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Aras Baskauskas

Sole Survivor

Aras Baskauskas

Aras Baskauskas

The yoga instructor who held the chaotic Casaya tribe together in Panama and beat Danielle at the final two.

Seasons
2
Title
Sole Survivor
Occupation
Yoga instructor
Hometown
Santa Monica, CA
The story

Aras Baskauskas brought a calm, athletic presence to the messiest tribe Survivor had yet produced — Panama's Casaya, a dysfunctional crew that somehow ran the whole season. He balanced the camp's big personalities, stayed central to every vote, and won the immunity he needed at the final four.

He beat Danielle DiLorenzo 5-2 at the end. A Blood vs. Water return with his brother Vytas ended in a mid-game blindside, but the yoga instructor's original Panama win is still a model of staying cool while everyone around you melts down.

By the torchlight

Career record

Winner
best finish
1
immunity necklace
64
days on the island
1
Final Tribal
5
jury votes

Where they finished

the bigger the blaze, the deeper the run

  1. WinnerS12
  2. 11thS27
  1. 12

    Panama

    Sole Survivor

    2006 · Pearl Islands, Panama · Viveros

    39 days1 immunity5 jury votes

    Aras, a yoga instructor and challenge threat, balanced physical wins with a tight alliance alongside Cirie, edging Danielle in a close final vote.

  2. 27

    Blood vs. Water

    11th

    2013 · Caramoan, Philippines · Galang

    25 days

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

Pulled from the urn — every vote ever cast against Aras, and how often Aras read the night right.

16
votes against
12
Tribals sat at
7 / 12
read right
58% of the time
The tribe weighs in

Rate Aras's game

Tribe rating

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Your scores

7
7
7
The wider tribe

Played alongside Aras

Castaways Aras shared the island with — tap any face to cross over to their game.

12Panama2006+3 more from Panama
27Blood vs. Water2013+7 more from Blood vs. Water
Around the fire

Common questions

Did Aras Baskauskas win Survivor?
Yes. Aras Baskauskas won Survivor: Panama (Season 12).
How many times has Aras Baskauskas played Survivor?
Aras Baskauskas has played 2 seasons of Survivor: Season 12 (Panama), Season 27 (Blood vs. Water).
How many days has Aras Baskauskas played Survivor?
Aras Baskauskas has spent 64 days on the island across 2 seasons.
How many immunity challenges has Aras Baskauskas won?
Aras Baskauskas has won 1 individual immunity challenge across 2 seasons.
How many times has Aras Baskauskas made the Final Tribal Council?
Aras Baskauskas has reached the Final Tribal Council 1 time, winning once.
How many times was Aras Baskauskas voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 12 Tribal Councils, 16 votes were cast against Aras Baskauskas.
How good was Aras Baskauskas at reading the vote?
Aras Baskauskas voted for the eliminated castaway at 7 of 12 vote-decided Tribal Councils — 58% of the time.
What is Aras Baskauskas known for?
The yoga instructor who held the chaotic Casaya tribe together in Panama and beat Danielle at the final two.

Around the fire

The tribe's debating Aras's game right now

“Cirie never needed an idol. She WAS the idol — read every vote a round early and bent the whole jungle to her will without a single immunity win. That's the cei…”
— MergeBeast · 64 🔥 and climbing

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