After being voted out by Rachel LaMont’s shocking idol play, the 31-year-old AI research assistant exclusively spoke to The Post about how he went from suffering a public breakdown on Day 3 to masterminding his “Operation: Italy” scheme that nearly won him the game.

Andy Rueda was part of the trio that came up with "Operation Italy," which some have called one of the best moments on "Survivor."

On Wednesday’s 13th episode of “Survivor 47,” the final six were narrowed down to a final four with two challenges and two tribal councils taking place over the two-hour penultimate episode. Despite one player being told by four others that the first tribal council was their “funeral,