<P> About halfway through the season , the teams are disbanded , so it is every camper for themselves , after which the challenges continue ; the winner of each challenge then only receives invincibility for him or herself , whereupon the rest of the campers vote one camper without invincibility off the island . This process of elimination continued on until two players remain on the island . These two players , Gwen and Owen , were then subject to a final contest . At the end of the season , Owen wins the competition , while Gwen ends up being the runner - up . Total Drama Island is a parody of the reality show Survivor . Host Chris McLean is very similar to Survivor host Jeff Probst . This is the first season in which the winner does not get to keep the money , due to it being eaten by a shark in the episode `` Total Drama Drama Drama Drama Island '' . </P>
<P> About halfway through the season , the teams are disbanded , so it is every camper for themselves , after which the challenges continue ; the winner of each challenge then only receives invincibility for him or herself , whereupon the rest of the campers vote one camper without invincibility off the island . This process of elimination continued on until two players remain on the island . These two players , Gwen and Owen , were then subject to a final contest . At the end of the season , Owen wins the competition , while Gwen ends up being the runner - up . Total Drama Island is a parody of the reality show Survivor . Host Chris McLean is very similar to Survivor host Jeff Probst . This is the first season in which the winner does not get to keep the money , due to it being eaten by a shark in the episode `` Total Drama Drama Drama Drama Island '' . </P>
who won the first season of total drama island
who won the first season of total drama island
Owen
Owen