African Warrior

This is the fourteenth and final episode of *Survivor: Congo*

## Challenges

**Day 36 Immunity Challenge:** *Mask Match*
The castaways would be blindfolded during the challenge. At the starting line would be a mask. At the other end of a net obstacle would be a duplicate mask with some pieces removed. Three bags of puzzle pieces would need to be carried across the net obstacle one at a time. The puzzle pieces would then need to be assembled to replicate the mask at the start line. The first castaway to correctly replicate the mask would win.
**Winner:** Sidney

**Day 37 Immunity Challenge:** *Giant Tick*
Each person will race through a giant obstacle course. They will each go to six stations over different obstacles and collect six bags of puzzle pieces along the way. They will then use those pieces to solve a puzzle. The first to finish wins immunity.
**Winner:** Emily

**Day 38 Immunity Challenge:** *Simmotion*
With one hand tied behind their back, each person will drop a ball down a chute. It will spiral to the bottom where they must catch it and put it back in the chute. At regular intervals, they will add another ball, which makes it more difficult. If at any point a ball drops, that person is out of the challenge. The last person left standing wins immunity.
**Winner:** Finn

## Story

### KALA

It's the finale night and the castaways all return to camp, in silence after a blindside. Sidney narrates what just happened at Tribal Council, as she is happy her plan worked. She celebrates it with Finn, who confesses he is relived that finally he finds himself in a comfortable position in the game, but also says the game isn't over and that's a lot that could still happen. Sidney has another confessional saying how important is that Neil, Finn and her stay together so they can make it to Final 3. Then we see Emily asking to talk with Neil in private, as she has a confessional saying she was very upset with Neil, since she had his back and assured him of that million of times. The two of them talk and Neil cries, saying he is sorry for doing that and has a confessional regretting his decision. Emily says she understand her reasons, but that is sad with him and that she really had his back. Then she has another confessional talking about how she is now the next to go probably, but that she won't stop fighting, because this is the part of Survivor she loves the most. She talks with Trish and say they are on their own now and they need to stick together in order to overcome the odds. Trish has a confessional talking about how she expected the flipping from Leann and even Sidney, but not from Neil. Neil has a segment crying and another confessional saying he has lost himself in the game as sad music plays in the background.

### KALA

Early in the morning, Sidney talks with Neil, worried about his emotional state, saying he needs to be strong as he did the best for his game and that he should be proud. Neil confesses he feels bad as thanks to Sidney's idol, his vote wasn't even needed. Watching from distance we have Leann, who confesses she is worried about Neil's new position within the tribe, as she thinks she might have lost her Final 3 ticket. She goes talk with Emily and says that if she needs something she can count with her, since she doesn't like her new odds. Emily is happy that she has an option and that is already something. Leann confesses people need to understand how to play the game, because her vote still counts and she will flip how many times necessary to guarantee her spot at the finals.

It's time for another immunity challenge and the final 6 is ready to compete. The six of them start feeling their masks and getting to know the features, as they are blindfolded. Leann decides to be bold as she quickly grabs her first bag and goes on to cross the course. Emily and Finn follow her after some minutes. Emily takes the lead on the course, as Trish, Neil and Sidney decide to also go back with their first bag. Emily gets to her station first as she drops her bag and goes back to get her second one. In second place we have Sidney and Finn, who open their first bag and start working with it. Meanwhile, Leann and Trish do the same thing, as Neil is completely lost on the track. Emily is coming back with her second bag, as Sidney places some pieces and goes back to get her second bag. Finn, Trish and Leann take some more time but they also head out for their second bag. Emily drops her second bag and goes back to get her final one. Sidney gets her second bag and gives a second check on the original mask and so does Trish, while Leann and Finn simply get their bags and return. Neil finally arrives with his first bag and decides to work on it. Sidney gets back with her second bag as she opens it and starts placing some pieces. As Sidney finishes placing her pieces, Emily arrives with her third bag as she starts opening all of her bags and working on recreating the mask. Finn, Leann and Trish are pretty much tied in third place as they go back to get their third bag, but in the way, Finn gets stuck on an obstacle, leaving him behind on the challenge. Sidney arrives with her third bag as she starts placing her final pieces. Emily finishes with the mask, but Jeff says it's wrong. It's a race between Sidney and Emily as Trish comes back with her third and final bag and starts placing some pieces. In the end, Sidney finishes her mask and Jeff says it's correct, granting her individual immunity, her second in a row.

 Castaway

The tribe returns to camp, knowing an intense Tribal Council awaits for them. Sidney is happy she won immunity, as she says that at least she can be confident she is not going home tonight. Emily is sad she didn't win and talks with Trish and tells her that they may need to reel Neil and Leann back to send Finn home tonight as that seems like the plan. However, Neil at the main camp start feeling bad as he passes out and the doctors are called. The doctors help him out and say he is alright to move on in the game, but Neil says the game took too much of him and that he wants to quit. Emily is worried about him, as she believes he shouldn't quit and that he is a strong man. Jeff tells him to think about it during this afternoon and to come up with a decision at Tribal. Trish sits down to talk with him, as she confesses part of her job is to help people. Sidney is worried about the vote tonight as she doesn't know if she can count with Neil to vote out Emily. Neil says he has a difficult choice in his hands, but he believes the game is over for him. At Tribal, a lot is talked about Neil's condition as people seem to care about him. In the end, he decides to quit since he believes the game is hurting him and that he needs a break. The tribe say their goodbyes as Neil walks out Tribal Council.

### KALA

The final 5 returns to camp and we immediately have a confessional from Emily, crying, saying she is sad for Neil, but she has to move on, since she is in danger. Finn, Sidney and Leann talk about how they need to settle things out now. Finn confesses he had a bad feeling about the night, since he thinks he might had been voted out if Tribal Council had happened. Leann says that now that Neil is gone, she won't need to be worried about her spot on The Final 3, since Trish and Emily are much bigger threats than her.

### KALA

Emily and Sidney go get treemail and Emily asks Sidney if she is really the next to go and Sidney confirms it. Emily asks her to vote out Leann instead, and make the final 4 100% Luba and then they can play the game and see who lands at the Final 3. Sidney tells her she will talk to Finn and think about it, while in her confessional she says she is not very found of the idea, since Emily is the biggest threat to win the game left in the tribe and she doesn't want to give her momentum.

It's time for another immunity challenge as the final 5 is ready to start. As soon as Jeff says "Go!" the five castaways start running to get their bags. They each choose a different station, as Emily picks the toughest one first, wanting to get it out of the way. Sidney arrives first with her first bag and then Finn, some seconds behind. Trish gets there third, and Emily arrives in fourth, while Leann is seen struggling to keep up with the rest of the tribe. Sidney then decides to go on the toughest one and so does Leann, as she gets stuck behind Sidney and loses even more time. Now Finn arrives with his second bag first, while Sidney and Emily are tied for second place, with Trish right on their tails, but showing signs of being tired already. And so the challenge goes as Emily and Sidney arrive first with their six bags and start working on the puzzle, head to head. Finn arrives with his sixth bag, while Trish is getting her sixth bag and Leann is looking for her fourth. Sidney places one piece and so does Emily. Finn seems lost with the puzzle and Trish starts opening her bags. Out of nowhere, the challenge is between Trish, Emily and Sidney, all three of them with one piece. But then, emily starts getting ti all right as she places 3 pieces in a row. Sidney places her second and third pieces, as Leann starts with the puzzle and Finn places his first. Trish now places her second one and after some time her third, but the real challenge is between Emily and Sidney, both with 5 pieces each. In the end, Emily places all her eighth pieces first, while Sidney only had 6, Trish 4, Finn and Leann 1, winning her the challenge.

 Castaway

The castaways get back to camp, getting ready for yet another Tribal Council. Emily is super she won immunity and she feels this gives her confidence to try new routes in the game and to guarantee a spot in the Final 3 for her and Trish. She talks with Trish about their two options. Voting out Sidney with Leann's vote or voting out Leann. Trish is worried about being the target now that Emily has immunity and doesn't know which option will be easier to realize. Trish says she feels better with voting out Leann, as she thinks it's the right thing to do. then, the two women go talk with Sidney and Finn about their plan to get together to vote out Leann. They say they can think about it, as Sidney confesses it's a good plan now that Emily is immune anyway. However, Finn isn't sure about that, since Emily and Trish were ready to vote him out a few days ago. Leann at camp notices the other four are missing and gets worried. Then we have shots of her talking to Sidney and Finn about how Trish would get some jury votes for being the mother of the tribe and taking care of everyone. Finn admits he doesn't like Leann that much, but admits she is right at this point, because he loves Trish and that is what makes her so dangerous. After that Leann goes talk with Trish and Emily about plotting to vote out Sidney, as part of her plan to create a little chaos before the vote to save her skin. Emily finds that interesting, but isn't sure about the idea, as Leann seemed sketchy. Trish is worried about that as she knows she is in danger. Right before TC she talks with Finn about the vote and tells him how Leann is trying to mess things around. Finn has a final confessional about making this decision together with Sidney, to see who they save and who they can trust moving forward. At Tribal Council, Emily and Trish put the spotlight on Leann's behavior, as Leann puts the spotlight on Trish being a threat and also a vote for Emily in the final four. In the end, Trish is voted out in a 3-2 vote as she wishes good luck to the final 4 and says she is proud of her game.

### KALA

It's night 37 and now only four castaways remain on the game. They cheer and celebrate as Emily has a confessional about being totally alone and having to fight just one more day to make it. Sidney has a private celebration with finn as they think they did the right thing at Tribal. Sidney explains Leann is no threat for Final Tribal and that's the main reason they kept her. Finn says it was hard getting rid of Trish, but it was for game purposes, now they just have to hope they can count with Leann, as she can't do anything crazy. Leann has a segment talking about how she knows what people think about her, but she is willing to prove they are wrong. If she makes it to Final Tribal Council she believes it will be hard to get people to give her the million, but that she will fight for it, because she really thinks she played a good game, adapting to the circumstances and alliances, always doing the best for herself.

### KALA

It's time for their final immunity challenge as everyone goes get treemail. Emily knows she has to win it, since this will be the best case scenario, while Sidney says the only person who can't win it is Emily. Leann has a segment that she is ready for TC, since she will be able to choose who gets there with her.

They learn their final challenge is about resistance and focus as they start doing it. First, with only one ball, as it seems easy and everyone is learning how the challenge works. They add a second ball and the castaways keep rolling. Three balls, this is when things start to get a little more tricky. Leann loses focus for one second and drops her ball, being the first person to leave the challenge. After that they add four and five balls. At this stage the challenge is very difficult as balls are flying everywhere. Out of nowhere, Sidney miscalculates and drops her ball, getting her out of the challenge. It's down to Emily and Finn as the show gets very nerve-wrecking. Emily knows she has to win as she adds the six ball, leaving the challenge almost impossible. Finn also knows he can't let Emily win as he keeps pushing himself. In the end, one person drops the ball right before the other one also drops. Emily dropped it first, giving immunity to Finn. Emily cries since she wanted it so bad and receives comfort from Finn who tells her she is a fighter.

 Castaway

As the final four gets back to camp, Finn is excited that he is on the final and that he can be 100% sure of that, now he has time to think about a speech. Emily confesses she knows she is toasted, and that she will have to fight hard if she wants to stay. She goes talk with Sidney and Finn to see if she has any chance, but they say that they can't take her to the finals, because she has a lot of friends in the jury, Emily tries saying she has some enemies also, but Sidney confesses it's not logical to get rid of Leann to take Emily. Emily is still fighting to stay as she goes talk with Leann about voting for Sidney and giving her a chance to make fire. Leann says she likes the idea, since she also considers Sidney a big threat to win it all. Meanwhile, Finn and Sidney worry about Leann losing it calm as narrated by Finn. Sidney is worried that if Leann decides to flip things around once more she will have to battle Emily on a fire making challenge. They go talk with her and tell her they need to stick together, it's a guaranteed spot at Final for everyone. Leann has a final confessional saying she likes her position and that's exactly how she wanted to end the game. Finn has the necklace, but she has the power. In the end, Emily fights for her spot and begs for a chance at fire, but the other three stick together and she is voted out in a 3-1 vote, becoming the last member of the jury. She goes out with a smile and is happy about how far she has come, even if she was this close to taking it all home.

### KALA

The final three returns to camp, where they all celebrate for making it to the end. Sidney is thrilled, since this was the first time she received any votes and was in real danger of going home. Leann explains to us why she chose siding with Sidney and Finn and it was because if she was on the jury she would vote for Emily over Sidney. Finn is happy to have made it to the end after all he faced in the game, but it's even happier he is there with his friend Sidney. Sidney is also happy that Finn is there with her and says their friendship is making it to real life, for sure.

### KALA

It's their last day on Congo as they go get treemail and find out they have a big breakfast waiting for them. Leann has a segment talking about how she wants to prove people wrong and that she deserves the title as much as everyone else. As they eat, she then talks about playing for her daughter, to improve their conditions in life. After that, Finn celebrates at camp and talks about his crazy ride to day 39. He was on the bottom a long time in the game and to make it to the end is just a dream come true to him. He says he believes and hopes his social game and his underdog history will grant him a million dollars. And then finally, late in the evening, we have a segment of Sidney floating in the pond as she thinks about her life. She came to Survivor to find out more about herself and turns out she played a hell of a game. She is proud of herself and is relaxed to face FTC, as she will say what she has to say and no hard feelings. She comes back to camp as the tribe says good bye to their hut so they can make their way to Tribal Council. Sidney talks about her journey once again and how she will come out a stronger person.

## Final Tribal Council

It's time for Final Tribal Council. First, the castaways need to each and all of them give an opening statement, explaining why they deserve to win the grand prize.

### Opening Statements

Finn is the one who starts it all out, as he says he says he fought hard to get where he is, at Final Tribal Council. And that he believes his strongest facet in the game was his social game, which helped him survive a lot of votes.

Next on the line is Sidney, who starts by saying she came to survive to learn more about herself and to have an incredible journey but it ended up being more than that. She ended up playing a spectacular game, as she found idols, won challenges and always had control of her fate, being the decision maker in a lot of votes. For that reasons she believes she mastered the social, physical and strategical parts of the game and would really like if the jury recognized that.

The last one is Leann. She starts by saying she knows a lot of people don't like her or the game she played. She also say that most woman her age have a motherly personality, but she didn't come here to be everyone's mother, she came to win the game, so she did whatever she had to. She believes that she was in control of a lot of votes, being the swing vote and decision maker and avoided being a target for a long time in the game.

### TYLER

After that is time for the jury to ask questions and the first up is Tyler. He says congratulations to the final 3 and say his vote is up in the air. He talks bout him being an easy-going guy and about how he likes to have fun, so he asks each castaway what was the best moment in the game for them.

Leann starts by saying that was when she merged, because she always knew the most difficult part of the game for her would be the pre-merge, so when she concluded it, she was very excited to keep going. Finn answers about winning the Final Immunity Challenge and granting his spot on the Final 3 before everyone else. Sidney says it was when she realized she was in the game, when Jeff welcomed them and the chills started all over her body. She said Survivor was the craziest and wildest thing she has ever done, and she is happy for that.

### RUSSELL

Russell starts by saying his vote is between Sidney and Finn and Leann has no chances at getting his vote, making the woman roll her eyes. Then he proceeds to ask Sidney why she didn't vote with then on the vote Russell was eliminated. Sidney answers that Leann wasn't willing to do it, so she wouldn't want to tie things out, saying she wanted to wait for the perfect time to make a move, which she did and it worked out. Then, Russell asks Finn why does he think his social game was better than Sidney's. Finn says he made pretty deep connections with a lot of people in the tribe, including Trish, Yana and Sidney herself, and that was what kept him safe at Hope's eviction Tribal Council and he also highlights that he made connections with both sides of the tribe, the Luba main alliance and the Bantu alliance, which became crucial for him in the game.

### TRISH

Trish goes there and says she has decided her vote and wish good luck to the castaways as she believes that honesty and integrity is what counts the most for her.

### CODY

Cody starts by saying he didn't get to know the three of them very well, but that he wants to give Leann a chance to fight for herself, so he asks her why her game was better than Finn's and Sidney's. She believes that it was better because she was never in a danger position, she always managed to be in the main control of the game and people always came to her to make moves and she made some when she had to and that was what moved the whole game, her decision making.

### YANA

Yana is the next one as she likes people being feisty, she asks Finn what he believes is Sidney's main weakness in the game. Finn explains that Sidney played a good game, but she lacked forming strong bonds with people, she hesitated too much on making moves. She asks the same question about Finn to Sidney. Sidney says Finn was always the second in command, and never the one who actually made the calls. First she was following Yana's lead and then when she was voted out, he started following her lead and never once he played for himself.

### NEIL

Neil makes a reference to Tyler speech and says that for him the game was really hard, so he asks for the castaway's toughest moment in the game. Finn starts by answering the toughest moment for him was when he was at the Mongo beach, that lacked a lot in comparison to the other tribes and was really hard surviving there. Leann says that the final days were really hard for her, since she was too close to get there and paranoia started hitting her, but she managed to keep it under her control. Sidney finalizes by saying Survivor as a whole is tough game, so she believes she struggled during the whole game, about the lack of food, sleep, the decision making, the strategy, everything, it wasn't easy, nothing is easy, so she is proud she overcame it.

### HOPE

Hope comes and says she has also decided her vote and wishes good luck to the three of them as she goes back to the jury with a big smile on her face.

### EMILY

Emily starts by saying that if the three of them made it all the way there that means all of them are deserving of the prize, but some of them deserve it more than the others. Emily than asks the three of them who on the jury they believe was the bigger threat on the game. Sidney starts by saying it was Adam, who was playing a perfect overall game, leading his alliance, making social bonds, playing idols and winning challenges. Finn answers Yana, as he likes her a lot and really appreciated her game until she started losing herself after the merge, but until there she was the best player he had ever seen play Survivor, finding two idols and everything else. Leann answers Emily, herself, since she wasn't as loud and obvious threat as Adam or Yana, she managed to keep the target of herself while still playing a major game.

### ADAM

Adam is the last one, as instead of asking any questions, he makes a speech at what Survior meant for him, and that he believes one of the final 3 found the same meaning to Survivor and that's the person he is voting for. He then congratulates all of them and says to Jeff to proceed to the vote.

### Voting

In the end, Sidney's FTC performance and overall control of her game won her the big prize in a 6-3-0 vote, with Yana, Hope and Trish voting for Finn and Leann receiving zero votes.