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Former Survivor castaway Rudy Boesch has died at 91

Rudy Boesch was a former Survivor castaway that left a lasting mark on the reality competition show and its fans. PEOPLE has just confirmed that Rudy has passed away at the age of 91. A report on his death stated that Rudy died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. It has led to a

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What is a durag on Survivor? Jamal, Jack bond over tense moment

A durag is basically a scarf that can be worn on the head after a hair treatment process. On the show of Survivor, it is referred to as a buff, which most of the contestants wear during each successive season. Those buffs get used for a variety of purposes, but the main purpose is to

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Elaine on Survivor 2019: Bold move leads to immediate reward

Elaine is on Survivor 2019, and she is starting to look like a real contender to win the Island of the Idols season. During the episode titled “Suck It Up Buttercup,” she made a bold move that may have saved her game. Elaine got the chance to meet with “Boston Rob” Mariano and Sandra Diaz-Twine,

Recaps

Survivor: Island of the Idols Episode 6 recap — Suck It Up Buttercup

The Survivor: Island of the Idols recap comes from Episode 6 on Wednesday night. The Season 39 episode was called “Suck It Up Buttercup,” and it dealt with the final 15 castaways battling to stay alive in the game. The last episode saw the castaways drop their buffs and form new tribes. In the end,

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Who got voted off Survivor tonight? Idols present huge advantage

Could the castaway who got voted off Survivor tonight be more surprising than past episodes of Season 39? Probably not. Island of the Idols has been all about the blindside and that included what took place during the last episode. Last time, it was Tom Laidlaw who got blindsided. At least he didn’t have an

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Dean Kowalski from Survivor: Columbia basketball player showcased

Dean Kowalski is on Survivor: Island of the Idols as a cast member for the fall 2019 season of the show. While he had been seen and mentioned during the first four episodes of the show, Episode 5 finally gave him some important scenes. Dean got the first lines during Season 39, Episode 5, as

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Survivor recap: Episode 5 spoilers include tribe shuffle, surprise vote

The Survivor recap from Season 39, Episode 5 stems from a new episode on Wednesday night. The show picked up right after the Tribal Council that took place on Day 11, with Dean Kowalski trying to figure out what went wrong. During the last episode of the show, Chelsea Walker was sent home at Tribal

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Who was sent home on Survivor? Who bit the hand that fed them?

A new episode meant someone was sent home on Survivor tonight. It was the fifth person who has been eliminated from Survivor: Island of the Idols, but it was a tad less dramatic than the previous blindsides on the show. In successive weeks, Vince Moua and Chelsea Walker were voted out at Tribal Council, despite

Previews

Survivor Season 39, Episode 5 preview: Drop those buffs

Survivor is back with Season 39, Episode 5 on Wednesday night. Island of the Idols continues with another castaway getting sent home before the hour is up. Last week on the show, another blindside took place at Tribal Council. It seems to be a running theme with Island of the Idols, but that isn’t the

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Who went home on Survivor last week? Island of the Idols Episode 4

The castaway who went home on Survivor last week didn’t see it coming. In fact, Episode 4 of the Island of the Idols season turned into another huge blindside for the group at Tribal Council. The end result was one that left mentors Rob Mariano and Sandra Diaz-Twine pretty excited in their hiding spot when host Jeff Probst