The fight for the last immunity necklace in the Survivor Philippines Celebrity Showdown had two versions.

The last immunity challenge of this season's Survivor broke one record and several friendships along the way.

Day 34, with five remaining castaways of the Galone tribe, Akihiro Sato, Aubrey Miles, Ervic Vijandre, Moi Bien, and Solenn Heussaff were to hold to the pole where the immunity necklace was hanging for as long as they could.

Winning this endurance challenge would be awarded a brand-new Honda Civic.

Three challengers—Aki, Ervic, and Sollen—surpassed the endurance record held by Survivor Palau winner Amanda Colley Van Cooll of 5 hours, 52 minutes, and 10 seconds.

The last two men standing, Aki and Ervic, nearly doubled that time. They locked in a record 10 hours and 53 minutes.

And it ended only because Aki chose to give way to Ervic following an exchange deal caught on-cam: If Aki drops out, he gets the immunity and Ervic gets the car.

The winner of this challenge gets to choose between the two prizes—the car or the immunity—with the prize he does not choose going to someone of his choice.

Viewers were shocked when Ervic got the car but gave the immunity necklace, not to Aki, but to Aubrey Miles.

PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) talked to both Aki and Ervic—and this is their side of the story:

ERVIC'S SIDE. Ervic was playing for the mind game.

He says, "Alam na rin naman ng lahat na ang solid alliance ko, si Aubrey.

"Tapos, nagkaroon kaming tatlo ni Solenn ng secret alliance.

"Hindi pa namin alam kung magiging Top 5 ba kami, o Top 4, o Top 3, pero ang may alliance, kaming tatlo lang.

"Sabi pa noon, baka double elimination na naman ang mangyari kaya dapat kaming tatlo ni Solenn ang matira.