Survivor: Yucatán

Survivor: Yucatán is the first season of the first round of competition for the 2022 Ultimate Survivor Champion. It was filmed in the Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve. This season consisted of twenty-one contestants.

The winner of this season was Carolyn Rivera, who defeated Kelley Wentworth and Davie Rickenbacker by a vote of 5-4-0. The other eight moving on to Round 2 are Tammy Leitner, Shawn Cohen, Amanda Kimmel, Susan Hawk, Brian Corridan, Rebecca Borman, Steve Wright, and Erika Casupanan.

This season was followed by Survivor: Tokelau.

Contestants
The twenty-one contestants were chosen by a schoolyard pick. The two making the picks were randomly selected by a rock draw. The last person not chosen was automatically eliminated. Erin chose for the Uxmal tribe and her tribe consisted of John, Tammy, Boo, Amanda, Shawn, Brian, Rebecca, Frank, and Erika. Roxy chose for the Coba tribe and her tribe consisted of Kelley, Davie, Michael, Vince, Bradley, Liz, Carolyn, Steve, and Susan.