Survivor: One World
Survivor: One World is the 24th season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor, featuring 18 new castaways divided by gender into two tribes of nine. The season was filmed from August 1 through September 8, 2011 in the vicinity of Upolu, Samoa, which is the same filming location used for seasons,, and, surpassed Panama as the most number of Survivor seasons have filmed. The season aired weekly from February 15, 2012 until May 13, 2012, when Kim Spradlin was named the winner over Sabrina Thompson and Chelsea Meissner by a 7–2–0 vote. In addition, Spradlin won $100,000 as the "Sprint Player of the Season", earning the fans' vote over runners-up Meissner, Greg "Tarzan" Smith and Troy "Troyzan" Robertson.
This is the fourth season that initially divided the tribes by gender, following ', ' and '. The season's title is in reference to the two tribes initially sharing a campsite; while this had been done in ' and , this is the first time the concept was both employed at the beginning of the game and continued beyond the first tribal challenge. As a result of the shared campsite, hidden immunity idols were designated for specific tribes; if a castaway found the idol designated for the opposing tribe, he or she was required to give it to a member of the other tribe before the next Tribal Council. All of these twists ended when the tribes were reorganized on Day 12.
A DVD of the season was released on September 23, 2016 via Amazon.com.
Contestants
The cast is composed of 18 new players, initially divided into two tribes by gender: the 9 men composed Manono while the 9 women composed Salani. Notable cast members include Leif Manson, the first little person to compete on Survivor, and Monica Culpepper, wife of former NFL football player and future Survivor contestant Brad Culpepper.| Contestant | Men vs. women | Switched tribe | Merged tribe | Finish |
| ' 29, Austin, Texas | ||||
| ' 51, Clovis, California | ||||
| ' 33, San Francisco, California | ||||
| ' 28, Venice, California | ||||
| ' 41, Tampa, Florida | ||||
| ' 21, Monroeville, Alabama | ||||
| ' 37, Lehi, Utah | rowspan=12 | |||
| ' 30, Seattle, Washington | - | |||
| ' 25, Gaffney, South Carolina | - | |||
| ' 27, San Diego, California | - | |||
| ' 50, Miami, Florida | - | |||
| ' 22, Orlando, Florida | - | |||
| ' 64, Houston, Texas | - | |||
| ' 25, Chicago, Illinois | - | |||
| ' 29, West Hollywood, California | - | |||
| ' 26, Charleston, South Carolina | - | |||
| ' 33, Brooklyn, New York | - | |||
| ' 29, San Antonio, Texas | - |
Future appearances
Kat Edorsson, Colton Cumbie, and Monica Culpepper returned for ' where they finished 14th, 19th and 2nd respectively. Edorsson returned with her boyfriend, Hayden Moss, Cumbie returned with his fiancé, Caleb Bankston, and Culpepper returned with her husband, Brad. Troyzan Robertson and Sabrina Thompson were both included in the public poll to choose the cast of ', but neither of them were chosen to compete. Robertson would eventually return for ', where he placed 3rd. Kim Spradlin, now using her married name of Spradlin-Wolfe, returned to compete on ', where she placed 9th.Outside of Survivor, Michael Jefferson later competed in Discovery Channel show Naked and Afraid. Chelsea Meissner joined the Bravo reality series Southern Charm as a recurring cast member in season four, and was promoted to a main cast member for season five.
Season summary
The 18 castaways were divided into gender-based tribes and given maps to their camps, unaware they would lead to the same location. Despite living on the same beach, the tribes would remain split, building separate shelters and fending for their own tribe.The men's tribe, Manono, dominated the first few challenges. The women's tribe, Salani, was run by a majority alliance formed by Alicia, Chelsea, Kat, Kim and Sabrina. Despite a strong start, the men found difficulty with the outspoken Colton who was initially an outsider, often interacting with Salani instead. After Sabrina accidentally found Manono's hidden immunity idol, she gave it to Colton, who used his newfound power to overthrow Manono's dominant alliance and gain control of the tribe. After the tribes were swapped, Colton found himself again in a position of power on the new Manono tribe; however, he was medically evacuated from the game after being diagnosed with acute appendicitis. Meanwhile, on the new Salani tribe, Kim and Chelsea formed a second alliance with Jay and Troyzan as a backup plan in case their original alliance failed.
Though the genders entered the merge with equal numbers, Kim organized the women into a single alliance while Colton's removal left the men without a leader, leading Jay and Troyzan to align with the women and vote out two of the men. With a clear majority, the women decided to sever ties with Jay and Troyzan, voting them out despite Troyzan's pleas to Kat and Christina, who were at the bottom of the women's alliance. Tarzan was the last man remaining, however Kat's unpredictability and youthful naivety was enough to convince Kim to betray her first. With only six players remaining, Kim found herself caught between her initial alliance of Chelsea and Sabrina, and the alliance of Alicia, Christina and Tarzan. Although Alicia wanted to vote Chelsea out, Kim convinced Alicia that Tarzan was planning to betray her, leading to Tarzan's elimination. Alicia and Christina were subsequently voted out by Kim, Chelsea and Sabrina.
The jury castigated Chelsea for acting as Kim's main pawn and lack of social play, and while they praised Sabrina for her social game, she was berated for her poor challenge performances and being lazy at camp. The jury praised Kim's social ability but also blamed her for all of their eliminations; Kim took responsibility for making every strategic decision, and she was awarded the title of Sole Survivor by a vote of 7–2–0.
In the case of multiple tribes or castaways who win reward or immunity, they are listed in order of finish, or alphabetically where it was a team effort; where one castaway won and invited others, the invitees are in brackets.