"♪♪♪" "jeff:" "Allright!" "Nice, excited crowd." "Have a seat." "( cheers and applause )" "That's a nice welcome." "It is good to be live in new" "York city." "All right." "Well, I gotta say," "Congratulations, natalie, rob," "Phillip." "This is a-- this game is so much" "Tougher, I think, than anybody" "Can ever know." "Even I don't appreciate it and" "I've been out there doing this" "For 22 seasons." "So I always tip my hat to you" "Guys." "You survived a rough tribal" "Council, final tribal." "These guys were not easy on you." "But in a minute, at least for" "One of you, it's not going to" "Really matter because somebody" "Is about to become a" "Millionaire." "Deep breath." "You nervous, natalie?" "yeah,a littlebit." "It is what it is." "jeff:" "Doyouthinkyouhave" "A shot at winning this game?" "Itriedmy best." "I did what I could do." "And I'm just" " I've taken so" "Much out of this game and so" "Much knowledge and so much" "Just, like -- allright,yesorno?" "yes" "( laughter )" "I do." "jeff:" "Rob,youcan win this" "Game?" "Ihopeso ." "You know, I think natalie said" "It best." "All you can do is your best." "jeff:" "Phillip,do you," "After everything you've been" "Through have a shot at having" "Votes in here enough to win you" "A million bucks?" "yeah." "jeff:" "Allright,let 'sget" "To the votes." "These are votes for a winner." "Tonight you want to see your" "Name on the parchment." "For a million bucks, I'll read" "The votes." "( applause )" "First vote, rob." "( applause )" "Phillip." "( applause )" "One vote rob, one vote phillip." "Rob." "( applause )" "Two votes rob, one vote phillip." "Rob." "That's three votes rob, one vote" "Phillip." "Rob." "( applause )" "That's four votes rob, one vote" "Phillip." "No votes natalie." "The winner of "survivor:" "Redemption island," rob." "jeff:" "Afterplayinga" "Record four times, boston rob" "Final lie accomplished his goal" "Of winning "survivor," and he" "Did it with a style that would" "Make any mob boss proud." "Redemption island added a new" "Twist-- it challenged matt's" "Faith and sent the game's" "Greatest villain, russell, home" "In tears, and phillip sheppard" "Emerged as one of the most" "Polarizing people to ever play." "The big question-- is he really" "A former federal agent?" "We will find out." "We are live in new york city!" ""survivor:" "Redemption island"" "Reunion show is next." "jeff:" "Robwinsimmunity!" "hey,baby,maybeIlearned" "Something since last time." "It really doesn't even matter" "What the clue says because I" "Already have the idol, so might" "As well just throw it away." "away." "I'm running my tribe like the" "Army" " I'm the general." "They're soldiers, and they're" "All doing as they're told." "jeff:" "Matt,thetribehas" "Spoken." "onemanshouldnot havethis" "Much power in this game." "Luckily, I'm not an ordinary man" "Superman." "superman." "( applause ) jeff:" "Welcometo the" ""survivor:" "Redemption island"" "Live reunion show." "Congratulations, boston rob." "Four times" "( applause )" "And a record 117 days played in" "This game." "Coming in to this, knowing you" "Had-- you had, obviously, you" "Had a target on your back." "What odds did you give yourself?" "well,youknow,Iknew from" "The very beginning, if I was" "Able to get my foot in the door," "If I could get these people to" "At least play with me, they" "Would have a shot." "You know, they didn't realize" "How nervous I was the first day" "I was out there." "They held all the power." "But they didn't know that." "So I knew if I could get in and" "Start to build relationships," "And I could show them they would" "Be helpful around camp, that," "You know, I could get in a good" "Alliance and then work my way" "From dl." "jeff:" "Wasthereakey" "Moment the first few days?" "uh,yesandno." "I mean, kristina, going and" "Looking for the idol feverishly" "On the first day, kind of put a" "Target on her." "And, you know, building the" "Shelter and working together" "With everybody, I kind of showed" "Them that, you know what?" "I have some experience, and let" "Me show you how, because, you" "Know what?" "Even if I get all the way to the" "End, nobody will vote for me to" "Win." "And that's, you know -- whenyouwereassessingwho" "To make your alliance with off" "The top, what was the thought" "Process?" "Why did you end up with who you" "Had in your group?" "loyalty." "At first." "You know, that was the main" "Thing." "Natalie, I knew that, you know," "She was young, and that she" "Needed someone to help, you" "Know, go through this game with," "And they could be that person" "For her." "And in return, she would, you" "Know, stay loyal to me." "jeff:" "Oneof thethings" "That I heard all season was" "Nobody in your alliance talked" "To anybody else." "It was kind of cult-like." "youknowwhat?" "( laughter )" "It was too a degree." "But it was a lot of hard work," "Too." "It looks easy when you're" "Sitting at home watching it, but" "I would constantly be going back" "And checking with each and every" "Member and making sure that" "Nobody was talking to anybody" "Else, and if they were, I" "Pretended to have an open-door" "Policy with everybody where we" "All put everything on the table." "Of course, I kept a lot of it to" "Myself." "But it was a lot of hard work." "It wasn't as easy as it looked." "jeff:" "Ashley,whathappene" "Happened?" "You know, I was tweeting live" "During these episodes, and the" "One thing that kept coming up" "Is, "why aren't these girls" "Flipping it on rob?"" "Why did it never happen?" "therewasapivotalpoint" "When I had won immunity going" "Into, I think, andrea had just" "Come back from redemption." "And we knew-- natalie and I knew" "That rob had an idol." "We knew that." "He told us that he found an idol" "After the merge." "So we were like" " I don't know." "You're so scared when you're out" "There, or something." "Like, it was just-- we knew he" "Was going to play the idol." "And at that point, I had" "Immunity, and I felt like I had" "Control and that was the best" "Move for me." "jeff:" "I gottainterrupt." "I don't know if we can hear" "This." "Is that your baby?" "That's boston rob's baby out" "There." "And daughter saying, "daddy," "Daddy, daddy."" "I think we understand why." "Amber, if you need to leave, if" "They get too loud, you just" "Skedaddle." "It's fine." "No hard feelings." "Andrea, you're at home now" "Watching this whole thing play" "Out." "What do you take from how rob" "Played?" "robplayedabrilliantgame ," "And also what you don't see, is" "The way he built relationships" "With each of us was so" "Individual that you felt-- you" "Know, I looked at him as an" "Older brother." "We spent two days billion a" "Daybed for no reason." "And you look at those" "Relationships, and you feel" "Close to someone." "We all, grant, all of us, had" "This different relationship with" "Rob and that's just brilliant." "jeff:" "Whatit youlearn?" "You play again, what did you" "Take from this?" "youhaveto be constantly" "Checking in with everybody." "What did you do, what were you" "Talking about over there?" "You see him doing that with" "Everyone and you become" "Comfortable." "Everything he does can with" "Checking in, constantly having" "To know what's going on." "Never become comfortable," "Either." "jeff:" "Rob,whatdid you see" "In phillip that nobody else did." "here'sthethingabout" "Phillip, with all the talk that" "Was said back and forth." "Phillip is a lovable guy." "He's a guy that, you know, if" "You just listen to him for a" "Second and listen to the story" "That he's trying to tell." "He comes from a family of 12." "He left home at 16." "He's going on and on." "And just imagine what that's" "Like for a minute to come from a" "Family of 12." "You've got to be constantly" "Fighting for attention." "And I just said, you know what?" "Here's a guy that if I show him" "Some love, he will-- he will be" "There for me." "I mine it's not any different" "Than what any of us want." "You know, we all want to be" "Loved." "And we all want to be heard." "Everybody else would be giving" "It to phillip for giving him a" "Hard time-- socially, there were" "Times when you weren't, you" "Know" "( laughter )" "It wasn't a picnic." "But at the same time, he was" "Someone that, you know, I could" "Go to and I could find a common" "Ground, and we could exchange," "You know, and have an exchange" "On that." "jeff:" "Phillip,I- " "( applause )" "I want to talk to you later in" "The show, but I gotta ask right" "Now." "You seem-- either you're just" "Very reserved or you're down." "Are you down right now?" "no,I 'mattentiveandI'm" "Listening and -- quick,tellme whatI'm" "Thinking." "What am I thinking?" "whatyou'rethinkingright" "Now is, "what is phillip really" "Thinking?"" "( laughter )" "( applause ) jeff:" "Natalie,didyour" "Loyalty to rob ever waiver, even" "Though we might not have seen it" "In the show." "Did you truly consider turning" "On him at any point?" "Imean,IthinkIwould have" "If he didn't have the idol, but" "Because he did, like ashley was" "Saying, I mean, we couldn't vote" "For him." "We knew it was the last time he" "Could play the idol." "There's no way he wouldn't." "So I put myself in a position" "Where either basically I'm going" "To the end no matter what," "Because I have ashley and I have" "Rob." "jeff:" "Howwasthe final" "Tribal for you." "Julie was particularly harsh on" "You." "You were, julie." "Iwas." "jeff:" "Asamotheryourself," "Those were pretty tough words to" "Say to a young woman." "How did it impact you?" "IthinkI'mstrongerthan I" "Think I am." "Because in my life, I" " I've" "Given to what people say and I" "Think what this experience has" "Given me is just, like, take it" "With a grain of salt, and move" "On." "Move on." "( applause )" "Because-- jeff:" "Julie,whenyou saw" "That played back, any regrets on" "That?" "uhm,youknow,now thatwe're" "Sitting here, yes." "Yes, because natalie is a great" "Person." "But what I lived through was so" "Much frustration because here's" "These women that are just being" "Blindsided by this guy that's" "Played the game four times." "I just wanted to shake them," ""come on!" "Wake up!" "We can do a female alliance."" "Hats off to rob's leadership " "Imean,theobviouscomeback" "Is I made it to the final three." "You're back row, jury." "absolutely,absolute,you're" "Right." "jeff:" "Right?" "absolutely,andmy hat'soff" "To them." "It is." "jeff:" "Rob,oneofthe" "Things that started happening" "With the ometepe six, is that" "After you guys had the easy" "Votes to get rid of zapatera," "Then you had to turn on each" "Other, and the one they think" "The one that got to me the most" "Was you and grant." "Because knowing you-- after you" "Played so many times, I have a" "Pretty good idea of what you're" "Like, that you and grant in" "Normal life would probably be" "The closest of anybody here." "Have you repaired that damage?" "youknow,it wasreally" "Tough, you know, watching it" "Back." "Grant and I communicated quite a" "Bit when we got back from-- from" "Nicaragua." "And when-- when the-- when the" "Show first started." "And I stopped hearing from him," "Probably about three or four" "Episodes in." "And he wouldn't return my phone" "Call, wouldn't return a text" "From me." "And I just want to say, bro, in" "I hurt your feelings, I'm sorry." "I was just plaga game, but, you" "Know, no hard feelings." "We haven't really got to that" "Point." "We've seen each other all day" "Today -- grant,certainlyI'mnot" "Phillip." "I'm not a specialist and I cant" "Read your mind but I can read" "Body language and your body" "Language looks right now that" "You might jump rob rather than" "Hug rob." "uhm,therecomes--there" "Comes a point where you have t" "To-- in this game "survivor"" "Where do you draw the line" "Between I'm going to call this a" "Game, where in actuality, it's a" "Direct reflection of your life," "Of who you are." "And as much as we can cop out," "So to speak, and say this is a" "Game, for me, the experience" "Was-- the experience was much" "Different than that." "jeff:" "Rob,do youthink" "That might be in part because" "You've played so many times?" "Do you learn how not to take" "This game personally?" "well,youknowwhat,Ithink" "You have to, in your mind set" "If you-- let's put it this way." "If you draw a line in the sand" "And say, "I will not cross this" "Line," then you get out there on" "The island, and start playing" "The game, then you're going to" "Be constantly flirting with am I" "Going to go over this line?" "Am I not going to go over this" "Line." "It's a lot easier to say, "I'm" "Playing a game and I'm going to" "Do whatever it takes to win."" "At the same time, I understand" "His point of view because you're" "Out there living with these" "People 24 hours a day, so the" "Relationships you make are real." "At the end of the day, I looked" "At it like I'm going to try to" "Win a million dollars for my" "Family." "jeff:" "Well,Igottasay," "I've annoyed a lot of people" "Over the seasons by having an" "Ne now." "For my money, in 22 seasons," "That's as close to a perfect" "Game as anybody's ever played on" ""survivor."" "( applause )" "Coming up next, russell hantz." "Has he recovered from his early" "Demise?" "Matt spent 27 days on redemption" "Island." "It nearly broke his spirit." "And phillip, was there a method" "To his madness or is phillip" "Just mad?" "We will find out." "We are live in new york." "It is the "survivor:" "Redemption" "Island reunion show." "We'll be right back." "it'sstealth." "And I am known as the" "Specialist." "Boston rob, the mentalist." "Where's grant?" "Better known as the assassin." "jeff:" "Wow." "Igotblindsided." "If god wants me to go a step" "Further, so be it." "jeff:" "Mattseizesthe" "Moment and will re-enter this" "Game." "youguys,givemea minute." "jeff:" "Matt,youneedto" "Bring me your torch." "thegameof "survivor"is" "Long." "God has literally been carrying" "Me." "But I wouldn't change anything." "Iwasouttheresolong- - eitherwayyouhaveafew" "Records." "You have the most days spend" "Ever on redemption island." "Somewhere around a month." "You won 10 out of 11 duels." "And you were" "( applause )" "And you were the first person to" "Be blindsided twice." "( laughter )" "In the same season." "It seemed like it took a really" "Big toll on you emotionally." "How bad did it get for you?" "uhm,I mean,my lowestpoint" "Was definitely when I broke and" "You saw me crying." "And talking about god carrying" "Me." "That was so true." "But I think that was even after" "The duel with julie." "I was just so over the game." "I felt so alone." "I was completely exhausted." "jeff:" "Well,therewas a" "Time to remind people had you" "Said, "I want to go home unless" "God doesn't want me to," and god" "Didn't want you to, and he gave" "You another week or so." "yeah." "That's definitely true." "I mean, god does what he wants" "To." "And we have to be respectful of" "That, whether it's what we want" "Or not." "But, really, I'm just so" "Thankful for the way that" "Everything came out." "It was really a life-changing" "Experience, and I loved every" "Minute of it." "jeff:" "Howso ?" "What did you learn?" "uhm,well,Istartedthegame" "Deciding that I was going to" "Blindly follow my heart, and I" "Take away from it that following" "Your heart doesn't necessarily" "Mean ignoring lodge and I can" "Reason." "But" "( laughter )" "But it's important to evaluate" "The context of the situation you" "Find yourself in." "And make an educated decision" "With what you know and go from" "There." "So -- canyoudescribewhatit's" "Like-- because you spent a lot" "Of that time alone." "Ididspendalotofthat" "Time alone." "And I have a stellar nicaraguan" "Rock collection" "( laughter )" "But it's really difficult." "Just the simple tasks become" "Impossible-- collecting" "Firewood, starting the fire," "Cook the rice, cleaning the" "Pots-- it's very lonely and kind" "Of miserable at times." "jeff:" "Whatdo yourfamily" "And friend say about, you know," "What you went through and what" "They saw?" "You were very exposed out there" "A lot." "uhm,I mean,everyonesays" "Their heart were just breaking" "For me, but at the same time" "They're like, "wow, the way you" "Got to talk about your faith and" "Talk about what god was doing" "For you, so incredible."" "And the people who know me" "Really well said, "redemption" "Island was the best place for" "You since you like to be by" "Yourself so much." "jeff:" "Andrea,therewas" "Some talk or speculation that" "Maybe there was a little" "Connection going on there," "Love-wise?" "Any love interest between you" "And matt?" "uhm,matt'scute." "I mean, look at him." "I think we can all agree." "jeff:" "Andrea." "Idon'tknow." "I think matt's cool." "I'm probably blushing." "jeff:" "That'sayes ?" "Matt, is there anything?" "Have you guys spoken, talked," "Gone on a date?" "well,I 'minnashville,and" "She's in wisconsin so it's a" "Pretty big distance." "We definitely had a connection" "On the island -- you'llbefriendsforever." "I get it." "Mike, I think we have a photo of" "You from the war." "You've been in our armed forces." "You've been out there" "( applause )" "Protecting our country." "So-- so you have an idea of what" "It's like to go through" "Something tough." "How-- and this is a tough" "Comparison to make, but is there" "Any parallel between the" "Deprivation you go through on" "This show?" "well,jeff,there'salotof" "Soul-searching that went on with" "Me." ""survivor" transformed me as a" "Human being, as a man, as an" "American." "I-- it helped me understand my" "Purpose and what-- what I'm" "Doing with my life." "I got closer to god." "It was great to have talks with" "Matt." "God bless our-- our troops and" "Our service members" "( cheers and applause )" "God bless them." ""survivor--" "survivor" is a" "Challenge." "It's a challenge." "I signed up-- in the marine" "Corps I still bleed green." "My heart bleeds green." "Once a marine, always a marine." "And the strife and the hardship" "That we go through over in iraq," "Or over in afghanistan, or" "Wherever-- wherever our troops" "Are, does not compare to" ""survivor."" "However, "survivor" is very real" "And very difficult." "Your life's just not on the" "Line." "You know." "And -- howmanytimesanight,aswe" "Go to break, do you think about" "That last challenge and how" "Close you might have been to a" "Million dollars?" "Iwastiredofcomingin" "Second place, jeff." "You know, there were so many" "Challenges where I almost had" "Immunity." "Our tribe was one down at the" "Merge." "We almost had matt." "We almost had him." "And I wanted to win "survivor."" "Took out russell hantz." "I had rob in my crosshairs." "I didn't have enough to get him." "I love this game." "I'm passionate about it." "And, you know, I really, really" "Had a great experience." "It was great for me." "jeff:" "Allright,stillto" "Come." "Sprint is going to a ward" "$100,000 to one of the season's" "Castweighs based on your votes." "Up next, he came into this" "Season the most notorious" "Villain in "survivor" history." "He went out in tears." "Will evil russell ever play" "Again?" "And the answer to the biggest" "Question of the season-- is" "Phillip sheppard really a former" "Federal agent?" "We'll be right back." "( cheers and applause )" "mytrunkswerehiddensomy" "Great-great grandfather came to" "Me in a vision and he said," ""look near the water pole."" "Am I good or what?" "Don't mess with the undercover" "Specialist." "jeff:" "Russell,youare out" "Of this game." "Is it embarrassment at finally" "Losing?" "no." "I respect this game too much to" "Go out this way." "( applause )." "jeff:" "Welcomebacktothe" ""survivor:" "Redemption island"" "Reunion show." "We're live in new york city." "Russell hantz, what was it like?" "What did your fans say when they" "Saw you cry?" "it'sjustrough." "It's the hardest thing I've ever" "Had to do in my life, you know," "And it's so emotionally-- you" "Get so emotionally involved," "Especially after playing three" "Times." "But I-- you know, first of all," "I have to say," " I have to" "Congratulate rob." "And he played an excellent game." "And I want to see if he's going" "To shake my hand this time." "Rob?" "oh!" "( applause ) jeff:" "Yeah,it wasreally" "At the end of the" ""heroes-villains" live show that" "Whole idea was born when you" "Guys challenged each other." "So zapatera, your tribe," "Somented you out of this game," "They threw a challenge to get" "You out." "Is that fair in "survivor in?" "yousee,theamazingthing," "I'm-- you're such a great host" "And you're not asking the" "Question that I'm sure everybody" "Wants to hear and that question" "Is do you regret your decision" "In throwing a challenge seven" "Days in for a million dollars?" "Now we've got I'm half this" "Man's size and he's afraid of" "Me?" "I got two people in my alliance," "Two." "And they've got six." "It's impossible-- they can" "Control me." "But I can't make things" "Disappear and appear." "I know they might think I can." "But I can't just make things" "Vanish." "So just try to control me." "And, you know, it makes me sick" "To my stomach when I hear steve" "Tell people like phillip that" "He's not a man when this man" "Gave up-- gave up his momentum," "A professional football player," "Threw in the towel, and-- in a" "Game-- jeff, you have to tell me" "That they had a bounty on my" "Head." "How in the world-- you know, I" "Can't think they're that idiots." "I can't think that they're that" "Stupid." "jeff:" "Phillipwithall" "This-- uhm-- that you have going" "On right now-- russell." "jeff:" "Russell,sorry." "Wow!" "I don't know if that was" "Freudian or what." "Maybe you two should show down" "Next, phillip and russell." "The specialist might have your" "Number." "So, russell, with everything you" "Have going on inside you right" "Now, I can still see that" "You'rasmed about this game." "Your last worms were,"I'm done." "I'll never play again."" "That has changed." "Is the door open that you might" "Play again?" "it'slikeapieceofme ." "It's a part of me, you know, and" "It's hard to" " I gotta say" " I" "Gotta say no, but it's so" "Ingrained in me." "jeff:" "Shouldwe notcall?" "( laughter )" "Do you want us to throw your" "Number away?" "Yes or no?" "Yes or no?" "I'mtwo-timefanfavorite" "Right now." "jeff:" "Doyouwantmeto" "Keep the phone number or dump" "It?" "Yes or no?" "justkeepmy number." "jeff:" "Allright." "Well, russell was one of the" "Most polarizes survivors in" "History." "Until phillip showed up." "I'ma formerfederalagent." "That's right, special agent" "Sheppard." "I'm a former special agent." "A federal agent." "I worked for the government as a" "Federal agent in the department" "They wonder in." "I'm a former federal agent." "Diit for three separate agencys." "And I am known as "the" "Specialist."" "( applause ) jeff:" "Phillipsheppard." "So, was there-- was there a" "Method to your madness?" "absolutely." "I woke up on day two, and saw" "That boston rob had a grip on" "The tribe." "And I went four more days, and" "That grip was unchanging." "This was no window for me to" "Talk to anybody in my tribe." "So I came up with a plan." "How do you get close to the guy" "Who's going to control this" "Tribe?" "Dismasts most villainous person" "While-- within our tribe-- to" "Make sure that they would see" "Rob would see that I was the" "Focus, and that would keep the" "Focus off of him and he would" "Appreciate that." "jeff:" "What'sbeenthe" "Reaction on the street from" "People?" "Clearly, people love or hate" "You." "theyabsolutelyloveme." "I don't run into anybody that" "Doesn't does not love me" "( applause )" "Most people describe it" "Describe me as "you're a" "Brilliant player."" "And there was one other" "Component to my game that was" "Missed by most, and that is I" "Played with a certain level of" "Integrity." "I was not going to trade my" "Integrity for a million dollars." "jeff:" "I know,something" "That went on just-- just-- does" "That surprise you that people" "Laugh?" "These guys are laughing." "The people in the audience are" "Latching." "You just gave a very heart-felt" "Comment." "itdoesn'tsurpriseme." "I would ask the audience just to" "Know whenever you saw an" "Interview with me, not one time" "That I recall did you ever hear" "Me talk about any one member of" "This entire audience, even" "When-- youtalkedaboutmeallthe" "Time." "no,excuseme ." "When I would talk about you, I" "Would talk about you to your" "Face." "jeff:" "Phillip,thisiswhy" "You're great." "This is why phillip is great." "excuseme,excuseme- - phillip,holdon " "Isaidin theinterview--in" "Iknow,Iknow." "Stop." "Isaidin theinterview." "jeff:" "Stop,stop,phillip," "We're live." "You know I'm your biggest fan," "And I want to get to the bottom" "Of something-- two things" "Quickly, quickly." "Okay, one is very heated" "Discussion between and you steve" "About race." ""survivor's" a tough game, I" "Know." "Have you guys healed that wound?" "wehaven't,butweare." "You know, the specialist doesn't" "Make a mistake, but he made one" "In this game." "Steve, I hope you accept my" "Apology." "Ido,always" "( applause ) jeff:" "Nowthere'sone more" "Big question." "All right, this is what I know" "For sure." "Throw up the photo, michael." "I know you served in the army in 1984." "There's phillip sheppard as a" "Young man." "Now you've told everybody you're" "A former federal agent." "What agency did you serve with?" "Iservedwiththe defense" "Investigative services as a" "Special agent and I also worked" "With the naval investigative" "Service as an ajudeicator." "jeff:" "Now,to makesure" "This is authenticated, we have" "Brought somebody from your past" "That I'm going to go interview" "Right now, and we're going to" "Find out if this is true." "Diane hardy, stand up, please." "Okay, now I met diane earlier." "I've seen your credentials." "I sasaw the shiny badge." "I saw it all." "You are an active federal agent." "yes." "jeff:" "Howdo youknow" "Phillip sheppard?" "phillipandImet one" "Another, we attended the" "Training academy, and phillip" "Was an outstanding student, in" "My opinion" "( applause ) jeff:" "Now,areyou saying" "This because you think he needs" "Some help?" "no,no." "Before the training, we're given" "A manual." "And phillip came to the academy." "He knew the manual inside out." "It was as as if as though he" "Memorized the manual." "After the training we went to" "Different locations so I did not" "Work on the job with phillip." "But I know if he conducted" "Himself as he did at the" "Training academy, he was an" "Outstanding federal agent." "jeff:" "Thanks,diane" "( applause )" "You can sit." "You can sit." "Thank you." "So does that answer the" "Question?" "Do we buy this?" "Phillip, people are still" "Unsure." "Even diane hardy can't convince" "Them, and she is an active" "Federal agent." "To be continued, my friend." "The question remains and so will" "The question mark." "Up next, find out the sprint" "Player of the season." "And later an exclusive peek at" "Where we are headed for season 23 and taking us to the break" "Our survivors composers." "Russ land ow and david vannacor." "( applause ) jeff:" "Welcomeback." "Well, since Wednesday, viewers" "Have been texting and voting" "Online for the sprint player of" "The season, the honor also" "Include $100,000 cash prize." "The votes are in, and it was" "Very, very close this year." "It came down to two people." "Two of you dominated the voting." "Two of you gathered 76% of the" "Vote between the two of you." "Those two are boston rob and" "Matt." "( applause )" "The veteran, and the newbie." "The guy who was in control of" "Blindsiding the other one." "It was a 40%-36% vote." "That's how close it was." "Polarizing, very different," "Faith, god, god, god." "Godfather." "I will cut you" "( laughter )" "The votes are in." "The winner of the sprint" "$100,000 cash prize, it is a" "Clean sweep." "Rob mariano." "Nicely done." "Amber's going to go shopping!" "yeah,sheis ." "Thank you." "jeff:" "I justwanttopop" "Around." "I noticed something in the last" "Episode, ralph, when we got to" "The vote, I sensed an-- a real" "Affection between you and" "Phillip." "Do you like phillip?" "Is there a friendship here?" "nah,philliphe 'sagreat" "Guy." "I figured pretty quick that's" "The way he was playing the game." "jeff:" "And,grant,you 're" "Married now?" "Iammarried,yeah." "jeff:" "That'sgoingtoget" "Some boos from the women." "that'sokay." "jeff:" "Congratulations." "thankyouverymuch." "About a week after I got back." "jeff:" "Fantastic." "proposedrightat theairport" "As we landed coming back from" "Nicaragua." "Yeah." "There's kristina." "She's right out there." "jeff:" "Forthoseofuethere" "She is." "Beautiful woman." "And I heard a rumor that I'd" "Like to investigate quickly that" "There is another love affair," "That "survivor" has blossomed" "Yet another love affair and" "Typically at tribal council I" "Would go digging until I found" "It but since it's love and love" "Is tender and beautiful, david," "Why don't you just tell me about" "This." "Is it true?" "Are you dating another" ""survivor."" "Iam,notacurrentcast" "Member." "A former cast member." "We met shortly after the season." "jeff:" "Whois it ?" "carolyn." "caroleina. was it love at fi." "Idon'tknowifI wouldgoso" "Far as to say it was love at" "First sight." "She put me in my place before" "She gave me the time of day but" "She came around." "jeff:" "Howis the" "Relationship going right now?" "it'sgoingverywell." "Things are going pretty good." "jeff:" "Yeah." "yeah." "jeff:" "Allright." "( laughter )" "Wait a second." "How well is it going?" "it'sgoingverywell." "jeff:" "Really?" "yeah." "jeff:" "Likeverywellasin ," "Gee, I'd like to maybe really" "Make this official?" "yeah,I thinkthat'skindof" "A good ideaight now." "shutup!" "caroleinayouarethe most" "Amazing woman I have ever met-- shutitdownrightnow." "Shut it down." "youdriveme nutsbut atthe" "End of the day you make me" "Happier than I ever could be." "Will you marry me." "shuttheflipping" ""survivor" loves blindsiding me." "Yes, yes, oh, my god, yes." "You guys really like blindsiding" "Me." "jeff:" "Allright,willyou" "Never know what you're going to" "Get when you watch "survivor"" "Live." "After 22 seasons, the game" "Continues to surprise even those" "That were on years ago." "And we are still going strong." "Find out where "survivor" is" "Headed next right after this." "jeff:" "Well,if you'rejust" "Tuning in, you missed a lot" "Tonight, including an on-the-air" "Proposal from david to caroleina" "To which she said yes after" "Getting over her shock." "We're glad to have you." "We've had four big love affairs" "And you can get some advice" "After the show from rob and" "Amber." "Survivor has been on the air for 11 years and 22 seasons." "And thanks to you guys, we are" "Heading out to shoot season" "Number 23." "Take a look." "Redemption island." "It was a twist that changed the" "Game." "And next season, redemption" "Island is back." "16 new castweighs will embark on" "The adventure of a lifetime as" "They are abandoned in the south" "Pacific." "They will face unrelenting" "Storms, scorching temperatures" "And unforgiving waters." "They will be joined by two" "Returning players who are" "Seeking their own shot at" "Redemption." "Who will have what it takes to" "Outwit, outplay, and outlast all" "The rest?" "Find out this fall on "survivor" "South pacific."" "( cheers and applause )" "Tomorrow morning, boston rob" "Will appear on "the early show"" "On cbs and receive $1 million" "Immediately following tonight's" "Show, you can bid on" "One-of-a-kind memorabilia to" "Benefit the charity operation" "Smile." "The web site is on the screen" "Right now." "Finally, if you think you have" "What it takes to be on" ""survivor," but together ae-mine" "To" " I'd love to snuff your" "Torch." "Law enforcement laugh wow." "That's my line." "I can't even say it." "I say it ever season." "Thanks for the support." "It is because of you that we are" "Still on the air." "We'll see you next fall for" ""survivor:" "South pacific."" "Let me be clear-- diane hardy" "Said, off camera, she does know" "That phillip was an agent." "That case is closed." "Good night." "I'm karen adams..." "Thanks for joining" "Us..."