 Apparently because of Katniss and Peeta 's image in the minds of the audience as " star @-@ crossed lovers " , a rule change is announced midway through the Games , allowing two tributes from the same district to win the Hunger Games as a couple . Upon hearing this , Katniss begins searching for Peeta . She eventually finds him , wounded and in hiding . As she nurses him back to health , she acts the part of a young girl falling in love to gain more favor with the audience and , consequently , gifts from her sponsors . When the couple remains as the last two surviving tributes , the <unk> reverse the rule change in an attempt to force them into a dramatic finale , in which one must kill the other to win . Katniss , in an act of defiance against the Capitol , retrieves highly poisonous berries known as " <unk> " from her pouch and offers some to Peeta . Realizing that Katniss and Peeta intend to commit suicide , the <unk> announce that both will be the victors of the 74th Hunger Games . 
