Survivor: Africa - The Game - Episode 13: The Final Four: No Regrets

Episode 13: The Final Four: No Regrets

• Immunity Challenge #1: At Tribal Council, the final four are asked a series of eight questions about their tribemates. When a question is asked, the players must write their answers on their pads and wait until all have written their answers before revealing them. Each time a player answers correctly, they get one point. The player with the most points at the end of eight questions wins.

After voting out Teresa at Tribal Council, the final four members of the Moto Maji Tribe head back to camp. After the four of them congratulate each other, Lex tells Ethan that Teresa cast Lex's second vote at Moto Maji's first tribal council because Tom told Teresa that Lex could not be trusted and then Tom lobbied to get Lex voted out without voting for Lex himself. After breakfast the next morning, Lex and Tom go out to collect firewood, giving Lex the opportunity to confront Tom and ask him if it was true that he told Teresa that Lex could not be trusted. Tom denies doing such thing, but when asked if he told Kim J. to vote for Lex, Tom admits it because during their time at Samburu, Lex told Tom not to vote for him. Lex denies saying so thinking it was fair to say that neither he nor Tom had previous tribal council votes and that he talked to Tom about it before telling Brandon the same. Lex also denies that he is still in the game because he was carried along by another player. Despite not shaking hands, Lex and Tom put their differences aside. Lex feels wrong about the thought of voting out Tom due to moments when he fell from grace. When Lex tells Ethan how his discussion with Tom went, Ethan thinks that taking Tom to the final three would be risky. But neither Ethan nor Lex are willing to dissolve their alliance with Tom. Later, all four players hike to a nearby mountaintop to reflect on their time in the game. Lex feels that it is peaceful atop the rocks and that it changes one's perspective. Ethan feels that his time in Africa has been his ultimate adventure. Tom feels lucky and happy to have lasted so long. Kim J. says it feels great being the only woman left, but is hoping to do well in the next immunity challenge due to not making pacts with either of her tribemates. All in all, Lex is determined to make it to the end and bring home the million dollars.

Soon after descending from the mountaintop, the final four head to their tree mail where they find a torch with a message informing them of the next immunity challenge. They realize that it will consist of answering questions about their former tribemates. With little or no hesitation, the players ask themselves questions about the people thay played with and/or against throughout the course of the game. Tom doubts that he will do well due to not faring well with mental challenges. Lex believes that Kim J. has the advantage due to having a good memory. That night, the players hike to Tribal Council where they meet Jeff and the last five players voted out which are now on the jury. After Jeff explains the object of the challenge, he asks the first question which all guess wrong. Everyone does, however, get the second question right. Tom manages to answer the third question right, giving him a 2-1-1-1 lead over the others. Tom's lead is unchanged after the fourth and fifth questions as all guess right on them. The six question is a two-parter and players get one point per part answered correctly, While all four players get the first part right, only Kim J. and Lex get the second part right, putting them in a three-way tie for the lead along with Tom with a score of 5-5-5-4. All four manage to get the seventh question right. On the eighth and final question, in which the players are asked to reveal their answers one at a time, only Kim J. answers correctly, winning her individual immunity over Lex, Tom and Ethan by a score of 7-6-6-5. Almost immediately after the challenge, the players cast their votes. When tallied, Tom is unanimously voted out over Lex by a margin of 3-1, making him the thirteenth person to leave the game and the sixth member of the jury.

• Immunity Challenge #2: All three players step on two stumps of different heights (one per foot) and place one hand on the immunity idol. If at any time a player lifts one foot, lets go of the idol or touches the idol or the supporting pole with their free hand, they are out of the challenge. Whichever player lasts the longest wins.

At 4:30AM the next morning, Jeff arrives at Moto Maji with a torch in hand and wakes up the final three players. Lex had been up most of the night due to a case of Diarrhea that had him going twelve or so times. This makes Lex realize that if you are not in good health or if anything happens to you, it gravely affects your gameplay. Ethan considers the game amazing because one cannot predict what can or will happen. Soon after sunrise, Jeff tells the players that they are about to embark on their final rite of passage. After Jeff explains the details of what applies, he sends them on their way. Ethan, Kim J. and Lex take part in a Samburu ritual by passing between two line-ups of elder tribesmen who wave sticks back and forth, beckoning the spirits to forgive them of any wrongful acts towards their former tribemates. Heading North, they then pass by the torches of the first thirteen people voted out of the game starting with the first and ending with the most recent, giving them the chance to reflect on the impacts they had on their time in the game. They then meet up with a group of Samburu Tribe members who administer a ceremonial cleansing representing new life. The players are washed with a mixture of goat fat and blood and invited to celebrate their rebirth with a Native dance.

Soon after completion of their final rite of passage, Ethan, Kim J. and Lex meet Jeff for their final immunity challenge, After Jeff's explanation of the rules, all three players each step onto two stumps of different heights and place one hand on the tribal immunity idol which stands on a wooden pole in the middle. All three must heep their hand on the idol and their feet on both stumps and not touch the idol with their free hand or they are out of the challenge. All three are still in play after an hour with the time being 9:00AM and the temperature already at 87 degrees. Two hours in, the temperature is at 94 degrees. Despite a slight stumble from Ethan, all three still hang on. But 26 minutes later, Ethan lifts his right foot, eliminating him from the challenge. As Kim J. and Lex continue to hang on, Jeff offers Ethan his canteen with a handshake. Ethan finds the feeling horrible and encourages Kim J. and Lex to keep going. At the three-hour mark, the temperature is at 101 degrees. Twenty minutes later, 104 degrees. Lex is continuing to struggle, but his stomach problems from the night before come back and cause him to lose his balance and stumble off his logs. Therefore, Kim J. wins the final immunity challenge and must decide whether to take Ethan or Lex to the final two with her at the next tribal council.

When the final three players return to camp after the final immunity challenge, Kim J. is in disbelief over her victory due to remembering the thoughts of being the first to be voted out that she had on the night of Day One. The thought of Kim J. choosing being him and Ethan on who to take to the final two weighs heavy on Lex's mind. Ethan seconds Lex's thoughts and finds it a scary feeling. Both Ethan and Lex feel extremely vulnerable. Kim J. is having trouble deciding who to vote out and who to take with her to Day 39 because she is not sure who she has a better chance of beating when the jury casts the deciding votes. That night, at Tribal Council, Kim J. is still undecided and Lex and Ethan both tell her to listen to her heart and do what she feels is right. Kim J. finally casts her vote. When Jeff tallies it, it is revealed that Lex is the final person voted out of the game and the seventh and final member of the jury. Lex comforts Kim J. with a hug respecting her decision and hugs Ethan congratulating him on making it to the end before Jeff snuffs Lex's torch and sends him on his way. With Ethan by her side, Kim J. fears that Lex is upset about her vote. Ethan reassures Kim J. by telling her not to regret what she did.

The next morning, at Moto Maji, Kim J. and Ethan relish their time in the game and are glad about making it to the final day. The two of them mark off the calendar that was painted on the water tower that the original Boran Tribe won in a previous reward challenge, by striking out Day 38 and circling Day 39. Ethan and Kim J. also paint their initials in the lower right-hand corner. As he and Kim J. get ready for their final hike to Tribal Council, Ethan thinks that Frank, Lex and Tom will vote for him, while Kelly, Kim P. and Teresa will vote for Kim J., leaving Brandon casting the swing vote.

As Ethan and Kim J. head on their way, the seven members of the jury have different feelings about how things will go down. Kim P. thinks things will be tense and that it is important for her to decide who deserves to win the game. She also believes that Kim J. and Ethan are an unlikely pair to make it so far due to Kim J. being the oldest and possibly the weakest and Ethan being under the radar and not having bonded much with others. Lex feels that the jury is all over the map and that they all have different feelings about the final two players. Teresa considers that the final Tribal Council will be bittersweet due to it being the final day, that she did not make it to the end as Ethan and Kim J. did, and that choosing to vote for either of two people whom she likes very much. Brandon feels a sense of revenge and satisfaction due to not caring for one of the two finalists, but feels that one has to give credit to those who last the whole time if they do not like them. Frank says that loyalty is part of the game and that Ethan and Kim J. were loyal to one another. Tom says that in 2.9 seconds, he decided who to vote for. He also thinks that the question he will ask at Tribal Council will have Ethan and Kim J. scratching their heads. Kelly does not know what approach to take, but hopes to see the finalists squirm. Admitting that she is the sorest loser, she cannot wait to see the fireworks happen.

After Ethan and Kim J. arrive at their final Tribal Council, Jeff explains the process as to how things will work and gives the finalists a chance to address the jury as to why they are deserving of the million dollars and the title of Sole Survivor. Kim J. starts by explaining that by being the oldest among all, everyone made her feel young, important and helped her be her best. Ethan describes the goals he set for himself being to last as long as possible and to leave with integrity and to prove that good people can get far in the game. He also feels that the game clouds the way one acts and treats other people, and to look at the whole picture and vote within their heart. After a while, the jury addresses the two finalists. Brandon starts by asking the finalists which jury member they would have wanted to see in the final two if they were not sitting there. Ethan says he would like to have had Lex sit next to him because of his confidence, will, ability to win challenges and if he could beat Lex at such a hard game, it would be an accomplishment. Kim J. also thinks that she would have to see Lex in the final two because of him being supportive. When Brandon asks which jury member they would least like to see in the final two, Ethan tells Brandon that he would not want him in the end, while Kim J. says that she would not want Tom in the end thinking he was not in favor of women, which Tom takes no offense to. Lex then asks Ethan and Kim J. what selfless act they will first do upon returning home. Kim J. says that she will look into the Wamba Project and try to help fight the AIDS crisis in Africa. Ethan plans to start an inner-city Soccer league due to the joy he gave kids in the Wamba village by playing hacky sack with them. After congratulating Ethan and Kim J. on what they achieved, Frank asks them which five characteristics sixteen new players would have to possess to be the ultimate survivor. Ethan says that they would need power, strength, integrity, intelligence and a little luck, while Kim J. says they would need respect, thoughtfulness, flexibility, love and understanding. Wishing that the two finalists were on the jury with her, Kelly tells Kim J. that she was surprised and disappointed by how she conducted her in her last days in the game, but thanks her for giving Lex the chance to do his own walk of shame. Kelly then points out that Ethan did not try to form a relationship with her. Undecided on which of the two to vote for, Kelly decides to let the finalists choose a number from one to 1,000. Kim J. picks three, while Ethan picks 888. Kim P. asks the two finalists which jury member they learned the most about themselves from and which jury member they learned the least about themselves from. Kim J. says that she learned the most about herself from Kim P. and the least from Tom, while Ethan says that he learned the most about himself from Teresa and the least from Kelly. After congratulating Ethan and Kim J., Tom describes a scenario in which a hyena ate the tribe's cornmeal mush then licks his hindquarters and asks the finalists if it is animal instinct or to get the taste of the mush out of its mouth, much to the amusement of some. Chuckling, Ethan says it is just to clean its hindquarters due to not minding the taste of the mush as much as Tom did. Kim J.'s answer is the same as Ethan's and says that the mush would be the only thing that the hyena could eat and that when hungry enough, one should only eat what is available. Finally, Teresa asks the two finalists if there is anything they said about the jury members that they wish they could take back and if so, what it is. Kim J. says that she wishes that she could take back one thing she did rather than said. Denying that she sold her out, Kim J. admits not knowing enough to defend Kelly from being voted out for a mysterious vote that she did not cast. Ethan seconds Kim J.'s response saying that when the vote was cast, he thought the vote came from Frank. Since the vote was not from Frank (but Teresa), Ethan would have made a bad decision. All in all, Ethan feels bad for making a quick accusation.

When Jeff reminds them that they are voting for someone rather than against them, the seven members of the jury cast their votes for who they think deserves to win the game. Due to Ethan saying that he would least like to see him in the final two, Brandon gives Kim J. his vote. Kim P. also votes for Kim J. out of admiration for how strong she proved herself to be. Disapproving of Kim J. riding his, Lex's and Ethan's coattails, Tom votes for Ethan. Saying that her number was 568 after the room number from "The Graduate," Kelly votes for Ethan due to his guess being closer than Kim J.'s. Once all seven votes are cast, Jeff retrieves the urn and supposedly returns to the Tribal Council area (In actuality, Jeff, Ethan, Kim J. and the seven jury members are now in a sound stage at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, CA). Before Jeff reveals the votes, Kim J. and Ethan give a few final thoughts about all that has transpired. After announcing what is at stake for the finalists, Jeff tallies the seven votes cast by the jury. In the end, Ethan has the majority of the vote over Kim J. by a margin of 5-2. Therefore, Ethan wins a new Chevrolet Avalanche pick-up truck, one million dollars and the title of Sole Survivor.