Australian Survivor (2016)

Australian Survivor (2016) is the first season of the Network Ten incarnation of the competitive reality TV show Australian Survivor.
After 55 days, Kristie Bennett defeated Lee Carseldine in a jury vote of 8-1 to become the Sole Survivor. To date, Australian Survivor (2016) has produced six returning players (Brooke Jowett, Flick Egginton, Lee Carseldine, Nick Iadanza, Phoebe Timmins and Sam Webb) for future seasons.
==Production==
This season, announced by Ten in November 2015, is the third Australian edition of the program, the second to feature non-celebrity contestants and the first to air on Network Ten. This season is hosted by .http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/ten-name-jonathan-lapaglia-as-host-of-australian-survivor/news-story/abe3a4f1ebf121e2dacbb58f5e956224
This new season gives Australian Survivor the rare distinction of being one of the few Australian programs to have aired across all three commercial networks in Australia. This season was filmed in Samoa, the same location as four seasons of the American edition: , , , and . The filming location was later officially confirmed on May 9, 2016, first by LaPaglia in a radio interview on the Hamish & Andy show.http://www.2dayfm.com.au/scoopla/tv/blog/2016/5/jonathan-lapaglia-reveals-the-location-for-aus-survivor-on-hamish--andy/
In total, 250 Australians and at least 180 Samoan locals worked on the program, including Trent Pattison, who has previously worked on the American version of Survivor as well as Ten's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.
==Twists/Changes==
* 55-Day Game: This season is filmed for 55 days, the longest in the Australian franchise.
* Three Tribes: The 24 castaways are divided into three tribes of eight.
* Hidden Immunity Idol: Hidden Immunity Idols will be available, which will abide to the same standard rules from the American version.
* Double Tribal Council: The two losing tribes at the Day 12 Immunity Challenge will both attend Tribal Council.
* Tribe Switch: At the Double Tribal Council, each tribe was told to vote without knowing that the person with the most votes would be sent to the other tribe attending the session. The person sent over also gets to pick one member of their original tribe to join them on his new tribe.
* Tribe Dissolve: On Day 19, the tribes met for a Reward Challenge. Saanapu won, and were given the right to individually choose which tribe they want to stay on and collectively choose the members of the other two tribes to join the new Saanapu tribe. The nine who were not picked formed the new Vavau tribe, and Aganoa was disbanded.
* Kidnap: After winning the Day 29 Immunity Challenge, Saanapu was given the right to send one of their tribe members to observe Vavau's Tribal Council. They sent Brooke, and she was given the right of picking one of the Vavau tribemates to join Saanapu, and the Tribal Council ended with no elimination.
*Exile Beach: On Day 39, the four people eliminated during the first stage of the Immunity Challenge, were sent to "Exile Beach" where they will stay until Tribal Council. In addition, there was a Hidden Immunity Idol hidden at Exile Beach. This twist was used again after the Night 47 Reward Challenge, where the people who did not get to go on the reward were sent to Exile Beach.
==Castaways==
Contestant	Contestant 	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation	Finish	VotesAgainst
Contestant	Contestant 	Original Tribe 	Switched Tribe 	Absorbed Tribe 	Post-Kidnap 	Merged Tribe 	Finish	VotesAgainst
 	Des Quilty59, Sunshine Coast, QLDCourier Driver 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7
 	Bianca Anderson36, Melbourne, VICPrivate Investigator 	 	 	 	 	 	 	5
 	Evan Jones30, Melbourne, VICHigh School Teacher 	 	 	 	 	 	 	5
 	Peter Fiegehen62, Canberra, ACTAir Traffic Controller 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2
 	Barry Lea44, Cairns, QLDFormer Pro Rugby Player 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7
 	Tegan Haining33, Sydney, NSWPersonal Trainer 	 	 	 	 	 	 	6
 	Rohan MacLaren28, Melbourne, VICModel 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2
 	Kat Dumont26, Perth, WAPartnerships and Brand Manager 	 	 	 	 	 	 	10
 	Andrew Torrens29, Brisbane, QLDMarketing Expert 	 	 	 	 	 	 	6
 	Craig I'Anson32, Brisbane, QLDRecruitment Officer 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2
 	Phoebe Timmins27, Sydney, NSWCriminal Lawyer 	 	 	 	 	 	 	12
 	Conner Bethune23, Canberra, ACTLaw Student 	 	 	 	 	rowspan="13" 	 	6
 	Kate Campbell28, Perth, WAFinancial Analyst 	 	 	 	 	 	10 	
 	Nick Iadanza28, Adelaide, SAHigh School Teacher 	 	 	 	 	 	15 	
 	Kylie Evans38, Melbourne, VICFirefighter 	 	 	 	 	 	11 	
 	Sue Clarke59, Perth, WAPersonal Trainer 	 	 	 	 	 	15 	
 	Jennah-Louise Salkeld27, Gold Coast, QLDLaw Graduate 	 	 	 	 	 	5 	
 	Brooke Jowett23, Melbourne, VICSales Executive 	 	 	 	 	 	4 	
 	Sam Webb28, Sydney, NSWCharity CEO 	 	 	 	 	 	6 	
 	Matt Tarrant29, Adelaide, SAMagician 	 	 	 	 	 	6 	
 	Flick Egginton23, Gold Coast, QLDPersonal Assistant 	 	 	 	 	 	4 	
 	El Rowland33, Brisbane, QLDArmy Corporal 	 	 	 	 	 	6 	
 	Lee Carseldine40, Brisbane, QLDFormer Pro Cricketer 	 	 	 	 	 	1 	
 	Kristie Bennett24, Sydney, NSWSenior Account Executive	 	 	 	 	 	11 	
==Season Summary==
The game began with three tribes of eight, and in each, an alliance of four or five formed the majority. On Saanapu, Flick and Brooke recruited Sam, Matt, and Conner. On Vavau, Craig, Andrew, Sue, and Jennah-Louise joined forces. And on Aganoa, Evan aligned with Phoebe, Rohan, Lee, and El, but drama from the idol clue twist between him and Rohan would see the alliance turn on Evan. In a mock vote at a joint Tribal Council consisting of Vavau and Saanapu, Conner and Nick were voted out but instead of leaving the game, were switched to the other tribe and they brought Tegan and Sam with them respectively.
With 18 contestants remaining, a Reward Challenge won by Saanapu gave them the power to decide which tribe between Vavau and Saanapu to stay on. After the five remaining Saanapu remembers chose to stay at Saanapu, they then had the power to choose their remaining members. They selected Sam, El, and Lee for their challenge strength as well as Jennah-Louise with the intention of voting her off. 
The game became one-sided after the swap, as not only did the stronger Saanapu tribe dominate in challenges but Phoebe's idol plays ousted the two strongest members of Vavau in Rohan and Craig. After a fake Tribal Council spared Kristie, Phoebe's ally who she threw under the bus to save herself, Brooke further decimated Vavau by adding Sue to her tribe. Phoebe would be voted out at the next Tribal, and the tribes would merge at 13.
The Saanapu alliance, with the original members of Flick, Brooke, Matt, and Sam at the core and with the help of members from post-swap Saanapu, would vote out the remnants of post-swap Vavau as well as outsiders from Saanapu up until the final seven. At that point, Flick viewed Brooke as too big of a threat and flipped to Lee, El, and Kristie to vote out her best friend. Despite El and Lee's obvious strong bond, which appeared romantic to some, Flick and Kristie did not flip back and voted out Sam and Matt. 
At the final four, Flick tried to force a 2-2 tiebreaker but Kristie still would not flip and Flick was sent to the jury. Despite not having won a previous individual challenge, Kristie won the Final Immunity Challenge and voted El out. At Final Tribal Council, despite Lee having more control of the game, Kristie's underdog status and the fruition of her floater strategy resulted in her receiving 8 of the 9 jury votes and becoming the Sole Survivor.
==Voting History==
==Trivia==
* This season uses the rendition of "Ancient Voices."
** For its international broadcast on Amazon Prime, the series' theme tune is changed to Awakenings as used on the UK version.
* The font for this season is MondoBeyondo BB.http://www.1001fonts.com/mondobeyondo-bb-font.html
* Australian Survivor (2016) has a lot of Australian Survivor firsts.
** This is the first Australian Survivor season to have three starting tribes.
** This is the first Australian Survivor season to use Hidden Immunity Idols.
** This is the first Australian Survivor season not to have a contestant named David.
** This is the first Australian Survivor season to have a male be the first person voted off.
** This is the first Australian Survivor season to use .
** This is the first Australian Survivor season to have a female winner.
** This is the first Australian Survivor season to not have anybody vote themselves off.
** This is the first Australian Survivor season to have the rule against voting for yourself.
** This is the first Australian Survivor season to have someone quit.
** This is the first Australian Survivor season to have a merge with 13 castaways
* The highest-ranking members of each original tribe were all women.
*In 2020, the host of the season Jonathan LaPaglia was inducted into the Australian Survivor Hall Of Fame.
==References==
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