This Tribe Will Self-Destruct in 5, 4, 3...

This Tribe Will Self-Destruct in 5, 4, 3...
Episode Information
Version:	United States
Season:	Cook Islands
Episode Number:	15/16 (199)
Original Release:	December 17, 2006
Viewership (in millions):	16.42
Ratings/Share (18-49):	5.7/14
Episode Chronology
Previous:	"I Have the Advantage... for Once"
Next:	"Reunion"
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This Tribe Will Self-Destruct in 5, 4, 3... is the season finale of Survivor: Cook Islands.

Challenges

• Immunity (Day 37)
• Immunity (Day 38)

Challenge: Compass Ropes
One at a time, the final five must collect eight bags from eight obstacles (mesh tunnel, mesh bridge, disc walk, V tunnel, swing steps, knotted rope bridge, rope swing, and an overhead cargo net), then use the puzzle pieces inside them to build a three-dimensional compass rose puzzle.
Winner: Ozzy Lusth

Challenge: Self-Destruction
The final four will have to stand barefoot on a small, individually-proportioned perch above the water for as long as possible. Every 15 minutes for the first hour, they will pull a rope and release a section of the perch, making it fall. After one hour, a section 'less than half the size of a postcard' will remain.
Winner: Ozzy Lusth

Tribal Council

Day 37

Tribal Council 15: Aitutonga
Voted Against	Voter
Adam (4 votes)	Becky, Ozzy, Sundra, Yul
Yul (1 vote)	Adam
VOTED OUT: Adam Gentry

Voting Confessionals

	Ozzy	“	(voting against Adam) You're a cool guy, man. Sorry it's gotta go down this way, but Aitu Four's gotta go to the top four.	”

	Becky	“	(voting against Adam) The only way to get Aitu Four to the final four is to send you home. Sorry.	”

	Adam	“	(voting against Yul) It really doesn't matter, 'cause I'm going home, but I decided to vote Yul anyway.	”

	Sundra	“	(voting against Adam) Hey, you know it's only strategy. Nothing personal, but I had a good with you on the island. You did try really hard.	”

	Yul	“	(voting against Adam) Adam, you're a great guy. I really do like you a lot. I'm sorry it's your time to go, but that's just the game being played. Wish you the best, and look forward to being friends. Take care.	”

Final Words

	Adam	“	Ozzy, Yul, Becky, Sundra, you guys got us good. You knocked us all out. You beat us fair and square. I played the game as best I could. I came up a little short. All I can say is congratulations and good luck to all of you.	”

Day 38

• First Vote
• Tiebreaker

Tribal Council 16: Aitutonga
Voted Against	Voter
Becky (2 votes)	Ozzy, Sundra
Sundra (2 votes)	Becky, Yul
TIE: Becky, Sundra (2 votes each)

Tiebreaker Challenge: Becky vs. Sundra
Participant	Result
Becky	Won
Sundra	Lost
VOTED OUT: Sundra Oakley

Voting Confessionals

	Ozzy	“	(voting against Becky) Just 'cause I got to.	”

	Becky	“	(voting against Sundra) Just voting according to our agreement.	”

	Sundra	“	(voting against Becky) Oh my God, girl. This is so crazy, but you know what? I have enjoyed getting to know you. I think you're a fabulous woman. I'm fascinated by the things you've told me, and I'm so honored to have been able to play on Aitu with you. We'll just see what happens.	”

	Yul	“	(voting against Sundra) Sundra, of course this isn't personal; it's just what we agreed to. Best of luck.	”

Final Words

	Sundra	“	The fact that I made it this far has ignited so many things in me and I am so proud. I gave it my all like I did everything else. And Becky, Yul and Ozzy, one of you is going to winning a million and you are taking me out to dinner.	”

Final Tribal Council

Tribal Council 17: Jury Vote
Voted for Winner	Voter
Yul (5 votes)	Adam, Brad, Candice, Jonathan, Sundra
Ozzy (4 votes)	Jenny, Nate, Parvati, Rebecca
Becky (0 votes)	None
SECOND RUNNER-UP: Becky Lee
RUNNER-UP: Ozzy Lusth
SOLE SURVIVOR: Yul Kwon

Voting Confessionals

	Brad	“	(voting for Yul) I don't know how to spell your name, but you have been a class act since Day 1. I believe in you and I believe what you stand for, and I wish you luck from here on out.	”

	Jonathan	“	(voting for Yul) I've always been a brains over brawn, brains over beauty kind of person. I admire all of you tremendously, but Yul outplayed you all, and Ozzy, your time will come my friend, you're 25 years old. I expect great things from you. Becky, I know you are going to be fantastically happy and successful in your life. Yul, you have my vote, congratulations and I hope you win. Peace out.	”

	Candice	“	(voting for Yul) Yul, I'm voting for you tonight with no reservations. You played this game better than I think anybody who has ever has played this game. You did everything right at every moment, and came out with your integrity in tact. Um, no reservations about this vote. Congratulations. You're amazing.	”

	Nate	“	(voting for Ozzy) I'm proud of you, dawg.	”

	Rebecca	“	(voting for Ozzy) I never got the chance to know you, but I loved the way you played the game, and I hope you do exactly what you say if you win. Go back to school because you are extremely bright, and I wish you all the best.	”

	Sundra	“	(voting for Yul) Um, Yul, I think you are an amazing guy, and you're tried and true, which I always respected and, um, yeah, I just knew I could always trust you and, in this game, that means hella a lot, and I totally admire how you played this game strategically. I learned so much from you and was in total awe of your intellect, and I look forward to having a great friendship with you, and, um, and, I know you will appreciate and honor to have a million dollars and I respect that. Enjoy, enjoy.	”

	Jenny	“	(voting for Ozzy) Ozzy, I think you played an amazing physical game. You just were phenomenal, and I admire your competitiveness, and I think that you underestimated yourself as far as how you outwitted and used strategy, but I admire you if for every aspect for in how you outlasted this game. Good luck to you in the future.	”

	Adam	“	(voting for Yul) I think Ozzy pleaded his case the best tonight at Tribal Council, but I made a promise with Yul that I would vote for him in this situation if it arose for voting Jonathan ahead of me, so I haven't broken any promises yet and I'm not going to start now.	”

	Parvati	“	(voting for Ozzy) The ultimate competitor. Um, the intensity and the passion, and the fire that you've brought to this game completely captivated me, and I feel so lucky and so blessed to play side by side with you for as long as I did. I really appreciate getting to know you and everything you did out here. I think you played your heart out, and you totally deserve to win this game.	”

Final Results

Sekou 20th	Billy 19th	Cecilia 18th	J.P. 17th	Stephannie 16th	Cao Boi 15th	Cristina 14th	Jessica 13th	Brad 12th	Rebecca 11th
Jenny 10th	Nate 9th	Candice 8th	Jonathan 7th	Parvati 6th	Adam 5th	Sundra 4th	Becky 3rd	Ozzy 2nd	Yul Winner

Trivia

• Host Jeff Probst said that the puzzle used in the Day 37 Immunity Challenge was the hardest puzzle that they had used in Survivor history up to that point.
• Even though the original Rarotonga came into the merge with the most members, Adam Gentry's elimination caused Rarotonga to be the first original tribe to go extinct in Cook Islands.
• This marks the first time that nobody in the final four was Caucasian.
• This is the only episode in the four seasons Parvati Shallow has played in that she is not competing in.
• This is the first time a Final Three competed instead of a Final Two at the Final Tribal Council.
  • This is the first time where a finalist received no votes to win.
• Yul Kwon became the first Asian-American to make it to Final Tribal Council, and Becky Lee immediately followed as the second.
  • Yul became the first Asian-American Sole Survivor.
• This episode holds the record for the longest time taken to complete a fire-making tiebreaker challenge. Becky went almost two hours before defeating Sundra Oakley.