Congratulations to Kathy Whitlock and her Survivor contestant, Ben, for winning the 2017 ESD 112 Survivor crown. On December 21, Mike Nerland presented the award to Adam Noar on behalf of Kathy, who was in Australia (hopefully relaxing, not just surviving).

It was a grueling season, and in the end it came down to five finalists:

Jodi Thomas-Ryan Ulrich
Terri Tangalin-Piedra-Chrissy Hofbeck
Kathy Whitlock-Ben Driebergen
Effie Triol-Devon Pinto
Britt Becker-Mike Zahalsky

Attending the awards ceremony were past winners Amber Scott and Judy Strong who welcomed Adam(Kathy) into the elite and highly coveted Ridiculous Golden Hat Club.