Survivor players on Fear Factor

7 US Survivor castaways have also competed on Fear Factor. Here they are, with the Survivor seasons they played and how they fared on Fear Factor.

How they connect

Solid links mean the castaways shared a Survivor season; dashed links mean they competed in the same season or episode of Fear Factor. Select a node for details, then use the card to open a profile.

  1. Ethan Zohn

    Survivor 3, 8, 40 Fear Factor: Reality Stars (2005)

    Runner-up of the celebrity 'Reality Stars' episode (aired Feb 28, 2005); lost to Bachelorette winner Ryan Sutter.

  2. Jenna Morasca

    Survivor 6, 8 Fear Factor: Reality Stars (2005)

    Eliminated in the second round of the 'Reality Stars' episode by Omarosa Manigault (The Apprentice).

  3. Jon Dalton

    Survivor 7, 16 Fear Factor: Reality Stars Fear Factor (2006, 3-part all-stars)

    Competed as a pair with Twila Tanner on the Survivor team; eliminated in the second week. The all-stars competition was won by Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin and Trishelle Cannatella (The Real World).

  4. Twila Tanner

    Survivor 9 Fear Factor: Reality Stars Fear Factor (2006, 3-part all-stars)

    Competed as a pair with Jon Dalton (Jonny Fairplay) on the Survivor team; eliminated in the second week.

  5. Abi-Maria Gomes

    Survivor 25, 31 Celebrity Fear Factor (2018)

    Competed on a Survivor team with Sierra Dawn Thomas in the 'Reality TV Royal Rumble' episode; the Survivor teams were eliminated and Big Brother's Brendon Villegas & Rachel Reilly won.

  6. Caleb Reynolds

    Survivor 32, 34 Celebrity Fear Factor (2018)

    Competed on a Survivor team with his brother Blake in the 'Reality TV Royal Rumble' episode; eliminated in the second challenge after his nose blocker fell out. Big Brother's Villegas & Reilly won.

  7. Sierra Dawn Thomas

    Survivor 30, 34 Celebrity Fear Factor (2018)

    Competed on a Survivor team with Abi-Maria Gomes in the 'Reality TV Royal Rumble' episode; their team was eliminated in the first challenge.

Scope: celebrity/reality-star editions of the US Fear Factor (NBC original run, and the 2017-2018 MTV revival hosted by Ludacris) through mid-2026. Seven verified US Survivor alumni across three celebrity events. (1) Fear Factor: Reality Stars (NBC, Feb 28, 2005) featured Ethan Zohn (runner-up) and Jenna Morasca alongside stars from The Apprentice, The Amazing Race, The Bachelorette and American Idol. (2) Reality Stars Fear Factor (NBC, 2006), a 3-part all-stars competition for $150,000, featured Jonny Fairplay (credited on Survivor as Jon Dalton; slug 'jon-dalton') and Twila Tanner as the Survivor team; they were eliminated in week two and the event was won by Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin & Trishelle Cannatella (The Real World). (3) Celebrity Fear Factor (MTV, 2018), the 'Reality TV Royal Rumble' episode, pitted two Survivor teams (Abi-Maria Gomes & Sierra Dawn Thomas; Caleb Reynolds & his brother Blake) against Big Brother teams for a $50,000 charity prize; the Survivor teams were eliminated and Big Brother's Brendon Villegas & Rachel Reilly won. Season-number notes: Ethan Zohn = Africa (S3, winner), All-Stars (S8), Winners at War (S40); Jenna Morasca = Amazon (S6, winner), All-Stars (S8); Jon Dalton = Pearl Islands (S7), Micronesia (S16); Twila Tanner = Vanuatu (S9, runner-up); Abi-Maria Gomes = Philippines (S25), Cambodia (S31); Sierra Dawn Thomas = Worlds Apart (S30), Game Changers (S34); Caleb Reynolds = Kaoh Rong (S32, medically evacuated), Game Changers (S34). Caleb also appeared on US Big Brother 16 (see big-brother-us.json). Non-Survivor Fear Factor celebrities (from Big Brother, The Real World, The Amazing Race, etc.) are excluded.

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