Say Goodbye to Gabon is the season finale of Survivor: Gabon.
Story[]
Day 37[]
Day 38[]
Day 39[]
Challenges[]
Challenge: A-Mazing Gabon
The castaways would have to dig a hole under a wall, cross a maze made out of planks, and untie a series of knots that would open a gate that led to a maze with 25 Gabonese huts. In three of the huts would be a bag of puzzle pieces. One puzzle bag at a time would need to be retrieved from the maze and dropped off at the finish platform. Once all three bags were retrieved, the first castaway to correctly assemble the puzzle would win.
Winner: Bob Crowley
Challenge: House of Cards
The castaways would be given 200 wooden tiles. The first castaway to use the tiles to build a house of cards 10 feet (3.0 m) tall would win. If after 30 minutes, no castaway has built the house of cards to over 10 feet (3.0 m) tall, the castaway who builds the tallest house of cards at the end of the time limit would win.
Winner: Susie Smith
Tribal Council[]
Day 37[]
| Tribal Council 14: Nobag | |
|---|---|
| Voted Against |
Voter |
 Ken (4 votes) |
    Bob, Matty, Sugar, Susie |
Susie (1 vote) |
Ken |
VOTED OUT: Ken Hoang | |
Voting Confessionals[]
Ken's confessional and an edited version of Susie's confessional were shown in the episode.
Susie |
“ | (voting against Ken) I don't know if this really is going to be a blindside or not but I guess we'll see cause it could be me going home. Good luck Ken, love ya. | ” |
Ken |
“ | (voting against Susie) Susie, I'm real proud that you got this far, and I hope you the best. | ” |
Sugar |
“ | (voting against Ken) Sometimes you're Smeagol and sometimes you're Gollum, good game but it's all over now. | ” |
Matty |
“ | (voting against Ken) Kenny, your game is no longer effective, your time in Gabon is over. | ” |
Bob |
“ | (voting against Ken) Ken, you shouldn't have done that. | ” |
Final Words[]
Ken |
“ | Uh, definitely game over for Kenny. And, uh, just like in a video game, sometimes it doesn't go your way and you lose. I thought I did extremly well in this game. I was playing a lot of people and in the end, I got played myself and hope for them the best. They got me good. | ” |
Day 38[]
| Tribal Council 15: Nobag | |
|---|---|
| Voted Against |
Voter |
Bob (2 votes) |
Matty, Susie |
Matty (2 votes) |
Bob, Sugar |
| TIE: Bob, Matty (2 votes each) | |
| Tiebreaker Challenge: Bob vs. Matty | |
|---|---|
| Participant | Result |
Bob |
Won |
Matty |
Lost |
ELIMINATED: Matty Whitmore | |
Voting Confessionals[]
Matty's confessional and an edited version of Bob's confessional were shown in the episode.
Matty |
“ | (voting against Bob) You know, in a short amount of time, Bob, you've made an impact on my life, and I truly respect the game that you have played. | ” |
Susie |
“ | (voting against Bob) You are exactly Run Around, hey, you played an awesome game, total respect for you. | ” |
Bob |
“ | (voting against Matty) Hey Matty, a little love from my friends, you may have a little competition tonight. | ” |
Sugar |
“ | (voting against Matty) Dude, I meant it when I said I love you, but I also love Bob, and I've saved you each once, so now I'm going to leave it up to fate. Good luck with the fire challenge. | ” |
Final Words[]
Matty |
“ | I've learned more about myself and about life in the last 38 days than I ever have. I grew up quick and I'm grateful to have this opportunity, and I wouldn't trade it in for the world. | ” |
Final Tribal Council[]
| Tribal Council 16: Jury Vote | |
|---|---|
| Voted for Winner |
Voter |
Bob (4 votes) |
    Charlie, Corinne, Marcus, Randy |
Susie (3 votes) |
 Crystal, Ken, Matty |
Sugar (0 votes) |
None |
SECOND RUNNER-UP: Sugar Kiper | |
RUNNER-UP: Susie Smith | |
SOLE SURVIVOR: Bob Crowley | |
Voting Confessionals[]
Randy's vote was not shown during his confessional.
Matty |
“ | (voting for Susie) Susie, you and I were friends from Day 1, and we are friends on Day 39. Spend it wisely. | ” |
Corinne |
“ | (voting for Bob) You did an awesome job surviving in Africa. I'm just not sure how you survive the real world. | ” |
Randy |
“ | (voting for Bob) All three of you, KISS MY ASS! | ” |
Final Results[]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trivia[]
Behind the Scenes[]
Life at Ponderosa[]
The final three are glad the game is over. They arrive at Ponderosa and have some fun by eating, drinking and dancing with the others. The next day, everybody is ready to go home and talk about their experience playing Survivor.[2]
Other[]
- In a 2019 interview, Jeff Probst explained how the original votes were almost not read live: A former producer who was in charge of bringing the votes to the finale forgot to bring them. A crew member, Chris Campbell, one of only three producers who knew the combination to the safe where the votes were kept, rushed to the CBS offices on a motorcycle 30–40 minutes before the live show. He broke through a glass panel of the locked production office, collected, and faxed the votes to another producer Dan Munday, who traced the votes by hand. The votes were successfully reproduced shortly before the live show. About two minutes before the votes were to be read, Campbell returned with the original votes, and Probst swapped out the traced ones with the authentic ones mere moments before he headed onstage.[3]
References[]