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Video/News: CBS Announces the 20 Castaways Competing on 33rd Season of <i>SURVIVOR</i>

Being a part of the GEN X group myself, I gotta root for them. Team GEN X, go show those Millennials how it’s done! Am I a little scared I’ll be eating my words? I’ll never tell!

 

In a press release:

 

CBS ANNOUNCES THE 20 CASTAWAYS COMPETING

ON THE NEXT EDITION OF “SURVIVOR”

 Special 90-Minute Season Premiere, Themed “Millennials vs. Gen. X,”

Airs Wednesday, Sept. 21

 

Team Millennials

CBS announced today the 20 castaways who will compete against each other on SURVIVOR, when the Emmy Award-winning series returns for its 33rd season with a special 90-minute premiere, Wednesday, Sept. 21 (8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

The fall edition of SURVIVOR, filmed in Fiji, is themed “Millennials vs. Gen. X” and will feature 20 castaways who will be separated by generation and forced to compete against each other with the same ultimate goal: to outwit, outplay and outlast each other. Which generation has what it takes to win the game, be crowned the Sole Survivor and win the one million dollar prize? The show is hosted by Emmy Award winner Jeff Probst.

Team Gen X

Each group of 10 castaways possesses similar characteristics that represent their generation and help unify their tribe. Millennials, the largest living generational group and most diverse in U.S. history* (*source: PewResearch.org and U.S. Census Bureau), grew up in a time of rapid change and are often described as having priorities that are vastly different from previous generations. How will this group fare without technology on the island? Will they opt for shortcuts in challenges or go the distance? Generation X forms the bridge between the Baby Boomers and the Millennials and has been collectively labeled as hard-working and independent people. Will they be able to find some commonalities with the younger castaways or stick to their own group? Will their differences and preconceived beliefs be too much to overcome?

This season’s cast includes an assistant district attorney, a youth pastor, a police sergeant, a television writer, a professional gamer and the youngest player to ever compete in the game, a high school student.

The battle unfolds between generations when the two tribes compete on SURVIVOR:

 

Millennials  – “Vanua” Tribe

Michaela Bradshaw
Age: 25
Fort Worth, Texas
Vacation Club Sales

 

Michelle Schubert
Age: 28
Yakima, Wash.
Missionary Recruiter

 

Jessica “Figgy” Figueroa
Age: 23
Nashville, Tenn.
Bartender

 

Adam Klein
Age: 25
San Francisco, Calif.
Homeless Shelter Manager

 

Hannah Shapiro
Age: 24
West Hollywood, Calif.
Barista

 

Zeke Smith
Age: 28
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Asset Manager

 

Justin “Jay” Starrett
Age: 27
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Real Estate Agent

 

Taylor Stocker
Age: 24
Post Falls, Idaho
Ski Instructor

 

Mari Takahashi
Age: 31
Los Angeles, Calif.
Professional Gamer

 

Will Wahl
Age: 18
Long Valley, N.J.
High School Student

 

Gen X – “Takali” Tribe

Rachel Ako
Age: 37
Los Angeles, Calif.
Recruiting Director

 

Sunday Burquest
Age: 45
Ostego, Minn.
Youth Pastor

 

Chris Hammons
Age: 38
Moore, Okla.
Trial Lawyer

 

Lucy Huang
Age: 42
Diamond Bar, Calif.
Dietitian

 

Bret LaBelle
Age: 42
Dedham, Mass.
Police Sergeant

 

Jessica Lewis
Age: 37
Voorheesville, N.Y.
Asst. District Attorney

 

Ken McNickle
Age: 33
Denver, Colo.
Model

 

Ciandre “CeCe” Taylor
Age: 39
Granada Hills, Calif.
Insurance Adjuster

 

Paul Wachter
Age: 52
Sugarloaf Key, Fla.
Boat Mechanic

 

David Wright
Age: 42
Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Television Writer

 

Meet the Survivors

 

For more detailed information on SURVIVOR and the castaways, log on to www.cbs.com/survivor.

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Survivor

Twitter: http://twitter.com/survivorcbs

Instagram: @officialsurvivor_CBS

 

Source: ©2016 CBS Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.

 

 

 

 

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Judy Manning

Dream chaser extraordinaire! Judy tends to be a tad sarcastic and kind of goofy! She is an avid admirer of all things supernatural, paranormal, celestial and mystical. She loves to read, write, and watches way too much TV. She enjoys many genres of film and music (and let's be honest, most music from the 80s). She also has a wicked sweet tooth. Cupcakes beware.

Judy Manning

Dream chaser extraordinaire! Judy tends to be a tad sarcastic and kind of goofy! She is an avid admirer of all things supernatural, paranormal, celestial and mystical. She loves to read, write, and watches way too much TV. She enjoys many genres of film and music (and let's be honest, most music from the 80s). She also has a wicked sweet tooth. Cupcakes beware.