| Survivor: South Pacific | |
|---|---|
| Season 23 | |
 Region 1 DVD cover | |
| Presented by | Jeff Probst |
| No. of days | 39 |
| No. of castaways | 18 |
| Winner | Sophie Clarke |
| Runner-up | Benjamin "Coach" Wade |
| Location | Upolu, Samoa |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 14 – December 18, 2011 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | May 30 – July 7, 2011 |
| Season chronology | |
Survivor: South Pacific is the twenty-third season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The season was filmed from May 30 through July 7, 2011, and premiered on September 14, 2011.[1] Applications were due on January 11, 2011, approximately 800 applicants visited in various states, from there 16 contestants were chosen as participants.[2]
Samoa was not initially selected as a location for this season, as the show had already filmed two seasons (Samoa and Heroes vs. Villains) in the area. The production team withdrew from their original locale, Tonga, due to economic problems.[3] The season was filmed in the vicinity of Upolu and it served as the location for the next season and this was the third season to be filmed in the country, tied with Panama.[4] Redemption Island, first introduced in the prior season, returned for this season.
Sophie Clarke was named the winner in the final episode on December 18, 2011, defeating Benjamin "Coach" Wade and Albert Destrade in a 6–3–0 vote.[5] Ozzy Lusth won $100,000 as the "Sprint Player of the Season", winning this honor by the largest margin since the award's inception in Survivor: China, and earning the fans' vote over John Cochran.
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- ^ Andy Dehnart (April 2, 2011). "Survivor back to Samoa: crew hotel now booked for four months". reality blurred. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ Schwartz, Alison (December 18, 2011). "Survivor Winner Revealed!". People. Retrieved December 19, 2011.