On Dec 18, the Survivor Season 47 winner was revealed on CBS. After many difficult challenges, alliances, and frienemies, it was Rachel LaMont who was able to make it across the final line.
Released on Sept 18, the show went on for more than three months with 18 contestants. As the show progressed, many got eliminated, and finally, it was between the 4 contenders, Rachel LaMont, Sam Phalen, Christine "Teeny" Chirichillo, and Susan "Sue" Smey.
After an intense, emotional final episode, "The Last Stand," she was crowned as the winner.
Fans react to Rachel LeMont winning Survivor Season 47
After Rachel took home the big win on Wednesday, fans flooded the internet with their reaction to the results. While many seemed happy about her win, a few expressed disappointment.
A fan wrote on his X account,
"Rachel is the worst winner in survivor history #Survivor47"
Another fan of the show posted,
"Rachel would've been voted out at the final 12, 7, 6, 5, and 4 had she not won immunites and luckily found trinkets. imo this does not make a good winner considering she funadmentally lost the game 5x. the worst winner of the new era ⏰⏰ #survivor47"
A netizen wrote,
"Absolutely pathetic. Frustrating, infuriating, ridiculous. A third-straight horrid season of Survivor, with an embarrassingly-bad winner. The trio of Dee, Kenzie, and Rachel might go down as the worst trio of winners in its history. This is the new dark ages. #Survivor47"
A fan posted showing his support for the finalist, Sam,
"#Survivor #Survivor47 I was rooting for Sam because the fandom, and some of his own castmates, painted a (false) picture of who he is, not based on his mannerisms and actions but entirely due to his makeup, which reveals more about them than him. He triumphed on & off the show"
Another posted on X in favor of Sam as well,
"A scrappy underdog who burned himself early in the game but always found a way to bounce back through strategical decisions and maneuvering. Part of Operation Italy that turned the game upside down and dismantled the dominant all-women alliance #Survivor47"
Another netizen posted,
"watching final tribal - sam was very impressive and I think he has a real shot at this now #Survivor47"
"was rachel getting an “obvious winners edit” or was her game just so good that there was no way around a winners edit #Survivor47"
"It's funny seeing the survivor fandom hype Rachel up as a queen while dragging Ben for years..... just sayin #Survivor47"
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On Dec 18, Rachel LeMont was crowned as the winner of Survivor Season 47. Sam Phalen became the first runner-up, and Susan "Sue" Smey made it to the top 3. You can watch the entire season on CBS.