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Season 43 · 2022

Survivor 43

Mamanuca Islands, Fiji

A new-era season that delivered one of the most heartfelt and genuinely unexpected champions in the show's history.

Mike Gabler

Sole Survivor

Mike Gabler

Won the jury 7-1-0

Year
2022
Location
Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
Format
New era
Days
26 days
Castaways
18
Grand prize
$1,000,000
Jury vote
7-1-0

Also read at the Final Tribal Council

Cassidy ClarkOwen Knight

How Mike Gabler won

Gabler, a 51-year-old heart-valve specialist, played a patient, under-the-radar game — then revealed he would donate his entire prize to charity serving veterans.

The bigger picture

In context

Era

The New Era

2021–2026

Timeline

43rd of 50

Aired 2022

Filming

Fiji

12th of 19 seasons filmed here

Starting tribes

The 3 tribes marooned when the game began — and where the names come from.

Bakasmall-leaved fig (banyan)

The Fijian name for the banyan / small-leaved fig tree. The season's starting tribes were all named for native Fijian trees.

Cocobishopwood (koka)

From 'koka', the Fijian name for the bishopwood tree.

VesiPacific teak (Intsia bijuga)

The Fijian name for vesi (Intsia bijuga), the prized Pacific teak hardwood.

At the merge · they became Gaia — Merge tribe — the Greek primordial earth goddess (not a Fijian word). Suggested by Cassidy Clark.

Also filmed in Fiji

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Fiji

Season 14 · 2007

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Millennials vs. Gen X

Season 33 · 2016

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Game Changers

Season 34 · 2017

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Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers

Season 35 · 2017

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Ghost Island

Season 36 · 2018

+13 more filmed in Fiji
Go deeper

Explore Season 43

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.

18 challenges
Around the fire

Common questions

Who won Survivor Survivor 43?
Mike Gabler won Survivor: Survivor 43 (Season 43, 2022), taking the jury vote 7-1-0.
Where was Survivor Season 43 filmed?
Survivor: Survivor 43 was filmed in Mamanuca Islands, Fiji.
When did Survivor Season 43 air?
Survivor: Survivor 43 aired in 2022 and ran 26 days.
Who were the finalists in Survivor Survivor 43?
Mike Gabler won at the Final Tribal Council alongside Cassidy Clark and Owen Knight.

Around the fire

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