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| Rachel LaMont could be the first Tha American to win 'Survivor.' |
Survivor 47 pulled a fast one last week when it broke up its finale into two parts. Part 2, when the winner of the reality series will be determined, is airing Wednesday (Dec. 19).
Part 1 aired last week saw Taiwanese American Rachel LaMont eliminate her chief rival, Filipino American Andy Rueda. Oddsmakers had put these two players as the most likly winners of O.G. reality show, now in its 47th iteration.
If she wins, the likeable and crafty Michigan resident would become the first Thai American to win the title of Sole Survivor.
With six players left, four of the contestants voted for Rachel to leave the show because they saw her as the biggest threat to walk away with the $1-million prize as Sole Survivor.
What they didn't know was that she had an immunity idol. She played remainder of the game perfectly as ishe made it appear that she had accepted her ouster that evening, even shedding some tears along the way.
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Convinced Rachel was on her way out to become a member of the jury, Andy confided to Rachel why he was voting against her. THoping to gain her jury vote, he laid out his strategy and even claimed that it was he who cooked up the scheme to vote out one of Rachel's allies making Rachel realize Andy's under-the-radar gameplay was the real threat to her winning the game.
As four players confidently voted for Rachel to leave the show, Rachel and her remaining ally put their vote on the underestimated player Andy. As she gleefully played her immunity idol, making all votes for the Thai American null and void. Rachel and her remaining ally placed their votes on Andy. Goodbye, Andy!
Rachel also won the immunity challenge making her safe against any more secret plots by the remaining players and guaranteeing her a spot in the final four.
Rachel has one three of the last four challenges and its a good bet she will win again to wind up in the final three who would then try to convince the jury that they are worthy of being the Sole Survivor.
Rachel is the most deserving of becoming the Sole Survivor, but there is one scenario where she doesn't win.
'Anything is possible'
If by chance she doesn't win the challenge, there is an outside chance that the other three players would vote her out because she is the most likely and best player of this group of survivors. In order for that to happen, her last ally, Sue Smey, would have to flip and join the other two foes to vote for Rachel's ouster. However, for Sue, who has played with her heart, there is no love lost with the two remaining foes. She has shown her loyalty throughout the game. However, for a million dollars, there are no allies, severybody is playing for themselves. Anything is possible.
FYI: Survivor 47 is aired on CBS, Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST.
There have been three Asian American winners of Survivor:
Yul Kwon
Won season 13, Survivor: Cook Islands, in 2006. Kwon is a former government official, lawyer, and management consultant. He later returned for the 40th season, Survivor: Winners at War, where he placed 14th. Kwon has said that he felt pressure to represent Asian American men positively on the show.
Natalie Anderson
Won Survivor: San Juan del Sur and later competed on "Survivor: Winners at War."
Erika Casupanan
Won season 41 in December 2021. Casupanan was the first woman to win in seven seasons, the first Filipino to win, and the first Canadian. She started a podcast called "Happy To See Me" to discuss her experience on the show.
Whether it be Shohei Ohtani being voted Major League Baseball's MVP; Sofronio Vasquez winning the singling competition 'The Voice," or Olivia Rodrigo coming out with anew hit recording; or Moana 2 breaking box office records, or Andy Kim winning a Senate seat in New Jersey; every little nudge of an Asian presence in the US is a another victory against the invisibility of AANHPI in North American society. Whether she wins or not, Rachel LaMont's gameplay on one of the most popular reality shows sheds more light on AANHPI.
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