Survivor 25: Philippines
Three returning players, each handed a second shot at a season that had ended badly for them.
Denise Stapley is the Sole Survivor
Denise Stapley won on a 6–1–1 jury vote, beating Lisa Whelchel and Michael Skupin at the final tribal council.
What made it different
The first season since All-Stars to open with three tribes — Kalabaw, Matsing and Tandang — each seeded with a returning castaway.
All 18 castaways, in boot order
- 1
Denise Stapley2 seasons playedSole Survivor · 39 days - 2
Lisa WhelchelCo-runners-up · 39 days - 3
Michael Skupin2 seasons playedCo-runners-up · 39 days - 4
Malcolm Freberg3 seasons played14th voted out · 38 days · jury - 5
Abi-Maria Gomes2 seasons played13th voted out · 36 days · jury - 6
Carter Williams12th voted out · 33 days · jury - 7
Jonathan Penner3 seasons played11th voted out · 30 days · jury - 8
Pete Yurkowski10th voted out · 27 days · jury - 9
Artis Silvester9th voted out · 25 days · jury - 10
Jeff Kent8th voted out · 22 days · jury - 11
Roberta "RC" Saint-Amour7th voted out · 19 days · jury - 12
Katie Hanson6th voted out · 16 days - 13
Sarah Dawson5th voted out · 13 days - 14
Dana LambertQuit (Illness) · 12 days - 15
Russell Swan2 seasons played4th voted out · 10 days - 16
Angie Layton3rd voted out · 8 days - 17
Roxanne "Roxy" Morris2nd voted out · 6 days - 18
Zane Knight1st voted out · 3 days
Photos: CBS
Probst, on this season
Malcolm should be holding that thing.
To Abi-Maria Gomes. After her tribe won Immunity and Abi, who kept sitting out, stepped up to hold the idol.
When everyone is laughing at you, it means they think you're full of it.
To Abi-Maria Gomes. Tribal Council, explaining to Abi what the laughter around her meant.
How many challenges have you competed in?
To Abi-Maria Gomes. Asked in front of her tribe, after another challenge she sat out.
Trivia from Survivor 25
Denise Stapley did something no other player has done in one season. What?
Attended every Tribal Council, all 15 — She sat through all 15 Tribal Councils in Philippines, the Final Tribal included, and won (Survivor Wiki).
The winner, runners-up, jury vote, dates, day count, cast size and location on this page come from Wikipedia's Survivor 25 article, cross-checked against the series overview table before publication.
Sources (3)
- “Survivor: Philippines,” Wikipedia, accessed September 25, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor:_Philippines.
- “List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes,” Wikipedia, accessed September 25, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Survivor_(American_TV_series)_episodes.
- Martin Holmes, “The 20 Greatest Jeff Probst Burns,” Inside Survivor, June 14, 2020, https://insidesurvivor.com/the-20-greatest-jeff-probst-burns-44459.