We begin thing by congratulating JT, who is crying. Aww. Honestly, I'd freaking cry too. He's a millionaire, how can you not cry? The only times when it is permissible to cry as an adult male are as follows: winning a million dollars and during an episode of Friday Night Lights. Not that I've ever done that.

"This is probably the happiest I've ever been in my life," he says. Probst points out that JT's a pretty popular character. "Everyone I've run into this week has said 'Hate Coach, Love JT!" which is pretty much true. This marks the first time that America and I have ever been on the same page regarding reality show contestants. I still don't forgive you for Rupert, but we're making progress.

JT says that he actually didn't tell a soul about anything, even his parents. "They think that I got fourth, at best!" You can tell that he's just as happy to have surprised his family as he is to have won. He says that people ask him all the time whether Surviving is as hard as it looks, and that the answer is a resounding yes. He said he was hungrier than he's ever been and really rethinking his decision by day eleven or twelve. As a cattle rancher, the guy always does have lots of available meat. Hungry? Just bite into a Holstein Cow!

What was it about Stephen that made him such a good ally? JT says that he thought he'd never align with Stephen, but then he started working harder than anyone else and really getting his hands dirty, and things just happened and they clicked. Probst points out that JT had an "inside mole" in Coach, because Coach was as fond of JT as everyone else was because JT is a vampire and Coach is easily glamoured. Coach told JT all about Timbira's plans, and then JT would tell Stephen and they would take advantage. People in the audience begin laughing at Coach, and he sort of just shrugs his shoulders because what can you do at this point? "I'm the gift that keeps on giving!" he mutters. "He owes me a million dollars!" Tyson says from his position in eighth place. Love me, everyone!

Probst asks Stephen whether he really wouldn't have taken JT. Stephen points out that he's not sure what he would have done, but that it was pretty apparent that Debbie was seeking a specific answer from him and had already made up her mind, which was apparent to everyone but Debbie. "I figured it out when Debbie's question for JT was 'Isn't it true that you're the greatest person that ever existed?'" Debbie laughs in the background, because isn't it cute how she cornered Stephen with her complete lack of self-awareness or logic? HATE.

Probst asks JT whether his feelings were hurt, and JT cops to acting a bit in order to get some jury votes. Everyone laughs, because isn't JT cute? He can get away with anything! Don't you just want to commit your savings to his Ponzi Scheme every time you see his smile?

JT makes a very good point about why he was not upset at Stephen: "It's a lot different for me to take Stephen than it is for Stephen to take me." He has the luxury of being JT, which he knows.

Brendan, what happened with Timbira? He mentions that they had "a lot of dysfunction" on their team, and they pretty much set themselves up for it. Erinn (who looks HOT) says that she jumped over to the Jalapao side because the other Timbiras made it clear to her that she was at the bottom of the totem pole, so she just wanted to put herself in the best situation possible. Also: she got the pleasure of voting out Tyson, Coach and Sierra.

Taj, why did no one ever talk about taking out JT? Well, Tyson did, but they nailed his ass to the wall before he could do anything about it. Is Taj really the best person to ask this question? Ask a Timbira, Probst. Hell, ask someone who wasn't one of his closest allies. Taj says she just assumed that it was them to the end, so he never even came up for her.

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