Season Nine

***Season Nine** was set within the Kingdom of Far Far Away and featured **12 Ogre Duos** seeking out the **5 Fairy Duos** among them. It was hosted in November of 2020 and featured a vast array of old and new players alike, some returnees from every previous season. The tale did feature daring Rescue Missions to save Princess Gavin from the highest room in the tallest tower, Godmother trying to thwart the cast every step of the way. T'was indeed an action-packed adventure from start to finish, featuring massive side vs side warfare at the start mostly between new school vs old school where no one could obtain a true upper hand, which gave way to The Great Fairy War in which the final two Fairy Duos fought to take each other down at Halfway Havoc, and finally into a threats vs underdogs war between Wumbo and the Renegades, finishing off in a thrilling Swamp Showdown at the final three with Nestor staying alive by a mere 16 seconds, going on to claim the crown and forging an epic victory against all odds.*

## **Cast**

**@NESTORR****@JEREMYHLIKESFOOD****@MICKS****@ZACH****@JAWS123****@ALLEN****@\_ROB\_****@MALOLOLOW****@BBSWAG****@SARATOGA652****@YOURBOY****@CASEYBEA****@JUDE****@08SARAR****@DREWW3232****@ANACONDA****@MOTO****@BOMBONRAYO****@CANDI****@JONJ****@EVANW919****@WADZ13****@HOEASSGIRL****@AK47MAN****@ANGELOFWATER****@PETERC****@RUNAWAYS****@TONY****@MERELAWSON****@DYLAN****@SULAAA****@MISSSUDA****@PACOP****@MEPOLE**

## **Episodes**

♞ **Chapter One:** Get The Hell Out Of My Swamp [1]

♞ **Chapter Two:** Guess Who's On The Right Side Of The Coin [2]

♞ **Chapter Three:** The Things We Do For Love [3]

♞ **Chapter Four:** I'm No Cinderella But I Like The Shoes [4]

♞ **Chapter Five:** Chickens, Rats, Snakes, & Goats Oh My! [5]

♞ **Chapter Six:** Someone's Always A Sacrifice [6]

♞ **Chapter Seven:** What A Great Player, Monsieur Hood [7]

♞ **Chapter Eight:** Drinks On Me, I Hope You Leave... [8]

♞ **Chapter Nine:** It's Not Like The Old Days [9]

♞ **Chapter Ten:** When The Chess Pieces Revolt [10]

♞ **Chapter Eleven:** Yet Another Onion Fooled, The Muffin Man Schooled [11]

♞ **Chapter Twelve:** If The Avenues Don't Work Try Side Streets [12]

♞ **Chapter Thirteen:** Time To Finish What We Started [13]

♞ **Chapter Fourteen:** And The Winner Is... [14]

## **Season Summary**

As our 34 Swampmates roll into the lands of Far Far Away in their onions introductions begin, with all of the CMIYC generations meeting each other, some for the first time. Mal and Nancy begin to rewrite their season seven fairytale though Mal secretly already begins to plot revenge, the Allstars bond over taking Ryan out at Halfway Havoc, Evan prepares to lose again, Jeremy warns everyone of Richie & Sara's final two, Jude transforms into a magical receptionist, Sean and Moto arrive to the party in style, Christina is single and ready to mingle, and Donkey sits alone on the house call to play sweet songs to those whom will listen. Right away Evan and David kick things off and form an alliance chat with everyone in the cast, known as Wadz & Evan's Sheep. Soon enough Maria and Andy snatch the first Rescue Mission win of the season and save the three blind mice with a beautiful season portrait, winning a crucial extra vote and pushing them up on the trustlist to claim slot one, while Kenya/Peter, Michael/Paco, and Dylan/Mere fall to the bottom of the pack, with Sula and Sean pushing hard for Kenya's demise. Andy & Maria seize the moment to give the season a darn spicy start, publicly revealing every duo's trustlist, announcing that they're playing it and immediately proving themselves as Ogres. Right away Jeremy and Runaways realize the sides that are forming, with most of the previous Allstars and old school players ranking each other somewhat high, and they rush to Dylan & Mere's defense, beginning a hard push to evict Paco and Mepole, the sides almost dead even. In confessionals Benny & Jude sacrifice a virgin, rumors of a Richie/Mal/Zach/Evan/Mepole alliance spread, Suda and Mal try to get their partners to trust each other, Ryan and Zach prepare to climb back up the social ladder, and SaraR looks back on the good old days, and how much crazier the game's gotten since. Not wanting to betray Paco, Suda faces a moral dilemma, and her and Sula push hard all day to take down Kenya/Peter, though no one's willing, and the vote becomes locked between Paco/Mepole and Dylan/Mere. Two minutes before the day change Sula convinces Suda to make the move and they flip on Paco, being the deciding vote that sends Paco & Mepole packing 10-8-0, and cementing the sides to come.

To kick off the fireworks Runaways posts a fake version of their duo's week two trustlist to the main chat, offering to auction off spots to anyone whom desires them. As the Lie To Me rescue mission begins Kenya and Peter try to throw it to reduce their target, and somehow get almost every one correct, saving Pinocchio and claiming the extra eviction vote and reduction, as they somehow land in the top four against all odds. Even more amazing is that despite having the numbers the newly formed side of Jeremy/Micks, Runaways/Tony, Dylan/Mere, Sean/Moto, Sula/Suda, Allen/Rob, and Aiden/Christina fail to get a single target up, with Evan & David just barely escaping nomination range by a mere two nomination points, largely thanks to Mal's charts as they coordinate their targets, getting just the right number of nom points onto each of them, causing Run/Tony, Dylan/Mere, and Sula/Suda to wind up as nominees, making the sides even once more, as they're forced to turn on each other. Sean/Moto continue to play the middle extremely well however, with Sean connected to Jeremy's side and Moto connected to Ryan's, causing the two of them to wind up in slot one, where they then opt to reveal Allen & Rob's trustlist publicly. Upon realizing that Allen/Rob hadn't lied to them however they decide not to prove their role, and instead deny having gotten it, bewildering many of the old school players. Jeremy and Evan wage a war of words as Jeremy continues to call the other side out for sticking together so well, going through the wiki and calling out Ryan/David/Kenya for their villainous and manipulative awards. Jeremy & Micks sob a lil at how close they had been to demolishing the evil alliance only for it to slip through their fingers, talk of side warfare is on everyone's lips, Ryan/Zach find themselves wavering in the middle, and David avenges by Paco by leaking to half the cast that Suda & Sula are Fairies, which Suda had made the blunder of telling Paco before his eviction. Suspicion grows of Benny/Jude being Fairies, a target emerges on Evan/Wadz, and Sean/Moto get called out for playing the middle. As the day draws to a close Kenya extracts revenge by pushing hard for Sula/Suda, which they had done to her and Peter the previous day, and the targets narrow down to Suda/Sula or Tony/Runaways. As Sula and Suda both fight extremely hard to stay Jude & Benny lean towards saving them, but know that they need Nestor & Jon or Drew & SaraR on board to have numbers to do so. Though Nestor has a soft spot for Sula he and Jon eventually decide it's best to take them down now before they get into power, and Drew/Sara promise to Sula/Suda to save them no matter what, though admit to Jude/Benny that they never planned on doing so. Reluctantly Jude/Benny evict them as well knowing that the numbers just aren't there, and Sula & Suda depart 10-7-0, being the first Fairy duo to depart, four remaining.

Richie wants to make a cake filled with rainbows and smiles, Evan admits to proudly enjoying pineapple on pizza, Ryan wants to invite people over to play Monopoly, and Jeremy/Micks continue to paint a target on Kenya, making sure everyone's well aware that she and Peter skyrocketed to the top four out of nowhere. After a beautiful wedding is held in the Chapel with Jude and Richie happily married the annual cooking comp arrives, with both Sara's swamp cake and David's mud crepes making it into the hall of chefs, though David snatches the victory ever so slightly, rescuing Gingy and receiving a very important extra vote to evict for him and Evan. Benny/Jude, Sean/Moto, and Jon/Nestor continue to perfect playing the middle, jumping up to the very top of the list, with Ryan/Zach's attempts failing horribly as no one from the new school side believes they would actually ever flip, and they plummet down to become nominees, joined by Runaways/Tony and Dylan/Mere. As Sean/Moto claim first they deny the twist, making themselves appear to be Fairies even further, claiming they didn't want a double eviction, their threat level growing steadily, as speculation still continues as to who won it the previous round. Jeremy/Micks quickly begins to wage all out warfare upon Ryan & Zach, knowing that their eviction could return their numbers, throwing stats at everyone about Ryan's previous CMIYC history and their time together in season two. Evan/David begin to be see as the dominant threat on one side, and suspicions grow of Sean/Moto playing a large role in running the other, while SaraR and Nestor consider when the right time to flip on the majority group is. Ultimately they decide that Dylan/Mere could very easily continue to slip by round after round and they side in favor of Ryan & Zach, with Dylan & Mere departing 10-6-0, the second Ogre duo fallen.

Some continue to deny the sides while others embrace them, and Jeremy/Micks and Runaways/Tony find themselves seemingly on the bottom. The target on Sara/Richie continues to grow as they've consistently ranked high, and they ever so barely escape nomination in the Huff or Puff challenge, opting to Steal rather than split, a choice that ends up saving them from 13th place, with the nominees becoming Runaways/Tony, Andy/Maria, and Kenya/Peter instead. Shockingly Jeremy/Micks slide their way into the top four, joined again by Jon/Nestor and Sean/Moto, with Ben/Mal also climbing up the social ladder, their connection with Moto putting them somewhat nicely in the middle, and they claim first. Though Kenya/Peter face danger they disregard the sides and opt to prove themselves as Ogres and get rid of the Double Eviction twist, playing it almost immediately and admitting to it, causing Maria to point out that Mal means bad in Spanish and Ben means Satan. Meanwhile Runaways has a change of heart and blossoms into some kind of kind alterego of himself, and sheds positive light on all events in the kingdom of Far Far Away. Andy/Maria pitch hard to stay and make the case that they're proven Ogres unlike the others, and after much pleading the tides began to shift in their favor, despite Mal pushing hard to claim his long awaited revenge. Though Allen/Rob abandon ship from what they believe to be a sinking new school side and opt to save Kenya/Peter it's not enough, as Nestor/Jon, Sara/Drew, and Benny/Jude talk amongst each other and decide to flip all at once against Kenya/Peter, trying to strike them down and even out the sides once more, keeping power with those in the middle, though suspicion begins to fall on almost all of them for doing so, with targets growing fast on Benny/Jude, Nestor/Jon, and Mal/Ben. By a single vote the flippers manage to turn the scales, and Andy/Maria survive to see the sunrise, with Tony/Runaways and Kenya/Peter headed to the Muffin Man 7-6-1, another Fairy and Ogre duo fallen, three Fairies remaining.

Andy and Maria then throw a we're still alive party, Richie's shook at some of their closest allies being Fairies, Benny offers couples therapy to Mal and Ben, and Jude enlightens everyone on the case of the missing chocolate bar. As the knock knock joke rescue mission arrives right away Jeremy/Micks and Sara/Richie lead the charge, fighting all day to claim the extra eviction vote, and the battle lasts up to the day change, with Sara/Richie just barely pulling ahead and saving Donkey. The tides shift immensely this week and shockingly no one's renominated. Zach/Ryan decide to turn on Jon/Nestor and tank them to save themselves, and it's enough to send them onto the block, and the other side coordinates to get Aiden/Christina up as well. The third nominees are Allen/Rob, which neither side trusts due to how much they've flipped, and they're placed near the bottom by almost everyone. Benny/Jude, Sean/Moto, & Sara/Richie are all pretty much seen as front runners, as they're all notable public threats and place in the top three again despite the considerable targets on them. Benny/Jude claim first, sitting themselves out of the next rescue mission and proving themselves to be Ogres. Jeremy/Micks and Evan/David continue to battle it out, with Jeremy growing frustrated that he's unable to touch Evan & Wadz, preaching to everyone that they've gotten what they wanted almost every round and are still unnominated. People begin to notice a second alliance category as well, implying that there's already 50+ active alliances, which there are. Sean also writes a slew of fake confessionals, trying hard to paint targets on the other front runners. Knowing him & Jon are the largest threats of the three noms Nestor quickly promises both sides that they'll side with them, causing the old school side trying to evict Aiden/Christina, and the new school side gunning for Allen/Rob. Though Benny/Jude and Sara/Drew both still side with the new school players Nestor/Jon decide to defect and return to the old school side, being the deciding vote that sends Aiden/Christina packing, 7-6-0, another Ogre duo fallen.

Eleven remain, and right away Jeremy/Micks call out Nestor for flipping back and forth, Ben calls out Nestor for bankrupting him and sending him into crippling debt, and Ryan/Zach quickly deny having ever gone for Nestor/Jon last round. And somehow, even after losing the CMIYC Clue Game, Nestor/Jon slide their way back into the top three, claiming 2nd on the overall list, as Nestor works hard to make their way back into the middle. Sara/Richie are one of four to crack the Clue Game combo, and the reduction is just barely enough to slide them out of harm's way once more, proving to be masters of escape, and Mal/Ben and Benny/Jude still manage to play the middle successfully, landing up in the top three as well, with Mal/Ben claiming another 1st. Other threats aren't as fortunate, and Sean/Moto finally sink to the bottom, unable to avoid their target as the old school side all guns for them, with Jeremy/Micks and Evan/David joining them on the block, paving way for the long awaited showdown. Jeremy/Micks and Sean/Moto quickly begin warfare, calling out Evan/David for having not lost any allies since the first round whereas the new school side has had defeat after defeat, saying that this is the very last chance for anyone to get agency in the game, otherwise the old school players will simply steamroll. Evan/David fight back, saying only three votes have gone their way, calling out Sean/Jeremy for being snakes in the grass, and that they'll be unstoppable if both of them stay. Meanwhile to SaraR's dismay Drew makes the fatal blunder of slipping his Fairy role to Jeremy as a sign of trust, whereas Jeremy just lies and claims that they're Ogres. Matters finally begin to look up for him & Micks, with Sean/Moto becoming the other side's target instead. As the sun begins to set Evan/David know that with Mal/Ben joining their side they have the numbers but it's likely that someone will snake them, and Zach/Ryan and Sara/Drew do exactly that, sending them out in a vote of 6-5-0, leaving only two Fairy duos remaining.

Matters take a heroic turn as the Fairytale creation challenge begins, leading to classic works such as *The Violin Song, The Adventures of Patty the Onion, The Ballad of Monsieur Hood*, and several more. Ultimately Monsieur Hood snatches the crown for Zach/Ryan and right off the bat they claim the extra vote, rescuing Fiona. Their move on Evan/David turns out to be a perfect one as they manage to retain their old school connections while forming many new ones with the new school players, and they're centered perfectly in the middle as they claim 1st place, with Benny/Jude and Allen/Rob joining them in the top. Sean/Moto fall to the bottom once again, still seen as dominant threats, and this time Ben/Mal join them, with the new school players fed up with their antics. Andy/Maria end up as the third nominees, ranked low by almost everyone as they've struggled to get footing since the original trustlist reveal. A large bunch of confessionals reveals thoughts about the endgame, and people begin to map out their ideal final fours, knowing that many threats remain to take down, as the original sides begin to die down. Trying to keep their spot in the middle however Nestor flips once again, joining Jeremy/Micks and Sara/Drew in gunning for Mal/Ben, knowing that they're much larger threats to win. The rest of the threats including Sean & Moto defend Mal/Ben however, and Andy/Maria depart in a 7-4-0 vote, another Ogre duo down. Jon also departs from the game for personal reasons, leaving Nestor to fly solo as #The90'sKid.

As the cast preps for the final rescue mission Jeremy/Micks announce that they'll be snaked no longer, frustrated at Sean/Moto for defending their enemies the previous round. Realizing that the original sides are dying out and that thoughts have turned to taking down the threats, Sara & Richie start to build up a threats alliance, trying to pull Sean/Moto over to their side for good, and the famous Wumbo alliance is formed by Sara, consisting of Sara/Richie, Mal/Ben, Benny/Jude, Sean/Moto, and Zach/Ryan. Less than an hour later however the underdogs in the cast realize it's time to unite, and SaraR/Drew work hard at assembling a group known as renegades formed by SaraR, consisting of them, Jeremy/Micks, Allen/Rob, and Nestor, with the intent of them four sticking together and trying to pull in Zach/Ryan, leading to the perfect storm of threats vs underdogs. Meanwhile two Staircases lead up the tallest tower where Princess Gavin awaits locked in her cell, one Fashion based, the other Musicality. Moto & Sean famously make the fatal mistake of not submitting the song *Are You Ready* which would've saved them from the block, and instead lose on the Fashion staircase. Benny/Jude snatch the Fashionista crown and an extra vote while Nestor claims the Musicality one and a reduction, Princess Gavin rescued and joining the cast as comic relief for the rest of the season. As nominations approach the threats all target Jeremy/Micks but Sean/Moto refuse to, placing Jeremy/Micks in 1st, whereas Jeremy/Micks snake them and place them in second to last, the underdogs extremely coordinated. Knowing that the threats would have the numbers with Benny's extra vote Nestor decides to fly into action, telling everyone that Moto/Sean threw Sara/Richie under the bus to him, despite them doing nothing of the sort. The lie works beautifully and paranoia rises within the Wumbo alliance, with no one fully trusting each other and their lists being all over the place, marking the death of the threats, as Benny/Jude, Sean/Moto, and Richie/Sara all end up on the block, Jeremy/Micks barely escaping nomination. Still trusted by almost everyone Nestor soars to the top of the trustlist and claims 1st, Zach/Ryan close behind him in 2nd, both of them playing the middle perfectly. As Sara/Richie somehow once again slide out of harm's way, Benny/Jude are trusted more than Sean/Moto on the threats side largely thanks to Nestor's lie, and the non-threats appear to trust them more as well, as only Jeremy/Micks make an attempt to defend Sean/Moto, who are sent packing in a vote of 8-2-0, another Ogre duo fallen.

Eight duos remain, and the clock strikes midnight as Halfway Havoc arrives, Fairy Godmother and Prince Charming furious at their prisoners being rescued. They're not the only ones angry however, as Jeremy becomes quite maddened at SaraR/Drew refusing to vote with them last round, and Jeremy/Micks start the round off by publicly leaking to everyone that SaraR/Drew are Fairies, and that they leaked everyone's cards during the Clue Game. SaraR/Drew decide to admit to being Fairies and pitch that it's smarter to keep them around, and Drew fesses up to leaking every clue card, saying they only did it out of loyalty to Jeremy/Micks. The divide in the Renegades gives Wumbo a chance to regroup, and they quickly form another alliance of Benny/Jude, Mal/Ben, Sara/Richie, and Zach/Ryan to navigate the Havoc. The duos are indeed split for the round, with half of every duo kidnapped and brought to Godmother's tower, with the others tasked with rescuing them. Those in the tower were forced to compete in Godmother's Circle, a format in which they would have to make their nominations in the main chat for all to see, whereas the rescuers were forced to build Shrek's Chain, a chain of safety to climb up to the tower. Any duo with one or both partners nominated would then become nominees for the week. In Godmother's Tower SaraR calls out the other Sara as a monumental threat, accusing her of possibly being a Fairy, however when SaraR and Micks nominate each other it opens the door for the threats to strike, and to ensure his own safety Nestor plays the middle and joins them, nomming SaraR, causing her and Micks to become nominees by a large margin. Down in the Swamps & still very much in the middle Zach claims first on the overall trustlist and starts off the safety chain, staying true to the threats and saving Mal, who saves Benny, who saves Richie, Allen and Nestor following, causing Jeremy and Drew to end up nominated. As the duos are reunited and Fairy Godmother pronounced dead the only nominees for the week are Jeremy/Micks and SaraR/Drew, at which point SaraR/Drew make the case that if the house evicts them they're forced to keep around the other Fairy duo, causing Jeremy/Micks to also come out as Fairies, sparking the Great Fairy War and forcing the house to choose between one or the other. Jeremy/Micks pitch that SaraR/Drew are much larger public threats, whereas SaraR/Drew pitch that Jeremy & Micks have an incredible underdog story. Knowing that SaraR/Drew probably are the larger threats Benny/Jude & Mal/Ben rush to their defense, but SaraR calling out the other Sara earlier proves to be the nail in the coffin, and Sara/Richie decide to side with Jeremy/Micks. SaraR tries hard to convince Nestor to side with them, but Nestor knows he stands a better shot against Jeremy/Micks in the long run. Ultimately SaraR/Drew take the fall, evicted 5-3, leaving one Fairy duo remaining.

With the conflict between Jeremy/Micks and SaraR/Drew gone it gives the underdogs a chance to fully regroup, and though Jeremy/Micks are viewed as large contenders as the last Fairy duo remaining no one can touch them, and them, Nestor, and Allen/Rob quickly get on the same page to take out the threats one by one, with Mal/Ben even congratulating Jeremy on his inevitable victory, though Benny/Jude become the first target, being seen as having played the game perfectly for a vast portion of it. Knowing that Zach/Ryan had flipped in the past Jeremy/Micks tank them, and Benny/Jude and Mal/Ben decide to rely on Allen/Rob flipping instead of Zach/Ryan, and they each place Zach/Ryan low as well, causing Zach/Ryan and Benny/Jude to become the nominees, allowing Allen/Rob to claim 1st, giving the Renegades crystal clear numbers. The only division in the underdogs is that Zach/Ryan prefer to aim for an all Ogre final four and to take out Jeremy/Micks for 5th, knowing them to be huge threats, thinking that themselves, Mal/Ben, and Nestor could make it happen. Nestor however knows well he wouldn't win in a four way poll, especially not against Mal/Ben, but he promises he's on board all the same to appease Zach/Ryan. After a brief walk of atonement in which Nestor & Ryan shame Benny for his sins and one last rendition of I Need A Hero by Benny & Jude they're evicted unanimously, 6-1, another Ogre duo down.

Sara/Richie now know quite well that they're in trouble and run through the options, debating whether to try and seduce Nestor, or maybe try and claim that they're the last Fairies and not Jeremy, proposing a story of that they've been aligned with Jeremy/Micks secretly and that Jeremy/Micks covered for them to save themselves and ensure that their mutual target of SaraR/Drew went out. Ben has a tiny victory as he bankrupts Nestor, though Nestor promises he'll get his revenge soon enough. Sara/Richie's plans are foiled when they place Jeremy/Micks in first, allowing them to claim 1st place on the overall list by one point, Nestor right behind them in 2nd. Jeremy/Micks then claim the advantage *Faarquad's Magic Mirror* right away, allowing them to see the names of anyone who ever votes for them, which is relatively useless but gives them a 5% boost in the public poll, along with undisputable proof that they are indeed the final Fairies. Sara/Richie and Mal/Ben tank each other to try and save themselves, and Jeremy/Micks side with Richie/Sara to try and ensure they have a shield for next round. Nestor and Ryan/Zach see it coming however, and they place Mal/Ben at the top of their lists, causing Sara/Richie to end up on the block against Allen/Rob, at which point Allen rants about how the threats continue to control the game and how it's too late, confusing virtually everyone. Sara/Richie pitch hard to try and get Mal/Ben and Nestor to force a tie but it's of little use, and the decision is an easy one, with Sara/Richie being sent packing 5-1, another Ogre duo down.

As the final five emerges the final showdown begins and only two paths remain, either Mal/Ben's departure and the beginning of the endgame or the fall of Jeremy/Micks and an all Ogre final four. Knowing that Zach/Ryan still strongly want the Ogres to unite Nestor defects from them, placing Jeremy/Micks in 1st and Zach/Ryan and Mal/Ben at the bottom, trying to ensure they go up together, which would leave Zach/Ryan with no choice. Mal/Ben successfully strike a deal with Allen/Rob, but Mal decides to trust Jeremy as well and places him in first while Jeremy/Micks place them in last, and Mal/Ben and Zach/Ryan do indeed fall to the bottom, Jeremy/Micks somehow claiming three 1st places from everyone but Zach/Ryan. Mal/Ben desperately pitch to Nestor that Jeremy would probably get immunity in the endgame and that Nestor will more than likely lose to Zach/Ryan in a comp but Nestor knows his only path to victory is to take his chances, and Mal/Ben depart 4-1, with Mal being so close once again and yet so far.

With just Jeremy/Micks, Nestor/Nestor, Zach/Ryan, and Allen/Rob remaining the endgame arrives and the jury vote begins. Right away Nestor's applauded for playing a huge role in decimating the threats, notably due to Sean/Moto's eviction, and Jeremy/Micks are seen to have played an incredible Fairy game throughout the course of the season, especially avoiding eviction at the end very well, and most of the jury is in unison that they would be the most deserving final two. Rob puts together a very well written fourteen page plea but Allen advises him to send the shortened version, which talks about him and Rob being some of the largest threats coming into the game, which does not go over well with the jury. That said the original new school vs old school sides begin to form once again, with the old school players all believing Allen/Rob deserve to go, and the new school players all wanting to evict Zach/Ryan, with Sara/Drew being the swing vote. They decide that Allen/Rob had played the worst of the four, sending them home in a 7-6-0-0 vote. Allen/Rob then quickly grant immunity and a spot in the finals to Jeremy/Micks for their dominant game, causing Ryan to call out Allen/Rob hard, saying that him and Zach had tried to make it a final four without Jeremy but Allen/Rob had refused, and now they've screwed both them and Nestor. As the Swamp Showdown begins Nestor and Zach/Ryan both fight incredibly hard, with Nestor winning the Run portion and Zach/Ryan winning the Catch portion. Nestor wins the final Hunt portion by a score of 31 minutes & 15 seconds to 31 minutes & 31 seconds, causing #TeamZanada to claim third place, for the second time in Ryan's CMIYC career, and continuing Zach's third place curse.

As the finale night begins in one last Ogre vs Fairy showdown Jeremy/Micks are applauded for surviving despite shaky footing at the start, leading the charge in the side vs side warfare, avoiding eviction at final 9 perfectly, exposing SaraR/Drew at the right moment during Halfway Havoc, and dominating during the last half of the season as Fairies, whereas Nestor receives much praise for fighting like crazy from the start, building connections with both sides to play the middle perfectly and flip back and forth as he pleased, never receiving a single vote to evict, and despite losing his partner decimated the threats one by one, being a large part of the domino effect that took them down. Ultimately Nestor claims the crown, winning with 54.35% of the public vote, and becoming the sole victor and King of the Swamps.

**@NESTORR (54.35%)****@JEREMYHLIKESFOOD &
 @MICKS (50.65%)**