Jun 1, 2008 3:10 pm US/Pacific
Survivor 18 Open Call Information
Survivor 18 Open Call Information
It's another season of Survivor and this time YOU could be the sole Survivor winning $1,000,000!
CBS2 and CarMax want to know WHO YOU ARE and WHY WOULD YOU MAKE THE ULTIMATE SURVIVOR
it's time for the Survivor 18 Open Call!
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2008
Time: 10am-4pm (line cut-off)
Location: CarMax Costa Mesa "Grand Opening" location
3200 Harbor Blvd.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
www.carmax.com
Attire: Casual
Open Call Audition Process: Participants will fill-out an *application and then be asked to discuss who they are and why they would make the next ultimate Survivor for up to 2 minutes on-camera. CBS2 will submit all eligible on-camera entries. Applicants must be present to apply.
* Applications may be downloaded
HERE and filled out in advance of the Open Call. Applications will also be available at the Open Call to fill out.
Traits that a Contestant Must Have: Strong willed
Outgoing
Adventurous
Physically and mentally adept
Adaptable to new environments
Interesting lifestyles, backgrounds and personalities
Age and Citizenship Requirements: All applicants must 18 and over at the time of application, except that if you reside in one of the five states listed below, you must be at least the following age:
Alabama: 19 years or older
District of Columbia: 21 years or older
Mississippi: 21 years or older
Nebraska: 19 years or older
Wyoming: 19 years or older
All applicants must be United States citizens and be living in the United States.
All semi-finalists must have a valid United States passport. (It is NOT necessary to have your Passport or photo with you at the Open Call)
Grand Prize: The Sole Survivor will win $1,000,000.
Participants may experience a long waiting period before their Open Call audition.
If you have previously applied for Survivor and you were a finalist in Los Angeles, please do not reapply.
A total of approx. 800 applicants may be invited to interview sometime in August 2008 (or as otherwise scheduled by the Producers) in person at one of 10 specified locations: Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Seattle, WA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI; Boston, MA; Atlanta, GA; Miami, FL and Denver, CO. Producers reserve the right to change the number or the identity of the foregoing locations at any time. All travel expenses for the interview will be the applicants' sole expense.
Approximately 48 semi-finalists will be invited to Los Angeles in September 2008 (or as otherwise scheduled by the Producers) for final interviews.
Approximately 16 finalists will be selected as contestants to participate in this SURVIVOR program. Filming is presently scheduled to occur sometime between October - December 2008 at a remote location to be announced.
All decisions made by the Producers are final and not subject to review or appeal.
All applicants must authorize Producers to conduct a background check.
The Survivor 18 location for taping has NOT been disclosed.
For further questions, please call 818-655-2705.