The Alone Season 11 Cast: Where Are They Now

Spoiler note: this post covers who won Alone Season 11.

Season 11 sent ten contestants to the Mackenzie River Delta, roughly 125 miles north of the Arctic Circle near Inuvik, Northwest Territories. It premiered in June 2024 with the standard $500,000 prize, and it produced one of the tightest finishes the show has ever had: one day separated the winner from the runner-up. Here is the whole cast in order of finish and what they have been doing since. The Season 11 page covers the season itself in full.

Contestant	Placement	Days
William Larkham Jr.	1st	84
Timber Cleghorn	2nd	83
Dub Paetz	3rd	80
Sarah Poynter	4th	42
Isaiah Tuck	5th	23
Jake Messinger	6th	21
Michela Carriere	7th	18
Dusty Blake	8th	10
Peter Albano	9th	8
Cubby Hoover	10th	4

The three who nearly went the distance

William Larkham Jr., a commercial fisherman, hunter, and trapper from Happy Valley-Goose Bay in Labrador, won after 84 days, famously relying on a homemade gill net instead of a bow to keep himself fed. As of mid-2026 he is reportedly still fishing and trapping in Labrador, and he shares that life on his YouTube channel, Big Land Trapper.

Timber Cleghorn came agonizingly close, withdrawing on day 83 after saying he had achieved his personal goals and made peace with not winning. The Indiana survivalist and humanitarian aid worker is also an author; his book is titled Memoir of a Wildman. Dub Paetz lasted 80 days before starvation, isolation, and missing his family added up, and he has since documented his carved survival items and camp life on Instagram.

The middle of the pack

Sarah Poynter, who runs an Alaskan fishing lodge with her husband, tapped out on day 42 with kidney pain. Isaiah Tuck, a game warden from West Virginia, left on day 23 after severe chest pains and later talked through his season on the Warden's Watch podcast. Jake Messinger, a fly fishing guide from Idaho, was medically evacuated on day 21 with a bowel obstruction.

The early exits

Michela Carriere, a Cree-Metis adventure guide from Cumberland House, Saskatchewan who works with Aski Holistic Adventures, left on day 18, citing loneliness and isolation. Dusty Blake went out on day 10 with severe gastric pain and continues to post survival content on his YouTube channel, Dusty Blake Wildman Adventures. Peter Albano, a librarian and outdoor enthusiast from British Columbia, tapped out on day 8 after an emotional breakdown. Cubby Hoover was the season's first exit, out on day 4 after a deep arrow wound to his leg.

What this season tells you

Season 11 is a clean illustration of how differently the Arctic treats people who fish for a living. The top three spots went to men who could pull consistent protein out of the water, and the field behind them was largely undone by medical problems rather than hunger alone: chest pains, kidney pain, a bowel obstruction, an arrow wound. Larkham's gill-net-first strategy has become one of the most cited food plans in the show's recent history. You can compare his 84 days to every other champion on our winners page, and if you are catching up on the season itself, our where to watch guide covers the streaming options.