The point was that he didn't play the smartest game. It doesn't matter AT ALL that he got to the final three if he ticced off all the people in the jury. He lied, stabbed people in the back, manipulated and schemed.. and got caught at it repeatedly, and thought it didn't matter. That was stupid of him.

If I was playing I would definitely want Russell in the final three with me, because NO ONE would want him to win, because he was a jerk to everyone. He played to last to the end, but he certainly didn't play to WIN.

Sandra was smart and didn't rock the boat with anyone, made sure she was no threat to anyone, and didn't make any enemies. She deserved to win.

Pavati was nice to some people but also arrogant and lied to some. I'm surprised that she got almost half the votes to win. But it's very telling that Russell didn't get ANY. He alienated everyone he played with, and lied to everyone, and then boasted about how dumb they were and how smart he was. That was just stupid of him. He didn't have even one vote in the end, so how could you thnk he deserved to win?

Surviver is about surviving the social group put on the island, it's not about survival in the wilderness, it's not about being strong enough to out-perform in challenges, it's about manipulating all the other people so that you end up as the last person standing WHILE the people voted out still LIKE you. It's social standing, not scheming.

Personally, I would have preferred to see Rupert win, since he didn't particularly run around lying to people, and played so that he didn't hurt other people.

If I were on Surviver, I'd be voted off so fast my head would spin. I tend to be mouthy regardless of consequances, and say truthful things that get me on people's bad sides. Other than the show making me stick around just for ratings to see what outraeous thing would come out of my mouth, I'd get voted out for being annoying!