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Survivor: Complete List of Winners and Runners-Up

ByBarbara Chenoweth|
"I'm Going For a Million Bucks" - Adam Klein at Tribal Council on the Final episode of SURVIVOR: Millennials vs. Gen. X. Steady hands will earn a spot in the final three and a chance at the million dollar prize. Then, after 39 days, one castaway will be crowned Sole Survivor, on the two-hour season finale, followed by the one-hour live reunion show hosted by Emmy Award winner Jeff Probst, on SURVIVOR, Wednesday, Dec. 14 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Screen Grab/CBS Entertainment ©2016 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"I'm Going For a Million Bucks" - Adam Klein at Tribal Council on the Final episode of SURVIVOR: Millennials vs. Gen. X. Steady hands will earn a spot in the final three and a chance at the million dollar prize. Then, after 39 days, one castaway will be crowned Sole Survivor, on the two-hour season finale, followed by the one-hour live reunion show hosted by Emmy Award winner Jeff Probst, on SURVIVOR, Wednesday, Dec. 14 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Screen Grab/CBS Entertainment ©2016 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Complete list of Survivor winners for each season, including the runners up as well

Survivor began in 2000 with Season 1 (Borneo) and has been running strong for nearly two decades now. Many would call it the greatest reality show known to humanity. While not everyone may hold that completely valid and warranted opinion of the show, what can’t be argued is the success of Survivor and how sustained it’s been. A big part of that has been the simple fact that it takes so much to win.

Especially as the game has evolved over the years, winning Survivor has become an intricate process. With alliances largely transforming into voting blocs and strategy often taking precedent to physical dominance, the game plan for how to win is an ever-changing organism that. The same path would certainly never work twice, which is the beauty of it all.

That may seem as if we’re giving more props to the more recent winners of Survivor, but that’s not the case. It’s a simple observation about the changing game. With that said, every winner in the history of Survivor has played their game well—or at least well enough to take home the $1 million. After such a long run, though, it might be a bit much to remember as to who has won the show, as well as who came close. We’ve got you covered.

Here are the winner and runner(s)-up for each season of Survivor to date:

  • Season 1, Borneo: Richard Hatch (Runner-Up: Kelly Wiglesworth)
  • Season 2, The Australian Outback: Tina Wesson (Runner-Up: Colby Donaldson)
  • Season 3, Africa: Ethan Zohn (Runner-Up: Kim Johnson)
  • Season 4, Marquesas: Vecepia Towery (Runner-Up: Neleh Dennis)
  • Season 5, Thailand: Brian Heidik (Runner-Up: Clay Jordan)
  • Season 6, The Amazon: Jenna Morasca (Runner-Up: Matthew von Ertfelda)
  • Season 7, Pearl Islands: Sandra Diaz-Twine (Runner-Up: Lillian Morris)
  • Season 8, All-Stars: Amber Brkich (Runner-Up: Rob Mariano)
  • Season 9, Vanuatu: Islands of Fire: Chris Daugherty (Runner-Up: Twila Tanner)
  • Season 10, Palau: Tom Westman (Runner-Up: Katie Gallagher)
  • Season 11, Guatemala: The Mayan Empire: Danni Boatwright (Runner-Up: Stephenie LaGrossa)
  • Season 12, Panama: Aras Baskauskas (Runner-Up: Danielle DiLorenzo)
  • Season 13, Cook Islands: Yul Kwon (Runner-Up: Ozzy Lusth)
  • Season 14, Fiji: Earl Cole (Runners-Up: Cassandra Franklin, “Dreamz” Herd)
  • Season 15, China: Todd Herzog (Runners-Up: Courtney Yates, Amanda Kimmel)
  • Season 16, Micronesia: Fans vs. Favorites: Parvati Shallow (Runner-Up: Amanda Kimmel)
  • Season 17, Gabon: Earth’s Last Eden: Bob Crowley (Runners-Up: Susie Smith, “Sugar” Kiper)
  • Season 18, Tocantins: JT Thomas, Jr. (Runner-Up: Stephen Fishbach)
  • Season 19, Samoa: Natalie White (Runners-Up: Russell Hantz, Mick Trimming)
  • Season 20, Heroes vs. Villains: Sandra Diaz-Twine (Runners-Up: Parvati Shallow, Russell Hantz)
  • Season 21, Nicaragua: Fabio Birza (Runners-Up: Chase Rice, “Sash” Lenahan)
  • Season 22, Redemption Island: Rob Mariano (Runners-Up: Phillip Sheppard, Natalie Tenerelli)
  • Season 23, South Pacific: Sophie Clarke (Runners-Up: “Coach” Wade, Albert Destrade)
  • Season 24, One World: Kim Spradlin (Runners-Up: Sabrina Thompson, Chelsea Meissner)
  • Season 25, Philippines: Denise Stapley (Runners-Up: Michael Skupin, Lisa Whelchel)
  • Season 26, Caramoan: Fans vs. Favorites II: John Cochran (Runners-Up: Dawn Meehan, Sherri Biethman)
  • Season 27, Blood vs. Water: Tyson Apostol (Runners-Up: Monica Culpepper, Gervase Peterson)
  • Season 28, Cagayan: Tony Vlachos (Runner-Up: “Woo” Hwang)
  • Season 29, San Juan Del Sur: Blood vs. Water II: Natalie Anderson (Runners-Up: Jaclyn Schultz, Missy Payne)
  • Season 30, Worlds Apart: Mike Holloway (Runners-Up: Carolyn Rivera, Will Sims II)
  • Season 31, Cambodia: Second Chance: Jeremy Collins (Runners-Up: Tasha Fox, Spencer Bledsoe)
  • Season 32, Kaoh Rong: Michele Fitzgerald (Runners-Up: Aubry Bracco, Tai Trang)
  • Season 33, Millennials vs. Gen X: Adam Klein (Runners-Up: Ken McNickle, Hannah Shapiro)
  • Season 34, Game Changers: Sarah Lacina (Runners-Up: Brad Culpepper, Troyzan Roberston)
  • Season 35, Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers: Ben Driebergen (Runners-Up: Chrissy Hofbeck, Ryan Ulrich
  • Season 36, Ghost Island: Wendell Holland (Runners-up: Domenick Abbate , Laurel Johnson)
  • Season 37, David vs. Goliath: Nick Wilson (Runners-up: Mike White, Angelina Keeley
  • Season 38, Edge of Extinction: Chris Underwood (Runners-up: Gavin Whitson, Julie Rosenberg)

The list of Survivor winners will only continue to grow as long as the show is still running—which we all hope is for the rest of eternity. Of course, not all winners are created equal. However, the $1 million grand prize is equal across the board.

There are many strategies, types of alliances, or simply game-paths to take to winning Survivor. In the end, though, the name of the game remains to Outwit, Outplay, and Outlast. That’s what these winners did in their respective seasons and what the runners-up fell just short of.

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