Most Seasons Played in Survivor History

The record for most Survivor seasons played is 5, held by Oscar Lusth, Cirie Fields and Rob Mariano. Below is every castaway with three or more seasons, ranked by appearances and then by total days in the game, updated through Season 50. For the question-and-answer version of this list, see who has played the most seasons.

Survivor players ranked by number of seasons played
# Player Seasons Seasons played Total days Best placement
T1 Oscar Lusth 5 S13, S16, S23, S34, S50 149 2nd
T1 Cirie Fields 5 S12, S16, S20, S34, S50 144 3rd
T1 Rob Mariano Winner 5 S4, S8, S20, S22, S40 131 Winner
T4 Parvati Shallow Winner 4 S13, S16, S20, S40 130 Winner
T4 Aubry Bracco Winner 4 S32, S34, S38, S50 115 Winner
T4 Benjamin Wade 4 S18, S20, S23, S50 112 2nd
T4 Colby Donaldson 4 S2, S8, S20, S50 111 2nd
T4 Sandra Diaz-Twine Winner 4 S7, S20, S34, S40 110 Winner
T4 Tyson Apostol Winner 4 S18, S20, S27, S40 106 Winner
T4 Rupert Boneham 4 S7, S8, S20, S27 101 4th
T4 Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick 4 S10, S11, S20, S50 94 2nd
T12 Amanda Kimmel 3 S15, S16, S20 108 2nd
T12 Andrea Boehlke 3 S22, S26, S34 103 5th
T12 Sarah Lacina Winner 3 S28, S34, S40 96 Winner
T12 Jeremy Collins Winner 3 S29, S31, S40 94 Winner
T12 Jerri Manthey 3 S2, S8, S20 89 4th
T12 Russell Hantz 3 S19, S20, S22 86 2nd
T12 Tony Vlachos Winner 3 S28, S34, S40 84 Winner
T12 Tina Wesson Winner 3 S2, S8, S27 83 Winner
T12 J.T. Thomas Winner 3 S18, S20, S34 79 Winner
T12 Malcolm Freberg 3 S25, S26, S34 79 4th
T12 Jonathan Penner 3 S13, S16, S25 78 7th
T12 Kelley Wentworth 3 S29, S31, S38 78 4th
T12 James Clement 3 S15, S16, S20 76 7th
T12 Amber Mariano Winner 3 S2, S8, S40 75 Winner
T12 Joe Anglim 3 S30, S31, S38 75 8th
T12 Ethan Zohn Winner 3 S3, S8, S40 69 Winner
T12 Jenna Lewis-Dougherty 3 S1, S8, S50 68 3rd
T12 Ciera Eastin 3 S27, S31, S34 66 5th
T12 Candice Cody 3 S13, S20, S27 62 8th
T12 Jeff Varner 3 S2, S31, S34 50 10th

Frequently asked questions

What is the record for most seasons of Survivor played?

5 seasons, held by Oscar Lusth, Cirie Fields and Rob Mariano. No castaway has played more.

How many players have played Survivor four or more times?

11 castaways have played at least four seasons, the show's true legends tier.

How many Survivor players have ever returned?

121 of the 751 US castaways have played at least two seasons, and 31 have played three or more.