WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 8PM EST

OZZY, greatest challenge player of all time



COACH, no explanation needed



THE REST

Mark Anthony Caruso is a 47 year-old retired NYPD morgue detective turned registered nurse from Forest Hills, New York. This “Santa Claus” look-a-like wants to be the father figure on his tribe.

Sophie Clarke is a 22 year-old pre-med student from Willsboro, New York. Young and accomplished, Clarke comes off as cocky, which could be her undoing the game of Survivor.

John Cochran is a 23 year-old Harvard law student from Oakton, Virginia. Cochran completed his undergraduate studies at Columbia University. This huge Survivor fan knows how to play the game and says that 99% of his strategy is based on adaptability.

Albert Destrade is a 25 year-old high school baseball coach and dating coach from Plantation, Florida. Destrade says that others will think he’s a dumb athlete, although he’s very calculating.

Whitney Duncan is a 26 year-old singer/songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. This rising country star says that she craves adventure and is always looking to do something crazy… even though her family thinks she’s nuts.

Brandon Hantz is a 19 year-old oil tankerer from Katy, Texas. This season’s youngest competitor, he is also married with one son, and has a daughter on the way. Brandon’s last name will no doubt be familiar to Survivor fans. He is the nephew of notorious Survivor villain Russell Hantz, who previously played the game three times, finishing in the Final Three twice and then departing early on in his most recent stint.

Edna Ma is a 35 year-old anaesthesiologist from Los Angeles, California. In addition to her duties as a doctor, Ma is also an entrepreneur who created a numbing cream for women to use before getting a bikini wax. While she admits that she lacks physical strength, Ma says that she is good at earning peoples’ trust since she does it on a daily basis.

Dawn Meehan is a 40 year-old English professor from South Jordan, Utah. This Mormon wife and mother of 6 adopted children teaches at Brigham Young University and has gotten into excellent shape through her quest to compete on Survivor.

Rick Nelson is a 51 year-old cattle rancher and horseback riding guide from Aurora, Utah. Nelson won a nation-wide casting contest back in February 2011, which helped to get him onto the show. The same contest was won last year by Jimmy Tarantino of Survivor: Nicaragua.

Stacey Powell is a 44 year-old mortician from Grand Prairie, Texas. The eldest woman this season, Powell does not want to take on the role of being “mother” of her tribe, even though she has children in real life.

Jim Rice is a 34 year-old medical marijuana distributor and professional poker player from Denver, Colorado. Rice has a high opinion of himself, believing that he is the smartest member of the cast and an “excellent player.”

Christine Shields Markoski is a 39 year-old teacher from Merrick, NY. She plans to “lay low in the beginning and kick butt in the end,” but what she didn’t count on was missing her family even before the game started. How will this affect her ability to play the game?

Semhar Tadesse is a 24 year-old poet from Los Angeles, California. Originally from Washington, this Eritrean beauty previously lived in war-torn Africa for a year. Does that give her an advantage? Not according to Tadesse, who claims that she lived in the city, not in the wild.

Keith Tollefson is a 26 year-old environmental field technician from San Diego, California. Originally from Edina, Minnesota, this “nice guy” was born with a heart condition and now has a pacemaker. He worries that his condition may lead to an early exit if his tribemates feel that he’ll garner sympathy votes.

Elyse Umemoto is a 26 year-old model and go-go dancer from Las Vegas, Nevada. She was crowned Miss Washington USA 2007 and was the first Native American to win the title.

Mikayla “Miki” Wingle is a 21 year-old model, bartender, and lingerie football player from Tampa, Florida. Even though others may think of her as manipulative, Wingle says that she just knows how to get what she wants out of people.

I got BRANDON HANTZ winning it all. Ozzy a close 2nd.

What's crackalackin', Survivor thread?

Wonder whether Brandon was independently picked...unlikely. Russell but cmon now.

The poll should be how quick does this idiot tell people he's Russell's nephew.

in on first page of epic thread

Brandon Hantz has it in his genes, he'll know what to do

Cast lacks a certain, je ne sais quoi.....

cvig, no cast pics? Should have let accobra start the thread...

Why do you assume that he's an idiot? He's probably very sharp, as is Russell, and knows better than to tell everyone his last name and creating a stupid target on his back.

http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/vi...-meet-the-cast

I'm really liking Albert out of this cast. He seems like he may have what it takes. I could see him and Ozzy clashing

I'M BRANDON HANTZ

lol he sounds like russell

also nice to see they remembered to cast a sassy black female that won't back down from confrontation

Coach will own this season. Nobody expects him to he will mastermind his way to F2

I was thinking a little bit about the who the tribes will want on their side. Would anyone new to the game want Coach? Ozzy is much better around camp and much better at challenges, which will help your tribe a lot. Coach might be a little easier to manipulate and play with but Ozzy isn't exactly a strategic mastermind either (although his experience will obviously give him an advantage).

So I'm thinking that one tribe is going to be really happy when they get Ozzy and the other tribe is going be uhh wtf?

Ozzy has to be a huge favorite to make the merge. Seems like he should be an early post-merge boot, although I could see the tribe kicking him out if they suspect the merge is near.

can't wait for this ****e!

[x] in before Russell .. aahh.. Brandon wins it all

Wait so Cesternino isn't on this year?!?!?!

Hopefully Mini Russell is able to keep it a secret, then makes it to the visitor episode and BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE RUSSELL HANTZ WITH THE HEEL RUN-IN

i think the cast looks real solid. excited for season to start.

Ozzy isn't the best challenge player of all time. Its Boston Rob... 9 IIC wins... 4 in ASS and 4 in RI and 1 in HvV

anyways... I obv will have Hantz in the top 3 for sure of power rankings...

Will be doing that again...

If you are interested post ITT or PM me

I would tell them all on Day 40

OMG... this would be so awesome.

Jeff Probst: "Brandon here is your uncle... Russell."

This would be incredible TV.