In the history of reality show television, there have been very few accomplishments as impressive as Survivor approaching the show’s 50th season. After all, Jeff Probst’s show has been around long enough that new fans have to figure out which seasons to watch first and many viewers don’t know who got medically evacuated first. Most importantly, Survivor has had many fantastic seasons that have involved truly great players and impressive winners.
Even though it seems like Jeff has already given up on Survivor 50, despite planting seeds about it, most fans can’t wait to see the upcoming season. With that in mind, it is a lot of fun to look at which legends need to compete as a part of Survivor 50.
Rob Cesternino Needs To Play During Survivor 50
How Successful Was Rob Cesternino During Survivor? |
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Placement |
Season |
3rd Place/14th Voted Out/7th Jury Member/Day 38 |
Survivor: The Amazon |
15th Place/9th Voted Out/1st Jury Member |
Survivor: All-Stars |
When the team behind the show casts Survivor 50, it will be tempting to cast people like “Boston” Rob Mariano and Cirie Fields. However, many Survivor fans are tired of seeing the same legends be brought back over and over.
After playing Survivor the last time, Rob Cesternino founded the “Rob Has a Podcast” empire. As his podcast empire’s website shows, Rob has become a wildly successful voice in the Survivor world and his company covers a slew of other shows.
Instead, fans want to see legends that the show hasn’t given the proper respect to, like Rob Cesternino, come back for Survivor 50. Recognized as the first player to jump back and forth between alliances, Rob was also hilarious. Rob’s incredible personality and his strategic mind would be a great addition to Survivor 50.
Vecepia Towery Needs To Play During Survivor 50
How Successful Was Vecepia Towery During Survivor? |
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Placement |
Season |
Sole Survivor |
Survivor: Marquesas |
Easily Survivor’s most underrated winner ever, Vecepia Towery was absolutely incredible during her one and only season. After finding herself at the bottom of the game with only one ally left, Vecepia managed to outlast a slew of players who were aligned against her. Vecepia pulled that off by always keeping her cool, being a strategic mastermind, innovating, and having an impeccable social game. Survivor 50 needs to show fans that they’ve been sleeping on how great Vecepia is by bringing her back.

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Gervase Peterson Needs To Play During Survivor 50
How Successful Was Gervase Peterson During Survivor? |
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Placement |
Season |
7th Place/10th Voted Out/3rd Jury Member/Day 30 |
Survivor: Borneo |
Second Runner-Up |
Survivor: Blood vs. Water |
Survivor 50 is a landmark moment in the show’s history that needs to bring back at least one player from Survivor’s first season. There is no doubt that Gervase Peterson would be an excellent addition to Survivor 50’s cast. An incredibly likable person who created bonds with his tribemates with ease, Gervase is an underrated player. On top of that, the fact that Gervase doesn’t believe in making big moves for no reason would make him a fascinating counterpoint to what Survivor has become.
Cydney Gillon Needs To Play During Survivor 50
How Successful Was Cydney Gillon During Survivor? |
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Placement |
Season |
4th Place/Eliminated/8th Jury Member/Day 37 |
Survivor: Kaôh Rōng |
Since Survivor has been airing for more than 25 years, there are loads of players for producers to choose from for each returning players season. As a result, it makes sense that some of the show’s great players have never had the chance to play a second time. That said, it is utterly baffling that Cydney Gillon has only played once, and she needs to be brought back for Survivor 50. After all, between her obvious social skills, how incredibly fit she is, and the fact that fans love her, the world needs more of Cydney.
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Earl Cole Needs To Play During Survivor 50
How Successful Was Earl Cole During Survivor? |
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Placement |
Season |
Sole Survivor |
Survivor: Fiji |
Easily one of the best Survivor winners ever, Earl Cole really needs to be on more lists of the show’s best players ever. Extremely charismatic and likable, Earl is the kind of person that virtually any Survivor player should want to work with, at least up until a point. It has been revealed that Survivor’s producers have tried to bring Earl back in the past. With Survivor 50 around the corner, it is time to finally accomplish the goal of having Earl play again.
Genevieve Mushaluk Needs To Play During Survivor 50
How Successful Was Genevieve Mushaluk During Survivor? |
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Placement |
Season |
5th Place/14th Voted Out/7th Jury Member/Day 24 |
Survivor 47 |
During Survivor 47, fans repeatedly saw that Genevieve Mushaluk is capable of incredible things. The best example of that is the incredible fact that Genevieve got the enemies Rome Cooney and Sol Yi to work together for a vote, which shows that she is a force to be reckoned with. Given what she accomplished during Survivor 47, it would be wonderful to see what Genevieve could do if she gets the chance to return during a season full of the greats.
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Stephen Fishbach Needs To Play During Survivor 50
How Successful Was Stephen Fishbach During Survivor? |
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Placement |
Season |
Runner-Up |
Survivor: Tocantins |
9th Place/11th Voted Out/5th Jury Member/Day 29 |
Survivor: Cambodia |
A former two-time Survivor player, Stephen Fishbach has proven that he is one of the most brilliant strategists in the show’s history. For that reason alone, it would be wonderful to see Stephen compete during Survivor 50. On top of that, Stephen co-hosts the celebrated “Survivor Know-It-Alls” podcast with Rob Cesternino for the “Rob Has a Podcast” empire. For fans of that podcast, it would be a dream come true to see the two “Know-It-Alls” hosts compete against or alongside each other.
Jerri Manthey Needs To Play During Survivor 50
How Successful Was Jerri Manthey During Survivor? |
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Placement |
Season |
8th Place/8th Voted Out/2nd Jury Member/Day 27 |
Survivor: The Australian Outback |
10th Place/7th Voted Out/Day 24 |
Survivor: All-Stars |
4th Place/17th Voted Out/9th Jury Member/Day 38 |
Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains |
Widely considered to be Survivor’s first female villain, Jerri Manthey faced a shockingly fierce backlash following her first two seasons.
Survivor’s Most Hated Villains, According to Screen Rant
- Randy Bailey
- Jerri Manthey
- Benjamin “Coach” Wade
- Richard Hatch
- Brian Heidik
- Jonny Fairplay
- Russell Hantz
- Colton Cumbie
- Dan Spilo
- Jeff Varner
However, modern Survivor fans look back at Jerri with new eyes and respect what she brought to the game and show. The last time Jerri played Survivor, she proved most of her haters wrong and came in 4th place. All things considered, Jerri should compete in Survivor 50 because of her role in the show’s past and to give her another chance to show the world what she can do.
Survivor
- Release Date
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May 31, 2000
- Network
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CBS
- Showrunner
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Jeff Probst
- Directors
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Jeff Probst
- Writers
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Jeff Probst