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Day 39, the last day of The Game. Jenna and Matthew hang out at camp. On the 'calendar pole', where they've been keeping track of the time, they paint their names on top. On the side of an old crate, they then paint the names of the other 14 contestants, in the order of their dismissal. I wonder if they had help from Big Daddy Mark Burnett? We're treated with flashbacks of each. How touching.
Matthew goes off fishing one more time. He admits to throwing last night's challenge. Meanwhile, Jenna gathers some fallen fruit, or coconuts. She tells Uncle Cameraman about how she's learned to push herself. Matthew finds their old canoe adrift, and brings it back to camp. He loads up all the props and much firewood. Being the pyro that he is, Mateo ignites the boat and gives it a Viking funeral. (Actually, Vikings were more prone to drag- ging their boats ashore, then covering them with earth, forming a burial mound. But that's another story.)
We are then treated to comments from each of the jurors as we watch the two finalists paddle their way to the last Tribal Council. Arriving there, Jeff goes into his usual, 'the-power-has-shifted-to-the-jury' speech. Each then makes their opening statements. Jenna doesn't have much to say, other than she thinks she's played a morally correct game. Matthew waxes long on how hard he's worked around the camps, being a good tribe member, making sacrifices, competing hard, and playing with integrity. Too bad he didn't find that cure for the common cold, or he could've added that, too. On to the Question Phase.
Butch, first, almost gets knocked silly from a stage prop. He asks what each if they had lied, and both admit to doing so at some point in The Game. Rob asks why the other doesn't deserve to win. Matt says that Jenna didn't con- tribute as much to the tribe as he did. Jenna says that Mateo just rode on Rob's coat-tails. Meow!!! She also alluded to Matt not needing the money since he is already rich. Alex says he's fed up with both about how honest they were. He queries each on their regrets. Jenna regrets voting against Deena. Matt regrets siding with Ryan.
Heidi asks who each thinks from the Jury deserves to be in the Final Two? She seemed dismayed that both answered Rob instead of her. Deena then leaps and attacks Jenna for saying that Matt didn't deserve to win because of his personal wealth. She then dumps on Matthew for some sexist remark. Christy asks Matthew what his initial reaction was when he learned she was deaf. He answered that it didn't matter effect his opinion of her. Christy then slams Jenna for an earlier remark Jenna made about how her good looks is a handicap for her. Jenna apologizes, sort of.
Dave, the resident rocket scientist, asks an intellectual question. What modern, influential, world leader did each try to emulate? Matthew answers Colin Powell. Jenna answers her mother. With that, each makes their closing remarks. Matthew confesses to lying and betraying others. Maybe he wasn't playing with much integrity, after all? Jenna says that she's worked hard and deserves to win. The Jury then votes. We see that Butch has voted for Matthew, and Heidi voted for Jenna. The rest are unknown.
Jeff Probst then grabs the voting urn, hops on a jetski, and departs. We watch him as he flies across the water. Watch out for that freighter, Jeff! As the camera pans back, we see him in New York's harbor. He pauses just long enough in front of the Statue of Liberty for the Kodak Moment. Dock- ing the jetski, Jeff grabs a subway and rides it to the Ed Sullivan Theater, home of the David Letterman Show. On stage, the cast is assembled for the final vote tally. It's a landslide! Jenna wins with six votes!
The Reunion Show then begins in earnest. The most poignant learned was that Rob probably would've beat them both if he were in the Final Two. Beyond that, the most important revelation was the location for the next season, off the coast of Panama on the Pearl Islands. Here, each tribe will have their own island. Also, the contestants will be "stranded" in a new fashion.
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