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'Survivor: Cambodia' Winner Announced

CBS TELEVISION CITY (CBSLA.com) — After braving the elements on a remote Cambodian island with 19 other contestants, firefighter Jeremy Collins on Wednesday night was named the winner of "Survivor" season 31, taking took home the big $1 million prize.

Collins, like all the contestants in the "Second Chance" season of the show, had appeared on a previous season of the show but hadn't won.

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This time around, he said he focused on building relationships with everyone.

"I went to each and every other person and let them know I had their back," he said. "[And said] so you do the same for me. I wanted to build relationships with everyone."

Collins lives in Massachusetts and is a father of two girls, with a third child on the way.

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