# Survivor Cook Islands Finale & Reunion, 12/17 \[SPOILERS\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 18, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560 "2006-12-18T00:07:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/21 "2006-12-18T03:10:04Z")
Surprising. I would have thought Ozzie was a lock (on the theory that he had _earned_ it by winning so many challenges). ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/22 "2006-12-18T03:11:53Z")
[QUOTE=PastAllReason] I’m glad to see it was such a close vote. [/QUOTE] It was kind of interesting, just because after all the discussion (off the island) of the idea of a final three, we ended up with a final 3 which had 2 giants and a coat-tail rider. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but I would probably have been upset with anyone who wimped out on choosing between the giants by picking Beckie. I don’t dislike Beckie, I just didn’t think she deserved votes the way that the two guys did. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/23 "2006-12-18T03:13:16Z")
I wonder if they just didn’t bother to ask Becky many questions or if they were edited out. Because I think Becky got TWO questions the entire Final TC. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/24 "2006-12-18T03:15:14Z")
Sundra looks great! Jonathan looks like a dork. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/25 "2006-12-18T03:21:10Z")
I will have something relevant to say in the morning, when I’ve had some time to sleep off this three-day bender (I love holiday parties, but I hate holiday hangovers), but in the meantime: [ul] [li]I can no longer say that my favorite contestant in any season has finished “no higher than 3rd.” Yay for me![/li][li]Ozzy looked _waaaaaaay_ better when he was all skinny and scruffy and pants-falling-down on the island – now he looks like an extra on a cut-rate telenovela (although I do _love_ that sweater).[/li][li]I actually feel a _little_ bad for Becky, but _only_ a little – she didn’t really have a chance up against those two, and it’s not like she could ask Yul what to tell the jury.[/li][li]Jonathan is kind of a fathead – I don’t think he’s entirely wrong about Ozzy being arrogant and slightly entitled, but _jefe_ worked his _ass_ off. He might be young, but since when is _that_ a reason not to vote for someone? I’m a little disappointed that Jonathan went all blah-blah-bittercakes on us.[/li][/ul] I think I’m pretty satisfied with this outcome, honestly. Adam might think this cast was boring, but I disagreed. It’s rather reassuring when someone comes up with a plan on Day One, puts the necessary pieces in place, and sticks to the plan all the way through … and this season we had _two_ people who did that. Three, if you count Becky, but I want to give Yul all the credit, because I believe he deserves it. If anybody says anything good in the Reunion, please post. I need sleep. Also, when we find out who voted for whom, put that in here, too. ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/26 "2006-12-18T03:22:06Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] I wonder if they just didn’t bother to ask Becky many questions or if they were edited out. Because I think Becky got TWO questions the entire Final TC. [/QUOTE] I think there must have been editing going on with the larger than usual jury and the larger than usual final competitors. It seemed that some of the jury members were only asking questions of ONE of the finalists, and I find that hard to believe. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/27 "2006-12-18T03:26:03Z")
[QUOTE=spoke-] Surprising. I would have thought Ozzie was a lock (on the theory that he had _earned_ it by winning so many challenges). [/QUOTE] Sorry, just saw this. I am so jaded after so many seasons that I am no longer surprised by how Survivor Juries vote – the question of “who deserves to win?” hardly ever figures into anything. However, I will say that I am _relieved_ that Becky didn’t sneak in there and win the spite vote. Ozzy was totally an Immunity Monster, but what is the saying? “Youth and strength are always overcome by age and wisdom” or something like that? Although I do kind of think it’s sort of a bummer that Yul is probably going to waste his million on something stupid like the underprivileged or something, instead of a kegger. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BooBoo316](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@BooBoo316](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BooBoo316)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/28 "2006-12-18T03:56:51Z")
So, the car curse continues in a backwards kinda way. ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/29 "2006-12-18T04:06:35Z")
Heh, yeah, and Ozzy will still get runner-up money, which I think is about 100 grand, so he can go back to college. Poor Cao Boi was never allowed to finish his joke: “What do you call a Vietnamese guy with three dogs?” I’ve heard the punchline, sad to say: “A rancher!” YMMV, but it was great to see how he tried to get the young Asian people to stop taking themselves soooo seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/30 "2006-12-18T04:13:58Z")
1. In response to a previous thread - Sundra cleans up real nice! 2. I wonder how Candise voted after her challenge #) IMO, Ozzie is the best Survivor player ever. The jury was lame. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/31 "2006-12-18T04:15:58Z")
Yul is great and I give him his props. However, I can’t understand why Ozzy wasn’t a runaway favorite. The politicking Yul did when folks got tossed must have been quite significant. Anybody else amazed by who looks _worse_ cleaned up? Rebecca, Sundra, Parvarti, Jonathan, and Ozzy all looked better in the sticks! Yul looked great, though. I totally think he could run for public office if he wanted. Hilarious to hear Seiku (sp?) do a song about _Survivor_, even after getting tossed on the first day! ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/32 "2006-12-18T05:02:26Z")
Yul deserved to win over Ozzy largely because of his brilliant strategic move in getting Jonathan to flip back over and vote with the Aitus after the merge. If not for that moment, Yul’s Aitu foursome (including Ozzy) would likely have been picked off one by one. Oh, and Adam? You are the classic dumb jock. You complained that these other contestants were so “boring.” Those are some sour grapes, man. I guess you must consider superb strategizing and skillful challenge play to be boring. It’s much more interesting to watch you and Candice make googly eyes at each other while you sit on your ass and make stupid decision after stupid decision. :rolleyes: What the hell was interesting or exciting about you? When did you ever make any big plays in the game? What did you ever do that changed the balance of power? Absolutely nothing. Adam, _you_ were one of the most boring players ever! [QUOTE=BooBoo316] So, the car curse continues in a backwards kinda way. [/QUOTE] I thought the same thing. I always thought Becky was cute on the island, but at the reunion she looked HOT! Yul needs to take that friendship to the next level. If they showed us how the final vote broke down, I didn’t see it. Does anybody know? ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/33 "2006-12-18T07:25:24Z")
[QUOTE=BooBoo316] That was pathetic. Hell, give me a box of matches and half a day and I could make a fire with my feet. I was waiting for Jeff to say “Ok, now the challenge is to see who can chew through the string the fastest.” [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Wolfian] …okay. We’re going to flamethrowers… [/QUOTE] I totally called it too. I told my roommate, “just watch, this is gonna take two hours.” Then it pretty much did. Hilarious. Jonathan is hotness. His question to Ozzie may have helped turn things. “Uh, I’ll use the million dollars to go to school and better myself. It’s been so hard doing it by being a surfer.” Uh huh. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/34 "2006-12-18T07:35:08Z")
[QUOTE=levdrakon] I totally called it too. [/QUOTE] Yeah, me too. I paused the Tivo, turned to my SO, and said, “wow, how funny would it be if neither of them could make fire?”. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/35 "2006-12-18T09:59:29Z")
[QUOTE=Tangent] Yul deserved to win over Ozzy largely because of his brilliant strategic move in getting Jonathan to flip back over and vote with the Aitus after the merge. If not for that moment, Yul’s Aitu foursome (including Ozzy) would likely have been picked off one by one. Oh, and Adam? You are the classic dumb jock. You complained that these other contestants were so “boring.” Those are some sour grapes, man. I guess you must consider superb strategizing and skillful challenge play to be boring. [/QUOTE] I think without Yul’s move (which I agree was brilliant), Ozzy probably still gets to the final 3 tribal council on immunities. But since he only has 3 allies, he would likely lose the vote. I dislike Adam, too… but maybe he meant the firemaking challenge between Sundra and Becky was boring. Sitting through 2 hours of that unable to say anything must’ve been torture. I was really glad Yul won it, he totally deserved the win and will probably change how the game is played henceforth. (Although it looks like next season gets 2 hidden immunity idols) I totally loved the 8 way obstacle course + puzzle challenge. Really enjoyed watching Ozzy fly through it. They’ve really raised the bar on challenges this season. Hope to see more of that challenge goodness in Fiji. Also, I’m really glad they sized the platforms in proportion to foot size. In the past, certain contestants had unfair advantage. Oh, and one thing I’d change in future seasons: at the tribal council voting booth, please put up a sign beside the camera that reads: “You are voting for one of the following people…” and a list of the names all spelled out. No more Yuehl, Yule, You’ll, Yyyyuuuuullllllleeeee, Yool, Yuul, Youlee, or Youl nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/36 "2006-12-18T11:54:25Z")
[QUOTE=PastAllReason] … though his behaviour, along with many of the jury members, is annoying. The high-schoolish eye-rolling is pathetic. [/QUOTE] I agree. That’s pretty much all I have to say - the eye-rolling and smirking was just pathetic. Oh, and I’m glad Yul won. > [@](#): > > \*\*The Controvert said: > Oh, and one thing I’d change in future seasons: at the tribal council voting booth, please put up a sign beside the camera that reads: “You are voting for one of the following people…” and a list of the names all spelled out. No more Yuehl, Yule, You’ll, Yyyyuuuuullllllleeeee, Yool, Yuul, Youlee, or Youl nonsense. I’ve thought the same thing for a couple of years - it seems so simple. On the other hand, would putting names up throw someone off? “Oh, I was gonna vote for Yuhle but who’s this ‘Yul’ person listed? I don’t know him.” Some contestants ain’t too bright. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/37 "2006-12-18T13:43:47Z")
[QUOTE=Tangent] Adam, _you_ were one of the most boring players ever! [/QUOTE] But he made it all worthwhile for me with “This guy’s the Godfather. This guy’s the warrior. I don’t know what these two do.” ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/38 "2006-12-18T14:07:58Z")
Man, wasn’t til reading the paper this a.m. that I realized I had completely forgotten to watch or tape it last night. :smack: So I gather Yul won? ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/39 "2006-12-18T14:12:23Z")
I wondered about two things while watching the reunion show. Why doesn’t Jeff ever mention the second place prize money? Why didn’t Jeff ask them why they never voted Yul off after everybody knew he had the Immunity Idol? ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560/40 "2006-12-18T14:25:44Z")
[survivorfever.net](http://survivorfever.net) [lists](http://www.survivorfever.net/s13_tcvotes.html) the Jury voting as Brad, Rebecca, Candice, Jonathan, and Adam for Yul, with Jenny, Nathan, Parvati, and Sundra for Ozzy. [segue]I had to search for this earlier this morning to write up my last office pool update.[/segue] I had Sundra in the pool. Didn’t figure to win going into the weekend, but nonetheless was disappointed to be gonged for not being able to make fire. With matches. I agree with the earlier posts that I sure do clean up good, though! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560.md?page=3)