‘Survivor’: All 48 Winners Who Outwitted, Outplayed and Outlasted Their Competitors

Richard Hatch gained the inaugural installment of Survivor in 2000, turning into the primary Sole Survivor to take residence the $1 million prize. To commemorate the present’s 20 12 months anniversary, Hatch spoke with The Hollywood Reporter, the place he stated he knew the present would “knock people’s socks off” earlier than it even aired. 

His run set the framework for the entire manipulation, backstabbing and technique that’s now commonplace for the truth sequence. Hatch was later sentenced to 51 months in jail for not paying taxes on his winnings, and he additionally acquired one other nine-month sentence for failing to amend his 2000 tax return. 

He made his sole Survivor return in season eight, the primary All-Stars installment, the place he positioned 14th. Dubbed certainly one of actuality TV’s first villains, Hatch appeared on the second season of E!’s Home of Villains, and has appeared in varied actuality reveals over time together with The Largest Loser and The Apprentice.

Tina Wesson gained season two of Survivor, making her the primary girl to win the sequence. Earlier than Survivor discovered its filming residence in Fiji, installments have been filmed in various locations across the globe, and this one was shot smack-dab in the course of the Australian outback. 

Tina later returned for 2 extra Survivor seasons; season eight (the primary All-Stars installment) and season 27 (aka Blood vs. Water), the place she positioned fourth. Her season two runner-up, Colby Donaldson, will likely be returning to the franchise for Survivor 50.

Season three was gained by Ethan Zohn, the place he entered the present as knowledgeable soccer participant. Ethan has performed Survivor thrice; together with his profitable activate season three, a last-place end for season eight’s All-Stars and Winners at Battle, the place he positioned 18th. 

Vecepia Towery gained Survivor: Marquesas, notably making historical past because the first-ever Black winner of the truth competitors sequence. Season 4 was her sole stint on the present, as she’s by no means returned to compete in a second installment.

Brian Heidik is likely one of the most notorious winners within the franchise, having gained the fifth season in 2002.

Jenna Morasca gained season six of Survivor when she was a mere 22 years previous, having truly filmed the sequence when she was solely 21, making her the youngest girl to win (an accolade she shares with one other winner on this checklist). She additionally held the title for youngest winner ever for just a few years earlier than season 21’s Sole Survivor was topped. 

One other esteem she holds, Jenna is the primary of two former Survivor gamers to be the youngest contestant on two seasons. She returned for All-Stars (season eight), the place she set one other file, turning into the primary girl to give up the sport.

Sandra Diaz-Twine gained her first season of Survivor in 2003. As you’ll learn later (for those who’re not well-versed within the present’s historical past), Sandra is the primary particular person to ever win the sequence twice, standing because the Sole Survivor for the second time within the beloved Heroes vs. Villains season. Sandra can also be the primary Latin-American winner of Survivor. 

She has appeared on the present a number of further occasions, together with to compete on Recreation Changers (season 34); Winners at Battle (season 40); and the worldwide spinoff Australian Survivor: Blood V Water (Australia’s season 9). Plus, she joined Island of the Idols (season 39) as a mentor alongside one other winner on this checklist.

Amber Brkich gained the first-ever installment of Survivor to function returning gamers, aka season eight’s All-Stars. She made her debut on season two and later appeared on Winners at Battle, the place she was voted off first. 

Throughout her profitable season, Amber met her now-husband, Boston Rob Mariano, the place their love story performed out onscreen. Boston Rob completed as her runner-up, and on the finale, he proposed to her, marking the primary engagement on the sequence and time two Survivor gamers wed. It’s the place Amber wore the “I Heart Rob” shirt, arguably essentially the most iconic style second from the present’s canon, the place she additionally beat her now-husband for the title of Sole Survivor.

Chris Daugherty gained Survivor: Vanuatu in 2004, his sole look on the present. 

Tom Westman gained the tenth season of the truth sequence. Throughout Survivor: Palau, Tom matched Colby Donaldson’s file of most particular person immunity problem wins of 5. He went on to compete on Heroes vs. Villains (season 20), the place he was dubbed a “hero.” He positioned sixteenth. 

Danni Boatwright reigned supreme on Survivor: Guatemala in 2005. 15 years later, she competed on Winners at Battle (season 40), and was voted out second behind fellow champion Amber Brkich. 

Survivor: Panama — Exile Island was gained by Aras Baskauskas. He got here again to compete on season 27’s Blood vs. Water, alongside his brother Vytas Baskauskas, who later appeared on Cambodia — Second Probability.

Yul Kwon gained Survivor: Cook dinner Islands, aka season 13 the place every tribe was divided up primarily based on the 4 ethnicities of Asian American, African American, Hispanic American and Caucasian. All through his time competing, he was by no means at risk of being eradicated, and notably is the primary castaway to discover a hidden immunity idol and win the present.

He’s additionally the primary Asian-American Survivor winner, and has returned to the present as soon as for Winners at Battle (season 40). 

The primary unanimous winner of Survivor was Earl Cole. Incomes each single vote from the jury members, Earl gained Survivor: Fiji in late 2006, additionally turning into the primary Black man to win the present. 

Todd Herzog gained Survivor’s fifteenth season in 2007. 

One of the crucial recognizable names from the franchise, Parvati Shallow gained the Followers vs. Favorites season of Survivor in 2008. In that season, she was part of the Black Widow Brigade, an all-woman alliance that efficiently eradicated a string of male gamers and positioned within the prime 4. 

Parvati has appeared on 4 seasons of the principle installment, and she or he practically gained her first season after Micronesia, season 20’s Heroes vs. Villains. Her first look was in season 13 for Cook dinner Islands (the place she positioned sixth) and she or he additionally competed on season 40’s Winners at Battle (ending fifteenth). Parvati not too long ago gained her second Survivor title on the Australian spinoff Australia v The World, incomes one other accolade to her actuality TV résumé.

Exterior of the Survivor world, Parvati appeared on season two of Peacock’s The Traitors, the place she was deemed a Traitor. She positioned eleventh.

Robert “Bob” Crowley is the champion of season 17. He stands because the eldest Survivor winner ever. 

James “J.T.” Thomas Jr. gained his first look on the present, in Might 2009 with Tocantins (season 18). He swiftly replied a 12 months later for Heroes vs. Villains (season 20) and in addition competed on Recreation Changers (season 34). 

Natalie White gained Survivor: Samoa in late 2009. She’s the primary girl to win the present towards two different male finalists. 

Sandra Diaz-Twine grew to become the first-ever double Survivor winner in Might 2010. Named the Sole Survivor of the long-lasting Heroes vs. Villains installment, her affect on the sport is unmatched, which is why she’s often known as the “Queen.” And as she says, “the Queen stays Queen,” and she or he’ll stick with it that esteem regardless of what number of extra occasions she returns to play. 

Sandra additionally competed on Australian Survivor: Blood v Water in 2022 alongside her daughter, inserting nineteenth. Exterior of the franchise, she was featured on The Traitors season two, and nearly made it to the very finish of the sport, ending in fifth.

Jud “Fabio” Birza is the youngest winner of Survivor, having performed the sport and gained when he was solely 21. (Season six winner Jenna Morasca and later season 23’s Sophie Clarke have been each 21 when the present was filmed, however they turned 22 by the point the votes have been learn and so they earned their respective wins.) He gained 4 immunity challenges, and has by no means returned to the present.

One other fixture of the franchise, Rob Mariano — higher often known as “Boston Rob” — gained Survivor season 22, aka Redemption Island. Earlier than that, he appeared on the present thrice; first in season 4, season eight and season 20. In the course of the eighth installment, the primary All-Stars, he met his now-wife and that season’s winner Amber Brkich, and proposed to her on the season finale. 

Boston Rob went on to compete as soon as extra on Survivor for season 40’s Winners at Battle, making him the primary participant to seem in 5 seasons, setting the file for essentially the most installments performed by a castaway. He moreover served as a mentor of Survivor: Island of the Idols, additional extending his stamp on the present’s lore. 

And it’s protected to say he’s no stranger to actuality TV. Boston Rob has additionally competed on two seasons of The Superb Race; season certainly one of NBC’s Deal or No Deal Island; and most not too long ago performed as a Traitor on the third installment of The Traitors.

Sophie Clarke shares the accolade of being the youngest girl to win Survivor with Jenna Morasca, nabbing the title at a mere 22-years-old throughout season 23. (They have been each 21 when their respective seasons have been filmed.) 

She got here again for the mammoth all-winners season (the fortieth installment), the place she positioned tenth.

Survivor: One World was gained by Kim Spradlin, with one other distinctive format that originally separated tribes primarily based on gender. Throughout her run on the sequence, she matched the file for many particular person immunity challenges gained by a girl with 4. Kim additionally appeared in Winners at Battle, the place she completed ninth. 

Denise Stapley was named the Sole Survivor of Survivor: Philippines. She is the eldest girl to win the present, as she was 41 when season 25 filmed and 42 when her installment wrapped. Like just a few different winners on this checklist, Denise returned for the all-winner season. There, positioned sixth. 

John Cochran, extra generally known as merely Cochran, gained his second activate Survivor with season 26, Followers vs. Favorites. Throughout his debut on South Pacific (season 23), he positioned eighth. 

The primary iteration of Survivor’s Blood vs. Water format, which casts duos who’re associated to at least one one other, was gained by Tyson Apostol. There, he competed alongside his now-wife Rachel Foulger. However that wasn’t his first season on the present, as Tyson beforehand appeared on Tocantins (season 18) and Heroes vs. Villains (season 20). He subsequently returned for Winners at Battle (season 40), inserting eighth. 

Including his actuality TV standing as a “villain,” Tyson will likely be subsequent seen on the third season of Peacock’s Home of Villains.

Tony Vlachos gained Survivor throughout his first season for the twenty eighth installment. However that wasn’t the tip of his profitable — after inserting nineteenth on Recreation Changers (season 34), he gained the monumental Winners at Battle season in 2019. He’s the second particular person to win Survivor twice, behind Sandra Diaz-Twine. 

And that wasn’t his later look within the franchise, as Tony not too long ago went on the Australian spinoff to compete on Australia v The World. There, he completed in eleventh place.

Natalie Anderson gained the second Blood vs. Water installment throughout season 29, notably avenging her twin sister, Nadiya Anderson, being the primary participant voted out of the sport. She entered the present notably having previously appeared on The Superb Race. 

Natalie notably competed on the all-winners season, the place she positioned second to Tony Vlachos. Exterior of Survivor, she can be caught on season 4 of Peacock’s The Traitors.

Mike Holloway gained season 30, which was themed round contestant’s jobs with the title of Worlds Aside — White Collar vs. Blue Collar vs. No Collar. Mike represented the blue collar tribe, and he additionally notably matched the file of most particular person immunity problem wins for a person (with 5). 

Jeremy Collins gained Cambodia — Second Probability, a season the place followers voted on which previous Survivor gamers they needed to see return for an additional shot on the title of Sole Survivor. He initially appeared on season 29 (the place he completed tenth), and made his third look on the present for Winners at Battle (he completed eighth.)

Michele Fitzgerald gained season 32 of Survivor, which was sanctioned by the phrases of Brains vs. Brawn vs. Magnificence. Hailing from the unique Magnificence tribe, Michele didn’t attend a tribal council till the merge, making her the primary castaway (and winner) to take action. She returned for Winners at Battle (season 40), the place she positioned third, additionally notably that means she has by no means been voted out of the sport. 

One other season the place the tribes have been initially break up primarily based on a theme, season 33 noticed two tribes full of nothing however millennials and a separate tribe with solely Gen Xers. Adam Klein represented for the millennials, and went on to win the season. 

One other installment stuffed with returning gamers, season 34’s Recreation Changers forged tapped former castaways who (you guessed it) modified the sport. Sarah Lacina gained the season, initially enjoying on season 28’s Cagayan, the place she positioned eleventh. She returned for Winners at Battle, ending in fourth place, practically making the ultimate tribal council. 

Ben Driebergen gained season 35 of Survivor, entitled Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers. He additionally competed on Winners at Battle (season 40), the place he positioned fifth. 

Wendell Holland gained Survivor’s thirty eighth season in a franchise-defining second. After all of the jury votes have been learn and it was revealed he tied with Domenick Abbate, their fellow prime three finisher Laurel Johnson was placed on the spot to forged the game-winning vote, and she or he voted for Wendell. 

He additionally appeared on the all-winners installment (season 40). Wendell completed Winners at Battle in thirteenth.

Survivor break up the season 37 forged into two tribes primarily based on two profound distinctions: David vs. Goliath, aka underdogs versus leaders. Nick Wilson, labeled a David, would win the season. (His runner-up was notably The White Lotus creator Mike White.)

Nick has returned as soon as for season 40 (Winners at Battle), the place he completed seventh. 

Chris Underwood’s path to profitable Survivor is arguably essentially the most distinctive out of all of the present’s champions. He notably was the third particular person voted out of season 38, although a novel twist allowed exiled gamers to enterprise to the Fringe of Extinction, the place they remained stranded on an remoted island till they acquired an opportunity to play their approach again into the sport. 

There have been two photographs at returning to the sport in a type of a problem; Chris gained the second, returning to Survivor on day 35, becoming a member of the ultimate six gamers. He would go on to win the present, having performed the sport the least quantity of days out of any winner, with solely 13 days underneath his belt. He’s additionally the second Latin-American winner ever, and the primary Latin-American man to win the sequence. 

Chris’ win is likely one of the most notorious and controversial of the sequence as a result of this short-time truly enjoying the sport of Survivor.

One other season with a novel format, Tommy Sheehan gained season 39 of Survivor, higher often known as Island of the Idols. 

Earlier than season 50 was chopped as much as be some of the anticipated installments of Survivor, there was season 40’s Winners at Battle. A forged comprised of nothing however previous winners, it actually was a once-in-a-lifetime season of the present, one which was gained by season 28 champion Tony Vlachos. The win solidified his place in Survivor historical past, turning into not solely the second particular person to win the present twice, however the winner of some of the iconic seasons of the present ever. 

Since Winners at Battle, Tony has not returned to the flagship franchise, although he did compete on the Australian spinoff for 2024’s Australia v The World. He was additionally on The Traitors‘ third season.

Erika Casupanan gained season 41 of Survivor, and her win marked just a few firsts for the flagship franchise. She grew to become the debut Canadian to win the present, and in addition stays as the one Filipino and Southeast Asian particular person to have nabbed the $1 million prize. 

Maryanne Oketch gained Survivor 42 in Might 2022, making her the second Black girl to be named Sole Survivor. She’s at the moment the youngest champion within the present’s orbit, and she or he gained in a near-unanimous vote of 7-1. 

Mike Gabler gained the forty third season of the CBS actuality present. He’s the second eldest Survivor winner, and has by no means returned to the sequence.  

Season 44 was gained by Yamil “Yam Yam” Arocho in 2023. He’s additionally the primary contestant and winner of the present to reside in Puerto Rico. Yam Yam not too long ago prolonged his aggressive actuality TV résumé with an look on season 4 of The Traitors. 

Dee Valladares gained season 45 of Survivor, and is a new-school darling of the franchise. She beforehand co-hosted the On Fireplace podcast, a companion to the principle sequence, with Jeff Probst, and was certainly one of a choose few (24, to be actual) former gamers to be requested to seem on Survivor 50. 

Kenzie Petty is amongst a pool of the present’s new-school period winners. She made it to the ultimate tribal council on her installment after efficiently beginning fireplace, notably making her the primary girl to win the fire-making problem after which the present. 

Season 47 was gained by Rachel LaMont. Like just a few different ladies on this checklist, Rachel tied the file for many particular person immunity necklaces gained by a girl (with 4 wins throughout her season). 

The spring 2025 season of Survivor was gained by Kyle Fraser. And he’s already prepared for extra gameplay, as Kyle will subsequent be seen on the cast of season 50.

The final winner topped earlier than Survivor’s landmark fiftieth season was Savannah Louie. Throughout her time on season 49, she tied the file for particular person immunity challenges gained by a girl, with 4 wins. She and Rizo Velovic have been instantly requested again for Survivor 50 — and by instantly, we imply they have been invited onto the subsequent installment a mere few hours after she was named the winner. 

“I feel like it wasn’t even a question. How can you say no to that?” Savannah told The Hollywood Reporter of her choice to return to the present proper after profitable. “When we were asked to come on, the cast wasn’t released officially, but you heard all these rumblings. And so as a Survivor fan, before I was a player, how could you ever turn that down?”

Aubry Bracco was named the winner of Survivor’s landmark fiftieth season. She first appeared on Survivor: Kaôh Rōng, inserting because the runner-up to Michele Fitzgerald.

After her second place end, Bracco went on to return to the present for 2 extra occasions, lastly snatching a win on her fourth try. She place fifth on season 34 (Recreation Changers) and sixteenth on season 38 (Fringe of Extinction), that means she’s had fairly a well-rounded Survivor expertise.