Survivor: Game Changers — Mamanuca Islands

Multiple links in body of thread | February 9, 2017

[EveningStar]

Survivor: Game Changers — Mamanuca Islands is the 34th season of Survivor (for those unfamiliar with the show, there are two seasons each year). It begins Wednesday, March 8, 2017 on CBS at 8/7c with a special two hour episode.

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References:

Official Survivor site at CBS

Wikipedia article

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There will be twenty returning players divided into two tribes of ten players each. The "Game Changers" theme as with some past themes, is of course utterly contrived. Apparently the original plan called for three teams consisting of (1) winners, (2) those who made the jury, and (3) those who were booted prior to making the jury. The plan fell through when the producers couldn't get enough winners to return.

Twelve cast members will be playing for a second time, six for a third time, and two for a fourth time.

• Andrea Boehlke: Redemption Island - Season 22 (5th), and Caramoan - Season 26 (7th)
• Aubry Bracco: Kaôh Rōng - Season 32 (Runner-Up)
• Brad Culpepper: Blood vs. Water - Season 27 (15th)
• Caleb Reynolds: Kaôh Rōng - Season 32 (15th)
• Ciera Eastin: Blood vs. Water - Season 27 (5th), and Cambodia - Season 31 (10th)
• Cirie Fields: Panama - Season 12 (4th), Micronesia - Season 16 (3rd), and Heroes vs. Villains - Season 20 (17th)
• Debbie Wanner: Kaôh Rōng - Season 32 (9th)
• Hali Ford: Worlds Apart - Season 30 (11th)
• J.T. Thomas: Tocantins - Season 18 (Sole Survivor), and Heroes vs. Villains - Season 20 (10th)
• Jeff Varner: The Australian Outback - Season 2 (10th), and Cambodia - Season 31 (17th)
• Malcolm Freberg: Philippines - Season 25 (4th), and Caramoan - Season 26 (9th)
• Michaela Bradshaw: Millennials vs. Gen X - Season 33 (14th)
• Ozzy Lusth: Cook Islands - Season 13 (Runner-Up), Micronesia - Season 16 (9th), and South Pacific - Season 23 (4th)
• Sandra Diaz-Twine: Pearl Islands - Season 7 (Sole Survivor), and Heroes vs. Villains - Season 20 (Sole Survivor)
• Sarah Lacina: Cagayan - Season 28 (11th)
• Sierra Dawn-Thomas: Worlds Apart - Season 30 (5th)
• Tai Trang: Kaôh Rōng - Season 32 (2nd Runner-Up)
• Tony Vlachos: Cagayan - Season 28 (Sole Survivor)
• Troyzan Robertson: One World - Season 24 (8th)
• Zeke Smith: Millennials vs. Gen X - Season 33 (9th)

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Survivor: Game Changers host Jeff Probst says next season is like Jaws

Season preview

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As with last season, this season will be held in the Mamanuca Islands, Fiji. It will consist of 20 returning players.

The players range in age from 25 to 54. There are 4 from California, two each from Florida, New York, and North Carolina, and one each from Alabama, Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah.

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Mana Tribe (orange buffs): Aubry, Caleb, Ciera, Hali, Jeff, Malcolm, Michaela, Sandra, Tony, Troyzan

Nuku Tribe (blue buffs): Andrea, Brad, Cirie, Debbie, J. T., Ozzy, Sarah, Sierra, Tai, Zeke

Cast bios

Cast photos

Video: Meet The Castaways Competing on Survivor: Game Changers.

More videos, including cast interviews

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Follow Jeff Probst on Twitter.

More Survivor news at Entertainment Weekly

Please feel free to post your own predictions openly. However, if the predictions come from a spoiler site, please post them in white text and ask us to highlight the posts.

Please feel free to post Survivor related items to this thread.

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Survivor Season Finale Recap

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Sole Survivor: Sarah (7 votes)

First runner up: Brad (3 votes)

Second runner up: Troyzan (0 votes)

Voted out last night: Cirie (eliminated by default) (1), Aubry (2), Tai (3)

Voting history

Reward and immunity challenge winner: Brad, who took Sarah and Troyzan with him on the reward (1)

Immunity challenge winner: Brad (2), Brad (3)

Finalists: Brad, Sarah, Troyzan

Jury: Andrea, Aubry, Cirie, Debbie, Hali, Michaela, Ozzy, Sierra, Tai, Zeke

Eliminated: Caleb, Ciera, J.T., Jeff, Malcolm, Sandra, Tony

Immunity Idol status: Tai had two idols. He played one for himself and one on behalf of Aubry. Troyzan played his idol.

Legacy Advantage: Sarah. She would be given immunity when six castaways remained. She played her advantage last night.

Read full recap.

Watch final episode online

Watch reunion show online

Life at Ponderosa - the camp where jury members stay - not seen on regular TV:

Ponderosa - Tai

Ponderosa - Aubry

Ponderosa - Cirie

Ponderosa - Michaela

Ponderosa - Andrea

Ponderosa - Sierra

Ponderosa - Zeke

Ponderosa - Debbie

Ponderosa - Ozzy

Ponderosa - Hali

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Next season: Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers is the thirty-fifth season. It is scheduled to premiere in the fall of 2017. As with the last two seasons, this season will be held in the Mamanuca Islands, Fiji. It will consist of 18 new players divided into three tribes based on dominant perceived trait: "Heroes" (those who possess courage), "Healers" (those who help others) and "Hustlers" (those who possess tenacity).

Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers: Jeff Probst gives intel on NEXT season

Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers (Preview)

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Please feel free to post Survivor related items to this thread.

The official CBS Survivor site has features and videos that you won't see on TV. Check it out.

More Survivor CBS videos on YouTube

Follow Jeff Probst on Twitter.

Follow Dalton Ross on Twitter.

More Survivor news at Entertainment Weekly

More Survivor news at Survivor Fandom

Please feel free to post your own predictions openly. However, if the predictions come from a spoiler site, please post them in white text and ask us to highlight the posts.

As of Survivor: Nicaragua, this is a new Survivor ping list. The old list is no longer available, so I would appreciate it if any of you could ping interested parties to this thread. Thank you. :)

If you want added to or removed from this ping list, please let me know.

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See you next season!

[SpinnerWebb]

My only comments...

Brad would have won had he taken Tai over Sarah.

And I think Troyzan conceded at the tribal counsel. He should have brought up past winners who played the “just below the radar” game, and how that is an effective strategy (Tina, Sugar, anyone that played with Russell Hantz). He might have picked up some iffy votes that probably went for Sarah.

[girlscout]

I feel sorry for Cirie. She wasn’t one of my top 3, but to be taken out of the game without even one vote against you. That bites. I wonder what the rule is if everyone had some type of idol or immunity?

Thank you, Star, for all that you do in keeping this thread alive each season. You’re the best!! See you next season!

[I Drive Too Fast]

See you next season. Amazing Race is getting stale, but Survivor is still great.

One of the reasons we get two seasons of Survivor 2017 and 2018 and only one season of the Amazing Race (date to be determined).