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Bitter or Better: The First Juror's Impact | Seasons 36-40 Jul 23, 2026

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John, McKenna, and Kyle from TheMatChat23 discuss how the first juror impacts the rest of the game. Will they be bitter and cast a negative light? Or be better and say, "It's a game! We all came here to play it!"? This week, we will be talking about the jurors of seasons 36-40 and how they impacted the outcome of the game.

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Survivor Winner Rankings: Starting the Top 20! Jul 21, 2026

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The Survivor Specialists continue ranking every Survivor winner! We've already ranked 30 winners, and tonight, we're ranking 20-11. Do you agree with our choices? Who is the most underrated winner on this list? Who is most overrated?

Watch the rest of our series here!

Episode 1: https://youtube.com/live/upWpIZAXjTg

Episode 2: https://youtube.com/live/ZX18Ia5GFaY

Episode 3: https://youtube.com/live/aLcW_p4dPDY

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Bitter or Better: The First Juror's Impact | Seasons 31-35 Jul 16, 2026

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John, McKenna, and Kyle from TheMatChat23 discuss how the first juror impacts the rest of the game. Will they be bitter and cast a negative light? Or be better and say, "It's a game! We all came here to play it!"? This week, we will be talking about the jurors of seasons 31-35 and how they impacted the outcome of the game.

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Survivor Winner Rankings: The Middle 10! Jul 15, 2026

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The Survivor Specialists continue ranking every Survivor winner! We already ranked the bottom 20 winners, and tonight, we're ranking 30-21. Do you agree with our choices? Who is the most underrated winner on this list? Who is most overrated?

Watch the rest of our series here!

Episode 1: https://youtube.com/live/upWpIZAXjTg

Episode 2: https://youtube.com/live/ZX18Ia5GFaY

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Surviving the Fandom: Episode 10 w/ McKenna Jul 13, 2026

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Tegwyth is joined by McKenna, who discusses joining the Specialists, her love for Survivor, and more, in this episode of Surviving the Fandom!

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Winning Survivor - Cambodia to HHH Jul 10, 2026

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The Survivor Specialists are joined by ‪‪@OnceUponAnIsland‬ for another episode of Winning Survivor. Join us as we break down how every single winner earned the title of Sole Survivor, highlighting how the game and winning criteria have changed over the past 26 years!

Today's all about Jeremy, Michele, Adam, Sarah, and Ben

0:00 Jeremy

30:33 Michele

1:00:57 Adam

1:29:50 Sarah

1:54:24 Ben

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Winning Survivor - Caramoan to Worlds Apart Jul 10, 2026

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Tonight's all about Cochran, Tyson, Tony, Natalie, and Mike

0:00 Cochran

31:55 Tyson

52:36 Tony

1:17:55 Natalie A

1:39:13 Mike

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Survivor Winner Rankings: Completing the Bottom 20! Jul 09, 2026

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The Survivor Specialists continue ranking every Survivor winner! Last week, we ranked the bottom 10 winners of all time, and tonight, we're ranking 40-31. Do you agree with our choices? Who is the most underrated winner on this list? Who is most overrated?

Watch episode 1 of this series here: https://youtube.com/live/upWpIZAXjTg

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Bitter or Better: The First Juror's Impact | Seasons 26-30 Jul 09, 2026

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John, McKenna, and Kyle from TheMatChat23‬ discuss how the first juror impacts the rest of the game. Will they be bitter and cast a negative light? Or be better and say, "It's a game! We all came here to play it!"? This week, we will be talking about the jurors of seasons 26-30 and how they impacted the outcome of the game.

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The Best Survivor Twists That Should Be in the Open Era Jul 07, 2026

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The Survivor Specialists are breaking down all the twists they want to see Survivor include in the Open Era. From tribe swaps to schoolyard picks to One World, we have it all covered here!

What twists do you want to see in the Open Era? Let us know in the comments.

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