page_title: Survivor: Tocantins
section_title: Contestants
hierarchical_section_title: Survivor: Tocantins / Contestants
caption_attribution_description: English: Debra Beebe from Survivor:_Tocantins
context_page_description: Survivor: Tocantins – The Brazilian Highlands is the eighteenth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The season was filmed in the microregion of Jalapão in Tocantins, Brazil, and first aired Thursday, February 12, 2009. CBS began casting for Survivor: Tocantins once production for Survivor: Gabon was underway. Applications were due by July 15, 2008, with in-person interviews being conducted in various cities sometime in August 2008, and semi-finalists traveling to Los Angeles, California sometime in September 2008. Sixteen applicants were chosen to compete on the show and were initially divided into two tribes. Exile Island returned this season, but with new twists. Instead of one castaway sent to Exile Island, two were sent. While on Exile Island, each exiled castaway picked from one of two urns. One urn contained a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol and an option to join the opposing tribe, while the other urn contained nothing.
  James Thomas Jr. was named the winner in the final episode on May 17, 2009, defeating Stephen Fishbach in a unanimous vote.
context_section_description: The cast is composed of 16 new players, initially splitting into two tribes. The tribes are Jalapao and Timbira. Notable cast includes SWV band member Tamara Johnson-George, and Miss USA 2003 contestant and 2002 Miss Ohio USA winner Candace Smith.
caption: Debra Beebe
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