'Survivor: Gabon': A survival guide

'Survivor: Gabon': A survival guide

By Tara Tyson, Special to Metromix

"Survivor: Gabon" marks the series' third trip to Africa, and with competitors ranging from an ornery Texan wedding videographer to a good-natured midwestern hairdresser to a spunky South African granny, there seems to be no shortage of good and evil invading "Earth's last Eden" this season.

Take a look at the eighteen folks who've signed up to lose weight, friends and possibly their dignity all in an effort to make a fraction of Jeff Probst's yearly salary.