Survivor: All-Stars

***Survivor: All-Stars*** is the seventh season of the reality show Survivor: The Sims. *All-Stars* was filmed in July 2021, right after *Survivor: Fiji*. This season reused the filming location from *Fiji* of the Mamanuca Islands of Fiji. For the first time in *Survivor: The Sims* history, the cast consisted of 20 returning players from past seasons to compete for a second chance.

Danielle Douglas won the title of Sole Survivor over Brad Hargrave and Irene Wong in a dramatic and close 4-3-3 jury vote. During the reunion episode, Ta'Kia Robinson was voted the Fan Favorite in a public vote.

## Production

Picks for *All-Stars* began after the filming for *Survivor: Fiji* had ended. Contestants who had competed on *Fiji* were eligible, as well as former Sole Survivors. Several past contestants either turned down the offer to come back to *Survivor*, or were cut from the final cast.

* Michaela Thompson was initially contacted and was going to be part of the final roster, but was cut after the producers decided they wanted *All-Stars* to be a second-chance season, and Michaela had already competed twice.
* Shamar Neal was initially contacted, but was cut for the same reasons as Michaela.
* Michael Vega was contacted, but declined the offer as he had just competed.
* Marissa Michel was contacted and initially agreed, but later declined because she wanted to finish her studies before returning to *Survivor*.
* Tatyana Kuzmina was offered a spot on *All-Stars*, but declined to be with her daughter after being away so long on *South Africa*.
* Alexis Thorpe and Jasmine Jones were both asked to be on *All-Stars*, and both were ready to go, but they were both cut from the cast last-minute.
* Greg Barrett and Logan Trush were asked to compete, but both declined as they didn't want to compete so close to the ending of *Fiji*.

## Twists/Changes

* **All-Stars:** Twenty former castaways returned for a second chance at becoming the Sole Survivor.
* **Hidden Immunity Idol:** The Hidden Immunity Idol will be hidden at each tribe's camp. Once one idol is played, another will be hidden in replacement for that played idol. Idols are eligible for use up until Day 36's Tribal Council.
* **Tribe Expansion:** Similarly to *Survivor: Panama* and *Survivor: Fiji*, a third tribe will be introduced after the beginning of the game, but prior to the merge. On Day 6, the Suvi tribe, wearing dark blue buffs, was introduced. The tribes were separated into 3 tribes of 6, and the new Suvi tribe had to start over entirely at a new beach.
* **Tribe Switch:** On Day 17, the Suvi tribe was dissolved and the remaining castaways switched into two tribes of 7.
* **13-Person Merge and 10-Person Jury:** The tribes merged with 13 contestants remaining in the game. Each player voted out after the merge went right to the jury, forming a 10-person jury.
* **Final Three:** Once again, following *Fiji*, there was a final three rather than a final two.
* **Vote Steal:** Whoever found the Vote Steal advantage would be allowed to play it and vote twice at their chosen Tribal Council. In addition, the advantage holder was allowed to steal that vote from a player of their choice.

## Trivia

* *All-Stars* is the first season with all returning players.
	+ *All-Stars*, however is not the first season with returning players. *Survivor: Panama* featured two returning players (Michaela Thompson and Shamar Neal).
* *All-Stars* featured 20 contestants across all six seasons of *Survivor: The Sims*.
	+ *Survivor: Fiji* and *Survivor: Thailand* were the least represented, with only 2 returnees.
	+ *Survivor: Cook Islands* was the most represented season, with 5 returnees.
* *All-Stars* planned to have a "comeback twist" called the Edge of Extinction, but it was scrapped last minute.

## References

1. ↑ ''Survivor Fiji'': Reunion Recap, Plus Everything You Need to Know About Survivor 7!
2. ↑ *All-Stars:* Who Made It? And More Importantly, Who *Didn't*?