{"id":381487,"date":"2025-08-29T02:20:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T02:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/381487\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T02:20:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T02:20:20","slug":"bbc-destination-x-viewers-in-tears-as-winner-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/381487\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Destination X viewers ‘in tears’ as winner announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday night BBC viewers saw one person walk away with the \u00a3100,000 as Destination X came to an end.<\/p>\n

After weeks of travelling across Europe, the remaining contestants on Destination X reached their final location on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

During the BBC<\/a> show, viewers saw host Rob Brydon announce the winner, after admitting he had feared he had ruined the programme<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Despite the twists and turns along the way, it was Saskia, Josh and Judith had earned a spot in the final, with one of them walking away with the \u00a3100,000 jackpot after facing their last challenges.<\/p>\n

The remaining contestants were tasked with finding Rob in their final location, Rome, by solving clues along the way In the end, it was Judith who won the show after managing to find him before anyone else.<\/p>\n

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Immediately overcome with emotion after finding out she’d won, Judith commented: “Oh my God. I feel like it’s been so hard. Oh my God, this is a lot. I literally can’t believe it. I literally won Destination X.”<\/p>\n

However, it was a close call between first and second place as Josh was only 30 seconds behind Judith, with Saskia two minutes and 25 seconds behind.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t long before people took to X to share their thoughts on the win, with many thrilled with the outcome.<\/p>\n

\"ThreeThe winner of BBC’s Destination X has been announced(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n

One person said: “OMG YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS” Another commented: “Yes Judith! So, so, so pleased for her!”<\/p>\n

Someone else wrote: “Congratulations Judith!!!! Well deserved love.” While one person tweeted: “Yes!!!!! The underdog won!!!!”<\/p>\n

Another fan added: “I\u2019m so pleased I\u2019m in tears the underdog always wins.” As another person commented: “Yes!!! The nice person triumphed Well done Judith.”<\/p>\n

It was clear Josh was disheartened over the defeat as he admitted being ‘shocked’ at not winning. He said: “I should have done much better in this so I was punching myself. Fair play to Judith, she’s a deserving winner.”<\/p>\n

\"AJosh managed to make it to the final during the BBC show(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n

Saskia also highlighted her shock over Judith’s win, believing that Josh had won.<\/p>\n

She said: “When I finally saw Rob, immediately I saw Josh and was like, ‘he’s won,’ but then I also saw Judith and Rob told me Judith had won. Plot twist! Underdog who? Judith?<\/p>\n

“I couldn’t believe it but fair play. I don’t think anybody expected it and I think that’s the best story of all.”<\/p>\n

In the end, the finalists were reunited with some of their former contestants, Darren, James and Dawn, as they met them all to celebrate Judith’s win.<\/p>\n

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