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Survivor 43 began with 18 castaways divided among the red Vesi, yellow Baka and blue Coco tribes. Here are the contestants and the occupations CBS reported when it announced the cast in 2022.
Who was on Survivor 43?
CBS announced 18 contestants competing for the $1 million prize and the title of Sole Survivor. The season was scheduled to premiere on September 21, 2022. The tribe assignments and occupations below reflect the official cast announcement; they describe the cast at that time, not necessarily anyone’s current job.
Source: CBS Entertainment’s Survivor 43 cast announcement.
Vesi (red tribe)
- Cody Assenmacher — elevator sales
- Jesse Lopez — political science PhD
- Dwight Moore — graduate student
- Nneka Ejere — pharmacist
- Justine Brennan — cyber security sales
- Noelle Lambert — U.S. Paralympian
Baka (yellow tribe)
- Mike “Gabler” Gabler — heart valve specialist
- Owen Knight — college admissions director
- Sami Layadi — pet cremator
- Elie Scott — clinical psychologist
- Morriah Young — teacher
- Jeanine Zheng — UX designer
Coco (blue tribe)
- James Jones — event planner
- Ryan Medrano — warehouse associate
- Geo Bustamante — project manager
- Lindsay Carmine — pediatric nurse
- Karla Cruz Godoy — educational project manager
- Cassidy Clark — designer
Winner note: Mike “Gabler” Gabler
Spoiler: Mike “Gabler” Gabler won Survivor 43 and the $1 million prize in the December 2022 finale. In the finale announcement, he said he planned to donate the entire prize to Veterans in Need in honor of his father, Robert Gabler; that announcement describes his plan, not a verified accounting of completed donations.
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Source: CBS Entertainment’s finale announcement.
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