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Survivor Insider Finale Yahoo Platinum (episode 14)

Meet Jon´s Grandma (04:42)

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Voting Booth Cam, Part One (02:51)

Jon (votes D): Remember the name of (oooh) Fairplay.

Sandra (votes Darrah): Umm, I can't say anything bad about you, because me and you had good times together. But you're definitely the strongest one here and for me to get further, you have to be gone. Adios.

Lillian (votes Darrah): Darrah, you're too strong of a competitor. When you told me that you wouldn't take me to the Final 2 after I've saved you twice now, I have no choice. It has to be Darrah this time.

Darrah (votes Lill): Lill, I'm voting for you tonight because, umm, I'm just tired of listening to you whine and saying that you won't win the jury vote when you know you will.

JON'S FINAL WORDS (04:05)

Jon (final words): I absolutely learned a lot about myself. I learned that (pause) I learned (pause) I knew the things I enjoyed in life and I taught myself other things to love instead, just because of where I was. This was a good experience to get me back to what I really do love. And I'm happy about that more than anything else.

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And you know I was too busy being in L.A. to see him.

I love, ya know, little bars, bowling, uhh, ya know, crap like that that's not cool to do in L.A.

Umm, I learned that umm, I should have taken a little better care of my body and I would have been more prepared for this game. And I'm going to use this as a stepping stone to do that.

I learned (long pause). I don't know. I learned that I can't wait to go home. That’s the number one thing I learned. (smiles).

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Nothing really surprised me in the game. Like I feel that I handled everyone like I wanted to. I mean, uhh, Lill was right in that she wouldn't have beat me in the end. And it depends on my mood tomorrow, I'll decide on who wins between her and Sandra easily. I mean I can take Lill out of the game with two sentences. No problem.

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As far as the game, it's the hardest game ever made. Like physically, I don't know who's prepared for this game. I mean Rupert is a machine and ya know, he destroyed a machine like OT. If you want to point to a dictionary definition of a machine, you can give Rupert credit for being a machine in this game. And day 2, he was on the wood stump crying, begging to go home. So I don't know who's physically prepared for this game. But, ya know, he was destroyed.

Mentally, I came in as about prepared as anyone who's even thought of playing this game. And I'm proud of myself, very proud of myself. So, uhh, I left nothing on that island that I didn't try to use to get myself one more spot further. Two to be exact.

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I didn't really feel the game was that mentally exhausting to me, because, this was fun for me. I loved that aspect of the game.

Physically, hey, this ain't my game. Ya know, I hate bugs, dirt, sand, and uhhh, people. So, this was a pretty stupid game for me to play in the first place. So I'm proud of how I did.

I could have easily been the first person out of this game if you think about it. With my personality, (laughs) wooo. I'm a lucky guy and I think a pretty darn smart guy.

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I stuck around for a sick amount of time for a guy who doesn't like people. And I made a friend. And I guaranteed that wasn't going to happen coming into this game, so that's cool. I'm happy about that.

Burton and I, I can't wait to take down a few with him.

DARRAH'S FINAL WORDS (02:16)

Darrah (final words): I'm very surprised I made it this far.

I'm excited where I'm at. I have no regrets whatsoever.

I learned a lot interacting with people.

THAY SPAKE A DEFFERENT LAINGUAJE THAIN MEH

Just reading body language. I learned a lot about body language.

Watching every little thing. I used to not be like that. Just didn't really care what was going on.

Once you come into this game, you have to watch your back. Watching what people around the corner are talking about you. Cuz you never know if they're talking about you; you just have to watch their body language. Just to kinda read what's going on.

You may not really figure it out. But each day I knew something was going on. I didn't know what. But I knew something was going on. And here I am.

This game has made me a lot wiser person.

I have my eyes open a lot more. And watch out what's goin on around me a lot more than I normally do. Normally, I'm a laid-back person.

But now, I'll watch out what's going on around me.

I'm not going to be paranoid now. It's a game and you have to be paranoid. Back in real life, I'll be watching what's going on, but I won't be paranoid.

The best experience I'll probably remember: meeting people and probably getting eaten by the bugs.

Now learning that I can live off a handful of food a day, which I never thought I would.

And taking things for granted like food. I will never take food for granted again. I will never throw food away like I normally do.

So I've learned to not take things for granted anymore. It was an experience in life I'll remember a whole lot. I used to take things for granted and now I won't.

(Responding to question about Boyfriend Bradley) Our relationship back home hasn't changed. It probably will be a lot closer when I get home just because I haven't seen him and haven't heard from him.

It definitely made me appreciate my relationship back home, being away from him and not being able to talk to him. So yeah, it's going to make me appreciate the people when I get back home.

Voting Booth Cam, Part Two (01:28)

Lillian (votes Johny Fairplay): Johnny Fairplay, I think the jury, they're going to wise up and see who the master of this game is. And that will put me to second. I'm hoping I have a better chance with Sandra. And this is why I cast my vote to you. Thank you.

BURTON ON THE JURY (03:25)

Burton (jury confessional): I imagine everyone has different feelings in their head from a jury standpoint on what their leaning towards. Maybe they know. But personally, I'm leaning in one direction as to who I'm going to vote for. But I'm really interested and excited about the opportunity to ask one final question to the two remaining people to find out more about themselves, the game, how they got to where they are. And then I'll base my final decision on that.

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.... It's a huge honor and a huge responsibility to do. Some people might take it lightly, but you're going to change someone's life and give them the ultimate prize. ... I take it very seriously.

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I think what Sandra has going for her tonight in the Final 2 is that she's been pretty honest and straightforward through the entire game. When it comes to voting, her strategy is always, "as long as it's not for me, I'll vote for someone else." She says it. She's very clear about it. She's been in a number of alliances that have helped her get this far. But really, she didn't hold back any feelings. She got into fights with just about everyone in the Drake Tribe and the Balboa Tribe. She was somewhat controversial in terms of her attitude and being so in your face. But that's Sandra.

There were no ifs ands or buts about it. She was right up front. And very straightforward. You knew pretty much exactly what you were going to get. And I think that whether people liked that, who she was, they'll at least appreciate the fact that, hey, she was pretty consistent throughout the entire game. And she was relatively easy to read throughout the entire game. SO I believe those are the aspects she has going for her.

Going against Sandra, you could have taken Sandra out of this game, no one would have known. Her big attribute the first day was speaking Spanish at the village. That did help, a little bit. A few of us could speak a little bit of poor Spanish. So we could've gotten by. Then, her big claim to fame was cooking. Anyone can cook rice and beans. She didn't win any challenges I don't believe, individually or in small groups. And I've got to be honest. I don't know how much she contributed to the larger tribe, as the Drake tribe, as far as winning challenges. So Sandra didn't bring a lot to the game that wasn't already there. And in my opinion, she didn't have a strategy.

RYAN ON THE JURY (02:27)

Ryan (jury confessional): Tonight .. I'm actually nervous. It's a huge thing to give somebody a million dollars. And it's totally our decision. It's pretty wild. It's more nerve-wracking than anything because you want to give these people an opportunity to explain themselves. And kinda sit there and explain, "This is why I did this and this is why I did that."

But it's a big, big, big thing to do.

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I'm actually basing my decision on how the people actually played the game and how I perceived them in the game. And it's hard because both people, I didn’t get to know all that well. So I'm hearing situations from when I was the first person on the jury. I got to hear scenarios and stuff but it wasn't something like, "OK. I know exactly what happened." Cuz I wasn't there. It's what everybody else perceives. So you hear this and that and hearsay. So you just gotta come up with a good question, look at em, and just ask em. It could be the wrong answer for you, but you never know.

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Being the first person on the jury has been kind of bittersweet. You know, you're the first person there and you're the first person to get cleaned up and eat and what have you. But you know it’s like one of those things, you don't know if it's good or if it's bad. Every time you get another person to sit there with. But it's been kind of nerve-wracking for a bit. But for me it's kind of in between.

I want to give somebody the money who deserves it. It's kind of weird I've been out of the game so long. I'm all over the place.

DARRAH ON THE JURY (01:04)

Darrah (jury confessional): I don't know what exactly is going to come out of my mouth once I get up there. It could be a good thing. It could be a bad thing. Cuz I could be really, really mean. And I could not be. But chances are I'm not going to be the nicest person up there. What makes me mad is that I was so close to the end and I kinda got screwed at the end. From really one person that's not even up there. But it just pisses me off that I could be one of the two sitting there.

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Letting em know I feel. I already have my mind made up, but it's pretty much just letting them know how I feel about them and if I never talk to them, they'll know exactly how I feel about them.

JON ON THE JURY (01:53)

Clip description: Watch as Insider takes you to the Jury interview, in which Jonny Fairplay reminisces about his time in the game and being in the powerful position of deciding the fate of the Final Two

Jon (day-after confessional): I think this was the most exciting experience of my life. And there's nothing in the foreseeable or unforeseeable future that will ever compare.

I think it's been pretty crazy in that you never knew what was going to be around the next corner. I mean, the outcasts coming back, whoa! Surprise tribal council every time. The most evil guy ever to play the game making it to No.3. I think it's pretty darn crazy (laughs).

The three weak people joining together to get rid of Burton. That's luck. That's the way I see it. I could be wrong. I mean, I didn't claim to have achieved a PhD in the game of Survivor.

I think there's a few people who might give me a doctorate when this is over, but now, there's nothing on the shelf that says I know more than anyone else.

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I was absolutely deserving. I played this game better than anyone who has ever played it.

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Based on strategy, based on playing people against others. Based on preparation. Based on everything. I think I'm, the, best player of survivor at this stage of the game though the progression of the game throughout the various locations. That I made it as far as someone can, given how great I am at it (laughs).