Final Immunity Challenge

The Final Immunity Challenge is a key individual immunity challenge in Survivor. It is the last challenge of the season, and guarantees the winner a seat at the Final Tribal Council. It also gives the winner an advantage in selecting their rivals for the Final Tribal Council. This is particularly true of seasons featuring a Final Two, as the challenge winner was the only person to cast a vote at the Final Three.

The challenge type has varied throughout the series' run, but is typically an endurance challenge, requiring the contestants to literally outlast the competition.

History
In Survivor: Borneo Kelly Wiglesworth won the Final Immunity Challenge, which was Hand on a Hard Idol. She voted out Rudy Boesch at the following Tribal Council.

Colby Donaldson won the Final Immunity Challenge in Survivor: The Australian Outback, making it his fifth Individual Immunity win. The challenge was Fallen Comrades. Colby eliminated Keith Famie at the Tribal Council.

In Survivor: Africa Kim Johnson won the challenge Hand on a Hard Idol. She voted out Lex van den Berghe at the following Tribal Council.

In Survivor: Marquesas Neleh Dennis won the challenge Hand on a Hard Idol. After making a deal with Vecepia Towery, Neleh voted out Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien at Tribal Council.

The challenge used in Survivor: Thailand was Slip Through Your Fingers. Brian Heidik won the challenge and eliminated Jan Gentry at the next Tribal Council.

In Survivor: The Amazon Jenna Morasca won the challenge, Will Power. She cast the sole vote to eliminate Rob Cesternino at Tribal Council.

Lillian Morris won the challenge Sea Legs in Survivor: Pearl Islands. She voted out Jon Dalton at Tribal Council.

The challenge Hand on a Hard Idol was reused in Survivor: All-Stars. Rob Mariano won the challenge. He eliminated Jenna Lewis at Tribal Council.

In Survivor: Vanuatu Chris Daugherty outlasted Twila Tanner in the challenge Ready, Aim, Don't Fire. He voted out Scout Cloud Lee at Tribal Council.

Tom Westman won the challenge Bob-Bob Buoy in Survivor: Palau. At an inpromptue Tribal Council he verbally voted out Ian Rosenberger.

Trivia

 * Hand on a Hard Idol is the most common Final Immunity Challenge, having been used four times.
 * With two appearances each, Sea Legs (under two different names) and The Ball Drop are the only other recurring Final Immunity Challenges.
 * No contestant who has won a recurring Final Immunity Challenge has won the subsequent Final Tribal Council.
 * Amanda Kimmel, Rob Mariano and Russell Hantz are the only contestants to have won the Final Immunity Challenge twice. Of those three, Rob is the only one not to have done it in back-to-back seasons, and the only one to be crowned Sole Survivor.
 * Men have won this challenge more often than women, at 14 to 12.
 * Brian Heidik was the first winner of the Final Immunity Challenge to also become the Sole Survivor.
 * Only 11 winners of the Final Immunity Challenge (42%) have gone on to become the Sole Survivor.
 * They are: Brian Heidik, Jenna Morasca, Chris Daugherty, Tom Westman, Danni Boatwright, J.T. Thomas, Fabio Birza, Rob Mariano, Sophie Clarke, Kim Spradlin and John Cochran.