There could only be one left… After a 41-day adventure full of emotions, hard knocks and of course, sporting events, it was finally Thibault who won this 26th season of Koh Lanta titled The cursed tribefacing Charlotte and Ilyesse during a very calm final on TF1.
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The post test between ex-Yellows
Final test of Koh Lantathe posts opened the final this Tuesday, December 3 in the Philippines, where the three ex-members of the Yellow tribe faced each other under a blazing sun.
After a little more than two hours of immobility, Ilyesse was the first to fall from his log. The Corsican Thibault and the Belgian Charlotte remain in the running: and it is ultimately the latter who wins this duel after two and a half hours of competition. She thus ensures her access to the final and the choice of her opponent.
The 28-year-old adventurer, the last to have found her dagger during the orienteering test, decides to face Thibault, after a discreet celebration of her victory at the posts.
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A final piece of advice without fanfare
In order to elect the winner of this edition of Koh-Lanta : The cursed tribethe final jury met during a final council meeting in the Philippines, without tensions compared to last seasons.
To defend their place, Thibault and Charlotte answered a few tricky questions and launched into a speech to try to convince the jury. “I have never been so proud of myself, explains Charlotte, a professional youth mediator, who distinguished herself in the individual and strategy events. I was starting from zero, I had no self-confidence. Earn Koh Lantait would show that the path traveled has not been made for nothing, and it would financially help my association for young people, not just me! »
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Thibault, the 36-year-old farmer strong in survival, highlights his “sincerity”: “I didn’t calculate anything during the game, I really enjoyed bringing food for everyone. I would have taken a sentimental and professional step in my life”, explains the man who would like to develop an ecological agrotourism activity and offer a trip to his two daughters if he wins the competition.
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Thibault wins this “Koh-Lanta”: “The cursed tribe”
Back in Paris and live, this season's 24 candidates found themselves on the TF1 set facing Denis Brogniart. The opportunity to look back on some notable moments of this edition such as the surprise elimination of the captain of the yellow tribe Frédéric by the female alliance.
After a somewhat long focus on the loved ones of the two finalists, it is time to finally discover the votes. It was ultimately Thibault who won the vote of the castaways quite easily with nine votes in his favor against four for Charlotte (Sophia, Maxim, Cécile and Cassandre), and therefore the check for €100,000.
Carried in triumph by his companions in adventure, the Corsican takes over from Léa, the winner of the previous edition entitled The Immunity Hunters . The final word was given by Denis Brogniart, who gives “see you in 2025” to viewers of Koh Lanta.
