Meet the 18 new castaways!
In advance of survivor 44 Premieres on CBS Wednesday March 1st, why don’t you meet some of the contestants?
As you probably expected, eighteen contestants will be actively participating in the show this season. They all come from different areas of life and also bring a lot with them from a playful point of view.
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Of course, we’ll be the first to say that it’s difficult to really know in advance what to expect from any of the contestants on a show like this, as they can all be very different from how they set themselves up in their bios to have. The important thing is that they play and play hard.
The only tease we can offer? Based on the preview we saw during the season 43 finale, this is going to be a tough season. Even though there are fewer days in the season in this new era, it’s going to be really tough for everyone involved.
Meet the cast
Surname: Yamil “Yam Yam” Arocho
Age: 36
hometown: Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Current Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
profession: salon owner
Surname: Matt Blankinship
Age: 27
hometown: Albany, California.
Current Location: San Francisco, California
profession: Security software engineer
Surname: Brandon Cotton
Age: 30
hometown: Newtown, Pa.
Current Location: Newton, PA.
profession: security specialist
Surname: Kane Fritzler
Age: 25
hometown: Elkjaw, Saskatchewan
Current Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
profession: Law student
Surname: Carson Garrett
Age: 20
hometown: Rome, Ga.
Current Location: Atlanta, GA.
profession: Engineering student at NASA
Surname: Matthew Grinstead-Mayle
Age: 43
hometown: Pickerington, Ohio
Current Location: Columbus, Ohio
profession: barber shop owner
Surname: Lauren Harpe
Age: 31
hometown: Port Arthur, Texas
Current Location: Mont Belvieu, Texas
profession: Primary school teacher
Surname: Heidi Lagares-Greenblatt
Age: 43
hometown: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Current Location: Pittsburgh, Pa.
profession: Engineering Superintendent
Surname: Helen Li
Age: 29
hometown: Wayland, Mass.
Current Location: San Francisco, California
profession: Product manager
Surname: Frannie Marin
Age: 23
hometown: St. Paul, Minn.
Current Location: Cambridge, Mass.
profession: Research Coordinator
Surname: Danny Massa
Age: 32
hometown: Bronx, NY
Current Location: Bronx, NY
profession: NYC Firefighter
Surname: Bruce Perault
Age: 46
hometown: West Warwick, RI
Current Location: Warwick, RI
profession: insurance agent
Surname: Maddy Pomille
Age: 28
hometown: Huntingtown, Md.
Current Location: Brooklyn, NY
profession: Manager of charity projects
Surname: Claire Rafson
Age: 25
hometown: Highland Park, Illinois.
Current Location: Brooklyn, NY
profession: Tech investor
Surname: Jaime Lynn Ruiz
Age: 35
hometown: Mesa, Arizona.
Current Location: Mesa, Arizona.
profession: Yogi
Surname: Sarah Wade
Age: 27
hometown: Rochester, Minn.
Current Location: Chicago, Illinois.
profession: management consultant
Surname: Caroline Wigger
Age: 35
hometown: Northern St. Paul, Minn.
Current Location: Hugo, Min.
profession: drug counselor
Surname: Josh Wilder
Age: 34
hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Current Location: Atlanta, GA.
profession: Surgical podiatrist
What are you looking forward to most when you move in? Survivor 44?
Do you have an early take on the cast? Make sure to share it in the attached comments now! Once you’ve done just that, you should be back for some additional updates as well. (Photo: CBS.)
