I'm Going for a Million Bucks is the season finale episode of Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X.
Story[]
Night 35[]
Day 36[]
Day 37[]
Day 38[]
Day 39[]
Challenges[]
Challenge: Tower of Power
The castaways raced through an obstacle course while collecting a bag of puzzle pieces. Using the numbers on the pieces, they solved a combination lock to release a key that would unlock a second set of puzzle pieces to complete a hanging bat puzzle at the end. The first castaway to solve their puzzle wins.
Reward: Steak dinner with wine waiting for the winner at camp.
Winner: David Wright (reward stolen by Jay Starrett; chose David and Adam Klein to join him on reward)
Challenge: Draw the Line
The castaways moved a buoy through obstacles in the water. Upon reaching shore, they would transport the puzzle pieces across a teeter totter and then use the pieces to solve a word puzzle. The first person to correctly spell their phrase wins.
Winner: Ken McNickle
Challenge: Operation Balance Build
The castaways used a long pole to maneuver a wooden bowl through a metal rod structure; they would then balance the bowl on the top of the structure. The structure is mounted on a spring, so the structure would sway if the castaway touches the structure while maneuvering the bowl, possibly toppling the bowls from the top of the structure. The player with the most bowls after thirty minutes or the first to stack thirteen bowls on top won immunity.
Winner: Ken McNickle
Tribal Council[]
Day 36[]
| Tribal Council 15: Vinaka | |
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| Voted Against |
Voter |
 Jay (5 votes) |
     Adam, Bret, David, Hannah, Ken |
Ken (used Legacy Advantage) |
Jay (vote not counted) |
VOTED OUT: Jay Starrett | |
Voting Confessionals[]
No voting confessionals were aired.
Final Words[]
Jay |
“ | (laughs) Oh man, you got me, you got me! It sucks to go out! I tried my best - begging, pleading, fighting, scrambling, but, uh, I had a lot of fun. It was a great experience. Much love for everyone. | ” |
Day 37[]
| Tribal Council 16: Vinaka | |
|---|---|
| Voted Against |
Voter |
Bret (3 votes) |
David, Hannah, Ken |
David (2 votes) |
Adam, Bret |
Adam (used Hidden Immunity Idol) |
None |
VOTED OUT: Bret LaBelle | |
Voting Confessionals[]
No voting confessionals were aired.
Final Words[]
Bret |
“ | Going out like this sucks. If those were two people that had some sort of a brain, they would have learned that David is going to eat them alive, and they would have voted him out tonight. But I must say, this is a great game, it brought me out of my shell finally. I mean, how lucky am I to have actually been a part of Survivor after being a fan for so many years? | ” |
Day 38[]
| Tribal Council 17: Vinaka | |
|---|---|
| Voted Against |
Voter |
David (3 votes) |
Adam, Hannah, Ken |
Adam (1 vote) |
David |
VOTED OUT: David Wright | |
Voting Confessionals[]
No voting confessionals were aired.
Final Words[]
David |
“ | Obviously I wanted to be Sole Survivor, I wanted to win the million dollars, but I've had so much personal growth from this experience, that I'm gonna walk out of this game a new man, really. And that is worth more than a million dollars, so, in a way, I really did win. | ” |
Final Tribal Council[]
| Tribal Council 18: Jury Vote | |
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| Voted For Winner |
Voter |
Adam (10 votes) |
       Bret, Chris, David, Jay, Jessica, Michelle, Sunday, Taylor, Will, Zeke |
Hannah (0 votes) |
None |
Ken (0 votes) |
None |
RUNNERS-UP:  Hannah Shapiro and Ken McNickle | |
SOLE SURVIVOR: Adam Klein | |
Voting Confessionals[]
No voting confessionals were aired.
Final Results[]
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Trivia[]
Life at Ponderosa[]
Secret Scene[]
- Extended Scene: While Jay heads off from camp, the rest of the tribe jokes around. Then, Hannah worries that Jay may be looking for an idol and suggests that somebody keeps an eye on him. Ken finds Jay, and Jay, taken aback, hurriedly grabs coconuts in order to keep his facade. While David, Jay, and Ken head back to camp, Jay surveys the scene for any idols. Out of the blue, he sees the fake idol that David had planted the previous night.
Unaired Confessionals[]
Behind the Scenes[]
Other[]
- The name of the Day 36 Reward/Immunity Challenge, Tower of Power, references the American R&B band of the same name.
Episode Title[]
- The episode title was said by Jay Starrett after he found the fake Hidden Immunity Idol planted by David Wright.
References[]
| Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X Episodes |
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| "May the Best Generation Win" · "Love Goggles" · "Your Job Is Recon" · "Who's the Sucker at the Table?" · "Idol Search Party" · "The Truth Works Well" · "I Will Destroy You" · "I'm the Kingpin" · "Still Throwin' Punches" · "Million Dollar Gamble" · "About to Have a Rumble" · "Slayed the Survivor Dragon" · "I'm Going for a Million Bucks" · "Reunion" |