This is a motivational post from Savannah. She shows/reads an email she
sent a producer regarding her application. She applied three times
before getting on. I was under the impression she didn't apply until
fall 2024.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSnN_INAKdS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
On 12/25/2025 3:25 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
This is a motivational post from Savannah. She shows/reads an email
she sent a producer regarding her application. She applied three times
before getting on. I was under the impression she didn't apply until
fall 2024.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSnN_INAKdS/?
utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
She applied when she was 18?-a Were they even taking players that young
back then?-a I think the first Survivor player that young was probably
Will Wahl in Millenials v GenX, which was years later.
On 12/25/2025 7:59 AM, Rick wrote:
On 12/25/2025 3:25 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
This is a motivational post from Savannah. She shows/reads an email
she sent a producer regarding her application. She applied three
times before getting on. I was under the impression she didn't apply
until fall 2024.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSnN_INAKdS/?
utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
She applied when she was 18?-a Were they even taking players that young
back then?-a I think the first Survivor player that young was probably
Will Wahl in Millenials v GenX, which was years later.
In the video she says she was either 17 or 18 when she first applied. I thought you had/have to be 18 to apply or can you apply at 17 as long as you'll be 18 by the time the game starts?
There's been other 18 year olds. There was a guy named Spencer Duhm on Survivor: Tocantins (S18?) who was 18. At the start of the series you
had to be 21 to apply and then at some point they lowered the age to 18.
I can't recall if they ever stated why they lowered the age. I doubt it
was because they needed a bigger pool of people to cast from.
On 12/25/2025 4:00 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/25/2025 7:59 AM, Rick wrote:
On 12/25/2025 3:25 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
This is a motivational post from Savannah. She shows/reads an email
she sent a producer regarding her application. She applied three
times before getting on. I was under the impression she didn't apply
until fall 2024.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSnN_INAKdS/?
utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
She applied when she was 18?-a Were they even taking players that
young back then?-a I think the first Survivor player that young was
probably Will Wahl in Millenials v GenX, which was years later.
In the video she says she was either 17 or 18 when she first applied.
I thought you had/have to be 18 to apply or can you apply at 17 as
long as you'll be 18 by the time the game starts?
There's been other 18 year olds. There was a guy named Spencer Duhm on
Survivor: Tocantins (S18?) who was 18. At the start of the series you
had to be 21 to apply and then at some point they lowered the age to
18. I can't recall if they ever stated why they lowered the age. I
doubt it was because they needed a bigger pool of people to cast from.
You're right.-a I forgot about Spencer.-a He was actually 19 when they filmed that season.-a Will Wahl-a was 18 when he did Millennials v Gen X, which made him the youngest at that time.-a It's really hard to imagine
an 18-year old Savannah on the show.-a I wonder what she was like back then?
At one time in the US, you had to be 21 to sign a contract, but that got gradually lowered to 18 in most states by the time Survivor came on the
air in 2000.-a But it was still 21 in some states like Mississippi, so
maybe that's why they left it at 21 when the show first aired.
I found this article that explains why and when they lowered the age to 18:
https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2008/05/survivor-tocantins- age_limit_lowered
On 12/25/2025 3:54 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/25/2025 4:00 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/25/2025 7:59 AM, Rick wrote:
On 12/25/2025 3:25 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
This is a motivational post from Savannah. She shows/reads an email >>>>> she sent a producer regarding her application. She applied three
times before getting on. I was under the impression she didn't
apply until fall 2024.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSnN_INAKdS/?
utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
She applied when she was 18?-a Were they even taking players that
young back then?-a I think the first Survivor player that young was
probably Will Wahl in Millenials v GenX, which was years later.
In the video she says she was either 17 or 18 when she first applied.
I thought you had/have to be 18 to apply or can you apply at 17 as
long as you'll be 18 by the time the game starts?
There's been other 18 year olds. There was a guy named Spencer Duhm
on Survivor: Tocantins (S18?) who was 18. At the start of the series
you had to be 21 to apply and then at some point they lowered the age
to 18. I can't recall if they ever stated why they lowered the age. I
doubt it was because they needed a bigger pool of people to cast from.
You're right.-a I forgot about Spencer.-a He was actually 19 when they
filmed that season.-a Will Wahl-a was 18 when he did Millennials v Gen
X, which made him the youngest at that time.-a It's really hard to
imagine an 18-year old Savannah on the show.-a I wonder what she was
like back then?
Spencer was 18 when they shot Tocantins. CBS probably lists him as 19 as that was the age he was when the season aired. I did some digging to
confirm his age. He was born on 12/20/1989 and S18's filming dates were 11/2/2008 to 12/10/2008. CBS seems to get ages wrong quite often.
At one time in the US, you had to be 21 to sign a contract, but that
got gradually lowered to 18 in most states by the time Survivor came
on the air in 2000.-a But it was still 21 in some states like
Mississippi, so maybe that's why they left it at 21 when the show
first aired.
I found this article that explains why and when they lowered the age
to 18:
https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2008/05/survivor-tocantins-
age_limit_lowered
So they did want to expand the casting pool! If it wasn't for that rule change we probably never would have been blessed with Brandon Hantz.
IIRC, he was 19 when he first played. Without Natalie Tenerelli would
Boston Rob have won S22?
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