Result

Chaboga Mogo Pre Tribal Council Happenings (Day 37)

Rupert and Jenna talk. They are going to vote for Rob and see what happens. She reveals to Rupert the deal Rob and Amber proposed to her. She can't do it. She would rather pick a rock than give them the satisfaction.

Rupert: His fate rests in the hands of a 23-year-old momma.

Amber and Rob meet with Jenna again and try to reinforce the idea that the "purple rock" could decide it all.

Jenna: She won't be intimidate by Rob. She could beat him and Amber though.

Rob talks with Amber. Whatever happens, the situation is out of his hands. If he goes, he hopes Amber wins. Rupert thanks Jenna for saving him. Not so fast, says Jenna. Jenna tells Rupert that she promised herself she wouldn't allow emotions to rule her game. Rupert replies that he is driven by emotion.

Rob: Rupert is a smart player. He is not sure whether they convinced Jenna to turn on him or not.

Jenna: She has a tough decision to make.

Tribal Council Happenings

Jenna admits sitting in front of the jury is traumatic. Rob says there are two sides to the story Tom is telling about why he was voted out. Amber states that even though she sat on the jury and had her feelings hurt in Australia, she still voted for the person who played the game the best. Rupert: The game has highs and lows. It was a low to discover that his game might change tonight. Jenna says that it is hard to vote out someone who you consider a friend. Rupert: Everyone has to play the game.

Rupert votes for Rob. He hopes there is a tie vote. Rob writes down Rupert's name. It has been a pleasure playing the game with him. At the voting table, Jenna says...I still don't know...and then writes down a name.

Final Voting

1. Rob Mariano: Rupert.
2. Rupert Boneham: Rob.
3. Jenna Lewis: Rupert.
4. Amber Brkich: Rupert.

Parting Comments

Television: "I am a little angry at Jenna. Greed won out over friendship. I am almost disgusted. There isn't one person in this game that can say I lied to them, that I played conniver. I did my best. I honestly had a very, very good experience with Survivor: All-Stars." - Rupert Boneham.

Chaboga Mogo Tribal Happenings (Day 34)

Jeff Probst arrives early in the morning with a map to a place where the final three can adorn themselves with paint and jewelry. Jenna, Rob and Amber canoe there and play dress up. They then walk up a long dirt path and past the torches of the players who were voted out.

Tina was glad to play the game again. She didn't want to have any regrets in her life. Rudy was three years older and three times slower. There was too much cut-throat play going on. He should have known better. Jenna already played and won. Rob C. was humbled. He thought he was the greatest player ever. Richard says either he is getting older or the game is getting tougher. Susan had to leave. She was emotionally drained. Colby learned patience. It hurt Ethan to get votes against him. Passing by Jerri's torch, Amber says she is the reason why she is still in the game. Jerri comments that the game didn't break her spirit. Lex made the mistake of mixing friendships with the game. Kathy has too much faith in loyalty to win the game. Alicia bit her tongue and it got her further by six days. Shii Ann beat her favourites. Tom never considered himself an All Star. Rupert tried to take care of everyone and did. He shared, he cared and had fun.

Immunity Challenge

The players must stand barefoot on some logs in a pool of water with one hand on an idol. If their feet come off or if they place a second hand on the idol, they are gone.

Reward

Result

Chaboga Mogo Pre Tribal Council Happenings (Day 38)

Jenna: She blew it. She gave up everything. She would've brought Rob into the finals. She sarcastically says her daughters would be proud of her. Amber wonders if Rob will break his word.

Rob: Is questioning his judgments during the entire game. Amber rode his coat-tails. Maybe she played him. He will look like an ass in front of the jury if he sold everyone out and then Amber too. He is going to make a decision based on himself not on morals or if alliances should be honoured. What would you do for a million dollars?

Tribal Council Happenings

Jenna is frustrated her foot came off the post. Amber is not comfortable with Rob being in control of her fate. Rob isn't sure he has a shot at winning. Jenna claims that Rob's chances are better with her. Amber states that she has kept her emotions in check the entire game. If she was Rob, there would be no decision to be made. Rob asserts that he has been in control of his decisions the entire time.

Final Voting

1. Rob Mariano: Jenna.

Parting Comments

Television: "I am very proud of the way I played the game. I didn't get blindsided. I think I was more observant and more strategic. I had a lot more fun, that's for sure. 38 days out of 39 feels pretty good but I will relive that stupid foot move for the rest of life because it was the difference in winning the million dollars. " - Jenna Lewis.

Chaboga Mogo Pre Final Tribal Council Happenings (Day 38)

Amber: It has been great to spend 39 days with someone who makes her happy, feel important and secure. It is amazing.

Amber and Rob celebrate by the camp fire. Rob: "We came as far as we can. We did it by the book."

Rob: They worked as a team even when they were separated. To have that kinda trust with someone in this game is huge.

Rob and Amber toast their accomplishment. Rob: "They never had a clue. They're gonna hate us. Cheers to our victory. Cheers to us." Rob and Amber take photos of themselves and are happy to have the whole island to themselves on the last day. Rob catches fish as Amber sits on the shore and gives him instructions on which fish she wants to eat.

Rob doesn't know how he made it so far without Rupert but he learned to fish and clean them himself.

Rob: Likens Survivor to a survival of the fittest. He and Amber were able to adapt.

Rob wonders if the jury can award the money to the both of them. Amber is hoping she is not forced to say why she deserves the prize over Rob.

Rob: If the jurors took the game personally, it is their own freaking problem. All of the trials and tribulations were worth it for how he is feeling right now.

Amber: The jury isn't going to make it easy for us. They are going to make us squirm.

Rob: Is proud about the way he played. He has no regrets.

Final Tribal Council Happenings

Rob's opening statement: "Obviously the last 39 days have been long, emotional and you are sitting over there and I guarantee you are all pissed off at me over there. I didn't want to let personal relationships interfere in this game. When the merge happened, I had a situation where I made a promise to someone that I wasn't able to keep because of promises I made to some other people. In the end, that's when everything went south for me. Obviously when you have a jury, that you have to vote out, it is going to come back to haunt you one way or another but I would like you guys to consider how I played the game as a player. I always tried to do well for my team at the same time trying to look out for myself. Thank you."

Amber's opening statement: "I came into the game saying that I knew it was going to be harder because this time I was playing with people that I knew instead of just strangers. I said...I didn't come out here to make friends. I didn't come out here to...gosh...have a relationship with a guy. I came out here to win a million dollars. Little did I know, all these little bonuses came along with it. I think the reason why I am sitting here now is luck, all of you guys not voting me off and because of my alliance with Rob. Those are the three things that got me here. I know all of you guys probably have sore feelings. I know I had sore feelings when I sat on the jury. I got out of this game what I really wanted to do and I am satisfied."

Lex: "It's just a game. It is something we all probably said a thousand times when we were out here. I am sure that for the both of you, it was an excuse to wash away the guilt as you played the game the way that you played it. You know that phrase...It is just a game. It is a big lie. It is not just a game. For all of us out here, the line between game and life is not cut and dried. Life blurs into the game constantly. This game exposes who we are as people to the core. It is like truth serum. I think the way you play this game is representative of the kind of person you are. The hardest lesson I learned out here was about friendship and betrayal. I think the true measure of a man is what kind of friend he is. What kind of friend are you, Rob? What kind of friend were you to me? You asked me to do you a favour. Bro to bro. Friend to friend. I did the only thing I could do and that was to answer the call of a friend in need. You repaid that by putting a knife in my back. As far as this game is concerned, I lost and you both beat me. No sour grapes and no bitterness. With all sincerity, I will congratulate you both on making the final two but as I see it, as good as your game was, you sold out your values. You sold out your character and you sold out your friends for a stack of greenbacks. I hope it was worth it because that money will never be enough to buy it all back."

Kathy: Wonders if Rob is concerned about what people will think of him after the series is over. He is concerned. He is floored by what Lex had to say. He got caught up in the game. He looks back now and wonders if he could've done it a different way. He didn't mean to ruin friendships. Kathy gets emotional. She is crushed because she viewed Rob as a son. She can't imagine checking friendships at the door. He might have ruined friendships that took two years to build. He didn't have to leave the carnage he did. There were other ways to play the game.

Rupert: Congratulates them both. He thanks them for getting him so far in the game. He asks why they feel they deserve to win. Amber says she fought to stay in it when she was switched-up. She never lost focus. Rupert asks Rob why he should vote for him to win. Rob says because Rupert is a man of his word.

Alicia: Amber and Rob mastered the lowest form of playing the game. They made fine butt-kissers. She wonders who has more crap on their lips. Amber and Rob have not outclassed the jury. She asks for one word from each on how they played the game. Rob: Competitively. Amber: Luck.

Shii Ann Amber and Rob earned it. She comments that as far as the bitter juror members are concerned, they are being hypocrites as they did the same thing playing the game. She is unsure about her vote and wants three reasons why she should pick the other person to win. Rob: Amber was a true partner. She never wavered. She never quit. She supported their alliance. He wouldn't be in the final two if it wasn't for her. Amber: Rob ruled the challenges. He was the person she could depend on. He stuck to the alliance.

Jenna: Wonders what they will do with the money. Rob will start a scholarship fund. Amber has a friend with Muscular Dystrophy and will give money to a Muscular Dystrophy charity.

Tom: Makes a comment about castrating goats on his farm when they are lead astray by females. Wants to know why he should vote for one over the other? Amber says she didn't betray Tom. She didn't break her word. Rob comments that there are two sides to the story and that Tom has tried to get him booted. Tom offers to forgive and forget. He offers his hand in friendship. As Rob goes to shake it, Tom pulls it away roughly saying..."Don't be stupid, stupid." He was fooled twice. He won't be fooled again.

Amber's final statement: "I came here tonight expecting this to be very difficult because every one of you would love to be sitting where I am sitting. I really thought coming in here tonight that I learned so much about myself throughout the last 39 days but instead after tonight I learned the most about myself after the last couple of minutes. I am not happy about what I learned about myself and I want you to know that I am going to take away what I learned tonight and apply it to my life. I know it is very hard for all you guys to express your feelings and to be completely honest with us. So, I just want you to know that in every answer that I gave tonight, I was completely honest and if that's the most I can give to you tonight, you have it."

Rob's final statement: "I guess the first thing I want to say is that I am sorry to each and every one of you for breaking alliances, hurting friendships and all the pain you guys must feel over there. I am not feeling much better over here right now. I played the game as hard as I could but I would be naive to be able to sit in one of the last two seats and think that people on that side were going to feel all right about the way I played the game. It got a lot more personal than I thought it ever would and so tonight, I was expecting it to be hard but I wasn't expecting it to be nearly as hard as it was. I really wasn't. (wipes his eyes) I am really having a tough time even finding the words, to tell you the truth. I fumbled over all my answers. This is really not the time to be screwing it up either but I guess I have been screwing it up for a long time haven't I? I had fun and I am sorry. That's all I have to say."

Jenna votes for Rob. He should be proud. He deserves it. Alicia stays true to her pledge not to write down Rob's name and picks Amber. Tom picks Amber. He thought of Rob as a brother. He can call to apologize. Kathy selects Rob. She is such a sucker but maybe there is a chance to mend their friendship.

Final Voting

1. Alicia Calaway: Amber.
2. Tom Buchanan: Amber.
3. Jenna Lewis: Rob.
4. Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien: Rob.
5. Lex Van Den Berghe: Amber.
6. Shii Ann Huang: Amber.
7. Rupert Boneham: Rob.

Powell's Thoughts:

Sorry, Probst and CBS. I ain't buying what you are selling. Amber is nothing more than a leach who rode 'The Robfather' to the end of game. Was it me or did her answers seem very strange? It seemed like she spent her time reading what Jeff Probst had to say about her gameplay (the Rob taking the bullets scenario) in the interviews before the finale and just repeated what he said on the live show. Amber consulting with Rob about who to give the car to and Rob telling her to make her own decision speaks volumes. She is a follower and not a leader. Any suggestion to the contrary is just complete crappola. I'll say it again, in my opinion the producers wanted to portray Amber as a key mastermind in the alliance so that the winner of 'All Stars' would have credibility....even though we saw very little of that on the actual series. Viewers are getting tired of the under-the-radar players scooping up the cash and that kind of victory damages the show's credibility.

Though we had to put up with some of the predictability of the series (especially the boots during the season...which explains my track record), it sure ended with a deluge of drama. The whole proposal deal was very tacky though...but...we are talking about Boston Rob. We should have expected as much.

I still can't figure out why 'Ramber' thought that Shii Ann was the "swing vote" when there were three other people who voted for her too. Any one of them could've been the deciding vote...not just Shii Ann. Hmmm. That is very curious.

Rob Cesternino and Tina Wesson? Where art thou? Thanks for warming seats during the reunion.

What was all this talk about a "purple rock" deciding a tie-vote? Did anyone really think the producers would resort to the "purple rock" in the 'All-Stars' edition? How lame.

I know she was the wicked witch on 'Australia' but I hand it to Jerri for making a serious point even though she was a tad bit dramatic and over the top. All she was saying was that the players aren't just characters on a television show. They are real people with real lives. Many viewers forget that when they pass judgment on them as individuals based on how they were edited or how they played a game. Jerri was speaking the truth. It is just not the sort of thing SOME fans of reality television want to hear.

You might as well write him the cheque now. Rupert is sure to be awarded the million on the Thursday special. Don't spend it all on tye-dyed T-shirts, big guy.