Spoiler: The Winner of ‘Survivor 50’ Doesn’t Actually Take Home a $2 Million Prize

Spoiler: The Winner of ‘Survivor 50’ Doesn’t Actually Take Home a $2 Million Prize

Spoiler: The Winner of ‘Survivor 50’ Doesn’t Actually Take Home a $2 Million Prize

Spoilers for Survivor 50 ahead!

And just like that, the biggest season of one of the best reality TV shows of all time, Survivor 50, has come to an end. Fan favorites from every season returned for another chance to compete in challenges with each tribe for the title of Sole Survivor—and, of course, the show’s whopping cash prize. Typically, the Sole Survivor wins $1 million, but in this all-star season, the stakes were raised even higher since the prize increased to $2 million. Or…so I thought.

Aubry Bracco officially outlived all the other tribe members, making her this season’s Sole Survivor. “I’ve been waiting for this for ten years, and I couldn’t be more honored and grateful,” Aubry said through tears after winning the title. “Thank you to everybody who loves this show. So much heart and soul goes into it, and I’m just so grateful.”

So, is Aubry actually taking home $2 million? The answer’s a little complicated, but allow me to break it down for you.

How much does the winner of Survivor 50 take home?

While Aubry did win the money, the U.S. treats winnings from a lottery or game show as regular income. Meaning: Aubry will have to pay taxes on the prize pot. And, in the nature of being nosy, I went ahead and did the math so you don’t have to.

Per U.S. tax laws, production companies are expected to immediately withhold (at least) 24 percent federal tax if a prize is over $5,000. Because the Survivor 50 prize is much higher, Aubry will have to pay 37 percent of federal taxes on her winnings, deducting $740,000 from the prize pot.

“reverse the curse” – back from tribal, tensions rise following the exit of a particularly historic player the final five immunity challenge ends in a showdown and features one of the closest finishes the show has ever seen jeff reveals the outcomes of the remaining in game fan votes and how they impact the final stage of the competition then, one castaway will be crowned sole survivor and awarded the $2 million prize, during the threehour live season finale, on survivor 50, wednesday, may 20 8001100 pm, etpt on the cbs television network, and streaming on paramount live and ondemand for paramount premium plan subscribers, or ondemand for paramount essential subscribers the day after the episode airs jeff probst serves as host and executive producer pictured aubry bracco photo robert voetscbs ©2025 cbs broadcasting, inc all rights reserved
CBS

Then, there’s the state tax, depending on where she lives. After some digging, it looks like she resides in Los Angeles, meaning she has to throw in another 13 percent, which could range from $180,000 to $265,000. So, after ^^^ all that, she’ll likely be left with a prize actually ranging from $995,000 to $1,080,000.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Back to top button
error: Content is protected !!

Adblock Detected

Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker