Slip Through Your Fingers

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Slip Through Your Fingers
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	Thailand
Episode Number	14/14 (070)
Original Release	December 19, 2002
Viewership (in Millions)	24.08 (finale) 20.42 (reunion)
Ratings/Share (18-49)	9.9/26 (finale) 9.2/24 (reunion)
Episode Chronology
Previous	"The Tides Are Turning"
Next	"Boys vs Girls" (next season)
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Slip Through Your Fingers is the season finale of Survivor: Thailand.

Challenges

• Day 37 Immunity
• Day 38 Immunity

Challenge: Try Again
The Survivors would compete in an obstacle course that used elements of past Challenges. First, they would have to dig deep into the sand to retrieve a wicker ball and race over a bamboo balance beam. Next, they would have to push the wicker ball through a fishnet and place the ball on a pedestal. The next stage consisted of solving a puzzle, which would release a knife. They were then to take the knife and cut a rope that released a bag of material that would help them negotiate their next task of retrieving a key from inside a jail cell. The final stage was a surprise Thai delicacy, and the first person to consume it would win Immunity, thus ensuring themselves a spot in the Final Three.
Winner: Brian Heidik

Immunity Challenge: Try Again
Result	Winner	Competitors
Castaway	File:S5 brian t.jpg Brian	File:S5 clay t.jpgFile:S5 helen t.jpgFile:S5 jan t.jpg Clay, Helen, Jan

Challenge: Slip Through Your Fingers
Castaways must hold a Thai pose while holding coins between their fingers. If they run out of coins, they are out of the challenge. Last person standing wins immunity.
Winner: Brian Heidik

Immunity Challenge: Slip Though Your Fingers
Placement	Winner	2nd	3rd
Time Elapsed	12 min 45 sec
Castaway	File:S5 brian t.jpg Brian	File:S5 clay t.jpg Clay	File:S5 jan t.jpg Jan

Tribal Council

Day 37

Tribal Council 13: Chuay Jai
Voted Against	Voter
File:S5 helen t.jpg Helen (3 votes)	File:S5 brian t.jpgFile:S5 clay t.jpgFile:S5 jan t.jpg Brian, Clay, Jan
File:S5 jan t.jpg Jan (1 vote)	File:S5 helen t.jpg Helen
VOTED OFF: File:S5 helen bw.jpg Helen Glover

Voting Confessionals

“	(voting for Helen) Cause and effect. You caused this effect.	”
—Brian Heidik

“	(voting for Helen) You got busted, uh, talking on both sides of the fence. You're a hell of a cook and I'll miss you, but I will kiss the cook later in life. Good bye.	”
—Clay Jordan

Final Words

“	Wow, that was a shock, um, especially since I asked, uh, Brian directly if I should plan on coming back tonight, and I was given an emphatic yes. So, I guess of the three knives in my back right now, uh, that's the one that smarts the most. So, uh, the three of you that are left, break a leg, and I mean it.	”
—Helen Glover

Day 38

Tribal Council 14: Chuay Jai
Voted Against	Voter
File:S5 jan t.jpg Jan (1 vote)	File:S5 brian t.jpg Brian
VOTED OFF: File:S5 jan bw.jpg Jan Gentry

Voting Confessionals

Brian's vote was not shown to the camera during his voting confessional.

“	(voting for Jan) You've come a long way, a long, long way. Congratulations. It's been my pleasure.	”
—Brian Heidik

Final Words

“	My experience on Survivor has just been totally surreal. I didn't know I could ever be here 38 days in a bat cave with rats and snakes. If there's one thing I've learned is don't listen to the word "you can't do something," don't quit. I'm a teacher-- I don't want any of my students to ever quit anything.	”
—Jan Gentry

Final Tribal Council

Tribal Council 15: Jury Vote
Voted for Winner	Voter
File:S5 brian t.jpg Brian (4 votes)	File:S5 helen t.jpgFile:S5 jake t.jpgFile:S5 jan t.jpgFile:S5 ted t.jpg Helen, Jake, Jan, Ted
File:S5 clay t.jpg Clay (3 votes)	File:S5 erin t.jpgFile:S5 ken t.jpgFile:S5 penny t.jpg Erin, Ken, Penny
RUNNER-UP: File:S5 clay bw.jpg Clay Jordan
SOLE SURVIVOR: File:S5 brian t.jpg Brian Heidik

Voting Confessionals

“	(voting for Clay) I'm actually voting for Clay tonight. I'm basing my vote on honesty, and Clay, I feel that you have been honest to everyone. On the other hand, I do not feel Brian has. Good luck.	”
—Erin Collins

“	(voting for Brian) You know, this would have been a very, very easy decision. You messed up, Brian. You messed up. You assumed that what we were writing in the sand was a scheme against you. It wasn't. It was a scheme against Clay, not you. You need to check yourself. I know that there are people out there that remain committed to their word. My word was my bond, and it's pitiful that you didn't know that. But that you are the lesser of the two evils.	”
—Ted Rogers, Jr.

“	(voting for Clay) I think that, uh, of the two that are left, um, that Clay really took the time to get to know me as a person in the twelve days I had with them, and Brian never did.	”
—Penny Ramsey

“	(voting for Brian) Brian, what happened between you and I happened between you and I, but in the context of the game, I'm a bigger person and can look beyond what happened to me. You deserve to win. You had a work ethic that was great the entire time out here. Several of the team challenges, you almost singlehandedly won on your own, so for that and your work ethic, you get my vote tonight. Good luck. Hope you win.	”
—Helen Glover

Final Results

John 16th File:S5 john bw.jpg	Tanya 15th File:S5 tanya bw.jpg	Jed 14th File:S5 jed bw.jpg	Ghandia 13th File:S5 ghandia bw.jpg	Stephanie 12th File:S5 stephanie bw.jpg	Robb 11th File:S5 robb bw.jpg	Shii Ann 10th File:S5 shiiann bw.jpg	Erin 9th File:S5 erin bw.jpg
Ken 8th File:S5 ken bw.jpg	Penny 7th File:S5 penny bw.jpg	Jake 6th File:S5 jake bw.jpg	Ted 5th File:S5 ted bw.jpg	Helen 4th File:S5 helen bw.jpg	Jan 3rd File:S5 jan bw.jpg	Clay 2nd File:S5 clay bw.jpg	Brian Winner File:S5 brian t.jpg

Reunion

• Ted Rogers, Jr. revealed that the basis of his jury question to Clay Jordan was that Helen Glover said that Clay was making racial slurs behind his back.
• Jeff Probst asked Ted, Helen, and Jan Gentry on why they didn't turn on Brian Heidik or Clay.
• The incident between Ted and Ghandia Johnson was discussed along with how it impacted their respective spouses.
• Robb Zbacnik talked about his Survivor experience and how it was like a coming-of-age story. He also expressed embarrassment about his immaturity being shown on national televison.
• Stephanie Dill's audition tape, in which she appears nude, was shown. Jeff Probst expresses disappointment with her performance on the show because he had expected her to be a more interesting contestant because of her audition tape.
• Jeff talked to Erin Collins about being the stereotypical "Hot Chick" and how she had to overcome the stereotype.
• Jeff said that Jed Hildebrand appeared to be one of the strongest castaways on paper, but he ended up an instant outcast. Jed said that he didn't really fly under the radar well. Shii Ann Huang also confirmed that Sook Jai threw the third Immunity Challenge specifically to vote Jed off the tribe. 

Trivia

• This episode marked the first time there was an all-male final two.
• Brian Heidik became the fifth Sole Survivor.
  • This is the first time that the eventual Sole Survivor has won the Final Immunity Challenge.
• This season marked the first time a Reunion Show was hosted by Jeff Probst himself.
• Jeff Probst has stated Brian, Clay, Jan Gentry, and Helen to be "the least likable final four ever."

Episode Title

• The episode title is said by Jeff Probst while introducing the Final Immunity Challenge, making reference to the set up of the challenge itself and possibly losing the game.