Survivor: Caramoan
| Survivor: Caramoan | |
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| Presented by | Jeff Probst |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| No. of days | 39 |
| No. of castaways | 20 |
| Winner | John Cochran |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Philippines |
| Filming dates | May 21 – June 28, 2012 |
| Release | |
| Original release | February 13 – May 12, 2013 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Survivor: Philippines |
| Followed by | Survivor: Blood vs. Water |
Survivor: Caramoan — Fans vs. Favorites is the twenty-sixth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The season filmed from May 21 – June 28, 2012 and premiered on February 13, 2013, with a special 90 minute episode. As with Survivor: Micronesia, the first season to have the "Fans vs. Favorites" subtitle, this season initially featured a tribe of ten returning contestants from previous seasons opposing a tribe of ten new players. It was the eighth season overall to feature returning players. Production of the show took place in the Caramoan Islands, the same location as the previous season. Participants' applications were due on October 4, 2011, with approximately 800 chosen for interviews in various states. From these semi-finalists, 10 contestants were selected to participate in the show as fans.
John Cochran was named the Sole Survivor in the season finale on May 12, 2013, defeating Dawn Meehan and Sherri Biethman in a unanimous 8–0–0 vote. Malcolm Freberg won $100,000 as the "Sprint Player of the Season", receiving 36% of votes cast over Brenda Lowe, who received 35%.
A DVD release of the season is planned and currently available for pre-order on Amazon.com, however, no release date has been announced.
According to Jeff Probst, producers had asked both Matt Elrod from Redemption Island and Shannon "Shambo" Waters from Samoa to return but both turned the offer down, believing one season was enough for them and not wanting to let Survivor define their lives. The casting crew had also considered asking fan favorite Lisa Whelchel from Philippines to participate, but realized that asking a mother to participate in back-to-back seasons would be difficult. Colton Cumbie from One World stated that he was asked to return but declined as he felt he "wasn't ready" to want to play again. However, he returned to the game in the following season, Blood vs. Water.
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