Twenty-four castaways are ready for another shot at the $1 million prize — and the bragging rights of being named the winner of the landmark 50th installment.
Published on January 13, 2026
The cast of ‘Survivor 50.’
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Survivors ready? These 24 castaways are.
As the cast of Survivor‘s milestone 50th season creeps closer, the network has released a brand-new slate of images of the sprawling cast, full of returnees. Adding to the anticipation of Survivor 50, which kicks off on Feb. 25, the new photos follow the release of its trailer, which gave viewers a first look at what’s to come from the landmark installment that tasked fans to vote on elements of the game.
See the full cast of Survivor season 50 below, and which installment(s) they’ve appeared on before In the Hands of the Fans.
Angelina Keeley
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Angelina Keeley is one of a few returners returning to Survivor for the first time since their intial season. She hails from season 37, aka David vs. Goliath, where she placed third.
On season 50, Angelina will be joined by two of her David vs. Goliath castaways, including one that lent her a cameo on a certain Emmy Award-winning HBO show.
Aubry Bracco
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The runner-up of Survivor: Kaôh Rōng, Aubry Bracco has also competed on season 34 (Game Changers) and season 38 (Edge of Extinction).
Benjamin “Coach” Wade
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Fourth times a charm? Benjamin “Coach” Wade made his Survivor intro on Tocantins (season 18), and has since competed on Heroes vs. Villains (season 20) and South Pacific (season 23), the latter of which he placed second.
Charlie Davis
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Charlie Davis nearly won the 46th installment of Survivor in 2024, finishing second.
Chrissy Hofbeck
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A runner-up on Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers, Chrissy Hofbeck returns to season 50 for her second time on the CBS reality show.
Christian Hubicki
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Christian Hubicki heads into In the Hands of the Fans with one prior season on his résumé — David vs. Goliath.
Cirie Fields
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With season 50, Cirie Fields matches Boston Rob Mariano as the Survivor player to have appeared in the most seasons, with a whopping total of five installments under her belt. She’s competed on Panama — Exile Island, Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites, Heroes vs. Villains and Game Changers, and she also appeared on the Australian spinoff for Australian Survivor: Australia v The World.
A competitive reality TV darling, Cirie isn’t just known for her Survivor skills — she won the first season of Peacock’s now-consistent Emmy winner The Traitors and competed on Big Brother season 25 (she placed fifth).
Colby Donaldson
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Colby Donaldson’s Survivor debut came in season two, aka The Australian Outback. He’s been featured in two additional seasons, including All-Stars (season eight; the first installment with returners) and Heroes vs. Villains (season 20).
Dee Valladares
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Dee Valladares won the 45th installment on Survivor in 2023. She previously hosted the On Fire podcast, a companion to the main series, alongside Jeff Probst in 2024.
Emily Flippen
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Emily Flippen competed on season 45, where she placed seventh.
Genevieve Mushaluk
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Genevieve Mushaluk came in fifth place on season 47 of Survivor.
Jenna Lewis-Dougherty
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Jenna Lewis-Dougherty was a castaway on the inaugural season of Survivor in 2000. She’s returned once before Survivor 50, for All-Stars (season eight), where she placed third.
Joe Hunter
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Joe Hunter placed third on Survivor season 48, where he was involved in one of the show’s most touching moments across all 50 seasons.
Jonathan Young
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Jonathan Young came in fourth on Survivor‘s 42nd installment.
Kamilla Karthigesu
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Another fourth place finisher, Kamilla Karthigesu completed her first Survivor stint in 2025 on season 48.
Ozzy Lusth
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Ozzy Lusth is no stranger to Survivor — so much so that season 50 will be his fifth time on the reality series. (He matches Boston Rob’s record, also joining Cirie as a five-season Survivor player.)
He first appeared on season 13 (Cook Islands), where he finished as runner-up. It was Ozzy’s highest placement through his subsequent runs on Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites (season 16), South Pacific (season 23) and Game Changers (season 34).
Kyle Fraser
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Kyle Fraser won season 48 of Survivor. Despite being one of the newest winners of the series, he is not the most recent champion gracing the season 50 cast.
Mike White
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Before he was known as The White Lotus creator, Mike White finished as the runner-up on season season 37. Sectored as a “Goliath” on the David vs. Goliath installment for his background in the industry, Hollywood went crazy when he was cast in season 50 post-Lotus success.
But only time will tell if his cast members share that same craze, or find his status as the “biggest writer, director, show creator in the world right now” (as Jeff Probst said to The Hollywood Reporter) a threatening factor in the competition.
Quintavius “Q” Burdette
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A returner on his second shot, Quintavius “Q” Burdette initially competed on season 46. He placed sixth.
Rick Devens
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Edge of Extinction (the show’s 38th season) is where Rick Devens played his first game of Survivor. He came in fourth place.
Rizo Velovic
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Fresh off a fourth place finish on season 49, Rizo Velovic joins the cast of Survivor 50. And yes, we mean fresh — Parade revealed he and another one of his fellow castaways had a mere two weeks in between installments before they returned for In the Hands of the Fans.
Savannah Louie
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Immediately after winning season 49, Savannah Louie is back for Survivor 50. As mentioned, she had two weeks to prepare in between seasons, but she and Rizo Velovic were notably asked to partake in season 50 a mere few hours after she became the Sole Survivor.
“I feel like it wasn’t even a question. How can you say no to that?” Savannah told THR of her quick, back-to-back season return. “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?”
Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick
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Across her three stints on the CBS reality series, Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick nearly won season 11 (Guatemala) in 2005. She’s also competed on season 10 (Palau) and the infamous Heroes vs. Villains installment (season 20).
Tiffany Nicole Ervin
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Tiffany Nicole Ervin rounds out the Survivor 50 cast, hailing from the 46th season, where she finished in eighth place.
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