The biggest cast ever of returning players will be fighting for both bragging rights and money.

Meet the cast of Survivor 50

The biggest cast ever of returning players will be fighting for both bragging rights and money.

By Dalton Ross

Dalton Ross is a writer and editor with over 25 years experience covering TV and the entertainment industry. *Survivor* is kind of his thing.

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on January 20, 2026 8:52 a.m. ET

Mike White, Chrissy Hofbeck, and Ozzy Lusth of 'Survivor 50'. Credit:

Scott Duncan/CBS (3)

*Survivor* normally waits until about a month before a season premieres to officially reveal its cast, but nothing is normal about what will be the landmark 50th installment of the reality competition series.

Though *Survivor 50* will not hit TV screens until Feb. 25, 2026, and the full cast for the season that aired before it (*Survivor 49)* had yet to be revealed outside of a teaser video at that point, host and showrunner Jeff Probst announced the *Survivor 50* cast back on a May episode of *CBS Mornings*.

The supersized group of 24 people marks the biggest batch of contestants yet, and it features players going all the way back from season 1 of *Survivor: Borneo* (Jenna Lewis-Dougherty) up to *Survivor 49 *(newly crowned winner Savannah Louie and her partner in crime Rizo Velovic, who only had around 10 days back home in between filming on seasons.)

Colby Donaldson, Stephenie LaGrossa, and Benjamin 'Coach' Wade on 'Survivor'.

Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty; Monty Brinton/CBS (2)

The cast also features two legends competing for the fifth time, Cirie Fields and Ozzy Lusth. That will tie them with Boston Rob Mariano, who also played the game five times (and appeared as a non-competing mentor on a sixth season).

And non-*Survivor* fans will notice a very famous face returning to the franchise: *The White Lotus* creator Mike White will compete alongside two of his *David vs. Goliath* castmates (Angelina Keeley and Christian Hubicki), both of whom he cast for season 2 of the hit HBO series.

While the cast hails from all the way back to the show's beginning, there is definitely an emphasis on the most recent seasons. Five of the players come from seasons 48 and 49, while 11 of the 24 *Survivor 50* castaways are from the past five seasons, including the only three winners in Dee Valladares *(Survivor 45)* and Kyle Fraser *(Survivor 48) *and Savannah.

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There are also no contestants who competed for the very first time between seasons 19 and 31, with the entire cast first gracing our screens either before or after *Survivor*'s middle era.

Realizing the full cast was going to leak anyway, CBS decided for the first time since 2015's *Survivor: Cambodia — Second Chance, *which featured players voted in by fans, to announce the cast before filming began. Although viewers could not vote players in for season 50 like they did for *Cambodia*, they were able to vote on several key elements of the game throughout the spring.

But, for now, the attention is all on the contestants. So without further ado, let's meet the official cast of *Survivor 50*, presented chronologically from their first appearance on the show. Check out Probst's announcement video below, along with some very dramatic-looking photos from CBS of all the cast members.

Jenna Lewis-Dougherty

Jenna Lewis-Dougherty of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor: Borneo* (eighth place)***Survivor: All-Stars* (third place)

Colby Donaldson

Colby Donaldson of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor: The Australian Outback* (second place)***Survivor: All-Stars* (12th place)***Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains *(fifth place)

Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick

Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor: Pulau* (seventh place)***Survivor: Guatemala* (second place)***Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains* (19th place)

Cirie Fields

Cirie Fields of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor: Panama — Exile Island* (fourth place)***Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites* (third place)***Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains *(17th place)***Survivor: Game Changers* (sixth place)

Ozzy Lusth of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor: Cook Islands* (second place)***Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites* (ninth place)***Survivor: South Pacific* (fourth place)***Survivor: Game Changers *(12th place)

Benjamin “Coach” Wade

Benjamin "Coach" Wade of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor: Tocantins* (fifth place)***Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains *(12th place)***Survivor: South Pacific* (second place)

Aubry Bracco

Aubry Bracco of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor: Kaoh Rong* (second place)***Survivor: Game Changers *(fifth place)***Survivor: Edge of Extinction* (16th place)

Chrissy Hofbeck

Chrissy Hofbeck of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers* (second place)

Christian Hubicki

Christian Hubicki of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor: David vs. Goliath *(seventh place)

Angelina Keeley

Angelina Keeley of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor: David vs. Goliath* (third place)

Mike White of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor: David vs. Goliath* (second place)

Rick Devens

Rick Devens of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor: Edge of Extinction* (fourth place)

Jonathan Young

Jonathan Young of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor 42* (fourth place)

Emily Flippen

Emily Flippen of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor 45* (seventh place)

Dee Valladares

Dee Valladares on 'Survivor 45'.

Robert Voets/CBS

*Survivor 45* (winner)

Quintavius “Q” Burdette

Q Burdette of 'Survivor 46'.

Robert Voets/CBS

*Survivor 46* (sixth place)

Charlie Davis

Charlie Davis of 'Survivor 46'.

Robert Voets/CBS

*Survivor 46* (second place)

Tiffany Ervin

Tiffany Nicole Ervin of 'Survivor 46'.

Robert Voets/CBS

*Survivor 46* (eighth place)

Genevieve Mushaluk

Genevieve Mushaluk of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor 47* (fifth place)

Kyle Fraser

Kyle Fraser of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor 48* (winner)

Joe Hunter from 'Survivor 48'.

Robert Voets/CBS

*Survivor 48* (third place)

Kamilla Karthigesu

Kamilla Karthigesu of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor 48* (fourth place)

Savannah Louie

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor 49* (winner)

Rizo Velovic

Rizo Velovic of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

*Survivor 49* (fourth place)

The cast of Survivor 50

The cast of 'Survivor 50'.

Scott Duncan/CBS

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