Survivor: The Amazon was the sixth incarnation of the popular television reality show Survivor. It was filmed in 2002 and 13 episodes aired weekly in the United States on CBS from February 13 - May 11, 2003.

Sixteen people were sent to the Amazon to win one million dollars. It started out and ended as a battle of the sexes. The winner of Survivor 6 was Jenna Morasca, a 21-year-old swimsuit model from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The season finale including the announcement of the winner and a live reunion of all the season's contestants at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, on David Letterman's Late Show stage which was decorated to look like the set in the Amazon.

The contestants were (starting with the first one eliminated and ending with the winner):

  • Ryan Aiken
  • Janet Koth
  • Daniel Lue
  • Joanna Ward
  • Jeanne Hebert
  • Shawna Mitchell
  • Roger Sexton
  • Dave Johnson
  • Deena Bennett
  • Alex Bell
  • Christy Smith
  • Heidi Strobel
  • Butch Lockley
  • Rob Cesternino
  • Matthew Von Ertfelda (won $100,000 US)
  • Jenna Morasca (won $1,000,000 US)

Survivor: The Amazon was preceded by Survivor: Thailand and followed by Survivor: Pearl Islands.

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