Before the season even started I knew that Adam was something special. As soon as I read his biography I knew he would be this season's winner.
http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/215461/
What stood out to me was the fact that he is a homeless shelter manager and volunteers for Relay For Life. Now I know regarding the jury many people have there own opinions and reasoning behind choosing a winner . For me personally it would come down to who would benefit more from the million dollars and who will give back to others in need. As soon as I read his bio I knew Adam would be the perfect winner.
Adam had another reason for playing Survivor he was playing for his mom Suzie who also happened to be a huge Survivor fan was battling stage 4 lung cancer. Many in Adam's position would stay home to be with there loved one, but it was his mother's wish that he go out there and play the game.
As you can see Adam had a lot on his plate.
Adam started on the Vanua tribe aka the Millennial tribe. At the second immunity challenge Vanua lost and was sent to tribal where Adam lost his main alliance member Mari. Now on the bottom Adam had to work his way to the top. He was the first to bring to everyones attention what a huge threat Figgy and Taylor were.
At one point one there was a tribe switch Adam was on the Takali tribe with both Figgy and Taylor. He convinced his tribe to vote out Figgy her being the bigger threat than Taylor. Knowing Taylor would be a lost puppy without her.
Now when the merge hit Adam caught Taylor hiding food from the tribe. I have no respect for people who hide food from the tribe. Adam thinking he could possibly earn some trust from Taylor decided he would share with him an advantage he found. Adam's advantage said that he could steal a reward from somebody in the game. Taylor was only interested in revenge after Adam voted out Figgy. I don't think this was one of Adam's best moves. As a fan watching at home I become greatly concerned about his spot in the game. Taylor decided to tell Jay and try to use this information to convince the jury to vote out Adam for being dishonest to the tribe . Adam stood his ground and revealed while he did share that he does in fact have an advantage and saw Taylor hoard food from the tribe , he did not eat any of the food and in fact Taylor stole and hid food from the tribe. The tribe saw Taylor as the more dishonest and sneaky player and sent him home.
While telling Taylor about his Advantage may not have been one of Adam's best moves , Adam had some priceless moments.
Who can forget this moment when Adam Found the hidden immunity idol. While everyone else in his tribe was goat hunting Adam went to go search for the idol he found a clue eventually leading him to the idol. It was quite an emotional moment when Adam says mom this is for you as we are reminded of who Adam is out there playing for.
Adam also won immunity against challenge best Jay.
He also won immunity a second time
In doing so he was able to convince David's biggest ally Ken to vote David out of the game.
One of the things that fascinated me was the relationship between Adam and Jay. Jay once described there relationship in the game as the yin yang
They were rivals with the same goal to make it to the end. Though at times they were rivals they also shared common ground. We saw that especially at the loved ones visit.
Jay at the loved ones visit that he has two halves to his heart one being his sister the other one is at home . His mother was also dealing with health issues and it is in that moment we see that Jay and Adam are out there playing for the same person there mom.
At the loved ones visit it truly was a bittersweet moment as Adam is reunited with his brother.
This moment we also see that Adam tells his brother and the rest of his tribe that he cant use his reward to steal a loved ones visit from someone. This is what Taylor was saying Adam might potentially do if he made it that far. We learned a lot about Adam's character because any other season someone might just have stole someone's visit. Adam never used his advantage in fact he gave it to Jay to use. This really showed the kind of person Adam is.
At the loved ones visit we learn the heartbreaking news that the treatment Adam's mom was receiving has stopped working and stopped the treatment. I could not imagine being in the game and receiving the news Adam got. Many would quit to go be with there loved one . In fact Jenna Morasca quit in Survivor All Stars to be with her mom who eventually passed away, Adam like his mom kept fighting.
In a crucial moment in the game Adam decided to share this information with Jay.
https://youtu.be/FuP10W5HfaU
Adam and Jay have a serious conversation about why they are here. Jay wants to stay in the game and wants to take Adam to the end. Adam decides in that moment to reveal to Jay that his mom has stage 4 lung cancer. Jay could have easily used this information against Adam and tell the other tribe mates, but instead understood because his mom has brain aneurysms. They find common ground and have a heart to heart but at the same time realize they cannot take the other to the end. Adam won respect from Jay and in return Jay earned my respect. My first impressions of Jay were wrong. He and Adam are both exceptional human beings and I would have been proud to see either one of them win.
But.... only one did...
https://youtu.be/opf00V7_LFQ
I don't know about you guys but I was screaming and crying as Jeff read the votes and that last vote that revealed Adam had one I cried tears of joy. Never in my years of watching Survivor did I see a more perfect winner. It was upsetting to me how many thought Adam won by the sympathy vote. Adam could not have told his tribe mates about his mom's health as that would have made him a huge threat and nobody would take him to the end had the learned Adam's secret. He used whatever means he had to win the game. Jeremy Collins withheld that he was going to have a son until the last tribal council. It shows the jury in my opinion that there is another side to you than the one others see in the game .
Adam in fact did give back and give 100,000 of his winnings to Stand Up To Cancer.
Its at the reunion we learn the tragic news that Adam's mom had lost her battle with cancer. She waited for Adam to return home and died an hour after he got home. My heart goes out to Adam and his family. His mom would definitely be proud of Adam and all he has accomplished.
Adam was one of my favorite contestants ever in the history of Survivor. His season Millennials Vs GenX was also one of my favorite seasons. In my mind the jury could not have picked a more deserving winner . Congrats to Adam and I hope you all tune in to the new season of Survivor Wed. March 8 on CBS 8pm.
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