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Jeff Probst shares intel on Survivor: Winners at War – Entertainment Weekly News, Entertainment Weekly

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Jeff Probst shares intel on Survivor: Winners at War – Entertainment Weekly News, Entertainment Weekly


                                                                                                                                                                     

                          

                                

                                                                                                      

                                                                                                                                                                      

                                                       

                        

                                                 

Twenty formerSurvivorwinners will do battle for the show’s biggest prize ever whenSurvivor: Winners at Warpremieres Feb. on CBS. The theme and cast list were revealed at the end of the Dec. (finale / reunion forSurvivor: Island of the Idols. Sandra Diaz-Twine and Boston Rob Mariano, who appeared in season 90 as mentors, will both be returning to play for the now two-million-dollar prize, along with other champions going all the way back to season 3 in

Survivor: Africawinner (and two-time cancer survivor) Ethan Zohn. (Full cast list below).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

EW was on location for the anniversary season and got some thoughts from hostJeff Probstabout what to expect in season (*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************. ********                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You’ve been resistant in the past towards doing an all-winners season. What turned you around on doing it now?

JEFF PROBST: Okay let me set the record straight! I was never resistant to the appeal of an all winners season. My doubt came from iconic popular winners like Parvati, Yul, Rob, Amber, Tyson, Dani telling us they would never play again. If you don’t have some of these popular earlier winners, then it’s hard to pull off the idea.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

So one day, I was in a meeting with Kelly Kahl, the president of CBS who asked, “Have you asked them recently?” It made me laugh, because the question was so obvious and so smart. We started calling people and instead of “no way” we heard a lot of “hmm… maybe.” And from that point forward it was full steam ahead. That single question turned everything around. As a result, we have the greatest cast of winners you could ever dream would have said yes !!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Edge of Extinction is returning for season. Why did you all decide to bring that twist back for this installment?

Ah yes, the Edge. Full disclosure: Nearly every single winner asked how we could ensure they would have a legitimate shot at winning. So we just said – let’s do a second chance season. We’ll tell everyone upfront that they know they’ll have at least one more shot to get back in the game. And the other reason we liked the idea is because this is not only an all-winners season, this is also 20 of the most popular Survivors of all time. Watching them try to survive on Extinction will be fun. And make no mistake, they will have to work their butts off for anything they get.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

You doubled the prize to $ 2 million for this season. Was there any difficulty behind the scenes in securing that increased prize money and did the higher stakes impact the intensity out there?
That was a CBS decision and they never hesitated. They’ve been very supportive and excited about this season. They know what a milestone it is forSurvivorto reach its (th year and th season. We all want to celebrate! And I need to say it again, this season only happens because former winners all said yes. We don’t have this season without them.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Anything else you can share at this point aboutSurvivor: Winners at War?I think we should leave some stuff for the future, but I do feel like it’s worth sharing that the title is very appropriate. It’s a war. Every. Single. Player. Came. To. Play. We’ve never had a season like this and I can’t imagine we ever will again. If you have a friend who does not understand how you are still watchingSurvivor… this is a great season to introduce them to it. They won’t be disappointed.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

THE CAST OFSURVIVOR: WINNERS AT WAR************Adam Klein                            Winner ofSurvivor: Millennials vs. Gen X

                                                                            

Amber Mariano (formerly Amber Brkich)
                            Winner ofSurvivor: All-Stars

                                                                            

Ben
Driebergen
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                            Winner ofSurvivor: Heroes v Healers v Hustlers

                                                                            

Danni Boatwright
**************                            Winner ofSurvivor: Guatemala

                                                                            

Denise Stapley
*****************                            Winner ofSurvivor: Philippines

                                                                            

Ethan Zohn
*****************                            Winner ofSurvivor: Africa

                                                                            

Jeremy Collins
**************                            Winner ofSurvivor: Cambodia – Second Chance

                                                                            

Kim Spradlin*****************                            Winner ofSurvivor: One World

                                                                            

Michele Fitzgerald*****************                            Winner ofSurvivor: Kaoh Rong

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Natalie Anderson
**************                            Winner ofSurvivor: San Juan del Sur

                                                                            

Nick Wilson
**************                            Winner ofSurvivor: David vs. Goliath

                                                                            

Parvati Shallow
**************                            Winner ofSurvivor – Micronesia: Fans vs. Favorites

                                                                            

Boston Rob Mariano
Winner ofSurvivor: Redemption Island

                                                                            

Sandra Diaz-Twine
Winner of(Survivor: Pearl Islands) andSurvivor: Heroes vs. Villains

                                                                            

Sarah Lacina*****************                            Winner ofSurvivor: Game Changers

                                                                            

Sophie Clarke*****************                            Winner ofSurvivor: South Pacific

                                                                            

Tony Vlachos
*****************                            Winner ofSurvivor: Cagayan

                                                                            

Tyson Apostol
**************                            Winner ofSurvivor: Blood vs. Water

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Wendell Holland*****************                            Winner ofSurvivor: Ghost Island

                                                                            

Yul Kwon*****************                            Winner ofSurvivor: Cook Islands

                                                                            

Also make sure to check out ourSurvivor: Winners at Warcast gallery, and for moreSurvivorscoop, follow Dalton on Twitter@ DaltonRoss

                                                                                                  

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