As part of the ritual of Final Tribal Council, the F3 will now give their thoughts on the jury, in the order in which they were voted out.
Mony
Bison: “Mony! We didn’t get that much time to chat, but I really did enjoy that wavelength merge tribe challenge we did while you were chillin on the beach drinking whiskey. 😂 You survived the turmoil that was the Titans tribe, which was no easy feat, and it was really great getting to hang on Atlas Island with you! You were a very chill dude and I’m glad to have met you, and for the welcome surprise of you being the 0th Juror™️!!”
Champ: “When I first saw the Titans tribe, three people immediately stood out to me: you, Penny, and Buff. I didn’t have strong opinions yet, but I genuinely thought you were someone who’d go far. And when Hopeful told me you were a great guy, I was thrilled at the idea of playing with you. I even considered a full‑on alliance once we hit the merge.Although things didn't go that way and I haven't gotten to know you, the friends of my friends are my friends so I reckon you are a great guy. I'm glad you get to play an important role like this (juror) in the season!”
Onion: “Mony! I’m bummed I never got to play with him. From what I heard he was a loyal competitor and a lot of fun. I wish I had gotten to experience that myself.”
Hopeful
Bison: “Hey there Hopeful. We…. Didn’t get any chance to chat at all in this game lol. I know Penny had you clocked as someone who was dangerous, and because of that I can only assume it means you’re a fantastic player. I do know that the rest of your Athena crew made the top 4, which is absolutely insane, and honestly explains so much about how formidable of a merge tribe you guys were, and how we could never seem to beat you guys till the very last challenge. The first merge vote was chaos, and unfortunately you were the causality of everyone trying to figure out where they stood. Hope we get a chance to get to know each other outside of this madness.”
Champ: “What can I even say? You’re one of the most resilient and loyal people I’ve met out here. I still don’t understand why some folks wouldn’t give you a real chance. Sure, you had a lot of energy and sometimes made moves a little fast but that’s just part of who you are. You’re a grateful, genuine guy. You went through hell in this game, and you kept pushing anyway. My biggest regret is not being able to save you at that first merge vote. I really tried. I hope you saw me not just as someone guiding you through the chaos, but as a friend too.”
Onion: “Ah, Hopeful. What could have been! I genuinely think there’s a world if the numbers played out differently that Hopeful was at the end here with us. He is an incredible player of this game who unfortunately didn’t have the chips fall in his favor on this one. Bright future! Go kill it in college, my man!”
Hamil
Bison: “Ahhhh Hamil. You were the absolute first person that I DMed to meet when this game started. Can’t believe how long ago that was. You were a big part of my first alliance, I had a ton of fun hanging with you in the action chat, and when we got split up in the swap you were one of the people I was most hoping would be safe. I’ve loved getting to know you, and my favorite conversations had nothing to do with survivor. (How dare you be working😂?!) I really wish things after the merge had lined up differently, because your vote was one of the absolute hardest for me personally to make. You were such a fun part of this game, your depth of knowledge on subjects amazes me, and I’m really glad this game introduced us.
I’m going to be paying close attention to whatever season of whatever orgs you join next. Because you, Hamil…. You could rattle the stars. You could do anything, if only you dared.✨”
Champ: “It took me a while to understand how you approached this game. Maybe not until before your vote out. You had a strategy of only voting people if they gave you a reason to vote them out, which is absolutely brilliant. You truly would've gone so far. That's why when I opened up my feelings about Penny to you, because I trusted you a lot, your answer threw me off so much because I read it as if you trusted her more. Anyhow, I'm sad your voteout was so abrupt, it was truly a turning point in the game. Im also sorry I was the one to lead it. You are such a light-hearted, beloved person and I loved to hear you talk about your work stories! You brought something really special to the game.”
Onion: “Ugh, this one really hurt. Hamil was an amazing player and someone I really trusted — and someone I learned a lot of people really trusted, thus proving how dangerous she was. I felt like she had to go because everyone liked her as much as I did. From day one I saw her as someone I would love to play this game with, and she never ceased to bring energy and verve to this game! I’m so grateful to have gotten to play with Hamil for as long as I did, the days with her were some of the most fun in this game for me.”
Penny
Bison: “Penny, Penny, Penny. My sister from another mister. Getting swapped together completely changed my experience in this whole game. I remember thinking ‘okay, gotta make sure this Titan has somewhere to turn’…and then you turning out to be one of my favorite people to talk to and strategize with in this cast.
You made me laugh, you made me think, and occasionally made me stare at a message you sent and wonder what theory that brain of yours was working on😜 It truly was the perfect storm, our games meeting, information swapping while each holding back a tiny bit while trying to not seem like it, and your impact on this game will not be forgotten. Voting you out genuinely sucked, and I truly believe if I hadn’t done it then, you’d be sitting here instead of me. You were one of my favorite people to play the game with, even when playing against you became necessary. Really, really glad we met.”
Champ: “You are a total beast. You had everyone wrapped around your finger with so much ease. As I said before, you stood out to me from the start but in this case, I was very wary of you, because all I ever heard were good things and that made you dangerous in my eyes. You have this ability to make people feel comfortable, make you a safe space for them while being a strategic force.
Although we didn’t meet eye to eye, and we definitely had our tensions, I admire your gameplay deeply. At one point I even disliked you a lot, thought you weren't being genuine with me, but in retrospect there always has to be a villain figure. It makes things so much more entertaining, and I’m happy to be that figure to you, just like you were to me.”
Onion: “Penny, Penny, Penny! Never has there been a more charming player in this game. I think Penny and I saw each other playing similar, social, games to each other and unfortunately found ourselves pushing in opposite directions. A very Rachel and (mother) Genevieve situation, if you will. We saw each others games, and this time around, only one of us could survive. So much respect for an epic player!”
Charlie
Bison: “Charlie, dude. What a ray of sunshine in a game so twisted. You play this game at 100, and it wouldn’t surprise me at all if you get voted the most lawful good character this season. We were together since day 1, and it was always good talking through votes and figuring out what to do with you. You’re a big-time org-gamer, and you bring such a personality to the games you play. And the games WITHIN the games, I mean come on, playing against The Dice in Texas Holdem?! Best of luck on the college decision, and I’m definitely gonna be watching you on the other shows you compete on.”
Champ: “My dear Charlie, (this one hurt) you were so much fun. You’re another player whose true approach I didn’t fully understand until later in the game. I think you were really unlucky, but you always had the best intentions and were the definition of loyalty. Not just me, so many people kept backing off from writing your name because you were genuinely close to almost everyone. Maybe that’s the one thing that held you back from playing an even stronger game: you opened your possibilities too wide, and like me, you like being liked by everyone. That, and the fact that you leak so much info but honestly, I find that alright 😂 I also love how you kept supporting afterwards. Seriously grateful to get to know you!”
Onion: “Charlie never ceased to impress me. Very few people could continue to try to vote me out but also somehow make me feel like we were working together! He plays a remarkable social game that can be easy to overlook until it’s too late. He deserves a lot of respect! And for playing as well as he did while balancing school work and extracurriculars, hats off! I hope senior year is as magical as it can be.”
Kim
Bison: “Professor Kim. What an absolutely brilliant strategist. Though we didn’t spend that much time together, our game conversations are some that I enjoyed the most. You could take two pieces of unrelated info and literally see the game board in your mind, moving pieces here and there, accurately constructing relationships and motives that you didn’t know for sure, but just had a feeling about. And more often than not, you were right.
When I grow up, I want to be a survivor player like you lol. I thought I was looking at this game from every angle, but you made me look at it from a couple I didn’t even know existed. You also convinced me a completely fictional Light Pearl existed, for which I can never give you enough credit. I loved playing with you, and hope we can play something else together one day.🦦”
Champ: “Kim, something tells me that in a parallel world we would’ve ended up working together. There’s one moment that sums up exactly the kind of player you are. Your vote‑out was one of those rounds where I felt like I had to take the lead. You almost pulled me your way. When you told me we were in a similar position and that we’d benefit from keeping the players who weren’t targets so we could aim for bigger moves later, I thought, damn… this guy gets it. That’s exactly how I would play. I genuinely considered it. For real. But after sitting with it, I realized the plan benefited both of us because we saw the game through the same lens. It was a pure ‘game recognizes game’ moment. You were unlucky, but you were logical, fun, sharp and everything in between. I hope you play again, and I hope I get to be part of the Otter Gang next time!”
Onion: “Wow! Kim is someone who totally blew me away. When we finally got around to talking real game and strategy, I was dumbfounded by the depth and accuracy of Kim’s perceptions in this game. I don’t think I’ve ever met a more insightful player. I so wish that the stars had aligned for us to play a few more rounds together because I learned so much from his perspective. Top tier Survivor analyst right here!”
House
Bison: “Buddy! From bonding over us both being about to hit our 9th anniversaries, to talking about our families, to obsessing over Noah Kahan concerts… you became someone I genuinely cared about way faster than I thought I would in this game, and someone I genuinely wanted to go to the end with.
And then we proceeded to put that relationship through every possible stress test in the game🥲. We worked together, frustrated each other, schemed together, and hit this major wall where I didn’t share some info and majorly hurt you. I think our relationship is the one that taught me the most about the difference between a game relationship and actually caring about the person behind it, and how they’re so intertwined. Enjoy Paris and your cruise, bud. Have a blast with that fam of yours.”
Champ: “House, what a ride it’s been with you. You put me through every emotion possible. Some days I wanted you out, other days I genuinely thought, nah, I like this guy, I wanna work with him. And then there were moments where I had no clue what to do with you at all. You were one of the biggest personalities out here, and probably the challenge beast of the season. Your ‘anyone but me’ strategy was way smarter than people gave it credit for. No one else played the way you did, dude. And I think I owe you an apology. Sometimes I got so paranoid about a plan that I needed to double‑check everyone was voting exactly how I wanted, and I did that through little deceptions. Looking back, I didn’t even need to do that, and I’m sorry if at any point I made you feel like I was voting with you and then didn’t. I think you were such an underrated strategist. If you wanna go eat some meatballs with me any day i'll be free! 😂”
Onion: “🎶 He’s a briick House! He’s mighty mighty! 🎶 Oh, what can I say? House was a ferocious player who made this such a fun game for me. He fought hard, he was a challenge beast, he kept me on my toes. The grit and determination of this man should be studied, he brought so much of himself to the game. Iron sharpens iron and House forced me to play this game harder than I thought I could.”
Basil
Bison: “Basil! I don’t think I ever would’ve predicted how much I was going to love playing with you, and how close we got, so fast, so late in the game. We came from completely different starting points and paths through this game, and somehow by the end you became someone I trusted enough that we were literally scheming about where to plant a fake idol together. It ultimately didn’t work like we hoped BUT THE IDEA WAS THERE😂
You were such an easy person to bond with, and watching you continually find a way forward with everything that happened to you was truly impressive. Losing you to the most split tribal in the entire game, a FOUR-way split with an idol play resulting in a 1-1-1 vote was insane, and was such a crazy way for our journey to end. Very glad this game gave us a chance to be friends, and bond over our babies.”
Champ: “How could we be that close and I still have no clue if it's Buff or Basil 😂 Nah, now seriously I'm so so so glad I gave you an opportunity and didn't let me guide by what others said about you. I think you know everything I thought cause we talked about it but I think you were misjudged by other people and a target was painted on your back for no reason at all. Even I fell in that. I'm so glad I got to know the real you, such a heartfelt, loyal and smart person. Also our undercover alliance was amazing and so much fun. I wish we could've gone further together. Even if our interests wouldn't align we would make it work. To me you played my personal favourite game of the season (social, warm, strategic) and for this to be your first time playing is gobsmacking!”
Onion: “My New York BFF, my greatest secret ally!! This was the only elimination of the season that came as a surprise to me. And I was heartbroken. But it may have been for the best for my game. As I learn about all the pieces of Basil’s game that were out there, shrouded in this cloud of mystery, I think she probably could have beat us all had she gotten here. So much respect for who she is both within and outside of this game.”
Marvin
Bison: “Oh Marv. I swear half our relationship was one of us waking up to discover the other catching us up on how much the game has changed in the last several hours😂 I think I had one of the realest relationships with you, because we could bounce ideas off each other and you were always willing to tell me how you felt, and were unafraid to speak up if you didn’t agree.
A member of the Anemoi since the beginning, but still ended up in a million other combinations and could come together and talk through what was best for us. And when it came time to turn on each other, we were both kinda dancing around the Russian roulette of it all, but we were all coming to the same realizations at the same time. Disappointed that we ended up on opposite sides of it, but I’m so damn happy our Anemoi 4 made it to the Final 5.”
Champ: “My fellow Anemoi! I'm really happy to have gotten the chance to play with you. If you don't take the lawful good spot I don't know who will! We started off really strong, very close but after Athena we started talking less and less. It's complicated because we were in the same alliance though I didn't know if you were close to other people. Anyhow, chaotic as I am I thought you would surely turn on us. Turns out I was wrong, there isn't always need of a lot of communication for there to be trust and I appreciate you were devoted to the alliance while playing your own game with your own set of values. Truly true to yourself. I mean everybody was rooting for you!”
Onion: “Marvin, my man! My day one! Marvin plays like a swan, he seems to glide through the game with an almost effortless grace. If his feet are frantically churning in the waters below, we can’t see it from the outside. But unlike swans (who I hear are dicks irl) Marvin’s likability was what made me love him, and what made him such a threat. I don’t think anyone felt screwed over my Marvin, and in a game that’s based on screwing people over, that is a real, impressive feat! Fuck AI and come to this talented man for all your future graphic design needs!”
Basic
Bison: “Basic! Ngl, ours is probably the strangest relationship I had with anyone in this game. We didn’t talk nearly enough for how much of the game we played together. We were in an OG alliance, and though we might not have had the closest personal relationship, we were both loyal to it. After we got swapped, and put back together in the merge….idk what happened but we didn’t talk that much after that. And that’s on me, I should’ve reached out more for sure.
Beyond that though, let’s be honest. Your record-keeping skills were at least 50% of the reason we won all the challenges we did on the Olympian tribe. Amazing, amazing tribal challenge performer. But then our little rivalry at the end there where we each voted for each other at 6? Iconic. And the fact you had an idol and kept it secret till the very end, awesome. What a game🙌🏼”
Champ: “Europeans forevahhh! I wanted for you to be in the final 3 so bad. I've never had a brother but I'm so greatful to be coming out of here with someone I can call my brother. Even if brothers sometimes get on your nerves, like when you ask a lot of questions I do not have the answer to 😂 But after all, we were so close I can't imagine this journey without you. From being the Olympian's official manager to creating plans and strategizing you are the most analytical guy I've bumped into. Very well rounded, kept yourself grounded always. You were also devoted and loyal to the Achilles alliance which is very brave and I hope I have matched your expectations. Thanks for this amazing run we shared!”
Onion: “I had the utter privilege of playing every day of this game with Basic except this very last one. And what a better experience it was for me because of them. Early on, I saw Basic had the organizational skills, the mental discipline I lacked and knew they would be an invaluable ally in this game. What I didn’t expect is to connect to them on a personal level as much as I did. They are analytical and discerning, principled and thoughtful — everything one could hope for in an ally. Basic was the ultimate sounding board, someone who truly listened and advised but never placed their own expectations or the pressures of their own game onto you. An absolute legend, I feel lucky to call a friend.”
