It's that time again, time to decide the fate of 20 past survivors through numerous challenges and twists, eliminating one after the other until we reach our One 2nd Chance Champion.
This season, as leaked, the production will be heading North. Far north.
Like Nunavet Territory, Canada... far north.
Time for you and all the survivors to get ready for an Arctic Summer.

The 20 castaways are flown in via 2 small twin-propellor airplanes. Making shaky and quick landings on a snow field, the survivors file out as tribe continues his voice-over...

For this season we have recruited quite a few memorable pre-merge boots to come back and try again to win.
Some of them may be less memorable, therefore it's their duty to amp up the drama.
Two Beechcraft Model 100 King Air, one painted blue the other pink start unloading their passengers.

First from the blue plane emerges... Australian Outback contestant Michael Skupin. Having passed out and falling into a fire, Michael was med-evac'd out due to severe burns on his hands and face. Missing the merge by 1 challenge.

Michael: "I've had time to heal and am ready to take on the game once again. I'll have to watch myself around fires of course but the rest will be a cake walk."

Next out of the plane come Jonathan Libby and Ibrehem Rahman, both from Palau. Jonathan was removed from the game before the survivors even got their torches and Ibrehem was not BobbyJon or Stephenie therefore ended up getting the boot 1 challenge before the merge.

Jonathan: "I vow to make more in-roads from the get-go. I can't be the quiet guy and risk getting booted because no one knows me."

Ibrehem: "Excellent, neither BJ nor Steph are here, I think I stand a chance this time."

Over to the pink plane to see our first few female castaways.
Out come Wand Shirk and Angie Jakusz. Both from Palau as well, Wanda suffered the same fate as Jonathan and never got picked to receive a torch/buff. Angie fell pray to a cross aliance immunity switch giving Ibrehem immunity, causing a tie-vote/re-vote where Stphenie and BobbyJon decided to keep James, instead of Angie.

Wanda: "I've been called the singing lady of survivor ever since my first attempt. This time I'm reading poetry."

Angie: "Oh gawd. Ibrehem is here. I hope I'm not on a tribe with him."

Next out is Gina Crews, the sweetheart of the Marquesas.

Gina: Not sure what I have to do to change my status as I seem to be lacking in only the luck department. So I brought lots of lucky charms this time.

Well, I hope Gina feels good about the next male out of the blue plane...
It's Hunter Ellis, also from Marquesas.

Hunter: "I am definitely ready to play a much harder much more strategic game than last time. I will not worry so much about the Sarahs as I will the Robs, if you get my meaning."

Next out is Brady Finta from Vanuatu. Able to squirm up a greased pole faster than any other man, even holder of the all-powerful testosterone stone, he falls prey to an age-based alliance of old farts.

Brady: "The best part about returning is that I'm now a little older and wiser. No more not being in with the old guys."

Also out of the plane come Aaron Reisberger from China and Marcus Lehman from Gabon.

Aaron: "Wow. It's freaking coooolllldddd here. I shoulda packed some better underwear."

Marcus: "At least you brought underwear."

Over to the pink plane again and out walks Jacquie Berg from Gabon and Amy O'Hara from Guatemala.

Jacquie: "Please tell me there are NO switches. I relly don't want to play if I can't play with the same people."

Amy: My ankle has healed, I've brought extra ace bandages and have been working out my leg/knee/ankle muscles ever since Guatemala. I will not fall prey to falling lame again this season."

Next out is Christine Sheilds and Mikayla Wingle, both fresh off their South Pacific stint.

Mikayla: "I am not a whore. I'm not from Babylon. I've come to play the game, free of little trolls... and win."

Christine: I too am not a temporary player. I do not resdide on Redemption Island. I've come to play the game, free of coachroachs... and win."

Wow, how similar the confessionals. Anyways...

Samoa gives us Russell. No, you can relax, Mikayla. Not the troll Russell, the Swan, Russell.

Russell: Last time I just passed out. It was because of the heat. It looks like I won't be suffering from heat-exhaustion this time."

Out of the blue plane next is BobDawg. Quite literally because of 'some sh!t' he was booted pre-merge.

Bobby: "My motto is now, never shlitz where you sitz. And this time, I've also brought some air-fresheners."

From the pink plane emerge Kelly Bruno (from Redemption), Misty Giles (from Exile) and Tanya Vance (from Thailand). Hand in hand these three look to already have an alliance.

Kelly: "Me, Misty and Tanya have decided to form an alliance. We call ourselves the Angels and we're searching for our Bosley and our Charlie."
Misty: "I'm leaning towards a BobDawg "Bosley' and a Marcus "Charlie'."
Tanya: "Really? I was thinking a Brady "Bosley' and a Michael "Charlie' scene."
Kelly: "Well what about a Hunter/Ibrehem combo?"

Finally, out walks Brian Corridan. Arguabley the best "strategic" player cast for Survivor 2nd Chances III. Can he live up to the moniker? Can he oulast the likes of Rob C? Or Rob M? or Brian H?

Brian: "These are my people. This is my game." *twich*giggle*

Well, there they are folks. 20 past survivors, in the far North during the Arctic Summer.
23 hours of day-light. 25 hours of danger. Truly, our wildest season ever!

Okay folks, c'mon in. Stand on the big purple mat over there, thank you. Excellent.
Welcome to Nunavut Territory, Canada.
The temperature now is...11degrees F. With a slight wind of 10mph.
Brrr....
This is where you'll be spending the next few weeks, playing in challenges and surviving the tribal councils, in hopes of winning the title of 2nd Chances Champion.
Yes, all 20 of you. Living together as one tribe. The Igloolik tribe.
And rather than extrapolate more on the scenery, circumstances and native names let's just get right to the game, shall we?

Off in the distance (roughly 11 miles away), I've built two longhouses and a Tribal Council.
1 longhouse is called The Inukshuk. It contains, rations, a fire-pit and 12 sleeping cots.
The other is called The Inawhile. It contains a stocked refrigerator, kichenette, fireplace, heated jacuzzi and (blank) sleeping cots.
As for Tribal Council, it resembles the beached and bleached skeleton of a bluewhale, entrance through the mouth, voting area in the tail, with a fire-pit in the middle and seaweed bales as seats.
This is where votes are cast, torches are snuffed and those that go here must sleep here.

Enough of the descriptors, all that's left to do is to go ahead and start this whole snowbound shebang.
Look for the challenge to get under way, below...