos ride the waves and

elephants roam with gorillas as leopards keep watch.

18 Americans will be caught in the midst of nature's fierce battle for survival

as they live among some of the world's most dangerous animals.

And for the first time, the entire story will be shot in HD.

Join us this fall for Survivors of Bone, Earth's Last Evening.

Tomorrow morning, Parvati will appear on the early show on PBS.

and will receive her check for a million dollars. Immediately following

tonight's show, you can bid on one -of -a -time memorabilia to benefit the

Elizabeth Glazer PDS Engaged Foundation.

The website is on the screen now.

Finally, if you have what it takes to be on Survivor, go to cbs .com and find

out how to apply.

We will see you back for the next Survivor. Gabon!

Good night!