near the end of the competition, he won the final immunity challenge, over former allies wesson and famie. as a result, he was given the choice of whom to face in the jury vote. he had formed an alliance with wesson early in the show and stated that he wanted to see that through. he also said that he did not want famie to have a shot at winning the title. in the end, donaldson cast his vote to eliminate famie, who was generally disliked, and who donaldson perceived as less deserving to win the title of sole survivor, should donaldson not win himself. ultimately, donaldson finished in second place, with wesson winning in a 4–3 vote, earning the votes from brkich along with former kucha members nick brown and rodger bingham.