Andy Meldrum

Andy Meldrum is a contestant from and .
A self-described "ultra fan", Andy came into Champions v Contenders wanting to play a strategically dominant game. Following the tribe swap, Andy was left scrambling following Sam Schoers' blindside, leading him to attempt to throw ally Daisy Richardson under the bus, causing David Genat to not trust him. Upon reaching merge, Andy was quickly outed for being untrustworthy, and was eliminated unanimously by both Champions and Contenders on the Soli Bula tribe.
Returning for Blood v Water with his sister Kate Tatham, Andy sought to improve his social game. Despite initially falling into a power position on the Water tribe, Andy's controlling demeanor and his previous gameplay led Nina Twine to identify him as a threat and, along with Mark Wales, rally the votes to blindside him at the season's first Tribal Council. 
==Profile==
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Retrieved from 10play.com.au
Marketing Executive, 47
An advertising and marketing executive, there's no one more ready to play the game of Survivor than Andy from Noosa.
"The only job I'm focused on at the moment is winning Survivor." He is the ultimate fan of the show and wants to be the ultimate villain.
"I don't just want to win, I want to win big in the most memorable way than anybody has ever won before. The only thing Australian Survivor is missing is an unbelievably compelling and memorable villain as a winner."
Working everywhere from Australia to London and New York, Andy also played poker professionally for four years. He's come to Survivor to win the title but also win for his family and wants to use the money to buy his sister a house and make sure they are all supported.
Andy hopes the Champions are a "group of 12 rich, smug, arrogant, overweight, retired athletes who have no clue how Survivor works," but also knows that going in with too much of a plan can backfire.
"Having been a fan for as long as I have and literally dreaming about playing this game for almost two decades, I want to put my money where my mouth is and see if I'm anywhere near as good as I think I am."https://10play.com.au/australian-survivor/participants/season-4/andy/pa190721gkwmx
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Andy, 49, Advertising Consultant
After Kate pushed Andy to apply for Australian Survivor: Champions V Contenders, not only is it Andy's shot at redemption, but Kate hopes to make her own mark on the game.
Planning to use his skills as a professional poker player to read people, Andy's also ready to try and play a more honest, fun, and good-natured game this time around.
What will be your strength in the competition?
My best chance is probably if they replace all of the physical endurance challenges with puzzles! That might be a long-shot though…
What have you sacrificed to take on this challenge?
Knowing how many fans would give anything for the opportunity to play, any small sacrifices that I have to make are entirely inconsequential in the grand scheme of things.https://10play.com.au/australian-survivor/participants/season-7-blood-v-water/andy/pa220121pzcld
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==Australian Survivor==
===Champions v Contenders (2019)===
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1 	rowspan="12" 	By Any Means Necessary 	Reward 	No 	
1 	High and Mighty 	Immunity 	No 	 	
2 	Push Comes to Shove 	Reward 	No 	 	
2 	Clear As Mud 	Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	In the Trenches 	Reward 	No 	 	
3 	Steady As She Throws 	Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	Classic Catches 	Reward 	No 	 	
4 	Around the Bend 	Immunity 	No 	 	
5 	Footbrawl 	Reward 	No 	 	
5 	The Grate Escape 	Immunity 	No 	 	
6 	Gimme A Break 	Reward 	No 	 	
6 	Friends In High Places	Immunity 	No 	 	
colspan="6"	 	 	 	 	
7 	rowspan="11" 	In A Squat Of Bother 	Immunity 	No 	
8 	Just Keep Swimming 	Reward 	No 	 	
8 	Flood, Sweat and Tears	Immunity 	No 	 	
9 	Hipsters 	Reward 	No 	 	
9 	Blocked Up 	Immunity 	No 	 	
10 	Going Under 	Immunity 	No 	 	
11 	Monkey Business 	Reward 	No 	 	
11 	Balancing Act 	Immunity 	No 	 	
12 	Fear Fall 	Reward 	No 	 	
12 	Smash Hits 	Immunity 	No 	 	
13 	Pick Up The Pieces 	Immunity 	Yes 	 	
colspan="6"	 	 	 	 	
14 	rowspan="2" 	When It Rains, It Pours	Reward 	 	
14 	On the Pull 	Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
|-|Voting History=
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 In "Episode 10", the vote ended with a 2-2-0 tie between Hannah and Shaun, forcing a revote. Andy changed his vote to Hannah on the revote. In "Episode 14", Daisy used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Andy's vote against her.</tabber>
===Blood v Water===
Andy returned to the game with his sister Kate Tatham at Blood v Water and was initially placed on the Water tribe, as Kate was assigned to Blood. Andy wanted to improve his social game. After Water lost the first Immunity Challenge, Andy targeted Alex Frost, who suffered an injury, as he saw this as an easy vote. However, Andy's controlling demeanor and his previous gameplay led Nina Twine to identify him as a threat and, along with Mark Wales, turn the tribe against him. At Tribal Council, their plan came into fruition, as Andy was blindsided by a 9–2–1 vote.
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode	TribeAffiliation	Challenge 	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1 	rowspan="2" 	Water Slaughter	Reward 	No 	
1 	Gatecrasher 	Immunity 	No 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
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Episode	Andy'sVotes	Voted AgainstAndy
1 	 	
 	 	
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==Post-Survivor==
==Trivia==
* Andy is the oldest member of the original and Water tribes.
* Andy holds the record for most votes received at a single Tribal Council, without a revote, in Australian Survivor history; he received 11 votes at Soli Bula's first Tribal Council.
* Andy is one of five Australian Survivor contestants to have played in multiple seasons and never reached the jury stage, along with Phoebe Timmins, Lydia Lassila, Jackie Glazier, and Stevie Khouw.
==References==
Category:Contestants
Category:Male Contestants
Category:Champions v Contenders (2019) Contestants
Category:Contenders Tribe (2019)
Category:Soli Bula Tribe
Category:12th Place
Category:Australian Survivor
Category:Australian Survivor Contestants
Category:Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders (2019)
Category:Australian Survivor: Blood v Water
Category:Blood v Water Contestants
Category:Water Tribe
Category:24th Place
Category:Contestants Appearing in Multiple Seasons