AN: Enough votes were cast to reveal the winner.
Chapter 15B: The Winner Revealed
The five jury members went into the box to cast their votes. After some time, they came out of their confessionals and took a seat on the chairs provided. Soon after, Jane received an envelope containing the votes cast by Jake and Dakota and added it to the ballot box. She went back onstage to address the massive audience. "The votes have been cast!" Jane started to count the votes. "First vote: Josh." Josh's fans screamed in joy with Josh yelling out a big "Yes!" in the middle of it. "Second vote: Sam!"
Samantha's fans cheered her on. "We have one vote for Samantha, and one vote for Josh." The audience continued cheering despite Jane's announcement. At one point, it got so loud that no one could hear the results. "Next vote: Samantha!" Jane read a third vote, followed by a fourth, "Another one for Samantha!" Samantha has three votes to Josh's one. With just one vote needed to win, Samantha was at the edge of her seat. Josh was starting to get nervous. "Fifth vote is for Josh!" Josh gained a little more hope after hearing his name called out. "Sixth vote is for Josh!"
It was tied again. "The seventh and final vote could go to either finalist. I need a massive drum roll. While you're at it, turn down the lights!" The stage lights dimmed as the audience quieted down in order to hear the winner. The drummer did another roll, lasting a good thirty seconds before Jane read the last vote. "The winner of Total Drama American Tour and the recipient of one million dollars is…"
Samantha and Josh were both on the edge of their seats. In fact, everyone there was anxious to find out who won. The suspense kept building up as Jane was hesitant to reveal the ultimate winner. It was only one name that could be called when Jane read the last vote. "Samantha!"
Blue and white confetti dropped onto the stage floor as Samantha leaped for joy. She hugged Josh almost immediately, and then hugged Jane. "Wow!" was all she could think of when she heard her name being called by Jane. Jane handed her the briefcase filled with money as Samantha went up to the podium to make one last speech. "Thank you all for your support. I feel much honored to win this one million dollar prize. When I was in Fresno, I made bracelets for everyone here on TDAT. Yes, even Dakota got one, and he already has it. Everyone else, come up here and get your bracelets!"
Every contestant formed a single file line to receive their bracelet. "Thanks a lot!" Logan said as he got his sky blue one.
"Thanks Sam!" Jasper was more than happy to get a gray bracelet. One by one everyone got a bracelet from Samantha as she handed them out. She kept the last one to herself. "Together forever." She said to everyone. All of the contestants there nodded in agreement as the audience started to leave.
"Hey! Who wants to go to a club and hang out?" Lucas suggested everyone go to a local nightclub to celebrate the end of the show. Everyone agreed and left the theater and had a wonderful time.
AN: It's not over yet! Stay tuned for the epilogue and lead-in to the next season!