‘Survivor’ Crowns Season 35 Winner in Wild Finale
(Spoiler Alert: Please do not read on if you have not yet watched Wednesday’s “Survivor” finale)
Ben Driebergen, a 34-year-old marine from Boise, Idaho, won the $1 million prize and the title of sole “Survivor” to cap off the 35th season dubbed “Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers.” Driebergen began the game on the “Heroes” tribe.
An analytical eye towards the season’s editing hinted at his win. Producers included multiple tangents focused on Driebergen personally, such as apparent manifestations of PTSD and his family’s role in his mental health, even when a key storyline of a particular episode focused elsewhere.