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CBS kicks off the 24th season of it's wildly successful Survivor franchise, Survivor - One World, on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 8:00pm ET in a two-hour premiere episode.

This season, big drama is in store as big changes come to the format with the two tribes, separated into men and women, set up house living at the same camp together.

Noted contestants for the new season include Leif Manson - the first little person to compete on Survivor - and Monica Culpepper, who is the wife of former NFL football player Brad Culpepper.

Throughout Season 24, on a secluded beach in Upolu, Samoa, 18 contestants will vie for the title of Sole Survivor situated in what is now in the most used location in the show's history.

Meet the Cast: Survivor One World

Survivor One World Cast

Women (Salani tribe)

Nina Acosta,  from Clovis, CA; age 51
Christina Cha, from W. Hollywood, CA, age 29
Monica Culpepper, from Tampa, FL, age 41
Kat Edorsson, from Orlando FL, age 22
Chelsea Meissner, from Charleston SC, age 26
Kourtney Moon, from Austin TX, age 29
Alicia Rosa, from Chicago IL, age 25
Kim Spradlin, from San Antonio TX, age 29
Sabrina Thompson, from Brooklyn NY, age 33

Men (Manono tribe)

Jay Byars, from Gaffney SC, age 25
Colton Cumbie Monroeville AL, age 21
Michael Jefferson, from Seattle WA, age 30
Leif Manson, from San Diego CA, age 27
Jonas Otsuji, from Lehi UT, age 37
Bill Posley, from Venice CA, age 28
Matt Quinlan, from San Francisco CA, age 33
Troy "Troyzan" Robertson, from Miami FL age 50
Greg Smith, from Houston TX, age 64

How Survivor Works

The strategy Survivor contestants use on each other to form alliances and defeat enemies has roots in the history of war.

To become Sole Survivor, players must rely on a combination of well-thought out strategy and seat-of-your pants decision making, not to mention delicate diplomacy ... and good old-fashioned bluffing.

Jeff Probst explains, “Survivor is a war. The show deals with leadership and how you defeat the other tribe. It’s interesting how much it plays into the game all the way through.”

Whether you have never missed an episode, or have no clue what immunity is, the resources below will help you get to the heart of Survivor. Host Jeff Probst is ready to tell it like it is, and to use his clever questioning technique to separate the lies from the truth as he calls contestants out on relationships, broken promises, or bold faced lies.
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Throughout the season, keep it right here for rumors & spoilers, weekly psych-outs and tribal squabbles, plus regular updates on weekly eliminations.

More about Survivor South Pacific around the Web:

Survivor South Pacific - Official Survivor site on CBS featuring photos, castaway bios, videos, interviews, plus contests and polls.

Survivor Skills - An all-inclusive multimedia Web site with videos, cast bios, information on all things Survivor, updated articles, heated Survivor fan forum, photo gallery, cast bios, episodes recaps and predictions, tribal council, challenge winners and losers, info tracker, lodge recaps, calendar, maps.

Survivor.com Fan Forum - Busy site devoted to fans who like to talk Survivor.

Reality Blurred Survivor South Pacific - Always good for rumors that are solid and facts that you won't find on other sites...

Survivor South Pacific - Basic info with regular updates on eliminations during the season, from Wikipedia.

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