One vote. One winner. One year travelling the world... who gets your vote? (View all the entries in our 'Stage 2: Volunteer around the world for free' photo album)

Cynthia Roubal narrowly won the chance to travel the world, finishing with 130 votes to Alex Pfluger’s 113—a gap of just 1.2 percentage points.

The largest voting bloc, the United States, leaned toward Pfluger, while Roubal’s support was stronger in Brazil. Across 47 entries, the winner captured only 9.4%.

• Photo finish · Cynthia Roubal beat Alex Pfluger by 17 votes.
• U.S. dissent · The largest voting bloc leaned toward Alex Pfluger.
• Fragmented result · The winner took 9.4% among 47 entries.