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Season 38 · 2019Four returning players

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.

Chris Underwood

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

Gavin WhitsonJulie Rosenberg

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.

The bigger picture

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.

Kamato burn

Fijian for 'to burn'.

Manubird

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.

Aubry Bracco4× playerDavid Wright2× playerJoe Anglim3× playerKelley Wentworth3× player

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Season 35 · 2017

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+13 more filmed in Fiji
Idols & advantages

The twists in play

The whole arsenal

Debuted this season

Advantage Menu

A one-time pick from a short menu — usually a reward steal, an extra vote, or use it as an idol — before it expires.

Idol moments

  • The Fake-Idol Artist

    Survived tribal after tribal

    Rick Devens

    Devens 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.

Go deeper

Explore Season 38

The Cast

The whole tribe in finish order, Sole Survivor to first boot.

18 castaways

Episode Guide

Every episode, with recaps of how the season actually played out.

13 episodes

In the Arena

Every challenge that ran, episode by episode, and who won each one.

27 challenges
Around the fire

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?
Chris Underwood won at the Final Tribal Council alongside Gavin Whitson and Julie Rosenberg.

Around the fire

The tribe's debating Survivor 38 right now

“Cirie never needed an idol. She WAS the idol — read every vote a round early and bent the whole jungle to her will without a single immunity win. That's the cei…”
— MergeBeast · 64 🔥 and climbing

Cast your vote, drop a hot take, and climb your torch — every contribution is tied to your profile at Tribal Council.

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