Survivor 17: Gabon

What made it different

The show's second season in Africa, played in Gabon by Fang and Kota, with Exile Island still in the mix.

All 18 castaways, in boot order

1. 1Robert "Bob" CrowleySole Survivor · 39 days
2. 2Jesusita "Susie" SmithRunner-up · 39 days
3. 3Jessica "Sugar" Kiper2 seasons played2nd runner-up · 39 days
4. 4Matty WhitmoreEliminated · 38 days · jury
5. 5Kenny Hoang14th voted out · 37 days · jury
6. 6Crystal Cox13th voted out · 36 days · jury
7. 7Corinne Kaplan2 seasons played12th voted out · 33 days · jury
8. 8Randy Bailey2 seasons played11th voted out · 30 days · jury
9. 9Charlie Herschel10th voted out · 27 days · jury
10. 10Marcus Lehman9th voted out · 24 days · jury
11. 11Dan Kay8th voted out · 21 days
12. 12Ace Gordon7th voted out · 21 days
13. 13Kelly Czarnecki6th voted out · 18 days
14. 14Danny "GC" Brown5th voted out · 15 days
15. 15Jacquie Berg4th voted out · 12 days
16. 16Paloma Soto-Castillo3rd voted out · 9 days
17. 17Gillian Larson2nd voted out · 6 days
18. 18Michelle Chase1st voted out · 3 days

Probst, on this season

• I asked a simple question, yet immediately you guys went into arguing about something else.

  To The Fang tribe. Tribal Council, roughly thirty seconds in.

Trivia from Survivor 17

• Which player is the oldest ever to win Survivor?

  Bob Crowley — Bob Crowley, a 57-year-old physics teacher, won Gabon — and built fake idols convincing enough to be played.