| Survivor: San Juan del Sur | |
|---|---|
| Season 29 | |
 Region 1 DVD cover | |
| Presented by | Jeff Probst |
| No. of days | 39 |
| No. of castaways | 18 |
| Winner | Natalie Anderson |
| Runner-up | Jaclyn Schultz |
| Location | San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 24[1] – December 17, 2014[2] |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | June 2 – July 10, 2014 |
| Season chronology | |
Survivor: San Juan del Sur — Blood vs. Water is the twenty-ninth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor, which premiered on September 24, 2014. Similar to Survivor: Blood vs. Water, the season features pairs of loved ones competing against each other but, unlike Blood vs. Water, all the players are new.[3] The season was filmed in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, the same location as Survivor: Nicaragua and Survivor: Redemption Island. The two-hour finale and one-hour reunion show aired on December 17, 2014, where Natalie Anderson was named the Sole Survivor by a vote of 5–2–1 over Jaclyn Schultz and Missy Payne.[2]
This season saw the return of Exile Island, which was last used in Survivor: Tocantins. In lieu of a reward challenge, a castaway and their loved one would square off in a duel. The loser is sent to Exile Island, while the winner earns reward for his or her tribe and must send one of their tribemates to Exile Island as well. The two castaways who are sent to Exile Island then have to choose one of two vases, where in only one has a clue to a hidden immunity idol located at their tribe's camp. Exile Island continued after the merge with one castaway exiled by the reward winners, where there would be a single urn with a clue to an idol hidden somewhere on Exile.
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- ^ a b Kissell, Rick (November 4, 2014). "CBS Keeping Winter Timeslots Warm With Returns of 'The Mentalist,' 'Undercover Boss'". Variety. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ Ross, Dalton (May 21, 2014). "'Survivor: San Juan del Sur — Blood vs. Water': Jeff Probst gives intel on NEXT season". EW.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.