“Survivor 50” comes to an end May 20.
The season started with 24 castaways from the show’s first 49 seasons, including legends and New Era favorites. One person wins the $2 million prize and the title of Sole Survivor during the live finale Wednesday.
So, who won the historic season? Here’s what to know.
Who won ‘Survivor 50’?
The “Survivor” season 50 finale airs 8-11 p.m. ET May 20. This story will be updated once a winner is officially crowned.
What happened on the season finale of ‘Survivor’?
Here were the remaining “Survivor” castaways going into the May 20 episode:
At the final five immunity challenge, Jonathan Young won his second individual immunity to earn safety.
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The remaining players then went to tribal council, where they voted Tiffany Ervin out of the game. The final four officially became:
The final four competed in an immunity challenge in which Jonathan was eliminated first, followed by Rizo. In a battle between Joe and Aubry, Aubry won to earn safety and clinch her spot in the final three.
Aubry revealed to the men that she was sending Rizo and Jonathan into the fire-making challenge.
In a finale-night blunder, host Jeff Probst accidentally revealed at the live show that Rizo lost to Jonathan during the fire-making challenge before the show actually aired the fire-making challenge.
The final three included:
(This story will be updated.)
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Who won ‘Survivor 50’? Winner crowned Wednesday
Reporting by David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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