Survivor 41 cast: 18 New Castaways are announced

CBS finally released its official press release in announcing the new 18 castaways for Survivor 41, complete with pics and bios for the new cast competing this fall. But before we get to the new castaways, first let us talk about what might be in store in terms of the actual game.

Host and executive producer Jeff Probst stated “I cannot remember a time when I’ve been this excited to launch a new season of Survivor”.  This is good news and music to my ears and if Mr. Probst is pumped up about it, then we all should start to feel the excitement as well.

Now for the interesting twists:

Here is something that I can’t ever remember happening, so this could be a first for Survivor as Jeff Probst will also take viewers inside the action, addressing the audience directly throughout the season and even letting fans in on some twists before the players are made aware.

HOLY CRAP!!! This sounds freaking awesome and could be interesting to see how that plays out.

In addition, junior fans can test their own Survivor skills by playing the new “Game within the Game.” Each week, they’ll have to spot a hidden rebus puzzle within the episode and then solve it.

A game within the game, I think it will add another element to Survivor and could be the beginning of a new era in Survivor history.

I am an old school Survivor fan and I was hoping that they would not mess up what has worked for 40 seasons, but I must admit Mr. Probst giving us a side of Survivor we have never seen before and a somewhat interactive element with the new season could be a great turn of events.

Now that we’ve talked twists, let’s take a look at the cast! As we know the cast is divided into three tribes, so without further ado. L, let us meet the castaways of Survivor 41!

Who is in the Survivor 41 YASE Tribe (Yellow)?

Name: Evvie Jagoda

Age: 28

Hometown: Westchester, N.Y.

Current Residence: Arlington, Mass.

Occupation: PhD student

Name: Liana Wallace

Age: 20

Hometown: Evanston, Ill.

Current Residence: Washington, D.C.

Occupation: College student

Name: Tiffany Seely

Age: 47

Hometown: Forest Hills, Queens, N.Y.

Current Residence: Plainview, N.Y.

Occupation: Teacher

Name: David Voce

Age: 35

Hometown: Highland, Calif.

Current Residence: Chicago, Ill.

Occupation: Neurosurgeon

Name: Eric Abraham

Age: 51

Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.

Current Residence: San Antonio, Texas

Occupation: Cyber security analyst

Name: Xander Hastings

Age: 21

Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.

Current Residence: Chicago, Ill.

Occupation: App developer

Who is in the Survivor 41 LUVU Tribe (Blue)?

Name: Danny McCray

Age: 33

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Current Residence: Frisco, Texas

Occupation: Ex-NFL player

Name: Deshawn Radden

Age: 26

Hometown: San Bernardino, Calif.

Current Residence: Miami, Fla.

Occupation: Medical student

Name: Naseer Muttalif

Age: 37

Hometown: Sri Lanka

Current Residence: Morgan Hill, Calif.

Occupation: Sales manager

Name: Erika Casupanan

Age: 32

Hometown: Niagara Falls, Ont.

Current Residence: Toronto, Ont.

Occupation: Communications Manager

Name: Heather Aldret

Age: 52

Hometown: Charleston, S.C.

Current Residence: Charleston, S.C.

Occupation: Stay-at-home mom

Name: Sydney Segal

Age: 26

Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.

Current Residence: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Occupation: Law student

Who is in the Survivor 41 UA Tribe (Green)?

Name: Brad Reese

Age: 50

Hometown: Shawnee, Wyo.

Current Residence: Shawnee, Wyo.

Occupation: Rancher

Name: Jairus Robinson

Age: 20

Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.

Current Residence: Oklahoma City, Okla.

Occupation: College student

Name: Ricard Foyé

Age: 31

Hometown: Lynnwood, Wash.

Current Residence: Sedro-Woolley, Wash.

Occupation: Flight attendant

Name: Genie Chen

Age: 46

Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.

Current Residence: Portland, Ore.

Occupation: Grocery clerk

Name: Sara Wilson

Age: 24

Hometown: Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Current Residence: Boston, Mass.

Occupation: Healthcare consultant

Name: Shantel Smith

Age: 34

Hometown: Toronto, Canada

Current Residence: Washington, D.C.

Occupation: Pastor