Survivor Philippines kicks off Wednesday at 8 pm on CBS so it’s time to take a closer look at each of this seasons’s contestants. We’ve divided them up into their tribes and the last person in each tribe is a returning castaway.
Kalabaw (Water Buffalo) Tribe
Sarah Dawson, 28, Silver Spring, Maryland, insurance salesperson
Katie Hanson, 22, Newark, Delaware, 2011 Miss Delaware
Jeff Kent, 44, Austin, Texas, former Major League Baseball All Star
Dana Lambert, 32, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, cosmetologist
Carter Williams, 24, Shawnee, Kansas, coach
Jonathan Prenner, 50, Los Angeles, writer (previous seasons — Survivor: Cook Islands and Survivor: Micronesia)
Matsing (Monkey) Tribe
Malcolm Freberg, 25, Hermosa Beach, California, bartender
Zane Knight, 28, Danville, Virginia, tire repairman
Angie Layton, 20, Provo, Utah, model and former Miss Utah Teen USA
Roxanne “Roxy” Morris, 28, Brooklyn, seminary student
Denise Stapley, 41, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, therapist
Russell Swan, 45, Glenside, Penn., attorney (previous season — Survivor: Samoa)
Tandang (Rooster) Tribe
Abi-Maria Gomes, 32, Los Angeles, student
Roberta “RC” Saint-Amour, 27, New York, banker
Artis Silvester, 53, Terry Town, Louisiana, computer engineer
Lisa Whelchel, 49, Dallas, former star TV’s “The Facts of Life”
Peter “Pete” Yurkowski, 24, Holmdel, New Jersey, engineering graduate
Michael Skupin, 50, White Lake, Mich., professional speaker, author and coach (previous season: Survivor: Australian Outback)