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How Journeys Work on Survivor: Who Goes, What's at Stake, and Why Mike Stayed Home
How Survivor picks who goes on a journey, what's at risk once they're there, how a summit differs (it doesn't), and every journey from Season 41 to 51.
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Survivor 51 Alliances After Episode 5: Who's With Whom on Toka, Dina and Savu
Lost track of who is aligned with whom on Survivor 51? Every alliance, rivalry and swing vote on Toka, Dina and Savu after Episode 5, from what has aired.
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How Maggie Got Linnea Voted Out of a Tribe She Wasn't On: Survivor 51's Dina Blindside, Step by Step
How Maggie, a Toka, sent Linnea home from Dina in Survivor 51 Episode 5: an oar, two Extra Votes, two 4-4 ties, a rock threat, and how it all scored.
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Is Survivor 51 a Bad Season for Women? Pre-Merge Boots by Gender, Seasons 41 to 51
All six castaways voted out of Survivor 51 are women. How that compares with every pre-merge boot from Survivor 41 to 49, counted from the record.
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Survivor Swaps From Two Tribes to Three: Every One Before Survivor 51, and Who Went Home
Survivor 51's swap turned two tribes into three. Every earlier two-into-three swap, who went home first after it, and whether the minority really goes first.
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Survivor 51 Episode 6 Preview: Dina's Fallout, Savu Down to Three, and Who's Exposed
Survivor 51 Episode 6, "I Love Crying," airs Oct 28 on CBS. Dina's deadlock fallout, a three-person Savu, and the pick'em that closes at airtime.
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Survivor 51 Episode 4 Preview: Red Buffs, a Three-Tribe Swap, and Who's Exposed
Survivor 51 Episode 4 airs Oct 14 on CBS: red buffs point to a three-tribe swap. Who is vulnerable, and the pick'em that closes at airtime.
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Did Aubry Deserve to Win Survivor 50? Her Win, Re-Litigated With Data
Aubry Bracco won Survivor 50 8-3-0, and fans split over it. What the numbers say about her game, and how it compares to 50 seasons of winners.
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Where to Start Watching Survivor: The Best Seasons for New Fans (No Spoilers)
New to CBS's Survivor? Start with Season 51, airing now, then these spoiler-free picks, plus the seasons to save for later because they spoil earlier ones.
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Do Idol Finders Win Survivor? What 40 Seasons of Hidden Immunity Idols Say
Idols have been in 40 seasons of CBS's Survivor, yet only six winners ever saved themselves with one. Who they were, who saved allies, and why idols backfire.
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Every All-First-Timer Survivor Season, Ranked
All 35 seasons of CBS's Survivor played entirely by first-time castaways, ranked: from Cagayan and David vs. Goliath to the ones for completists only.
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How the Survivor Jury Works, and the Jury Verdicts Fans Still Argue About
Who sits on the Survivor jury, where jurors go, how Final Tribal Council works, and the jury verdicts CBS Survivor fans still argue about.
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How Survivor Voting Works: Tribal Council, Ties, Idols and the Jury, Explained
How voting works on CBS's Survivor, in plain English: Tribal Council, ties and revotes, rock draws, idols, Shot in the Dark, the jury and the final vote.
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How to Draft a Survivor Fantasy Team: A Strategy Guide for CBS's Survivor
How to draft a winning fantasy team for CBS's Survivor: what scores, who to take early, how to use your Sole Survivor pick, and what 50 seasons of winners say.
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Is Jeff Probst Retiring From Survivor? What He Has Actually Said About Leaving
Jeff Probst is not retiring from Survivor. What he has said about leaving, the kind of host he wants next, and which names fans float, labelled as speculation.
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Purple Tribes in Survivor History: Does Savu's Color Mean Anything?
Savu wears purple in Survivor 51. Every purple tribe in US Survivor history, from Sook Jai to Lagi, and how often a purple starting tribe produced the winner.
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Shot in the Dark, Explained: The Rules, the Odds, and the Three Times It Worked
How Survivor's Shot in the Dark works: give up your vote for a 1-in-6 chance at safety. The rules, the real odds, and the three players who drew Safe.
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26 Days vs. 39 Days: What Survivor's Shorter Game Actually Changed, by the Numbers
Since Season 41, CBS's Survivor has run 26 days instead of 39. What changed and what didn't, measured across 50 seasons: pace, juries, winners and episodes.
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Survivor 51 Episode 2 Preview: What CBS Teased, Who's in Trouble, and Your Last Sole Survivor Call
Survivor 51 Episode 2 airs Wednesday, Sept 30 on CBS: what the preview shows, who is vulnerable on Toka and Savu, and why your Sole Survivor locks at airtime.
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The Survivor Records Season 51 Could Break
Survivor 51 has already set records. Here are the records its 21 first-time castaways could still break, from the oldest female winner to a $2M newcomer.
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Survivor 52: What's Confirmed, What's Rumored, and What We Don't Know Yet
Survivor 52 is renewed and reportedly filmed in Fiji. What CBS has confirmed, what's only rumored about the cast and format, and what is still unknown.
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The Survivor Coin Flip, Explained: How the Prize Could Hit $3 Million
Survivor 51's coin flip can add $1 million to the prize or send the flipper home, and a miss rolls the money to next season. The rules, the math, a tracker.
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Exile Island Through Survivor History: From Panama to the Open Era
What Survivor's Exile Island is, how it worked in Panama, every season that has used it, and how Lewis's Day 1 exile in Survivor 51 fits the long history.
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Survivor's Fire-Making Vote, Explained: Why 15 of 20 Kept It, and What Probst Said Next
In the Survivor 51 premiere, Jeff Probst let the cast vote to scrap final-four fire-making. Only five raised a hand. What happened, and the history behind it.
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Survivor Hidden Immunity Idols, Explained: How They Work and Why Rob's Matters
How Survivor's hidden immunity idols work: finding, playing, conditions and nullifiers, plus the S51 idol Rob gave Carter.
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The Survivor Merge, Explained: When It Happens, What Changes, and What It Means for Fantasy
How the merge works on CBS's Survivor, when it has happened in the 26-day era, what changes once the tribes combine, and how to set your fantasy team up for it.
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What Survivor Winners Have in Common: 50 Seasons of Data
We ran the numbers on all 50 Sole Survivors: age, experience, final vote, fire-making and immunity wins. What the data says a Survivor winner looks like.
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