Edge of Extinction
Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
The debut of the Edge of Extinction, the show's most divisive twist, which let the voted-out claw their way back into the game.
Sole Survivor
Chris Underwood
Won the jury 9-4-0
- Year
- 2019
- Location
- Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
- Format
- Four returning players
- Days
- 39 days
- Castaways
- 18
- Grand prize
- $1,000,000
- Jury vote
- 9-4-0
Also read at the Final Tribal Council
How Chris Underwood won
Voted out early, Chris returned from the Edge at the final four, won immunity, sacrificed his own spot to take out a rival in a fire-making duel — then won the jury in a finish fans still argue about.
In context
Era
The New School Era
2010–2020
Timeline
38th of 50
Aired 2019
Filming
Fiji
7th of 19 seasons filmed here
Starting tribes
The 2 tribes marooned when the game began — and where the names come from.
Fijian for 'to burn'.
Fijian for 'bird'.
At the merge · they became Vata — Merge tribe — Fijian: 'shelf' as a noun, 'altogether' as an adverb.
Returning players
Veterans who came back for another shot at the title.
The twists in play
The whole arsenalDebuted this season
Idol moments
The Fake-Idol Artist
Survived tribal after tribalDevens whittled convincing fakes, planted them, and mixed them with the real idols he kept unearthing — keeping the whole post-merge alliance guessing about what was live and what was a decoy.
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Common questions
- Who won Survivor Edge of Extinction?
- Chris Underwood won Survivor: Edge of Extinction (Season 38, 2019), taking the jury vote 9-4-0.
- Where was Survivor Season 38 filmed?
- Survivor: Edge of Extinction was filmed in Mamanuca Islands, Fiji.
- When did Survivor Season 38 air?
- Survivor: Edge of Extinction aired in 2019 and ran 39 days.
- Who were the finalists in Survivor Edge of Extinction?
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