Odudu Otu beat three other contestants to emerge the winner of the 2021 Gulder Ultimate Search 2021 edition in a keenly contested finale Sunday evening.
The sports enthusiast, who hails from Akwa Ibom State, made it to the top four and was only confirmed to join the rest on the unveiling day.
Not until the 14th task, Otu cut an unassuming figure at the beginning until the later part of the show.
However, Otu did not have the puzzle-solving skills of Damola or the tact of Damilola. In fact, he seemed to just always do enough not to be evicted while staying in the shadows.
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But Odudu’s story in Gulder Ultimate Search did not begin from there as the wild card emerged as the Gulder Ultimate Search winner for 2021.
He was a member of the Iroko clan which also had members like Damola, Yankari, Esitima, Tobechukwu, and Gerald who was considered the strongest clan in Amorokin camp.
Gerald was predicted as a possible winner due to his performance in the early period of the show but was one of the first to be evicted. Esitima found three boomerangs and was one of those who made it to the top seven. Damola who was also in the same clan as Odudu also made it to the final.
It was during the individual tasks that Odudu began to show why he was a worthy winner. It seemed all the energy, strategy, and endurance in him were let out in full bloom.
In the final episode of the show broadcast on DSTV on Boxing Day, Odudu emerged winner of the 2021 edition of the Gulder Ultimate Search after finding the Chest which contains the secret of the proverbial Akolo’s secret brew.
Odudu goes home with N50 million worth of prizes including an SUV as well as a return ticket to Dubai.
In the beginning
More than 20,000 Nigerians applied for this season’s Gulder Ultimate Search regional selection process before those who made the longlist were sent to the Sea School.
Ultimately, 20 names were shortlisted with 16 of them confirmed.
When the contestants arrived at the jungle for the first time, the host, Toke Makinwa, asked the wildcards to identify themselves and urged them to make the best use of that opportunity.
Otu did just that as he blended into the game making sure to give his best.
