Survivor: Winners at War is the fortieth season of Survivor.
This season featured twenty of the show's previous winners to commemorate its 20th anniversary. Tony Vlachos beat Natalie Anderson and Michele Fitzgerald in a 12-4-0 vote, becoming the series' second two-time winner.
Production[]
The season was filmed in May–June 2019, two weeks after Survivor: Island of the Idols.
Much like every previous season to feature an all-returning player cast, challenge producer John Kirhoffer revealed that classic challenges return to commemorate the show's 40th season and 20th anniversary.[3]
The pay scale for the season is significantly increased, with the winner receiving $2,000,000. The first person voted out is guaranteed to take home at least $25,000 instead of the standard $2,500.[4]
Rob Mariano and Sandra Diaz-Twine, who both appeared as mentors on Island of the Idols, only had two weeks to prepare for the upcoming season.
Due to an unprecedented incident of inappropriate touching in Island of the Idols, beginning this season, new guidelines regarding personal space, inappropriate behavior and how to report violations were imposed. Anti-harassment, unconscious bias and sensitivity training were also given to cast and crew members alike pre-production.[5]
The announcement of the winner was done virtually due to the outbreak of COVID-19. As such, there was no reunion show for the season. The contestants, however, were all in the video conference to witness the announcement of the winner.
Casting[]
According to host Jeff Probst, the cast was assembled to equally represent winners from the earlier seasons, the middle, and the more recent seasons.[6] Despite initial hesitancy from some who came back, according to Probst, nobody refused.
The past winners who did not make the cast were:
- Richard Hatch (Borneo), who was initially invited and was set to compete, but was cut due to his controversial actions during All-Stars, the memory of which Probst felt would not sit well with the modern audience, especially following a recent similar incident during Island of the Idols.[7][8]
- Tina Wesson (The Australian Outback), Tom Westman (Palau) and Todd Herzog (China), who were invited, but cut from the final roster.[9][10][11]
- Vecepia Towery (Marquesas), Brian Heidik (Thailand), Jenna Morasca (The Amazon), Bob Crowley (Gabon) and Mike Holloway (Worlds Apart), who were not contacted.[12][13][14][15][16]
- Aras Baskauskas (Panama), who was invited, but declined.[17]
- Earl Cole (Fiji), who was invited, but declined in order to take care of his wife who was undergoing premature labor at the time.[18]
- Chris Daugherty (Vanuatu)
- J.T. Thomas (Tocantins)
- Natalie White (Samoa)
- Fabio Birza (Nicaragua)
- John Cochran (Caramoan), who was invited and would have been given a spot, but stood by his previous statement to never play again.[19]
- Chris Underwood (Edge of Extinction), who was invited, but declined as he received the call on his wedding day.[20]
- Tommy Sheehan (Island of the Idols), who was not invited because he would not have known that he won at the time of filming, as Island of the Idols and Winners at War were filmed only three weeks apart and the former season had yet to air.
Twists/Changes[]
- Returning Winners: Twenty former Survivor winners returned for a chance to win another Sole Survivor title.
- Increased Prize Money: For this season, the winner received $2,000,000, the biggest prize given in the series and reality television history.[21] Further, the pay scale was significantly increased, with the player finishing last receiving at least $25,000.[22]
- Fire Tokens: A new twist, Fire Tokens allowed the castaways to purchase creature comforts, food, or game advantages.
- Edge of Extinction: The Edge of Extinction returned this season with the same rules and premise, but the inclusion of Fire Tokens added a supply and demand system between those still in the game and those who were on the Edge of Extinction.[21]
- Effort Tasks: The players living on the Edge of Extinction will have to perform tasks requiring herculean effort to earn Fire Tokens.[23]
- Hidden Immunity Idol: A Hidden Immunity Idol was hidden at each camp. However, these idols had two halves, one of which had to be given to another castaway before sundown on the same day that it was found. When combined, both halves worked as a regular idol.
- Edge of Extinction advantages: The following game advantages were available thru the Edge of Extinction and sold by its finder to a castaway still in the game before sundown on the same day that it was found:
- Temporary Hidden Immunity Idols: These idols were only usable for three Tribal Councils after they are purchased.
- Safety Without Power: The castaway was able to leave Tribal Council before the vote, effectively making them immune, at the cost of not voting. This advantage was usable until there were 10 active castaways left.
- Vote Steal: A vote steal was hidden at the opposing tribe's camp, which the purchaser must retrieve the night after the transaction was completed.
- Idol Nullifier: This advantage would have been able to void the use of a Hidden Immunity Idol and would have been usable until there are 5 active castaways left.
- 50/50 Coin: The player who purchased the coin may use it at any Tribal Council up until there were 7 active players left. If flipped and landed on "safe" the player who used it became immune the same way a Hidden Immunity Idol would.
- Extortion Advantage: Found on the Edge of Extinction, the eliminated player who found it gave the power to "extort" an active castaway into giving them an amount of Fire Tokens of their choosing before the next Immunity Challenge. The demand had to be met before the next Immunity Challenge.
- Challenge Disadvantage: Once purchased, an active player was able to anonymously disadvantage another person at the Day 34 Immunity Challenge.
- Tribe Expansion: With 15 active castaways left, a tribe expansion occurred, introducing the Yara tribe.
- Double Tribal Council: On Day 16, only the first place tribe won immunity, sending both losing tribes to Tribal Council to vote out one person each.
- Merge: This season merged with 12 castaways in the game; eleven in the main game and one from the Edge of Extinction.
- Simplified Final Four Tribal Council: Instead of a traditional vote, the person who won the Final Immunity Challenge got to choose one person to take with them to the Final Three. The remaining two castaways competed in a fire-making challenge to determine who would be eliminated.
- Final Three and Expanded Jury: Three finalists faced a 16-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[]
Contestant | Tribe Affiliation | Finish | Edge of Extinction Status |
Votes Against | |||
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Original Tribe | Expanded Tribe | Merged Tribe | |||||
Amber Mariano 40, Pensacola, FL The Australian Outback & All-Stars |
Dakal | 2nd Voted Out Day 3 |
Eliminated 1st Jury Member Day 35 |
6 | |||
Danni Boatwright 43, Shawnee, KS Guatemala |
Sele | 3rd Voted Out Day 6 |
Eliminated 2nd Jury Member Day 35 |
8 | |||
Ethan Zohn 45, Hillsborough, NH Africa & All-Stars |
Sele | 4th Voted Out Day 9 |
Eliminated 3rd Jury Member Day 35 |
4 | |||
Rob Mariano 43, Pensacola, FL Marquesas, All-Stars, Heroes vs. Villains, & Redemption Island |
Sele | Yara | 6th Voted Out Day 14 |
Eliminated 4th Jury Member Day 35 |
4 | ||
Sandra Diaz-Twine 44, Riverview, FL Pearl Islands, Heroes vs. Villains, & Game Changers |
Dakal | Dakal | 7th Voted Out Day 16 |
Quit Day 16 |
1 | ||
Parvati Shallow 36, Los Angeles, CA Cook Islands, Micronesia, & Heroes vs. Villains |
Sele | Sele | 8th Voted Out Day 16 |
Eliminated 5th Jury Member Day 35 |
5 | ||
Yul Kwon 44, Los Altos, CA Cook Islands |
Dakal | Sele | 9th Voted Out Day 18 |
Eliminated 6th Jury Member Day 35 |
3 | ||
Wendell Holland 35, Philadelphia, PA Ghost Island |
Dakal | Sele | Koru | 10th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 21 |
Eliminated Day 35 |
12 | |
Adam Klein 28, Los Angeles, CA Millennials vs. Gen X |
Sele | Yara | 11th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 23 |
Eliminated Day 35 |
15 | ||
Tyson Apostol 39, Mesa, AZ Tocantins, Heroes vs. Villains, & Blood vs. Water |
Dakal | 5th Voted Out Day 11 12th Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 25 |
1st Returnee Day 19 Eliminated Day 35 |
12 | |||
Sophie Clarke 29, Santa Monica, CA South Pacific |
Dakal | Yara | 13th Voted Out 10th Jury Member Day 28 |
Eliminated Day 35 |
6 | ||
Kim Spradlin-Wolfe 36, San Antonio, TX One World |
Dakal | Dakal | 14th Voted Out 11th Jury Member Day 29 |
Eliminated Day 35 |
9 | ||
Jeremy Collins 41, Foxborough, MA San Juan del Sur & Cambodia |
Sele | Dakal | 15th Voted Out 12th Jury Member Day 31 |
Eliminated Day 35 |
9 | ||
Nick Wilson 28, Williamsburg, KY David vs. Goliath |
Dakal | Sele | 16th Voted Out 13th Jury Member Day 34 |
Eliminated Day 35 |
8 | ||
Denise Stapley 48, Marion, IA Philippines |
Sele | Dakal | 17th Voted Out 14th Jury Member Day 36 |
14 | |||
Ben Driebergen 36, Boise, ID Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers |
Sele | Yara | 18th Voted Out 15th Jury Member Day 37 |
7 | |||
Sarah Lacina 34, Cedar Rapids, IA Cagayan & Game Changers |
Dakal | Yara | Eliminated 16th Jury Member Day 38 |
2 | |||
Michele Fitzgerald 29, Hoboken, NJ Kaôh Rōng |
Sele | Sele | Second Runner-Up |
6 | |||
Natalie Anderson 33, Edgewater, NJ San Juan del Sur |
Sele | 1st Voted Out Day 2 Runner-Up |
2nd Returnee Removed from Jury Day 35 |
11 | |||
Tony Vlachos 45, Allendale, NJ Cagayan & Game Changers |
Dakal | Dakal | Sole Survivor | 0 |
Season Summary[]
Twenty former Survivor champions returned to commemorate the series' 20th year and 40th season. A new twist called Fire Tokens added a layer of economy where active players paid tokens in exchange for advantages that inactive castaways found on the Edge of Extinction.
Relationships outside the game heavily affected the early days of the game, attributing to several eliminations. During the pre-merge, allies-turned-enemies Sarah and Tony made amends and resurrected their Cops-R-Us alliance, while controversial winners like Ben and Michele fought for validation. The earlier winners found themselves employing familiar strategies, whereas the more recent winners capitalized the modernized style of game play, leading to the "old-schoolers" getting sent to the Edge of Extinction to compete for Fire Tokens which they used to buy advantages come the return challenge.
Every person eliminated took the challenge of the Edge, with the exception of Sandra, the first two-time winner, who raised the sail on Night 16. Tyson won the return challenge on Day 19, rejoining the game at the merge. Despite not winning the return challenge, Natalie, who was the first person voted out, dominated the Edge of Extinction, finding and selling game advantages and getting paid Fire Tokens in return.
At the merge, the fluidity of alliances and fast-paced game play led to multiple last-minute plotting at Tribal Council, leading to several blindsides. Tony, who had kept a low profile pre-merge in stark contrast to his trademark brash game play in his previous outings, began to seize control of the game post-merge, finding a Hidden Immunity Idol, and winning critical Immunity Challenges. On Day 35, Natalie's perseverance earned her enough Fire Tokens to buy a Hidden Immunity Idol and three advantages at the return challenge, which ultimately allowed her to return to the game.
On Day 36, Natalie reunited with her early ally Michele, who was an outsider from the majority alliance of Ben, Sarah, Tony, and Denise. In an attempt to break the quartet, Natalie revealed that Tony was popular among the jury, which Sarah resented as she was Tony's voice of reason and equally had a hand in their decision-making. With Michele winning immunity, the majority alliance decided to pile their votes on Natalie despite Tony's objections because he believed that she had an idol coming back into the game. Natalie played her idol, forcing Ben and Tony to use theirs, leading to a stalemate. Denise and Sarah, the only players eligible to receive votes, were up for elimination where Denise took the fall. Despite still being in the majority, Ben, who had formed a close bond with Sarah, allowed her to vote him out to set herself up better against Tony at the finals.
Natalie won the Final Immunity Challenge and chose to pick Michele to join her in the Final Three, leaving Sarah and Tony to compete in the fire-making challenge. In a close match, Tony defeated Sarah, joining Michele and Natalie in the Final Three. At the Final Tribal Council, the jury praised all three finalists for their distinct strategies: Tony for his improvement from being reckless in his first season to being patient and calculated, Michele for her strong social game and resilience despite being left out from the vote numerous times, and Natalie for conquering the Edge of Extinction and making the most of her second chance. In the end, it was Tony who was awarded the title of Sole Survivor in a 12-4-0 vote, making him the second two-time winner of the series.
Episode | Air date | Edge of Extinction | Challenges | Voted Out (Vote) |
Status | Bequeathed Fire Token Recipient |
Viewers (in millions) |
Ratings/ Share (18-49) | |||
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Left Game | Finish | Reward | Immunity | ||||||||
1 | "Greatest of the Greats" | February 12, 2020 | Dakal1 | Natalie (7-2-1) |
1st Voted Out Removed from Jury8 Day 2 |
Jeremy (1) | 6.68[24] | 1.3/7[24] | |||
None | None | Sele | Amber (6-3-1) |
2nd Voted Out 1st Jury Member5 Day 3 |
Rob (1) | ||||||
2 | "It's Like a Survivor Economy" | February 19, 2020 | None | Dakal1 | Danni (8-1) |
3rd Voted Out 2nd Jury Member5 Day 6 |
Denise (1) | 7.16[25] | 1.4/7[25] | ||
3 | "Out for Blood" | February 26, 2020 | None | Dakal1 | Ethan (4-3-1) |
4th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member5 Day 9 |
Parvati (1) | 7.14[26] | 1.4/7[26] | ||
4 | "I Like Revenge" | March 4, 2020 | None | Sele1 | Tyson (7-1-1) |
5th Voted Out Day 11 |
Nick (1) | 7.08[27] | 1.4/7[27] | ||
5 | "The Buddy System on Steroids" | March 11, 2020 | None | None | Sele | Rob (4-1) |
6th Voted Out 4th Jury Member5 Day 14 |
Parvati (2) | 6.91[28] | 1.4/6[28] | |
Dakal | |||||||||||
6 | "Quick on the Draw" | March 18, 2020 | None | Yara1 | Sandra (1-0)2,3 |
7th Voted Out Day 16 |
Yul (1) | 7.83[29] | 1.6/7[29] | ||
Parvati (3-2) |
8th Voted Out 5th Jury Member5 Day 16 |
Michele (3) | |||||||||
7 | "We're in the Majors" | March 25, 2020 | Sandra | Quit Day 16 |
Yara4 | Yara | Yul (3-1) |
9th Voted Out 6th Jury Member5 Day 18 |
Sarah (1) | 8.18[30] | 1.7/8[30] |
Sele4 | Dakal | Sophie (1) | |||||||||
8 | "This Is Where the Battle Begins" | April 1, 2020 | Tyson | 1st Returnee Day 19 |
None | Denise | Wendell (9-3) |
10th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 21 |
Michele (1) | 8.23[31] | 1.6/7[31] |
Jeremy | Nick (1) | ||||||||||
9 | "War Is Not Pretty" | April 8, 2020 | None | Ben, Kim Michele, Sophie (Nick) |
Kim | Adam (8-2-1) |
11th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 23 |
Denise (1) | 7.85[32] | 1.5/6[32] | |
10 | "The Full Circle" | April 15, 2020 | None | None | Tony | Tyson (5-2-0)2 |
12th Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 25 |
None | 8.14[33] | 1.6/7[33] | |
11 | "This Is Extortion" | April 22, 2020 | None | Ben, Kim, Nick, Sophie6 |
Tony | Sophie (4-3-2) |
13th Voted Out 10th Jury Member Day 28 |
Kim (1) | 8.16[34] | 1.5/6[34] | |
Sarah (1) | |||||||||||
12 | "Friendly Fire" | April 29, 2020 | None | None | Denise | Kim (5-3) |
14th Voted Out 11th Jury Member Day 29 |
Denise (1) | 8.08[35] | 1.5/6[35] | |
Michele (1) | |||||||||||
Tony | |||||||||||
Sarah (1) | |||||||||||
13 | "The Penultimate Step of the War" | May 6, 2020 | None | None | Nick | Jeremy (3-2-0)7 |
15th Voted Out 12th Jury Member Day 31 |
Michele (2) | 7.57[36] | 1.4/5[36] | |
None | Michele | Nick (4-2) |
16th Voted Out 13th Jury Member Day 34 |
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14 | "It All Boils Down to This" | May 13, 2020 | Amber | Eliminated Day 35 |
Michele1 | Denise (0-0; 4-0)2,3,9 |
17th Voted Out 14th Jury Member Day 36 |
7.94[37] | 1.6/7[37] | ||
Danni | |||||||||||
Ethan | |||||||||||
Rob | |||||||||||
Parvati | |||||||||||
Yul | |||||||||||
Wendell | |||||||||||
Adam | |||||||||||
[Denise, Sarah] |
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Tyson | |||||||||||
Sophie | |||||||||||
Kim | |||||||||||
Jeremy | |||||||||||
Nick | |||||||||||
Natalie | 2nd Returnee Day 35 | ||||||||||
None | Tony | Ben (3-2)3 |
18th Voted Out 15th Jury Member Day 37 | ||||||||
Natalie | Sarah (no vote)10 |
Eliminated 16th Jury Member Day 38 | |||||||||
Jury Vote | Michele (12-4-0) |
Second Runner-Up | |||||||||
Natalie (12-4-0) |
Runner-Up | ||||||||||
Tony (12-4-0) |
Sole Survivor | ||||||||||
Notes: ^1 Combined Reward and Immunity Challenge.
^2 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user. ^3 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played; however, no votes were cast against its user. ^4 Promotional pictures were released showing an unaired challenge that occurred during the episode. Yara finished first, while Sele finished second.[38] ^5 Natalie, Amber, Danni, Ethan, Rob, Parvati, and Yul were made jurors following the conclusion of the first reentry duel. ^6 There was an unaired Reward Challenge on Day 26.[39] ^7 The 50/50 coin was played and landed on "Safe", negating all votes against its user. ^8 Natalie won the second reentry duel, thus removing herself from the jury. ^9 All votes cast were negated, causing a null vote. Per Survivor rules, a vote restart would commence. ^10 Instead of a traditional vote, the winner of the Immunity challenge, Natalie, would choose someone to take with them to the Final Three. She chose Michele. The remaining two castaways, Sarah and Tony, would compete in a fire-making challenge to determine the last finalist. |
Voting History[]
Original Tribes | Expanded Tribes | Merged Tribe | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||
Voted Out | Natalie |
Amber |
Danni |
Ethan |
Tyson |
Rob |
Sandra |
Parvati |
Yul |
Wendell |
Adam |
Tyson |
Sophie |
Kim |
Jeremy |
Nick |
Null | Denise |
Ben |
Sarah |
Michele |
Natalie |
Tony | |
Vote | 7-2-1 | 6-3-1 | 8-1 | 4-3-1 | 7-1-1 | 4-1 | 1-01,2 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 9-3 | 8-2-1 | 5-2-01 | 4-3-2 | 5-3 | 3-2-06 | 4-2 | 0-01,2,7 | 4-0 | 3-22 | No vote8 | 12-4-0 | |||
►► | Tony | — | Kim | — | — | Tyson | — | — | — | Wendell | Adam | Tyson | Sophie | Kim | Jeremy | Nick | Denise | Michele | — | Jury Vote | ||||
► | Natalie | Denise | Denise | Ben | — | |||||||||||||||||||
►► | Michele | Denise | — | Danni | Ethan | — | — | — | Wendell | Yul | Adam | Adam | Tyson | Sophie | Jeremy | Ben | Denise | Denise | Ben | — | ||||
►► | Sarah | — | Kim | — | — | Tyson | Rob | — | — | Wendell | Nick | Tyson4 | Michele | Kim | Nick | None | Ben | Eliminated | Tony | |||||
►► | Ben | Natalie | — | Danni | Ethan | — | Rob | — | — | Wendell | Adam | Tyson | Jeremy | Kim | Jeremy | Nick | Denise | Michele | Tony | |||||
►► | Denise | Natalie | — | Danni | Ethan | — | — | Sandra | — | — | Wendell | Nick | None5 | Jeremy | Jeremy | Nick | None | Tony | ||||||
►► | Nick | — | Amber | — | — | Kim | — | — | Parvati | Yul | Adam | Adam | Tyson | Sophie | Kim | Jeremy | Denise | Eliminated | Tony | |||||
►► | Jeremy | Adam | — | Danni | Ethan | — | — | — | — | Wendell | Adam | None3 | Sophie | Kim | Ben | Eliminated | Natalie | |||||||
►► | Kim | — | Amber | — | — | Tyson | — | — | — | Wendell | Adam | Sophie | Michele | Jeremy | Eliminated | Tony | ||||||||
►► | Sophie | — | Kim | — | — | Tyson | Rob | — | — | Wendell | Adam | Jeremy | Eliminated | Tony | ||||||||||
► | Tyson | — | Amber | — | — | Nick | Wendell | Adam | Sophie | Eliminated | Natalie | |||||||||||||
►► | Adam | Natalie | — | Danni | Parvati | — | Rob | — | — | Wendell | Sarah | Eliminated | Tony | |||||||||||
►► | Wendell | — | Amber | — | — | Tyson | — | — | Parvati | Yul | Adam | Eliminated | Tony | |||||||||||
► | Yul | — | Amber | — | — | Tyson | — | — | Parvati | Wendell | Eliminated | Tony | ||||||||||||
► | Parvati | Natalie | — | Danni | Adam | — | — | — | Wendell | Eliminated | Natalie | |||||||||||||
► | Sandra | — | Amber | — | — | Tyson | — | Quit | ||||||||||||||||
► | Rob | Natalie | — | Danni | Adam | — | Sarah | Eliminated | Tony | |||||||||||||||
Ethan | Natalie | — | Danni | Adam | Eliminated | Natalie | ||||||||||||||||||
Danni | Natalie | — | Parvati | Eliminated | Tony | |||||||||||||||||||
Amber | — | Nick | Eliminated | Tony | ||||||||||||||||||||
Notes: ^1 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user.
^2 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played; however, no votes were cast against its user. ^3 This castaway used the Safety without Power advantage, allowing them to leave Tribal Council without voting. ^4 This castaway used the Vote Steal advantage, allowing them to steal another castaway's vote to vote twice at Tribal Council. ^5 This castaway's vote was stolen by the Vote Steal. ^6 The 50/50 Coin was played and landed on "Safe", negating all votes against its user. ^7 All votes cast were negated, causing a null vote. Per the rules of Survivor, a vote restart occurred. Since Denise and Sarah were the only two castaways eligible to receive votes, they would not vote, since they could only vote for each other. ^8 Instead of a traditional vote, the person who won the Immunity Challenge, Natalie, would choose someone to take with them into the Final Three. She chose Michele. The remaining two castaways, would compete in a fire-making challenge to determine the last finalist. |
Trivia[]
- This is the first season to have its number displayed on the logo.
- This season is the fifth season comprised entirely of returning players, following Survivor: All-Stars, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, Survivor: Cambodia, and Survivor: Game Changers.
- This is the first season to have castaways in a familial relationship compete against each other in a non-Blood vs. Water season.
- With Danni representing Guatemala, the earliest season where no first-time castaways have returned is now Caramoan.
- With Ben, Wendell, and Nick representing Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers, Ghost Island, and David vs. Goliath respectively, the earliest season where no castaways whatsoever have returned is now Edge of Extinction.
- Amber and Kim are the second and third castaways to play under two different last names, following Candice Cody, who played as Candice Woodcock in her first two seasons.
- Of the participating castaways:
- Eleven are playing in their second season: Adam, Ben, Danni, Denise, Kim, Michele, Natalie, Nick, Sophie, Wendell, and Yul.
- Five are playing in their third season: Ethan and Tony who won their first, and Amber, Jeremy, and Sarah who won their second.
- Three are playing in their fourth season: Parvati who won her second, Tyson who won his third, and Sandra who won both her first and second.
- One is playing in his fifth season: Rob, who won his fourth. Rob is the first person to play Survivor five times.
- With this season, Amber and Ethan broke Kelly Wiglesworth's record of 30 seasons for the largest gap between appearances in two different seasons, with 32 seasons.
- Amber also broke the record for the largest gap between the first and most recent appearances, with 38 seasons.
- Winners at War is the second season where every contestant won an Immunity Challenge, after Pearl Islands.
- All three finalists lived in New Jersey at the time of filming.
- Winners at War currently contains the largest jury, with 16 jurors.
- Winners at War has the most vote outs of any Survivor (U.S.) season, with 18.
- Winners at War is the only season without an aftershow or reunion episode following the announcement of the Sole Survivor.
References[]
Survivor (U.S.) Seasons |
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Borneo • The Australian Outback • Africa • Marquesas • Thailand • The Amazon • Pearl Islands • All-Stars • Vanuatu • Palau • Guatemala • Panama • Cook Islands • Fiji • China • Micronesia • Gabon • Tocantins • Samoa • Heroes vs. Villains • Nicaragua • Redemption Island • South Pacific • One World • Philippines • Caramoan • Blood vs. Water • Cagayan • San Juan del Sur • Worlds Apart • Cambodia • Kaôh Rōng • Millennials vs. Gen X • Game Changers • Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers • Ghost Island • David vs. Goliath • Edge of Extinction • Island of the Idols • Winners at War • Survivor 41 • Survivor 42 • Survivor 43 • Survivor 44 • Survivor 45 • Survivor 46 |