Mel Chiang

Melissa "Mel" Chiang is a contestant from .
Mel's quiet gameplay led to her being pinned as a floater. After surviving a fire-making challenge to make the merge, she and her twin Michelle quickly became perceived by the majority alliance as threats for their potential to become swing votes. Following a valiant but unsuccessful last hurrah to rally the women against the male majority, Mel was voted out at the final twelve.
==Profile==
Retrieved from 10play.com.au
Mel, 33, Chiropractor, Victoria
Mel is playing with identical twin sister Michelle, who she shares a "twin connection" with.
They're able to know what each other are thinking and can even feel each other's pain.
Melissa is a Survivor super-fan, who wears her heart on her sleeve but is a keen strategist and loves the psychology behind the game. As a social butterfly, Mel makes friends easily and is planning to make alliance a key part of her game plan.
What's one thing people won't expect from you?
I'm quite calculative, and an extreme over-thinker. If needed, I can cause chaos. I also get very hangry so we shall see what happens when the game starts!
Do you intend to make big moves?
Abso-freakin-lutely! If you even have a chance on going on the greatest show on earth and not going to make any big moves – why bother applying?https://10play.com.au/australian-survivor/participants/season-7-blood-v-water/mel/pa220123xrgqb
==Australian Survivor==
Mel was initially placed on the Water tribe, while her twin sister Michelle Chiang, was assigned to Blood. Early on, Mel found herself on the right side of the numbers. On Day 15, the two tribes swapped, and Mel joined Blood while Michelle joined Water. On Day 20, after Blood lost the Immunity Challenge, Mel was considered to being voted out, however, plans changed and at Tribal Council, Amy Ong was voted out.
On Day 25, the two tribes attended Tribal Council. Blood voted for Mel, while Water voted for Ben Watson. Ben and Mel competed in a firemaking challenge to stay in the game. Mel defeated Ben to stay in the game, while Ben was officially eliminated. On Day 26, the two tribes merged into the Lava tribe, where she played with her sister on the same tribe for the first time. The two initially targeted Shay Lajoie, however, at the first Tribal Council of Lava, Khanh Ong was blindsided.
On Day 28, Mel learned that she is about to be voted out. In an attempt to stay in the game, Mel tried to rally the women of the tribe to vote out Josh instead. However, at Tribal Coucil, Mel was voted out and became the second member of the jury. At the Final Tribal Council, Mel voted for Mark Wales to win the game. 
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out? 	Result
1 	rowspan="12" 	Water Slaughter 	Reward 	No 	
1 	Gatecrasher 	Immunity 	No 	 	
2 	(No title) 	Reward 	No 	 	
2 	Yank Your Hank 	Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	(No title) 	Reward 	No 	 	
3 	A Bit Tipsy 	Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	In the Trenches 	Reward 	No 	 	
4 	Boats, Brains & Brawn 	Immunity 	No 	 	
5 	Sumo at Sea 	Reward 	No 	 	
5 	(No title) 	Immunity 	No 	 	
6 	By Any Means Necessary 	Reward 	No 	 	
6 	Free Fallin' 	Immunity 	No 	 	
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7 	rowspan="9" 	Boats Tug of War 	Reward 	No 	
7 	Puppet Master 	Immunity 	Yes 	 	
8 	Chain Reaction 	Immunity 	No 	 	
9 	(No title) 	Reward 	No 	 	
9 	Operation Balance Build 	Immunity 	Yes 	 	
10 	Slip, Slide & Score 	Reward 	No 	 	
10 	Losing Face 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
11 	Spoon Man 	Immunity 	No 	 	
12 	Ballin' A Jack 	Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
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13 	rowspan="3" 	A Bit Tipsy 	Reward 	 	
13 	Wrist Assured 	Immunity 	 	 	
14 	Fire and Water 	Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Notes: This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's next Tribal Council. Both tribes attended Tribal Council to vote someone out. The two players voted out would then compete in a fire-making challenge where the winner returned to their tribe and the loser was eliminated. Mel was voted out by Blood, but then won the challenge and returned to the game.	Notes: This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's next Tribal Council. Both tribes attended Tribal Council to vote someone out. The two players voted out would then compete in a fire-making challenge where the winner returned to their tribe and the loser was eliminated. Mel was voted out by Blood, but then won the challenge and returned to the game.	Notes: This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's next Tribal Council. Both tribes attended Tribal Council to vote someone out. The two players voted out would then compete in a fire-making challenge where the winner returned to their tribe and the loser was eliminated. Mel was voted out by Blood, but then won the challenge and returned to the game.	Notes: This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's next Tribal Council. Both tribes attended Tribal Council to vote someone out. The two players voted out would then compete in a fire-making challenge where the winner returned to their tribe and the loser was eliminated. Mel was voted out by Blood, but then won the challenge and returned to the game.	Notes: This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's next Tribal Council. Both tribes attended Tribal Council to vote someone out. The two players voted out would then compete in a fire-making challenge where the winner returned to their tribe and the loser was eliminated. Mel was voted out by Blood, but then won the challenge and returned to the game.	Notes: This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's next Tribal Council. Both tribes attended Tribal Council to vote someone out. The two players voted out would then compete in a fire-making challenge where the winner returned to their tribe and the loser was eliminated. Mel was voted out by Blood, but then won the challenge and returned to the game.
|-|Voting History=
Episode 	Mel'sVotes 	Voted AgainstMel
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Voted forSole Survivor	colspan="2"	
 In "Episode 12", both tribes attended Tribal Council to vote someone out. The two players voted out would then compete in a fire-making challenge where the winner returned to their tribe and the loser was eliminated. Mel was voted out by Blood, but then won the challenge and returned to the game.</tabber>
==Post-Survivor==
==Trivia==
* Mel is the only person to be voted out as part of a split vote plan twice in the same season.
* Mel's first confessional was aired in the thirteenth episode of Blood V Water, the latest that any player on Australian Survivor has received their first confessional.
==References==
Category:Contestants
Category:Female Contestants
Category:Australian Survivor
Category:Australian Survivor Contestants
Category:Australian Survivor: Blood v Water
Category:Blood v Water Contestants
Category:Water Tribe
Category:Lava Tribe
Category:12th Place
Category:Blood v Water Jury Members
Category:Asian-Australian Contestants
Category:1988 births
Category:Living people