The Boomerang You Throw Eventually Comes Back

**Next:** | "The Power Struggle of Old and Young"(next season)

**The Boomerang You Throw Eventually Comes Back** is the season finale of *Survivor: Thailand*.

## Story

### Day 36

The night after Darion's departure, Freya wakes up the morning and goes on a walk to the other side of the beach to isolate herself from the rest of the tribe. Still feeling guilty about last night's vote.

The other tribe members wake up and notice that Freya has disappeared.

The final five arrive at the reward challenge: Sliders. The contestants will race over a slide into the ocean to retrieve five rings. Once they return, they must toss the rings onto five poles, one for each ring. The first person to do so will enjoy a boat ride in the Bay of Bengal. They will eat pizza and be served soft drinks. The challenge came down between Freya and Novak. Freya got all five rings on the poles and won reward. She was asked to send one person to Exile Island. She decided to send Novak to Exile Island. She was asked to share her reward with one person, and she decided to share it with Alessia.

At the reward challenge, Alessia and Freya are sitting and eating on the boat that is flying through the water.

The guide start looking for a fish in the water. They find and they must grab gear and jump into the water. Alessia and Freya hold hands as they jump into the water.

Alessia and Freya start discussing the next vote. The girls both agree that Rico would be the bigger threat to go next tribal. Alessia tells Freya that Novak sees Eleos as a strategic threat, and he might try to go for him. Freya tells Alessia that they need to corner him and get him to vote Rico with them. They both laugh and clink their glasses together.

On Exile Island, Novak stands between the two urns. The sign has been updated saying that this will be the last visit to Exile Island. Novak lets out a sigh of relief. He chooses Urn 1, but reveals nothing inside.

Back at camp, Eleos and Rico both feel defeated, but they are not giving up. Rico tells Eleos that they have to win the next immunity challenge. Rico tells Eleos that if they don't win the challenge then they have a 50/50 chance of saving themselves.

### Day 37

At the immunity challenge, the players are explained the mechanics of the challenge. They would swim out and then climb a key of crates. Jumping off the crates, they would grab a bag of key. They must then swim to a balance beam, and cross it, while getting a second set of keys. Using their keys, the castaways will unlock their puzzle. They must then move balls around so they match the corresponding color in the chute. The first person to solve their puzzle wins. The challenge came down to Alessia, Eleos and Rico, but in the end, Alessia tied with the record of most individual immunities won in a season with four.

Returning to camp, Eleos and Rico walk off together to make sure that they are on the same page about the vote. They both agree that Novak has to go tonight.

Eleos asks Rico who they think they should use the Hidden Immunity Idol on. Rico has no clue, but he will do it at tribal council to be sure. Eleos agrees.

Novak pulls Alessia aside to ask her to go with him to look for the hidden immunity idol. Alessia agrees and follows him. They both search the island.

The two of them meet up and come to the conclusion that there is not an idol hidden. They return to camp, and Novak sees Freya talking with Eleos. Novak confronts Freya and questions her about talking with the enemy. Freya defends herself, but the two are going back and forth. Eleos stands there watching the drama unfold.

Eleos talks with Freya before tribal council about possibly voting with them to take out Novak. Freya considers the idea. The tribe grabs their torches and walks to tribal council.

Rayong arrives at Tribal Council, and the jury – Serene, Bree, Helen, Daughtry, Foley, and Darion – enter. Freya is asked about the vote being unanimous what should they expect tonight. Freya answers by saying that the vote will be like it was when Foley was voted out, divided. Eleos and Rico were both shocked the night Foley went home, Rico is asked if he's worried again tonight. Rico confesses that he is nervous tonight, and he's really hoping that it works out for him. Votes against Novak when Foley went home were acknowledge, Novak is asked if he's afraid that he might get votes again. Novak responds by saying he has received so many votes this season that he would be surprised if he didn't get votes tonight. Alessia's immunity win was crucial at a late stage in the game, she is asked if she really needed to win. Alessia responds by saying she always needs to win to stay alive. The players are called to vote.

Once all the votes are read, the players are asked if anyone would like to play a hidden immunity idol. Rico looks around at Alessia, Freya and Novak before standing up. Rico confesses to the players and the jury that he is not entirely sure who they want to vote, but he has felt a weird vibe since they entered tribal. Rico plays the hidden immunity idol for himself and tells Novak that "If I'm right, the boomerang you throw eventually comes back." The votes are read and three votes were cast for Rico do not count. Novak gives Alessia a pitiful look as the final votes were cast against him. Novak congratulates Rico on the move as he grabs his stuff and torch to place in the slot. Novak's torch is snuffed, and he turns around to wish the final four good luck. He walks down the path to head to Ponderosa. Rayong heads back to camp with only two days remaining in the game.

When Rayong arrives back to their camp, Eleos and Rico clap and celebrate with each other. Alessia and Freya sit in the camp, feeling defeated.

### Day 38

The final four walk into the final individual immunity challenge. They are told that this will be the final immunity challenge. They all look around at each other before they are explained the rules of the challenge. They must stack letter blocks on a wobbly platform. The first person to spell "Survivor Thailand" without any upside-down letters and lock in their mechanism wins. Rico was the first player to spell the title of the season and earned a spot in the final three by winning final immunity.

After returning to camp, Alessia and Rico go head to head in an argument after Alessia feels upset with Rico for blindsiding Novak. Rico tells Alessia that it's the game and they did it to multiple jurors. Freya sits in the camp watching the fight. Alessia says that it's not over for her yet as she storms off the beach.

Alessia finds Eleos on the beach. Alessia tells Eleos that she has always trusted him over Rico. Eleos tells Alessia that she has trusted him over the season despite always ending up on the opposite sides. Alessia tells Eleos that Rico will vote her, and Freya will vote for him. Alessia throws out the idea of voting out Freya instead.

The tribe grabs their torches and head to Tribal Council.

Rayong arrives at Tribal Council, and the jury – Serene, Bree, Helen, Daughtry, Foley, Darion and Novak – enter. With idols being void at the stage of the game, there is no room left for them to hide. Alessia did not win individual immunity, and she is asked whether she feels vulnerable. Alessia notes that she lost her closest ally, Novak, so she does feel nervous about the vote tonight. Rico held the power last, and he is asked if having immunity gives him power tonight. Rico says that there is some power that comes with the necklace and the alliance that he has with Eleos definitely helps him. With Rico winning immunity, Eleos is asked if he is worried that he will get votes tonight. Eleos responds by saying there is a 100% chance he will get Freya's vote tonight. He is also asked if Freya will get his vote tonight. Eleos discusses that the two options are either Alessia or Freya. Freya is asked to plead her case as why she deserves to stay over Alessia. Not wanting to betray Alessia, Freya says that they both deserve to be here. Freya says that it looks like there will be a fire challenge tonight.

The players are called to cast their votes. The players all vote and are reminded that idols are void at this time in the game. The votes are read, one for Freya, one for Eleos. The third vote is revealed to be for Freya which shocks her. With one vote left, Alessia holds her breath for the final vote to be revealed. The seventeenth person voted out of Survivor: Thailand and the eighth and final member of the jury is Freya. Freya covers her hands over her face in shock and embarrassment. Freya stands up and faces the three, "Congratulations, I guess I'm the fool." Rico is also completely shocked. Freya grabs her torch and places it in the slot. Her torch is snuffed and she walks down the path, crying.

Alessia, Eleos and Rico return to camp declared as the final three of the season. Alessia takes a walk down to the beach, considering her move to vote off Freya.

### Day 39

The following morning, Alessia, Eleos and Rico, wake up feeling excited that they reached the final day in Thailand. They experience joy and sadness that this journey will finally conclude tonight. They look back at their journey to make it.

After a pleasant and reflective day, the three of the head to their Final Tribal Council. The eight members of the jury — Serene, Bree, Helen, Daughtry, Foley, Darion, Novak and Freya — enter tribal council. The final three gives their opening statements first with Alessia starting. Alessia acknowledges the brutal game she played throughout the season and blindsiding many people, but she mentions that she did it with the intention of getting herself farther in the game. She states she wanted to win, so she did what she had to do to get there. Eleos follows by saying he's played a very lowkey gameplay, relied on social relationships and played a loyal game. Rico states that he was put into a power position since the beginning. He created the eight person Phayao alliance that dominated the game with or without the advantages at the merge. Rico says that the numbers have always been on his side, and decisions weren't made without him being included.

After the final three's statements, the jury will question the final three. Serene starts of the questionnaire by congratulating the final three. She asks Alessia if she really felt that she needed to win those four immunity challenges. Alessia answers by saying that you never feel safe in the game without it, and having it made her more comfortable making the moves that she did. Bree continues off of the physical aspect of the game by saying wins don't make you the best. Bree says that you could get second a lot of times in challenges and still be considered bad since you didn't win. Bree points out that Eleos has won a lot of reward and has gotten just as close as the other two. She asks no questions and sits down. Darion appreciates Rico's comment about starting an alliance early on in the game. Darion asks the final three if they made an alliances in the game and what effect they had on the game. Alessia answers first by saying that she created an alliance with Novak which got them into the final five, and making the move against Foley. Eleos tells Darion that he created an alliance to unite the tribe to get him out of the game. Rico responds with the eight person alliance on Phayao tribe that controlled merge votes. Rico also admits he created an alliance with Novak on Exile Island, but Novak was never interested in moving forward with him. Darion applauds their answers and takes a seat.

Helen is next by telling a story about an underdog. Helen tells the final three that she appreciates a good underdog whether it was from the start, middle or the end of the story. She confesses that her vote will go for the underdog. Foley comments on how much he respects every player's game, but he will be casting his vote for the person that he felt stayed genuine to him throughout the whole game. Daughtry counters Helen's comments by saying she feels the person who was able to stay out of people's spotlight for the longest should win the season. Daughtry asks Alessia how she was able to stay out of the spotlight for so long despite winning four challenges. Alessia mentions that the challenges did help prevent votes from being cast against her, but she played in the middle for the majority of the game. She says that people often relied on her vote, so I wasn't even questioned about being voted against. Daughtry also compliments Eleos' ability to go without being voted against for so long.

Novak approaches the final three. He commends all of their gamplay, but admits that he will be voting for the person who stayed loyal to him in the game. Freya reaches the final three. She takes a look at Alessia before applauding Eleos and Rico's strategic gameplay. Freya points out that they were labeled people controlling the majority, but they were never voted out of the game for it. Freya questions Alessia's strategic gameplay. Freya informs Alessia that just blindsiding people doesn't make you a strategic player, but rather a fool. Alessia apologies to Freya for blindsiding her. Freya turns her attention back to Eleos and Rico. Freya says that the player who played the better strategic game will be rewarded tonight based on their merge performance. Freya tells the three of them that merge is the most important stage of the game. She wishes them all good luck before taking her seat.

After questioning, the final three has one last chance to plead their case with Rico starting first. Rico tells the jury that he was involved in multiple alliances, looped in on the votes, played a social game and kept up with everyone in the physical challenges. He says that he found an idol and played it correctly to save himself. Rico tells the jury that he has played the game how it's supposed to be played and asks them to consider voting him. Eleos follows by saying that his strong suit was social skills and being behind the scene trying to call the shots. Eleos feels that he has done that flawlessly. He respects the jury's vote for whoever it is. Alessia is the last to go and starts with an apology to every person that she betrayed on the jury. Alessia tells the jury that she has moved forward in the game with people she trusted. She tells the jury that despite not actually being on the bottom that she felt on the bottom in the alliance which is why she flipped to work with people on Kalasin. She asks the jury to vote based on gameplay and not personal feelings.

With the statements being concluded, the jury is asked to consider what they heard when voting for a winner of Survivor: Thailand. One by one the jury is told to go vote. Once all the votes are cast, they were tallied. At the reunion show, the votes will be read.

At the reunion show, Alessia, Eleos and Rico sat as the votes were about to be read. They were told that these are votes for a winner. The first vote was cast for Alessia. The second vote was cast for Rico. The third vote was cast for Alessia. The fourth vote was cast vote Rico. The fifth vote was cast for Eleos. The sixth vote was cast for Rico. The seventh vote was cast for Alessia. The vote was tied three votes Alessia, 3 votes Rico, 1 vote Eleos. If the final vote was cast for Eleos, they would have a tie. The vote was opened. The winner of Survivor: Thailand...Rico.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity (Day 37)
* Immunity (Day 38)
**Challenge:** *Sliders*
Contestants must race over a slide into the ocean to retrieve five rings. Once they return, they must toss the rings onto five poles, one for each ring. The first person to do so wins the reward.
**Reward:** A boat ride in the Bay of Bengal. They will eat pizza and be served soft drinks.
**Winner:** Freya Nevitt *(shared with Alessia Gaston)*

**Challenge:** *Might As Well Jump*
The castaways must swim out and then climb a key of crates. Jumping off the crates, they must grab a bag of key. They must then swim to a balance beam, and cross it, while getting a second set of keys. Using their keys, the castaways will unlock their puzzle. They must then move balls around so they match the corresponding color in the chute. The first person to solve their puzzle wins.
**Winner:** Alessia Gaston

**Challenge:** *You Shook Me*
The castaways must stack letter blocks on a wobbly platform. The first person to spell "Survivor Thailand" without any upside-down letters and lock in their mechanism wins.

**Winner:** Rico Caddle

## Tribal Council

### Day 37

 Rico(used Hidden Immunity Idol)
 Novak (2 votes)
 VOTED OUT:Novak Thorton

### Day 38

 Freya (2 votes)
 Alessia (1 vote)
 Eleos (1 vote)
 VOTED OUT:Freya Nevitt

### Final Tribal Council

 Rico (4 votes)
 Alessia (3 votes)
 Eleos (1 vote)
 SOLE SURVIVOR:Rico Caddle