<P> Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers, alternatively subtitled Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers, is the 35th season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor . This season featured 18 new players divided into three tribes based on a dominant perceived trait: "Heroes" (courage), "Healers" (compassion), and "Hustlers" (tenacity). This was the fourth season of the show filmed in Fiji, following Survivor: Fiji, Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X, and Survivor: Game Changers . </P> <P> This season went back to the pre-Game Changers tie - breaker format, wherein re-votes still would occur in case of a dead - locked tie before it went to open deliberation and then rocks . This season also featured multiple advantages that were hidden during various rewards . These advantages were to be used at the following Tribal Council, whether or not the contestant who found it was required to attend . In this case, the contestant would anonymously gift it to someone who was to attend Tribal Council, for them to open just before leaving . Also, the final four Tribal Council format was changed such that, in lieu of a vote, the immunity winner would select two competitors to compete in a fire - making challenge in which the loser gets eliminated, and thus sent to the jury . </P> <P> The season premiered on September 27, 2017, and ended on December 20, 2017, when Ben Driebergen was named the winner over Chrissy Hofbeck and Ryan Ulrich in a 5--2--1 vote . </P> <P> The entire cast was officially announced on August 30, 2017 . The cast is composed of 18 new players, initially split into three tribes containing six members each; Levu ("Heroes"), Soko ("Healers"), and Yawa ("Hustlers"). </P>

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