Warning:
This
article
contains
major
spoilers
for
the
season
47
finale
of
Survivor.
A
new
sole
survivor
has
claimed
the
$1
million
prize.
During
the
final
episode
of
Survivor’s
season
47
two-part
finale
on
Dec.
18,
the
long-running
reality
competition
series
crowned
its
newest
champion.
Entering
into
the
season’s
final
episode,
Rachel
LaMont,
Sam
Phalen,
Sue
Smey
and
Teeny
Chirichillo
were
the
Beka
tribe’s
last
remaining
members
vying
for
the
title,
but
it
was
ultimately
Rachel,
a
graphic
designer
from
Michigan,
who
pulled
out
the
win.
“I
feel
like
I’m
having
an
out
of
body
experience,”
she
said
after
her
win.
“It’s
just
so
surreal,”
before
later
adding,
“I’m
a
little
bit
in
shock,
if
I’m
completely
honest.”
During
the
finale,
Rachel
pulled
ahead
early
by
winning
the
final
immunity
challenge,
giving
her
the
most
power
she
had
all
season
at
the
most
crucial
point
in
the
game.
Because
of
that
advantage,
she
sent
Teeny
and
Sam
into
the
show’s
final
physical
challenge:
fire
making.
In
the
end,
though,
the
fire-making
challenge
didn’t
sway
the
jury,
as
Rachel
received
all
but
one
vote.
While
the
finale’s
latter
episode
was
definitely
full
of
excitement,
the
two-parter’s
first
half
on
Dec.
11,
which
saw
frontrunners
Andy
Rueda
and
Genevieve
Mushaluk
eliminated
in
shocking
blindsides,
laid
the
stones
on
the
pathway
to
victory.
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