| Survivor: Samoa | |
|---|---|
| Season 19 | |
 Region 1 DVD cover | |
| Presented by | Jeff Probst |
| No. of days | 39 |
| No. of castaways | 20 |
| Winner | Natalie White |
| Runner-up | Russell Hantz |
| Location | Upolu, Samoa[1] |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 17 – December 20, 2009 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | June 11 – July 19, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
Survivor: Samoa is the nineteenth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The season premiered on Thursday, September 17, 2009. Participant applications were due by January 14, 2009. Approximately 800 were invited to be interviewed in several states. Following this, approximately 48 semi-finalists were invited to Los Angeles in April 2009 for final interviews with the producers. From there, 20 finalists were selected to be contestants in the show, which was scheduled to occur between mid June and mid-July 2009 in Samoa. Similar to Survivor: Tocantins, the minimum age requirement for this season was 18 for most states.[2]
In the end, Natalie White defeated Russell Hantz and Mick Trimming with a vote of 7–2–0. Hantz ended up winning the "Sprint Player of the Season" Award, earning the fans' vote over the next highest vote getters, Shannon "Shambo" Waters and Brett Clouser. This was the first season when the tribes merged at 12 players with nine people on the jury.
- ^ "Judge says Hatch can't travel for 'Survivor'". Today. Associated Press. July 13, 2009. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
- ^ CBS.com (December 31, 2008). "Survivor 19 Open Call Information".
All applicants must 18 and over at the time of application, except that if you reside in one of the five states listed below, you must be at least the following age: Alabama: 19 years or older; District of Columbia: 21 years or older; Mississippi: 21 years or older; Nebraska: 19 years or older; Wyoming: 19 years or older