Laurel Johnson just cast the most important vote inSurvivorhistory.
But she no doubt would have rather beenreceivingvotes instead of casting them.
In the end, she picked Wendell, handing him a million dollars and the title of Sole Survivor.
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And how difficult a decision was it?
And does she now wish she had made a move against the power dup earlier?
So, it was heartbreaking.
Why Wendell over Dom?And I think thats what made it such a hard decision.
I felt like these guys had played virtually the same game.
Those that were around in the endgame voted for Wendell.
I had to give it to Wendell.
Its a really hard feeling.
And its something you battle with.
I dont know how well that comes across on TV, but its gutting.
Were you hurt though that your biggest ally in Donathan didnt even vote for you?
That was surprising.Yeah, I was hurt by Donathans vote.
I thought I had Donathans vote.
I was also hurt by Ange, I thought I had her vote.
It was really tough.
I felt like I was making the best decisions that I could make in the moment.
I felt like I was damned if I did and damned if I didnt.
If I flipped, Im dead on that side.
If I dont flip, what happens?
I get to the end and I lose.
So yeah, obviously looking back I wish I did something differently because it didnt work out.
And yeah, it was really tough watching myself make the decisions that I know screwed me over.
I mean, like, its sad.
I dont know if I lost those along the way or if I never had them.
And I think timing too, but you saw it.
We had a chance to get Dom out of the game right before the end.
And lets say I win fire and can take Wendell out.
I mean, the chances were there.
I didnt see that because there were chances later in the game.
Alright, Laurel, lets play a game ofSurvivorWhat-if, okay?Okay.
So I was pretty upset with Dom in that moment.
She didnt make any moves and making that statement to the jury.
How would you have done against Wendell if youd had to go to fire-making?
Would you have just been obliterated?I mean, Wendell took longer than I thought he would.
What wasnt shown was that Wendell actually coached me through fire-making.
He built a fire pit that we would go and practice in every morning.
So I knew how well that Wendell could make fire.
Dom could make fire in a heartbeat.
I knew I would be hard-pressed to beat either one of them at fire.
I could make fire but I was by no means really good at it.
I was not the person tending to the fire out there.
That just wasnt my role.
So, maybe I had a shot against Ange, but she was also a fire tender too.
These were not three people that you wanna go against in fire.
So I knew it wasnt worth risking my game for it.
I feel like everyone has, like, twenty worst moves of the game for me.
My best move is I created the alliance that ran the game.
And, for me, I felt like if I dont blow this up Im going to be next.
As for worst move, I guess not turning on the guys at one of these points.
Maybe the worst one would have been at 8, but I just couldnt turn on them at 8.
I mean, I was playing both sides the entire game.
Malolo thought I was with them.
Naviti thought I was with them.
And no one knew it.
