Survivorwill be pulling out all the stops for its milestone 40th season in February 2020.
During the taped reunion show ofSurvivor: Island of the IdolsWednesday night, hostJeff Probstrevealed a teaser for season 40,Winners at War. The season will feature 20 previous winners coming back to earn the title of Sole Survivor once more.
Plus, the twist for the show’s 38th season,Edge of Extinction, is being reinstated for the season. When contestants are voted out, they are not eliminated for good, but rather live at a separate island to await a competition to potentially secure a spot back in the game.
Among theWinners at Warcast isRob “Boston Rob” Marianoand Sandra Diaz-Twine, who both appeared inIsland of the Idolsas mentors for the new contestants. Mariano, 43, previously wonRedemption Islandin 2011, while Diaz-Twine, 45, is currently the only person to win the show on two different seasons:Pearl Islandsin 2003 andHeroes vs. Villainsin 2010.
Sandra and Rob.Robert Voets/CBS Entertainment
Plus, Mariano’s wife, Amber Mariano, is playing alongside him for the new season. The couple met onAll-Stars, which Amber, 41, won. They’ve since married and now have four daughters.
“I can feel my blood starting to rise,” saysParvati Shallow, winner ofFans vs. Favorites, who is also back on the show for her fourth time.
Tony Vlachos, who wonCagayanand later competed inGame Changers, teases “It’s like the Super Bowl 20 years in the making,” of his return.
“Everybody out here was the best at one time,” saysSarah Lacina, who wonGame Changersafter initially competing onCagayan.“Who doesn’t want to play with the best?”
Rob and Amber Mariano.Monty Brinton/CBS
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Ethan Zohn, winner ofAfrica, is also returning, and recalls how he survived his cancer diagnosis he was given after winning his season in 2002.Yul Kwon, who was the first Asian-American winner of the series fromCook Islandsin 2006, is also back.
Several female winners returning for the new season includesDanni Boatwright, who wonGuatemala,Sophie Clarke, who wonSouth Pacific, andOne WorldwinnerKim Spradlin, who was best known for leading an all-female alliance to the final 5.
Rounding out the cast isDenise StapleyfromPhilippines,Tyson Apostol fromBlood vs. Water,Natalie AndersonfromSan Juan del Sur,Jeremy CollinsfromSecond Chance,Michele FitzgeraldfromKaoh Rong,Adam KleinfromMillennials vs. Gen X,Ben DriebergenfromHeroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers,Wendell HollandfromGhost IslandandNick WilsonfromDavid vs. Goliath.
Winners at Waris the fifth season to feature a cast of all returning players, followingAll-Starsin 2004,Heroes vs. Villainsin 2010,Second Chancein 2015, andGame Changersin 2017.
Survivor: Winners at Warwill premiere on Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
source: people.com
