With the premiere only a few days away lets meet the cast. My family will be watching weekly and doing out typical ‘blind draft’*.

“This latest group of players must form a new society and nimbly adapt to their surroundings while contending with unforeseen obstacles and navigating an increasingly complex social game” CBS wrote in a press release.


So who are they? Lets look at the 3 tribes (even though I think there only needs to be two tribes but I digress)

Vula Tribe

Meet the members of the Vula tribe.

Stephanie Berger

Age: 38

Hometown: New York City, N.Y.

Current residence: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Occupation: Tech product lead

Saiounia ‘Sai’ Hughley

Age: 30

Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.

Current residence: Simi Valley, Calif.

Occupation: Marketing Professional

Kevin Leung

Age: 34

Hometown: Fremont, Calif.

Current residence: Livermore, Calif.

Occupation: Finance Manager

Cedrek McFadden

Age: 45

Hometown: Columbia, S.C.

Current residence: Greenville, S.C.

Occupation: Surgeon

Justin Pioppi

Age: 29

Hometown: Winthrop, Mass.

Current residence: Winthrop, Mass.

Occupation: Pizzeria manager

Mary Zheng

Age: 31

Hometown: Montgomery Village, Md.

Current residence: Philadelphia, Pa.

Occupation: Substance abuse counselor

Lagi Tribe

Meet the members of the Lagi tribe.

Shauhin Davari

Age: 38

Hometown: East Bay, Calif.

Current residence: Costa Mesa, Calif.

Occupation: Debate professor

Eva Erickson

Age: 24

Hometown: Eagan, Minn.

Current residence: Providence, R.I.

Occupation: PhD Candidate

Joe Hunter

Age: 45

Hometown: Vacaville, Calif.

Current residence: West Sacramento, Calif.

Occupation: Fire Captain

Thomas Krottinger

Age: 34

Hometown: The Woodlands, Tex.

Current residence: Los Angeles, Calif.

Occupation: Music executive

Bianca Roses

Age: 33

Hometown: West Orange, N.J.

Current residence: Arlington, Va.

Occupation: PR Consultant

Star Toomey

Age: 28

Hometown: Monrovia, Liberia

Current residence: Augusta, Ga.

Occupation: Sales expert

Civa Tribe

Meet the members of the Civa tribe.

Kyle Fraser

Age: 31

Hometown: Roanoke, Va.

Current residence: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Occupation: Attorney

Mitch Guerra

Age: 34

Hometown: Waco, Tex.

Current residence: Waco, Tex.

Occupation: P.E. Coach

Kamilla Karthigesu

Age: 31

Hometown: Toronto, Canada

Current residence: Foster City, Calif.

Occupation: Software engineer

David Kinne

Age: 39

Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.

Current residence: Buena Park, Calif.

Occupation: Stunt Performer

Charity Nelms

Age: 34

Hometown: Monroe, Mich.

Current residence: St. Petersburg, Fla.

Occupation: Flight attendant

Chrissy Sarnowsky

Age: 55

Hometown: South Side of Chicago, Ill.

Current residence: South Side of Chicago, Ill.

Occupation: Fire Lieutenant


*4 family members, each of us picks out 4 names from a hat for our draft picks, the remaining two are ‘alternates’. 5 dollars from each family member goes in the hat as the prize pot.

Update on my picks:

Mitch
Kevin
Joe
Mary