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The season 8 finale of Love Island USA<\/em><\/a>featured a major change when it came to the prize money.<\/p>\n

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Love Island USA<\/em> viewers know that usually America votes for the final four couples,<\/a> who then make it to the finale that took place on Sunday, July 12. Similar to past seasons, each pair got the chance to go on their own date.<\/p>\n

They then decided if they wanted to remain<\/a> together but this time around they didn’t write the standard “vows” for each other before finding out who gets crowned the winning couple.<\/p>\n

Another major shakeup was the envelope ceremony, where the duo who received the highest number of votes from the public were given two envelopes: one for each partner. One envelope was meant to contain $100,000, while the other was empty. The partner with the $100,000 envelope would choose whether to share the money with their partner as a test of trust and commitment – or walk away with all of it as a way of choosing the prize over love.<\/p>\n

Trinity Tatum <\/strong>and Bryce Alakai Dettloff<\/strong>were awarded the win<\/a> but host Ariana Madix<\/strong> didn’t ask them their individual plans for their prize money. Instead, she said on multiple occasions that they both were sharing the $100,000.<\/p>\n

The Love Island<\/em> franchise began in the U.K.<\/a> in 2002 before expanding worldwide with various spinoffs, including Love Island USA<\/em> on Peacock. Each season, a different group of single Islanders are challenged to pair off in order to stay in the show’s luxury villa for a chance at the $100,000 prize.<\/p>\n

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Season 8 has had its fair share of drama – both while filming in Fiji and off screen<\/a>. Earlier this season, Vasana Montgomery<\/strong> was cut from the show after resurfaced social media posts showed her using a slur.<\/p>\n

Casa Amor bombshell Alannah Keyser<\/strong> also got pulled from the season after facing backlash for a resurfaced video that allegedly showed her using a racial slur.<\/p>\n

Similar issues arose during season 7, with Yulissa Escobar<\/strong> leaving days into the experience last year after clips of her using racial slurs on a podcast circulated online.<\/p>\n

Season 7’s Cierra Ortega<\/strong> also faced backlash for using a slur in her own resurfaced social media post. She was pulled from the villa and later issued an apology for her past behavior.<\/p>\n

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Love Island USA<\/em> is currently streaming on Peacock.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 Us Weekly. All rights reserved<\/i><\/p>\n

This story was originally published July 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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