Alone (season 4)
The fourth season of Alone, aka "Alone: Lost & Found" premiered on June 8, 2017.[1] For this season, for the first time participants were in pairs (2) of family members (brother/brother, husband/wife, father/son), with seven teams scattered throughout the island. The prize was still $500,000, which would be split between the two. One member was dropped in the traditional manner, along a beach head with the idea that they'd stay in the relative area for their duration, while the second member was dropped about 10 miles out with only a compass and bearing and needed to hike their way to base camp.
| Alone | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
  Quatsino Location of Quatsino in British Columbia Location of the fourth season. | |
| No. of contestants | 10 |
| Winners | Jim and Ted Baird |
| Runners-up | Pete and Sam Brockdorff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 10 (+1 special) |
| Release | |
| Original network | History |
| Original release | June 15 – August 17, 2017 |
| Season chronology | |
Supply items were still limited to 10 chosen survival tools total, that were split between team members until reconnecting. If one member decided to tap out an any time, the partner was also eliminated. Three teams never met up before tapping out, and it took eight days for the first team to come together. Pete Brockdorff experienced a medical emergency during his and his son's standard tap-out. It was severe chest pains brought on by the acid reflux he developed as a result of the lack of food. Jim and Ted Baird won the season after lasting 75 days.
Location
The fourth season was again set on Vancouver Island, in Quatsino Territory, located near Port Hardy, British Columbia. Teams were set further apart than normal this season, due to the 10 mile radius hike required to meet up at their rendezvous point.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 1 | "Divide and Conquer" | June 15, 2017 | 1.715[2] | |
| "Freedom is something that dies unless it's used." – Hunter S. Thompson | |||||
| 36 | 2 | "Hell on Earth" | June 22, 2017 | 1.471[3] | |
| "The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness" – John Muir | |||||
| 37 | 3 | "Margin of Error" | June 29, 2017 | 1.540[4] | |
| "Alone, we can do so little; together we can do so much." – Helen Keller | |||||
| 38 | 4 | "The Last Mile" | July 6, 2017 | 1.538[5] | |
| "Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold." – Andre Maurois | |||||
| 39 | 5 | "Double or Nothing" | July 13, 2017 | 1.434[6] | |
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"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success." – Henry Ford | |||||
| 40 | 6 | "Thicker Than Water" | July 20, 2017 | 1.539[7] | |
| "Men argue. Nature acts." – Voltaire | |||||
| 41 | 7 | "Hooked" | July 27, 2017 | 1.638[8] | |
| "Either men will learn to live like brothers, or they will die like beasts." – Max Lerner | |||||
| 42 | 8 | "Flare-Up" | August 3, 2017 | 1.459[9] | |
| "Hell is other people." – Jean-Paul Sartre | |||||
| 43 | 9 | "My Brother's Keeper" | August 10, 2017 | 1.410[10] | |
| "The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." – Phil Jackson | |||||
| 44 | 10 | "Flesh and Blood" | August 17, 2017 | 1.378[11] | |
| "Heroism is endurance for one moment more." – George F. Kennan | |||||
| 45 | 11 | "Tales From the Island" | August 17, 2017 | 0.787[11] | |
Results
| Team | Name | Age | Gender | Hometown | Country | Linked up | Status | Reason they tapped out | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baird (brothers) | Jim Baird[lower-alpha 1] | 35 | Male | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | Day 10 | Winners – 75 days | Victor | [12] |
| Ted Baird | 32 | Male | |||||||
| Brockdorff (father/son) | Pete Brockdorff[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] | 61 | Male | Poolesville, Maryland | United States | Day 9 | 74 days | Jointly decided the cost of the game wasn't worth it; Pete had severe GERD | [12] |
| Sam Brockdorff[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] | 26 | Male | |||||||
| Whipple (husband/wife) | Brooke Whipple[lower-alpha 2] | 45 | Female | Fox, Alaska | Day 9 | 49 days | Felt too exhausted and drained to go on | [12] | |
| Dave Whipple[lower-alpha 1] | 40 | Male | |||||||
| Wilkes (brothers) | Chris Wilkes[lower-alpha 2] | 44 | Male | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | Day 8 | 14 days | Missed family and felt guilty for having left them behind | [12] | |
| Brody Wilkes[lower-alpha 1] | 33 | Male | Kentwood, Louisiana | ||||||
| Bosdell (brothers) | Shannon Bosdell[lower-alpha 2] | 44 | Male | Wrangell, Alaska | Never | 5 days (medically evacuated) | Shannon sustained a lower back injury | [12] | |
| Jesse Bosdell[lower-alpha 1] | 31 | Male | Skowhegan, Maine | ||||||
| Ribar (father/son) | Alex Ribar[lower-alpha 1] | 48 | Male | Montville, Maine | Never | 2 days | Were not mentally prepared | [12] | |
| Logan Ribar[lower-alpha 2] | 19 | Male | Liberty, Maine | ||||||
| Richardson (brothers) | Brad Richardson[lower-alpha 1] | 23 | Male | Fox Lake, Illinois | Never | 1 day (medically evacuated) | Josh injured his ankle | [12] | |
| Josh Richardson[lower-alpha 2] | 19 | Male |
Notes
- Hiking team member (other team member sets up camp)
- Team member(s) who tapped out.
- During evacuation Pete experienced a medical emergency, and the standard extraction turned into a medical emergency.
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