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SURVIVOR: SOUTH PACIFIC (source: cbs press release)

 Eighteen castaways will compete on SURVIVOR: SOUTH PACIFIC when the Emmy Award-winning series returns on Wednesdays with the game-changing element, Redemption Island.  The 18 castaways will be divided into two Tribes of nine: the Savaii Tribe and the Upolu Tribe, named after the two islands of Samoa.  The tribes are comprised of individuals from all different backgrounds with the same ultimate goal: to be the Sole Survivor.  While 16 of the contestants are new to the competition, two are former castaways who have returned to seek Redemption.   In the end, only one will remain to claim the million dollar prize and title of Sole Survivor.  The show is hosted by Emmy Award winner Jeff Probst.

 

CBS today announced 16 of 18 castaways who will compete against each other on SURVIVOR: SOUTH PACIFIC, when the Emmy Award-winning series returns for its 23rd season with a special 90-minute edition, Wednesday, Sept. 14 (8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.   Two of the 18 castaways, to be revealed later this week, are former castaways who will return to seek redemption.

The 18 castaways will be divided into two Tribes of nine: the Savaii Tribe and the Upolu Tribe, named after the two islands of Samoa.  The tribes are comprised of individuals from all

different backgrounds with the same ultimate goal: to be the Sole Survivor.  While 16 of the contestants are new to the competition, two are former castaways who will be given another chance to compete for the million dollar prize.

 

The “Redemption Island” twist returns in SURVIVOR: SOUTH PACIFIC in which castaways who have been eliminated from the game will have an opportunity to return for a chance to win the million dollar prize.  Each week at Tribal Council, when a castaway is voted off, they will be sent to live alone on Redemption Island and, in order to stay in the game, will need to compete in a duel against the next person eliminated at Tribal Council. The winner of each duel earns the right to continue fighting for an opportunity to return to the game and the chance to compete for the title of Sole Survivor; and the loser is sent home.

 

Castaways competing on SURVIVOR: SOUTH PACIFIC (in alphabetical order):

 

SAVAII:                                                                     UPOLU:

Mark Caruso                                                             Sophie Clarke

Age: 48                                                                        Age: 22

Current Residence: Forest Hills, N.Y.               Current Residence: Willsboro, N.Y.

Occupation: Retired NYPD Detective               Occupation: Medical Student  

 

John Cochran                                                             Albert Destrade

Age: 24                                                                        Age: 26

Current Residence: Washington D.C.                            Current Residence: Plantation, Fla.

Occupation: Harvard Law Student                                Occupation: Baseball/Dating Coach

 

Whitney Duncan                                                        Brandon Hantz

Age: 27                                                                        Age: 19                                                          

Current Residence: Nashville, Tenn.                              Current Residence: Katy, Texas

Occupation: Country Music Singer                                Occupation: Oil Tanker Crewman

 

Dawn Meehan                                                           Edna Ma

Age: 41                                                                        Age: 35

Current Residence: South Jordan, Utah             Current Residence: Los Angeles  

Occupation: English Professor                           Occupation: Anesthesiologist

 

Jim Rice                                                                     Christine Shields Markoski

Age: 35                                                                        Age: 39

Current Residence: Denver                                           Current Residence: Merrick, N.Y.

Occupation: Medical Marijuana Dispenser                    Occupation: Teacher

 

Semhar Tadesse                                                       Rick Nelson

Age: 24                                                                        Age: 51

Current Residence: Los Angeles                                    Current Residence: Aurora, Utah

Occupation: Spoken Word Artist                                  Occupation: Rancher

 

Keith Tollefson                                                          Stacey Powell

Age: 26                                                                        Age: 44

Current Residence: Edina, Minn.                                   Current Residence: Dallas

Occupation: Water Treatment Tech                               Occupation: Mortician

 

Elyse Umemoto                                                          Mikayla Wingle                               

Age: 27                                                                        Age: 22

Current Residence: Las Vegas                          Current Residence: Tampa, Fla.

Occupation: Dance Team Manager                               Occupation: Lingerie Football Player

 

Former Castaway (TBA)                                           Former Castaway (TBA)

Age: ??                                                             Age: ??

Current Residence: ??                                                   Current Residence: ??

Occupation: ??                                                 Occupation: ??

 

SURVIVOR: SOUTH PACIFIC is hosted by Emmy Award-winning host Jeff Probst and produced by SEG, Inc.  Mark Burnett, Jeff Probst and David Burris are executive producers and Leisa Francis is co-executive producer.