Andy DehnartSurvivor Millennials vs. Gen X contestant and jury member Sunday Burquest died Sunday, April 18, 2021, at age 50. A breast cancer survivor, she was diagnosed with esophageal and ovarian cancer last summer.
Sunday was the second former Survivor player to die this year, following Survivor Palau player Angie Jakusz’s death at age 40 on Jan. 8, 2021, also from cancer.
Since Survivor premiered in 2000, a total of 590 players have competed, and nine of those contestants have died.
This is a look back at all those Survivor players and their legacies, in the game and outside of it. The list is in chronological order of their deaths.
Jenn Lyon, Survivor Palau
Jenn Lyon, who placed fourth during Survivor's 10th season, was the first American Survivor contestant to die.
B.B. Andersen, Survivor Borneo
B.B. Anderson, the second-oldest player on Survivor's first season, died at age 77 in 2013.
Caleb Bankston, Survivor Blood vs. Water
Caleb Bankston played the game during Survivor: Blood vs. Water along with his boyfriend Colton Cumbie. He died in 2014 at age 26.
Dan Kay, Survivor Gabon
Dan Kay, a lawyer from Boston who competed on Survivor Gabon, died in 2016 at age 40.
Ashley Massaro, Survivor China
Ashley Massaro, a WWE wrestler who was the second person voted out of Survivor China, died at age 39 in 2019.
Rudy Boesch, Survivor Borneo and Survivor All-Stars
Rudy Boesch, the oldest player to ever compete on Survivor (he played at age 72 and 75), died at age 91 in 2019.
Cliff Robinson, Survivor: Cagayan
Former NBA player Cliff Robinson competed as part of the "Brawn" tribe on Survivor Cagayan: Brains vs. Brawn vs. Beauty, and died in 2020 at age 53.
Angie Jakusz, Survivor Palau
Angie Jakusz was an artist and bartender who was voted out sixth from Survivor: Palau. She died in early 2021 from cancer.
Sunday Burquest, Survivor Millennials vs. Gen X
Sunday Burquest, who placed seventh and was on the Survivor Millennials vs. Gen X jury, died April 18, 2021, from cancer, as her daughter announced on Instagram.
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