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The Final Three are three remaining contestants who are present at the Final Tribal Council to plead their case for the title of Sole Survivor. This is currently the only alternative format to the Final Two on the American version, though there have been rare instances of Final Fours on other editions.

Introduced during the finale of Survivor: Cook Islands, host Jeff Probst later explained that the reason for this change was to deny the winner of the final Immunity Challenge an easy win through voting out the bigger threat in favor of someone unlikely to receive as many jury votes.

Whilst fan reaction to Final Threes has been mostly positive, several players have adapted to the change by keeping as many unlikable or less strategically dominant allies around as long as possible, which in turn has coined a player who fits this mold as a "goat". More often than not, only two of the castaways in a Final Three receive votes.

This format has become more common than a Final Two and has been seen in twenty-seven seasons. A Final Three with a nine-person jury started in Survivor: Cook Islands and continued through Survivor: Fiji. This configuration has also been seen in six subsequent seasons, spanning from Survivor: Samoa through to Survivor: One World. A Final Three with a seven-person jury was seen in Survivor: China, Survivor: Gabon, and Survivor: Kaôh Rōng, while a Final Three with an eight-person jury was featured in seasons spanning from Survivor: Philippines to Survivor: Worlds Apart (except for Survivor: Cagayan), as well as in Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers and Survivor 41 through 44. A Final Three with a 10-person jury was first used in Survivor: Cambodia, and would later be used in Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X, Survivor: Game Changers, Survivor: Ghost Island, Survivor: David vs. Goliath, and Survivor: Island of the Idols. However, Island of the Idols would have apparently had an 11-person jury had a castaway not been ejected. A Final Three with a 13-person jury was seen in Survivor: Edge of Extinction. A Final Three with a 16-person jury was seen in Survivor: Winners at War.

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Survivor Gameplay
Challenges Challenge Advantage · Do-It-Yourself Challenge · Duel · Family Visit · Immunity Challenge (Final Immunity Challenge) · Immunity Idol · Immunity Necklace · Medallion of Power · Reward Challenge · Survivor Auction
Elimination Edge of Extinction · Ejection · Evacuation · Final Tribal Council · Jury · Null Vote · Quit · Redemption Island · Snuffer · Sole Survivor (Perfect Game) · Tiebreaker · Torch · Tribal Council · Urn
Strategy Alliance · Goat Strategy · Pagonging · Split Vote
Social Dynamics Final Two · Final Three · Merge · Tribe
Twists Casting Battle of the Sexes · Blood vs. Water · Brawn vs. Brains vs. Beauty · Old vs. Young · Returning Players · Schoolyard Pick · Tribes Divided by Ethnicity
Tribal Council Advantage Amulet · Do or Die · Double Elimination · Double Tribal Council · Extra Vote · Group Tribal Council · Hidden Immunity Idol (History) · Idol Nullifier · Joint Tribal Council · Juror Removal · Legacy Advantage · Knowledge is Power · Safety Without Power · Shot in the Dark · Split Tribal Council · Vote Blocker · Vote Steal
Game Mechanics Advantage Menu · Buried Treasure · Day Zero · Earn the Merge · Exile Island · Fake Merge · Fire Token · First Impressions · Ghost Island · Haves vs. Have Nots · Hourglass · Island of the Idols · Kidnapping · Looting · Mutiny · One World · Reward Steal · Summit · The Outcasts · Tribe Leader · Tribe Switch
Post-Game Contestants on other programs · Fan Favorite Award · Lawsuits and Legal Action · Ponderosa · Reunion Show
Miscellaneous Buff · Camp · Confessional · Luxury Item · Rites of Passage · Survivor Rulebook · Ulonging
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