Natalie Bolton and Erik Reichenbach, both of Micronesia, were on site as alternates. Kaplan was replaced by Danielle DiLorenzo, and would eventually return for Survivor: Caramoan. Yau-Man Chan, of Fiji and Micronesia, and Corinne Kaplan of Gabon were asked to return, but had to decline due to work commitments. However, Jonathan Penner, of Cook Islands and Micronesia, claimed that his spot was revoked in favor of Hantz, but he would later return for Survivor: Philippines. Shane Powers of Panama was cut and replaced by Russell Hantz of Survivor: Samoa. Another notable omission was that of Jonny Fairplay, of Pearl Islands and Micronesia, which led Probst to say that Fairplay was a "Survivor quitter" after asking to be voted off first in Micronesia, and quitters are not asked back. Probst also revealed that the producers would have liked Elisabeth Hasselbeck from The Australian Outback and Colleen Haskell from Borneo to participate on this season, but knew neither of them would have accepted the offer. Thailand winner Brian Heidik was in talks to participate in this season, however Probst and other producers felt "too repulsed" to include Heidik once again. He also said that they had considered having Ozzy Lusth, of Cook Islands and Micronesia, compete for a third time, but had ultimately decided against it Lusth returned for Survivor: South Pacific three seasons later, and again for Survivor: Game Changers in 2017. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly days before filming began, Probst revealed that Cook Islands winner Yul Kwon, Michael Skupin of The Australian Outback, and Terry Deitz of Panama had been considered for the "Heroes" tribe but were ultimately not chosen Kwon, Skupin, and Deitz returned for Survivor: Winners at War, Survivor: Philippines, and Survivor: Cambodia, respectively. While Richard Hatch, winner of the original Survivor, was asked to return for this season, he had to apply to leave the country since he was under house arrest at the time his request was denied by a federal judge in Rhode Island. Several notable omissions have been directly addressed by Probst, the production team, and former contestants over the years.
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Some selections were made to match players that production thought would be exciting to see together, according to casting director Lynne Spillman. Īccording to host and producer Jeff Probst, the production initially selected 50 players from past seasons, narrowing down the list to twenty and keeping one spot open for a possible player from Survivor: Samoa. Additionally, Hantz received a nomination in the 2010 Teen Choice Awards for his performance on this season. Despite receiving zero jury votes, Hantz was voted by fans to win "Sprint Player of the Season" award for the second consecutive season and the $100,000 prize that went with it, earning the fans' vote over runner-up Rupert Boneham. When ten players remained, the two tribes merged and named their new tribe "Yin Yang." After 39 days, Sandra Diaz-Twine became the first two-time Survivor winner, defeating Parvati Shallow and Russell Hantz with a vote of 6–3–0. The twenty contestants were initially divided into two tribes based on their prior reputation in their previous seasons, Heroes and Villains.
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It was the show's fourth season to feature contestants from past seasons, after Survivor: All-Stars, Survivor: Guatemala, and Survivor: Micronesia, and was only the second season to feature a cast consisting entirely of returning players, after All-Stars. It premiered on Februwith a special two-hour episode.
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Villains is the twentieth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor.