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Island of the Idols key art
Season 39 · 2019

Island of the Idols

Mamanuca Islands, Fiji

A season built around a mentorship island run by Boston Rob and Sandra, since overshadowed by a serious off-game conduct story.

Tommy Sheehan

Sole Survivor

Tommy Sheehan

Won the jury 8-2-0

Year
2019
Location
Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
Format
All-new cast
Days
39 days
Castaways
20
Grand prize
$1,000,000
Jury vote
8-2-0

Also read at the Final Tribal Council

Dean KowalskiNoura Salman

How Tommy Sheehan won

Tommy quietly built the strongest set of relationships in the game, hiding a sharp strategic mind behind an affable, harmless front, and won comfortably.

The bigger picture

In context

Era

The New School Era

2010–2020

Timeline

39th of 50

Aired 2019

Filming

Fiji

8th of 19 seasons filmed here

Starting tribes

The 2 tribes marooned when the game began — and where the names come from.

Lairoland crab

Fijian for 'land crab'.

Vokaiforest gecko

Fijian for 'forest gecko'.

At the merge · they became Lumuwaku — Merge tribe — not a Fijian word but an acronym, 'Love yoU, Miss yoU, really WAnna Kiss yoU', dedicated to eliminated castaway Jack Nichting (echoing a saying of his father).

Also filmed in Fiji

Fiji key art

Fiji

Season 14 · 2007

Millennials vs. Gen X key art

Millennials vs. Gen X

Season 33 · 2016

Game Changers key art

Game Changers

Season 34 · 2017

Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers key art

Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers

Season 35 · 2017

Ghost Island key art

Ghost Island

Season 36 · 2018

+13 more filmed in Fiji
Idols & advantages

The twists in play

The whole arsenal

Debuted this season

Safety Without Power

Leave Tribal before the vote and you're safe that night — but you give up your own vote to do it.

Go deeper

Explore Season 39

The Cast

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

20 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.

21 challenges
Around the fire

Common questions

Who won Survivor Island of the Idols?
Tommy Sheehan won Survivor: Island of the Idols (Season 39, 2019), taking the jury vote 8-2-0.
Where was Survivor Season 39 filmed?
Survivor: Island of the Idols was filmed in Mamanuca Islands, Fiji.
When did Survivor Season 39 air?
Survivor: Island of the Idols aired in 2019 and ran 39 days.
Who were the finalists in Survivor Island of the Idols?
Tommy Sheehan won at the Final Tribal Council alongside Dean Kowalski and Noura Salman.

Around the fire

The tribe's debating Survivor 39 right now

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

Join the debate at Tribal

Season 39 of 50