Kelly Wiglesworth (‘Survivor’) remembers the late Rudy Boesch by wishing she gave him ‘the win’
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Rudy Boesch. Rudy passed away in 2019 at age 91 following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. When EW recently asked Kelly about her biggest “Survivor” regret, she responded simply by saying, “Not giving the win to Rudy.”
Let’s recap. In Borneo’s final immunity challenge (
watch above), Kelly, Rudy and
Richard Hatch were tasked with holding their hands on the immunity idol for as long as they could. Richard voluntarily gave up after two and a half hours, and then Rudy accidentally let go after the four-hour mark, resulting in a victory for the then-22-year-old river guide. Kelly then solely got to choose whom to eliminate (Rudy) and whom to bring to the final two (Richard). At the final tribal council, the jury voted Richard as the winner of the $1 million prize in a tight 4-3 vote over Kelly.