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Meet the cast of Survivor 48
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Brian Smith
2025-01-29 19:44:20 UTC
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Brian
Rick
2025-01-29 20:06:34 UTC
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Brian
Just skimming down the list, I don't see any names I recognize from
previous reality shows or any other previous public exposure. Are any
of these names anyone we should know?
Brian Smith
2025-01-29 20:46:59 UTC
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Brian
Just skimming down the list, I don't see any names I recognize from
previous reality shows or any other previous public exposure.  Are any
of these names anyone we should know?
None of the names look familiar to me. Ava (?) looks like a Caroline
clone to me. I also noticed that Dalton hinted at a medical incident.
That's something we haven't seen for a while unless I'm forgetting
something.
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Brian
Rick
2025-01-29 22:13:16 UTC
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Brian
Just skimming down the list, I don't see any names I recognize from
previous reality shows or any other previous public exposure.  Are any
of these names anyone we should know?
None of the names look familiar to me. Ava (?) looks like a Caroline
clone to me. I also noticed that Dalton hinted at a medical incident.
That's something we haven't seen for a while unless I'm forgetting
something.
Wasn't the most recent Randen, in Survivor 46? Pinched nerve. Needed MRI
Brian Smith
2025-01-29 22:43:09 UTC
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Brian
Just skimming down the list, I don't see any names I recognize from
previous reality shows or any other previous public exposure.  Are
any of these names anyone we should know?
None of the names look familiar to me. Ava (?) looks like a Caroline
clone to me. I also noticed that Dalton hinted at a medical incident.
That's something we haven't seen for a while unless I'm forgetting
something.
Wasn't the most recent Randen, in Survivor 46?  Pinched nerve.  Needed MRI
I'm not seeing him in the article Dalton posted.
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Brian
Rick
2025-01-29 22:55:16 UTC
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https://ew.com/survivor-48-cast-contestants-revealed-8781997
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Brian
Just skimming down the list, I don't see any names I recognize from
previous reality shows or any other previous public exposure.  Are
any of these names anyone we should know?
None of the names look familiar to me. Ava (?) looks like a Caroline
clone to me. I also noticed that Dalton hinted at a medical incident.
That's something we haven't seen for a while unless I'm forgetting
something.
Wasn't the most recent Randen, in Survivor 46?  Pinched nerve.  Needed MRI
I'm not seeing him in the article Dalton posted.
He was the most recent medical evac I recall. They were concerned that
he had no feeling in his hand or something.
Brian Smith
2025-01-30 01:48:36 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
https://ew.com/survivor-48-cast-contestants-revealed-8781997
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Brian
Just skimming down the list, I don't see any names I recognize from
previous reality shows or any other previous public exposure.  Are
any of these names anyone we should know?
None of the names look familiar to me. Ava (?) looks like a Caroline
clone to me. I also noticed that Dalton hinted at a medical
incident. That's something we haven't seen for a while unless I'm
forgetting something.
Wasn't the most recent Randen, in Survivor 46?  Pinched nerve.
Needed MRI
I'm not seeing him in the article Dalton posted.
He was the most recent medical evac I recall.  They were concerned that
he had no feeling in his hand or something.
I know who he is but where are you seeing that he's part of the S48 cast?
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Brian
Rick
2025-01-30 03:13:18 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
https://ew.com/survivor-48-cast-contestants-revealed-8781997
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Brian
Just skimming down the list, I don't see any names I recognize
from previous reality shows or any other previous public
exposure.  Are any of these names anyone we should know?
None of the names look familiar to me. Ava (?) looks like a
Caroline clone to me. I also noticed that Dalton hinted at a
medical incident. That's something we haven't seen for a while
unless I'm forgetting something.
Wasn't the most recent Randen, in Survivor 46?  Pinched nerve.
Needed MRI
I'm not seeing him in the article Dalton posted.
He was the most recent medical evac I recall.  They were concerned
that he had no feeling in his hand or something.
I know who he is but where are you seeing that he's part of the S48 cast?
No, I was just responding to your comment where you said "I also noticed
that Dalton hinted at a medical incident. That's something we haven't
seen for a while unless I'm forgetting something. "
Brian Smith
2025-01-30 03:41:46 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
https://ew.com/survivor-48-cast-contestants-revealed-8781997
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Brian
Just skimming down the list, I don't see any names I recognize
from previous reality shows or any other previous public
exposure.  Are any of these names anyone we should know?
None of the names look familiar to me. Ava (?) looks like a
Caroline clone to me. I also noticed that Dalton hinted at a
medical incident. That's something we haven't seen for a while
unless I'm forgetting something.
Wasn't the most recent Randen, in Survivor 46?  Pinched nerve.
Needed MRI
I'm not seeing him in the article Dalton posted.
He was the most recent medical evac I recall.  They were concerned
that he had no feeling in his hand or something.
I know who he is but where are you seeing that he's part of the S48 cast?
No, I was just responding to your comment where you said "I also noticed
that Dalton hinted at a medical incident. That's something we haven't
seen for a while unless I'm forgetting something. "
I see! Major brainfart on my part. IIRC, that impacted Venus's game.
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Brian
Zeppo
2025-01-30 03:18:17 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
https://ew.com/survivor-48-cast-contestants-revealed-8781997
Wow! This is likely the oldest cast that has ever been assembled.
There are only three players under the age of 30.
-For those who keep track of such things, there is one Canadian
and one Liberian in the group.
-I agree with Brian that Eva (at least in the photo) resembles a
stockier version of Caroline Vidmar.
-Kevin may want to re-think his plan to play the game like Kaleb
Gebrewold did. :-)
-WTH is a “debate professor”?
-I expect to see lots of confessionals featuring Joe.
-Charity has the same job (and apparently the same passion for
ink) as Tiyana Hallums. Coincidence?
-Chrissy has a great back story which (if she has any game) will
be shared with the viewing audience.
Brian Smith
2025-01-30 04:02:53 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
https://ew.com/survivor-48-cast-contestants-revealed-8781997
Wow! This is likely the oldest cast that has ever been assembled.
There are only three players under the age of 30.
Not sure if this true, but apparently the average age is 35. Is there a
site that tracks average cast age by season?
Post by Zeppo
-For those who keep track of such things, there is one Canadian
and one Liberian in the group.
The Canadian lives in the U.S. IIRC. A Liberian? First player from Africa?
Post by Zeppo
-I agree with Brian that Eva (at least in the photo) resembles a
stockier version of Caroline Vidmar.
She doesn't looks stocky to me. Saw people on X claiming she's the first
openly autistic player. Is that in her bio?
Post by Zeppo
-Kevin may want to re-think his plan to play the game like Kaleb
Gebrewold did. :-)
-WTH is a “debate professor”?
Probably someone who specializes in ancient Greece. If he wins S48 Biden
will regret not hiring him.
Post by Zeppo
-I expect to see lots of confessionals featuring Joe.
-Charity has the same job (and apparently the same passion for
ink) as Tiyana Hallums. Coincidence?
Not a chance. The casting for the seasons shot back-to-back always seem
to have a lot of similarities.
Post by Zeppo
-Chrissy has a great back story which (if she has any game) will
be shared with the viewing audience.
Even if she has no game will hear her story. Jeff loves feel good
stories now.
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Brian
Zeppo
2025-01-30 05:04:15 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
Not sure if this true, but apparently the average age is 35. Is there a
site that tracks average cast age by season?
Well, I was wrong. Unbelievably, a person on Reddit (who, IMO, has way
too much time on his/her/their hands) has made a list of the average ages
of each season’s cast (including S38). Here it is:

I constructed a python program to scrape the data from each survivor season's
wikipedia page for the ages of the contestants. In addition, I also added in
the ages of the S48 castaways since they're not on wikipedia, yet. Then, I
calculated the average age for each season and ordered the seasons from
oldest to youngest.

Survivor Seasons by Average Age:

Survivor: Winners at War: 37.80

Survivor: Nicaragua: 37.60

Survivor: Cambodia: 37.35

Survivor: All-Stars: 36.56

Survivor: Game Changers: 36.40

Survivor: Borneo: 35.69

Survivor: Thailand: 35.31

Survivor: Panama: 34.94

Survivor 48: 34.89

Survivor: Africa: 34.88

Survivor: Marquesas: 34.56

Survivor: Philippines: 34.50

Survivor: Redemption Island: 34.22

Survivor: Island of the Idols: 34.20

Survivor: Worlds Apart: 34.06

Survivor 41: 34.00

Survivor: Blood vs. Water: 33.80

Survivor: Fiji: 33.74

Survivor: Kaôh Rōng: 33.72

Survivor: The Australian Outback: 33.69

Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains: 33.60

Survivor 42: 33.50

Survivor: One World: 33.33

Survivor: Samoa: 33.25

Survivor: Micronesia: 33.20

Survivor: Vanuatu: 33.11

Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X: 33.00

Survivor: David vs. Goliath: 32.80

Survivor: San Juan del Sur: 32.67

Survivor: Gabon: 32.61

Survivor: Cagayan: 32.28

Survivor: Palau: 32.15

Survivor: South Pacific: 32.06

Survivor: The Amazon: 31.94

Survivor 47: 31.83

Survivor: Tocantins: 31.81

Survivor: Edge of Extinction: 31.78

Survivor: Cook Islands: 31.75

Survivor 44: 31.61

Survivor 46: 31.44

Survivor: Guatemala: 31.17

Survivor 43: 31.17

Survivor: Caramoan: 30.65

Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers: 30.56

Survivor 45: 30.39

Survivor: Pearl Islands: 30.38

Survivor: China: 30.06

Survivor: Ghost Island: 27.90
Brian Smith
2025-01-30 05:43:24 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
Not sure if this true, but apparently the average age is 35. Is there a
site that tracks average cast age by season?
Well, I was wrong. Unbelievably, a person on Reddit (who, IMO, has way
too much time on his/her/their hands) has made a list of the average ages
I constructed a python program to scrape the data from each survivor season's
wikipedia page for the ages of the contestants. In addition, I also added in
the ages of the S48 castaways since they're not on wikipedia, yet. Then, I
calculated the average age for each season and ordered the seasons from
oldest to youngest.
Survivor: Winners at War: 37.80
Survivor: Nicaragua: 37.60
Survivor: Cambodia: 37.35
Survivor: All-Stars: 36.56
Survivor: Game Changers: 36.40
Survivor: Borneo: 35.69
Survivor: Thailand: 35.31
Survivor: Panama: 34.94
Survivor 48: 34.89
Survivor: Africa: 34.88
Survivor: Marquesas: 34.56
Survivor: Philippines: 34.50
Survivor: Redemption Island: 34.22
Survivor: Island of the Idols: 34.20
Survivor: Worlds Apart: 34.06
Survivor 41: 34.00
Survivor: Blood vs. Water: 33.80
Survivor: Fiji: 33.74
Survivor: Kaôh Rōng: 33.72
Survivor: The Australian Outback: 33.69
Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains: 33.60
Survivor 42: 33.50
Survivor: One World: 33.33
Survivor: Samoa: 33.25
Survivor: Micronesia: 33.20
Survivor: Vanuatu: 33.11
Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X: 33.00
Survivor: David vs. Goliath: 32.80
Survivor: San Juan del Sur: 32.67
Survivor: Gabon: 32.61
Survivor: Cagayan: 32.28
Survivor: Palau: 32.15
Survivor: South Pacific: 32.06
Survivor: The Amazon: 31.94
Survivor 47: 31.83
Survivor: Tocantins: 31.81
Survivor: Edge of Extinction: 31.78
Survivor: Cook Islands: 31.75
Survivor 44: 31.61
Survivor 46: 31.44
Survivor: Guatemala: 31.17
Survivor 43: 31.17
Survivor: Caramoan: 30.65
Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers: 30.56
Survivor 45: 30.39
Survivor: Pearl Islands: 30.38
Survivor: China: 30.06
Survivor: Ghost Island: 27.90
So S48 is nothing special when it comes to cast age? I'm surprised at
how little variation there is between seasons. I'm even more surprised
that just one season is under 30 and by quite a bit. Is the average for
that season correct?
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Brian
Zeppo
2025-01-30 05:18:43 UTC
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A Liberian? First player from Africa?
I would assume so.
Post by Brian Smith
Post by Zeppo
-I agree with Brian that Eva (at least in the photo) resembles a
stockier version of Caroline Vidmar.
She doesn't looks stocky to me. Saw people on X claiming she's the first
openly autistic player. Is that in her bio?
Yes, she talked about it in the bio. But I was more interested in the fact
that she is the captain of the men's ice hockey team at Brown University.
That’s very impressive.
Caroline Vidmar has a slender body, whereas this woman has thighs that
could crush a coconut. :-)
Post by Brian Smith
Post by Zeppo
-WTH is a “debate professor”?
Probably someone who specializes in ancient Greece.
Okay. I hadn’t thought of that possibility.
Post by Brian Smith
Post by Zeppo
-Chrissy has a great back story which (if she has any game) will
be shared with the viewing audience.
Even if she has no game will hear her story. Jeff loves feel good
stories now.
Ha! So very true!
Brian Smith
2025-01-30 05:50:50 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
A Liberian? First player from Africa?
I would assume so.
Post by Brian Smith
Post by Zeppo
-I agree with Brian that Eva (at least in the photo) resembles a
stockier version of Caroline Vidmar.
She doesn't looks stocky to me. Saw people on X claiming she's the first
openly autistic player. Is that in her bio?
Yes, she talked about it in the bio. But I was more interested in the fact
that she is the captain of the men's ice hockey team at Brown University.
That’s very impressive.
I agree. I never would have guessed she plays hockey let alone at the
college level. Is she the girl doing her PhD?
Post by Zeppo
Caroline Vidmar has a slender body, whereas this woman has thighs that
could crush a coconut. :-)
I never looked at her thighs. Saw her face and the resemblance to
Caroline came to mind immediately.
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
Post by Zeppo
-WTH is a “debate professor”?
Probably someone who specializes in ancient Greece.
Okay. I hadn’t thought of that possibility.
Post by Brian Smith
Post by Zeppo
-Chrissy has a great back story which (if she has any game) will
be shared with the viewing audience.
Even if she has no game will hear her story. Jeff loves feel good
stories now.
Ha! So very true!
I'm okay with most of the stories. One thing I don't want to see
repeated is Jeff letting someone take over TC like he let Rome do last
season. That was wrong on many levels.
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Brian
Rick
2025-01-30 05:45:46 UTC
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Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
https://ew.com/survivor-48-cast-contestants-revealed-8781997
Wow! This is likely the oldest cast that has ever been assembled.
There are only three players under the age of 30.
Not sure if this true, but apparently the average age is 35. Is there a
site that tracks average cast age by season?
Post by Zeppo
-For those who keep track of such things, there is one Canadian
and one Liberian in the group.
The Canadian lives in the U.S. IIRC. A Liberian? First player from Africa?
Post by Zeppo
-I agree with Brian that Eva (at least in the photo) resembles a
stockier version of Caroline Vidmar.
She doesn't looks stocky to me. Saw people on X claiming she's the first
openly autistic player. Is that in her bio?
Post by Zeppo
-Kevin may want to re-think his plan to play the game like Kaleb
Gebrewold did. :-)
-WTH is a “debate professor”?
Probably someone who specializes in ancient Greece. If he wins S48 Biden
will regret not hiring him.
Post by Zeppo
-I expect to see lots of confessionals featuring Joe.
-Charity has the same job (and apparently the same passion for
ink) as Tiyana Hallums. Coincidence?
Not a chance. The casting for the seasons shot back-to-back always seem
to have a lot of similarities.
Post by Zeppo
-Chrissy has a great back story which (if she has any game) will
be shared with the viewing audience.
Even if she has no game will hear her story. Jeff loves feel good
stories now.
Think what you need is this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/survivor/comments/1i8tjc3/average_ages_of_each_cast_for_all_48_seasons/

According to this, Survivor 48 will be ninth oldest cast.
Brian Smith
2025-01-30 05:56:12 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
https://ew.com/survivor-48-cast-contestants-revealed-8781997
Wow! This is likely the oldest cast that has ever been assembled.
There are only three players under the age of 30.
Not sure if this true, but apparently the average age is 35. Is there
a site that tracks average cast age by season?
Post by Zeppo
-For those who keep track of such things, there is one Canadian
and one Liberian in the group.
The Canadian lives in the U.S. IIRC. A Liberian? First player from Africa?
Post by Zeppo
-I agree with Brian that Eva (at least in the photo) resembles a
stockier version of Caroline Vidmar.
She doesn't looks stocky to me. Saw people on X claiming she's the
first openly autistic player. Is that in her bio?
Post by Zeppo
-Kevin may want to re-think his plan to play the game like Kaleb
Gebrewold did. :-)
-WTH is a “debate professor”?
Probably someone who specializes in ancient Greece. If he wins S48
Biden will regret not hiring him.
Post by Zeppo
-I expect to see lots of confessionals featuring Joe.
-Charity has the same job (and apparently the same passion for
ink) as Tiyana Hallums. Coincidence?
Not a chance. The casting for the seasons shot back-to-back always
seem to have a lot of similarities.
Post by Zeppo
-Chrissy has a great back story which (if she has any game) will
be shared with the viewing audience.
Even if she has no game will hear her story. Jeff loves feel good
stories now.
https://www.reddit.com/r/survivor/comments/1i8tjc3/
average_ages_of_each_cast_for_all_48_seasons/
According to this, Survivor 48 will be ninth oldest cast.
Based on Zeppo's post, ninth oldest cast doesn't mean much given how
little variability there has been over 48 seasons.
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Brian
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