After a month of adventure, it’s time for the grand finale of Koh-Lanta, The Legend rang. Phil and Jade were eliminated after the orientation test. There are therefore three still in the running: Ugo, Claude and Laurent. Among them is the winner of this All Stars edition celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the TF1 program. But before designating the winner, one last step: the legendary pole test! And contrary to what the images suggest, everyone has the same chance …
If one wears a 39, the other a 41 and the third wears a 44, then the game is unfair. In reality, everything is thought out upstream. Out of the question for the Adventure Line Productions teams to leave this to chance. First of all, you have to find “an aesthetically beautiful place for plans with the drone“, explains Julien Magne, the producer, to our colleagues from Leisure TV. “A site that respects fairness: there must not be a particular current under one pole and not another“, he continues. Finally, the size of the posts is adapted to the shoe size of each adventurer. “But the size of the feet does not matter a lot“, specifies Julien Magne.
This ordeal can last for hours … But then what is Denis Brogniart doing while the three finalists try to hold out on these posts as long as possible? He is patient, in the shade! This moment is also an opportunity for the host to prepare the final advice of the season. Remember that the last five adventurers face the members of the final jury. Each explains when he was eliminated. Clémentine, Namadia, Coumba, Clémence, Teheiura, Alexandra, Loïc, Christelle, Sam, Alix, Jade and Phil will then welcome Ugo, Claude and Laurent. All together, as well as the one eliminated from the posts, will decide between the two finalists. During the votes, the cameramen cut the sound of their microphone return, automatic cameras are running. These votes are then kept secret, the ballot box is sealed until the grand final which takes place months later in the studio in Paris. Like every year, those who know the name of the winner can be counted on the fingers of one hand!
It remains to be seen whether there will be a big winner … After the cheating scandals that broke out, the production would think of modifying the end of the story exceptionally.