Tina Wesson/The Australian Outback

Tina Marie Wesson is the Sole Survivor of .
Playing the role of the motherly figure at camp, Tina utilized an under-the-radar gameplay to take control of the Ogakor Alliance and convince Colby Donaldson to take her to the Final Two, becoming the first female Sole Survivor in a close 4-3 jury vote.
==Profile==
Tina Wesson currently works as a private duty C.N.A. nurse while also working as a full-time mom. Formerly, she worked as a community education director, flight attendant, substitute teacher and a swimming instructor. Wesson obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in therapeutic recreation from the University of Tennessee in 1983.
An avid athlete, she is most proud of having completed the Dublin, Ireland Marathon, placed first in the Tennessee State Racquetball Tournament and placed first in her age division in her hometown mini-triathlon, all in the same year (1998). Her quest in life continues to be to "live the life less ordinary."
Wesson describes herself as happy, content, adventurous, outgoing, and very much in love. Her favorite hobbies are racquetball, paddleball, running, swimming, and motorcycling. Her favorite television show is Rosie, while her favorite feature films are Out of Africa and Shadowlands. She prefers classic, contemporary Christian, and pop rock music, citing Match Box 20 as her favorite band.
While rooting for the University of Tennessee Volunteers, she's always game for a round of Balderdash. Her perfect day consists of eating a good breakfast followed by a ride on her motorcycle to the mountains with her husband and her best friend. After a hike, she'd play racquetball, take a shower, have dinner, see a movie while eating a big bag of popcorn and then head home to bed. She's an early riser.
Born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, Wesson currently resides there with her husband, Dale, and her two children, Katie and Taylor. She is a member of the Outstanding Young Women of America and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Her birth date is December 26.https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/20792/
==Survivor==
As part of the Ogakor tribe, Tina was not targeted in the beginning of the game, seeming to mesh well with all her tribemates and was not seen as a physical liability, despite losing the Day 6 Immunity Challenge for Ogakor.
When Ogakor lost immunity on Day 15, Tina proved to be a strategic player when she managed to convince allies Colby Donaldson and Keith Famie to force a tie between Keith and Mitchell Olson (who was aligned with Amber Brkich and Jerri Manthey), whereby Mitchell would be voted out due to his previous vote at the Day 12 Tribal Council. Tina's plan worked, eliminating Mitchell and allowing her, Colby, and Keith to wrestle control of the Ogakor Alliance from Amber and Jerri.
When the tribes merged into the Barramundi tribe on Day 20, the tribe was evenly divided between the original members of Ogakor and Kucha. Facing a tie at the first Tribal Council as a merged tribe, Tina threw the first individual Immunity Challenge to Keith, thereby preventing the Kucha Alliance from being able to vote against him, preventing the possibility of Keith being eliminated due to previous votes if the vote resulted in a deadlock. The Ogakor Alliance then voted for Kucha's Jeff Varner; the vote indeed resulted in a deadlock and Jeff was eliminated by virtue of his previous votes, effectively handing control of the tribe to the Ogakor Alliance. Tina's subsequent strategic prowess then allowed the Ogakor Alliance success over the Kucha Alliance by systematically eliminating them, while having a perfect timing to eliminate two of their own, Jerri and Amber, when needed.
After Amber's departure, Tina, Colby, and Keith took control and eliminated the remaining two Kuchas, Rodger Bingham and then Elisabeth Filarski, at the next two Tribal Councils. After Colby won the Final Immunity Challenge, he chose to eliminate the unpopular Keith instead of Tina, a move that would ultimately cost him the win.
At the Final Tribal Council, Tina became the Sole Survivor in a narrow 4-3 vote, in which she gained the votes of Elisabeth, Jerri, Keith, and Alicia Calaway, making history by becoming the first woman to win the game.
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out? 	Result
1 	rowspan=10 	Bridging the Gap	Reward/Immunity 	No 	
2 	Butch Cassidy 	Reward 	No 	 	
2 	Tucker'd Out 	Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	Water Torture 	Reward 	No 	 	
3 	Lock Step 	Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	Mastermind 	Reward 	No 	 	
4 	True or Falls 	Immunity 	No 	 	
5 	Triage 	Reward 	No 	 	
5 	The Maze 	Immunity 	No 	 	
6 	Blind Leading the Blind	Reward 	No 	 	
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7 	rowspan=14 	Perch 	Immunity 	 	
8 	Return to Sender 	Reward 	 	 	
8 	Don't Fence Me In 	Immunity 	 	 	
10 	Double Play 	Reward 	 	 	
10 	Hanging in the Balance 	Immunity 	 	 	
11 	Survivor Auction 	Survivor Auction	Survivor Auction	Survivor Auction	
11 	Fire and Water 	Immunity 	 	 	
12 	End of the Line 	Reward 	 	 	
12 	Blue Plate Special 	Immunity 	 	 	
13 	Survivor.com 	Reward 	 	 	
13 	Fugitives 	Immunity 	 	 	
14 	Survivor Pentathlon 	Reward 	 	 	
14 	Memory 	Immunity 	 	 	
15 	Fallen Comrades 	Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
|-|Voting History=
Episode 	Tina'sVotes	Voted AgainstTina
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Jury Votesfor Tina	colspan="2"	
 	 	
 In , the vote ended with a 3-3 tie between Keith and Mitchell, forcing a revote. Tina did not change her vote on the revote. In , the vote ended with a 5-5 tie between Colby and Jeff, forcing a revote. Tina did not change her vote on the revote.</tabber>
==References==
Category:Contestants
Category:Female Contestants
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Category:The Australian Outback Contestants
Category:Finalists
Category:Ogakor Tribe
Category:Barramundi Tribe
Category:Winners
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Survivor (U.S.) Contestants
Category:Survivor: The Australian Outback
Category:1960 births
Category:Living people