“The car was like, ‘Here’s an ice cream sundae,’” Aubry joked, “‘want a cherry and extra sprinkles on top?’”

Her win feels like a cherry on top of a four-game journey. But heading into final tribal, she didn’t want to get too ahead of herself.

“I had a good feeling that I left it all on the table,” she explained. “I felt good, I was confident that I had articulated my game. But after Survivor 32, I have learned I am not satisfied until that is on ink and the votes are read. So, I was hopeful, but I did not think it was a done deal.”

Plus, she knew her fellow finalists Jonathan Young and Joe Hunter were also forces to be reckoned with. 

“I thought Jonathan played an incredible game,” she noted. “And Joe is an unbelievable human being.”

The same can be said for Tiffany Ervin, who finished fifth.

“In addition to her physical prowess, Tiffany had one of the best social games I’ve ever seen,” she said. “Tiffany could stab you in the back and you’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, I really, really like her.’ And that scared me as someone to go against in the final.”

For a look back at the many players Aubry had to outwit, outplay and outlast this season, read on. 

- Reporting by Daryn Carp