Survivor 42

Survivor 42
Season 42
File:Survivor 42 Logo.png
Presented by	Jeff Probst
No. of days	26
No. of castaways	18
Location	Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
No. of episodes	9
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	March 9, 2022 (2022-03-09) – present
Additional information
Filming dates	May 16 (2021-05-16) – June 10, 2021 (2021-06-10)
Season chronology

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, Global in Canada and the following day on 9Go! in Australia.

Both the 41st and 42nd season of Survivor were originally ordered in May 2020. Production and broadcast of the season was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Filming occurred in Fiji for the tenth consecutive season during May and June 2021.

Production

Development

See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television in the United States and COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji

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.

Gameplay

This season reused several twists from the previous season, capitalizing on the fact that the contestants had yet to see season 41. Returning twists included the "Shot In the Dark" which offers Tribal Council attendees a narrow chance at immunity in exchange of their vote for that round, the "Beware Advantage" which relinquished its holders' ability to vote at Tribal Council until all three advantages were found and activated via uttering a phrase at any challenge, and decision games which forced players to make game-altering choices.

Contestants

The cast was announced on February 9, 2022, composed of 18 new players divided into three tribes: Ika, Taku, and Vati. The tribe names are from various species of "fish", "hawksbill sea turtle", and "swimming crab" in Fijian. The merged tribe name Kula Kula, suggested by Omar Zaheer, comes from the Fijian word 'kula' meaning collared lory, the national bird of Fiji.

List of Survivor 42 contestants

Contestant	Original tribe	No tribe	Merged tribe	Finish
Jackson Fox 48, Houston, Texas	Taku			Medically removed Day 3
Zach Wurtenberger 22, St. Louis, Missouri	Ika			1st voted out Day 3
Marya Sherron 47, Noblesville, Indiana	Taku			2nd voted out Day 5
Jenny Kim 43, Brooklyn, New York	Vati			3rd voted out Day 7
Swati Goel 19, Palo Alto, California	Ika			4th voted out Day 9
Daniel Strunk 30, New Haven, Connecticut	Vati			5th voted out Day 11
Lydia Meredith 22, Santa Monica, California	Vati	None		6th voted out Day 14
Chanelle Howell 29, New York, New York	Vati		Kula Kula	7th voted out 1st jury member Day 16
Rocksroy Bailey 44, Las Vegas, Nevada	Ika			8th voted out 2nd jury member Day 17
Tori Meehan 25, Rogers, Arkansas	Ika			9th voted out 3rd jury member Day 17
Lindsay Dolashewich 31, Asbury Park, New Jersey	Taku
Romeo Escobar 37, Norwalk, California	Ika
Hai Giang 29, New Orleans, Louisiana	Vati
Maryanne Oketch 24, Ajax, Ontario, Canada	Taku
Mike Turner 58, Hoboken, New Jersey	Vati
Drea Wheeler 35, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Ika
Jonathan Young 29, Gulf Shores, Alabama	Taku
Omar Zaheer 31, Whitby, Ontario, Canada	Taku

Season summary

Episode			Challenge winner(s)		Decision game		Eliminated	Finish
No.	Title	Air date	Reward	Immunity	Castaway(s)	Result
1	"Feels Like a Rollercoaster"	March 9, 2022	Ika	Taku	Jenny	Protected	Jackson	Medically removed Day 3
				Vati	Drea	Risked/ Gained	Zach	1st voted out Day 3
					Maryanne
2	"Good and Guilty"	March 16, 2022	Vati		None		Marya	2nd voted out Day 5
			Ika
3	"Go for the Gusto"	March 23, 2022	Taku		Chanelle	Risked/ Lost	Jenny	3rd voted out Day 7
			Ika		Omar
4	"Vibe of the Tribe"	March 30, 2022	Taku	Taku	None		Swati	4th voted out Day 9
				Vati
5	"I'm Survivor Rich"	April 6, 2022	Ika		Lydia	Protected	Daniel	5th voted out Day 11
			Taku		Rocksroy
6	"You Can't Hide on Survivor"	April 13, 2022	Hai, Jonathan, Lydia, Maryanne, Tori, [Lindsay] (Chanelle, Drea, Mike, Omar, Rocksroy, Romeo)		Rocksroy	Accepted	No Tribal Council
7	"The Devil You Do or The Devil You Don’t"						Lydia	6th voted out Day 14
				Tori
8	"You Better Be Wearing a Seatbelt"	April 20, 2022	Chanelle, Jonathan, Mike, Rocksroy, Tori	Tori	None		Chanelle	7th voted out 1st jury member Day 16
9	"Game of Chicken"	April 27, 2022	Jonathan (Drea, Lindsay, Maryanne, Tori)	Hai			Rocksroy	8th voted out 2nd jury member Day 17
				Jonathan			Tori	9th voted out 3rd jury member Day 17
10	"Tell a Good Lie, Not a Stupid One"	May 4, 2022						10th voted out 4th jury member Day TBA

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Rating/share (18-49)	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
610	1	"Feels Like A Rollercoaster"	0.8/7	March 9, 2022 (2022-03-09)	4.96
Jeff welcomed the 18 new castaways before announcing their first reward challenge. Reward Challenge: One member from each tribe raced into the jungle to untie two paddles. A second member then raced along the beach to retrieve the rest of the paddles, but each were met with a decision to either grab the paddles immediately, or untie 20 knots for individual advantages. Once all paddles were obtained, tribes rowed around a buoy before collecting bamboo sticks which would be used to retrieve a flint. The first tribe to get the flint won it plus a pot and a machete. Daniel injured his shoulder but was cleared to continue after the challenge concluded. Drea, Hai, and Lindsay agreed on taking the secret advantage, and Taku’s large lead going into the final stage was squandered to Ika. Taku and Vati were met with a “savvy” or “sweat” task to complete in four hours to obtain basic supplies. Both chose “savvy” and successfully completed a puzzle in which they had to count how many triangles were within a large triangle. Drea, Hai, and Lindsay learned they each possessed an "advantage amulet," which gave everyone in that trio one extra vote. If only two of those castaways remained in the game, the advantage would upgrade to a steal-a-vote. If only one of those castaways remained, the amulet would become a full idol. This advantage would be good until the Final Six. At Ika, two alliances of three (Drea-Rocksroy-Romeo and Swati-Tori-Zach) formed, but some tribemates were put off by Rocksroy’s methods of leadership when building the shelter. Tori went off on her own to gather food for the tribe, but some saw this as her looking for an idol. At Vati, bonds between Jenny & Mike and Hai & Lydia led Chanelle to propose an alliance with Daniel. At Taku, Jackson opened up to his tribemates about being a transgender man. On Day Two, one representative from each tribe went to a summit: Maryanne from Taku, Jenny from Vati, and Drea from Ika bonded on their journey before deciding to risk or protect their vote. Jenny protected hers, while Drea and Maryanne risked, meaning they each received an extra vote. On the morning of Day Three, Jeff arrived at Taku to talk about Jackson's underlying medical condition which required the use of lithium, something about which Jackson did not tell production in advance. The worry of lithium withdrawal, which could have caused side effects, prompted his removal from the game. Immunity Challenge: Tribes swam to a boat where they gathered three heavy chests floating in the water, which they pushed under nets after arriving on land. Two tribe members used puzzle pieces inside the chest to assemble a giant dragon puzzle. The first two tribes to solve their puzzle won, while the last-place tribe had to forfeit their flint. Taku and Vati won the challenge. At Ika, Zach became a target due to faltering in the puzzle, but Romeo, who Zach had bonded with, tried to sway votes onto Tori instead. At Tribal Council, Zach took his Shot in the Dark but was unsuccessful, and the rest of the tribe voted him out.
611	2	"Good and Guilty"	0.8/7	March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)	5.06
At Ika, Drea told Swati and Tori about her extra vote in an effort to establish a girls' alliance, but her growing power worried Swati, who tried to convince Tori to vote out Drea next. At Taku, Maryanne's youthful energy endeared herself to her tribemates but also sparked concern. Jonathan and Omar bonded, and the former was also tightly aligned with Lindsay. Marya opened up to the tribe about the death of her brother, a nurse, at the start of the COVID-19 crisis. At Vati, Hai struggled with eating a crab due to being a vegan. Mike searched for an idol, finding the "beware" idol seen in the previous season. He told Jenny and Daniel, but the latter talked to Chanelle about blindsiding Mike before the idol had a chance to get power. Immunity/Reward Challenge: One tribe member directed two pairs of blindfolded tribemates to bags of puzzle pieces. Afterwards, they brought their four tribemates to a station to direct them in solving a puzzle. The first two tribes to finish won immunity; the first-place tribe won a large fishing kit, the second-place tribe won a smaller fishing kit, and the last-place tribe had to forfeit their flint. Vati and Ika won the challenge. The alliance of Jonathan, Lindsay, and Omar debated voting out Marya or the more outgoing Maryanne, the latter of which searched for an idol. At Tribal Council, everyone acknowledged a personal fondness for each other, but it was Marya who was sent home following a failed Shot in the Dark.
612	3	"Go for the Gusto"	0.8/7	March 23, 2022 (2022-03-23)	5.35
Maryanne told her tribemates about her extra vote after Tribal Council before everyone searched for an idol the following morning. Maryanne found Taku's beware idol in front of Omar and accepted it. At Vati, Daniel asked to see Mike's idol to get a better understanding of it, but he accidentally misplaced it, to Mike's frustration, though they found it soon afterwards. Chanelle and Daniel were in the middle between two pairs; Jenny & Mike and Hai & Lydia. Immunity/Reward Challenge: Tribe members swam to a marker in the ocean and dove down to retrieve a ladder, which they used to hoist another tribe member to a key, which they used to unlock sand bags when they arrived on land. The first two tribes to land five sand bags on floating platforms won immunity; the first-place tribe won tools and fruit, the second-place tribe won a smaller set of both tools and fruit, while the last-place tribe had to forfeit their flint. Taku easily finished first largely due to Jonathan's efforts, while Vati and Ika struggled in the turbulent waters. Jeff halted the challenge, having the two tribes come to shore while production retrieved their keys in the water and continuing from that point. Ika barely beat Vati for second place. Taku was tasked to send one member from Vati and one from either their own tribe or from Ika to the summit; they chose Chanelle and Omar. Though Chanelle expressed the importance of her vote to Omar, she decided to risk her vote, as did he. Jenny and Mike targeted Lydia, while Hai and Lydia targeted Jenny. Chanelle telling Daniel she risked her vote led to some scrambling before Tribal Council, during which Mike and Chanelle could not vote (respectively due to the beware idol and for unsuccessfully risking the vote). Daniel voted against Lydia to force a 2-2 tie, which was deadlocked after neither Hai nor Daniel switched their vote. Daniel started the ensuing discussion by stating he did not want to go to rocks, leading Hai to declare he would not change his vote. After some arguments amongst the tribe, Daniel ultimately joined Hai in eliminating Jenny.
613	4	"Vibe of the Tribe"	0.9/8	March 30, 2022 (2022-03-30)	5.63
Following Tribal Council, Chanelle told the tribe that Daniel was the one who told her that Mike had found an idol and lost his vote. Hai pulled Mike aside later that night and formed a three person alliance with himself, Mike and Lydia. Reward Challenge: In groups of three, tribe members raced to untangle themselves from braided ropes, through and over various obstacles before using rings to hook and pull towards them a wooden sled. From the sled they collected balls and attempted to land all four into a vertical cage target. The first tribe to finish won ten fish. Taku won reward by a landslide thanks to Jonathan's efforts. Other tribe members pointed out Jonathan's dominance in recent challenges. Back at camp, Maryanne and Omar voiced frustration with Jonathan's comment about their tribe being a "tight four". Jonathan noted that he could be a shield for others moving forward. At Ika, the tribe was irritated with Rocksroy's bossiness around camp. Due to Drea's extra vote, Swati approached Tori with a plan to bring in Rocksroy. Tori mentioned Drea's extra vote to Rocksroy, who relayed the conversation to Drea. Once it got back to Swati, she became frustrated with her ally for sharing too much information. Immunity Challenge: Two members from each tribe were tethered to a boat, and hauled the remaining members in the boat through the water to a platform. Two other members leapt into the water attempting to grab keys, before entering the boat again and getting pulled to a floating platform, where they used the keys to unlock puzzle pieces and solve a hanging fish puzzle. The first two tribes to finish won immunity, while the losing tribe had to forfeit their flint. Taku cruised to another easy victory, and Vati barely finished second over Ika. Rocksroy wanted to vote out Tori for being untrustworthy, but Swati's name came up after it was revealed that she had told each of her tribemates that they were her "number one". Upon learning the target shifted from Tori to herself, Swati threw Tori under the bus to Drea, who wasn't sure who to believe. At Tribal Council, Swati called out Tori for trying to blindside Drea, causing an argument between the two. After a failed Shot in the Dark, Swati was sent home by a vote of 3-1, with Rocksroy voting for Tori.
614	5	"I'm Survivor Rich"	0.9/8	April 6, 2022 (2022-04-06)	5.58
Romeo explained to Rocksroy the tribe’s reason for targeting Swati, reassuring him they’re still tight, though Tori desired to jump ship. The next morning, Drea searched for, and found, Ika’s idol along with Romeo. At Taku, Maryanne and Lindsay’s endless talking annoyed Jonathan, who got into an argument with Maryanne. At Vati, Hai and Lydia believed Chanelle was more dangerous, but the tribe questioned whether Daniel’s shoulder injury was as severe as he claimed following a fishing trip. Mike remained reluctant to say his secret phrase and potentially put a target on his back, but all phrases were said at the challenge the next day, putting all three idols in power and giving the respective castaways their vote back. Immunity/Reward Challenge: Tribes raced over a raised net obstacle before one member untangled a braided rope interlaced with a key via slide puzzle. The key unlocked a machete that gave them access to sandbags, which they used to slingshot two distant targets. The first two tribes to hit both targets won immunity as well as large and medium tarps respectively, while the last place tribe had to forfeit their flint. Ika and Taku won immunity, with Jonathan making a comeback after Omar’s slow puzzle section. Lydia and Rocksroy were selected for the summit; they purposefully withheld information about their tribes, causing both players to protect their vote. Chanelle and Daniel each pled their case to their tribemates, while Hai, Lydia, and Mike planned to split the vote in case a Shot in the Dark was played. At Tribal Council, Chanelle voted against Mike, and the vote was tied at two apiece between her and Daniel; on the re-vote, Daniel was unanimously sent home, though Mike was unhappy about the stray vote against him.
615	6	"You Can't Hide on Survivor"	0.8/7	April 13, 2022 (2022-04-13)	5.12
Mike's trust in Chanelle diminished upon learning she was the one who voted against him, while at Ika, Tori annoyed Rocksroy with questions about his summit trip. Drea and Romeo, listening in on the conversation from camp, felt wary of trusting Tori moving forward. When the tribes met on Day 12, Jeff announced they were in the individual stage of the game, though they weren't yet merged. Immunity/Reward Challenge: Divided into two teams of five by random draw, team members raced to unearth a large boulder before navigating it through a series of obstacles, standing on it when necessary to grab keys, which they used after they scaled to a top of a tower to unlock puzzle pieces and assemble a 75-piece Survivor 42 logo puzzle. The first team to complete the puzzle won immunity at the next Tribal Council, the new merged tribe buffs and an Applebee's feast reward. Lindsay and Rocksroy drew the odd rocks, and the team of Hai, Jonathan, Maryanne, Lydia, and Tori won reward; they selected Lindsay to join them, exiling Rocksroy. The other five (Chanelle, Drea, Mike, Omar, and Romeo) were left at Vati's beach while the winning team feasted. Drea and Mike agreed to look out for each other. When the challenge winners got back to the Vati camp, many new friendships were formed, and the tribe (except for Chanelle and Tori) agreed to align against the two of them.
616	7	"The Devil You Do or The Devil You Don't"	0.8/7	April 13, 2022 (2022-04-13)	5.12
On Exile Island, Rocksroy was met by Jeff, who offered him to either leave things as is or smash an hourglass to reverse the outcome of the previous challenge, giving himself and the losing team immunity. Rocksroy chose to smash the hourglass. Immunity Challenge: The non-immune castaways held a rope to balance a wobbly table while stacking blocks spelling the word "immunity"; if any blocks fell, that castaway would have to re-stack them. The first to correctly stack all eight blocks and stand on the starting platform won immunity, while the remaining five non-immune castaways would be vulnerable at the last pre merge Tribal Council. Tori won immunity, thwarting the plans of the majority. With Chanelle and Tori both safe, the tribe scrambled to come up with a new plan; Romeo and Lydia sought to vote out a big physical threat in Jonathan while he was unsafe, but Hai wanted to keep Jonathan as a shield. Maryanne's name was thrown out by Jonathan to give the perception that Taku wasn't a tight four, but Omar (without a vote due to his summit visit) tried to convince tribemates to blindside Lydia to keep his closer allies in the game. The vote at Tribal Council revealed he was able to accomplish this; no advantages were played, and Lydia was voted out. Afterwards, Jeff told the remaining 11 castaways that they were officially merged.
617	8	"You Better Be Wearing a Seatbelt"	0.9/7	April 20, 2022 (2022-04-20)	5.43
Romeo grew paranoid about his spot in the game after being in the minority, while Maryanne's insecurity manifested despite her Taku tribemates telling her they still had her back. The following morning, Mike and Omar bonded. Reward Challenge: Divided randomly into two groups of five (with one castaway having no chance at reward), team members took turns jumping off a platform into the water before guiding a buoy on a rope through various obstacles and onto a platform. When all buoys were collected groups attempted to land all five into a floating basket target. The first team to finish won peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and potato chips. Maryanne drew the odd rock, but Drea offered to sit out in her place. The team of Chanelle, Jonathan, Mike, Rocksroy, and Tori won reward, and Drea found a beware advantage at the sit-out bench (her fourth total advantage). She found it was the "Knowledge is Power" advantage which allowed her to ask any castaway if they had an idol or advantage, and if they did, they would have to give it to her. Omar told the majority alliance as well as the outsiders he was with them, putting himself in the middle. Immunity Challenge: Castaways held a buoy by supporting it with two rods on a narrow platform. If the buoy fell or the castaway stepped off the perch, they would be eliminated from the challenge. The last standing castaway won immunity. Before the challenge, Jeff negotiated with the tribe for 4 days worth of rice in exchange for some castaways sitting out of the challenge. They eventually agreed on four castaways (Drea, Lindsay, Maryanne, and Omar), and Tori won her second individual immunity. The vote came down to Chanelle or Romeo; Hai pushed for Romeo due to his paranoia leading him to consult several tribemates, but Mike lobbied to oust Chanelle. At Tribal Council, Tori joined the majority under Mike's lead to send Chanelle to the jury.
618	9	"Game of Chicken"	TBA	April 27, 2022 (2022-04-27)	N/A
Hai confronted Romeo about the stray vote he received at the last Tribal Council. Romeo denied casting the vote, but privately said he wanted to make Hai paranoid. Rocksroy approached Mike and Jonathan about forming an all-male alliance, which they agreed to; however, Omar and Hai did not appear receptive to the idea. Immunity/Reward Challenge: Castaways, divided into two teams of five by random draw, balanced on floating A-frames, moving up onto narrower footholds after regular intervals. If a castaway fell off the platform or touched the structure they would be eliminated from the challenge. The longest lasting castaways from each group won immunity, while the longest lasting castaway overall won vegetables and beef kebabs for their team, along with the advantage of going to tribal council second. Hai and Jonathan won immunity, with Jonathan also winning reward for his team. On one team, the tribe initially agreed to vote out Romeo, but Omar approached Hai and Mike about voting for Rocksroy as he would be harder to get rid of later in the game. On the other team, Jonathan hatched a plan to vote out Drea by using Maryanne as a decoy vote, but Maryanne and Lindsay were off-put by his aggressive scheming and Tori tipped off Drea that she would be the true target. At the first Tribal Council, Rocksroy was voted out unanimously. Upon seeing this at the second Tribal, Drea and Maryanne expressed discomfort about only black contestants being voted out thus far and refused to vote for one another, playing their idols before the votes were even read. Tori played her Shot in the Dark, which failed, and she was sent home unanimously.
619	10	"Tell a Good Lie, Not a Stupid One"	TBA	May 4, 2022 (2022-05-04)	N/A

Voting history

			Original tribes									No tribes	Merged tribe
Episode #			1		2	3			4	5		6/7	8	9		10
Day #			3		5	7			9	11		14	16	17
Eliminated			Jackson	Zach	Marya	Tie	Tie	Jenny	Swati	Tie	Daniel	Lydia	Chanelle	Rocksroy	Tori
Votes			Evacuated	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
Voter			Vote
		Drea		Zach					Swati			Lydia	Chanelle		Tori
		Hai				Jenny	Jenny			Daniel	Daniel	Lydia	Chanelle	Rocksroy
		Jonathan			Marya							Lydia	Chanelle		Tori
		Lindsay			Marya							Lydia	Chanelle		Tori
		Maryanne			Marya							Lydia	Romeo		Tori
		Mike				None				Chanelle	Daniel	Lydia	Chanelle	Rocksroy
		Omar			Marya							None	Romeo	Rocksroy
		Romeo		Zach					Swati			Maryanne	Hai	Rocksroy
		Tori		Zach					Swati			Jonathan	Chanelle		None
		Rocksroy		Zach					Tori			Lindsay	Chanelle	Romeo
		Chanelle				None				Mike	None	Jonathan	Romeo
	Lydia					Jenny	None			Daniel	Daniel	Maryanne
Daniel						Lydia	Lydia			Chanelle	None
Swati				Zach					None
Jenny						Lydia	None
Marya					None
Zach				None
Jackson

Jury vote
Episode #	13
Day #	26
Finalist	TBA	TBA	TBA
Votes	TBA
Juror	Vote
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
Tori
Rocksroy
Chanelle

Notes

Viewing figures

United States

Viewership and ratings per episode of Survivor 42

No.	Title	Air date	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)	Ref.
1	"Feels Like A Rollercoaster"	March 9, 2022	0.8/7	4.96	0.5	2.18	1.3	7.14
2	"Good and Guilty"	March 16, 2022	0.8/7	5.06	0.4	1.79	1.2	6.85
3	"Go for the Gusto"	March 23, 2022	0.8/7	5.35	0.4	1.78	1.2	7.14
4	"Vibe of the Tribe"	March 30, 2022	0.9/8	5.63	0.4	1.88	1.3	7.46
5	"I'm Survivor Rich"	April 6, 2022	0.9/8	5.58	0.3	1.72	1.2	7.31
6–7	"You Can't Hide on Survivor/The Devil You Do or The Devil You Don't"	April 13, 2022	0.8/7	5.12	0.4	1.97	1.2	7.03
8	"You Better Be Wearing a Seatbelt"	April 20, 2022	0.9/7	5.43	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
9	"Game of Chicken"	April 27, 2022	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
10	"Tell a Good Lie, Not a Stupid One"	May 4, 2022	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

External links

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