Update: While it was spoiled months ago by, well, spoiler sites, CBS have now confirmed that the two players returning to Survivor this season are Benjamin "Coach" Wade and Ozzy Lusth. This will be the third go-around for both.

The self-proclaimed "Dragon Slayer," Coach first played in Survivor: Tocantins and returned in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains and is known as one of the most out there contestants ever, as far as the, ahem, far-fetched stories he would tell about his life. Ozzy first played in Survivor: Cook Islands and returned in Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites, and stood out in both seasons for being extremely adept at the physical competitions (notably swimming).

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When Rob Mariano and Russell Hantz returned last season for Survivor: Redemption Island, it was spurred on by a rivalry from a previous season, but Coach and Ozzy -- who will be on different teams in South Pacific --- have never played together. So what do they have in common? Survivor host Jeff Probst tells EW.com, "What they share together is their social games suck. Coach? He blew it in Heroes vs. Villains. He blew it seven different ways. And Ozzy got voted out with an idol in his hand! If that doesn't speak to how bad you are in the social part of this game. So we looked at it and said here are two guys that do have a redemption story. Yes, you've played. Yes, you're popular, but you don't know what you're doing in this game."

As for how far either of them can get, Probst admits to EW, "Boston Rob winning last season made it very difficult for Coach and Ozzy. We even talked about giving them immunity. We said, maybe we should give them immunity for the first Tribal Council and let them get their feet wet, and we said that's just not our show. You're on your own."

Below is our earlier story on the 16 new contestants Coach and Ozzy will be playing alongside.

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The cast have been announced for Survivor: South Pacific, Season 23 of the reality series. Well, most of the cast that is, as later this week, two former contestants who are returning this season will be announced as well – as was the case in last season's Survivor: Redemption Island.

No, Russell Hantz is not back again this season… but his nephew is! Yes, the Survivor producers are milking Russell's infamy a bit more by bringing in 19 year old Brandon Hantz. We'll have to see if he lives up (or down, I guess) to the Hantz name.

Check out the list of contestants below and click on any image for larger cast photos.

SAVAII TRIBE:

Mark Caruso
Age: 48
Current Residence: Forest Hills, N.Y.
Occupation: Retired NYPD Detective





John Cochran
Age: 24
Current Residence: Washington D.C.
Occupation: Harvard Law Student





Whitney Duncan
Age:27
Current Residence: Nashville, Tenn.
Occupation: Country Music Singer





Dawn Meehan
Age: 41
Current Residence: South Jordan, Utah
Occupation: English Professor





Jim Rice
Age: 35
Current Residence: Denver
Occupation: Medical Marijuana Dispenser





Semhar Tadesse
Age: 24
Current Residence: Los Angeles
Occupation: Spoken Word Artist





Keith Tollefson
Age: 26
Current Residence: Edina, Minn.
Occupation: Water Treatment Tech





Elyse Umemoto
Age: 27
Current Residence: Las Vegas
Occupation: Dance Team Manager





UPOLU TRIBE:

Sophie Clarke
Age: 22
Current Residence: Willsboro, N.Y.
Occupation: Medical Student





Albert Destrade
Age: 26
Current Residence: Plantation, Fla.
Occupation: Baseball/Dating Coach





Brandon Hantz
Age: 19
Current Residence: Katy, Texas
Occupation: Oil Tanker Crewman





Edna Ma
Age: 35
Current Residence: Los Angeles
Occupation: Anesthesiologist





Christine Shields Markoski
Age: 39
Current Residence: Merrick, N.Y
Occupation: Teacher





Rick Nelson
Age: 51
Current Residence: Aurora, Utah
Occupation: Rancher





Stacey Powell
Age: 44
Current Residence: Dallas
Occupation: Mortician





Mikayla Wingle
Age: 22
Current Residence: Tampa, Fla.
Occupation: Lingerie Football Player

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Survivor: South Pacific premieres Wednesday, September 14th.

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