Final Tribal Council

The finale Tribal Council of every season of Survivor ultimately decides who becomes the winner.

Final Two
In the first several seasons of Survivor, there was only a final two. The Jury would usually be composed of 7 post-merge members who had experienced both players in the game. The jury also gets to sit in on tribal councils to hear what has happened in the game, and can talk with other voted-out contestants. The process follows as below.

Final Three
In season13, , there was a final three. Producers have stated that this is to avoid any instances of someone bringing a totally unlikeable person to the final two in order to win. The final three works the same way (see below), but the jury has some minor differences. Some jurys are composed of 7 members, some are composed of 8, and others 9. This allows the possibility of a tie, but no ties have happened yet.

Process
Each jury members gets to either make a statement or ask a question of the final survivors. They can ask a different question to each person. After each jury member has taken their turn, they then visit the voting urn and place a vote for who they want to win the game. Jeff Probst then takes the votes and keeps them until the live finale, where they are read in the United States in front of an audience.