in 2012, skupin returned to "survivor" for its . he was one of three previous medical evacuees returning to the game, along with jonathan penner (evacuated from "") and "" evacuee russell swan (no relation to greg swan, skupin's friend and business partner). at the start, skupin was assigned to the tandang tribe. one of his tribemates was lisa whelchel, whom he recognized as one of the stars of the hit tv series "the facts of life".