Survivor 49
Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
One of the most recent chapters of the new era, played out in the now-familiar Fijian arena.
Sole Survivor
Savannah Louie
Won the jury 5-2-1
- Year
- 2025
- Location
- Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
- Format
- New era
- Days
- 26 days
- Castaways
- 18
- Grand prize
- $1,000,000
- Jury vote
- 5-2-1
Also read at the Final Tribal Council
How Savannah Louie won
Savannah navigated a twist-heavy endgame and made her case to the jury, earning the title in a 5-2-1 decision.
In context
Era
The New Era
2021–2026
Timeline
49th of 50
Aired 2025
Filming
Fiji
18th of 19 seasons filmed here
Starting tribes
The 3 tribes marooned when the game began — and where the names come from.
Per Jeff Probst, a nod to 'intuition' — a quality he sees as essential to winning. (Hina is also a Polynesian moon/feminine deity.)
Fijian for 'to anchor' — part of the season's seafaring naming theme.
Fijian for 'to steer' (a rudder) — continuing the navigation theme alongside Kele.
At the merge · they became Lewatu — Merge tribe — reported to mean 'strongest woman in the village' (echoing 'lewa', woman, and 'vatu', stone).
The twists in play
The whole arsenalIdol moments
“I'm Good”
Rizo keeps the real oneRizo Velovic
Rizo sat on his hidden idol for weeks, longer than almost anyone — and at one Tribal he pulled out a string of beads as a decoy to rattle the vote. When Jeff confirmed it wasn't an idol and the table dared him to play the real thing, Rizo just smiled: “I'm good.” He finally cashed his actual idol in for himself at the final five.
Explore Season 49
Common questions
- Who won Survivor Survivor 49?
- Savannah Louie won Survivor: Survivor 49 (Season 49, 2025), taking the jury vote 5-2-1.
- Where was Survivor Season 49 filmed?
- Survivor: Survivor 49 was filmed in Mamanuca Islands, Fiji.
- When did Survivor Season 49 air?
- Survivor: Survivor 49 aired in 2025 and ran 26 days.
- Who were the finalists in Survivor Survivor 49?
Around the fire
The tribe's debating Survivor 49 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…”
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