Survivor Cook Islands Summary

This is a brief summary of Survivor Cook Islands to prepare viewers for the finale this Sunday night, Dec. 17, 2006 8:00 pm ET.

There are five Survivors left - the Aitu 4 plus Adam. The final will narrow them down to three for the final voting. Nine Survivors make up the Jury; no word yet how a tie will be handled.

How We Got Here
After Jonathan and Candice (pictured) mutinied and left Aitu for Raro the Aitu 4 had the numbers against them (7 to 4, if I remember correctly). Candice just missed Adam and wanted to be with him again. Jonathan went with her thinking that she was his closest ally. It didn't work out too good for the new Raro, they lost a lot of challenges in a row and Candice went to Exile Island three straight times before being voted off.

After the merge, Raro thought that there was no way Aitu would form an alliance with Jonathan (pictured) again - they were wrong. Yul convinced Jonathan to go along with the Aitu 4 and Raro hate Jonathan for it, especially Nate who was the first to be voted off. Old Raro were picked off one by one, Adam is the last Raro left.

The Aitu 4
Yul is the master mind and recognized leader of the Aitu 4. He has the Hidden Immunity Idol, which he used to persuade Jonathan to go along with them. The Idol can be used until the final four to save him (or someone else) from being voted off at Tribal Council.

Ozzy is like Tarzan out there, he effortlessly climbs trees and swims like a fish. Puzzle challenges do not slow him down either. He is one of the best Survivors ever in the challenges. He has not really upset anyone in the game and is seen as a free spirit and independent despite being in the Aitu 4.

Becky thinks of Yul as an older brother figure - in other words she's Yul's puppet. She thinks that she's playing the game but Yul is really playing her. She's not really a threat to win challenges.

Sundra has just floated along to this point, drug along by Yul and the Aitu 4. I can't really say she has played under the radar because that connotes a conscious effort on her part which I don't think is the case. She also is not really a threat to win challenges.

Adumb
Adam is naive and not that bright. He's the type of player that is really surprised and offended by the lying and alliance breaking in Survivor. I mean really, people lie in Survivor? Did he watch the show before going on it? And don't let his buff bod fool you, he stinks at the challenges.

Next Updates: Saturday afternoon I will preview the finale and speculate on the final three and eventual winner. Sunday afternoon I will post any last minute rumors that I get.

Update: Vote to give one of the Survivors a car!