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The final five were whittled down to the ultimate winner last night in the season finale of Survivor: Fiji. Who won it all?

Some episode highlights:

1. Yau-Man survived the last tribal council, but he knows he is still a target.
2. Predictably, Yau-Man's controversial with Dreamz has far-reaching ramifications.
3. Jeff Probst informs us that there is a new format for the final vote - this season, it's a final three, not final two.

The five remaining Survivor hopefuls return to camp with plenty to process. At the onset, our man Yau-man Chan says it was the talk of his immunity-for-truck deal with Dre "Dreamz" Herd that made him feel it necessary to play the immunity idol.

He made the right choice. But now what?

Follow the link to continue reading our guide to the finale of Survivor: Fiji ...

The man himself, Jeff Probst, has shared some of his thoughts on the half-dozen remaining Survivor hopefuls, and the great season we've been witnessing, with TV Guide. Here's his guest column.

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Survivor: Fiji began with controversy when the Moto tribe won the luxury beach while the Ravu tribe had virtually nothing. So it is only fitting that the Survivor: Fiji finale end in the same way it began, with major controversy.

But we'll get to that in a moment. First, a quick recap. As of May 3, we were down to the final six: Boo, Cassandra, Dreamz, Earl, Stacy and Yau-Man.

SCOOP NOTE: In our episode guide to last night's show, you can learn which of those six got the boot, leaving us with the final five.

Now, as the game enters the "every person for himself" phase, Yau-Man and Earl seem to have the most solid alliance, which puts them in a very good position, and it appears that Earl is calling the shots.

Thanks to Mookie Lee's snooping (and consequently being ousted), everybody knows that Yau-Man has one of the immunity idols. This could put him in a vulnerable spot because the longer he's allowed to hold onto it, the safer he becomes.

This won't sit well with the others, especially considering how likable Yau-Man is and how hard it would be to defeat him at the final vote.

I can tell you that at least one more idol gets played at Tribal Council, and it will have an impact. Plus, there is still another idol hidden at camp somewhere, and its discovery could dramatically alter the remaining power structure.

Cassandra is in a good position because of relationships with Earl and Dreamz, which could make her a swing vote if alliances shift. Relationships are the only thing that have kept her in this game, since she hasn't performed well at the challenges or contributed much around camp.

Stacy is also in a good position, because, for whatever reason, she is one of the least liked, and everybody believes they could beat her in a final vote.

The truth hurts, but it's a brutal game.

Boo is on the outside. I thought he would be one of the likable heroes this season, but once again I was wrong.

Boo has managed to stay in the game longer than expected and now that could backfire, as he's one of the strongest physical competitors left. It's always risky leaving a guy like him in because he could dominate the individual challenges and win his way to the end.

Dreamz is without a doubt the biggest wild card. Survivor has never seen someone play the game this way. Dreamz is playing both sides with reckless abandon. He cannot be trusted and yet people keep telling him everything.

Like him or not, you have credit him for creating complete instability, which he seems to be benefiting from greatly. At this point, even I am unclear if Dreamz just "doesn't get it" or is simply playing a very masterful game.

That question will be answered in these last few days on the island.

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Big risk equalled an even bigger reward for Yau-Man last night as he made a series of game-changing decisions on Survivor.

Some episode highlights:

• Boo started to feel like there is a target on his back... but so does Yau-Man, and he responds in kind.
• Yau-Man makes a crazy proposition to Dreamz... and watches it pay off.
• The hidden immunity idols continue to impact the face of the game.

Alex Angarita is ancient history, and even Jeff Probst was thrown off by some of the developments in last night's episode, proving once again that you've never seen it all on Survivor.

Follow the link for our complete episode guide ...

With the finale of CBS' Survivor: Fiji airing this Sunday and one of this season's most strategic players out of the running, it's anyone's game.

You can't say Alex Angarita didn't give it his all. He desperately tried to stick around by explaining to people that Yau-Man was a huge threat.

Yet he had already wasted the hidden immunity idol trying to save himself a few tribal councils back. TV Guide sat down with the smart guy and savvy Survivor - who seems like he'd be a good fit for a future season of The Apprentice with the likes of Donald Trump - to find out what went wrong.

TVGuide.com: Got to say, I admire the "go down swinging" strategy.
Alex Angarita: You've got to. You can't just give up at the very end. That's just not the way life works.

TVGuide.com: Did you think you had a shot?
Alex Angarita: Were I a betting man, would I have placed a bet on me? No.

That's dumb. But to convince others, I think you have to believe in yourself. So to a certain degree, as delusional as it might be, I did believe that my strategy might work. But from a bird's-eye view, I knew I didn't stand a chance.

TVGuide.com: Cassandra seemed at least interested in what you had to say.
Alex: At least I riled things up a little bit. Yau-Man wasn't as safe as he thought. I did something.

TVGuide.com: I think outing Yau-Man's idol, as you and Mookie Lee did, will really change things.
Alex: I do, too. In a game as intense as Survivor, with such little time in between pivotal events, any small thing has a ripple effect. That is magnified by the way the game is played.

TVGuide.com: You kept saying the others didn't know what they were in for. Are you a big Survivor fan?
Alex: I am now! [Laughs] Part of what I felt was an issue throughout and something I didn't take into account was that I always assumed in my strategy that I was dealing with rational [people] who could see more than one or two steps ahead. I think I was wrong in thinking that. A lot of people who played that game think only about staying there week to week. I kept trying to explain to them all throughout the show. I'd say, "Listen, this will happen three steps from now if you do this now." Had I to do that over again, I would probably focus on explaining to people the immediate impact of their decision rather than the long-term impact. That might be a better way of persuading others.

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With only seven Survivor hopefuls remaining, the campers return to their island to discuss what went wrong that Alex, their target, was still there and Mookie Lee (voted off last episode) was not.

Earl wonders why the group didn't think the split vote might backfire on them, which it did. Alex feels they are all stressing out and are not in agreement.

Who met his (or her) end when the dust settled last night? Click here for our comprehensive Survivor episode guide ... 

When the dust settled, last week's episode of Survivor saw the undoing of Mookie. Tonight, an all-new episode promises even more twists and turns. Follow the jump for potential spoilers, if you're into that sort of thing. 

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The View co-host and former Survivor castaway Elisabeth Hasselbeck has revealed she'll be giving birth to her second child this fall.

"I'm totally three months pregnant," Hasselbeck revealed to wild applause from the studio audience during Monday morning's live broadcast of The View. "The baby will come in November."

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a former Survivor: The Australian Outback star, married former Boston College quarterback Tim Hasselbeck, her college sweetheart, in July 2002. In September 2004, Hasselbeck used The View to announce that she and Tim were expecting their first child.

Six months later, Hasselbeck gave birth to daughter Grace - who shares the same birthday as her father, Tim - on April 6, 2005. Hasselbeck has already Grace that she'll be a big sister.

"The other day I was eating watermelon, I said, 'Grace, mommy's eating watermelon. It's yummy, it's going right in my tummy.' And she said, 'Oh. The baby's getting watermelon.' It was like, 'Oh, I guess you're giving that child some watermelon when I should have it,'" Hasselbeck said.

"She knows there's a baby in my belly, but also thinks there's a baby in her belly. You know, she just thinks everybody has a baby in their belly."

Congrats to Elisabeth and Tim!

As for the current group of castaways, Mookie Lee was booted off after last Thursday's all-new episode. Click here for a full episode recap.

Mookie Lee's time on Survivor: Fiji brought up a number of questions. Why did he tell Dreamz about the hidden immunity idol? Did he believe Dreamz when he said he'd been backstabbed too? Can he justify going through Yau-Man's bag? Mookie, who bid farewell to the show last week, was kind enough to answer all of this and more in an interview with Reality News Online. Excerpts below.

Q: What was your strategy going into the game?

Mookie: I really didn't have a specific strategy. I think the dynamic of the game changes constantly. They always have different twists. I'm normally a perceptive person, so I [planned to use that]. I defintely didn't want to be that person who puts their foot forward and is on the chopping block, but given the scenario, I was able to adjust and be the person who led a team and then adjust and let other people step forward.

Q: Alex claimed this week that you wanted to go. And I heard from others way back in the Ravu days that you said similar things. Did you really want to go?

Mookie: Obviously, back in the Ravu days, it was out of frustration that I would speak my mind. But my heart wanted to be in it and it showed in how competitive I was. And in being creative, like in the last episode. I may say things out of frustration, but in the end, I have the will to win. I stayed long enough to prove I am a competitor. I definitely showed I wanted to be there.

Q: Why did you tell Dreamz about the idol, especially after Edgardo and Alex asked you not to?

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When you're a low-rent reality TV star and looking to make a name for yourself... you damn well better look good. After all, no one's going to make you a trophy wife or give you a million bucks based on your brains or personality. Well, Survivor is a bit different. But whatever.

Here's a few reality TV fashion highs and lows from the past week ...

Pumkin (Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School)

Yes, the incorrectly spelled "Pumkin" revealed last week it was her right to fight! However, showing her back side and revealing what kind of undies she prefers? Yeah. This is a fashion don't. Keep your panties hidden, babe. Mo'Nique would surely concur.

Schatar (Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School)

Look. Ladies. If we are going to try and impress Mr. Winery himself, don't you think you should wear heels that you can actually walk in? Seriously, girl. Lose the heels, try flats. Do something. So you can walk. God.

Amber Alchalabi (The Bachelor)

One way to insure you will be getting a rose: go on a solo date, jump in a hot tub wearing a cute little bikini and shake that thang! Obviously, Andy Baldwin wants to hit that piece. Therefore, this is a fashion "do." Amber Alchalabi might not receive such a positive response from her home town, though.

Yau Man (Survivor)

Another fashion "do," as you don't have to be Jeff Probst to know that a hat is a must-have item on the islands.

Yau Man knows how to rock that hat, which is one of the reasons for his success in Fiji. He is always cool, calm and collected on Survivor - more so than the just-departed Mookie - and there's no doubt that this stylin' and practical head accessory has something to do with it.

Next season, Survivor will take to the islands of coastal China. But for now, tensions are rising in Fiji as the field is winnowing and the tasks getting increasingly grueling.

With Edgardo voted out, there are only eight survivors left and individuals move into high gear to secure places within an alliance that will assure them of making it through to the finals on Survivor: Fiji Islands.

Concerned that he voted Mookie Lee (pictured) to go, Dreamz comes to a tough realization.

They changed their vote last minute because they thought Mookie might pull out the immunity idol, and that they didn't tell him. It dawns on him that his position is precarious.

Continue reading this recap of last night's Survivor: Fiji Islands ...