In the Pirate Master 3-hour Finale showdown:
Episode 13Dirty Deeds … Not Done Dirt CheapBroadcast date: Thursday, 24 January, 2008 at 19h30
Nice Pirates Finish Last: Lovable Louie Cut AdriftThe final four Pirates embark on another Expedition, which pits Ben and Louie against Christa and Jay. However, Louie is unaware that Ben is sabotaging the Red Crew along the way in order to keep Christa in power.
Later, Christa struggles with marking two Pirates with the Black Spot because Jay and Louie each hope to be the one Pirate with sole voting power. Ultimately she decides to honor her pact with Jay and places him as the lone ballot man.
At Pirates' Court, Louie gives a heartfelt defense and is hurt when Ben confesses to everyone that he sabotaged the Expedition to save his own position on the ship. With a heavy heart, Jay casts his ballot and everyone's favourite Pirate, Louie, comes to the end of his voyage.
"It really hurt me when I found out Ben sandbagged me and dogged me on that Expedition," Louie says as he floats out to sea. "He's gonna have to look in the mirror for the rest of his life and say that, 'I dogged Lou Dog.' I've got no problem looking in the mirror and sleeping at night and I like it that way. I gave everything I had, I tried my best and you know, it just wasn't good enough."
Louis drifted off with $17,416.
Episode 14Master Of PiratesBroadcast date: Thursday 24 January, 2008 at 22h00
From Musician to Pirate Master: Ben Finds the TreasureBefore Christa, Jay and Ben embark on their final Expedition for Captain Steel's treasure, they learn that they must complete one more Expedition first.
Ben wins the first Expedition, leaving Jay and Christa to defend themselves at Pirates' Court to a jury made up of the Ghost Pirates, those who had previously been cut adrift. After Jay receives the most ballots, all the Ghost Pirates rejoin the ship's crew as Christa and Ben prepare for the final Expedition.
At another Pirates' Court, it becomes clear that most of the Ghost Pirates prefer Christa to win, making Ben the underdog. Christa and Ben each pick three Ghost Pirates to help them on the hunt for treasure.
After a gruelling Expedition, it's Ben who finds the treasure's key and wins Captain Steel's fortune. Ben has become the Pirate Master.
Ben won with a total of $587,624.
Jay and Christa finished with $80,166 and $60,416 respectively.
"For the underdog to step up and take this whole game is just a lesson for everybody out there who's been doubted by people," Ben says after winning. "Use it as fuel and prove the world wrong. Step up and show them that the underdog ain't the underdog anymore."
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Source: CBS