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.
