No single filming site, each of the three head-to-head competitors in a given episode builds on their own home turf/terrain across the continental US (contestants' home regions include Georgia/Ohio/Virginia, Washington State, Arizona/Iowa, Oregon, Idaho, Florida/Idaho, and Indiana); the judge does not appear on-site.

Lucas Miller

Quasqueton, Iowa (later relocated to Albuquerque, New Mexico, then a homestead in southern Arizona) · Alone: The Skills Challenge

Age on show: 32

How far did Lucas get? (tap to reveal)

Finished 3rd of 7

Placement: 3rd

Photo: Photo via History Channel's official Alone Season 1 cast bio page

Every item Lucas brought

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Episode 1 'Earth Shelter' tools: axe, shovel, saw, plastic tarp
Episode 2 'Bushcraft Bridge' tools: saw, manila rope, auger, parang
Episode 7 'Supersized Deadfall Trap' tools: kukri, bankline, animal bones
Episode 11 'Large Game Projectiles' tools: ferro rod, artificial sinew, sami knife
Episode 12 'Pocket Survival': no tools provided (pockets-only survival challenge)
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How far Lucas pushed it (reveals the result)

Original Alone Season 1 (Vancouver Island, 2015) contestant; placed 4th, voluntarily tapping out on day 39 after feeling content with what he'd accomplished. Age 32 and hometown as recorded for that original season.

Why the run ended: Competed as a contestant in 5 of 12 episodes (Ep1, 2, 7, 11, 12), winning 2 of them (Ep1 'Earth Shelter', Ep11 'Large Game Projectiles') and losing 3 (Ep2, Ep7, Ep12). Served as episode judge once (Ep5). Tied with Joel Van Der Loon for 2nd-most wins.

Compare with the rest of the Skills Challenge cast or see what every winner carried.