Survivor Winner Revealed

The season finale of Survivor: Ghost Island aired last night and the winner of the show’s 36th season was revealed. Going into the finale, six contestants still remained in the game – Domenick Abbate, Wendell Holland Jr., Donathan Hurley, Laurel Johnson, Sebastian Noel, and Angela Perkins. Throughout the episode, there were three immunity challenges and three tribal councils until the final three contestants were determined. The final three then pleaded their cases to the jury of ousted players, who then voted for who they want to be named Sole Survivor.

In a rare move, host Jeff Probst read the votes live at the tribal council instead of waiting for the live reunion show. And – for the first time ever – there was a tie in the final vote, which meant the third player in the final three got the chance to give the final vote. In the end, the winner was Wendell Holland. Second place went to Domenick Abbate, third place to Laurel Johnson, fourth place to Angela Perkins, fifth place to Donathan Hurley, and sixth place went to Sebastian Noel.

One player impressed superfan Sia: The singer gave $10,000 to caretaker Donathan Hurley, who finished fifth.

The upcoming 37th season of Survivor was announced and the theme is “David vs. Golitah.” Twenty contestants will be separated onto two teams, with the “Davids” consisting of underdogs who constantly have to overcome obstacles and the “Goliaths” consisting of people who have used their advantages in life to rise to the top. The next season will air this fall and there has already been some drama with the contestants revealing spoilers on social media.