I'm Going for a Million Bucks

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I'm Going for a Million Bucks
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	Millennials vs. Gen X
Episode Number	14/14 (469)
Original Release	December 14, 2016
Viewership (in Millions)	9.14
Ratings/Share (18-49)	2.0/7
Episode Chronology
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I'm Going for a Million Bucks is the season finale of Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X.

Challenges

Day 36 Reward/Immunity

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)

Day 37 Immunity

Challenge: Draw the Line
The castaways moved a buoy through obstacles in the water. Upon reaching shore, they transported puzzle pieces across a teeter totter and then used the pieces to solve a word puzzle; first to do so won immunity.
Winner: Ken McNickle

Day 38 Immunity

Challenge: Operation Balance Build
The castaways used a long pole to maneuver a wooden bowl around 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
Voted Against	Voter
Jay (5 votes)	Adam, Bret, David, Hannah, & Ken
Ken (used Legacy Advantage)	Jay (vote not counted)
VOTED OFF: Jay Starrett

Voting Confessionals

No voting confessionals were aired.

Final Words

“	(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.	”
—Jay Starrett

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 OFF: Bret LaBelle

Voting Confessionals

No voting confessionals were aired.

Final Words

“	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?	”
—Bret LaBelle

Day 38

Tribal Council 17: Vinaka
Voted Against	Voter
David (3 votes)	Adam, Hannah, & Ken
Adam (1 vote)	David
VOTED OFF: David Wright

Voting Confessionals

“	(voting for David) Dave, I love you man, and you played an awesome game. I'm just voting for you because I have no chance of beating you in the finals.	”
—Adam

“	(voting for Adam) It's either you or me tonight. Hope it's not me.	”
—David

Final Words

“	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.	”
—David Wright

Final Tribal Council

Tribal Council 18: Jury Vote
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 & Ken McNickle
SOLE SURVIVOR: Adam Klein

Final Results

Rachel 20th	Mari 19th	Paul 18th	Lucy 17th	CeCe 16th	Figgy 15th	Michaela 14th	Michelle 13th	Taylor 12th	Chris 11th
Jessica 10th	Zeke 9th	Will 8th	Sunday 7th	Jay 6th	Bret 5th	David 4th	Hannah 2nd	Ken 2nd	Adam Winner

Reunion

• Adam talked about his game and his mother, Susie, who had passed away after her battle with lung cancer. Adam revealed that he has founded a non-profit fundraiser towards lung cancer research and would be donating $100,000. Adam also revealed that he and his mother applied for Survivor: San Juan del Sur but was not chosen.
• Figgy talked about her relationship with Taylor and revealed that "Fig-Tayls" has since ended after filming. Taylor was also revealed to have a child on the way.
• At the end of the reunion, Jeff Probst revealed that Michaela Bradshaw was returning for season 34, Survivor: Game Changers. Tony Vlachos, Tai Trang, Caleb Reynolds, Ciera Eastin, Cirie Fields, Sandra Diaz-Twine, and Ozzy Lusth also appeared on-stage, confirming their participation in Game Changers.

Trivia

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.

Episode Title

• The episode title was said by Jay Starrett after he found the fake Hidden Immunity Idol planted by David Wright.