List of Survivor (American TV series) contestants

Survivor is an American reality television show, based on the Swedish program, Expedition Robinson. Contestants are referred to as "castaways", and they compete against one another to become the "Sole Survivor" and win one million U.S. dollars. First airing in 2000, there currently have been a total of 39 seasons aired; the program itself has been filmed on five different continents.

Contestants usually apply to be on the show, but the series has been known to recruit contestants for various seasons. For Survivor: Fiji, the producers had hoped to have a more racially diverse cast, and hoped that a more diverse group would apply after the success of the racially segregated Survivor: Cook Islands. When this did not happen, the producers turned to recruiting and in the end, only one contestant had actually submitted an application to be on the show.[1] For the most part, contestants are virtually unknown prior to their Survivor appearance, but occasionally some well-known people are cast.

A total of 590 participants (castaways) have competed so far (as of Survivor: Winners at War). 103 of those participants have competed in multiple seasons: 73 of them competed in two different seasons, 23 of those have competed in three different seasons, 7 have competed in 4 different seasons and only 1 player competed in 5 seasons of the show. Thirteen seasons have featured returning players: five with all-returnees (Survivor: All-Stars in 2004, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains in 2010,[2] Survivor: Cambodia in 2015, Survivor: Game Changers in 2017, and Survivor: Winners at War in 2020),[3] five with two to four returning players on tribes with new players (Survivor: Guatemala in 2005, Survivor: Redemption Island and Survivor: South Pacific in 2011,[4][5] Survivor: Philippines in 2012 and Survivor: Edge of Extinction in 2019[6]), two with a tribe of ten returning "Favorites" facing off against a tribe of ten "Fans" (Survivor: Micronesia in 2008 and Survivor: Caramoan in 2013), and one featuring a tribe of ten returning players playing against a tribe of their family members (Survivor: Blood vs. Water in 2013).

On two occasions, contestants have been cast but ultimately withdrew before the game began: a 20th contestant, model agency owner Mellisa McNulty was originally cast in Survivor: Fiji, but dropped out and returned home the night before the show began because of panic attacks,[7] while in Survivor: San Juan del Sur, the 19th and 20th contestants, sisters So and Doo Kim, were removed just before filming due to a medical emergency.[8] In both cases, the removed contestants were unreplaced. Fiji and San Juan del Sur proceeded with an uneven gender balance. This occurrence made the show's fourteenth season, Fiji, the only season in the history of the show to start with an odd number of players.

Contestants

All information is accurate as of the time the season was filmed, and thus may vary from season to season for returning players.

  ^ Contestant played the game for a second time
  † Contestant played the game for a third time
  ‡ Contestant played the game for a fourth time
  § Contestant played the game for a fifth time
  1. Winners at War placements may change depending on who returns from the Edge of Extinction.
  2. On episode 6 of Winners at War, two Tribal Councils were held in which Parvati Shallow and Sandra Diaz-Twine were voted out. Within the show, Parvati's elimination was shown before Sandra's. However, Parvati stated in her social media accounts after the episode aired that the order of the two Tribal Councils was flipped and thus Sandra was eliminated before her. The order has been left per the airing of the show.

Contestants competing in international versions
Name Age Location Season Finish
Russell Hantz 45 Dayton, TX Australian Survivor: Champions vs. Contenders 23rd

Contestant deaths
  • Jennifer Lyon (37), January 19, 2010
  • Bill "B.B." Anderson (77), October 29, 2013
  • Caleb Bankston (27), June 24, 2014
  • Dan Kay (40), December 31, 2016
  • Ashley Massaro (39), May 16, 2019
  • Rudy Boesch (91), November 1, 2019

See also
  • List of Survivor (American TV series) tribes

References

General

Specific

  1. Young, Susan (February 8, 2007). "New 'Survivor: Fiji' divides haves and have-nots "Survivor: Fiji"". East Bay Times. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  2. "'Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains' cast revealed". Today. January 6, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  3. Holmes, Gordon (May 6, 2015). "'Survivor: Second Chance' Invites Viewers to Select the Castaways". Xfinity. Archived from the original on May 8, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  4. "'Survivor': They're baaaaaaaack! Russell and Boston Rob join the cast of 'Redemption Island'" (Press release). Entertainment Weekly. January 13, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  5. Ross, Dalton (August 24, 2011). "'Survivor: South Pacific': Ozzy and Coach to return for new season. They talk about it here! -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  6. Ross, Dalton (December 19, 2018). "Four former Survivor players to return for Edge of Extinction season". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  7. Rudolph, Ileane (February 7, 2007). "Survivor Bombshell: Fiji's "Babe" Reveals Why She Bailed!". TV Guide. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  8. Bierly, Mandi (June 2, 2014). "'Survivor': Two contestants left show before filming began in Nicaragua -- EXCLUSIVE". EW.com. Retrieved June 2, 2014.

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