Survivor: All Stars

Survivor: All-Stars is the eighth season of .

In a change to previous installments, the contestants are returning contestants from the seven previous seasons.

Peggy Carter defeated Tony Stark in a 5-2 vote to become the eighth Sole Survivor.

Production
Producer Mark Burnett has confirmed that two people turned down formal offers to appear on the All-Stars edition of  — Maria Sharapova from, who was busy working, and Luke Morgan of the show's premiere season, who "had moved on with his life and just genuinely didn't want to go through that again." winner Marie Lamontagnue also confirmed that she turned down an offer to return for this season, saying that she was still recovering from parasites that she received during her season. Clint Barton from also revealed that he had been contacted to go but declined due to feeling it was not the right time. Jessica Bird revealed that her fellow tribemate Madeline Mackenzie had also turned down the offer to appear on the show. Steph Scully has claimed that she went through the interviewing process and was set to go, but was unchosen. Jim Egan also claimed that he and Michael Skupin were considered but not chosen. Erica Davidson of was an alternative for Jenna Morasca and Teresa Cooper of the same season states she was cut and replaced by Abby Griffin. Mike Flynn participated in casting, but was not chosen. Marcus Kane of declined.

Burnett jokingly said that "the casting was really, really scientific. I got a yellow legal pad and wrote down 24 names, and [then] cut down to 18. It was that quick."

The season motif was inspired by the.

Twists/Changes

 * Expanded Cast: For the first time in the series, there are eighteen contestants.
 * All-Stars: All the contestants are players from previous seasons.
 * Three Tribes: For the first time in the series, the castaways are divided into three tribes of six.
 * Meager Supplies: For the first time, casataways are only given a pot and machete at the start of the game.
 * Tribe Absorption: On Day 13, the tribe that loses the Reward Challenge would be dissolved, with its remaining members to be absorbed by the other two tribes.
 * Kidnapping: After Chapera won the Day 19 combined Reward/Immunity Challenge, they were given the option to pick one member from Mogo Mogo to join them in their reward. That player will also skip his or her tribe's Tribal Council.
 * Tribe Switch: A tribal switch right before the merge.
 * Pre-merge Individual Challenge: On the Day 25 Reward Challenge, the two still-separate tribes competed in an individual Reward Challenge, where the winner may pick two people from either tribe to join him or her on the reward.
 * Delayed Merge: A late merge with only nine remaining players.
 * Two Immunity Necklaces: For the first time, there were two Immunity Necklaces available at the first individual Immunity Challenge. One for a man and one for a woman.

Season Summary
The eighteen returning castaways were divided into three competing tribes: Chapera, Saboga, and Mogo Mogo. Chapera proved to be a powerhouse, coming first in nearly every challenge, while Mogo Mogo routinely came in second. Saboga on the other hand went to dissension due to losing challenges. Jenna Lewis, and Jerri Manthey were set on getting rid of the previous winners, and they managed to successfully eliminate one of the winners at their first Tribal Council. After Saboga's dissolution, Chapera continued to dominate in challenges mainly due to Rob Mariano's leadership. On Chapera, Rob and his closest ally/romantic interest Amber Brkich formed a final four alliance with former Saboga members Jenna and Rupert Boneham, while Mogo Mogo suffered a losing streak due to Lex van den Berghe continually targeting the stronger players.

With ten players remaining, a tribe switch was held where players drew new buffs out of a pot. Each player drew a buff of the opposite tribe color except Amber.This left her in the Chapera name, but with Mogo Mogo members. When Chapera lost the next Immunity Challenge, Rob made a deal with Lex and asked him to save Amber, promising that he will make it up to him later in the game. Lex convinced the rest of Chapera to vote out Jerri instead of Amber. The pre-merge phase was known for the early eliminations of the previous winners, strategic and physical threats, and popular players.

On Day 26, the nine remaining players were merged under the tribe name Chaboga Mogo. Rob's first order of business was to dispose of Lex and his allies. Rob broke his deal with Lex, and Rob along with his allies managed to eliminate Lex and his allies. Rob and Amber honored their deal with Rupert and Jenna by eliminating the other Chapera members. While it appeared that the vote would end in a 2-2 tie at the final 4, Jenna voted out Rupert, thinking she can't beat him in a jury vote, and fearing the infamous rock drawing tiebreaker. Rob won the Final Immunity Challenge, and voted out Jenna, making himself and Amber the Final Two.

At the Final Tribal Council, most of the jury members expressed their disgust towards Rob for his numerous deceptions, while Amber was castigated for riding Rob's coattails. At the live show, prior to the reading of the votes, Rob surprisingly proposed to Amber, and she agreed to marry him. Eventually, Amber was crowned the All-Star Sole Survivor in a close 4-3 vote.

Trivia

 * This is the first season to feature returning contestants.
 * With eighteen castaways in its roster,  is the first season to exceed the standard number of contestants (16).
 * This is the first season to feature three starting tribes at the beginning of the season. To follow this format, the tribal Immunity Idol needed to be split into two parts, to give the two winning tribes immunity.
 * Jenna Lewis and Rupert Boneham landed on all four tribes during their time in the game.
 * For the second time, Jerri Manthey had the highest total number votes against (she received 12 in, and received 7 along with Lex van den Berghe and Alicia Calaway this season).
 * This is the first season to have more than one contestant quit.
 * The final six are all returning players that played in different past seasons, the only season not represented being.
 * Lex stated on Rob Has a Podcast that before  began filming, all of the contestants were filmed having their torches snuffed to prevent spoilers.
 * This is only season to feature returning players from, , and.
 * This season has the most episodes of any season, with 18.
 * This is the first season to have the first person voted out of the merged tribe to be the first juror of the season.