Which Survivor players have played the most seasons?

Oscar Lusth, Cirie Fields and Rob Mariano hold the record for most Survivor seasons played, with 5 each. In total, 31 castaways have played three or more seasons, and 121 of the 751 US players have returned at least once. The table below ranks every castaway with 3+ seasons by appearances, then by days spent in the game.

Survivor players ranked by number of seasons played
# Player Seasons Seasons played Total days Best placement Connections
1 Oscar Lusth 5 S13, S16, S23, S34, S50 149 2nd 91
2 Cirie Fields 5 S12, S16, S20, S34, S50 144 3rd 83
3 Rob Mariano Winner 5 S4, S8, S20, S22, S40 131 Winner 77
4 Parvati Shallow Winner 4 S13, S16, S20, S40 130 Winner 66
5 Aubry Bracco Winner 4 S32, S34, S38, S50 115 Winner 70
6 Benjamin Wade 4 S18, S20, S23, S50 112 2nd 68
7 Colby Donaldson 4 S2, S8, S20, S50 111 2nd 63
8 Sandra Diaz-Twine Winner 4 S7, S20, S34, S40 110 Winner 64
9 Tyson Apostol Winner 4 S18, S20, S27, S40 106 Winner 65
10 Rupert Boneham 4 S7, S8, S20, S27 101 4th 63
11 Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick 4 S10, S11, S20, S50 94 2nd 73
12 Amanda Kimmel 3 S15, S16, S20 108 2nd 48
13 Andrea Boehlke 3 S22, S26, S34 103 5th 52
14 Sarah Lacina Winner 3 S28, S34, S40 96 Winner 52
15 Jeremy Collins Winner 3 S29, S31, S40 94 Winner 52
16 Jerri Manthey 3 S2, S8, S20 89 4th 44
17 Russell Hantz 3 S19, S20, S22 86 2nd 54
18 Tony Vlachos Winner 3 S28, S34, S40 84 Winner 52
19 Tina Wesson Winner 3 S2, S8, S27 83 Winner 46
20 J.T. Thomas Winner 3 S18, S20, S34 79 Winner 49
21 Malcolm Freberg 3 S25, S26, S34 79 4th 54
22 Jonathan Penner 3 S13, S16, S25 78 7th 53
23 Kelley Wentworth 3 S29, S31, S38 78 4th 50
24 James Clement 3 S15, S16, S20 76 7th 48
25 Amber Mariano Winner 3 S2, S8, S40 75 Winner 45
26 Joe Anglim 3 S30, S31, S38 75 8th 51
27 Ethan Zohn Winner 3 S3, S8, S40 69 Winner 47
28 Jenna Lewis-Dougherty 3 S1, S8, S50 68 3rd 51
29 Ciera Eastin 3 S27, S31, S34 66 5th 54
30 Candice Cody 3 S13, S20, S27 62 8th 54
31 Jeff Varner 3 S2, S31, S34 50 10th 51

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Frequently asked questions

Who has played the most seasons of Survivor?

Oscar Lusth, Cirie Fields and Rob Mariano hold the record, with 5 seasons of Survivor each across the show's US run.

Has anyone played Survivor 6 times?

Not yet. 5 seasons is the current record, shared by 3 players: Oscar Lusth, Cirie Fields, Rob Mariano.

Who has spent the most days playing Survivor?

Oscar Lusth has spent 149 days in the game across 5 seasons, the most of any castaway.

How many Survivor players have returned for more than one season?

121 of the 751 US castaways have played at least twice. 31 of them have played three or more times.