Lost!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Anyway, Very.Sloppy.

I don't think it was sloppy, I think it was purposely indeterminate. The answer lies in the Ben and Hurley Variety Hour. He remained on the island, trying to get off, with the help of Hurley as the new #1 (btw, I'm assuming the "#2", "#1" exchange was a nod to The Prisoner), all the while dealing with new arrivals, helping the ones who deserve it and deciding if any of them are worthy of taking over for Hurley so that he can die and join everyone else.