'Survivor' Season 43 on CBS: Where are the show's previous winners now?

Ahead of the new season's premiere, here's a look at what the show's recent winners have been up to

PUBLISHED SEP 16, 2022

Ahead of season premiere, a look at where previous season winners of 'Survivor' are right now (@tony_vlachos, @erika_cas and @maryanneoketch/Instagram)

While 'Survivor' has stayed popular throughout its past forty-two seasons, fans do not have to wait anymore. The fan-favorite series will be back with 'Survivor' Season 43 on September 21, 2022. We can once again expect new challenges, bonds, and deceit to all come into play when the group of strangers get stranded in a secluded location. While fans are excited about the new season, has anyone ever wondered where the previous season's winners are at present?

The end goal in the game reality show is to win $1 million and earn the coveted title of sole survivor. While the show has always garnered applause for testing the limits of all individuals, it has had winners like Tony Vlachos in Season 40, Erika Casupanan in Season 41, and Maryanne Oketch in Season 42. Before the current season premieres, let's take a look at where the previous season's winners are now.

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Where are the previous season's winners now?

1. Tony Vlachos

Tony Vlachos was crowned as the winner of Season 40 on May 12, 2020, triumphing over Natalie Anderson and Michele Fitzgerald in a 12-4-0 jury vote. For those unaware, Vlachos won the show's Season 28 titled, 'Survivor: Cagayan' as well as Season 40 titled 'Survivor: Winners at War'. Yes, the police officer is a two-time champion. Vlachos has an Instagram account, but with only 1.6K followers. While he hasn't traveled anywhere lately, he had gone to Disneyland in August 2022 and met some loyal fans there, based on his Instagram updates.

2. Erika Casupanan

Erika Casupanan, who hails from Falls, won Season 41 in February 2022, becoming the first-ever Canadian to win the reality game competition. According to her Instagram updates, she has been traveling in Canada a lot. She has also been to Mexico, Little Atlin Lake, Niagara Falls in Ontario, and so on.

3. Maryanne Oketch

Maryanne Oketch created history by becoming the winner of 'Survivor' Season 42 in June 2022. She was the first-ever black woman in the last two decades to win the show. According to Maryanne's Instagram updates, she has been to Pennsylvania, Union Square Park, Blue Mountain Ski Resort, Safe House, Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, Niagara Falls in NewYork, Fiji, Niagara Falls in Ontario, Maasai Mara, Nairobi, Lake Scugog, Vancouver, Hotel Riu in Santa Fe, and so on.

'Survivor' Season 43 airs all of its new episodes live on CBS from September 21, 2022, at 8 PM ET. Viewers who do not have access can watch it via streaming platforms like Fubo TV, Hulu with Live TV, and YouTube TV. Paramount Plus premium subscribers can watch their local CBS station through the streaming service as well.

Paramount Plus is the on-demand streaming home for the reality show, with episodes available to all subscribers the day after they air. Paramount Plus is now available in the UK as well, if you reside on that side of the pond.