Viewers erupt after Yam Yam Arocho’s Survivor victory: He did not deserve to win

Yam Yam Arocho is the new winner of Survivor Season 44.

He won the $1 million prize.

He is the first Survivor contestant to live in Puerto Rico. He owns a beauty salon. Yam Yam Arocho has won Survivor 44, defeating Heidi Lagares-Greenblatt and Carolyn Wiger in the final judges’ vote.

He was part of the Three Stooges Tika alliance and had a strong social game throughout the season. He was born on July 15, 1986 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The Puerto Rican deserved the win convincingly, but viewers were divided in their comments.

Here are some of the comments:

The whole season…. I want Survivor like it used to be. More of the working, fishing, more challenges, less puzzles, no weird twists. I miss what it used to be.

Worse season yet.. Yam Yam did not deserve to win. Think I’m finally over watching this show.

Carson deserved to win and has been one of the best players I’ve seen. This season was one of the worst I’ve watched.

LOVED this season! I have been watching since it began. This was a great season. Congratulations Yam Yam! You did an excellent job. Was also rooting for Carolyn (I am sort of like her…I like to talk.

This was the last one for me. I’ve been watching Survivor since season 1. The show now is a shadow of its former self

I’d love to see real survivors win. The best survivors each season get voted off. It’s an entertaining show, but not a real test of who can actually survive. For that Alone and N&A are better.

I wanted Carolyn to win but I think her speaking up and supporting YamYam every time is what lost her the game. She was only being her amazing self but honestly she was the best player. Happy for Yam Yam though!!

This whole season was boring including the finale. There weren’t any hard questions asked and what happened to pleading there case as to why they deserve to win more than the other two. I’ve been a fan since season 1, episode 1 but, it’s not the same anymore. It hasn’t been good since Winners at War.

Actually, I thought it was a good season. Wanted Carolyn or Carson to win. Would love to see them come back.

Caroline might have had the best story and the most screen time, but outside of Carson – the right person won!
Yam yam had a great final tribal, and I feel like there’s lots more to explaining and owning his game we didn’t see. Caroline didn’t have the best final tribal and I think in the end that hurt her!

Just get rid of the 3 person FTC format because it’s better head to head!

was hoping it was Carson first then Yam Yam ….. Sad Carson lost the way he did …. But Heidi took him to the fire challenge only because she thought he couldn’t make fire at all…. But he was not far behind so he did go out a winner still….

I liked when Rupert played. They have too much rice, too much comfort and not hard enough physical challenges now.

I was disappointed!!!! I would also like to see someone win that truly deserves it. Someone that actually does something!!!!

I wish it was Carson, he deserved it, but I’m glad the girls didn’t get it, they didn’t do much to win. Yam yam played a good game.

I must have been watching a different show than some of you because I was shocked that Yam Yam won! He seems like a personable man but in my opinion he did very little to outwit or outplay. I wasn’t a fan of Carolyn in the beginning but of the final 3, I felt she was most deserving. What exactly did Yam Yam do to earn all those votes?

I wasn’t impressed last night! This is suppose to be survivor (out whit, out last, out play) not a popularity show 🙄. Same thing regarding American Idol it’s the BEST singer not popularity! I may have to take a break from watching reality shows even though I have watched these two since night one!

Why is the game so short since COVID? It used to be 39 days, not 24. Too many idols and advantages as well. More physical challenges, loved when they bid for food, had to eat horrible stuff, only two at the end, family visits, etc.
Bring back the original Survivor. The game is just a shell of itself now.

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