Survivor România 2023 is the fourth season of the Pro TV incarnation of the competitive reality TV show Survivor România. As with the previous seasons, the season features 30 contestants divided into two tribes: "Faimoșii", composed of twelve high-achievers who excelled in their fields, and "Războinicii", composed of twelve everyday Romanians and was filmed in La Romana, Dominican Republic from January to May 2023.
The season premiered on 9 January 2023 and concluded on 24 May 2023. The winner was 40-year-old Dan Ursa, a regional sales manager from Tășnad, Satu Mare. He defeated Andrei Krișan at the live finale and take the grand prize of €100.000 and title of Sole Survivor.
Production Development Like previous seasons, this fourth season is produced by Acun Media Global. The season was first announced on September 29, 2022. A press release for the show's renewal confirmed that Daniel Pavel would return as a host. Casting began also on September 29, 2022. Online applications opened upon the start of casting and closed in November 2022. On December 23, 2022, it was announced that the season would premiere on January 9, 2023.
Wildcard The first member of Războinicii tribe was chosen by a public vote. On 10 October, it was announced that the public would decide the first castaway of the series through a competition. The casting was open from 10 to 24 October. Following the casting eight finalists were selected, four women and four men. Each week, the eight had to compete in various elimination challenges. The public ultimately decided who would be the first member of the Războinicii tribe
Mentors In week 12, right before the merge, former Survivor winners Edmond Zannidache and Alex Delea alongside Elena Chiriac and Oana Ciocan returned as mentors to the castaways. Neither mentor was in contention to win prize.
Medallion of Power and Kidnapping The Medallion of Power will be hidden at both camps. Both medallions are usable until week 11. Alexandra P. found the medallion from the Războinicii tribe, and Carmen from the Faimoșii tribe. In weeks 10 and 11 the tribe who wins the first Reward Challenge of the week was given the right to kidnap one member from the rival tribe. Their chosen victim was forced to compete with them until the last Reward Challenge of the week. At the end of the week, the holder of the Medallion decided whether the contestant returned to their original tribe or stayed with the kidnapped tribe. Both Remus and Alin returned to their original tribe.
Contestants Andreea Moromete was chosen by fans. The Faimoșii tribe was announced by Pro TV on December 15, 2022. Notable cast included kickboxing champion, Ionuț Iftimoaie, former elite gymnast Ștefania Stănilă and Silicon Valley's youngest self-made millionaire, Sebastian Dobrincu. The Războinicii tribe was announced by Pro TV on January 2, 2023.
Six contestants were added later in the game in both tribes. On Week 12, the thirteen remaining players merged into one tribe, named Taíno, the name of the Amerindians who were the first inhabitants of the Dominican Republic. +List of Survivor Romania 2023 contestantsContestantAgeFromOccupation Tribe FinishOriginal Merged Placement DayMaria Constantin 35Bălcești, VâlceaTraditional folk singer1st Voted Out Day 7Gabriel "Gheboasă" Gavriș 21Târgoviște, DâmbovițaTrapperQuitDay 7Daria Chiper21Bucharest Basketball playerEliminated Day 10Sebastian Dobrincu 24BucharestTech entrepreneurMedically evacuatedDay 14Maria Lungu28Chișinău, MoldovaFashion designer2nd Voted OutDay 14Răzvan Danciu20Gălăuțaș-Pârău, HarghitaStudent3rd Voted Out Day 20George "Jorge" Papagheorghe 40Constanța, ConstanțaSinger and TV hostMedically evacuated Day 27Vica Blochina 47BucharestTelevision and media personality4th Voted Out Day 27Andrei Neagu26Constanța, ConstanțaActor5th Voted Out Day 34Codruța Began47Cluj-Napoca, Cluj Physical education and sports teacher6th Voted Out Day 42Eduard Gogulescu23BucharestDJ7th Voted Out Day 49Alina Radi 34Timișoara, TimișEvent singer8th Voted Out Day 56Crina Abrudan 45Oradea, BihorNews anchor9th Voted OutDay 64Vlad "DOC" Munteanu 42BucharestRapper10th Voted OutDay 71Lucianna Vagneti37Ploiești, Prahova Personal trainer11th Voted OutDay 79Ada Dumitru 28BucharestFilm and stage actressMedically evacuated Day 82Mihai Zmărăndescu 23BucharestAmateur MMA fighter12th Voted OutDay 82Remus Boroiu 36 Băicoi, PrahovaBody transformation specialist rowspan="13" 13th Voted OutDay 90Kamara Ghedi 47BucharestSinger14th Voted Out Day 97Ionuț Iftimoaie 44Comănești, BacăuKickboxing championQuit Day 100Alin Chirilă34Galați, GalațiProfessional MMA fighter15th Voted Out Day 106Bianca Patrichi 33BucharestChoreographer16th Voted Out Day 111Robert Moscalu25Murfatlar, ConstanțaBartender17th Voted OutDay 118Andreea Moromete23Alexandria, Teleorman User generated content creator18th Voted Out Day 123Ștefania Stănilă25Aninoasa, HunedoaraGymnastics champion and gymnastics coach19th Voted Out Day 128Alexandra Porkoláb32Brașov, BrașovMarketing and sales manager20th Voted OutDay 133Alexandra Ciomag20Bucharest Model21st Voted Out Day 134Carmen Grebenișan 30Cluj-Napoca, ClujDigital creator22nd Voted Out Day 135Andrei Krișan30Cluj-Napoca, Cluj Personal trainerRunner-upDay 135Dan Ursa40Tășnad, Satu Mare Regional sales managerSole SurvivorDay 135
Future appearances Maria Lungu, George "Jorge" Papagheorghe, Robert Moscalu and Ștefania Stănilă competed on Survivor România All Stars.
Season summary Nomination mechanism The tribe(s) attend Tribal Council to nominate a certain number of players. Cycle 1 - Cycle 4: There was only one Tribal Immunity Challenge, the losing tribe would have three nominees, one by vote and two chosen by the Individual Immunity winners. Cycle 5: Two Tribal Immunity Challenges are performed, after each challenge the losing tribe must attend Tribal Council and nominate one of its members by vote. If the same tribe loses both challenges, the Immunity Necklace winners would nominate another member, for a total of three nominees. +Challenge winners and eliminations by cycleEpisode(s)Challenge winner(s)Exiled (vote) KidnappedNominated (vote)Eliminated (public vote)Finish No. Original air date RewardTribal immunityIndividual immunity1–3January 9–11, 2023rowspan="1" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="1" rowspan="1" rowspan="1" 1st voted out Day 7rowspan="1" rowspan="1" rowspan="1" rowspan="1" Quit Day 74–7January 15–18, 2023rowspan="2" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="1" rowspan="1" rowspan="1" Eliminated Day 10rowspan="1" rowspan="1" rowspan="1" Evacuated Day 14rowspan="1" Alexandra C., Kamara (No vote)rowspan="1" rowspan="1" 2nd voted out Day 148–10January 23–25, 2023rowspan="1" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" Nonerowspan="2" rowspan="3" 3rd voted out Day 20rowspan="1" rowspan="1" rowspan="1" 11–13January 30 – February 1, 2023rowspan="1" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" Evacuated Day 27rowspan="1" rowspan="1" rowspan="1" rowspan="1" 4th voted out Day 2714–16February 6–8, 2023rowspan="2" colspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="1" rowspan="4" 5th voted out Day 34rowspan="1" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="1" rowspan="1" 17–19February 13–15, 2023rowspan="2" colspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="1" rowspan="4" 6th voted out Day 42rowspan="1" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="1" rowspan="1" 20–22February 20–22, 2023rowspan="2" colspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="1" rowspan="4" 7th voted out Day 49rowspan="1" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="1" rowspan="1" 23–25February 27 – March 1, 2023rowspan="1" colspan="2"rowspan="3" rowspan="1" rowspan="3" 8th voted out Day 56rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="1" rowspan="1" 26–28March 6–8, 2023rowspan="4" rowspan="1" rowspan="4" 9th voted out Day 64rowspan="3" rowspan="2" 29–31March 13–15, 2023rowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="5" rowspan="5" 10th voted out Day 71Survivor Auctionrowspan="2" rowspan="2" 32–34March 20–22, 2023rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="4" rowspan="1" rowspan="4" 11th voted out Day 79rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="1" 35–37March 27–29, 2023rowspan="1" rowspan="4" rowspan="4" Nonerowspan="3" rowspan="3" Evacuated Day 82Alexandra C., Alin, Remus, Ștefania [Alexandra P., Andreea, Bianca, Carmen]12th voted out Day 8238–40April 2–4, 2023Nonerowspan="3" rowspan="2" rowspan="3" 13th voted out Day 9041–43April 10–12, 2023rowspan="4" rowspan="2" rowspan="4" 14th voted out Day 97rowspan="2" 44–46April 17–19, 2023rowspan="4" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" Quit Day 100Survivor Auctionrowspan="2" rowspan="2" 15th voted out Day 10647–49April 24–26, 2023rowspan="4" rowspan="2" rowspan="4" 16th voted out Day 111rowspan="2" 50–52May 1–3, 2023rowspan="2" rowspan="2" 17th voted out Day 11853–55May 8–10, 2023rowspan="2" rowspan="2" 18th voted out Day 12356–58May 15–17, 2023rowspan="2"rowspan="2" 19th voted out Day 12859–61May 22–24, 2023None20th voted out Day 13321st voted out Day 13422nd voted out Day 135Public votePublic voteRunner-upSole Survivor
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