Sole Survivor

After game-ending injuries, blindslides and surprises, the epic battle that began 39 days ago came to an end at the final tribal council where Parvati Shallow was awarded the $1 million grand prize and title of sole survivor, on "Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites," Sunday, May 11, 2008.

Amanda Kimmel and Parvati Shallow during tribal council during the finale episode of "Survivor: Miconesia - Fans vs. Favorites," Sunday, May 11, 2008. Shallow received five votes over three for runner-up Kimmel, a 23-year-old former beauty queen and aspiring fashion designer. That last deliberation featured two players vying for votes from an eight-person jury of cast-off competitors.

The final three: Parvati Shallow, Cirie Field, and Amanda Kimmel, during "Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites," May 11, 2008. Only two people went to the final deliberation -- unlike the three previous seasons, which featured the final three contestants angling for winning votes. "...We've been blindsiding people left and right, and essentially we got blindsided," Field said of being left out of the final.

Parvati Shallow, Cirie Field, and Amanda Kimmel, during the fourteenth episode of "Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites," Sunday, May 11, 2008. During the finale, Kimmel won both immunity challenges, choosing Shallow to accompany her at the final tribal council. All three women were contestants on previous "Survivor" seasons.

Amanda Kimmel, Natalie Bolton, Parvati Shallow and Cirie Field, during the fourteenth episode of "Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites," Sunday, May 11, 2008. It marked the first time in the reality competition's 16-season history that four female contestants made it to the end of the game. Bolton was the only "fan" among three "favorites" in the final four.

Amanda Kimmel, Natalie Bolton, Parvati Shallow and Cirie Field, during the fourteenth episode of "Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites," Sunday, May 11, 2008.

Parvati Shallow, the 25-year-old boxer and charity organizer from Los Angeles, claimed the title of "Sole Survivor." She previously came in sixth on "Survivor: Cook Islands." "Going back a second time was a huge advantage," she observed. "I just learned not to take people at face value. Pretty much always second guess what someone's saying to me, and always think one step ahead, and just make more aggressive moves."

Parvati Shallow is seen during the fourteenth episode of "Survivor: Micronesia Fans vs. Favorites." Shallow, the 25-year-old boxer and charity organizer from Los Angeles outwitted, outlasted and outplayed her competitors for 39 days to claim the CBS reality show's $1 million prize during Sunday's finale.