CBS announced today the 18 castaways who will compete against each other on SURVIVOR, when the Emmy Award-winning series returns for its 29th season with a special 90-minute premiere, Wednesday, Sept. 24 (8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Emmy Award winner Jeff Probst is host.
This fall on SURVIVOR, the “Blood vs. Water” theme returns as all-new castaways compete with – and ultimately against – their loved ones who share the same goal: to outwit, outplay, outlast and ultimately be crowned Sole Survivor and winner of the $1 million dollar prize. Alliances and relationships will be tested and bonds will be broken when mothers, daughters, brothers, spouses and partners vie against each other in the ultimate competition, raising the question of which is thicker: Blood or Water?
This season marks the return of Exile Island, where each week two loved ones square off against one another in a battle that will send the loser to isolation on Exile Island, while the winner receives reward for his/her Tribe. However, the winner will also have to choose a tribemate to accompany their loved one to Exile Island.
The battle unfolds when these 18 castaways compete on SURVIVOR:
Drew Christy
Age: 25
Winter Park, Fla.
Traveling Sales Rep
Alec Christy
Age: 22
Winter Park, Fla.
Student
Jeremy Collins
Age: 36
Foxboro, Mass.
Firefighter
Val Collins
Age: 35
Foxboro, Mass.
Police Officer
Reed Kelly
Age: 31
New York, N.Y.
Broadway Performer/Model/Aerialist
Josh Canfield
Age: 32
New York, N.Y.
Singer, Actor, Writer
Jon Misch
Age: 26
Waterford, Mich.
Financial Assistant
Jaclyn Schultz
Age: 25
Las Vegas, Nev.
Media Buyer
John Rocker
Age: 39
Atlanta, Ga.
Former MLB Player
**Played for the Atlanta Braves, the Cleveland
Indians, the Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay
Devil Rays
Julie McGee
Age: 34
Atlanta, Ga.
Model/Owner of Spray Tan Business
Natalie Anderson
Age: 28
Edgewater, N.J.
Crossfit Coach and Student
Nadiya Anderson
Age: 28
Edgewater, N.J.
Crossfit Coach, Project Coordinator at Bridge2Peace
**Competed on seasons 21 and 24 of
THE AMAZING RACE
Keith Nale
Age: 53
Shreveport, La.
Fire Captain
Wes Nale
Age: 23
Shreveport, La.
Firefighter
Missy Payne
Age: 47
Dallas, Texas
Owner of a Competitive Cheerleading Gym
Baylor Wilson
Age: 20
Nashville, Tenn.
Student
Dale Wentworth
Age: 55
Ephrata, Wash.
Farmer
Kelley Wentworth
Age: 28
Seattle, Wash.
Marketing Manager