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Season 7 · 2003

Survivor 7: Pearl Islands

Voted out, then voted back in.

CBS

Sandra Diaz-Twine is the Sole Survivor

Sandra Diaz-Twine won on a 6–1 jury vote, beating Lillian Morris at the final tribal council.

  1. 1Sandra Diaz-Twinewinner
  2. 2Lillian Morris
Pearl Islands
Pearl Islands, Panama
39 days
15 episodes
16
castaways
Final 2
faced the jury

What made it different

The Outcasts twist returned already-eliminated castaways to the game.

All 16 castaways, in boot order

  1. 1Sandra Diaz-Twine4 seasons playedSole Survivor · 39 days
  2. 2Lillian Morrisreturned to the gameRunner-up · 39 days
  3. 3Jonny Fairplay2 seasons played15th voted out · 38 days · jury
  4. 4Darrah Johnson14th voted out · 37 days · jury
  5. 5Burton Robertsreturned to the game13th voted out · 36 days · jury
  6. 6Christa Hastie12th voted out · 33 days · jury
  7. 7Tijuana Bradley11th voted out · 30 days · jury
  8. 8Rupert Boneham4 seasons played10th voted out · 27 days · jury
  9. 9Ryan Opray9th voted out · 24 days · jury
  10. 10Andrew Savage2 seasons played8th voted out · 21 days
  11. 11Osten TaylorQuit · 19 days
  12. 12Shawn Cohen7th voted out · 19 days
  13. 13Trish Dunn6th voted out · 18 days
  14. 14Michelle Tesauro5th voted out · 15 days
  15. 15Ryan Shoulders2nd voted out · 6 days
  16. 16Nicole Delma1st voted out · 3 days

Photos: CBS

Probst, on this season

  • Per your wishes, go home.

    To Osten Taylor. The first quit in Survivor history — Osten laid his torch down at Tribal Council.

  • People work too damn hard to get in this game and fight to stay alive.

    To Osten Taylor. Probst to camera, straight after snuffing the torch of the show's first quitter.

  • Jon in bed with two women — a first.

    To Jon "Jonny Fairplay" Dalton. Delivered while bringing the final three their reward meal.

The winner, runners-up, jury vote, dates, day count, cast size and location on this page come from Wikipedia's Survivor 7 article, cross-checked against the series overview table before publication.

Sources (4)

  1. “Survivor: Pearl Islands,” Wikipedia, accessed September 25, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor:_Pearl_Islands.
  2. “List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes,” Wikipedia, accessed September 25, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Survivor_(American_TV_series)_episodes.
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  4. “‘Survivor’s’ Jeff Probst Hates Quitters,” Entertainment Now, October 30, 2020, via Internet Archive, https://web.archive.org/web/20251104111153/https://entertainmentnow.com/survivor/quitters-osten-taylor-jeff-probst/.

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