Alone season 12

Alone
Season 12
No. of contestants	10
Winner	Nathan Olsen
Runner-up	Kelsey Loper
Release
Original network	History
Original release	June 12 (2025-06-12) – August 21, 2025 (2025-08-21)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The twelfth season of Alone , a.k.a. Alone: Africa, premiered on June 12, 2025. It is set in Great Karoo, a large semi-arid region in South Africa.

Location

Great Karoo, South Africa. ^{[1] [2]}

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
124	1	"The Land of Great Thirst"	June 12, 2025 (2025-06-12)	0.501
"I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it." - Rosalia de Castro
125	2	"Best Laid Plans"	June 19, 2025 (2025-06-19)	0.467
"Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many." - Phaedrus
126	3	"Thirst Trap"	June 26, 2025 (2025-06-26)	0.478
"We never know the worth of water till the well is dry." - Thomas Fuller
127	4	"Finding a Foothold"	July 11, 2025 (2025-07-11)	0.502
"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards." - Søren Kierkegaard
128	5	"The Tempest"	July 18, 2025 (2025-07-18)	0.440
"When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in." - Haruki Murakami
129	6	"Purpose"	July 25, 2025 (2025-07-25)	0.461
"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." - Mark Twain
130	7	"Echoes of Emptiness"	August 1, 2025 (2025-08-01)	0.444
"The universe will reward you for taking risks on its behalf." - Shakti Gawain
131	8	"Weak Spot"	August 8, 2025 (2025-08-08)	0.423
"What stands in the way becomes the way." - Marcus Aurelius
132	9	"The Promised Land"	August 14, 2025 (2025-08-14)	0.517
"Our greatest glory is not in our falling, but in rising every time we fall" - Nelson Mandela
133	10	"No Regrats"	August 21, 2025 (2025-08-21)	TBD
"It is never too late to be what you might have been" - Mary Ann Evans

Results

Name [1]	Age	Gender	Hometown	Country	Status	Reason they tapped out	Ref.
Nathan Olsen [a]	52	Male	Buhl, ID	USA	34 days	Winner
Kelsey Loper	35	Female	Winnett, MT	USA	33 days	Lack of food, did not want to be medically evacuated
Katie Rydge	46	Female	Emerald Beach, NSW	Australia	28 days	Sick of eating only plants
Baha Mahmutov	50	Male	Wharncliff, Ontario	Canada	19 days	Struggled to keep fire going (did not bring ferro rod) and lack of food	[3]
Dug North	53	Male	Nashua, NH	USA	14 days	Concerned about his health after fainting	[4]
Douglas S. Meyer	57	Male	Kannapolis, NC	USA	14 days	Struggled with wet weather, worried about father's cancer [b]	[5]
Will Lamb	31	Male	Leakey, TX	USA	5 days (medically evacuated)	Acute colitis, bloody vomit	[6]
Pablo Arguelles	55	Male	Jacksonville, FL	USA	5 days	Struggled to stay hydrated	[6]
Colton Gilman	35	Male	Red Lodge, MT	USA	4 days	Depression due to lack of distractions	[7]
Jit Patel	35	Male	Anakiwa	New Zealand	4 days	Diarrhea and vomiting	[8]

1. Brother of Alone season 10 contestant Luke Olsen
2. He does not make it back home in time to see his father before his death, this episode ends with the text "In memory of Ronald Charles Meyer, Sr. March 30, 1943 - May 23, 2024".

References

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2. Dreier, Frederick (April 30, 2025). "This Season of 'Alone' Will be Held in Africa". Outside Online. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
3. Murray, Rebecca (August 1, 2025). "'Alone' Season 12 Episode 7 Recap: "Echoes of Emptiness"". ShowbizJunkies. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
4. Murray, Rebecca (July 25, 2025). "'Alone' Season 12 Episode 6 Recap: "Purpose"". ShowbizJunkies. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
5. Murray, Rebecca (July 18, 2025). "'Alone' Season 12 Episode 5 Recap: "The Tempest"". ShowbizJunkies. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
6. Murray, Rebecca (June 27, 2025). "'Alone' Season 12 Episode 3 Recap: "Thirst Trap"". ShowbizJunkies. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
7. Murray, Rebecca (June 21, 2025). "'Alone' Season 12 Episode 2 Recap: "Best Laid Plans"". ShowbizJunkies. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
8. Dreier, Frederick (June 13, 2025). "Baboons, Big Game, and Pants Pooping: The 'Alone' Season 12 Premiere Was Action-Packed". Outside Online. Retrieved June 20, 2025.