After a grueling 39-day battle, three-time competitor Tyson Apostol, 34, won Survivor: Blood vs. Water, the title of Sole Survivor and the $1 million prize. The votes were revealed live in Los Angeles by host Jeff Probst during the reunion with Apostol receiving seven votes, and first runner-up Monica Culpepper receiving one vote.
Apostol initially entered the game with his girlfriend Rachel Foulger in this first-ever "loved ones" edition of Survivor. Rachel was voted out fourth. When Jeff announced Tyson the winner of Blood vs. Water, Rachel ran out and jumped into his arms for a hug. Tyson told Jeff that Rachel sacrificing her game for him made him work harder.
This is Tyson's third time playing Survivor, he was previously on Survivor: Tocantins and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.