It's Do or Die

It's Do or Die is the season finale of.

Story
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- Survivor is the biggest social experiment on television and this season it was taken to another level. Eighteen castaways were divided into three tribes based on the personality traits they use most in their daily lives: Brawn, Brains and Beauty. The only question was which quality would prove the most valuable? The Brawn tribe quickly lived up to their name putting their muscles to good use and building a strong tribe. The Beauty tribe thrived as well turning a tough game into a virtual vacation. But the Brain tribe was a different story. They over thought everything and it was a disaster. They were one of the worst tribes in Survivor history. They couldn't get along and couldn't win a challenge. Fortunately for them there was a twist in the game. After the switch, the three remaining Brain members were all on the new Aparri tribe where they found themselves in unfamiliar territory – at the top of the food chain. Over at the new Solana tribe, Brawn had a five to two advantage over LJ and Jefra but math was never their strong suit and they began to turn on each other. Cliff was blindsided in a shocking vote and when they couldn't get along, Lindsey just plain quit. When the tribes merged the division of power was clear and a new Idol with different powers was put in play. But the first Tribal Council after the merge turned out to be a defining moment: multiple Idols were played, Kass flipped on her alliance and the most confident tribemember was blindsided. From that point on there was only one rule for Survivor: Cagayan – play hard or go home. There were things we've never seen before, battles for Hidden Immunity Idols, drawing rocks for an advantage, and even a spy shack. There were also Immunity runs, blunders, Idol finds, and good old fashioned blindsides. When all the dust settled, two Brain and three Brawn remained and the last Tribal Council was no different than the rest. Tony bluffed about his powerless Idol that he's hoping will be his ticket to the end. There was another devastating blindside and Spencer was left at the bottom once again. Four are left. Tony – this New Jersey cop will stop at nothing to win the game. He's found three Immunity Idols and has orchestrated multiple blindsides. Will his aggressive game get him to the end or will it backfire? Woo – this martial arts instructor is a social and physical threat but to get to the end it would take something different from within. Kass – she nicknamed herself Chaos Kass and it wasn't far from the truth. She has been the center of conflict and never afraid to change the game. She'll take down anyone who stands in her way. Spencer – his game has been one wild ride. H's gone from top to bottom more than any other Survivor but through it all he has never given up. Will this underdog finally catch a break? Find out tonight who will win the million dollar price and title of Sole Survivor.

Night 36
"solarrion"

- I'm a little bit sad that I had to oust one of my best allies, one of my most loyal, most honest, most sincere, most genuine ally, which was Trish. But I had no choice but to stick to the plan of the vote and I feel horrible about it. But I think it was the most strategic move for me to make. "solarrion"

- I can't believe I'm at the Final 4. I mean, getting thrown under the bus time after time after time. I'm amazed that I'm here but Tribal was demoralizing when Tony pulled out his second Idol that looked similar to the normal Idol, that was heavier and tied around a string. "solarrion"

- If Tony is actually guaranteed Final 3 like he claims, it's going to mean problems for me. We've been arch rivals the entire game and if he makes it to the end, it can't be good for my game. "solarrion"

- Back home in the motherland I'm a police officer. I can't be corrupt. Out here, all I'm doing is bluffing and I'm lying my ass off. I've been telling them about this special Idol now. Just planting the seed in their head that I'm gonna use it but I've been bluffing saying that I can use it for Final 4. But right now, this Idol is nothing more than a souvenir. It's useless in this game because today was the last day I could use it at this Tribal Council. The only thing that I have going for me right now is my bluff. But if I don't pull this off and I don't win an Individual Immunity Necklace, I might be in serious trouble so close to the end where it's going to hurt the most.

Day 37
"solarrion"

- Tony is an idiot, paranoid and emotional. And last night he made a paranoid decision. He didn't think about it. He didn't think that people were capable of disliking Trish when in reality I'm pretty sure almost everyone dislikes Trish. I think they made a mistake yesterday in voting out Trish. But it wasn't me so I don't care. And Tony, I mean he's got all these Idols but he hasn't had to do much. He was on a winning team all the way up to the merge. "solarrion"

- We were laying around and it was like the Love Boat showed up and there was my husband. This is a huge part of anyone out here's life. So, yeah, I might cry. (grins) Damn it, I'm not supposed to be... where's my devil's horns? "solarrion"

- I'm not an emotional guy but it was powerful. Right in front of me is my sister who loves unconditionally and it was the best surprise of the game. "solarrion"

- I'm looking around, I'm looking around like please, I was looking for my wife and I didn't see my wife and... (takes deep breath) I've seen my best friend Arnold and it sucks because I was anticipating my wife, you know, I was looking forward to seeing my wife but I just don't think she could leave a four month old baby home to come out here. I mean it was hard enough for me to do it but I know it was in her mom's hands. Arnold told me everything about my little baby. He told me... (stands up, looks away from the camera and wipes tears) He told me that my baby is almost twice the size. I was so happy to hear that, you know, it was like my daughter is in her mom's hands, I'm at peace. "solarrion"

- After 37 Days out here see Blood, see family, (holds back tears) there is nothing more fulfilling. My little cousin Mikey looked like an angel. I saw his face and (rubs hands) you just get psyched! "solarrion"

- We got a basket of mango juice and grape juice... Oh! So good! And then we have a fat thing of crunchy peanut butter that I've been dreaming of since for the past 37 Days. So you know, we're sitting there and you know I'm like “Hey! You wanna check, you check out Tree Mail?” "solarrion"

- I'm gonna win this Immunity Challenge. Just picture it now: Sole Survivor – Yung Woo Hwang, winner of a million dollars! And I can picture proposing to Christina Hamilton, my lovely girlfriend, after getting permission from her mom and dad of course. Starting my family, starting life, but you know, one step at a time. "solarrion"

- I do respect my husband and I love him and I am the last woman, you know, and I guess for him to see that probably shows him a different side of me. "solarrion"

- My husband knows I'm pretty tenacious. I mean he's seen me battle in court and kick some serious ass and often chaos is a part of that, keeping the other side on their toes. "solarrion"

- I have to go into this Immunity Challenge out for blood, ready to win at all costs because this is it! This is my shot at the million dollars right in front of me. It's do or die and I don't plan on dying. "solarrion"

- I had to win and it meant so much. And so losing in itself is devastating but to lose to a brain dead weasel like Kass, that's the most humiliating way I coulda lost today. But I care too much to go out of the game like this without doing everything I can. It's time to play my ass off. "solarrion"

- The best part of today is I get to send Spencer home and it levels the playing field. It gives me a far better shot at winning. My plan when I flipped was to go to the end with two Brawns. Today I sealed my fate. I'm going with two Brawns. And I feel good against either Woo or Tony. "solarrion"

- Spencer, Kass and Woo are still under the impression that I have an Idol that I can use at Final 4. That's why I feel safe. But all I wanted was to wear one Immunity Necklace, one time. And I'm crying about I didn't even get a chance to wear an Immunity Necklace and Spencer says “Hold on, Tony. That's what I want to talk to you about.” "solarrion"

- So we walk to Tree Mail and he's like “Tone, it's going to be Final 2 this season.” He's a super fan so I'm listening to him and he makes all the sense in the world. "solarrion"

- I'm trying to make a pitch to Tony to keep me, believing it's a Final 2 and believing that that's the best way for him to get to the end. At Final 4, a tie is a fire-making competition. A tie is a lot better than going home. Tony is my last hope. "solarrion"

- So I sit down with Kass and she's like “We're voting for Spencer.” Phew! I'm like “Alright, good!” But Spencer is still making moves. Being tired, being hungry, being thirsty, I don't recall what happens if it's a tie in a Final 4. Um. How is that work? I know I won't be able to vote. Spencer won't be able to vote. Then if it goes to another tie then man, we're gonna have to draw rocks? (confused) The Jury? We fight for it? I don't know! What happens?! Is the first one to be able to make a fire? Anything could happen at Tribal Council. "solarrion"

- I know I'm voting Spencer and I know Woo is voting Spencer. If Tony and Spencer vote Woo it could end up a tie which is broken at this stage by a fire-making challenge. Does Tony wanna force that? Spencer would probably love to try that or try anything. And either way is not me so fire-off, do whatever you boys wanna do to mettle with your game but I'm sitting pretty and I'm not handling my necklace to anyone. (grins)

Night 37
"solarrion"

- Tribal tonight, things went as planned surprisingly for once and Spencer went home. I mean there's always an excitement that you make the Final 3. It's supposed to mean something special. Instead we come back and we realized one of the three of us is going home and I think the boys are more depressed about it than me because they may have to go at each others throats. "solarrion"

- I believe I will be taken to the Final 2 if I don't win Immunity because both Woo and Tony believe they can beat me. "solarrion"

- Kass pretty much said that she has a better chance at beating me at the Final Tribal Council so if she wins tomorrow's Final Immunity Challenge chances of her taking me with her seems good. And if I win, I'll take Kass to the end as well.

Day 38
"solarrion"

- If you're in the Olympics and you run the marathon and you lose by half a second, that's how I feel. It's crazy. And I needed it. I needed to be able to make this decision. I think Woo might be able to beat me, I don't know. I hope he thinks so. "solarrion"

- Growing up in taekwondo, I won Junior Olympic Championships, I won National Championships, I won Grand Championships. (holds Immunity Necklace) This right here my friend definitely takes the cake. I won the ultimate prize. Yeah! Stoked! I was psyched to be wearing this but then again I got kinda this uneasy feeling in my stomach, like man, the fact that I now have to choose either Tony or Kass to come with me, is so nuts. "solarrion"

- Here I am, Day 38, and now my destiny lies in Woo's hands. My back is up against the wall. He's not going to be so easy to convince to vote against Kass. "solarrion"

- So I wanna be as subtle, as soft as I can but at the same time aggressive. I'm just planting the seeds once again hoping something catches. "solarrion"

- My argument to Woo is a pretty valid argument. Woo has based this game around loyalty, honor, integrity and so I'm telling him “Woo, Final 2, for you to oust me now, you just threw your gameplan out the window!” "solarrion"

- Is he buying it? I wouldn't buy it. I'd take my chances with Kass. "solarrion"

- Woo is like Fabio – winner of Survivor: Nicaragua – he's a cute surfer dude who's just been like (imitating Woo) “Dude! Awesome! Cool! What do you want me to do? How do I spell their name?” It's horrifying. The person who hasn't made a decision the whole game is in charge of my fate! "solarrion"

- I want Woo to do what's best for him which is to take me. If he understand how people think, taking me is his better option. Really. "solarrion"

- I would feel more comfortable sitting at the end with Tony. This is the guy I started with, this is the guy I committed myself with. But at the end of the day, like taking Tony means my chances of winning are not so great. If I take someone like Kass, you know, and I break my loyalty with Tony it completely contradicts who I am and I become the biggest hypocrite. So it's tough. I wanna be the Sole Survivor and to have a million dollars.

Night 38
"solarrion"

- Prior to Tribal Council I was having a really tough time. It's not an easy decision to make but my decision tonight is a big power move that I can finally claim as my own. So what really got me to lean more towards taking Tony was what I thought the Jury would respect. I know that taking Tony could jeopardize my chances of winning the million dollars but taking him just felt right. In a martial arts tournament if I went up against someone who wasn't as talented as I was that victory wouldn't be as sweet. You wanna go up against someone who is just as strong, maybe even stronger, so if you do win it's that much more honorable.

Immunity (Day 37)
Challenge: Vertigo The castaways start on a tall perch where they have to gather water with a bucket and a long rope. Then, the water must be poured into a chute, which causes a pole with a key at the top to rise. Once the castaway is able to reach the key, they must head over to shore and work on a block puzzle. The first person to complete the puzzle wins.

Winner:

Immunity (Day 38)
Challenge: Roundabout

The Final Three have to race out into a maze with turnstyles (most of which move freely, while some cannot move, blocking the path) where they have to collect four medallions. Once they have all four medallions, they then have to use them to open a chest, inside of which are puzzle pieces in the form of wooden cogs. Once the puzzle is put together, they then have to turn the cog raising a flag. The first player to raise the flag wins immunity.

Winner:

Voting Confessionals
Kass was shown writing down Spencer on the parchment but she did not give a confessional."solarrion"

- (voting for Woo) I made the only argument I can make.

Final Words
"solarrion"

- I gave the only argument I could at Tribal Council. It was tough. I'm heated. Survivor isn't a game to me; Survivor is a passion for me, so thirty-seven days of Survivor being my life and then that being over is a tough pill to swallow. I think I learned a lot from the game, and something can come of this misery that was Survivor.

Voting Confessionals
Unavailable.

Final Words
"solarrion"

- Woo, stupid, stupid, stupid. I think you made a horrific million dollar decision. I think you actually could've beaten me. I'm very pleased with the game I played. Some people will hate me. Some people will appreciate that I'm a fan and I played hard, and I played to win. In the end, I had a hell of a time.

Voting Confessionals
Tasha did nothing but smile as she voted.

"solarrion"

- I wrote your name down many times during the game; it was a compliment then, it's definitely a compliment now. Well done.

Others

 * This episode was the first season finale since The Final Four in to be aired on a Wednesday and the first since And Then There Were Four in  to not be aired on a Sunday.
 * This was likely due to The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2014) season finale also airing on Sunday.
 * This is the first episode since Head of the Snake where a non-Brain won immunity. However, it still kept the streak of a Brain winning immunity in an episode, with Kass McQuillen winning the first Immunity Challenge of the episode.
 * This is the first season finale since Million Dollar Question in to have only four castaways still in the game.
 * This is the first season finale since  in to end in a Final Two.
 * Coincidentally, both seasons' finalists were both male.
 * This episode marks the latest loved ones visit, occurring on Day 37.
 * This episode marks the first season finale to not have a Redemption Island Duel, yet not feature the Rites of Passage.
 * Tony became the twenty-eighth Sole Survivor.
 * John Cochran and Parvati Shallow both made appearances at the Survivor Finale.
 * Jeff Probst made a deal with Spencer Bledsoe prior to the season, in which Probst, who thought Spencer had no chance of winning, would write and read a letter to Spencer at the Reunion Show if Spencer won. At the Reunion, Probst publicly apologized to Spencer for his pre-judging at the beginning of the season. Despite Spencer not winning, Jeff wrote Spencer a letter around Day 15, which he mailed to himself and gave to Spencer at the live show.
 * This is the first finale that held live intermissions before and after the commercial breaks.

Episode Title

 * The title of the episode was said by Spencer Bledsoe when talking about making it to the end of the game.