Survivor 42 is the forty-second season of the American competition television series Survivor. The season premiered on March 9, 2022, on CBS in the United States and Global in Canada.
It ended on May 25, 2022, when Maryanne Oketch was voted the Sole Survivor, defeating Mike Turner and Romeo Escobar in a 7–1–0 vote. With her victory, Oketch became the second Canadian castaway to win the game after Erika Casupanan from Survivor 41, the fifth castaway of African descent to win after Vecepia Towery from Survivor: Marquesas, Earl Cole from Survivor: Fiji, Jeremy Collins from Survivor: Cambodia, and Wendell Holland from Survivor: Ghost Island, and the second black female castaway to win after Towery.
Format
Survivor is a reality television show based on the Swedish show Expedition Robinson, created by Mark Burnett and Charlie Parsons. The series follows a number of participants isolated in a remote location, where they must provide food, fire, and shelter. One by one, a participant is removed from the series by majority vote, with challenges held to give a reward (ranging from living- and food-related prizes to a car) and immunity from being voted out of the series. The last remaining player receives a prize of $1,000,000.
Contestants
The cast was announced on February 9, 2022, and consisted of 18 new players divided into three tribes: Ika, Taku, and Vati. The tribe names, in Fijian, come from various species of "fish," "hawksbill sea turtle," and "swimming crab," respectively. The merged tribe name Kula Kula comes from the Fijian word "Kula" meaning collared lory, the national bird of Fiji. Swati Goel, one of this season's contestants, was previously a contributing author for the Wikimedia Foundation.
+List of Survivor 42 contestantsContestantAgeFrom Tribe Finish Original None Merged Placement Day 48 Houston,Texas Medicallyremoved 22 St. Louis,Missouri 1st voted out 47 Noblesville,Indiana 2nd voted out 43 Brooklyn,New York 3rd voted out 19 Palo Alto,California 4th voted out 30 New Haven,Connecticut rowspan=3 5th voted out 22 Santa Monica,California rowspan="12" 6th voted out 29 New York,New York rowspan="11" 7th voted out1st jury member 44 Las Vegas,Nevada rowspan=2 8th voted out2nd jury member 25 Rogers,Arkansas 9th voted out3rd jury member 29 New Orleans,Louisiana 10th voted out4th jury member 35 Montreal,Quebec 11th voted out5th jury member 31 Whitby,Ontario rowspan=3 12th voted out6th jury member 31 Asbury Park,New Jersey 13th voted out7th jury member 29 Gulf Shores,Alabama Eliminated8th jury member 37 Norwalk,California 2nd runner-up 58 Hoboken,New Jersey Runner-up 24 Ajax,Ontario Sole Survivor
Future appearances Jonathan Young returned to compete on Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans.
Outside of Survivor, Chanelle Howell competed on the second season of The Challenge: USA. Omar Zaheer competed on the third season of The Traitors Canada.
Season summary
Eighteen new castaways were divided into three tribes of six: Ika, Taku, and Vati. Taku dominated the tribal phase thanks to Jonathan's strength, though they also lost Jackson to a medical removal. Maryanne, Tori, and Chanelle were on the outs of their initial tribes heading into the merge, at which point Omar took control and orchestrated the blindsides of Vati and Ika leaders Hai and Drea as big threats. Omar was then blindsided by Maryanne, who used an extra vote found early in the game and kept it secret from the others.
Outsider Romeo won the final immunity challenge and elected to take Maryanne to the end. Former Vati member Mike defeated Jonathan in the firemaking challenge. Despite Mike's strong strategic game, he was criticized for making too many promises he could not keep, while Romeo was criticized for his poor strategic game and laziness at camp. Maryanne's growth throughout the game earned the jury's respect, and they voted her the Sole Survivor in a 7-1-0 vote over Mike and Romeo.
+Survivor 42 season summaryEpisodeChallenge winner(s)JourneyEliminatedNo.TitleAir dateRewardImmunityTribePlayer1"Feels Like a Rollercoaster"March 9, 2022 Jackson rowspan="3" rowspan="2" rowspan="3" Zach 2"Good and Guilty"March 16, 2022 colspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" Marya colspan="2" 3"Go for the Gusto"March 23, 2022 colspan="2" rowspan="2" Jenny colspan="2" 4"Vibe of the Tribe"March 30, 2022 rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" Swati 5"I'm Survivor Rich"April 6, 2022 colspan="2" rowspan="2" Daniel colspan="2" 6"You Can't Hide on Survivor"April 13, 2022 Hai, Jonathan, Lydia,Maryanne, Tori, [Lindsay](Chanelle, Drea, Mike,Omar, Rocksroy, Romeo) Rocksroy colspan="2" 7"The Devil You Do or The Devil You Don’t" rowspan="2" Lydia Tori8"You Better Be Wearing a Seatbelt"April 20, 2022 Chanelle,Jonathan, Mike,Rocksroy, Tori Torirowspan="8" rowspan="8" Chanelle 9"Game of Chicken"April 27, 2022 Jonathan[Drea, Lindsay,Maryanne, Tori] Hai Rocksroy Jonathan Tori10"Tell a Good Lie, Not a Stupid Lie"May 4, 2022 Lindsay[Mike, Omar] Lindsay Hai11"Battle Royale"May 11, 2022 Jonathan[Lindsay] Drea12"Caterpillar to a Butterfly"May 18, 2022 Omar[Maryanne,Mike, Romeo] Lindsay Omar 13"It Comes Down to This"May 25, 2022 Mike[Jonathan] Mike Lindsay Romeo[Maryanne] Jonathan
Episodes
Voting history +Survivor 42 voting history Original tribes No tribes Merged tribe Episode 1 2 3 45 6/7 89 10111213 Day 3 5 7 911 14 16171921232425Tribe colspan=3 colspan=2 colspan=2 colspan=2 Jackson Zach Marya Jenny Swati Daniel Lydia Chanelle Rocksroy Tori Hai DreaOmarLindsayJonathan Votes 5–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 Consensus 3–1 2–2–1 3–0 6–2–2–1 7–3–1 4–1 4–0 6–2 5–3 3–2–24–1 Voter Vote Challenge Maryanne Marya Lydia Romeo Tori Hai Drea Omar OmarLindsay Mike colspan="3" Chanelle Daniel Lydia Chanelle Rocksroy Hai Drea RomeoLindsay Romeo Zach Swati Maryanne Hai Rocksroy Jonathan Mike OmarLindsay Jonathan Marya Lydia Chanelle Tori Hai Drea RomeoLindsay Lindsay Marya Lydia Chanelle Tori Hai Drea JonathanJonathan Omar Marya Romeo Rocksroy Hai Drea Jonathan Drea Zach Swati Lydia Chanelle Tori Hai Mike Mike Hai Jenny Jenny Jenny Daniel Daniel Lydia Chanelle Rocksroy Jonathan Tori Zach Swati Jonathan Chanelle Rocksroy Zach Tori Lindsay Chanelle Romeo Chanelle colspan="3" Mike Jonathan Romeo Lydia Jenny colspan="2" Daniel Daniel Maryanne Daniel Lydia Lydia Jenny Chanelle Swati Zach Jenny Lydia colspan="2" Marya Zach JacksonRemoved
Jury vote Episode13 Day26 Finalist Maryanne Mike Romeo Votes7–1–0 JurorVote Jonathan Lindsay Omar Drea Hai Tori Rocksroy Chanelle Notes
Production Development
Much like the previous season, it is a shortened season spanning only 26 out of the usual 39 days, due to the COVID-19 pandemic requiring all cast and production members to quarantine for 14 days and taking up some of the short production time.
Filming Both the 41st and 42nd season of Survivor were originally ordered in May 2020. Production and broadcast of the season were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Filming occurred in Fiji for the tenth consecutive season during May and June 2021.
Gameplay This season reused several twists introduced in the previous season. Returning twists included the "Shot In the Dark," the "Beware Advantage," and various decision games which forced players to make game-altering choices. New to this season was the "Advantage Amulet" which was initially shared by three players at the start of the game; the fewer of its owners remained in the game, the more power it gained.
Reception Survivor 42 received mainly positive reviews with praise directed towards the cast, editing, and the eventual winner. However, the season received some criticism for repeating many of the twists and challenges from Survivor 41. Dalton Ross of Entertainment Weekly ranked this season 20th out of 42. He stated that "the entire season often felt like a rerun" due to the repetition of the format used in the previous season. However, he praised the producers and editing direction for having more focus on the players rather than the twists and called Maryanne's victory the best story of the season. Jake Cole of Slant Magazine ranked the season 8th out of 42, praising the cast, editing, gameplay, and the winner's "masterclass" Final Tribal Council performance. Gordon Holmes of Xfinity said that "For better or for worse, seasons 41 and 42 are going to be linked together forever. They're basically an identical format with different casts. And 41 was fine while 42 was great." Andy Dehnart of reality blurred called Survivor 42 an improvement over the previous season due to "a clearer, stronger story arc that spans at least half the season, if not more." In 2024, Nick Caruso of TVLine ranked this season 24th out of 47.
Viewing figures United States
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