Nonetheless, the average age of the players for this season is the highest of any other prior … Michele won the challenge, thwarting the majority’s plan to oust her. Hometown: Boise, Idaho. Jeremy and Michele tried to recruit Adam to join in the plan. Its youngest contestant is Adam Klein, who’s 28. Meanwhile, Denise's huge move of single-handedly voting out Sandra raised concern among her tribemates. Tony won the challenge. [10] According to Inside Survivor both Tina Wesson, winner of Survivor: The Australian Outback, and Mike Holloway, winner of Survivor: Worlds Apart, were included in the mix for casting but cut along the way. The full data—compiled by Survivor fan and reality blurred reader Clark (thank you, Clark! On Day 35, both groups were informed that the second and final re-entry challenge would take place today, and the group from the Edge prepared accordingly. Tony won his fourth immunity challenge. At Tribal Council, neither Sarah nor Sophie played their advantages, but they weren’t needed as Adam and Ben joined them in blindsiding Rob, who bequeathed his two fire tokens to Parvati before heading to the Edge. [39][40] The season received a rather mixed response from fans as well; according to a poll conducted by Gold Derby, while most fans praised the cast, a large section were also disappointed with all the "old-school players" getting eliminated early in the game. After accepting the offer, Sarah had Tony camouflage her and she was able to retrieve the "vote steal" from Sele’s torches. The tribe’s search for an idol at the new camp resulted in Sophie finding it; she had to give half to a tribemate before sundown, and she chose Sarah. By Dalton Ross December 18, 2019 at 10:57 PM EST This season has a great blend of characters, and their interactions with each other are what truly make this season shine. Tony’s spy nest allowed him to listen in on Denise forming a final three with Sarah and Ben, which made him talk to Sarah about possibly voting out Denise instead. This is probably the wackiest and most chaotic season of Survivor, and I mean that in the best way possible. Kim, Ben, Michele, Sarah, and Sophie won reward, but Sarah decided to give her spot to Nick, as it was his birthday the day before and he had gotten blindsided by the last vote. Michele played a 50/50 immunity coin on herself, landing on the right side, therefore two votes against her were not counted. The two successfully negotiated a deal where Denise paid one fire token to Sandra before tribal with the idol, and would pay the second token after tribal. When Ben approached Rob for strategy talk, he spilled that Danni had been suggesting Rob as one of the options. Natalie chose to sell it to Jeremy for a fire token. Denise Stapley, who’s 48, is the oldest contestant, though she’s more than 25 years younger than the oldest player to ever play: Rudy Boesch, who was 75 during his second appearance. Nick emerged as a swing vote; at Tribal Council, Michele played the advantage and successfully negated two votes, while Jeremy was sent to the Edge. (Rudy died last fall at 91.). Browse photos of the champions returning for 'Survivor' Season 40. Sarah wanted to get Kim out thinking she would win the game in the end, but Tony felt Tyson was the more pressing threat. The upcoming Survivor season 40, Survivor Winners At War, is the oldest cast in the 40-season, 20-year history of the franchise, at least when considering the average age of the cast. However, the alliance of Tony and Sarah (self-dubbed “Cops R’ Us”) reconciled, and with free agents Ben and Nick controlled the majority of the votes post-merge, with Nick getting blindsided before the Edge of Extinction competition. They are some of the best-known winners of past seasons, including one man who keeps getting invited back. Before arriving at the Edge, Wendell split his two fire tokens between Michele and Nick. Kim split her three tokens between Sarah, Michele, and Denise. Amber Brkich, 22 Africa. When Kim found out people were targeting Sarah, she worked with Tyson to flip the vote on Adam for having the ability to sway decisions. CBS reality sensation Survivor is celebrating its 40th season in style. While he stated that it "hasn't been a perfect season" due to the Edge of Extinction remaining "a flawed twist", all old-school players being voted out early, and the editing, he praised the season's humor, emotional moments, the final three, and the eventual winner. Upon arriving at their marooning site, the castaways were redistributed into three tribes of 5: Dakal consisted of Denise, Jeremy, Kim, Sandra, and Tony; Sele consisted of Michele, Nick, Parvati, Wendell, and Yul; Yara consisted of Adam, Ben, Rob, Sarah, and Sophie. Most of the remaining men targeted Nick over Wendell upon Jeremy's insistence that Wendell would work with them. [50], Holmes gave a positive review of Winners at War. At Dakal, Kim still felt she was on the bottom of the tribe and went on an idol hunt of her own. At the Edge, the 11 castaways were tasked with carrying 20 coconuts (one at a time) from one side of the island to the other. Here are the 20 past winners vying for $2 million on the 40th season of 'Survivor.' What happened to Forged in Fire host Will Willis? Adam was stunned by Ethan's blindside and found himself as the outsider of Sele. 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