Survivor does something unprecedented for season 40. No, it's not the same type of first vents as in Survivor Season 39: Island of the Idols, but Season 40 will have a cast full of previous winners.
For Survivor: Winners at War, the CBS reality show is battling with 20 previous winners for an even bigger prize: $ 2 million. Among them are Survivor: Island of the Idols mentors Boston Rob Mariano and Sandra Diaz-Twine Survivor: Afrikas Ethan Zohn and Boston Rob's wife ] Amber Mariano .
"I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma," said Ethan in the trailer for the new season. "It's a miracle that I'm sitting here today."
"When I come back I can feel my blood start to rise", said Parvati Shallow .
In addition to the larger price, season 40 will have the Edge of Extinction twist, which was first introduced in season 38 and contains Survivor's own currency called the fire brand. These tokens allow players to buy items, foods, and benefits. With the Edge of Extinction twist, players on the edge can still make new money, but if they're sent to another player, they'll have to give all their money and benefits to another player and start over.
"It's the biggest battle in survivor history," longtime host Jeff Probst teased the trailer that was released for the new season.
Meet the performers below.
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Sarah
Sarah Lacina won Survivor: Game Changers.
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Parvati
Parvati Shallow won Survivor Micronesia: Fans vs. Favorites.
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Natalie
Natalie Anderson won the Survivor: San Juan del Sur.
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Nick
Nick Wilson won Survivor: David vs. Goliath.
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Michele
Michele Fitzgerald won the survivor: Kaoh Rong.
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Kim
Kim Spradlin won Survivor: One World.
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Jeremy
Jeremy Collins was the winner of Survivor: Cambodia – Second Chance.
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Ethan
Ethan Zohn beat the competition and won Survivor: Africa.
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Sophie
Sophie Clarke was the Survivor: South Pacific winner.
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Tony
Tony Vlachos won the Survivor: Cagayan.
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Tyson
Tyson Apostol won Survivor: Blood vs. Water.
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Adam
Adam Klein won Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X.
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Amber
Amber Mariano (formerly Amber Brkich) won Survivor: All-Stars.
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Yul
Yul Kwon was the winner of Survivor: Cook Islands.
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Wendell
Wendell Holland won Survivor: Ghost Island.
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Ben
Ben Driebergen was the winner of Survivor: Heroes v Healers v Hustlers.
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Danni
Danni Boatwright won the Survivor: Guatemala.
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Denise
Denise Stapley was the winner of Survivor: Philippines.
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Sandra
Sandra Diaz-Twine, the winner of Survivor: Pearl Islands and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains was back in season 39 as a mentor.
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Boston Rob
Boston Rob Mariano, who previously served as mentor in season 39, is back. He won Survivor: Redemption Island.
Survivor: Winners at War will be premiered on CBS on Wednesday February 12, 2020. In this season, which was shot before CBS announced new gameplay behavior guidelines, CBS said that "the pre-production cast orientation show added specific personal area guidelines, inappropriate behavior, and reporting of these issues."
