Survivor: Panama

Survivor: Panama
Season 12
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Presented by	Jeff Probst
No. of days	39
No. of castaways	16
Winner	Aras Baskauskas
Runner-up	Danielle DiLorenzo
Location	Pearl Islands, Panama
No. of episodes	15
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	February 2 (2006-02-02) – May 14, 2006 (2006-05-14)
Additional information
Filming dates	October 31 (2005-10-31) – December 8, 2005 (2005-12-08)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

Survivor: Panama — Exile Island, also known as Survivor: Exile Island and Survivor: Panama, is the twelfth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The season was filmed in the Pearl Islands, off the coast of Panama from October 31, 2005, through December 8, 2005, and premiered on February 2, 2006. Hosted by Jeff Probst, it consisted of the usual 39 days of gameplay with 16 competitors, and was the first season with 16 competitors since Survivor: Pearl Islands five seasons prior.

The season included a twist that originally came from Survivor: Palau called Exile Island. Each week at least one castaway is banished to an island away from all other contestants for the time period between the reward and immunity challenges. The castaway is given a single machete, a flint, a pot and a bucket of non-sanitized water. The island also contained a hidden immunity idol that could be used at tribal council after the votes have been cast. During the season finale on May 14, 2006, it was revealed that Aras Baskauskas was named the Sole Survivor over Danielle DiLorenzo in a 5–2 vote.