Survivor: The Australian Outback
Survivor: The Australian Outback is the second season of Survivor, held in, Herbert River at Goshen Station, southwest of Caims, Queensland, Australia. There are two Tribes, made up of eight people each. In Survivor, the two Tribes compete in Reward Challenges, to gain food and supplies and then they compete in Immunity Challenges. The winning Tribe guarantees that all Tribe members are safe a few more days while the losing Tribe must go to Tribal Council and vote somebody off. During this process, each Tribe lives on separate beaches and must build a shelter, make fire and catch and cook food to survive. Once a certain amount of players have been voted off, the two Tribes merge to form one Tribe. They then compete for individual Rewards, where one (or more if the winner gets a chance to select somebody to accompany them), castaway enjoys food or some sort of cultural experience. They also compete for individual Immunity, where the person that wins cannot be voted out at Tribal Council and one of the others is voted out. At a certain point, the voted out castaways become members of the Jury, who, once down to the final competitors, vote for who they think should win the million dollars. The finalist with the most votes is deemed the sole survivor.
KuchaAlicia Calaway (32; New York, New York)
Debb Eaton (45; Manchester, New Hampshire) Elisabeth Filarski (23; Boston, Massachusetts) Jeff Varner (34; Greensboro, North Carolina) Kimmi Kappenberg (27; Ronkonkoma, New York) Michael Skupin (38; White Cloud, Michigan) Nick Brown (23; Stellacoom, Washington) Rodger Bingham (53; Crittenden, Kentucky) |
OgakorAmber Brkich (22; Beaver, Pennsylvania)
Colby Donaldson (26; Christoval, Texas) Jerri Manthey (30, Los Angeles, California) Keith Famie (40, West Bloomfield, Michigan) Kel Gleason (32; Fort Hood, Texas) Maralyn Hershey (51; Wakefield, Virginia) Mitchell Olsen (23; Vermillion, South Dakota) Tina Wesson (40, Knoxville, Tennessee) |
Reward and 1st Immunity: Ogakor
Kucha Tribal Council: Debb eliminated (7-1, Jeff)
Reward: Ogakor
2nd Immunity: Kucha
Ogakor Tribal Council: Kel eliminated (7-1, Jerri)
Reward: Ogakor
3rd Immunity: Kucha
Ogakor Tribal Council: Maralyn eliminated (5-1-1, Mitchell, Jerri)
Reward: Kucha
4th Immunity: Kucha
Ogakor Tribal Council: Mitchell eliminated (3-3, Keith; Re-Vote: 2-2, Keith, Tiebreaker: Keith wins)
Rodger and Kimmi sits out of the Reward Challenge for Kucha
Reward: Kucha
5th Immunity: Ogakor
Kucha Tribal Council: Kimmi eliminated (6-1, Jeff)
Reward: Kucha
Michael is evacuated from the game due to injury
MERGE: Barramundi
Kucha Tribal Council: Debb eliminated (7-1, Jeff)
Reward: Ogakor
2nd Immunity: Kucha
Ogakor Tribal Council: Kel eliminated (7-1, Jerri)
Reward: Ogakor
3rd Immunity: Kucha
Ogakor Tribal Council: Maralyn eliminated (5-1-1, Mitchell, Jerri)
Reward: Kucha
4th Immunity: Kucha
Ogakor Tribal Council: Mitchell eliminated (3-3, Keith; Re-Vote: 2-2, Keith, Tiebreaker: Keith wins)
Rodger and Kimmi sits out of the Reward Challenge for Kucha
Reward: Kucha
5th Immunity: Ogakor
Kucha Tribal Council: Kimmi eliminated (6-1, Jeff)
Reward: Kucha
Michael is evacuated from the game due to injury
MERGE: Barramundi
Original Kucha |
Original OgakorAmber
Colby Jerri Keith Tina |
6th Immunity: Elimination Order: Nick, Colby, Rodger, Jeff, Jerri, Amber, Elisabeth, Alicia, Tina
WINNER: Keith
Tribal Council: Jeff eliminated (5-5, Colby; Re-Vote: 4-4, Colby; Tiebreaker: Colby wins)
Reward: Jerri (Takes Amber)
7th Immunity: Keith
Tribal Council: Alicia eliminated (5-4, Jerri) First Jury Member
Reward: Round One: Amber and Keith, Colby and Jerri
WINNERS: Colby and Jerri
8th Immunity: Round One: Rodger, Nick, Colby, Amber
Round Two: Colby, Nick
WINNER: Nick
Tribal Council: Jerri eliminated (7-2, Elisabeth) Second Jury Member
Survivor Auction
9th Immunity: Colby
Tribal Council: Nick eliminated (5-2-1, Amber, Keith) Third Jury Member
Reward: Colby
10th Immunity: Elimination Order: Amber, Keith, Tina, Rodger, Elisabeth
WINNER: Colby
Tribal Council: Amber eliminated (4-2, Rodger) Fourth Jury Member
Reward: Tina
11th Immunity: Colby
Tribal Council: Rodger eliminated (3-2, Keith) Fifth Jury Member
Reward: Colby
12th Immunity: Colby
Tribal Council: Elisabeth eliminated (3-1, Keith) Sixth Jury Member
13th Immunity: Colby
Tribal Council: Keith eliminated (1-0, Tina) Seventh Jury Member
Final Tribal Council: Tina Wesson wins Survivor: The Australian Outback (4-3, Colby Donaldson)
WINNER: Keith
Tribal Council: Jeff eliminated (5-5, Colby; Re-Vote: 4-4, Colby; Tiebreaker: Colby wins)
Reward: Jerri (Takes Amber)
7th Immunity: Keith
Tribal Council: Alicia eliminated (5-4, Jerri) First Jury Member
Reward: Round One: Amber and Keith, Colby and Jerri
WINNERS: Colby and Jerri
8th Immunity: Round One: Rodger, Nick, Colby, Amber
Round Two: Colby, Nick
WINNER: Nick
Tribal Council: Jerri eliminated (7-2, Elisabeth) Second Jury Member
Survivor Auction
9th Immunity: Colby
Tribal Council: Nick eliminated (5-2-1, Amber, Keith) Third Jury Member
Reward: Colby
10th Immunity: Elimination Order: Amber, Keith, Tina, Rodger, Elisabeth
WINNER: Colby
Tribal Council: Amber eliminated (4-2, Rodger) Fourth Jury Member
Reward: Tina
11th Immunity: Colby
Tribal Council: Rodger eliminated (3-2, Keith) Fifth Jury Member
Reward: Colby
12th Immunity: Colby
Tribal Council: Elisabeth eliminated (3-1, Keith) Sixth Jury Member
13th Immunity: Colby
Tribal Council: Keith eliminated (1-0, Tina) Seventh Jury Member
Final Tribal Council: Tina Wesson wins Survivor: The Australian Outback (4-3, Colby Donaldson)
Trivia
- The Tribal Council set was located on the rock cliffs beside the Herbert River Falls.
- This is the first season to feature a live finale, as opposed to the previous season, which had the winner revealed on set. Each season thereafter followed this format.
- This season is the longest season in terms of filming, lasting 42 days instead of the standard 39.
- This season saw the first time a contestant was medically evacuated, when Michael Skupin fell into a fire and burned his hands.
- This is the only season to have an episode where there were only three people left.
- This season is tied with Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains for the highest percentage of returning players, with 50% of its cast (8 of 16) returning for future seasons. It still holds the record for most first-time returning players, and has also produced the most three-time returning players, with five.
- This season is tied with Survivor: Africa for the most deadlocked tie votes, with two.
- This season is tied with Survivor: Pearl Islands and Survivor: Cook Islands for being represented six times each in seasons which featured returning players.
- Along with Survivor: David vs. Goliath, this season has the fewest pre-merge Tribal Councils, with only five.