A little moment of inattention and everything collapses: a place in the final flies away, the 100,000 euros of victory go to the trunk and thousands (millions?) Of fans find themselves plunged in despair… This Friday evening , after having proudly stood on the poles for 2h30, Claude changed his fate and the evening of 6.9 million viewers of "Koh-Lanta", convinced that victory was promised to him.
While Denis Brogniart announced the next stage of the test - the removal of one end of the pole on which the candidates must stand as long as possible -, Claude fell into the water. A little "splash" in the Pacific Ocean, but a freezing shower for its supporters.
By offering this cruel test to his competitor Naoil, the young man of 40 years, who is the driver of a foreign businessman in Paris when he does not play Robinson in front of the cameras of TF 1, left to this one here the possibility of choosing his (her) finalist… And the boxer logically opted for the “outsider” Inès, who had resisted “only” 2:08 on her post. Shortly after, after the vote of the last competitors, Naoil won this edition of the adventure game. On the nose and goat, therefore, of what his admirers call "GOAT" ("Greatest Of All Times", best of all time).
You may not have won Koh-Lanta but know that you are in our heart. Long live Claude! Long live the GOAT! #KohLanta pic.twitter.com/7n4Sho3XxL
- J_243 🇨🇩 (@ JRM91100) June 5, 2020Claude never won the game
Because if Claude, who was in his third participation in "Koh-Lanta", never won the game, he holds the absolute record of victories in the tests (with seventeen consecrations). On social networks, his fans therefore spread their rage and their sadness after the elimination of their hero. "Naoil won 100,000 euros, Claude won Koh-Lanta," wrote a user on Twitter. “Let's never forget that Claude is: 3 finals of Koh-Lanta; individual wins record; orientation winner; a flame never extinguished, "added another. "Merit does not exist on Koh-Lanta", could we still read, while this Saturday again some viewers were spreading their hangovers: "I get up and I still have the seum (Editor's note: I am disgusted) for Claude, "lamented a viewer.
On the Leetchi online kitty site, dozens of virtual piggy banks have even been opened to console Claude. Entitled "For the stolen Koh-Lanta of Claude", "Claude, victory of the public" or "Claude President" (Editor's note: with an official photo of Emmanuel Macron diverted) , they contained this Saturday only a few tens of euros for most, but one exceeded 2,500 euros. But this Saturday afternoon, Claude had these pots closed.
"He spoke with an official from Leetchi, who explained to him that for the money to come back to him, he had to open a kitty himself," explains a production member from Koh-Lanta . Claude believes that he does not have to win money because he did not win the game and he also does not want sums to be diverted using his name ... So he obtained that all the prize pools are canceled and all their participants reimbursed. "
Qualified as "legend of Koh-Lanta"
Even the people fell in love with Poulidor of "Koh-Lanta". While, in our columns, the double Olympic swimming champion Yannick Agnel claimed to find Claude "incredible", Estelle Denis demanded on Twitter a change in the rules of "Koh-Lanta" so that the one who won second place in the event of posts participate in the final. On May 22, the sports journalist humorously posted the message "Claude, do you want to marry me?" ", Echoing the request for lunar marriage made by his companion Raymond Domenech live after the elimination of the Blues from Euro 2 008. Lyric, the magazine" So foot "tweeted meanwhile:" Hungary in 54. Saint-Etienne in 76. France in 82. Ajax in 2019. Claude in 2020. Sometimes there is no need to win to make history ”… And attributed the score of 10/10 to candidate for his performance of the evening, despite his defeat.
An adventure ends ... but rest assured others will arrive!
Thank you very much to all of you for all the support and love you have shown me throughout the broadcast. You are my victory.
My 🔥 stays on you are great 🙏🏻 #kohlanta @ KohLantaTF1 @Alpfr @ TF1 pic.twitter.com/rGkjhXEL54
This Saturday, on his Twitter account, the one who was described by Denis Brogniart as "legend of Koh-Lanta", sent a video message to his fans. "Don't be disappointed," he tells them before congratulating Naoil, "a great winner." All smiles, Claude tries to be positive: "My journey is top", "I preserved my flame", "I had unfailing support from you. This support is the most beautiful victory ”…“ Other adventures will take place ”, he finally announces, urging the“ 500,000 ”people who follow him on social networks to continue to do so to do.
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On Instagram, the master driver now has no less than 528,000 subscribers. If Claude lost the final of "Koh-Lanta", he did light a flame in the hearts of viewers.