Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: A week later , Rupert was announced as the winner of the `` America 's Tribal Council '' contest , receiving 85 % of the 38 million votes cast , winning a million dollars himself .
Simplified: A week later , Rupert won the `` America Votes '' contest , getting 85 % of the 38 million votes cast , winning a million dollars himself .