Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers

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Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
Season 35
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Presented by Jeff Probst
No. of days39
No. of castaways18
Winner Ben Driebergen
Runner-upChrissy Hofbeck
Location Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
No. of episodes14
Release
Original network CBS
Original releaseSeptember 27 (2017-09-27) –
December 20, 2017 (2017-12-20)
Additional information
Filming datesApril 3 (2017-04-03) –
May 11, 2017 (2017-05-11)
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Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers is the 35th season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor . This season featured 18 new players divided into three tribes based on a dominant perceived trait: "Heroes" (courage), "Healers" (compassion), and "Hustlers" (tenacity). [1] The season premiered on September 27, 2017, and ended on December 20, 2017, when Ben Driebergen was named the winner over Chrissy Hofbeck and Ryan Ulrich in a 5–2–1 vote. [2]

Contents

This season featured several alterations to the rules. This season marked a return to the tiebreaker format used before the previous season, Survivor: Game Changers , where a tied vote at Tribal Council was followed by a second ballot before being declared "deadlocked". [3] The format of the penultimate Tribal Council, with four players remaining, was changed; in lieu of a vote, the winner of the final immunity challenge was to assign additional immunity to another castaway, with the remaining two competing in a fire-making challenge to determine the third finalist. This was the fourth season of the show filmed in Fiji (tied with Nicaragua, the Philippines and Samoa), following Survivor: Fiji , Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X , and Survivor: Game Changers .

Contestants

Desiree "Desi" Williams Desiree Williams.jpg
Desiree "Desi" Williams

The cast is composed of 18 new players, initially split into three tribes containing six members each; Levu ("Heroes"), Soko ("Healers"), and Yawa ("Hustlers"). Notable contestants include former beauty queen Desiree "Desi" Williams, Olympian Katrina Radke and football player Alan Ball.

List of Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers contestants
ContestantAgeFromTribeFinish
OriginalSwitchedMergedPlacementDay
Katrina Radke 46 Excelsior,
Minnesota 		Levu1st voted outDay 3
Simone Nguyen25 New York,
New York 		Yawa2nd voted outDay 6
Patrick Bolton24 Auburn,
Alabama 		3rd voted outDay 8
Alan Ball 32 Houston,
Texas 		LevuLevu4th voted outDay 11
Roark Luskin27 Santa Monica,
California 		SokoSoko5th voted outDay 14
Ali Elliott24 Los Angeles,
California 		Yawa6th voted outDay 16
Jessica Johnston29 Louisville,
Kentucky 		SokoYawaSolewa7th voted outDay 19
Desiree "Desi" Williams27 Newport News,
Virginia 		Levu8th voted out
1st jury member		Day 21
Cole Medders24 Little Rock,
Arkansas 		Yawa9th voted out
2nd jury member		Day 24
John "JP" Hilsabeck28 Los Angeles,
California 		LevuSoko10th voted out
3rd jury member		Day 27
Joe Mena34 Tolland,
Connecticut 		SokoLevu11th voted out
4th jury member		Day 30
Lauren Rimmer35 Beaufort,
North Carolina 		YawaYawa12th voted out
5th jury member		Day 33
Ashley Nolan26 Satellite Beach,
Florida 		LevuLevu13th voted out
6th jury member		Day 36
Mike Zahalsky43 Parkland,
Florida 		SokoYawa14th voted out
7th jury member		Day 37
Devon Pinto23 Solana Beach,
California 		YawaLevuEliminated
8th jury member		Day 38
Ryan Ulrich23 North Arlington,
New Jersey 		Soko2nd runner-upDay 39
Chrissy Hofbeck46 Lebanon Township,
New Jersey 		LevuRunner-up
Ben Driebergen 34 Boise,
Idaho 		YawaSole Survivor

Future appearances

Ben Driebergen returned to compete on Survivor: Winners at War . [4]

Outside of Survivor, Driebergen and Desi Williams competed on the first season of The Challenge: USA . [5] Williams returned to compete on the second season. [6] Driebergen also competed on The Challenge: World Championship . [7] Also in 2023, Cole Medders appeared on the second season of Bachelor in Paradise Canada . [8]

Season summary

The 18 players were initially divided into three tribes: Levu (Heroes), Soko (Healers) and Yawa (Hustlers). During the marooning, Ryan from the Hustlers tribe found a Super Immunity Idol that was only valid at the first Tribal Council. As his tribe won immunity, he was able to send the Idol to a member of the losing Heroes tribe; he chose Chrissy. Ryan and Chrissy both became dominant players on their tribes, forming strong alliances with Devon and Ben, respectively. The Healers tribe went undefeated, while the Heroes lost one member and the Hustlers lost two.

When the tribes were switched, Ryan and Chrissy aligned on the new Soko tribe, working to eliminate Healers and their allies, including Ryan's former Hustlers tribemate Ali. At the merge, Ryan and Chrissy brought their former Heroes and Hustlers tribemates together against the Healers. Ryan and Chrissy's allies eventually turned on them, with Ben acting as a double agent to hinder their plans, but Ben's new alliance also betrayed him for being a threat to win the game. However, he managed to successfully play three consecutive hidden immunity idols to reach the final four along with Chrissy, Ryan and Devon.

When Chrissy won the final immunity challenge, she had to grant one castaway additional immunity, which would force the remaining two to compete against each other in a fire-making challenge to determine the third finalist. She chose to save Ryan. Ben defeated Devon in the firemaking challenge to join Chrissy and Ryan in the finals. At the Final Tribal Council, Ben was praised for finding multiple hidden immunity idols and making it to the end despite being a massive target while Chrissy was commended for dominating in immunity challenges, but both were criticized for their lack of social connections, while Ryan was criticized for his lack of strategic conversations and work ethic. Ultimately, Ben was awarded the title of Sole Survivor over Chrissy and Ryan in a 5–2–1 vote.

Challenge winners and eliminations by episodes
EpisodeChallenge winner(s)Eliminated
No.TitleOriginal air dateRewardImmunityTribePlayer
1"I'm Not Crazy, I'm Confident"September 27, 2017SokoSokoLevuKatrina
LevuYawa
2"I'm a Wild Banshee"October 4, 2017SokoYawaSimone
Levu
3"My Kisses Are Very Private"October 11, 2017LevuYawaPatrick
Soko
4"I Don't Like Having Snakes Around"October 18, 2017YawaYawaLevuAlan
Soko
5"The Past Will Eat You Alive"October 25, 2017LevuYawaSokoRoark
YawaLevu
6"This is Why You Play Survivor"November 1, 2017SokoYawaSokoAli
YawaLevu
7"Get to Gettin'"November 8, 2017None [lower-alpha 1] DesiSolewaJessica
8"Playing with the Devil"November 15, 2017Chrissy,
Cole, Devon,
JP, Ryan
[Joe]		ColeDesi
9"Fear of the Unknown"November 22, 2017Chrissy,
Cole, JP,
Joe, Mike		LaurenCole
10"Buy One, Get One Free"November 29, 2017Lauren
[Ashley,
Ben, Devon]		AshleyJP
Ashley, Ben,
Devon, Joe		ChrissyJoe
11"Not Going to Roll Over and Die"December 6, 2017Chrissy
[Ashley,
Mike, Ryan]		AshleyLauren
12"The Survivor Devil"December 13, 2017Chrissy, Devon
[Ryan]		ChrissyAshley
13"Million Dollar Night"December 20, 2017Chrissy
[Devon, Mike]		ChrissyMike
NoneChrissy [lower-alpha 2]
[Ryan]		Devon
14"Reunion Special"
  1. ↑ There was no reward challenge due to the merge.
  2. ↑ For winning the final Immunity Challenge, Chrissy had to assign additional immunity to another player, with the remaining two competing in a fire-making challenge to determine the third finalist; she gave additional immunity to Ryan.

Episodes

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    • No.
    overall    		No. in
    season    		TitleCBS recapRating/share
    (18-49)    		Original air dateU.S. viewers
    (millions)    		Weekly
    rank
    5131"I'm Not Crazy, I'm Confident" Recap 1.8/7 [9] September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)8.33 [9] 23 [10]

    Jeff welcomed the 18 new castaways to the 35th season of Survivor. He explained to them that they have been divided into three tribes based on the positive traits most associated with them by others: Heroes, Healers, and Hustlers.

    • Reward Challenge: On the beach nearby, each tribe has an urn which is on fire and is 15 feet in the air. Each tribe is allowed to gather as many supplies as they can until Jeff rings the bell on the boat. Then, each tribe must get all six members on their boat and paddle to the beach. When they get to shore, they must lift one person high enough to light their torch. The first tribe to light their torch wins fire in the form of a massive fire making kit that will be waiting for them back at their camp. The second tribe to light their torch will win flint. The losers will go back to camp with no fire-making tools.

    During the challenge, Ryan found a secret advantage. The Healers and Heroes came in first and second respectively, while the Hustlers went completely off course. The Healers tribe had no problem creating fire with their kit, while Jessica developed an attraction towards Cole. The next day, Mike decided to look for a hidden immunity idol, but Joe became suspicious of Mike's absence and confronted him over what he had been doing. At the Heroes tribe, a majority formed among Alan, Ashley, Ben, and JP, but Alan was at odds with Ashley and JP over their closer bond, calling them a "power couple" before accusing JP of having an idol. At the Hustlers tribe, Patrick and Ali aligned, while Ryan learned his "secret advantage" was a "super immunity idol" that could be played after the votes were read. This advantage could only be used at the first Tribal Council, meaning he would have to anonymously will it to someone on the losing tribe if his tribe won immunity. Ryan informed Devon of this advantage and offered to use it on him in the event they end up at Tribal Council, forming a final 2 deal.

    • Immunity Challenge: The castaways will race up a cargo net to the top of a tower. Each tribe will then pull a heavy cart up the tower, then hop in and quickly roll down to the bottom. At the bottom will be three different table mazes. The first tribe to reach the mazes will get first choice of which maze they want to tackle. The second tribe will get to choose between the remaining two mazes. The last tribe will be left with the maze that remains. Next, they will work together as a tribe to get their maze to the top of an even taller tower. Once at the top of the tower, two players from each tribe will maneuver three balls through their maze. The first two tribes to finish win immunity.

    After Ben and Chrissy's poor maneuvering of the maze, the Healers and Hustlers won immunity, sending the Heroes to Tribal Council and forcing Ryan to will his advantage. At the Heroes camp, the majority decided to send Katrina home over Chrissy, but the tension between Alan and Ashley still lingered. Alan later approached Chrissy and Katrina with a plan to vote out Ashley, and tried to convince Ben to join them. Ben tried to assure Alan that Ashley and JP were loyal to them, but Alan was still paranoid about the potential couple. Before Tribal Council, Chrissy learned that she had been given the secret advantage.

    At Tribal Council, Ashley called Alan out for his irrational behavior, while Alan openly stated that he did not trust Ashley or JP and warned his other tribemates about them becoming a power couple. He also divulged that the initial discussion was between voting out Chrissy and Katrina. Ultimately, the plan to vote out Katrina was followed and she became the first person voted out in a unanimous vote.

    5142"I'm a Wild Banshee" Recap 1.6/6 [11] October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)8.15 [11] 20 [12]

    Chrissy felt more secure about her spot in the game after Katrina's elimination. At the Hustlers camp, Simone was pleased with her conquering of the outdoors, but her bragging and laziness set most of her tribemates off, while Ali approached Simone about working together. At the Healers camp, Cole and Jessica bonded over a fishing trip, while Joe began looking for a hidden immunity idol. After misinterpreting the clue as pointing towards the fishing raft, Joe had Cole help him find the idol. At the Heroes camp, JP established himself as the tribe’s provider to keep the target off his back, while Chrissy formed an alliance with Ben after weighing her options. Back at the Hustlers camp, Patrick tried to amuse his tribemates by acting boisterous around camp, but Lauren saw him as too unpredictable to keep around and voiced her concerns to Ali.

    • Reward/Immunity Challenge: Three members of each tribe will swim out to a floating net ring. They will then dive down and maneuver a bundle of puzzle pieces through a cage. Once a tribe has collected all three bundles, the two remaining tribe members will use those pieces to solve a sign post puzzle. The first two tribes to finish win immunity. In addition, the first tribe to finish wins a fishing kit with traps, net, knife, line, lures, and sinkers. The second tribe to finish wins a smaller fishing kit with lines and lures.

    Despite the Hustlers starting the puzzle first, Simone’s inability to assist resulted in the Healers & Heroes placing first and second respectively. Simone apologized to the tribe for costing them the victory and asked Lauren to join her in voting out Patrick. Patrick and Ryan agreed on voting out Simone, while Ali weighed her options with Ryan.

    At Tribal Council, Patrick and Simone each pled their case, with Patrick stating tribe strength was important while Simone stated that trust was more important. In an accidental slip-up, Patrick said he could trust most of his tribemates, when he meant to say “all,” raising some concern amongst his tribemates. However, Patrick was spared, and Simone was unanimously voted out.

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