Survivor: Venezuela

**Survivor: Venezuela** also known as **Survivor: Venezuela — All-Stars** is the 16th season of Survivor. This season revived the format of *All-Stars* and featured thirty returning contestants.

Seth Sykes defeated Victoria Bolmondo and Jacob Koherr in a 6-4-2 vote. To date, it has produced xx returning players () for subsequent seasons.

## Twists/Changes

* **Returning Players**: Thirty former contestants, returned once again to compete for 1 million dollars. They were divided into three tribes of ten.
* **Meager Supplies**: The tribes only received a pot and machete at the start of the game.
* **Exile Island**: Exile Island is in play this season. After a Reward or Immunity Challenge, the winning tribe must send one person from the losing tribe to Exile Island, and that person must choose one castaway from the second-place tribe to go with them. After the merge one person goes to Exile Island after the Reward Challenge.
* **Hidden Immunity Idol**: During the pre-merge portion of the game, one idol would be hidden at each tribe's camp with clues found at Exile Island. Post-merge, an idol would be hidden somewhere on Exile Island.
* **Buried Treasure**: Another advantage of winning a Reward Challenge was one of three clues to a treasure chest buried somewhere at camp. Inside the treasure were additional creature comforts such as food rations and blankets.
* **Tribe Switch**: On Day 13, a tribe switch occured, mixing 24 remaining castaways between three tribes. Each castaway would choose one covered buff on a tray, indicating their new tribe. On Day 22, another tribe switch occured, mixing 18 remaining castaways between three tribes.
* **Double Tribal Council**: On Day 19, only the first place tribe would win immunity, sending both losing tribes to Tribal Council to vote out one person each. The winning tribe also had the opportunity to watch the two other tribes' Tribal Councils and to vote for immunity for one member of the losing tribes.
* **Joint Tribal Council**: The two tribes who lost the Immunity Challenge on Day 26 were both sent to Tribal Council as a group, but unlike a standard Double Tribal Council, they would vote as a group and only one person was voted out.
* **Merged Tribe Composition**: The tribes merged on Day 27. The merged tribe was composed of fifteen members.
* **Double Elimination**: On Day 35, La Gran was subjected to a Double Elimination, where the tribe was divided into two groups (one of six and the other one of five) and two castaways would be eliminated through two separate Tribal Councils on a single night.
* **Challenge Advantage**: During the Survivor Auction on Day 36, the castaways had the opportunity to purchase an advantage for the next Immunity Challenge.
* **Final Tribal Council Format**: Three finalists faced a jury comprised of twelve members.

## Trivia

* *Venezuela* is the second season with a cast consisting entirely of returning players, following *All-Stars*.
* Seth Sykes, Victoria Bolmondo, Jacob Koherr, Karl Andrews, Kenny Chrogg, Jolie Thompson and Julie Plat all placed higher this season than in their original.
* Cameron Pratt was part of all four tribes during his time in the game.