Reality Bites: Survivor Season 34 Preview

Season 34 is just 5 days away - March 8 at 8:00 on CBS! The theme this season is "Game Changers". We have an all returning cast, so no new faces.

Some pre-game stats:

3 former winners: Sandra Diaz-Twine (7 & 20), J.T. Thomas (18), and Tony Vlachos (28).
6 3-time players: Andrea Boehlke (22 & 26), Ciera Eastin (27 & 31), Sandra Diaz-Twine (7 & 20), Jeff Varner (2 & 31), J.T. Thomas (18 & 20), Malcolm Freberg (25 & 26)
2 4-time players: Cirie Fields (12, 16 & 20), Ozzie Lusth (13, 16 & 23)
Only player to never attend a Tribal Council: Caleb Reynolds (lasted 4 episodes and his tribe never lost)
3 players who played the longest ago, from season 20 (14 seasons ago): Sandra Diaz-Twine, J.T. Thomas, and Cirie Fields
2 returning players from season 33: Michaela Bradshaw and Zeke Smith; the rest of the cast knew nothing of Michaela or Zeke because season 33 would not air for 3 months after the filming of season 34.

New Game Twists - NO Revote!

No revote! - This means that if a vote is a tie, they will go immediately to a tie-breaker instead of doing a 2nd round of voting for the names that were written down. The purpose of doing this is to change the "split the votes to flush out an idol" gameplay. This ups the risk, because a tie vote could mean drawing rocks if they can't determine unanimously who should go home.

Girls


Andrea Boehlke Age: 27 Hometown: New York, NY Previously played on: Season 22: Redemption Island, Finished 5th & Jury Member Season 26: Caramoan, Finished 7th & Jury Member	Aubry Bracco Age: 30 Hometown: Cambridge, MA Previously played on: Season 32: Brains Vs. Brawn Vs. Beauty, Runner Up

Ciera Eastin Age: 27 Hometown: Salem, OR Previously played on: Season 27: Blood Vs. Water, Finished 5th & Jury Member Season 31: Second Chances, Finished 10th	Cirie Fields Age: 45 Hometown: Norwalk, CT Previously played on: Season 12: Panama, Finished 4th & Jury member Season 16: Micronesia, Finished 3rd & Jury member Season 20: Heroes Vs. Villains, Finished 17th

Debbie Wanner Age: 51 Hometown: Reading, PA Previously played on: Season 32: Brains Vs. Brawn Vs. Beauty, Finished 9th	Hali Ford Age: 26 Hometown: Knoxville, TN Previously played on: Season 30: White, Blue, No Collar, Finished 11th & Jury Member

Michaela Bradshaw Age: 25 Hometown: Fort Worth, TX Previously played on: Season 33: Millennials Vs. Gen X, Finished 14th	Sandra Diaz-Twine Age: 41 Hometown: Fayetteville, NC Previously played on: Season 7: Pearl Islands, Winner Season 20: Heroes Vs. Villains, Winner

Sarah Lacina Age: 32 Hometown: Marion, IA Previously played on: Season 28: Brains Vs. Brawn Vs. Beauty, Finished 11th & Jury Member	Sierra Dawn-Thomas Age: 29 Hometown: Roy, UT Previously played on: Season 30: White, Blue, No Collar, Finished 5th & Jury Member

Guys


Brad Culpepper Age: 47 Hometown: Tampa, FL Previously played on: Season 27: Blood Vs. Water, Finished 15th	Caleb Reynolds Age: 28 Hometown: Hopkinsville, KY Previously played on: Season 32: Brain Vs. Brawn Vs. Beauty, Medically Evacuated

Jeff Varner Age: 50 Hometown: High Point, NC Previously played on: Season 2: Australia, Finished 10th out of 16 & Non-Jury Season 31: Second Chances, Finished 17th	J.T. Thomas Age: 31 Hometown: Mobile, AL Previously played on: Season 18: Tocantins, Winner Season 20: Heroes Vs. Villains, Finished 10th

Malcolm Freberg Age: 29 Hometown: Hermosa Beach, CA Previously played on: Season 25: Philippines, Finished 4th & Jury Member Season 26: Caramoan, Finished 9th & Jury Member	Ozzy Lusth Age: 34 Hometown: Venice, CA Previously played on: Season 13: Cook Islands, Runner-Up Season 16: Micronesia, Finished 9th & Jury Member Season 23: South Pacific, Finished 4th & Jury Member

Tai Trang Age: 52 Hometown: San Francisco, CA Previously played on: Season 32: Brain Vs. Brawn Vs. Beauty, 2nd Runner-Up	Tony Vlachos Age: 42 Hometown: Jersey City, NJ Previously played on: Season 28: Brawn Vs. Brains Vs. Beauty, Winner

Troyzan Robertson Age: 54 Hometown: Miami, FL Previously played on: Season 24: One World, Finished 8th & Jury Member	Zeke Smith Age: 28 Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Previously played on: Season 33: Millennials Vs. Gen X, Finished 9th & Jury Member