The battle for day 1 dominance is officially on!

Vote in our poll: Which type of Survivor day 1 marooning is best?

The battle for day 1 dominance is officially on!

By Dalton Ross

Dalton Ross is a writer and editor with over 25 years experience covering TV and the entertainment industry. *Survivor* is kind of his thing.

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February 25, 2026 10:00 a.m. ET

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'Survivor: Winners at War' contestants. Credit: Robert Voets/CBS

Every wannabe player yearns to hear host Jeff Probst utter those three magic words: "Welcome to *Survivor*."

But not all welcomes are the same. Some are on land! Some are at sea!

So I pose this question to you, *Survivor* Nation: Which type of *Survivor* day 1 marooning do you enjoy best? Do you fancy watching players scurry around a boat for supplies before having to jump overboard into the ocean? Or do you prefer contestants meeting on the sandy Fijian shores and then taking part in a land challenge?

LAND OR OCEAN! DRY OR WET! SAND OR SEA! Settle this long-standing debate once and for all by casting your vote to see which comes out on top in the 50-season battle for day 1 dominance. And then see how your fellow *Survivor* fans have chosen as we tally the votes.

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