What is the Survivor car curse?

The Car Curse refers to the pattern where no Survivor contestant who obtained a car after winning a Reward Challenge has gone on to the win the game. It was most popularized after the events of Survivor: Fiji.
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Who won the car season 11 Survivor?

Before the reward challenge, the final five players discovered a car key in their tree mail, and realized they'd be competing for a car. The challenge required them to repeat tasks performed in earlier challenges, and Cindy ultimately won, clearly thrilled that she was now the owner of a new vehicle.
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Is the Survivor car curse real?

The Car Curse refers to the pattern where no Survivor contestant who obtained a car after winning a Reward Challenge has gone on to the win the game. It was most popularized after the events of Survivor: Fiji.
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Why did Survivor stop allowing bathing suits?

"Survivor" stopped providing swimsuits to players in 2018, and the change comes with health risks. UTIs and other infections from wet, dirty clothes disproportionately affect people with vaginas. Several contestants have told Insider about their experience and concerns over sanitary conditions.
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Did Tina buy Colby a motorcycle?

That's just one of the ways the 40-year-old former nurse from Knoxville, Tenn., spent her winnings. She also paid off a debt for runner-up Colby Donaldson, who became a close friend, and bought him a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. ``I'm having a great time,″ Wesson told Us Weekly magazine for its Aug. 20 issue.
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The Birth, Life, and Death of the Survivor Car Curse Reward



What was the most difficult season of Survivor?

The most punishing season of Survivor takes its toll on the castaways. The brutal heat of Kaoh Rong, Cambodia, takes a toll on several castaways and results in one person getting medically evacuated from of the game on on the next episode of Survivor: Kaoh Rong entitled "Signed, Sealed, And Delivered."
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Do people regret being on Survivor?

Many Survivor contestants are saying that filming the series was a low point in their lives, and these former reality stars definitely have regrets. Most Survivor contestants say that the show has changed their lives, but some series alums think that the tough reality competition didn't change them for the better.
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Which Survivor Did Jeff Probst date?

Jeff Probst and Julie Berry

After production on Survivor: Vanuatu wrapped, Probst, the longtime host of the CBS series, reached out to Berry. The two started dating, but kept the relationship a secret until after Berry's season aired. They were together for a few years, but eventually split.
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Do Survivor contestants stay in hotels?

"Survivor" players who get voted out after the merge lose their shot at $1 million, but get to stay at a luxurious resort called Ponderosa as they wait to cast their final vote. Former "Survivor" competitors told Insider what it's actually like at the resort, from day-drinking to being cut off from the outside world.
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Do Survivor contestants get paid?

In addition to competing for a $2 million grand prize, the contestants are reportedly offered around $35,000 to return for the reunion. While someone can earn a pretty sweet paycheck, Survivor is definitely considered one of the toughest reality shows to appear on.
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Who does Jeff Probst dislike the most?

If there's one thing that Jeff Probst really hates, it's quitters. Jeff loves when people fight to their last breath and do everything they can to remain on Survivor, even if their actions are ultimately fruitless. To him, quitting the game is the worst offense a player can possibly make.
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Which Survivor was the most brutal?

Most seasons go by without any medical evacuations, and some seasons see one. Two is rare, and three is even rarer. The brutal conditions were the worst on Caleb Reynolds, who suffered a horrible bout of heatstroke during a particularly hot and grueling challenge.
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Who is the best Survivor player of all time?

When talking about "Survivor" winners, you can't gloss over the first person to ever become the Sole Survivor. All of the gameplay that occurred in later seasons wouldn't have been possible without Richard Hatch.
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Did Coach and Jerri date?

Jerri Manthey and Benjamin "Coach" Wade

These two maybe have not been an official Survivor couple, but their relationship was fun to watch.
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What did Tina do with her money Survivor?

Four members of the jury wanted Wesson to get the prize, while three voted for Donaldson. The mother of two, who was extremely emaciated after 42 days in the rugged Outback, said she planned to use her prize money to pay off her home and her best friend's home, and to establish a charity fund with the remainder.
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Is Keith Famie still married?

Famie is a divorced father of two children, Josh and Alicia, and describes himself as creative, adventurous, and just happy to be alive each day, or as he puts it "everyday I wake up is a good Day".
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Who has won Survivor twice?

Sandra Diaz-Twine (born July 30, 1974) is an American television personality who became known for her appearances on the reality game show Survivor. She won the first two seasons she appeared on, Survivor: Pearl Islands and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, making her the show's first two-time winner.
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Are there bugs on Survivor?

"The extra toll the Survivor experience took on my body was getting multiple parasites, hookworms and tapeworms.
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Why did Survivor stop physical challenges?

“The decision to stop the challenge was made because we could see that the conditions were continuing to get worse,” he said. “The swells were getting bigger, the waves more intense.
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What actors did Jeff Probst date?

Julie Catherine Berry (born December 15, 1980) is an American television personality and producer. She is best known for competing on the reality competition show Survivor, as well as her subsequent relationship with its host, Jeff Probst.
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Who's the oldest person to play Survivor?

Rudy Boesch was 75 years old when he hit the beaches of Panama in Survivor: All-Stars (Season 8), making him the oldest person to ever play Survivor.
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Is Jeff Probst on Survivor married?

Probst was married to his first wife, psychotherapist Shelley Wright, from 1996 to 2001. In 2004, after filming on Survivor: Vanuatu wrapped, he began dating one of the contestants, Julie Berry. They broke up in early 2008. Probst married his second spouse, Lisa Ann Russell, on December 5, 2011.
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Is there toilet paper on Survivor?

There are no bathrooms and no toilet paper. Our tribe designated a small cove on the island as the bathroom area. Every morning thousands of minnows would flood into the cove, pushed by the current.
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What is Jeff Probst salary?

Jeff earns a salary of $8 million per year as host of the long running CBS reality show Survivor.
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