What are luxury items on Survivor?

Photo: Auburn Athletics

Krista Klumpp served as head cheerleader at
Auburn before graduating in 2008.

Video: Host Jeff Probst sizes up Krista Klumpp
on “Survivor: Redemption Island.”

Returning losers! Players that won’t get sent home! Twists galore!

Welcome to season 22 of “Survivor.”

Host Jeff Probst rated the contestants (try to forget he already knows the winner) and said about the Fairhope native:

“Krista is a question mark. If she folds, it won’t surprise me. And if she turns out to be this strong pillar on her tribe, it won’t surprise me either.”

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At left, Krista Klumpp was Miss Smiths Station and Miss
Phenix City, as well as fourth runner-up in
Miss Alabama USA. At right, in Nicaragua
for “Survivor: Redemption Island.”

As previously announced, eliminated players will have an opportunity to win their way back into the game from Redemption Island. Speaking of returning players, Russell Hantz and Rob Mariano, who squared off before in “Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, ” get yet another shot at the $1 million grand prize.

Can Klumpp oust the other 17 contestants before they oust her? The journey begins tonight.

Video: What’s the big twist this season?
We kinda already told you above.

Video: a look at the first challenge, Push It Uphill

Also:

• Opelika-Auburn News: “She said her two desired luxury items were an Auburn blanket and her Bible, but could not say whether she actually got to take those items with her.”
• The War Eagle Reader: “The thing that most worried me about going into the show was the food aspect. I’m OK with eating whatever there is around … but being from the South, I love always having the best food ever.”

“Survivor: Redemption Island” airs at 7 p.m. Wednesdays on CBS 42, starting tonight. Look for the full recap tonight following the show.