User blog:Owenandheatherfan/Ovivor: Costa Rica

For the next 39 days, ten Americans will be marooned in the strange and foreign land that is Costa Rica. They will be split up into two teams and be forced to compete against one another in challenges. This will be their new home, where they will face the horrid survival issues that lie within the jungle. They must withstand insects, deadly animals, and even mother nature herself. But worst of all - each other. They must learn to adapt or be voted out of the tribe and the game forever. What alliances will be made and what deals will be broken? Only one will outsock, outtroll, and outspam the rest and will be left standing to claim the million dollar cash prize; but who will it be?

Episode 1: "Estou Confusa"
On day one, Artie Martin, Isabel DeSouza, Jesse King, Dancing Lobster, Masaki Hearts, Noel Pon, Quasimodo, Stefan Smith, Sundra Deeas-Tyn and Tanner Smith, were dropped onto a remote area in Costa Rica. They were all completely different people with completely different personalities who were ready to play the game of Ovivor. They were split up into two teams; Harrad consisted of Artie, Jesse, Lobster, Masaki and Noel - while Eigna consisted of Sundra, Isabel, Tanner, Quasimodo and Stefan. Harrad meant 'victory', whilst Eigna meant 'beauty'.


 * [21:15]  We're here in Costa Rica, which is considered one of the purest and most divine tropical country on Earth. The unspoilt beaches, the turquoise water, and the breathtaking scenery can easily satisfy anyone. Bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south, this is the perfect place to isolate 16 completely different and unique users and have them compete for one million dollars and of course, bragging rights.


 * [21:15]  For the next 39 days, they will be marooned in this strange and foreign land. They will be split up into two teams and be forced to compete against one another in challenges. This will be their new home, where they will face the horrid survival issues that lie within the jungle. They must withstand insects, deadly animals, and even mother nature herself. But worst of all - each other. They must learn to adapt or be voted out of the tribe and the game forever. What alliances will be made and what deals will be broken? Only one will outsock, outtroll, and outspam the rest and will be left standing to claim the million dollar cash prize; but who will it be?


 * [21:15]  39 days. 16 people. 1 ovivor. This is Ovivor: Costa Rica!

The two teams competed in their first immunity challenge immediately which was called: "Swim Until You Drop." Three people on each team were swimmers who would one at a time swim out to sea and find puzzle pieces, then bring the back to shore. One person on each team was a caller who would tell a swimmer when to go - if a caller didn't tell a swimmer to swim, then they would have to wait for the caller to do so. Once all the pieces are back, one person would untie them and another would solve it. In the end, it was Harrad who finished first due to Sundra, the caller, stalling and not telling the swimmers to go out to sea.

On day two, Artie and Jesse made an alliance with Masaki, which he agreed to. However, Masaki was also approached by Noel and Lobster, and once again he agreed to this alliance. Meanwhile, at Eigna's camp, Tanner made an alliance with Stefan and agreed to target Sundra first for her poor performance at the challenge.

On night three, Eigna went to their first tribal council.
 * [21:35]  Grab a torch, dip it in the flame. This is part of the ritual of Tribal Council. In this game, fire represents life.


 * [21:35]  Once it goes out, so are you.

Dirty laundry was aired at tribal council; Tanner stated his concerns and worries about his tribe's strength, and Stefan continued to berate his tribe members, especially Isabel.
 * [21:43]  I'm definitely voting for that non-English speaking freak tonight, Isabel.


 * [21:43]  Então enfia uma bola de boliche no seu cu, seu filho da puta!

Many believed Sundra would be eliminated, but it was surprisingly Stefan who got the boot. It was then revealed then Tanner betrayed Stefan and instead made an alliance with Isabel, because he believed he could beat Isabel in a jury vote. Isabel insisted on voting off Stefan, and Tanner agreed to it. Stefan's torch was snuffed, and he became the first ever person voted out of Ovivor: Costa Rica, leaving Eigna with only four members left and Tanner with complete control over the other three contestants, Sundra, Isabel and Quasimodo.

Episode 2: "I Can Get Medavic'd Too, WTF”
On day four, back at Harrad's camp, the castaways tried to start a fire in order to boil their water. Artie was successful in doing so, and they cooked food and boiled water which greatly improved their health. Eigna however, was not so successful. They had no fire, limited food, unboiled water and their health was extremely drained after the challenge. Tanner meanwhile, solidified his alliance with Isabel. They both agreed to eventually eliminate Quasimodo before the merge, due to him being a major threat in challenges.

The 9 remaining contestants went to the challenge on Day 5. PrObst explained to them that they would be building a platform. They would have to run to where the puzzle pieces lay, collect them, bring them back, and set them down. There are 3 sets of pieces that both tribes needed, so 3 people would compete in this part for each tribe. After all 3 sets were collected, one person would solve the puzzle. The first tribe to assemble their puzzle correctly would win immunity and a reward that I cannot remember at this certain time. Because Harrad had one extra member, they sat Masaki out, who was reluctant to not participate.

The Harrad tribe got off to a good start with Artie in the lead against Tanner. However, the Eigna tribe made up ground on the second run when Jesse from Harrad faced off against Isabel from Eigna, but Harrad still had a lead. On the final run for the last puzzle pieces, Lobster went up against Quasimodo. Quasimodo was a powerhouse runner and beat Lobster. With Sundra and Noel trying to figure out the puzzles, both tribes were dead even. In the end, Harrad came out on top by a split second.

Back at Eigna’s camp, Tanner and Isabel’s alliance still proved strong as the tribe decided who to vote off. They talked (Or tried to, considering Isabel only speaks Portuguese) and decided that Quasimodo was the logical choice. Meanwhile, Sundra was bent over in pain on the other side of camp. Quasimodo tried to tend to her but she was beyond help. Eventually, she had to be medically evacuated from the game due to a bad case of AIDS that she caught from Isabel’s one night stand.

At the Harrad camp, the mood was not light and happy despite the tribe having yet to lose a challenge. Divisions could not be seen from the outside, but Jesse and Artie’s bond continued to grow. Masaki was still in both alliances, which essentially left her on the outside. Lobster and Noel were loyal to each other but a conflict began to form between them when they started to fight over trivial things. Work ethic, sleeping arrangements, things like that. They had to keep each other’s vote, but they didn’t have to like each other.

On Day 6, Quasimodo tried to save himself by asking for Isabel’s vote. He tried to explain himself to her that Tanner was not a good guy to be around and was playing everyone. However, his cry fell on deaf ears because Isabel could only respond with “Que?”

The Eigna tribe attended Tribal Council for the second time. Questioning from PrObst revealed that there was tension in the tribe, especially since they were two members down already having only visited one tribal council, and it was beginning to become an everyone-for-themselves free-for-all. The votes revealed that Isabel and Tanner had stayed together and voted for Quasimodo while Quasimodo voted for Tanner. Quasimodo’s torch was snuffed and he became the 2nd person voted out of Ovivor: Costa Rica and the 3rd person eliminated. With only 2 people left on Eigna, the tribe had officially been decimated.

Episode 3: “Dissolved At Last”
Day 7 brought a storm to Costa Rica and morale was low at both camps. Noel and Lobster continued to bicker at Harrad, annoying Artie, Jesse, and Masaki. At Eigna, Isabel and Tanner couldn’t keep a fire going by themselves while keeping the shelter together and getting food and water. With supplies low, they were forced to huddle together and hope that their misery would be put to an end soon.

On Day 8, both tribes met for the challenge but were given a surprise when PrObst told them to drop their buffs. The tribes officially merged into Esined. They began their first individual immunity challenge, titled “The Red Torch”. It was a modified version of the schoolyard game of “Hot Potato”. The time would not be known to the competitors and instead of a potato, the contestants would be passing a torch. You also could not pass the torch back to the person you received it from, which ruined some tactics but started some new ones.

In the first 3 rounds, Masaki, Lobster, and Noel were eliminated. This left Isabel, Tanner, Artie, and Jesse in the competition. After two more rounds, Artie and Jesse were left. Artie needed to make the final seal on his alliance with Jesse, so he threw the challenge so Jesse could get immunity.

The next day, Lobster felt the need to make a bold move, so he approached both Artie and Tanner and asked them for fake alliances (he didn’t tell them they were fake). They both agreed, but skeptical as they were, planned against Lobster with their own respective alliances. Masaki, meanwhile, was approached by Tanner, who was aware of Jesse, Artie, and Masaki’s alliance. The first step of his plan came into play when he asked to ally with Masaki and Masaki agreed, planning to keep loyal to Artie and Jesse, but play Tanner at the same time.

Tanner went straight to Artie to talk strategy. In this case, being honest worked to his advantage, but he left out the parts he needed to. He told Artie that he wanted to level with him and that he had an alliance with Masaki and wanted assurance that he wasn’t going home that night. Artie knew something was wrong when Tanner said that Masaki and him had an alliance. Tanner’s plan to break Artie, Jesse, and Masaki’s alliance had succeeded. Artie told Jesse everything that had happened, and they both knew Masaki was a loose end that needed to be cut. On the other hand, Tanner told Isabel to vote out Masaki as well. At tribal council, it was no surprise when Masaki’s torch was snuffed and he was sent home.

Episode 4: “When Your Back Is Turned...”
Day 10 was a low-key day around camp. It was pretty much business-as-usual, catching fish, fetching water, things like that. However, Lobster offered Tanner, knowing he was a good player, to join his and Noel’s alliance. Tanner agreed, knowing the worst mistake you could ever make in this game was to turn down an alliance. Lobster was wary of Tanner and didn't completely trust him, but believed that he had his vote.

On Day 11, the second immunity challenge commenced. The contestants had to find buried treasure based on a clue left somewhere around the camp. The challenge was fairly straightforward, and as always, the challenge was between the two challenge powerhouses: Jesse and Artie. They seemed to be neck and neck through the challenge, but the treasure was nowhere to be found. Artie was the first to find the clue, and because of that, ended up with immunity around his neck.

Day 12 came and it was time for Tanner to eliminate yet another player from the game. He pulled strings through the form of Artie and Jesse yet again, knowing they were important votes at this point in the game. He told them that Lobster wanted the two of them out, first Jesse, then Artie. He told them that he would vote out Lobster as long as they didn’t vote out him.

Meanwhile, Tanner told Lobster to vote for Noel and vice versa, just to make things interesting. At the tribal council, Tanner succeeded in yet another blindside with Lobster’s elimination. He was in the driver’s seat and planned next to turn Jesse on Artie. Lobster revealed at his elimination that the only person he really hated on the show was Noel, his alliance-mate. He made it clear that he would never think about being friends with Noel post-show and that he only used him for a vote.

The contestants begin to grab their torches and head back to camp, but before they are allowed to get up, Jeff Probst tells them to sit down, because they have more business to attend to.

Episode 5: “Not So Safe After All”
Confused, shocked and curious, the remaining contestants watched as Jeff explained why they could not immediately go back to camp. He tells them that they must first compete in a reward challenge: the prize being a feast on top of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve - a mountain rainforest shrouded in clouds. The challenge is revealed to be a trivia competition; but although Isabel and Jesse are neck-and-neck, it is Isabel who gains the final point and wins the challenge. She is allowed to pick one person to go with her, and staying true to her alliance, she picks Tanner, who graciously accepts.

Tired and hungry, the remaining 3 are forced to go to camp. While inviting Isabel on the reward was a good move on paper, it gave Noel the chance to talk to Artie and Jesse alone. He tried to convince them to let him into their alliance and take out Tanner and Isabel. They told him they would stick to his plan, but revealed in a double confessional that he was actually just annoying them and they were trying to get him off their backs. On Day 13, Tanner and Isabel returned from the reward. They boasted to the group about how great it was to get real food and such a nice getaway. Noel told the confessional that he knew Tanner was going to be the next to go. He said Artie and Jesse were for sure on his side, and Tanner bragging was just sealing his fate.

Come Day 14, it was time for an immunity challenge. PrObst surprised everybody when he told them that they had some people here to see them. First, out ran Tanner’s sister. They met each other in a tight, loving embrace and it was clear they weren’t used to going so long without seeing each other. PrObst called it the most touching moment yet of Costa Rica. The next loved one that ran out was Artie’s mom. They too hugged and cried just a little bit. They were followed by Noel’s sister, Jesse’s brother, and Isabel’s one-night stand.

They competed in an immunity and reward challenge involving the loved ones. First, they must attach themselves and their loved ones to a zipline, and ride down across the ocean. Along the way, they must collect coconuts that are floating from the water, and once they have five, they can use the coconuts to hit a target. First pair to hit all three targets wins immunity. In the end however, it was Tanner who came out on top. He would get to spend the next day on a cruise around Costa Rica with his sister, as well as winning immunity. PrObst also revealed one more twist: he could pick one person to take with him. Tanner took Jesse on the reward without hesitation, shocking Isabel.

Back at camp, Isabel was steamed that she didn’t get to spend more time with her loved one. Artie and Noel were confused, too, and plenty of doubt crossed their minds as to what would happen at the next day’s tribal council. Where did Tanner and Jesse’s loyalties lie? Could they be changed?

On the reward, Tanner tried to convince Jesse to flip. Jesse was unsure of what to do, but was in a good position and figured he could probably get to the final 2 either way. Leaving himself with options, he shook hands with Tanner. He was told to vote off Noel at tribal council, which he was planning to do anyway.

On Day 15, Tanner and Jesse returned from the cruise. They said goodbye to their loved ones and returned to camp. Isabel was upset at Tanner and yelled at him, but he couldn’t understand her foreign language. Likewise, when Tanner tried to explain himself, Isabel couldn’t understand him. They argued like this for hours, and all the other contestants were fed up with them, so they tossed them into the water. That night, the final 5 went to tribal council. Tanner kept his immunity and the 5 voted. In the end, the votes stacked up how everybody knew they would, and Noel was the 5th person voted out of Ovivor: Costa Rica. He was shocked at this blindside. In his final words, he revealed that he would definitely be voting for Tanner or Isabel to win, because at least they didn’t betray him.

Episode 6: “Make Your Pick”
The next day, tension was high at camp. On the outside, everything looked harmonious and peaceful, but on the inside, both alliances (Tanner and Isabel and Jesse and Artie) were butting heads for dominance. It was clear that whatever happened that night would decide the direction of the rest of the game. Tanner knew there was one way to get the upper hand, and his name was Jesse. Tanner pulled Jesse aside and strategized with him, telling him to vote for Artie that night. What Tanner wanted to happen was Jesse to vote for Artie and Artie to vote for him, that way Isabel and himself could both vote for Jesse and eliminate Jesse and Artie subsequently. Jesse told Tanner that he would not vote for Artie, and that Isabel is the bigger threat. Tanner, knowing that it was no use, agreed with Jesse and reassured him that he would vote for Isabel if she didn’t win immunity.

Day 17 arrived with a horrible storm. Everybody was miserable and weak. There was no way to get a fire started and the shelter collapsed. Going into the immunity challenge, everyone was sure that they would lose without their strength. PrObst explained that for their immunity challenge, they had to dive into the ocean and find sea oysters at the bottom. There would be a code written on the oysters that, when put into the right order, would spell out a phrase and also provide a combination to a locked safe. Inside the safe would be a drill. You would use the drill to go underground until you find a bucket of water, which you will use to fill a bigger bucket. When your bucket is full, it will raise a flag and you would win immunity. Everyone had some trouble finding their oysters since the water was cloudy because of the storm. Jesse and Tanner got off to a good start, however, whipping through that section of the challenge. While Artie and Isabel were left scrambling, the two of them were trying to figure out the word phrase so they could have the numbers that fell on the other side of the sea oysters. Neither of the two were having luck with the puzzle and Artie caught up to them. While Isabel was still searching for oysters, Tanner and Artie finished their puzzles. Jesse was caught on the puzzle and Artie and Tanner were neck and neck.

It came down to the final bucket in the end, when Tanner pulled out a final burst of strength and won immunity. He cheered and ran up to PrObst, who tied the immunity necklace around an ecstatic Tanner. Returning back to camp, he was elated. He revealed in confessional that something in his gut told him he needed immunity today. Tanner knew that Jesse was probably going to stick with Artie as he had since the beginning of the game. Isabel didn’t need to understand English to figure that out. Speaking what little English she had learned over the past 17 days, she told Tanner that if he didn’t vote Jesse off with her, then he had lost her jury vote and her ultimate respect.

Tanner knew he could probably win if he presented his case right, even without Isabel’s jury vote, but found himself in a position where he had actually become very attached to Isabel and didn’t want to see her leave. He said that he went into this game with the intention to make no friends and come out with one million dollars, but now found himself questioning his morality. Meanwhile, Artie and Jesse were getting together fabulously and focusing their vote on Isabel.

Day 18 brought salvation from the terrible storm that had plagued Costa Rica, but also carried the darker, heavier cloud of tribal council that loomed above them.

That night, Tanner went into tribal council with no idea what to do. He could vote with Jesse and Artie and have a chance of making it to the final 2 if Jesse won immunity the next day or he could stick with what was morally right and vote with Isabel. In the event of a tie, Tanner knew there was no chance Isabel could win a tiebreaker challenge.

In the end, PrObst revealed the first and second votes were for Isabel. Isabel shed a tear and grabbed her things, only to be put back by two votes for Jesse. Her huge grin told Tanner that he made the right choice. Jesse and Isabel thereby had to compete in a tiebreaker challenge to make a fire. Because Isabel couldn’t understand what PrObst had told them to do, she lost the tiebreaker. However, she was sent home with a smile on her face and a “gracias” to Tanner.

Episode 7: “Million Dollar Question”
The final 3 returned to camp as they did every night, but Artie was upset at Tanner for betraying him and Jesse. He told the confessional that his fatal problem in this game was trusting everyone, even those who didn’t deserve to be trusted. When they returned to camp after a quiet walk back, Tanner mentioned that it was a crazy tribal council, and Artie snapped and pounced on Tanner. He punched Tanner, but Jesse broke them up before it could get serious. Tanner brushed himself off and walked away, furious.

Jesse tried to talk some sense into Artie, but Artie only retaliated by saying that he always stayed loyal and true to alliances that he made and despised people that didn’t do the same. They both went to sleep after a very stressful night, and Tanner, knowing his time was up, slept alone on the beach.

The three awoke on Day 19 to blazing, merciless heat from the sun. They all went in the water, but it was awkward between Artie and Tanner as always. Later, Jesse had enough of the two, so he went off to fetch firewood. While he was gone, Tanner went immediately back to his old schemes. He made the first move and told Artie that he was sorry. Artie naturally respected a move like this and accepted the apology. The two made up, but Tanner obviously had ulterior motives. He said that in case Artie won immunity, he wanted to be on Artie’s good side.

On Day 20, the three had to compete in their final immunity challenge. They were forced to compete in the classic Chimney Sweep challenge. The final 3 had to brace themselves with their arms against increasingly smaller footholds. The final person standing would win final immunity. All 3 went up on the tallest foothold. Nothing happened for 15 minutes, and they all moved to the second smallest foothold. After 30 minutes, still none of the 3 had budged, so they moved to the next and smallest foothold. Jesse slipped on the way down and was eliminated from the challenge. It was down to Artie and Tanner. A classic good vs. evil battle left the future of the game hanging in the balance. After an hour, both Artie and Tanner were both standing strong. Tanner started trash-talking to Artie, trying to get him to lose his concentration. After 75 minutes up on the platforms, Tanner uttered a cry and fell down. Artie was guaranteed a spot in the final 2 and now he just had to choose who to take with him.

The next day, Tanner was quick to try to talk to Artie. He made an entire speech about how he had changed and how he had used strategy to get himself to where he was, so he was deserving of the spot in the final 2 and the chance for a million dollars. Artie revealed in confessional that he listened to Tanner’s spiel, but he contradicted himself in the fact that he was trying to use his cutthroat strategy as a reason to keep him but also that he wouldn’t do that again. Artie said the entire thing was a little too awkward and forced for him to believe. He also said that he was more inclined to take Jesse because they had been allies from the beginning. He could probably win against Tanner, but wouldn’t do something like that against Jesse.

That night at tribal council, Tanner knew his jig was up. Artie voted him out and the first villain of Ovivor was sent home once and for all. The next 3 days would prove to be the best and worst days of Artie and Jesse’s lives, but for tonight, they headed back to camp with their heads held high.

Artie and Jesse both woke up to a breakfast feast for making it to the final 2. They celebrated for making it to the end. In the back of their minds, they both knew that the final tribal council would be brutal that night, but they tried to celebrate while they could. They spent their final day on Costa Rica lounging around on the beach and appreciating that the two best friends had made it all the way to the end together.

That night, Artie and Jesse took their torches to tribal council for the last time. They were met with the jury consisting of Lobster, Noel, Isabel, and Tanner. Artie gave his opening statement, saying that he fought a very hard game and did much strategizing behind the scenes while staying loyal to his alliance and eliminating those who didn’t. Jesse said that him and Artie played a nearly parallel game considering they were allies from day one. Jesse said that he thought the vote came down to whoever the jury liked better, and you couldn’t really compare their games if they were the same.

Isabel was the first jury member to ask a question. In Spanish, she explained that her vote was sold to Tanner, but now since he was out, she didn’t know what to do. She asked Artie who he would be least likely to talk to after the show, to which he replied “Yes?” She got frustrated and asked Jesse the same question. He told her “Tanner,” and shrugged at Artie, figuring a random answer couldn’t hurt.

The next jury member was Lobster. While dancing, he told the final two that he was no longer bitter and in fact liked both of them for eliminating Noel as soon as possible after him. He told them that no question would help him decide his vote and he would most likely just eenie-minie-moe when he got up to vote. Taking his seat, the next jury member stood up. Tanner, being the next jury member, told them that he was extremely upset with both of them. He asked Artie why he picked Jesse over him. Artie said that is was more of a loyalty thing than anything and that he had nothing against Tanner personally, even if he didn’t agree with the way he played the game. Tanner asked Jesse if he had been in Artie’s position who he would have picked. Jesse didn’t hesitate to answer with Artie, but quickly stumbled and tried to recover and say that it would have been a hard choice, but Tanner didn’t believe him. Noel was the final jury member to come up. He told the two of them that he wasn’t going to ask any question because he knew who Lobster was voting for. Artie asked him what that had to do with anything, to which Noel said that he would simply vote for the other person to spite Lobster. Taking his seat, PrObst told the jury that it was time to vote. Isabel went up first. She held up a clear vote for Artie, saying “No puedo creer que Jesse tendría el descaro de usar Tanner, mi mejor aliado, ya que la persona a la que no volvería a hablar hasta después del partido! Este es un voto contra Jesse, no por Artie.” In English, she was enraged at Jesse’s choice to say that he would never talk to Tanner after the show, seeing as Tanner was her closest ally.

Next to vote was Masaki. After pondering his vote, Masaki held up the paper for Jesse, replying with, “I think Jesse played the better game. Artie kind of rode his coattails, and Jesse was a lot more noble than him.” He sat back down, and after a montage of multiple players voting and walking back, Tanner finally stood at the voting booth. The camera showed a scene of Jesse gulping and Artie sighing heavily. Tanner thought for a while, shook his head in disbelief, and started to write the first letter. Before the audience could see who he voted for, he sat down for the final time. PrObst tallied the votes, then gave his normal speech about how the votes would be read live.

PrObst leaves the tribal council area, and walks out onto the beach near them, only for the episode to end. Only one can win, but who will it be?

Episode 8: “Reunion”
The episode opens to PrObst walking out onto the sandy shores. A helicopter drops down, which PrObst latches himself onto. The helicopter gains more acceleration and flies into the night sky, as it finally lands in Los Angeles. The scene then changes to PrObst walking into a red building, and the camera shows the two finalists, Artie and Jesse, smiling and sitting on tree stumps. The jury is of course, right next to them. As the crowd dies down, PrObst sighs and explains that the first to three votes will be crowned the sole Ovivor.

PrObst opens the urn, and slowly takes out a piece of paper. He unfolds it, as the audience watches in awe. The first vote is revealed to go to Artie. The crowd cheers loudly, and Artie smiles widely, as Jesse nods his head.

The crowd stops moving, and all of the attention turns to PrObst unfolding the second piece of paper. After a moment of suspense, PrObst reveals the vote to be for Jesse. The crowd cheers, and Jesse is near tears at the one vote that could make him a millionaire. Artie pats his back and Jesse nods.

PrObst takes out another piece of paper. He slowly unfolds it, every eye on the morbidly obese host. And in true Ovivor-style, the vote is revealed to be for Artie. The crowd cheers more loudly than before, and Artie hides his face in his hands, as Jesse smiles at him. PrObst reveals another vote, which is for Jesse. He explains that there is one vote left, and that both finalists have two votes each.

PrObst slowly takes out the piece of paper, and unfolds it to increase suspense. The entire audience is quiet, and the only noise that fills the room is the yellow-stained parchment creasing and crinkling as PrObst smiles.

“Winner of Ovivor: Costa Rica... Artie.”

Pandemonium ensued, almost like a bomb exploding inside the building. The ancient voices play, as Artie cries and runs down to his family. The audience and jury clap loudly, cheer, and scream his name. Jesse nods his head, happy but slightly disappointed. The pre-merge contestants run onto the stage and cheer as Artie embraces with his mother, father and siblings. His eyes fill with tears and his face red with excitement.

After everyone sits down and settles, PrObst talks about the show and the highlights. Tanner, Isabel, Artie, Jesse, Masaki and everyone who had an important role in the show are asked questions about their gameplay and if they’re happy with the choices they made. Jesse exclaims that he is proud of Artie, and that second place isn’t bad at all. Tanner’s actions and blindsides are touched upon, and Isabel says, in English, “Is good probably game I’m fun have lobster.” Of course, no one understands her, but surprisingly, she is awarded the fan favorite award. PrObst wishes the audience a good night, and the episode closes.

Elimination Table
1This contestant was medivaced.

This contestant is male.

This contestant is female.

IN: This contestant was on the losing tribe but was safe (Episodes 1 through 2); This contestant did not win individual immunity but was safe (Episodes 3 through 7).

OUT: This contestant was voted out.

WIN: This contestant was on the winning tribe (Episodes 1 through 2); This contestant won individual immunity (Episodes 3 through 7).

WIN: This contestant was the winner of Ovivor: Costa Rica