Survivor: Edge of Extinction

{{Season
| image             = Survivor 38 Logo.png
| version           = {{version|us}}
| location          = {{wp|Mamanuca Islands}}, {{wp|Fiji}}
| filmingdates      = May 30, 2018 - July 7, 2018<ref>https://www.truedorktimes.com/s38/calendar.htm</ref>
| seasonrun         = February 20, 2019 - May 15, 2019<ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cbs-midseason-schedule-2019-1163986</ref>
| episodes          = 14
| season            = 38
| days              = 39
| survivors         = 18<ref name="castaways">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/survivor-edge-extinction-joe-aubry-kelley-david-compete-season-38-1170598</ref>
| winner            = [[Chris Underwood]]
| runnerup          = [[Gavin Whitson]]<br />[[Julie Rosenberg]]
| tribes            = {{tribeicon|kama}}<br />{{tribeicon|manu}}<br />{{tribeicon|lesu}}<br />{{tribeicon|vata}}
| viewership        = 
| cast              = S38 Cast.jpg
| intro             = Survivor Edge of Extinction Opening Titles
| previous          = {{S2|37}}
| next              = {{S2|39}}
}}'''''Survivor: Edge of Extinction''''' is the thirty-eighth season of ''{{dab|Survivor|U.S.}}''.

==Production==
As has been the case for a decade, this season was filmed back-to-back with its predecessor, {{S|37}}.

Due to the nature of this season, the castaways were not allowed to do exit press until the end of the season.<ref>http://robhasawebsite.com/survivor-2019-rhap-cast-preview-edge-extinction/</ref>

==Twists/Changes==
* '''Four [[Returning Players]]:''' Four previous castaways will compete with a group of 14 new castaways.<ref name="castaways"/>
* '''{{dab|Edge of Extinction|twist}}:'''<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqUy8I9HBEg</ref> After being voted out and departing [[Tribal Council]], those who were voted out will be given the choice to permanently leave the game or go into the unknown for a chance to come back.<ref>https://ew.com/tv/2019/01/31/survivor-edge-of-extinction-jeff-probst-season-38-twist/</ref> After the merge, all castaways remaining on Edge of Extinction that did not quit would form the eventual jury.
* '''[[Advantage Menu]]:''' A clue hidden at the marooning would lead one person to find the Advantage Menu, giving them one of three advantages. The finder can either [[Reward Steal|steal the reward]] from the winning tribe, use the parchment as an [[Extra Vote]], or use it for individual immunity, which works similar to a [[Hidden Immunity Idol]]. The Advantage Menu expires after the third Tribal Council.
* '''[[Hidden Immunity Idol]]:''' A Hidden Immunity Idol is hidden at each camp. In addition, the first Edge of Extinction returnee was gifted a Hidden Immunity Idol upon their return. However, this idol has two halves, one of which must be given to another castaway before the next Tribal Council. If both castaways remain after Tribal Council, the two halves combine into an idol with full power.
* '''[[Tribe Switch|Tribe Expansion]]:''' With 15 castaways left, a tribe expansion occurred introducing the {{tribeicon|lesu}} tribe.
* '''[[Extra Vote]]:''' On Days 13 and 21, an Extra Vote was hidden on the Edge of Extinction. The person who found the extra vote would have the right to gift it to someone currently in the game. The Extra Vote hidden on Day 13 had the addition stipulation that it could only be gifted to someone attending the next Tribal Council.
* '''[[Joint Tribal Council]]:''' The two tribes who lost the sixth [[Immunity Challenge]] on Day 16 were both sent to Tribal Council as one group, but unlike a standard [[Double Tribal Council]], they would vote as a group and only one person was voted out.
* '''Early [[Merge]]:''' This season merged with thirteen castaways in the game; twelve in the main game and one from the Edge of Extinction.
* '''Simplified Final Four [[Tribal Council]]:''' Instead of a traditional vote, the person who wins the final four [[Immunity Challenge]] will get to choose one person to take with them to the [[Final Three]]. The remaining two castaways would compete in a fire-making challenge to determine who would be eliminated.
* '''[[Final Three]]:''' Three finalists faced a thirteen-person jury.
* '''Reformatted [[Final Tribal Council]]:''' Instead of having each jury member speak one by one, an open forum was held to ensure a more insightful rapport between the jury and finalists.

==Castaways==
{| class="wikitable article-table" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size:8pt; width=100%; line-height:18px;"
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Contestant
! colspan="3"|Tribe Affiliation
! rowspan="2"|Finish
! rowspan="2"|{{nowrap|Edge of<br />Extinction Status}}
! rowspan="2"|Votes<br />Against
|-
! Original Tribe
! Expanded Tribe
! Merged Tribe
|-
| {{tribebox2|manu}}[[File:S38 keith t.png|70px|link=Keith Sowell]]
| align="left" |'''[[Keith Sowell]]'''<br /><small>19, Durham, NC<br />Pre-Med Student</small>
| {{tribebox|manu}}
| {{tribebox2|extinction}}
| rowspan="4" {{tribebox2|extinction}}
| {{nowrap|2nd Voted Out<br />Day 6}}
| {{nowrap|Quit<br />Day 17}}
| 6
|-
| {{tribebox2|manu}}[[File:S38 wendy t.png|70px|link=Wendy Diaz]]
| align="left" |'''[[Wendy Diaz]]'''<br /><small>25, Bell, CA<br />Small Business Owner</small>
| {{tribebox|manu}}
| {{tribebox|manu}}
| {{nowrap|6th Voted Out<br />Day 16}}
| {{nowrap|Quit<br />Day 17}}
| 15
|-
| {{tribebox2|manu}}[[File:S38 reem t.png|70px|link=Reem Daly]]
| align="left" |'''[[Reem Daly]]'''<br /><small>46, Ashburn, VA<br />Sales Representative</small>
| {{tribebox|manu}}
| {{tribebox2|extinction}}
| {{nowrap|1st Voted Out<br />Day 3}}
| {{nowrap|Eliminated<br />1st Jury Member<br />Day 35}}
| 4
|-
| {{tribebox2|kama}}[[File:S38 aubry t.png|70px|link=Aubry Bracco]]
| align="left" |'''[[Aubry Bracco]]'''<br /><small>32, Los Angeles, CA<br />{{S4|32}} & {{S4|34}}</small>
| {{tribebox|kama}}
| {{tribebox|manu}}
| {{nowrap|5th Voted Out<br />Day 13}}
| {{nowrap|Eliminated<br />2nd Jury Member<br />Day 35}}
| 4
|-
| {{tribebox2|kama}}[[File:S38 joe t.png|70px|link=Joe Anglim]]
| align="left" |'''[[Joe Anglim]]'''<br /><small>29, Ogden, UT<br />{{S4|30}} & {{S4|31}}</small>
| {{tribebox|kama}}
| {{tribebox|kama}}
| rowspan="16" {{tribebox|vata}}
| {{nowrap|7th Voted Out<br />3rd Jury Member<br />Day 19}}
| {{nowrap|Eliminated<br />Day 35}}
| 6
|-
| {{tribebox2|kama}}[[File:S38 eric t.png|70px|link=Eric Hafemann]]
| align="left" |'''[[Eric Hafemann]]'''<br /><small>35, Livermore, CA<br />Firefighter</small>
| {{tribebox|kama}}
| {{tribebox|manu}}
| {{nowrap|8th Voted Out<br />4th Jury Member<br />Day 22}}
| {{nowrap|Eliminated<br />Day 35}}
| 8
|-
| {{tribebox2|kama}}[[File:S38 julia t.png|70px|link=Julia Carter]]
| align="left" |'''[[Julia Carter]]'''<br /><small>25, Bethesda, MD<br />Medical Assistant</small>
| {{tribebox|kama}}
| {{tribebox|kama}}
| {{nowrap|9th Voted Out<br />5th Jury Member<br />Day 23}}
| {{nowrap|Eliminated<br />Day 35}}
| 9
|-
| {{tribebox2|manu}}[[File:S38 david t.png|70px|link=David Wright]]
| align="left" |'''[[David Wright]]'''<br /><small>44, Sherman Oaks, CA<br />{{S4|33}}</small>
| {{tribebox|manu}}
| {{tribebox|lesu}}
| {{nowrap|10th Voted Out<br />6th Jury Member<br />Day 25}}
| {{nowrap|Eliminated<br />Day 35}}
| 12
|-
| {{tribebox2|manu}}[[File:S38 kelley t.png|70px|link=Kelley Wentworth]]
| align="left" |'''[[Kelley Wentworth]]'''<br /><small>32, Seattle, WA<br />{{S4|29}} & {{S4|31}}</small>
| {{tribebox|manu}}
| {{tribebox|lesu}}
| {{nowrap|11th Voted Out<br />7th Jury Member<br />Day 27}}
| {{nowrap|Eliminated<br />Day 35}}
| 14
|-
| {{tribebox2|manu}}[[File:S38 wardog t.png|70px|link=Wardog DaSilva]]
| align="left" |'''[[Wardog DaSilva]]'''<br /><small>38, Los Angeles, CA<br />Law Student/Former Military</small>
| {{tribebox|manu}}
| {{tribebox|lesu}}
| {{nowrap|12th Voted Out<br />8th Jury Member<br />Day 29}}
| {{nowrap|Eliminated<br />Day 35}}
| 8
|-
| {{tribebox2|kama}}[[File:S38 ron t.png|70px|link=Ron Clark]]
| align="left" |'''[[Ron Clark]]'''<br /><small>46, Atlanta, GA<br />Teacher</small>
| {{tribebox|kama}}
| {{tribebox|kama}}
| {{nowrap|13th Voted Out<br />9th Jury Member<br />Day 31}}
| {{nowrap|Eliminated<br />Day 35}}
| 3
|-
| {{tribebox2|kama}}[[File:S38 aurora t.png|70px|link=Aurora McCreary]]
| align="left" |'''[[Aurora McCreary]]'''<br /><small>32, Orlando, FL<br />Divorce Lawyer</small>
| {{tribebox|kama}}
| {{tribebox|kama}}
| {{nowrap|14th Voted Out<br />10th Jury Member<br />Day 34}}
| {{nowrap|Eliminated<br />Day 35}}
| 12
|-
| {{tribebox2|kama}}[[File:S38 victoria t.png|70px|link=Victoria Baamonde]]
| align="left" |'''[[Victoria Baamonde]]'''<br /><small>23, Bronx, NY<br />Waitress</small>
| {{tribebox|kama}}
| {{tribebox|manu}}
| {{nowrap|15th Voted Out<br />11th Jury Member<br />Day 36}}
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:rgb(166,166,166);" |
| 2
|-
| {{tribebox2|manu}}[[File:S38 lauren t.png|70px|link=Lauren O'Connell]]
| align="left" |'''[[Lauren O'Connell]]'''<br /><small>21, Waco, TX<br />Student</small>
| {{tribebox|manu}}
| {{tribebox|lesu}}
| {{nowrap|16th Voted Out<br />12th Jury Member<br />Day 37}}
| 11
|-
| rowspan="2" {{tribebox2|manu}}[[File:S38 rick t.png|70px|link=Rick Devens]]
| rowspan="2" align="left"|'''[[Rick Devens]]'''<br /><small>34, Macon, GA<br />Morning News Anchor</small>
| rowspan="2" {{tribebox|manu}}
| rowspan="2" {{tribebox|lesu}}
| {{nowrap|4th Voted Out<br />Day 11}}
| {{nowrap|1st Returnee<br />Day 17}}
| rowspan="2"|12
|-
| {{nowrap|Eliminated<br />13th Jury Member<br />Day 38}}
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(166,166,166);" |
|-
| {{tribebox2|kama}}[[File:S38 julie t.png|70px|link=Julie Rosenberg]]
| align="left" |'''[[Julie Rosenberg]]'''<br /><small>46, New York City, NY<br />Toymaker</small>
| {{tribebox|kama}}
| {{tribebox|kama}}
| Second<br />Runner-Up
| 1
|-
| {{tribebox2|kama}}[[File:S38 gavin t.png|70px|link=Gavin Whitson]]
| align="left" |'''[[Gavin Whitson]]'''<br /><small>23, Erwin, TN<br />YMCA Program Director</small>
| {{tribebox|kama}}
| {{tribebox|manu}}
| Runner-Up
| 0
|-
| rowspan="2" {{tribebox2|manu}}[[File:S38 chris t.png|70px|link=Chris Underwood]]
| rowspan="2" align="left"|'''[[Chris Underwood]]'''<br /><small>25, Greenville, SC<br />District Sales Manager</small>
| rowspan="2" {{tribebox|manu}}
| rowspan="2" {{tribebox2|extinction}}
| {{nowrap|3rd Voted Out<br />Day 8}}
| {{nowrap|2nd Returnee<br />Removed from Jury<br />Day 35}}
| rowspan="2"|9
|-
| Sole Survivor
| style="background-color:rgb(166,166,166);" |
|}

==Season Summary==
Fourteen new castaways were joined by four [[Returning Players|returning players]]: [[Aubry Bracco|Aubry]] and [[Joe Anglim|Joe]], who joined [[Kama]], and [[David Wright|David]] and [[Kelley Wentworth|Kelley]], who joined [[Manu]]. The Kama tribe became a cohesive group, though the new players were bent on eliminating their returning players, although no plans were set in motion as Kama devastated Manu in challenges, thus avoiding [[Tribal Council]]. The Manu tribe, however, found itself stricken in political strife, with its returning players targeting each other, but later begrudgingly worked together to make it through their losing streak. Unbeknownst to the castaways still in the game however, the people they voted out were given the opportunity to go to the {{dab|Edge of Extinction|twist}}, where they had to survive isolation and uncertainty while waiting for the opportunity to return to the game. On Day 17, the tribes merged into the [[Vata]] tribe, but not before witnessing the first re-entry challenge, where [[Rick Devens|Rick]] won a spot back in the game.

At the merged tribe's first Tribal Council, the original Kama voted out its only remaining returning player, Joe, but later found themselves turning on each other. With David and Rick also on the outs with the old Manu, however, tribal lines were diluted, allowing multiple short-term deals. Following the eliminations of the remaining returning players David and Kelley, Rick became a prime target for acquiring [[Hidden Immunity Idol]]s and advantages but avoided being voted out after winning several [[Immunity Challenge]]s.

On Day 35, [[Chris Underwood|Chris]] won the second re-entry challenge and reunited and worked with his former ally Rick, but was unsure if he could defeat him. Having won the [[Final Immunity Challenge]], Chris had the option on who to take to the [[Final Three]] and who would compete in the fire-making challenge, but believing his late-game resurgence would not be enough to win him the game, he chose to face Rick in the fire-making challenge himself. Chris defeated Rick, joining [[Gavin Whitson|Gavin]] and [[Julie Rosenberg|Julie]] in the final three.

At the [[Final Tribal Council]], Julie was mostly ignored by the [[jury]] for being overly emotional on multiple occasions while Gavin, despite having done decently in the main game, was unable to counter Chris' arguments. In the end, Chris' social bonds and clutch play despite having stayed on the Edge of Extinction for most of the game, won him the title of [[Sole Survivor]] in a 9-4-0 vote.

{{S38epguide}}

==Voting History==
{{S38votetable}}
==Trivia==
* ''Edge of Extinction'' marks the first time a country is used for six consecutive seasons.
* This is the first 18-player season with a 13-person [[merge]].
** In addition, this is the first season to have 14 people on the merged tribe, albeit non-simultaneously.
* This season currently contains the largest amount of players on a [[jury]], having 13.
* This season is the first to feature [[Returning Players|returning players]] where the [[Final Tribal Council]] featured only first-time players as finalists.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{SurvivorSeason}}