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The cast for Season 42 of CBS’ Survivor has been revealed, and the 18 castaways’ ages range from 19 to 58, while their occupations include data scientist, stay-at-home dad, seminary student, retired firefighter and pageant coach.

Arriving Wednesday, March 9 at 8/7c with a two-hour premiere, Survivor Season 42 promises to deliver “one of the most intense versions” of the Emmy-winning competition series yet, bringing back risky beware advantages, delivering game-changing twists and coming at “a relentless pace that will push these castaways to their limits.” https://tvline.com/lists/survivor-se...-wurtenberger/

As in Season 41, the 18 players (detailed below) players will be divided into three tribes of six as they face “a faster, more extreme season from the moment they step foot on the beach” and until one outwits, outplays and outlasts the others to claim the title of Sole Survivor and win the $1 million prize.

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Cast Bios

CHANELLE HOWELL

Age: 29

Hometown: Hamden, Conn.

Current Residence: New York, N.Y.

Occupation: Executive recruiter

DANIEL STRUNK

Age: 30

Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio

Current Residence: New Haven, Conn.

Occupation: Law clerk

DREA WHEELER

Age: 35

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Current Residence: Montreal, Quebec

Occupation: Fitness consultant

HAI GIANG

Age: 29

Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. / Gia Rai, Bac Lieu, Vietnam

Current Residence: New Orleans, La.

Occupation: Data scientist

JACKSON FOX

Age: 48

Hometown: Pasadena, Texas

Current Residence: Houston, Texas

Occupation: Healthcare worker

JENNY KIM

Age: 43

Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Current Residence: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Occupation: Creative director

JONATHAN YOUNG

Age: 29

Hometown: Gadsden, Ala.

Current Residence: Gulfshores, Ala.

Occupation: Beach service co. owner

LINDSAY DOLASHEWICH

Age: 31

Hometown: Morganville, N.J.

Current Residence: Asbury Park, N.J.

Occupation: Dietitian

LYDIA MEREDITH

Age: 22

Hometown: Fredericksburg, Va.

Current Residence: Santa Monica, Calif.

Occupation: Waitress

MARYA SHERRON

Age: 47

Hometown: Lansing, Mich.

Current Residence: Noblesville, Ind.

Occupation: Stay-at-home mom

MARYANNE OKETCH

Age: 24

Hometown: Ajax, Ontario

Current Residence: Ajax, Ontario

Occupation: Seminary student

MIKE TURNER

Age: 58

Hometown: Hoboken, N.J.

Current Residence: Hoboken, N.J.

Occupation: Retired firefighter

OMAR ZAHEER

Age: 31

Hometown: Kitchener, Ontario

Current Residence: Whitby, Ontario

Occupation: Veterinarian

ROCKSROY BAILEY

Age: 44

Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.

Occupation: Stay-at-home dad

ROMEO ESCOBAR

Age: 37

Hometown: Los Angeles

Current Residence: Norwalk, Calif.

Occupation: Pageant coach

SWATI GOEL

Age: 19

Hometown: Palo Alto, Calif.

Current Residence: Palo Alto, Calif.

Occupation: Ivy league student

TORI MEEHAN

Age: 25

Hometown: Tulsa, Okla.

Current Residence: Rogers, Ark.

Occupation: Therapist

ZACH WURTENBERGER

Age: 22

Hometown: Weston, Fla.

Current Residence: St. Louis, Mo.

Occupation: Student

Wolf359

Watched this show religiously since the very beginning but skipped the last season entirely. Maybe I'll come back. The Australian Survivor did a good job of scratching that itch though.

Decker

Oh man, you missed.... a season of the show. Not much else.

Inhumans99

A bit of eye candy, especially Tori Meehan, who looks great in that promo picture. In fact, if a show/film cast someone who looked like her as a therapist, you just know there would be a storyline where one of her patients becomes obsessed with her.

ETA: I have been wanting to check out the Australian version of Survivor ever since some folks on-line started singing its praises several years back, and I keep forgetting that Paramount + offers a handful of seasons for us U.S. viewers to watch, will try to remember to start up a season this weekend.

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The two hour premiere airs tonight.

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Survivor was renewed for season 43 today along with new seasons of The Amazing Race and Tough as Nails: https://tvline.com/2022/03/09/cbs-re...ing-race-list/

Double_Oh_7

I really hope they avoid all the convoluted gimmicks from last season, but since they shot these seasons back to back, I fear the worst.

Goldberg74

You spoke too soon. 😬

cdollaz

She is annoying.

chowderhead

Jackson should never have been allowed on the show. Someone with a mood disorder, off their meds is a danger to themselves and others. They need to do a better job screening the contestants.

windom

Why was the one woman crying hysterically over him leaving? He wasn't even that upset about.

Jeremy517

Jackson lied to them about his medical history until two days before the show started, so I'm not sure what they could have done. In a non-COVID season, they would have just replaced him with an alternate before the show started, but I assume they didn't have any alternates that had been in quarantine for two weeks.

Inhumans99

I was unfortunately coming by this thread to note that for a therapist she is clueless on how to read her castmates, just no game at all. Yes, she is a looker but dang, I am pretty sure she will be voted out soon or maybe the remaining castmates think they can tolerate her a bit longer and assume she has no chance of winning the big prize so they keep her around for a few more TCs. Also, interesting that Jeff seems to have said oh well, we got this far without realizing we should have kicked him from the show for medical reasons so they let the guy play for a couple days then pulled him.

I wonder if they will take legal action against him, nice guy or not, he really should have disclosed prior to getting to the island. The publicity would look bad for CBS but I could see a suit being really ticked at the guy for holding back important info regarding his health.

ETA: Windom, while her reaction is over the top, think about her reaction when Jeff asked her what it was like to be on the show at the opening of the show, it seems to be who she is. Heightened emotional outbursts aside, she seems like a solid team player who is willing to put in the work and help her tribe try and succeed. Like Dalton, I like her as a contestant.

GuessWho

FWIW, Tori's therapist/counseling specialty is eating disorders

https://www.disorderedeating.coach/about-me

cdollaz

She isn't that much of a looker. Certainly attractive, but not nearly enough to ignore the dimwitted, befuddled, deer in the headlights countenance she had the whole time. And she talks like a teenager. I can't imagine taking her seriously as any type of professional.

GuessWho

Interview with Jackson about being pulled from the game
https://ew.com/tv/survivor-42-jackso...ere-interview/

He was already having dizzy spells and things could've gotten worse if he stayed.

cdollaz

I am sure they did everything they possibly could for him to stay long enough to tell his story. At the time he told it, I remember thinking that was an awkward transition into it. It could be editing, but it seemed like the minute they walked into camp, he went into "Do y'all want to hear a story...". Seems kinda like the producers set him up to do it.

Shannon Nutt

It usually takes me three or four episodes to hate someone on Survivor, but damn, Tori, you nailed it out of the box. What an awful person - this show is NOT going to be good for her business.

cdollaz

I actually kinda feel sorry for her and those like her. I have run across a handful over the years. They are professionals and may very well be smart and good at what they do, but they have not lost the teenager/college student way of talking and carrying themselves, and it kills their credibility. I guess you just have to be aware of how you sound and be able to switch it on and off depending on the audience. I certainly do not speak the same way in a business meeting that I do when I am with my buddies.

bluesix

hahahaha....thanks, just that part alone made me laugh out loud at work!

davidh777

“Are you ok? You lost a lot of blood!”

Finisher

She's a solid 7 who drops when she opens her mouth. This show straight up won't cast hotties anymore.

Rob V

Nope... they will only cast "regular" people now, I guess. Survivor is woke AF.

Decker

I wonder if it was going to be a double elimination before the Jackson thing. Looking at how that Immunity idol "broke apart into two", my guess is that it was.

Wasn't too heartbroken that Slenderman was sent home. He was annoying.