‘Papa Smurf’ returns for ‘Survivor’ finale

“Survivor: Fiji” will mark a couple of milestones Sunday night. It will be the 200th “Survivor” episode and it will see the return of contestant Gary “Papa Smurf” Stritesky, a Silver Lake native.

Stritesky dropped out of the show after four episodes, succumbing to an severe allergic reaction to ant bites.

The action starts at 7 p.m. on May 13 with the season finale, on CBS. At the end of the finale, this season’s $1 million grand prize winner will be revealed in a live segment.

Then, a live reunion show will start at 9 p.m. The reunion, broadcast from New York City, will be the first time the 19 castaways have been together since their Fiji days.

(Jorge Sosa is a staff writer for the Hutchinson Leader. He can be reached at sosa@hutchinsonleader.com)