Survivor: Cook Islands | |
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Season 13 | |
Presented by | Jeff Probst |
No. of days | 39 |
No. of castaways | 20 |
Winner | Yul Kwon |
Runner-up | Ozzy Lusth |
Location | Aitutaki, Cook Islands |
No. of episodes | 15 |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 14 December 17, 2006 | –
Additional information | |
Filming dates | June 26 August 3, 2006 | –
Season chronology | |
Survivor: Cook Islands is the thirteenth season of the American competitive reality television series, Survivor. The season was filmed from June 26 to August 3, 2006, and premiered on September 14 of that year. Filmed in the Cook Islands, it was broadcast by CBS.
The season had 20 contestants who were initially divided into four "tribes" by ethnicity: African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Caucasian. The tribes were named after some of the Cook Islands: Manihiki, Puka Puka, Aitutaki, and Rarotonga. They were later merged into a single tribe, Aitutonga. The season was the first with a final consisting of three participants, rather than two. Yul Kwon defeated Ozzy Lusth and Becky Lee by a jury vote of 5–4–0 and was named the Sole Survivor, winning $1,000,000.