I wouldn't say Best Ever....but good enough

JT took the title of Sole Survivor last night in the Survivor finale and it was 7-0, JT over Stephen. It was just the second unanimous vote ever, and while THAT was surprising, JT winning really wasn't.

He stayed in the shadows long enough, hooked up with Joe first then moved on to Stephen and Taj when the time was right. Once in the merge, he got Coach to think he was the real deal, used Coach to knock out his biggest threat in Tyson and won the game straight out when he blindsided Debbie.
The only mistake he made was sending Taj home one vote early, and she really needs to remember it is JUST A GAME. (She got outplayed but she was taking it personally. I know you are disappointed, but honestly, you were in SWV and your husband is Eddie George. You don't need the money.)

But I am glad that everyone seemed to remember that it was just a game and the player that made the right moves and then turned it on at the end and deserved to win. And they voted to make sure he did. Good for the jury. So many times people take the game so personally that they don't vote for the worthy finalist.

And Tyson WAS correct to a point that he said that the best player doesn't always win because everyone turns on that person early in the individual challenges. True, but if the power person plays a game the way JT played it, then YES the best person will win. As good as Tyson was, I'm not certain he was better than JT. JT sent him packing and for that, you tip your cap to JT. Tyson was my favorite but then I clearly started rooting for JeT. Certainly over Coach and Stephen.

Lastly, I will say that I do think that Brendon was right when he said that his tribe had too many members going into the merge. That allowed Erinn to switch sides because that fat should have been trimmed, to borrow an expression from CT. I am just so surprised that Coach wanted to go after his own tribe first before knocking out Taj, Stephen and JT. I guess he didn't think his house was in order? That might have been the biggest mistake made in the game, which allowed JT to win. Otherwise, I think Tyson beats Coach in the final two. Oh well.
Can't wait for Survivor Samoa.