{"id":239094,"date":"2026-05-08T17:09:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/survivor-49-winner-reveals-how-much-of-1-million-prize-she-got-to-keep-after-taxes\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T17:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:09:22","slug":"survivor-49-winner-reveals-how-much-of-1-million-prize-she-got-to-keep-after-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/survivor-49-winner-reveals-how-much-of-1-million-prize-she-got-to-keep-after-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Survivor 49\u2019 Winner Reveals How Much of $1 Million Prize She Got to Keep After Taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Savannah Louie<\/strong><\/a>, the winner of the 49th season of Survivor<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, is opening up about her prize money.<\/p>\n

In a new interview on the Financial Tea with Mrs. Dow Jones<\/em><\/a> podcast, Savannah <\/strong>revealed that she had to give a major chunk of the money to the government due to taxes being taken out of the winnings. <\/p>\n

Savannah<\/strong> took home the $1 million prize as the winner of the season, but then had to pay $380,000 in taxes. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt was like a punch to the gut, because that’s more money than I have ever made in a year, by far,” she said. \u201cTo sign a check over, essentially, for that high, it was unreal. It hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Savannah<\/strong> lucked out that she’s a resident of Georgia, because the amount she had to pay in taxes was actually less than what other people in the country would have to pay. <\/p>\n

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The prize money hit Savannah’s bank account after the finale aired, which was nearly six months after she filmed the season. CBS waits to give the money to make sure the winner doesn’t break their NDA.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to wait until the finale airs, though, before we get that payout,\u201d she said. \u201cOur finale aired in December, so I was waiting a long time, very patiently. But literally less than 24 hours after the finale aired, I see that that $1 million straight deposited it into my bank.\u201d<\/p>\n

Savannah<\/strong> added, \u201cWith Survivor<\/em>, there are NDAs in place [because] I know who the winner is, our cast knows who the winner is, but production doesn’t want that to get out.So, they have that check at the end of the day that’s kind of looming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Host Jeff Probst<\/strong><\/a> has explained why he’ll never host another<\/a> reality show. <\/p>\n

The post ‘Survivor 49’ Winner Reveals How Much of $1 Million Prize She Got to Keep After Taxes<\/a> appeared first on Just Jared – Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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