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Earlier today, Entertainment Weekly exclusively revealed six of the players who would be competing on Survivor: San Juan del Sur — Blood vs. Water. Now the rest of the cast — which is comprised of pairs of loved ones — that will be challenging for the million dollars can be announced as well. In addition to previously disclosed controversial former baseball player John Rocker and his girlfriend Julie McGee, Amazing Race twins Nadiya and Natalie Anderson, and Broadway boyfriends Reed Kelly and Josh Canfield, there will be 12 other contestants.

Originally there were supposed to be 20 contestants total, but one pair was forced to drop out after a medical check-up just days before filming began in Nicaragua. “We lost a pair of women, so the way it works out is there are more men than women,” host Jeff Probst tells us. “That’s just the game. We don’t like it that way but that’s the way it’s going to start.” Among the pairs that will be playing in season 29 are a married cop and a firefighter, Miss Michigan 2013 and her boyfriend, as well as a cheerleading mother and daughter team. (See the full contestant list as well as video interviews with all the teams below.)

Jeff Probst told EW back in May that the Redemption Island twist would return for this season, but then production scrapped that plan when they came up with another idea at the last minute instead — to bring back Exile Island. A twist that was introduced in season 12 (Panama) and discontinued after season 18 (Tocantins), Exile Island is where contestants were sent away from the rest of their tribe to live on their own in between challenges. Making Exile Island even more brutal this time around is that your loved one will be sending you there after a one-on-one duel. “You’ve got to go up against your loved one and here are the stakes,” explains Probst. “Winner gets reward. Loser goes to Exile Island. Where it’s going to really suck. And it’s going to suck because you put ’em there!”

However, there is a silver lining in the form of a clue at Exile Island to the location of a hidden immunity idol back at camp. “The good news is you at least have a shot at finding the immunity idol,” says Probst. “And it’s up to you if you want to share that there was a clue or not. The complication is, that clue will lead you back to your beach where the idol is hidden, so you’re going to have to dig it up while everybody else is there. So nothing’s going to be easy this season, but I really do believe that the game play is ratcheting it up so we have to ratchet up with it, so we’re trying to complicate it as much as we can.”

Of course, the other twist is the inclusion of John Rocker in the cast. Will he be recognized by the other contestants for his World Series-playing baseball career? And will they recall his controversial statements in a Sports Illustrated article from 1999. “I find John Rocker a perfect fit for this show because of all the baggage he brings in,” says Probst. “I like John Rocker being on the show because he has massive obstacles to overcome.”

We’ll see if he can overcome them when Survivor: San Juan del Sur premieres on CBS with a special 90-minute episode on Sept. 24 at 8pm. The full cast list can be found below the cast interviews in the video player below. Also make sure to check out our photo gallery of the contestants. And for more Survivor scoop all season long, follow Dalton on Twitter @DaltonRoss.

The new cast of Survivor: San Juan del Sur — Blood vs. Water

KEITH NALE & WES NALE (FATHER & SON)

Keith Nale

Age: 53

Current Residence: Winter Park, Fla.

Occupation: Fire captain

Wes Nale

AGE: 23

Current Residence: Shreveport, La.

Occupation: Firefighter

JOSH CANFIELD & REED KELLY (DATING)

Josh Canfield

Age: 32

Current Residence: New York, N.Y.

Occupation: Singer, Actor, Writer

Reed Kelly

Age: 31

Current Residence: New York, N.Y.

Occupation: Broadway Performer/Model/Aerialist

MISSY PAYNE & BAYLOR WILSON (MOTHER & DAUGHTER)

Missy Payne

Age: 47

Current Residence: Dallas, Texas

Occupation: Owner of a Competitive Cheerleading Gym

Baylor Wilson

Age: 20

Current Residence: Nashville, Tenn.

Occupation: Student at Belmont University

NATALIE ANDERSON & NADIYA ANDERSON (SISTERS)

Natalie Anderson

Age: 28

Current Residence: Edgewater, N.J.

Occupation: Crossfit Coach and Physical Therapy student

Nadiya Anderson

Age: 28

Current Residence: Edgewater, N.J.

Occupation: Crossfit Coach, Project Coordinator Bridge2Peace

JEREMY COLLINS & VAL COLLINS (MARRIED)

Jeremy Collins

Age: 36

Current Residence: Foxboro, Mass.

Occupation: Cambridge Firefighter

Val Collins

Age: 35

Current Residence: Foxboro, Mass.

Occupation: Foxboro Police Officer

JON MISCH & JACLYN SCHULTZ (COLLEGE SWEETHEARTS)

Jon Misch

Age: 26

Current Residence: Waterford, Mich.

Occupation: Financial assistant

Jaclyn Schultz

Age: 25

Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.

Occupation: Media Buyer/Miss Michigan 2013

JOHN ROCKER & JULIE McGEE (DATING)

John Rocker

Age: 39

Current Residence: Atlanta, Ga.

Occupation: Former Major League Baseball Player

Julie McGee

Age: 34

Current Residence: Atlanta, Ga.

Occupation: Model/Owner of Spray Tan Business

DALE WENTWORTH & KELLEY WENTWORTH (FATHER & DAUGHTER)

Dale Wentworth

Age: 55

Current Residence: Ephrata, Wash.

Occupation: Farmer

Kelley Wentworth

Age: 28

Current Residence: Seattle, Wash.

Occupation: Marketing Manager

DREW CHRISTY & ALEC CHRISTY (BROTHERS)

Drew Christy

Age: 25

Current Residence: Winter Park, Fla.

Occupation: Traveling Sales Representative in the family business.

Alec Christy

Age: 22

Current Residence: Winter Park, Fla.

Occupation: Student at Florida Gulf Coast University