Survivor Season 28 Castaways Revealed! Meet the 18 Contestants Competing in Brawn vs. Brains vs. Beauty

The CBS reality hit returns on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m with a special two-hour premiere

By Tierney Bricker Jan 22, 2014 5:00 PMTags
Survivor, Season 28 CastMonty Brinton/CBS

Are you ready to outwit, outplay and outlast...again?

Survivor returns for its 28th season on Wednesday, Feb. 26, and CBS has finally revealed the 18 contestants set to duke it out in Cagayan, a province in the Philippines. And this season's theme sure is a fun one: Brains vs. Brawn vs. Beauty!

That's right, it's basically high school all over again, with the brainiacs battling the jocks and the beauty queens. In this season's crop, we've got the President of the Miami Marlins, a former Miss Teen USA, a pro poker player all competing for the title of sole survivor.

It's time to meet your survivors! Let's break it down by tribe, shall we?

 Brawn Tribe
Cliff Robinson, 46, Former NBA All-Star, Newark
Lindsey Ogle, 29, Hairstylist, Kokomo, Ind.
Sarah Lacina, 29, Police Officer, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Tony Vlachos, 39, Police Officer, Jersey City
Trish Hegarty, 48, Instructor, Needham, Mass.
Yung "Woo" Hwang, 29, Martial Arts Instructor, Newport Beach, Calif.

Brains Tribe
David Samson, 45, President of the Miami Marlins, Plantation, Fla.
Garrett Adelstein, 27, Pro Poker Play, Santa Monica, Calif.
J'Tia Taylor, 21, Nuclear Engineer, Chicago
Kassandra "Kass" McQuillen, 21, Attorney, Tehachapi, Calif.
Latasha "Tasha" Fox, 37, Accountant, St. Louis
Spencer Bledsoe, 21, Student, Chicago

Beauty Tribe
Alexis Maxwell, 21, Student, Addison, Ill.
Brice Johnston, 27, Social worker, Philadelphia
Jefra Bland, 22, Miss Kentucky Teen USA, Campbellsville, KY.
Jeremiah Wood, 34, Male Model, Dobson, N.C.
LJ McKanas, 34, Horse Trainer, Boston
Morgan McLeod, 21, Ex-NFL Cheerleader, San Jose