The two-time player won by a 7-3 vote, but tells ET that she didn't think she won until Jeff Probst announced the results.
The two came face-to-face after Varner outed Smith as transgender during tribal council.
The finale kicked off with Aubry, Brad, Cirie, Sarah, Troyzan and Tai in the final six.
The season finale of 'Survivor: Game Changers' airs Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
'I've got no problem throwing him under the bus,' Culpepper reveals as he approaches the finale.
The two-time player tells ET that he wouldn't change anything about his 'Survivor' experience.
The two-time 'Survivor' player decided to tell the rest of his competitors that he was transgender.
The three-time 'Survivor' player outed Smith as transgender in an attempt to save himself from elimination.
The two-time player says that at the end of tribal council, 'everything settled and I was really proud of myself.'
Varner says he 'had not planned' to out Smith 'at all.'
The three-time 'Survivor' player said that having to keep the secret for 10 months was 'traumatic in itself.'
The longtime host shared his thoughts on Wednesday's controversial episode of 'Survivor: Game Changers.'
Varner apologized profusely after outing his tribemate, but it wasn't enough to save him from elimination.
The only two-time winner's torch was officially snuffed on Wednesday's episode of 'Survivor.'
