All-Star Survivor: Greece Reunion Show

[Pre-reunion, before the final vote –Jeff Probst faces the camera, and is joined on either side by Helen Glover and Tina Wesson. A hint of the faux tribal council peeks out behind them – a large white stage consisting of two rings]

JEFF: Welcome back, to All-Star Survivor: Greece! [He turns to the audience] Are you guys having fun?

[The audience cheers and applauds, loudly]

JEFF: [talking to the camera, over the cheering] In just a few moments we’ll crown our next Survivor winner.

TINA: Here we go!

JEFF: So, ladies... any guesses?

TINA: [coyly] Hmmmmm... My money’s on Tanya, Jeff.

HELEN: [confidently] Tanya. All the way. Maybe unanimous.

JEFF: [with a sly grin] Well, we shall see.

TINA: I’m ready when you are, buddy!

[She pokes Jeff in the ribs]

TINA AND HELEN: [smiling, in unison]: Sit tight...


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-POST SHOW-

[Returning from commercial, Tanya Vance has just been announced as the winner of Survivor: Greece. The audience is still applauding loudly, as a clip is being shown on the video monitors of Tanya’s reaction to the final vote]

JEFF: [grinning] All right, we’re back! And after 39 grueling days in the beautiful, yet sometimes treacherous Aegean Sea, Survivor has crowned its newest winner. And I’m sure you all know who she is by now. Her name is Tanya Vance, and she kicked some major -butt- out there.

[Tanya holds up her fists and lets loose a huge smile. The audience cheers her—loudly-- and she shakes her head, almost embarrassed.]

TANYA: [tears in her eyes] Oh, you guys are too sweet!

JEFF: And sitting next to her is our runner-up. Tanya’s secret partner in crime – the ever entertaining Stephanie Dill.

[The audience cheers again, a very loud, mostly female cross-section of the crowd. Steph winks at Jeff and half-smiles, half-smirks at the audience. She seems amused by it all.]

JEFF: And of course, rounding out our final four – we have Peter Harkey and Ramona Gray.

[Peter pats Ramona on the knee as she claps encouragingly at the audience. They both seem very happy to be here.]

JEFF: Let’s give it up, guys, for a truly stellar group of players. Nice job, everybody. [He starts to applaud and the crowd starts to cheer. Stephanie raises her fists in the air, trying to rile them up even louder.]

JEFF: Tanya, right off the bat, I gotta say something...

TANYA: [widens her eyes] Yeeeeeesss?

JEFF: You just might be the -sneakiest- player to ever play this game. Do you realize that? [More applause from the crowd.]

[Tanya starts giggling. Ryan Aiken starts mock "booing" her from the second row, before he reaches over to pat her on the back.]

JEFF: Seriously, Tanya. I’ve seen a lot in this game, and I was genuinely impressed. You knew it, didn’t you? You knew you had it wrapped up.

TANYA: I hoped so, Jeff. I really did. But you can never really sit back and take things for granted. No way. I just trusted that the vote would go in my favor. [She smiles] And it did!

GABRIEL: [teasing] She’s a turncoat! Boo!

TANYA: [giggling again] Oh stop it, Gabe! Just stop! [She reaches behind to smack him on the knee.]

JEFF: Okay, okay, we’ll get to you and Gabe soon enough. But really Tanya, no doubt about it, you might be the best player we’ve seen since Richard Hatch.

TANYA: [touched] Well thank you so much, Jeff. That’s so sweet of you to say.

PETER: Yeah Jeff, but we nevah got to see her naked. What’s up with that? If you’re gonna be Richard, you gotta go all the way, right?

[Tanya giggles and sticks her tongue out at Peter.]

JEFF: [smiling] But Tanya, you played this game so well...[Peter and Stephanie begin to applaud her] So well, that you even fooled all of us on the crew. [He pauses and then shakes his head.] Wait a minute, wait a minute. I’m sorry – I’m rushing things. First of all, Tanya, how are you doing?

TANYA: [she glances around, confused] Me? How do you think I’m doing, Jeff? [She clutches her hands to her chair, and excitedly stomps her feet on the stage, shaking her head violently] I’m doing AWESOME! Woooooooooo!!!!!

RYAN: Yeah, baby!

TANYA: [begins to compose herself] I’m great, Jeff. I’m feeling so great right now. [She brushes her hair out of her face] This is unbelievable. TOTALLY unbelievable. It’s better than, like, my wildest dreams. [exhaling] I just can’t even comprehend...[She suddenly realizes she is about to cry.] Oh, my God. [She buries her face in her hands.]

STEPHANIE: Hey. [She gives Tanya a supportive rub on the back and strokes her arm] Come on now. Pull it together, man.

TANYA: [lifts her face up and composes herself yet again, pushing the strands of hair out of her eyes] I know, I know. I’m sorry [she has tears in her eyes, and she waves her hands in front of her face]. Okay... okay. I’m good now. Next question. [The audience laughs.]

JEFF: You’re good?

TANYA: I’m good. I’m so good.

JEFF: It’s got to feel pretty great knowing you’ve not only won Survivor... but you now have a MILLION dollar check waiting with your name on it.

TANYA: Fantastic, Jeff. It’s a dream come true.

JEFF: Now it’s really no surprise that you are a die-hard Survivor fan. [Tanya grins and nods] And being such a fan of the game, at what point did you know that you had it in the bag? Did you know you were going to leave everyone in the dust? Because in case any of you guys were keeping score, she beat the pants off of every single one of you!

CARL: [piping up] Yes, she did.

GABRIEL: [laughing] Ah-HA-ha.

TANYA: [pouting her lower lip] I’ll be honest, Jeff, I knew pretty early on. [she laughs] Okay, I wasn’t positive, but I felt pretty good for like most of the second part of the game. I knew I had a really, really good chance of winning if I just stayed focused.

[Jessie leans over and whispers something in John’s ear. He nods in agreement]

TANYA: My strategy was to just stay quiet and feel out whatever opportunities came my way. So, that was the biggest thing, really. Just stay quiet and let everyone else crumble.

JEFF: Whatever opportunities came your way. That’s the nail on the head right there. Because, looking it over, I think you probably had more options than anyone else in this game –ever! ALL the time. You were always holding all the cards!

TANYA: I had a good hand, and I knew that. And really, Jeff, I’m not gonna sit here and say I was any smarter or better than anyone else. Because SO much of the game is just playing the hand you’ve been dealt. I just happened to have all the good cards. Our tribe, Alkyone, was just so strong to begin with.

[Several players nod.]

JEFF: Agreed.

TANYA: We were. That was obviously a huge factor that I could work with. And if you’re avoiding Tribal Council for so many days, you just start to strengthen your bonds with your team. So if you have a good relationship with someone to begin with, it only gets better as the game goes on. And Alkyone was just never tested! So I NEVER had to pick a side early on, and I honestly think that’s what got me to the end. [She lets out a nervous laugh.]

JEFF: You mentioned in the final episode... [He looks through his notes]... that your intention was to have "A final pact with just about everyone in the game"

PETER: And she did.

JEFF: Yeah. It’s crazy. I mean, it’s an ideal plan -- in THEORY-- but how did you expect to pull it off? Yet... somehow... you DID. [He counts off on his fingers] Off the top of my head you had final two pacts with - John, Gabe, Ramona, and MOST importantly, Stephanie.

[Stephanie shrugs]

JEFF: [smiling] Please correct me if I’m leaving anyone out.

TANYA: [looking upward, innocently] Um... I think that about covers it. [She laughs]

JEFF: And of course, the pact I’m MOST interested in, along with I think everyone else out there, is the deal you had going with the woman seated next to you. [Stephanie leans back and crosses her legs] So Stephanie, what do you think of Tanya now?

STEPHANIE: [with a wry grin] She’s a bitch. I hate her.

[The audience laughs. Steph and Tanya laugh and exchange a hug.]

JEFF: [smiling] Now come on. The act’s over, you guys can drop it now.

STEPHANIE: Seriously, we never met before. I never even met her in Thailand. That was just a rumor.

JEFF: Okay... since ONE of you isn’t going to talk about it, let’s go to the other one. Tanya, what do you have to say about Miss Dill now?

TANYA: I just want to swear to everybody here that we didn’t have a deal or anything. We never did. Honest, I totally swear!

JEFF: Stephanie, is that true?

STEPHANIE: Yeah, it’s true. There wasn’t like no master plan or nothin’. We were just kind of pulling a joke. [shrugging] We thought it’d be funny.

TANYA: [sitting up straight] Okay Jeff, just to set the record straight, we never preplanned anything about the game. Never. However, we do talk from time to time and that’s where the idea came up.

[Cut to a shot of Ramona, who is looking at Tanya, completely focused.]

TANYA: So we both found out we’d be doing the Second Chance and were all excited about it. And we get to talkin’ more and more. [She gets more and more excited as she talks, happy to finally tell this story] And we knew, we knew it’d be stupid to make a pre-game alliance or somethin’, because you never know what’s gonna happen out there. We were convinced we probably wouldn’t even be on the same tribe, anyway.

JEFF: Why’s that?

STEPHANIE: We were both from Thailand. We figured you guys’d try to mix up the casts.

TANYA: So Steph came up with the idea of making believe we hated each other. That was the only thing we planned out, I swear. And when we went to Greece, that’s the only thing we had in mind.

STEPHANIE: [starting to laugh now] But she almost forgot!

TANYA: [glancing at Steph, laughing, and then excitedly whipping her head back to the host] Oh, right, right, right. Gosh, this is funny. [She’s talking very fast now, excitedly] We get to Alkyone, our island, and we’re all so excited and we’re all huggin’ each other and stuff. So I go to hug Steph and she whispers something in my ear.

STEPHANIE: [grinning for a half second before speaking] I just leaned over and called her a... [her last word is bleeped, and Steph suddenly grimaces and puts her hand to her mouth. She realizes she just swore on TV. But the audience heard, and they start hooting and whistling.]

JEFF: I really don’t think you can say that on TV, Steph.

STEPHANIE: [embarrassed] Um... I called her a naughty word.

[The audience is laughing and clapping now. Stephanie looks chagrined. She doesn’t elaborate on her story.]

RANDOM FAN IN AUDIENCE: I love you, Stephanie!

[Stephanie looks over at the crowd and laughs. She shrugs, embarrassed]

JEFF: [trying to regain control] So you called her a name...

STEPHANIE: Yeah, and she caught on. She just looked at me and tried to sneer. But the girl can’t sneer to save her life, and she just looked stupid.

[Tanya laughs. Gabriel is cracking up in the row behind, he is finding this story hilarious.]

STEPHANIE: So I just told her "Your sneer sucks. Don’t do it." And that was it. We didn’t talk again for like 3 weeks.

TANYA: [talking over the laughing audience] It was fun at first, but then as more and more time went on, it just seemed like the smartest thing to do. You know? For both of us. And then eventually it became an alliance. For real.

JEFF: [exhaling] Well, you fooled your tribemates for most of the time out there. Heck, you even fooled the camera crew... and as you know that’s not an easy thing to do. It wasn’t until a few weeks into the show that we finally caught on. In fact, we ONLY caught on because Tanya TOLD us. And we were all just knocked out by both of you. Nicely done.

[Applause from the audience]

TANYA: Thank you.

RYAN: [piping up] Yo, Tanya’s got mad game, Jeff.

JEFF: Yes, she sure does. Now, moving on... Gabe, I want to ask you a specific question. [Gabriel perks up] Right before you left, Tanya comes to you...

GABRIEL: Yeah.

JEFF: ...and she tells you ‘You know, Gabe, I like you a lot. And it’s nothing personal but I’m voting you out tonight. And, oh by the way, I have the numbers to do it because I’ve had a secret alliance with Stephanie all the time’ ...So basically, see ya later, sucker!

GABRIEL: [smiling] Yeah, this all sounds vaguely familar.

JEFF: So in MY mind, I’m watching this thinking... If all’s fair in love and war, then why don’t you go do something about it? Why don’t you walk right over to Peter and Ramona and get them to take out Tanya instead?

GABRIEL: That’s a good point, Jeff. That’s exactly what I should have done. Although I WISH I’d had that idea at the time... [Tanya looks back at Gabe and smiles] Seriously though, no. I don’t think it really would have worked by then.

RAMONA: [shaking her head] It wouldn’t have. It was too late.

GABRIEL: But really, more than that... I completely respected Tanya when she told me that information. She didn’t have to warn me, but she did because we were friends. And clearly, she had outwitted me. I knew it, she knew it, and if I retaliated I thought it would just be poor sportsmanship.

[The audience applauds]

PETER: But he never warned ME! That was the only problem, Jeff. Gabe decided I didn’t need to know, and I just got blindsided by it all.

JEFF: So were you mad after it happened?

PETER: [choosing his words carefully] I wasn’t mad... I was... [thinking] We’ll just say it wasn’t my finest hour, okay? [He smiles]

GABRIEL: [laughing] Ah-HA-ha. Sorry, my man. Just part of the game.

PETER: [pointing back at Gabe] You see, Jeff, that’s why this guy didn’t win the money. And I don’t think he ever would. That whole fair play/ honesty/ integrity thing always gets in the way for him. No, I’m kidding. You know I love him. Gabe’s a heck of a guy.

TANYA: Awwww, y’all are makin’ me feel bad now. You guys are the best. Jeff, they really are. Peter and Gabe, I love you both. You guys are a trip.

[The audience starts to applaud again, and Gabe smiles up at them, kind of embarrassed]

PETER: We love you too, Tanya.

JEFF: But that reminds me. Speaking of love... Peter, you didn’t vote for Tanya to win, did you? You voted for Stephanie.

[Peter nods]

JEFF: Tanya, by the way, you should know that you won by a five to two margin at the end.. And ironically, you did NOT get Peter’s vote. Why was that, Peter? We just saw that you thought Tanya felt entitled to the money. Did she play in a way that you felt was undeserving?

PETER: Holy cow. That’s all water undah the bridge now, Jeff. This all happened three months ago. But I don’t really have an explanation. I liked Steph, I liked Tanya, and I felt both of them were deserving. I suppose I knew Tanya was going to win, so I probably wanted to make it a bit closer. But it was all in fun. She knows that.

JEFF: Did you feel Stephanie deserved to win?

PETER: [shrugging] Sure, why not? They both did. More power to ‘em.

JEFF: But you knew Tanya had it wrapped up. [Peter nods, so Jeff continues] Which brings me to another point. Stephanie, you must have known that going against Tanya in the final vote was most likely going to get you second place.

[Stephanie nods]

JEFF: So, you’re in that final challenge and Tanya steps aside and says ‘Steph, I don’t want the immunity. You take it.’ And basically, she’s putting the blood on YOUR hands to do the dirty work. She wants you to vote off Peter.

STEPHANIE: [smiling] Well, I’ve never minded a little blood .

JEFF: Right. However, you’ve got to know that you’re probably going to lose to Tanya in a jury vote. So why not vote out TANYA instead and maybe get a better shot at it? Makes sense, right?

[John Raymond nods from behind Stephanie]

STEPHANIE: Not really. When we agreed to do this, that’s what it was all about. It was a team deal, to get to the end together. That was the goal. That was winning. So what was I supposed to do? Take Peter, and maybe give him the shot at it? Then we both lose. [She smiles]

PETER: [smiling] I woulda stomped her, Jeff.

STEPHANIE: But Tanya WASN’T a sure win. Remember, she wasn’t all that innocent at the end. She did some bad stuff too.

RYAN: [singing] She’s not that in-no-cent.

[Tanya laughs and rolls her eyes]

JEFF: [to Stephanie] No, I got you. You figured maybe she would have some enemies.

STEPHANIE: [mischeviously] Yeah.... See, I TOLD you she was kind of a [The last word is bleeped again and the audience goes wild. This time Stephanie just laughs.]

JEFF: [after a warning glare to Steph] So besides Peter, who was the other vote for Stephanie? Debb, right?

[Debb is meekly seated behind Ramona. She looks up and faintly smiles]

DEBB: Yeah.

JEFF: So why Stephanie and not Tanya?

DEBB: [she grips her legs and nervously drums her fingers] Well first off, I was probably one of the few people who didn’t get along with Tanya all that well.

[A few people nod]

JEFF: Why’s that?

DEBB: Well, I was stuck in a bad situation after the twist, and she really never took the time to get to know me. I remember she would usually go hang out with Ramona instead, almost like trying to show me I didn’t have a chance.

TANYA: And that was not intentional at all, Debb. I never tried to do that to you.

DEBB: I know that now, but at the time, I remember that only Peter really tried to make me feel welcome, and I held it against you guys. And as for Steph... I just never really got to know her. So in the jury, I just really had to observe her and try to make some mental notes. All I really knew at first was that she intimidated me. [Her voice is faint and crackles occasionally. She talks slowly and methodically] I knew I was afraid to go up against her in a challenge. But besides that, she showed a lot of guts, and I really respected that. She got far despite never really being part of the inner circle, and I had to give her a lot of respect for that.

[The audience applauds as Debb smiles faintly]

JEFF: [nodding sympathetically] Good point. [Now he scans the contestants] Ramona, Gabe, Ryan, Jessie and John –all of you voted for Tanya, which was more than enough for her to win. And for most of you, I don’t think it was a hard choice.

[John and Jessie shake their head, agreeing]

JEFF: But the one vote I am MOST interested in discussing is you, Ramona. [He turns to look at her] Because I know it is the most sensitive one.

[Ramona nods and holds herself with complete dignity. Her head held high, with perfect posture, she looks very striking]

JEFF: I think it’s fair to say that you were blindsided at the beginning of tonight’s episode.

[Ramona nods]

JEFF: [continuing] You said you put all your trust into Tanya, you finally felt like you had a chance, and then she stabs you in the back. Not only THAT, but it seemed like she used your spirituality and your faith as a weapon against you.

[Ramona nods again]

JEFF: So she does ALL that, and you STILL reward her with your vote. How in the world did you find it in you to do that?

[Tanya shifts in her chair and the question dangles in the air for an eternity. Finally, Ramona sets her jaw and cocks her head]

RAMONA: [Taking a deep breath] Because she outplayed, outwitted, and outlasted me, Jeff. She deserved to win.

[The audience gives Ramona their applause. She still doesn’t smile, though.]

TANYA: [quickly jumping in] And Jeff, again, I want to stress that I never, ever, EVER intended to use Mona’s faith against her. No way. I would never, ever do that. Really, it was just a poor choice of words on my part. And I am soooo sorry if I offended anyone. I truly and sincerely apologize.

JEFF: Ramona, do you believe that?

RAMONA: Oh, one hundred percent, Jeff. Tanya and I have talked and talked and talked since we got home. It was a game, and she played it right all the way to the end. There is no bad blood here. She just beat me.

[Tanya and Ramona reach over Stephanie and Peter and clasp hands]

RAMONA: Congratulations, baby.

TANYA: Love you, girl.

[The audience applauds again]

PETER: Awwwwwwww. [He brings the two women together, and the front row –Tanya, Stephanie, Ramona and Peter-- are now in a big group hug] This is what Survivor does, Jeff. It brings people togethah.

JEFF: And with that, we’re gonna cut away for our first break. [He turns to the camera] When we return, we’ll discuss what went wrong for some of our other players. We’ll address what I think was one of the biggest problems for one of the tribes –Diane’s initial tribal selection

[Diane sits in the back row and opens her mouth in surprise. She then gives Jeff a mock glare]

JEFF: We’ll also take a look at how these players got a second chance at playing the game, what they did differently, and the same mistakes some of them made again. We’ll delve into the animosity that was definitely brewing between the two tribes, sometimes even within the same team. And we’ll also take a look at some of the most HEATED moments we’ve ever seen on Survivor –you ready for that, Mr. Aiken?

RYAN: [smiling] Hook us up, J.

JEFF: All right. Sit tight. We’ll be right back.

[The audience applauds as we again see the picture of Tanya learning she’s the winner. On the monitors, her image squeals with joy and pumps her first. We then fade out to commercial.]



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[Fade in – The Greece Survivor theme plays as clips are shown and the audience cheers. We see clips of Stephanie slamming her axe against a wall, Gabriel slipping off a wet balance beam, John Raymond’s head being covered by a wave, and Ramona looking pained as Jeff reveals her name on a vote.]

JEFF: We are back. And as you’re well aware by now, these shows move awfully fast. So, let’s get right back into it. We all now know that Tanya Vance is the winner [Tanya rests her chin on her fist and relaxes into her chair, still smiling.] But let’s look at some of the OTHER players now, and more specifically, let’s discuss the actual premise of the show this time around. – "Second Chances."

[A shot of Diane, as she smirks and looks amused.]

JEFF: Now, going into this Greece, we had two successful All-Star seasons under our belt. They came off well, they were successful, and we were quite proud of them. But then we come to this idea, and admittedly it was kind of a tough sell. But why not give a second chance to some of our... less successful players. [A few of the players laugh] And really, that may be an understatement, because frankly some of you guys stunk your first time around.

DIRK: [piping up] We bit it, Jeff.

JEFF: [laughing] Yeah, you really did. So Burnett, Mark Burnett, comes up with this idea, which although a little risky, could also be brilliant. Bring back some players who had a lot of potential and see if they learned their lesson.

[A shot of Hunter and Gabe, both nodding]

JEFF: And I’ll tell you right now, it was evident to me on day one who was going to do well. Because some of you learned from your past mistakes, and some of you... [smirking] ... hell, some of you did even WORSE than last time.

[Linda lets out a huge laugh from the back row; Diane waves her arms in the air as well.]

DIANE: [cheering] Wooooooooo!

JEFF: Yes, Diane, in the back.

DIANE: [from the back row of contestants] Allllll the way back here, Jeff. Get out your telescope.

JEFF: I know. I see you hiding up there. I want to pick on you first.

DIANE: Great.

JEFF: Or not great. Diane, as you know we started this game a little bit differently. We started out by letting you guys pick your own teams.

DIANE: [scrunching up her lips] Yup.

[Some players laugh at what they know is about to be discussed]

JEFF: So we spun a wheel, and came up with you and Gabe as team captains. And you guys ended up being the lucky ones to basically take your pick of the litter.

DIANE: Oh, yeah. Real lucky.

JEFF: [chuckling under his breath] So Diane, I think there’s ONE question that we all want answered – What the hell were you thinking?!!!

DIANE: [sweetly, yet so sarcastically] Why thank you Jeffrey, for that glowing round of support. Oh, sweet lord. Am I ever going to live this one down? Honestly, I don’t know. I mean it, I don’t know. You get there and you’re just put right on the spot and you have to start picking people. And a lot of them I had never met. [She looks down the row] I had never met Dirk. I didn’t know Stephanie. I didn’t know half of them!

[Jeff nods]

DIANE: And really, I wasn’t trying to pick poorly. It never crossed my mind that I could be trying to sabotage Tapakette.

JEFF: [correcting her] Taygete.

DIANE: Taygete. [Puts her head down in shame and laughs] Oh God, I can’t even remember the name. Godddddd! [Sonja reaches over to pat her on the knee] Seriously though, I just decided to pick the people I knew. [She pauses for a second] It made sense to me, anyway. I mean, if I’m going to be spending a month with these people, God willing, it’s better to have people I know and like, right? I mean, a bunch of the people here were like a second family to me, and I knew I could trust them.

JEFF: [bitingly] Like Jessie. You knew you could trust her.

[Jessie smiles in the back row]

DIANE: Like Jessie. [Realizing what she’s said] Awwwww, no. No offense there. Jessie’s a sweet girl. She just did what she had to do.

[Jessie takes the double punch with a quiet smile and a nod]

DIANE: [sighs] I really tried to put together a good team, guys. I just did what I thought was right. I really did. Sorry guys.

CARL: Nahhhhh, it’s not your fault. You did well.

[A few people lean over to say words of encouragement to Diane.]

JEFF: Well not to pour salt on your wounds Diane, but if you picked a – less than stellar team, then Gabe seemed to strike gold with his! Let’s take a look.

[We cut to clips of Gabe selecting his seven tribe members. We see shots of them smiling as one by one, they are picked. Peter. Hunter. Tanya. Sonja. John. Stephanie. And Ryan.]

[Back in the studio... All of the Alkyones cheer, as Gabe beams with pride. Hunter and Kel pat him on the back from the row behind him.]

JEFF: Gabe seriously, good job, man. You guys were unstoppable.

[The audience applauds]

GABRIEL: Thanks, guys. Thanks a lot. And actually, looking back at it, it really helped us set a winning tone right off the bat. I was proud of our team, we were great. From day one, we did EVERYTHING as a team, and we just kicked some serious butt [He grins.]

JOHN: [Glancing over at Gabriel and then to Jeff] Um, Jeff, to add to that, Gabriel wasn’t just integral to selecting the team. He was integral to keeping us working together throughout our entire time out there. He really was just outstanding through and through. A born leader.

[Hunter’s eyes widen at the remark, but he claps accordingly with the rest of the group.]

GABRIEL: My first and foremost goal was to establish a strong, healthy tribe, and convey to everyone that yes-- we CAN survive out there. We aren’t helpless, we aren’t victims. Each and every one of us is capable of surviving the elements on our own.

PETER: Except for maybe Ryan.

[Gabe laughs and is interrupted. Peter reaches back to give Ryan a high-five.]

PETER: I’m just teasin’.

DIANE: [piping up again] Jeff, I remember thinking I wished Gabe had picked ME for his team. Maybe that’s why I didn’t do such a great job.

GABRIEL: [getting back on track] Now don’t get me wrong, I played to win the game too. I wanted to win as bad as anyone out there, once I told myself that the experience was separate from the game. But really, with a strong team, we all come out better than we go into it, and I found that just as rewarding. I didn’t want an empty experience for any of my teammates. Including my man Ryan here.

[Gabriel places his arm around Ryan’s shoulders]

RYAN: Thanks, Bro.

GABRIEL: Not a problem.

[The audience applauds again]

JEFF: Well okay, since we’re here... Let’s pick on Ryan for a little bit.

[Cheering and applause from the audience. Ryan eats it all up, as he grins and pumps his right fist in the air.]

RYAN: All right, Jeff, let’s bring it....

JEFF: [laughs] Yeah, here we go. Now Ryan, I’m going to go out on a limb and say you were our resident villain this season. Would you say that’s a fair title?

RYAN: [smirking] Okay, fine, I’ll take that. Villain’s not too bad. I mean, people always remember the heel, right?

JEFF: Well, people CERTAINLY remembered you. In fact, you ended up lasting MUCH longer than anyone imagined, myself included. I thought you’d be the first one gone.

RYAN: Yeah, everyone was gunning for me right off the bat. But what can I say? I’m just charming, you know? The kid’s got style, you just know you don’t want to get rid of him.

[More cheers from the audience, and Ryan looks over and winks at them. He is totally playing this up]

JEFF: So you attribute your survival to the fact that you were charming?

[A quick shot of Stephanie, rolling her eyes in the front row.]

RYAN: I just told myself I wouldn’t die, and wouldn’t quit. I was kind of like the Michael Myers of Greece. [Jessie raises a hand to her face, and shakes her head] But seriously Jeff, I wasn’t trying to be the bad guy. I don’t know why everyone keeps talking that. I was just trying to fit in from day one, and obviously the guys were so intimidated that they were just really threatened. Which is cool. It happens all the time, you get used to it.

[Jeff stares at Ryan for a moment... trying to distinguish what is sarcasm and what is fact.]

JEFF: Okay. Fine. Then I’m going to ask something else: Why, why, WHY did all of you as a collective team decide to get rid of Hunter and keep Ryan instead? [incredulous] WHY?

TANYA: Oh, boy.

[Hunter leans in, ready to hear this answer. He’s putting on a good face, and most of the Alkyones look around. Nobody appears to want to answer this one.]

STEPHANIE: Um, I think that was John’s call, Jeff.

JOHN: Me? All right. [chuckling] I’ll take the heat for you guys on this one.

HUNTER: [mildly laughing] Hey John, I saw it on TV. I know it was you, guy.

[The audience laughs, and Hunter begins to perk up. John slinks down slightly in his seat.]

JOHN: That’s right. I’m caught, I’ll admit it. I can’t possibly hide from this one. And Hunter, you know I think you’re a great guy. We all do. But you know why we got rid of you. You’re just too dang STRONG, and we had to get you out before you went full steam ahead.

[Tanya turns around and nods at Hunter. Gabe reaches back to pat him on the knee.]

HUNTER: No, I understand. It’s no big deal, you guys. Just part of the game.

JEFF: So you’re saying that Hunter was too strong for the rest of you?

JOHN: Absolutely. I think Hunter would agree too. More than anything, it’s a tribute to his abilities. He’s a heck of a player.

JEFF: Hunter, how do you feel about that? A tribute?

HUNTER: So I was supposed to feel good? [He shrugs] I had no problem with leaving, Jeff, my biggest complaint was the sudden turn from my tribe. I thought we were all on the same page, as a team. And then all of a sudden, BAM, I’m gone. No warning, nothing at all. The whole tone of the game changed, just like that.

[Peter nods in the front row, looking slightly disturbed. He appears to still have issues with the Hunter boot.]

HUNTER: And it’s fine, it really is. I just thought it was a kind of crappy thing to do at the time, but obviously I was a little biased.

[Some nervous laughter from other players.]

HUNTER: But hey, that’s probably why they’re all sitting where they are and I’m sitting back here. They must have done something right, and I must have done something wrong.

JEFF: [furrows brow] So do you regret the experience?

HUNTER: No, no, no, no, no, I don’t want to give off that impression at all. I loved Greece. I loved the challenges. I ...loved my team. It was a fair tradeoff. And [indicating the five people to his right] these guys are fantastic. I got to travel around with them afterwards, and they are all just fantastic.

JEFF: So would you play again?

HUNTER: No.

JEFF: No?

HUNTER: No. I got what I needed out of it. [He pauses for a moment] If I need to travel again, I’ll call a travel agent. [He laughs at his own joke]

[Sonja smiles, empathetically.]

HUNTER: And look, I don’t want to put a damper on anything. Tanya, way to go. Incredible game. You surprised me, and you surprised everybody. [He senses some awkwardness, so he tries to cover with a joke] But really guys, if you want to pay me tribute next time, just pick me flowers or something, okay?

[Cheering and laughter from the crowd. Loud applause, and Hunter smiles.]

JOHN: [trying to clarify] Jeff, voting Hunter out was really just a strategy. Of course, if I could do it over, I’d do it differently. And not just because of Hunter, but for myself. We should have kept Hunter around.

JEFF: [sadistically probing] And why is that?

JOHN: Oh, I think we all know why. This bad boy here [pointing to Ryan, who laughs at the attention] Jeff, my parents told me never to bite the hand that feeds you. But I don’t think Ryan ever got that lesson. I’m tellin’ ya right now... this kid bites!

[Ryan claps and laughs]

JEFF: You’re talking about the twist, and how you ended up drawing the dagger?

JOHN: [wincing] Of course.

JEFF: I’d probably have to agree with you. I’ll admit, you were looking GREAT... and I thought this was your game to lose.

JOHN: [wincing again] Oh, please don’t say that. [He clutches at his heart] In pain, Jeff, serious pain.

JEFF: [laughing] I’m sure it’s got to hurt. And to remind everyone, John fell victim to our infamous black dagger. Which, of course, was caused by yet again...

ALL: Ryan!

[Ryan laughs and pumps his fist at the crowd again]

JEFF: Yup, of course. Let’s take a look...

-CLIP:

JOHN: I saved you, Ryan. And I expect something out of it as well. We need to work together on this, no one would ever suspect us.

RYAN [To Jessie]: Oldtimer doesn’t know what’s going on. This isn’t his game anymore, it’s ours. Let’s do this.

John, Stephanie, Ryan and Jessie each stand at Tribal Council –all four of them bathed by firelight.

JOHN: I'm not voting for Steph. I’m sorry, Ryan, but I promised her, and I'm not gonna do it.

JEFF: We have a new way of breaking a tie. If you guys can't come up with a decision, you're all gonna be picking daggers.

Shot of John selecting a dagger from Jeff; then Ryan does the same.

JEFF: Five ...four ...three ...two ...one ...reveal.

Shot of John unsheathing his black dagger and wincing in frustration. Followed by a shot of John having his torch snuffed.-

JOHN: [looking up at a monitor and then sighing] And there it is.

JEFF: So John, I’ve got to ask. Why? Why put your trust in this guy? I mean, he’s obviously desperate to try anything. Then he hooks up with Jessie, who’s equally desperate. Didn’t you think that would be a lethal combination?

JOHN: Um, no, Jeff. That’s precisely the point - I DIDN’T think. I was completely blown away by Ryan’s actions at the time, as was Stephanie. I was more stunned than anything. And I really think that was my major flaw in this game. I got really comfortable and at times too cocky. I just never expected that he would do something just to save Jessie like that.

[Jessie perks up and smiles.]

JOHN: And when Ryan goes and forces that tie, it just got my blood boiling. But I’m no fool, I love this show! So part of me was just really furious with him, but another part of me was like, ‘Gosh, this is going to be so cool on TV.’ But lord almighty, why did I have to pick the wrong knife that night?

RYAN: Awww, Johnnie. That killed me, man. You should have switched your vote. I was hoping you would, I didn’t expect you’d be leaving. I just wanted to get rid of Steph. And then you and me could have kicked it to the end. All the way.

JOHN: Yeah, sure.

JEFF: Well that moment certainly was the shock of the season. But just to get back to the theme again for a moment, I want to check and see how everyone felt about their second chance. Hunter, you’ve already said you wouldn’t play again. [Hunter nods] But what about the rest of you? [He looks to the back row] Linda?

LINDA: Would I play the game again? Sure. I don’t know if I necessarily want to leave my family again for so long, but I love the game part of it. And both times, I’ve just really gotten warmed up... and then the opportunity is taken away from me! I’d love to try it again.

JEFF: And that’s the thing. I know it, you know it, but I don’t think America has really seen you play yet. Because both times, I felt that you were going to be a strong player. I think that of anybody here, YOU have had the worst string of luck.

LINDA: Aww, thank you Jeff.

JEFF: And there’s no way to EVER predict how this game is going to unfold. Here’s two times now when YOU were the player I told myself to keep an eye on. Yet no one has ever seen you in action yet. [grinning] And I suspect there’s a sneaky, calculating woman somewhere in there just itching to get out.

LINDA: [smiling] Well, time will tell. But there’s no regrets. I knew somebody had to go first, and this time it happened to be me. And honestly Jeff, if I had to go instead of someone who had gone first before, I would say it was all worth it. No one should have to suffer that fate twice. Nobody.

[Applause from the audience. Debb leans back to say something to Linda.]

LINDA: And I got to explore and travel – I made my own adventure. Oh, and I am fortunate, SO fortunate that I got to meet Sonja Christopher. [She turns to her left and places a hand on Sonja’s knee] You want to talk about Survivor, well here’s the real Ultimate Survivor. This woman has beaten cancer, she was the oldest one out there, and she played the game with her ethics intact the whole time. I was so inspired to watch Sonja out there trying to compete with the Alkyone kids. She tried her hardest, Jeff, she gave it everything she had.

[The audience applauds, and Sonja smiles]

JEFF: And while we’re at it, why don’t you two mention the charity you are co-sponsoring.

SONJA: [places her arm around Linda and pulls her close] Linda and I are organizing a charity event to raise public awareness about breast cancer. It’s going to be very exciting, I’ll tell you. We have a festival organized for this summer, in Los Angeles. Everyone here is invited.

[The audience applauds]

JEFF: Sonja, then you have no regrets about leaving the game so early?

SONJA: Oh, goodness no. Not at all. I mean, I had a ball out there. And it was thrilling. So thrilling. I was fortunate to be with quite a crew, and they really looked after me. [She smiles at Hunter] Hunter was my protector every step of the way. He took me under his wing right from the start.

HUNTER: Sonja was amazing, Jeff. I never heard her complain once. Not once!

SONJA: And I knew some of them might worry that an over the hill woman might not be an asset to the group, but these people never, ever made me feel badly about myself. And that to me is really such a testament to all their characters. Really outstanding.

JEFF: Do you feel you could have gone the distance?

SONJA: Well... [she laughs] After our shelter was demolished, and that darn maze contraption, I remember feeling, ‘Oh, boy, get me off of this crazy merry-go-round’ I was pretty much ready to go. [She pauses for a moment] But I think I’m getting better. I lasted three days the first time, and I lasted six days this time, so that’s twice as good.

[The audience applauds, as do most of the players]

SONJA: I figured if I do this another ten times... I’ll eventually be the winner. So watch out for me in Survivor 52.

[Laughter from the audience]

JEFF: [laughing] Well, that’s the attitude we want to hear. Okay, it’s about time for a commercial, but before that I want to check in with one more of our players. There was one person here who we were all concerned about at the start. We weren’t sure if she really wanted to come back or not. [He takes a more sensitive tone] Debb, I want to ask you about this.

[Debb sits up a little straighter and looks him dead in the eye]

JEFF: In Australia, you didn’t have such a good experience, did you?

DEBB: [a little shaky] No sir, I did not.

JEFF: And um ...you said [choosing his words very carefully] you said – cut me off if I’m treading on sensitive territory here –you said it wasn’t worth it. That it was "A bad trade." [Debb nods] Well, I’ll admit I was very worried about you initially in the game. Sometimes the realms of entertainment, even if it’s reality television, can cross a line, and I didn’t want you to put yourself in that place again. Not unless you were ready. But ...ah, before we go to commercial, um, I just want to bring up something that you said to me during the wrap party. And I think this is important to bring up because it made me feel so good about why we decided to do this show. Do you remember?

[Debb smiles and nods]

JEFF: Right after the final votes were cast, I saw you and asked how you felt it went. You said "fine," then I asked you how you felt YOU played and you said "fine" ...but [He smiles] ...when I asked what was on your mind, this is what made my day, if not my time out in Greece, well worth it. Do you remember what you said?

DEBB: [looks up and smiles] I said .. "When can we do this again?"

[The players and audience applaud and Debb blushes]

JEFF: It was just amazing to hear you say that. And you still feel that way?

DEBB: Absolutely. My bags are packed and ready. Let’s do it.

JEFF: And on that note, we’ll be right back.

[The Greek theme plays as we fade out –John is whispering in Debb’s ear. Linda pats her on the back. Ramona and Peter have turned around to talk to Debb as well.]




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[Fade in from commercial – the Survivor theme plays over a clip]

-CLIP:

Shot of Peter in the Tantalus immunity challenge. Peter faces out to sea, while most of the others face the beach.

PETER: Wave coming! Take a deep breath!

The wave comes in and covers all of their heads. Stephanie shakes off the blow, looking pained.

Now we see a shot of John and Debb facing out to sea, while the others face the beach.

JOHN: Wave!

Peter closes his eyes and holds his breath... but no wave comes. Peter gets irked.

PETER: Come on!

And NOW, a strong wave comes and catches Peter off guard. He splashes to the surface, eliminated from the competition.

End with a closeup shot of John, smiling mischeviously.-

[Back in the studio, the cast applauds the clip; John smiles and shakes his head]

JEFF: Pretty sneaky, John.

JOHN: Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do. But don’t look at me. THAT’S the guy [he points at Gabe] you want to talk to. Go talk to king fake-out over there. [Gabe smiles and laughs] I’m STILL trying to get the water out of my ears, Jeff.

JEFF: [smiling] Well, that’s the name of the game. [turns back to the audience] All right, welcome back. If you’re just joining us, Survivor: Greece has ended and Tanya Vance has been declared the Sole Survivor. But how about the rest of you? Everybody holding up okay?

CARL: You bet.

PETER: Absolutely.

JEFF: Good, because now things are going to get a little more intense. [He grins] Obviously, you guys had already done this once before. You’d been through the game before but... I wasn’t sure many of you had really been tested. And I’m not talking about the elements, because I KNOW some of you had a hard time dealing with that before.

[Tanya’s hand shoots up, as does Jessie’s. Carl grabs Diane’s hand and tries to force it in the air as well. Diane protests and smacks him on the shoulder, playfully.]

JEFF: [laughing] No, I’m talking more about relationships, and friendships. Most of you weren’t around long enough last time to be tested, ethically, or to really make enemies in the game. But THIS time... [several players laugh] Things got pretty heated out there at times. And... well... let’s just take a look at some footage.

-CLIP:

A shot of Alykone, huddling around their catapult.

HUNTER: Who wants the honor? Sonja, ever destroy a house before?

SONJA: [reluctantly] Oh, if you insist.

She pulls the lever and launches the boulder high into the air. It ricochets off the roof of the Taygete house, as Alkyone cheers.

Taygete retaliates with a launch of their own, with a direct hit to Alykone’s shelter.

DIRK: That’s what I’m taking about, baby!

CARL: [yelling out across the sea] Let’s see you match that one!

Alykone prepares their next shot. By now, they are a little agitated.

GABRIEL: Make it count.

Their shot falls short, as Stephanie grimaces in frustration..

And now, Taygete prepares to finish off their rivals.

CARL: Put it through the middle of that damn sun. Punch a damn hole right through it.

The team fires away... and it’s a direct hit. The front wall of Alkyone’s house implodes –demolishing Stephanie’s painted sun in the process.

Taygete cheers.-

JEFF: Nice, guys, nice. And Sonja, you’ve got a little fire in you, don’t you?

SONJA: Well, ah ...pulling that catapult sure put me in the warrior mood, I’ll tell you. It really was a thrill.

JEFF: But that was just the tip of the iceberg. Because things eventually got even worse. Let’s take a look.

-CLIP:

Nighttime. Gabriel and Peter race across the beach towards a fire by the shore – it is their fishing boot, and it is engulfed in flames.

GABRIEL: Tip it upside down! Put the fire out!

The two race into the water, and struggle to flip the boat upside down. They eventually manage, but now they can see the damage. Their boat is ruined.

PETER: Guys, I think I see our culprits.

They all look up and see the distant image of a fishing boat, docking into Taygete bay. This was no accident. This was sabotage.

JOHN: Gabe, I think this game just became a bit more personal.-

[We cut back to a picture of Gabriel, grimacing as he watches this clip.]

JEFF: [shaking his head] Man, talk about a downer. That was one of the toughest bits of footage we ever had to watch.

PETER: No kidding.

JEFF: And despite being a significantly weaker team, Taygete REALLY caught some breaks out there. They won a few challenges that really knocked the wind out of the Alkyone sails. Shelter, boat, shelter again... uh did I forget any of them? Stephanie?

STEPHANIE: That’s about it, I think. And really, that sucked sooo bad, Jeff. [To Taygete] You guys suck, man.

DIANE: [laughing] The game’s over, honey..

STEPHANIE: Yeah, but still...

CARL: But that was really the best we got, Jeff. You know, thank God we WERE able to win those challenges, or else our whole tribe would’ve been toast. We would have just been torn apart.

DIANE: And I’m going to say it Jeff, it felt so good. SO good to kick their ass at least a little bit before I left. The boat was the ultimate for me, though. When we won that, I didn’t care. I just didn’t care. I knew my time was short, I knew I’d be going home soon, and I just wanted to get as many digs in at Alkyone as I could. I’ll admit it, I was petty. Petty, petty, petty.

JEFF: [laughing] So then you regret feeling that way?

DIANE: Hell no! [Laughter from the audience] The only thing I’d do differently if I could is I’d make Kel and Carl take ME over on the sneak attack. I wish I could have gone, I would have loved to help burn their friggin’ boat to the ground.. I was disappointed I didn’t at least get to do THAT.

KEL: [grinning] Jeff, we WANTED to take her. But we couldn’t. She couldn’t keep her mouth shut long enough to get away with it. We know Diane, they would have heard us coming before we even left our own shore!

DIANE: You could have gagged me, I didn’t care! I was just upset that I didn’t get to light that damn match. [She points down at Gabriel] Next time, guys. Next time I’ll be lighing the match. [They all laugh]

JEFF: Classy, Diane, classy. [She modestly shrugs] Now naturally, there was a lot of tribal animosity brewing out there. That happens all the time in Survivor. Tribes compete and tend to view the other as the enemy, that’s just part of the game. And then sometimes you get animosity brewing within your OWN tribe... Carl I’m sure you can attest to that.

CARL: Absolutely.

JEFF: But then, there’s the kind of temper that is a bit more dangerous. Sometimes, you run across grudges that are sooner or later just going to explore. [He smiles] Ryan, Dirk, you might want to take a look at this segment.

DIRK: Oh, man. [He covers his eyes]

-CLIP:

During the Virgin Cart race, Alkyone and Taygete are right on each other’s heels. But rounding a corner, Taygete’s cart just grazes up against Ryan, It slams him to the side, and he ends up being entangled with Dirk Been.

RYAN: [wincing] Ahhhhhhhhh!

The two fall to the ground, with Dirk landing atop an angry Ryan Aiken.

RYAN: Get the (beep) off me!

Ryan shoves Dirk up and off him. But an intense Dirk springs to his feet, ready for the attack.

CLIP:

A shot of the Pentathalon wrestling challenge. Ryan and Dirk square off against one another.

JEFF: Survivors ready ...wrestle!

Ryan and Dirk lunge towards each other... and become instantly locked up, both vying for leverage. Ryan finally gets Dirk into a headlock.

RYAN: Gotcha.

Dirk manages to free himself from Ryan’s grasp. He’s now very angry, and breathing heavily.

DIRK: Bring it on! Let’s go!

Ryan lunges towards Dirk’s waist, but Dirk uses his legs to knock Ryan aside.

RYAN: Knock it off!

He reaches out and, without thinking, smacks Dirk across the face.

JEFF: Hey, do that again, Aiken, and I’m disqualifying you.

RYAN: It’s cool. No worries.

CLIP:

A shot of Jessie, lounging on the beach. Dirk sits next to her, talking. Then we pan back to see Ryan off in the distance, watching them. He looks very upset... and perhaps a bit jealous.

CLIP:

Ryan at Tribal Council, holding up his vote for Dirk

RYAN: This ain’t nothing personal, man. It’s just time for you to go. Besides... [with a wicked grin] She likes me more anyway.

A shot of Dirk having his torch snuffed.-

[Back in the studio, Ryan views the montage with extreme embarrassment. Behind him, Dirk leans back casually in his chair. He doesn’t appear to be bothered by any of it.]

DIANE: Man!

JEFF: Um, nice work guys. Real nice. And wouldn’t you know it, yet again, look who’s in the middle of the controversy –Ryan Aiken.

RYAN: See that’s the editing, Jeff. That’s totally the editing. What you didn’t see after all of those clips is that me and Dirk would turn to the cameras and be like ‘just kidding.’ We were just joking around.

JEFF: Really?

RYAN: Nah, I’m just kidding. I don’t know what it was Jeff, but I was just a tool out there. I just kinda got caught up in the moment most of the time.

JEFF: So what about you, Dirk? What’s your take on all of this?

DIRK: On Aiken? Nah. What’re you gonna do, Jeff? Ryan’s a unique individual. [He lets out a huge laugh at the absurdity of the situation.] Nah, it’s all good. Things got out of hand out there, but you can’t dwell on it. That’s just what competitive people will do, it wasn’t that bad.

RYAN: That’s just it, Jeff.

DIRK: [mischevious] But I think we know who came off looking the worst on national television. And I don’t think it was me. ...[mimics Ryan] Bro!

[Ryan and the others let out a laugh, and the crowd applauds Dirk]

RYAN: [half laughing, half angry] Yeah, yeah, take your shots now. I probably have it coming. But Dirk’s cool, man. He’s cool. We got a chance to hang after the shoot, and we’re tight now. No doubt.

DIRK: Yeah, we’re tight.

RYAN: And you people have to understand that stuff was just going to happen sooner or later. I’m an alpha male, he’s an alpha male. And when you have two dogs coming at one another they’re going to fight it out. We were like bulls, or, um, wolves you know? Defending our packs. It wasn’t personal.

JEFF: [going with the analogy] All right then, so you guys were two wolves defending your territory, or whatever analogy you want to make. And things were heated naturally... but then you add another element into the mix and it heats things up even more. [He smiles] Especially when that element happens to be Jessie Camacho.

[The audience hoots and hollers; Jessie coyly smiles.]

JEFF: Hey, Jessie.

JESSIE: Hey.

JEFF: Jessie, Jessie, Jessie. I’m just going to come right out and say it – you were without a doubt the Survivor vixen this season.

[More hoots from parts of the crowd. There are scattered boos as well.]

JESSIE: Vixen?

JEFF: No question. You used your assets, mainly your body, like a weapon out there. And like a spider luring flies into her web, about half the guys in the game eventually became your victim. Let’s take a look at the carnage.

-CLIP:

Seductively jazzy music accompanies the compilation.

Jessie stands up on the beach in her bikini –she removes her glasses, and slowly unfastens her pomytail, letting her hair cascade down her back. She methodically sways it back and forth.

Shot of Jessie strutting along the shore in slow motion.

Shot of Jessie embracing Kel and giggling in his ear.

A mischevious close-up of Jessie plotting with Ramona..

Shot of Jessie and Dirk in the ocean; she jumps into his arms and he flings her around.

Shot of Jessie and Dirk in the shelter; she gently strokes the side of his face and flutters her eyelashes.

Shot of Jessie and Ryan as he gives her piggyback ride.

A funny shot of Ryan trying to check out Jessie’s chest without her noticing. Everytime she looks away, he glances down at her and tries not to let the cameras catch him..

Another gratuitous shot of Jessie in bikini on the beach with Kel.

JESSIE: How do I look?

KEL: Like a million bucks.

We end with a quick shot of males having their torches snuffed. Carl. Kel. Dirk. And John. And then a shot of Jessie smiling, coyly.-

[The audience gives another thunderous applause and Jessie smiles feebly – she looks a bit uncomfortable.]

JEFF: Not bad, huh?

CARL: [impressed] Wow, WHO is that girl?

JESSIE: [embarassed] Oh, man. Oh, man.

JEFF: You okay with that, Jess? And really, not a bad thing, all things considered. I mean, you were the star of the show.

JESSIE: I guess. It’s weird seeing something like that, though. It’s really just kind of weird. I guess I never really saw myself like that before.

JEFF: So Jess, was this your plan starting out? ‘You know what, I’ve got it, why not use it?’ Because it definitely served you well to a degree. I mean, just look at the other people on your tribe –you’re not the strongest one there, you don’t know a lot about outdoor survival. Yet somehow, within a few days, you had control of that tribe. You were calling the shots. And I don’t think ANYONE would have predicted that.

[A shot of Carl, shaking his head]

JEFF: And let me tell you another thing, Jessie. If you had the numbers, I would say that you had a pretty good shot of winning this whole thing. If things had gone differently, you and Tanya could be swapping seats right now..

[Applause from the audience, although there are a few boos as well. Jessie is still a little uncomfortable with it though.]

JESSIE: Thanks. I don’t know. I don’t know. It’s not like I tried to manipulate people though. No way. I was just trying to make it one day to the next like everybody else. And maybe I had control like you say, but it’s not like I saw it that way or anything. So to be like told that I’m influencing people just by my body it kind of... uh... it wasn’t what I was trying to do. Definitely. [She nervously bounces her knees up and down, slightly welling up]

JEFF: [not reading the signals] Right. So, if you were to go back and do it again, you perhaps wouldn’t play the guys off one another like that?

JESSIE: I didn’t play the guys off of one another! That’s what I’m trying to say. But when you go into this type of game, you don’t really know what you’re going to do and you just try to ...you try to [her voice is trembling and she stops and places a hand to her eye, perhaps wiping away a tear.] I’m sorry.

[John rubs her on the back, but she brushes him off and tries to pull it together.]

JESSIE: I guess, I guess I’m just really having a hard time with all of this. The last couple of months have been really hard for me. Really hard.

JEFF: Why?

JESSIE: I guess because of all the sort of negative comments made by everyone about me and the stuff on the show. I really wanted to have fun and have a good time, and I did for a lot of the time. I wanted to be a good role model on the show, and that’s not the way I came off at all. [she starts to well up again] And then since the show came out and people have been so mean about it.

JEFF: The public?

JESSIE: [almost starting to cry] Yeah. There were a lot of mean and hateful things said about me all over. That I’m some sort of monster. That I’m like.. you know.. like I’m a slut. And it’s just been really, really hard. It’s h-h-hard to hear stuff about you. And then you see that on TV every week [she points to a monitor] and ...I mean, that’s not me. That’s not who I am.

CARL: It’s not, Jeff. No way. That’s not the Jessie I saw out there.

[A few people murmur agreements to this]

JESSIE: And then it got worse because the other players don’t like me any more. Diane doesn’t like me, and Stephanie hates me, and Ramona... [The players look extremely uncomfortable, some clearly don’t know how to handle the situation]

DIANE: Jess, that’s not true at all. I don’t hate you. No one does.

JESSIE: [trying to change the subject] This is so stupid. I’m sorry. [She tries to smile] I’m sorry for being stupid about it.

LINDA: No, it’s not stupid, honey. It was just a game, and everybody understands.

PETER: Hey, at least YOU didn’t get knocked over by a sheep.

[Peter’s joke breaks the tension somewhat and Jessie laughs, though she doesn’t want to.]

JEFF: [doing his best Barbara Walters] So, Jessie do you regret playing the game again?

JESSIE: Yeah, it wasn’t worth it. Not worth it at all. I wish I hadn’t done it..

JEFF: Stephanie, what about you? Are there still hard feelings between you and Jessie?

STEPHANIE: Not that I know of. Certainly not on my end. [She chuckles] Besides, she had the last laugh on me, anyway. In the jury, she basically told me to bite it in front of millions of people. And I did! Come on Jeff, that’s just good TV. There’s no hard feelings though. None at all.

[Jessie laughs a little]

JEFF: So there’s no animosity towards Jessie, guys? Kel?

KEL: Of course not. It’s a game.

JEFF: Mona?

RAMONA: [looking stern and a bit annoyed at the distraction Jessie is creating] What? With Jessie? [She looks incredulous] Why would I be mad at her? She’s my homegirl.

JEFF: Dirk?

[All eyes turn to Dirk, who just smiles, sheepishly. He is well aware how much of a puppy dog he came off on TV.]

DIRK: Of course not, Jeff. Which one was Jessie again?

[A few people laugh]

JEFF: [cautious] Better, Jessie? [She shrugs and smiles] Good, because we have to take a break. But before we do, we have to address one more feud. And this one was perhaps the most violent of them all. [The players look around, confused] Peter? That’s right, I’m talking about you. You just mentioned it, so here we go. Relive it in all its glory.

PETER: [looking up at the monitor] Oh no!

-CLIP

Hunter, Gabriel and Peter are in a meadow, trying to hunt a lone sheep. Peter suddenly spies another one, not far off.

PETER: I see two of ‘em. Theah and theah.

Hunter and Gabe soon corner one of the sheep. They have it trapped, yet it escapes and makes a break for it.

HUNTER: [to Peter] He’s coming towards you! Get him!

A panicked Peter takes a step backwards as the sheep charges him. Peter reaches down to grab it, but the sheep crashes into his arms, and the force sends him hurling down onto his butt.

PETER: Owwwwwwww!

Gabriel and Hunter begin laughing uncontrollably, while Peter picks himself up and begins rubbing his rear..

PETER: [trying to cover with a joke] I almost became a sheep casualty.-

[Peter laughs from his chair as Ramona shakes her head. Gabe has the giggles again, and is trying to cover his face.]

PETER: Thanks, guys. Thanks a lot. Just take away all my dignity, why don’t you?

JEFF: [laughing hard] We’ll be right back.

[The theme music swells as we fade out to commercial.]





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[Fade in- We see a clip of Ramona wading through manure in the Hercules challenge. She looks horrified, and gingerly tries to dig her way through it. The camera cuts back to the live reunion and we see Jessie chatting with John and Ryan. Diane and Carl lean over from the row behind – and Jessie nods and responds to all their comments]

JEFF: Welcome back to the Survivor: Greece reunion. And we are almost out of time, so let’s try to keep things moving. Ramona, did you catch that clip? Remember that?

RAMONA: [wrinkling up her nose] Yuck.

JEFF: So I take it you don’t dig through cowpies much in your typical workday?

RAMONA: Um... yeah it’s safe to say that. But really, no comment on that. Let’s just move on. It’s bad ENOUGH that it has to exist on tape. Thanks, Survivor. My momma’s so proud of her daughter. [imitates her mother’s voice] ‘Oh yeah, that’s my Mona, she’s the one knee-deep in the sh...stuff.’

JEFF: Well, you guys were definitely troopers. We threw all sorts of new challenges at you.

CARL: [piping up] Jeff, I’m just sorry I couldn’t stick around for that one. But you know what? After I got voted out, I said to the producers, "If there’s a God in the universe please, PLEASE let those guys get a manure challenge."

[Laughter from the audience]

CARL: So thank you! [He holds his hands up and looks skyward] Thank you, God!

JEFF: [chuckling] Well, there you go. And Tanya, getting back to you for a moment...

[Tanya looks up, surprised. She had been daydreaming.]

JEFF: Tanya, you survived the manure, as well as a whole lot more. And before I forget I just want to mention an interesting trivia fact for you Survivor freaks out there. [He pulls out a blue notecard and reads off of it] After the merge, if you look at who won the individual immunity challenges... well, each time a person won, they were voted out at the next Tribal Council.

[Gabe and Ramona both nod in the front row. They had both noticed this.]

JEFF: Ryan won immunity and then... BOOM... the next week he’s gone. Gabe wins –gone. Mona, Peter –goodbye. [He turns to Stephanie] So Steph, you know what I’m thinking now? Maybe you should have let Tanya win that final challenge. Maybe you just had fate working against you at the end.

STEPHANIE: Weird.

JEFF: Just a little trivia for you all. And here’s something else... the player who won the new car ALSO ended up being voted out in the exact same episode. It.happened to Gretchen in Hawii, Tammy in Alaska, and now... [He smiles] To Mister Cade in Greece.

GABRIEL: I know! I couldn’t break the curse! And you know, Jeff, I actually thought about that. We’re getting ready to do the challenge and I told myself ‘Don’t be an idiot! If you win this, they’re gonna vote you out!"

JEFF: [smiling] And so, cleverly, you decided to win anyway.

GABRIEL: What can I say, man? I needed some wheels!

JEFF: Speaking of which, how’s it holding up? How’s the Caddy treating you? [teasing] You have it listed on Ebay yet?

GABRIEL: I gave it to charity.

PETER: He’s lying, Jeff. He’s practically living in the thing. I saw him camped out in it last week. He’s too lazy to go get an apahtment.

[Gabriel smiles, like a mischevious child]

JEFF: Well, we’ll just see. Maybe next time, nobody will want to win that one.

PETER: Everybody will be sittin’ around not budgin’, too afraid to win the cahr. That would be hilarious.

JEFF: Hmm... maybe we have to change that challenge. We’ll see. [switching gears] Well, Ms. Vance...

TANYA: Yes?

JEFF: It’s not over for you yet. I happen to know someone is here just aching for the chance to pick your brain.

TANYA: [looking over at the crowd] I know. She’s been starin’ at me in the front row ever since the end of the show.

[The camera cuts to Helen Glover, who is smiling proudly in the front row. Her husband Jim sits next to her.]

JEFF: That’s right. We’ve got your old pal Helen Glover – our Alaskan winner. From one winner to another, she’s dying to ask you a few questions. Helen?

[Helen stands up and the crowd cheers her. She gives a quick, embarassed wave and focuses her attention on the players and host.]

HELEN: First off, congratulations Tanya. I was cheering you all the way, and I knew you had it. I just KNEW it.

TANYA: Well thank you so much!

HELEN: So I’d like to know... WHO was that girl we met in Thailand? Who WAS that? That certainly wasn’t the Tanya Vance we saw in Greece!

TANYA: [laughing] That was me. I guess I look a lot different when my teammates actually get some water in me.

HELEN: [with a mock glare] Oh, you DON’T wanna go there, girl. I don’t EVEN want to hear about it. I got you buckets of water in Thailand. BUCKETS.

TANYA: What can I say? Gabe and Peter got me more.

HELEN: Jeff, she does this every time. She always blames ME for getting sick. [She exaggerates certain words as she speaks] Even though I was busting my butt in that damn CANOE, with either Clay or JAN. I tell ya, this is the THANKS I always get. [she starts to chuckle] But seriously, congratulations T, you kicked butt out there. You won it for Chuay-Gahn, and I couldn’t have been prouder.

TANYA: Thank you Helen!

[The audience applauds Helen]

JEFF: And Tanya, we’ve also got a second person here who wants to say hi.

TANYA: [excited] Oh cool.

HELEN: [off camera] Brian couldn’t make it. He was busy.

[Tanya laughs]

JEFF: Here she is, another former winner and a big fan of yours, Tanya. Tina Wesson, where are you?

[Tanya’s eyes get wide and she looks around. Tina pops up from a seat near Helen and stands and waves to the crowd. She gets a big ovation.]

TINA: Hiiiii, Jeff. Hiiiiiiiiii, you guys. How’s everybody doin’ tonight? It’s pretty exciting, right? [The players all nod and clap] First of all, I want to say congratulations to all of you. You did a first rate job out there whether you were last or first. You’re all tops in my book. And second of all, I want to say –Tanya, you go girlly girl!!!!

[Tanya beams and mouths ‘thank you’]

TINA: I’m tellin’ you, I am tellin’ you that I KNEW. I just knew it was gonna be you. I had this feelin’ since the very start, I said that girl is gonna pull it off and sure enough you did. And from someone who knows, that is not an easy thing to do, sister.

TANYA: No way. It was never easy.

TINA: But the most impressive thing to me was the way you played, and the dignity that you maintained every step of the way. You played the game in a way that I think is really important –with dignity and respect for your fellow players. Even when you were cruel –you were cruel only to be kind. [Tanya nods] Like when you took poor ole Gabriel aside and told him he was going. I thought that was a real big thing to do, and also really classy – as much as I really hated to see him go, it was just the right way to do it.

TANYA: Awwwwwwww. Thank you very much. I appreciate that.

TINA: What that move showed is that you were able to separate the two components that I feel so many players have a problem with. Mainly that this is a GAME...

TANYA: Uh-huh.

TINA: But with that, you were able to say ‘Okay, I really love this person but this is the right time to do what’s best for me’ You said it at the right time, and I think it takes an extraordinary individual to keep those two things separate.

TANYA: [shaking her head] It wasn’t easy.

TINA: No siree. Not at all. But you weighed things every step of the way, and I was just really impressed with your performance. [the audience applauds, but Tina isn’t done yet] But don’t think you’re off the hook yet, Missy, because I DO have one more comment.

TANYA: [smiling] Uh oh.

TINA: This is something I said to Ethan when he won, and I said it to Colleen and Kathy, and Alicia in Hawaii –with great rewards comes great responsibilities. [Tanya nods and sees where Tina is going with this.] I just want to stress the importance of the event that just happened to you. Absolutely, it’s great to win. But there’s going to be a lot of doors opening for you, and a lot of opportunities. And I know, I trust you will use this as a platform for good –as a vehicle to serve a higher purpose-- because I know you have it in you. You have the potential to make a difference, and make people proud. [She points a finger] So don’t you forget that, girlfriend.

[The crowd, host and players applaud Tina as she graciously sits down.]

TANYA: [Beginning to well up] I know, I know. I appreciate that, Tina. I do, I really do. And all I’m gonna say is I’m gonna try. I’m gonna try my hardest to make a difference. That’s the best I can promise. But with so many wonderful people around me, that shouldn’t be too hard. Thank you. [She wipes her eyes]

JEFF: Nicely put, Tanya. Sorry guys, but we are just about done with this segment. Those are the breaks with live TV. But before we close, I want to give Peter, Tanya and Steph a little surprise.

[The three of them look at the host, anxious]

JEFF: I remember when we were shooting, right before that final challenge on Delos, the three of you were really impressed by some of the props...

TANYA: Oh, my gosh! The statues!

STEPHANIE: Those things were sweet.

JEFF: Yup, that’s right, the statues.

PETER: Holy ...I forgot about those.

JEFF: I know, I know. You loved the statues. Everybody did, we were very proud of them. And Peter, you had a question for me that day. Do you remember?

PETER: Yeah, I asked how you guys got Gabe and Mona’s statues cahved so fast. Because Mona got voted off, and the next day there was already a statue of her.

JEFF: And the answer to that is, of course, that the statues were carved ahead of time. We had sixteen of them ready to go, before the game even started. [He gets a coy look] And that means that nobody has seen the three of YOUR statues yet. Would you like to take a look?

STEPHANIE: Sweet!

JEFF: Well, here you go.

[A curtain is pulled back on a side stage and statues of Peter, Tanya and Stephanie stare out at the crowd. There is applause from the crowd as the players crane their necks to see.]

TANYA: [getting halfway up from her chair] No way. That is so cool, you guys.

STEPHANIE: [shocked] You made me topless!

[Tanya laughs out loud at this]

JEFF: No no, if you look close, she’s wearing leaves.

RYAN: Uh, Jeff. It’s more realistic without the leaves. She was topless all the time.

PETER: Constantly!

JEFF: Well if you want to see something neat, take a look at Tanya’s statue. Look at what she has in her hand.

[The players crane their necks, and Ramona is the first to notice.]

RAMONA: She’s holding a necklace.

JEFF: That’s right. The immunity necklace. Tanya, that was added to your statue just before the merge. We were so sure you were going to win, we thought it would be a nice touch.

TANYA: [awed by this] Wow.

JEFF: But really, these aren’t the only statues here. [Another curtain opens and ALL the statues are now on display. All sixteen of them stand in a loose semicircle.]

JESSIE: Wow! Do we get to keep them?

RYAN: Sweet!

JEFF: No, I’m sorry, you don’t get to keep them. But we WILL be auctioning them off for charity. So you Survivor fans, here’s your chance to get some really awesome memorabilia from the show. Just log onto Ebay right after the show, and all these statues will be up for sale. Not to mention there’ll be plenty of OTHER treasures to be found –the torches, parts of the set, the immunity idol...

PETER: Can we auction off Jimmy?

GABRIEL: [hurt] Hey!

JEFF: [chuckling] Okay, pretty much everything BUT Gabriel’s teddy bear is up for grabs. And every cent will go directly to the Elizabeth Glacer Pediatric AIDS foundation. Not bad, huh?

LINDA: Very nice.

JEFF: And with that, we gotta go to commercial. When we come back, we’ll take a few questions from the audience, then we have a few more things to wrap up. Stick around!

[The theme music plays yet again as various contestants are talking to one another. Some of them have walked over to the statues, to check out their likenesses. We fade out and cut to commercial.]


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[Fade in – We see clips of Ryan running through the woods with the paintgun, and then ambushing Stephanie; a clip of Ramona outrunning Tanya on the balance beam and breathlessly winning immunity; a clip of Stephanie smashing a ball and dropping it as pepper spray permeates the air, she quickly covers her eyes; a clip of Taygete trying to roll their rock up a hill; a clip of Peter chugging a goblet of wine; and finally, a clip of Dirk and Tanya racing to pick up golden apples.]

JEFF: Oh, and before I forget, I have something I wanted to give away. Now, we all know that one of the most memorable moments of the season was the labyrinth challenge, on day five.

[A few people reach over to pat Stephanie on the back, and she grins.]

JEFF: [chuckling] We have two of our players running around in this maze... with giant AXES... and they’re acting like total maniacs. Remember this?

[A clip is shown of Stephanie slamming her axe against the sides of the maze. She is screaming "Feee Fiiii Foooo FUMMMM!" at the top of her voice. We cut to a shot of the Taygetes, who hear her, and are clearly terrified of Stephanie. Ramona’s eyes are as wide as saucers.]

[Back in the studio, Stephanie is laughing, as Peter reaches over to whisper something in her ear.]

STEPHANIE: Oh, sweet lord.

JEFF: Well Stephanie... Dirk... I just wanted to thank you guys for your... entertaining... performances as minotaurs. And to show our gratitude, we’re giving you these.

[Two stagehands walk out with the giant double-headed axes from the challenge.]

DIRK: [excited] No WAY!

JEFF: These are yours, you can take them home, and do whatever you want with them. But I don’t want to see you get in trouble with these. You got me, Stephanie?

[Stephanie isn’t really in the condition to reply. She is visibly touched by the gift, and smiles gratefully, trying her best to stay composed]

JEFF: And Stephanie, I hate to do this to you... but you know I have to. You had so many memorable moments this season, but one of them really stands out in my mind. And I can’t believe you thought we’d go all the way through this and not bring up one of the finest moments of Survivor ever.

[The players start to chuckle, but look confused. No one is really sure which clip is about to be shown.]

JEFF: And Stephanie, this may be new to you, because you sure weren’t in any condition to remember at the time. Let’s take a look.

STEPHANIE: [cringing and covering her eyes] Oh, lord.

-CLIP:

Stephanie stumbles around during a nighttime campfire. She is a bit drunk... and is now beginning to strip off her clothes.

PETER: Oh my! It’s coming off. Check it out.

STEPHANIE: [mumbling] I want Burnett! Where’s Burnett? Bring Mark to me!

Stephanie begins to move seductively, grinding her hips in a circular motion, and throwing her arms up in the air.

STEPHANIE: Wooooooooooo! I love Mark. He’s my man!

She walked over to the camera and starts to talk directly into it. She almost presses her lips directly against the lens.

STEPHANIE: Mark, do you hear me? Where are you? I’m all alone out here. Mmmmm, Mmmm, Mmmm. -

[Back in the studio, everyone is laughing harder than they have all night; Stephanie’s face is beet red.]

STEPHANIE: Um... uh...

JEFF: And I just have to point out that the footage we COULDN’T show was FAR more entertaining than what you just saw. So keep an eye out for the "Too hot for Greece" DVD, you guys will really enjoy it.

RAMONA: [remembering] Oh lordy yes.

JEFF: [trying to keep it together] Stephanie, do you have any comment about what we just saw?

STEPHANIE: [cracking up at her stupidity] God, what an ass. Are you sure that was me?

JEFF: That was you all right. Oh, and Steph, just so you know?

STEPHANIE: Yeah?

JEFF: Mark Burnett has already left the building. We thought it was probably best for his safety to get him as far away from you as possible.

STEPHANIE: [going along with the joke] Yeah, that’s probably best. Oh, my God. [She turns to Peter and mouths ‘Holy Shit’]

JEFF: Okay, before we forget, I know we have a few questions from up in the audience. Sorry, I know I have been ignoring you guys all night. [He motions up into the crowd, where a CBS page hands a microphone to a young man.]

FAN IN AUDIENCE WITH GOATEE: Hi there, Jamie Evans from Luther College. I have a question for Debb.

[Debb perks up and looks up at the crowd]

FAN IN AUDIENCE WITH GOATEE: Debb, I'm curious to know why you would go back on Survivor after what happened to you the first time. Were you worried at all?

JEFF: Oh... good question.

[Debb pauses for a moment, thinking the question over]

DEBB: [speaking very deliberately] You know, I turned them down the first time they asked. [she nods] I did. But a few of the people sitting here tonight actually started hounding me about it. [she smiles] I won't name NAMES, but Diane was pretty annoying about it. [A few people laugh in the group] She wouldn't stop calling me until I agreed to come back. So I said "What the heck?" and I did. And I don't regret it at all.

[Diane laughs and reaches over to poke Debb on the shoulder. The audience applauds Debb's honesty.]

JEFF: Okay, next question. [He points to a young woman in the audience]

YOUNG WOMAN IN AUDIENCE: Hi! My question is for Peter.

[Peter smiles and nods his head]

YOUNG WOMAN IN AUDIENCE: Peter, did you EVER think that Steph and Tanya were in cahoots during your showdown at the Final Four?

PETER: Ohhh, good one. And the answer is... Of COURSE I knew! I had 'em all figured out!

[Laughter from the cast.]

PETER: No, seriously. I kind of had a hunch at one time, but I outsmahted myself. I suddenly latched onto Ramona and Tanya and that was it. I tried to get too fancy and they pulled the wool right over my eyes. And more powah to 'em. They did great.

JEFF: Okay, a few more. Quickly please, we're running out of time. [He points to a young man in a T-shirt]

YOUNG FAN: Hi, my question is for Dirk. Dirk, at the twist, you picked Ramona to stay on Taygete. [Dirk nods] But if you had picked RAMONA to stay with you instead, do you think you would have lasted longer? And how far would you have gotten?

[Dirk nods as he immediately starts speaking. He has thought this one over before.]

DIRK: Yeah, in retrospect, you could say I might have done a little better. Mona's a sharp girl, she and I coulda done well. But you have to understand that we didn't have much of a relationship. We didn't talk all that much, she was more or less Jessie's friend. So yeah... [he shrugs]... maybe. But the two of us didn't have much to work with.

[Jeff points to a middle aged woman standing near the side.]

MIDDLE AGED WOMAN: Hi, this is question is for Diane. Diane, we love you in Minneapolis!!

[A few cheers in the crowd from Diane supporters]

DIANE: Awww, that's great. Thank you!

MIDDLE AGED WOMAN: Diane, if you could do it over, would you have picked your tribe any differently? And if so, what changes would you have made?

DIANE: [slightly avoiding the question] Awwww, I loved my team. And... yeah... sure I could have picked different. I would have loved to have Tanya and Peter, honestly. But I loved my team. I thought we did great.

JEFF: Okay, we have time for only one more. Sorry about that. [He points to the second row]

ASIAN COLLEGE STUDENT: Hello. Ronan Li from the Philippines. And my question is to Tanya.

[Tanya looks up and smiles]

ASIAN COLLEGE STUDENT: Tanya, what is your relationship like with Ryan now? And do you still think Jed is cuter than him?

[Laughter from the audience. Tanya's face starts to redden as she is put on the spot.]

TANYA: First off, the whole Jed thing is just an old joke between us. Ryan told me once that he looks like Jed, so we always talked about that. And secondly, we're just friends. We'll always be friends. [She shrugs] Sorry, but there's not any more to say. We get along fine.

RYAN: [piping up] She still flirts with me though. But she knows she can only look but not touch. I'm spoken for, sorry to say.

[Laughter from the crowd, as Ryan smirks and chuckles]

JEFF: Okay, sorry to cut this short, but we have to take a break. We'll be right back. Stick around.

[Fade to commercial almost immediately, as the station tries to make up for lost time]



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[fade in from commercial. Jeff is hurrying to wrap it all up now.]

JEFF: [A bit flustered] All right, now we really ARE out of time. Guys, it was a pleasure. I think you all did a fantastic job, you should all be proud of yourself. And maybe we’ll all do it again someday. Any of you have any last words, before we say goodnight?

DIANE: It was our pleasure, Jeff. Thanks for doing a great job.

GABRIEL: You’re the man, Jeff.

HUNTER: [trying to speak over all the rest] Jeff, I have something to say.

JEFF: Yes? Hunter?

HUNTER: [grinning]: Jeff, at Alkyone we had to listen to that damn Britney Spears CD at LEAST twenty times a day.

[Tanya starts laughing]

HUNTER: We basically forced Tanya to lip synch to it every night, and I know she was as sick of it as we were by the time our stereo broke down.

[Tanya nods, emphatically]

HUNTER: So I just want to say that whoever decided to make that album can burn in hell. [grinning broadly now] That’s all I want to say. [He points at the camera] You’re a bad, bad person, and you make bad, evil music.

[Laughter and applause from the crowd.]

TANYA: I second that, Jeff. I HATED that song after about two days!

JEFF: [chuckling] Well on that note, I guess we’ll say goodnight. And Tanya, since you were our winner, I think it’s only fitting to give you the final word. Anything you want to leave us with?

TANYA: [still chuckling] Um, well, how do I top that? Gosh, I don’t know. I mean, like I said this is all beyond my wildest dreams, and I still can’t really believe it. So I’m just going to take it all in and just really try to enjoy it. And... um, I don’t know. [struggling to say just what she is feeling] I’m just really proud of myself and proud of all these guys that I got to spend thirty-nine days with. What else? Oh, I love Greece. I love it. I want to go back and really see it this time cause I feel I didn’t appreciate it while I was there. And now, I’m gonna. And I want to give it the respect that it deserves.

[Applause from the crowd. Stephanie reaches over to pat her on the back.]

TANYA: And what else... Gosh, oh yeah I want to get a Kenny Rogers album and see if Dirk really knows what he’s talking about [Dirk smiles at the joke] and ...and ...aw, shoot, that’s it! Let’s just go have a good time tonight, cause I’m ready!

[Tanya is cheered once more for the final time. She smiles and waves to the crowd, again fighting back tears.]

JEFF: Sounds good to me. Guys, let’s do it. And to our audience, people at home, we’ll see you again for the next edition of All-Stars, next summer. Keep an eye out for it, I think you’ll enjoy what we have in store for you. And from all of us here, along with our cast, thank you. Goodnight!

[Jeff stands up from his seat. The theme music plays as the camera pans out and the shot widens. All the contestants begin to get up and mill around. Tanya talks to Ramona, and then Jessie joins the group; Debb and Peter share a laugh; Gabriel holds up his teddy bear, Jimmy, and waves to the crowd. Stephanie and Dirk compare their battle axes. Then we fade out to commercial.]

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