Survivor 27: Blood vs. Water

What made it different

Paired returning players with a loved one, each on an opposing tribe.

All 20 castaways, in boot order

1. 1Tyson Apostol4 seasons playedSole Survivor · 39 days
2. 2Monica Culpepper2 seasons playedRunner-up · 39 days
3. 3Gervase Peterson2 seasons played2nd runner-up · 39 days
4. 4Tina Wessonreturned to the game3 seasons played17th voted out · 38 days · jury
5. 5Ciera Eastin3 seasons played16th voted out · 37 days · jury
6. 6Hayden Moss15th voted out · 35 days
7. 7Katie CollinsEliminated · 32 days

   Due to a deadlocked tie after two rounds of voting and the non-tied contestants being unable to come up with a unanimous decision to vote out either Hayden or Monica, Ciera, Katie and Tyson drew rocks to resolve the vote. Katie picked the white rock and was therefore sent to Redemption Island.

8. 8Caleb Bankston14th voted out · 29 days
9. 9Laura Morettreturned to the game2 seasons played13th voted out · 26 days
10. 10Vytas Baskauskas2 seasons played11th voted out · 22 days
11. 11Aras Baskauskas2 seasons played10th voted out · 21 days
12. 12Laura Bonehamreturned to the game9th voted out · 18 days
13. 13Katrina "Kat" Edorsson2 seasons played8th voted out · 16 days
14. 14Brad Culpepper2 seasons played6th voted out · 10 days
15. 15John Cody5th voted out · 8 days
16. 16Colton Cumbie2 seasons playedQuit · 7 days
17. 17Rachel Foulger4th voted out · 6 days
18. 18Marissa Peterson3rd voted out · 3 days
19. 19Rupert Boneham4 seasons playedSwitched places · 1 days
20. 20Candice Cody3 seasons played2nd voted out · 1 days

Probst, on this season

• I'm now convinced Colton is the guy that never should have got up off the couch.

  To Colton Cumbie. Said after Colton left Blood vs. Water. Probst called it a second quit in the moment; Colton's earlier exit was a medical evacuation, and the "quit twice" framing is disputed.

• We'll keep that reserved for people who compete.

  To Colton Cumbie. Refusing to let Colton burn his buff in the urn on the way out.