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After 47 days, 24 episodes and countless twists and turns, the winner of “Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains” was finally crowned by Jonathan Lapaglia on March 27. Heading into the finale, there were just four people remaining in the hunt to win the $500,000 grand prize: Gerry Geltch, George Mladenov, Elizaveta “Liz” Parnov and Matt Sharp. Did the right person win? Or did the jury get it wrong? Vote in our poll below.

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When George failed to claim the final immunity challenge, he knew his head was on the chopping block. The other three would be fools to take him to the end, since he played one of the best games in “Survivor” history. On Day 46, George tried to convince Liz and Matt to write down Gerry’s name down. But in the end, the King was voted out by a three-to-one vote.

On Day 47, the final...

The Final 6 players of “Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains” have been named and, as luck would have it, they are evenly divided between three original Heroes and three original Villains. A recent twist from host Jonathan Lapaglia prevented anyone from being voted out, and instead the two people who received the most votes (Nina and Gerry) were sent to “Survivor” Isolation. Think of it as Exile Island, only they have to rely on the other contestants to give them food, water and information.

Below, check out our “Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains” Final 6 power rankings for those still in the game. Then be sure to tell us who You want to win by voting in our poll and sounding off in the comments section.

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1. George Mladenov

There’s no other way to say it: King George is playing a masterful game. Since Day 1, he...

Spice Girls, unite! Gold Derby recently conducted a poll asking viewers of “Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains” to name who played the best pre-merge game, and it’s a tie between two members of the so-called Spice Girls alliance — Shonee Bowtell and George Mladenov both receive 36% support. These members of the original Villains tribe have deliciously played up being baddies all season long, and it’s clearly paying off when it comes to fan admiration.

No one else in our poll results earns double digit support, though honorable mentions go to Elizaveta “Liz” Parnov (the third Spice Girl) at 9%, followed by Alanna “Nina” Twine (aka the daughter of America’s Queen Sandra Diaz-Twine) at 6%, and then Hayley Leake (the only Australia winner competing) at 3%. Here are the complete poll results for who fans think played the best pre-mere game:

36% — Shonee Bowtell

36% — George Mladenov

9% — Elizaveta “Liz” Parnov

6% — Alanna “Nina” Twine

3% — Hayley Leake

2% or less — Shaun Hampson,...

With the merge imminent on “Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains,” the remaining contestants are about to enter the second half of the game in Samoa. But before we get to Jonathan Lapaglia‘s long-awaited “Drop your buffs” moment, we want to know who You think is playing the best pre-merge game? Are you feeling the love for a certain heroic personality, or can you not get enough of one particular villainous character? Vote in our poll below.

As of this writing, there are still 13 castaways left in the game: eight original Heroes and five original Villains. However, the players are all intermingled at this point thanks to various twists, including Gerry Geltch being voted onto the opposing tribe, an official tribe swap at an auction, and Elizaveta “Liz” Parnov choosing to mutiny. Get a refresher on the complete “Australian Survivor” cast in our photo gallery above (or click here for...