Alone season 12
| Alone | |
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| Season 12 | |
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| No. of contestants | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | History |
| Original release | June 12, 2025 – present |
| Season chronology | |
The twelfth season of Alone, a.k.a. Alone: Africa, premiered on June 12, 2025. It is set in Great Karoo, a large semi-arid region in South Africa.
Location
[edit]Great Karoo, South Africa.[1][2]
Episodes
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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| 124 | 1 | "The Land of Great Thirst" | June 12, 2025 | N/A | |
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"I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it." - Rosalia de Castro | |||||
| 125 | 2 | "Best Laid Plans" | June 19, 2025 | N/A | |
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"Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many." - Phaedrus | |||||
| 126 | 3 | "Thirst Trap" | June 26, 2025 | N/A | |
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"We never know the worth of water till the well is dry." - Thomas Fuller | |||||
| 127 | 4 | "Finding a Foothold" | July 11, 2025 | N/A | |
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"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards." - Søren Kierkegaard | |||||
| 128 | 5 | "The Tempest" | July 18, 2025 | TBD | |
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"When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in." - Haruki Murakami | |||||
| 129 | 6 | "Purpose" | July 25, 2025 | TBD | |
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"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." - Mark Twain | |||||
| 130 | 7 | "Echoes of Emptiness" | August 1, 2025 | TBD | |
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"The universe will reward you for taking risks on its behalf." - Shakti Gawain | |||||
| 131 | 8 | "Weak Spot" | August 8, 2025 | TBD | |
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"What stands in the way becomes the way." - Marcus Aurelius | |||||
| 132 | 9 | "The Promised Land" | TBA | TBD | |
| 133 | 10 | "No Regrats" | TBA | TBD | |
Results
[edit]| Name[1] | Age | Gender | Hometown | Country | Status | Reason they tapped out | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Rydge | 46 | Female | Emerald Beach, NSW | Australia | |||
| Kelsey Loper | 35 | Female | Winnett, MT | USA | |||
| Nathan Olsen[a] | 52 | Male | Buhl, ID | USA | |||
| Baha Mahmutov | 50 | Male | Wharncliff, Ontario | Canada | 19 days | Struggled to keep fire going (did not bring ferro rod) and lack of food | [3] |
| Dug North | 53 | Male | Nashua, NH | USA | 14 days | Spooked about his health after fainting. | [4] |
| Douglas S. Meyer | 57 | Male | Kannapolis, NC | USA | 14 days | Struggled with wet weather, worried about father's cancer[b] | [5] |
| Will Lamb | 31 | Male | Leakey, TX | USA | 5 days (medically evacuated) | Acute colitis, Bloody vomit | [6] |
| Pablo Arguelles | 55 | Male | Jacksonville, FL | USA | 5 days | Struggled to stay hydrated | [6] |
| Colton Gilman | 35 | Male | Red Lodge, MT | USA | 4 days | Depression due to lack of distractions | [7] |
| Jit Patel | 35 | Male | Anakiwa | New Zealand | 4 days | Diarrhea and vomiting | [8] |
- ^ Brother of Alone season 10 contestant Luke Olsen
- ^ He does not make it back home in time to see his father before his death, this episode ends with the text "In memory of Ronald Charles Meyer, Sr. March 30, 1944 - May 23, 2024".
References
[edit]- ^ a b updated, Bill Borrows last (June 10, 2025). "How to watch 'Alone' season 12 online — who will leave 'The Land of Great Thirst' with $500,000?". Tom's Guide. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ^ Dreier, Frederick (April 30, 2025). "This Season of 'Alone' Will be Held in Africa". Outside Online. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ Murray, Rebecca (August 1, 2025). "'Alone' Season 12 Episode 7 Recap: "Echoes of Emptiness"". ShowbizJunkies. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ Murray, Rebecca (July 25, 2025). "'Alone' Season 12 Episode 6 Recap: "Purpose"". ShowbizJunkies. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ^ Murray, Rebecca (July 18, 2025). "'Alone' Season 12 Episode 5 Recap: "The Tempest"". ShowbizJunkies. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ a b Murray, Rebecca (June 27, 2025). "'Alone' Season 12 Episode 3 Recap: "Thirst Trap"". ShowbizJunkies. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
- ^ Murray, Rebecca (June 21, 2025). "'Alone' Season 12 Episode 2 Recap: "Best Laid Plans"". ShowbizJunkies. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ Dreier, Frederick (June 13, 2025). "Baboons, Big Game, and Pants Pooping: The 'Alone' Season 12 Premiere Was Action-Packed". Outside Online. Retrieved June 20, 2025.