And then there were three. On the August 15 episode of Alone , one more survivalist made the difficult decision to tap out. That leaves just three cast members to soldier on in their quest to win the show’s life-changing $500,000 grand prize .
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Alone Season 11 Episode 9.] Sarah Poynter’s ‘Alone’ journey comes to an end As one of just two women competing on Alone Season 11 , Sarah Poynter has proven that she has what it takes to survive a tough situation. While she struggled with hunting and fishing, Sarah (who owns an Alaskan fishing lodge with her husband) nonetheless made herself at home in the remote Canadian wilderness , building a solid shelter and foraging for most of her food.
In the process, she discovered a resiliency that she didn’t know she had, which boosted her sometimes fragile self-confidence. But after more than 40 days on her own in the Arctic, Sarah reached the end of her journey. She starts experiencing a “screaming” pain in her left kidney.
At first, she tries to push through. But even standing upright is a challenge. Sarah isn’t sure what was causing her pain, but she knows it’s serious.
Tapping out was is only option, especially considering the vow she’d made before embarking on this journey. “I made a promise to my husband that I would tap out one day before I broke, physically or mentally,” she explains. While she didn’t win, Sarah doesn’t see her time on Alone as a failure.
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