‘Survivor 47’ winner Rachel LaMont thought she lost at final tribal: ‘My stomach was in knots’

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Sam Phalen during the tense final tribal council. The 34-year-old told The Post that she thought she lost the game while battling Phalen, 24, for the jury votes during Wednesday night’s finale. “My stomach was in knots,” said LaMont — who received 7 jury votes to Phalen’s 1 and left Fiji with the $1 million check.Read LaMont’s full interview below.New York Post: At what point at the end of the game did you think you would win?Not during final tribal.

It was when I won that final five immunity and I knew that I could get Genevieve out that night, that is when I felt like I had a true, good shot at it.

And then over time with the fire making and with Sam’s incredible final tribal, that confidence definitely diminished towards the end there.

But I really felt like Genevieve was my final boss. And when I knew I had bested her at that challenge, I was elated. That’s why I cried immediately, being like, ‘Oh my God, I think I did it.’ That whole challenge I just kept telling myself it will never be easier to win $1 million than it is right now.