User blog comment:CheeseBurgerGuy/Total Drama My Way: Island (Revised)/@comment-24784093-20190904223032/@comment-35606925-20190904225233

I wanted both finalists to win in their own way. For Owen, a static character, he literally HAD to win. Gwen, on the other hand, doesn't need the title to win as she grew as a person. Giving her the bounty was just icing on the cake.