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- HEROES VS. VILLAINS. Survivor: Samoa's Russell Hantz is back! So are 19 other fierce and famous competitors, who will compete in the 20th edition of Survivor, beginning with a two-hour premiere on Feb.
- JAMES CLEMENT: HERO. Occupation: Gravedigger. Past appearances: China; Micronesia: Fans vs. Favorites. His M.O.: Known for his smile and impressive pecs (he made it to PEOPLE's Sexiest Men issue!)
- BENJAMIN 'COACH' WADE: VILLAIN. Occupation: Soccer coach/orchestra conductor. Past appearances: Tocantins: The Brazilian Highlands. His M.O.: The self-titled Dragon Slayer, who slung his jacket over his shoulder while approaching the voting lectern during tribal councils, told wild but seemingly true stories by the campfire.
- CANDICE WOODCOCK: HERO. Occupation: Medical student. Past appearances: Cook Islands. Her M.O.: Candice's mutiny with Jonathan Penner on Cook Islands led to a few revenge trips to Exile Island – and her eventual ouster.
Mar 19, 2019 · Sandra Diaz-Twine. Randy Bailey. Rob Mariano. Russell Hantz, Jerri Manthey. Parvati Shallow. Tyson Apostol. Danielle DiLorenzo. Courtney Yates. After 39 days, Sandra Diaz-Twine was eventually crowned the Sole Survivor of Survivor: Heroes Vs Villains and won the $1 million cash prize, with Parvati Shallow coming in second place.
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is the twentieth season of the CBS competitive reality television series Survivor.
This season was a celebration of the ten year anniversary of the show and opted to have returning players who were known for their honor and integrity (Heroes) or their deception and duplicity (Villains). It also marked the first two-time winner: Sandra Diaz-Twine, who beat Parvati Shallow and Russell Hantz in a 6-3-0 vote. To date, it has produced ten returning players (Candice Woodcock, Cirie Fields, Coach Wade, J.T. Thomas, Parvati Shallow, Rob Mariano, Rupert Boneham, Russell Hantz, Sandra Diaz-Twine, and Tyson Apostol) for subsequent seasons.
Unlike previous seasons where a break in production occurred between seasons, the twentieth season was shot twenty days after Survivor: Samoa was completed, taking advantage of the existing infrastructure from that season. All challenges in this season were based on challenges used in previous seasons. Rather than the usual slogan "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast", the slogan for this season was "Return, Revenge, Redemption".
The 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami occurred shortly after the completion of filming for this season; a CBS spokeswoman stated that no crew members were harmed from it.
•Heroes vs. Villains: Ten of the most heroic castaways battled against the ten most villainous castaways for the title of Sole Survivor and the million dollar prize, hence the season title.
•Hidden Immunity Idol: Idols were hidden at each tribe camp for castaways to find.
•Double Tribal Council: On Day 15, both tribes were forced to attend Tribal Council separately to vote out one of their own.
•Expanded Jury and Final Three: The Final Tribal Council had a Final Three and a nine-person jury, including two jurors from the pre-merge portion of the game.
The twenty returning castaways were pre-divided into two tribes of ten based on their previous style of gameplay. The Villains dominated the earlier challenges due to Rob's leadership, only going to Tribal Council once in the first 14 days, and the Heroes were quickly whittled down to six members. The Villains tribe was divided into two factions: Rob's alliance of six, and the minority alliance of Russell, Parvati, and Danielle. At a Double Tribal Council, Rob's alliance decided to split the vote between Russell and Parvati out of fear of the Hidden Immunity Idol which Russell had found. Rob's right-hand man Tyson, knowing that the minority alliance was voting for him, became uneasy and deviated from the plan, voting for Parvati instead of Russell. This error would prove fatal; Russell decided to play his Idol on Parvati, negating the four votes against her, and Tyson was voted out.
The Villains lost the next Immunity Challenge and, due to Jerri aligning with Russell and Coach's inability to pick a side, Rob was voted out. During this time, the dominant alliance on the Heroes tribe was centered around the returning Micronesia players; Amanda, Cirie, and James prior to Cirie's blindside caused by Tom's idol and a flip by J.T.. This move, several immunity losses, and an injury to James would force alliances to eventually dissolve as the Heroes would go down to just five members.
During the challenges after Rob's elimination, the Heroes were led to believe that the women of the Villains tribe were methodically eliminating the men. J.T. found the Heroes' second Hidden Immunity Idol, and gave it to Russell, the last male Villain remaining, with hopes that Russell would use it to eliminate Parvati and align with the Heroes at the merge. Instead, Russell shared the idol with his alliance, unaware that Parvati and Danielle had also found the Villains' second Hidden Immunity Idol. Without Rob, the Villains lost the next two Immunity Challenges, leaving Sandra as the last remaining Villain outside of Russell's alliance of four.
With five Heroes and five Villains remaining, the tribes merged into the Yin Yang tribe. While the Heroes believed Russell was on their side, Sandra attempted to warn Rupert of Russell's distrustful behavior. Ultimately, the Heroes ignored Sandra's warnings, voting for Jerri as she was considered the least likely to have a Hidden Immunity Idol. Parvati played both idols on Jerri and Sandra to gain their loyalty, negating the Heroes' votes, sending J.T. out of the game, and giving the Villains the majority.
Despite several attempts to align with the Villains, the remaining Heroes were consistently eliminated. However, after Russell realized that Parvati and Danielle's true loyalty was to each other, Russell betrayed Danielle, working with the remaining Heroes to vote her out. After this, the final Heroes were eliminated, leaving Sandra, Russell, Parvati, and Jerri as the final four. Russell, having won the Final Immunity Challenge, felt he would have a better chance in the Final Tribal Council against Sandra (whom he felt did little in the game) over Jerri, making her the final player voted out. This would ultimately be his downfall.
At Final Tribal Council, the jury blasted Russell for his numerous betrayals and poor social game, and he would go on to receive no votes. While Parvati was acknowledged for her strong challenge performances, she was criticized for her association with Russell, to which she rationalized by citing she had limited options for allies at the start of the game. Sandra was able to win over the Heroes' votes by pointing out that she tried to help them vote out the Villains and remained the last of Rob's core alliance, while also saying that despite the downfall of her alliance she continued to find ways to advanced herself in the game. Sandra won the title of Sole Survivor over Parvati and Russell, 6–3–0 respectively, and became the first two-time Survivor winner.
•Heroes vs. Villains is the first season to feature three-time returning players.
•Heroes vs. Villains is the only all-returning player season where no tribe switches occurred.
•Heroes vs. Villains is the only all-returning player season without a green tribe.
•After filming, the Survivor medical team stayed in Samoa to aid the locals who were affected by the 2009 Samoan tsunami. As told by host Jeff Probst in the TV Guide preview of South Pacific, some of the filming locations also took damage from the disaster.
•Heroes vs. Villains is currently the last season where the merged tribe only consists of ten players.
•This is the most recent season where the merge occurred with half the cast remaining.
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