During the live season finale of Survivor Philippines Celebrity Showdown last night at GMA studio, Akihiro received 3 votes from the 7 jury members, enough for him to win the title. He bested Ervic Vijandre, Solenn Heusaff and Aubrey Miles.
This is what went down during the finale:
Aubrey Miles became the 7th jury member after a nail-biting tie-breaker between her and Akihiro Sato was held.
Both Aubrey and Akihiro received 3 votes for elimination from the 6 jury members while Ervic and Solenn each got two vote-offs. The 6 jury members and now including Ervic and Solenn voted between Aubrey and Akihiro to break the tie. Moi, Solenn and Ervic voted off Akihiro but the rest voted against Aubrey, making the hot mama the 7th member of the jury.
Akihiro, Solenn and Ervic became the final 3 castaways vying for title and the cash prize of P3 million. The jury members (including the newest member Aubrey) cast their votes live once again and this time, they are voting for the one they want to win Survivor Philippines.
Here are the results:
Aubrey – Ervic
Moi – Akihiro
Elma – Solenn
Ahron – Ervic
Jon – Akihiro
Michelle – Solenn
Aira – Akihiro
It’s interesting to note that in our survey, almost 60% of our respondents are in favor of Akihiro to win the title.
Akihiro started modelling in Brazil and Thailand. He is appearing on a new Filipino movie called Handumanan. He is one of the most popular models in the Philippines as of 2009. He joined Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown and made it all the way to the end, Day 36 with Ervic Vijandre, Solenn
Heussaff, and Aubrey Miles as the shows "Final Four". In the live finals, he was named as the "1st Celebrity Sole Survivor".
Akihiro Sato (born September 12, 1983) is a Japanese Brazilian model currently living in The Philippines.