Alone Season 2
- Location
- Quatsino, near Port Hardy, northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia
- Aired
- April 21, 2016 to July 14, 2016
- Prize
- $500,000 USD
- Status
- Complete
How the season was won (reveals the winner)
David McIntyre, a 50-year-old survival instructor from Kentwood, Michigan, won Alone season 2 by outlasting nine other contestants for 66 days on northern Vancouver Island, earning the $500,000 prize. He built a raised sleeping platform off the ground topped with a thick hemlock-bough mattress and structured his days around staying warm, dry, fed, and watered so he'd have no reason to quit. His gill net, a seafood box trap, and a floating fishing line eventually turned a brutal early food shortage around, and he later said he lost about 35 pounds in his first five and a half weeks before he began regaining weight in the final stretch. McIntyre has described being mentally haunted by the memory of a can of yams sitting in his home pantry as a symbol of the abundance he was missing. He was pulled from the island by producers due to the show's time/medical limits rather than tapping out himself, having simply outlasted everyone else.
The cast
| Contestant | From | Gear |
|---|---|---|
| David McIntyre | Kentwood, Michigan | 10 items → |
| Desmond White | Coolidge, Arizona | not sourced |
| Jose Martinez Amoedo | Santa Pola, Valencia, Spain (later resided in Yukon Territory, Canada; dual Spain/Canada citizenship) | not sourced |
| Justin Vititoe | Augusta, Georgia | not sourced |
| Larry Roberts | Rush City, Minnesota | 10 items → |
| Mary Kate Green | Homer, Alaska | not sourced |
| Mike Lowe | Lewis, Colorado | not sourced |
| Nicole Apelian | Portland, Oregon | not sourced |
| Randy Champagne | Boulder, Utah | not sourced |
| Tracy Wilson | Aiken, South Carolina | not sourced |
Listed alphabetically on purpose. Heads up: individual profiles do reveal how far that person got.
Full results table (placements, days lasted, tap-out reasons)
| Place | Contestant | Days | Why they left |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | David McIntyre | 66 | Outlasted everyone |
| 2 | Larry Roberts | 64 | Hunger and mental breakdown |
| 3 | Jose Martinez Amoedo | 59 | Fell off kayak into river |
| 4 | Nicole Apelian | 57 | Missed her kids |
| 5 | Justin Vititoe | 35 | Had nothing left to accomplish |
| 6 | Randy Champagne | 21 | Did not like being alone |
| 7 | Mike Lowe | 21 | Missed his wife |
| 8 | Tracy Wilson | 8 | Bear scare |
| 9 | Mary Kate Green | 7 | Split tendon with axe (medically evacuated) |
| 10 | Desmond White | 0 | Bear scare (found bear scat near camp, felt vulnerable without a weapon) |
Episode guide
Open the episode guide (recaps include tap-outs as they happened)
E1 · Once More Unto the Breach
April 21, 2016 · Day 1
A new cast of ten lands on Vancouver Island, this time including the franchise's first women. The opening days are a collision between preparation and the reality of total isolation.
- First Alone season with female contestants
E2 · The Knife's Edge
April 28, 2016
Contestants settle into survival routines while the margin for error stays razor thin. Small mistakes with tools and food start compounding for some of the cast.
E3 · The Beasts of the Night
May 5, 2016
Nighttime predator activity around the camps turns sleep into a luxury. The contestants who can manage fear keep building; the ones who can't start looking at the satellite phone.
E4 · Hunger's Grip
May 12, 2016
Caloric math takes over as stored energy runs out. Fishing and foraging results start separating the long-haul threats from the short-timers.
E5 · Storm Rising
May 19, 2016
A major coastal storm slams the island and every shelter design gets audited by the weather. Recovery afterward costs precious calories nobody can spare.
E6 · Adrift
May 26, 2016
Jose Martinez Amoedo, one of the season's strongest bushcrafters, goes into the water when his kayak capsizes, and the ensuing soaking ends his run. It is one of the most abrupt momentum swings in the show's history.
Out this episode: Jose Martinez Amoedo (day 59)
- A single kayak capsize ends a front-runner's season
E7 · Trial By Fire
June 9, 2016
The wilderness keeps grading every decision, and the remaining contestants pay for earlier shortcuts. Fire management and food storage become life-or-death bookkeeping.
E8 · The Ascent
June 16, 2016
Contestants push beyond their base camps looking for better resources and vantage points. The gamble of exploring versus conserving energy splits the remaining field's strategies.
E9 · The Madness
June 23, 2016
Deep isolation starts warping time and mood for the remaining survivalists. The episode is a study in how the show is won or lost between the ears.
E10 · The Gamble
June 30, 2016
With winter approaching, the remaining contestants make high-stakes calls about food, fuel, and shelter investment. Every big project is a bet that they'll still be there to collect the payoff.
E11 · Winter's Fury
July 7, 2016
Cold and hunger converge on the finalists. Larry Roberts, after 64 days of grinding it out, reaches his limit and taps, setting up the final showdown.
Out this episode: Larry Roberts (day 64)
- Larry Roberts' 64-day run ends one spot short of the win
E12 · Into the Abyss
July 14, 2016
The last survivors are running on fumes, their bodies consuming themselves while the prize hangs unresolved. The season's endgame is pure attrition.
E13 · The End Game
July 14, 2016 · Days 64-66
David McIntyre outlasts the field at 66 days to take the $500,000. His run is remembered as one of the most food-secure wins in the show's history, built on consistent fishing.
- David McIntyre wins at 66 days
- Win built on a reliable fishing system rather than big-game ambition
Facts worth knowing
- Filmed near Port Hardy on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, returning to Season 1's region.
- First season to include women; Season 1's all-male cast was never repeated.
- Winner David McIntyre (Michigan) lasted 66 days; runner-up Larry Roberts lasted 64.
- The season added an 'Episode 0' casting special, a franchise first, for 15 total broadcast episodes including specials.
- Jose Martinez Amoedo's kayak capsize remains one of the most-discussed single-event exits in the series.
- Aired April 21 to July 14, 2016 on History.
Viewer's notes
- Season 2 is where the show's modern format locks in: bigger cast variety, longer endurance runs, and the fishing-first winning strategy.
- Episode 6 (Adrift) is the season's signature episode; a front-runner's exit in a single accident.
- Larry Roberts' arc (episodes 4 through 11) is the definitive study of willpower outlasting comfort.
- David McIntyre's fishing setup is one of the most instructive gear-in-use sequences in the early seasons.
- Watch this before Season 5: two of its contestants return for Redemption.
Wondering what the cast was allowed to bring? See the full rules and approved item list or browse the gear database.