Survivor Nicaragua - FINAL results!

With his back against the wall and against all odds...

Fabio dug deep to win the final three immunity challenges.  So by surviving a tribe where the majority alliance was going to vote him out at the first opportunity, he also wins the hearts of the jury with a close vote of 5-4 over Chase and Sash, who got no votes.  I thought Fabio was a goner at the final immunity challenge - his coins looked like they were going to fall over any second, but Sash clumsily dropped his last coin on his stack instead of placing it.  Fabio was all smiles the whole rest of the show after that.

There were a couple of crazy finishes in the pool.  First of all, only 13 entries had Fabio, including Tara P's #2 entry at the bottom, so she earned too many points and lost last place to Rene Sr.  Don also jumped from 6th to steal 4th place prize!  And for the first time ever, there's a tie:  Jacquie and Muriel will split the combined total of 2nd and 3rd place prizes.  Here's the summary:

• 1st, $245:  Shawna, who controlled 1st place from the start, and has won $275 over the last 12 seasons.
• 2nd, $85:  Jacquie, who snuck up the rankings late in the game, and is a first time winner.
• 2nd, $85:  Muriel, who snuck up even later in the game as a result of having the first contestant voted off, and has won $195 since joining the pool 5 seasons ago.
• 4th, $50:  Don, who has sucked in each of the previous 3 seasons since joining the pool, is a first time winner.
• Last, $25:  Rene Sr, who stole last place in the last episode, and has won $80 in the last 12 seasons (not on the plus side yet!).

The next season of survivor starts in February and is full of second chances!  We'll see how that turns out.  Have a great holiday everyone!

Jay