Survivor 21: Nicaragua

What made it different

Split the tribes by age into Espada and La Flor, and introduced the Medallion of Power, an advantage a tribe could carry into a challenge.

All 20 castaways, in boot order

1. 1Jud "Fabio" BirzaSole Survivor · 39 days
2. 2Chase RiceRunner-up · 39 days
3. 3Matthew "Sash" Lenahan2nd Runner-up · 39 days
4. 4Holly Hoffman15th voted out · 38 days · jury
5. 5Dan Lembo14th voted out · 37 days · jury
6. 6Jane Bright13th voted out · 36 days · jury
7. 7Ben "Benry" Henry12th voted out · 32 days · jury
8. 8Kelly ShinnQuit · 28 days · jury
9. 9NaOnka MixonQuit · 28 days · jury
10. 10Brenda Lowe2 seasons played11th voted out · 27 days · jury
11. 11Marty Piombo10th voted out · 24 days · jury
12. 12Alina Wilson9th voted out · 22 days · jury
13. 13Jill Behm8th voted out · 18 days
14. 14Yve Rojas7th voted out · 15 days
15. 15Kelly Bruno6th voted out · 15 days
16. 16Tyrone Davis5th voted out · 14 days
17. 17Jimmy Tarantino4th voted out · 11 days
18. 18Jimmy Johnson3rd voted out · 8 days
19. 19Shannon Elkins2nd voted out · 6 days
20. 20Wendy DeSmidt-Kohlhoff1st voted out · 3 days

Probst, on this season

• Benry with the ceremonial loser dismount.

  To Benry Henry. Benry backflipped off a puzzle piece immediately after losing immunity.

• You want to go, then go.

  To Kelly Shinn. Snuffing Purple Kelly's torch, after giving her an afternoon to reconsider quitting.

Trivia from Survivor 21

• Who is the youngest person ever to win Survivor?

  Fabio Birza — Fabio won Nicaragua at 21, beating Chase and Sash at the final tribal council.