Shane Gould

Shane Elizabeth Gould is the Sole Survivor of and a contestant on .
Despite being the oldest contestant of the 2018 season and starting on the bottom of the , Shane managed to play an aggressive, yet under-the-radar, game. In the course of the season, she found a Hidden Immunity Idol and led many blindsides, most notably of Lydia Lassila and Fenella McGowan. Her unassuming stance made her a favorable candidate to be taken to the Final Two, where she held her own against barrister Sharn Coombes at Final Tribal Council, earning the respect of the jury and winning the season.
Returning for All Stars, Shane was immediately pegged as a threat due to being one of two returning winners, and despite several attempts to sway the target in Harry Hills's direction, Shane became the first person voted out of the season.
==Profile==
Retrieved from 10play.com.au
<tabber>Champions v Contenders=
Age: 61
Occupation: Olympic Swimming Legend
State: TAS
Tribe: 
An Australian legend in the swimming pool and the eldest competitor in Australian Survivor, Shane is sporting royalty and one of the world's greatest female swimmers.
Between 1971 and 1973, she broke 11 world records in six different events. In the 1972 Olympics, Shane was, and still is, the only woman ever to win five individual medals: three gold in total, all in world record times, plus a silver and a bronze.
In 1972, Shane held every Freestyle World Record: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and also the 200 individual medley, an achievement which has never been matched.
"I'm not one to be proud of myself. I think being proud is a fashionable self-serving idea. I prefer to think about satisfying moments and those aren't necessarily my sporting accomplishments. Parenting four children to be independent adults. Learning how to train my horses. Those are moments I cherish."
Splitting her time between Sydney and Bicheno, Tasmania, Shane may be the eldest to arrive on the island but she is not going to let the young ones throw her off.
"I'm a realist and I know it's not going to be easy, especially when I don't know who my competition is yet but I have a one in 24 chance of winning. I'll be playing my hardest and I want to be there at the end. I've been researching, training and feel like I'm as prepared as I can be."
"Just because I'm in the Champions tribe doesn't mean I am safe. I'm probably older than the rest but that won't stop me. I've been through tough times and lived to tell the tale. That's how I live my life and that's how I'm going to finish on Survivor."https://10play.com.au/australian-survivor/participants/season-3/shane/pa190317vec
==Australian Survivor==
===Champions v Contenders===
Shane made a strong first impression winning her matchup in the Day 1 Reward Challenge, and she lived up to her swimming exploits in the water challenges as well. Strategically, Shane got off to a slow start. She received votes against her at her first three Tribal Council visits, including the latter of that three where her Hidden Immunity Idol was flushed despite Moana asking to be voted out. Despite her sneakiness getting her in trouble early on, she continued to be mischievous and it started to become endearing to the other . This development helped Shane re-integrate with the majority alliance, particularly forming a friendship with Sharn. The Tribe Switch put Shane in an even better position, where Mat, Steve W., Samuel, and herself worked with both of the outsider pairs by turning them against each other.
During the first individual Immunity Challenge, Shane convinced her allies to blindside Lydia due to her impressive challenge ability throughout the season. The plan worked, and it appeared Shane would have a clear path to the final 5. However, cracks in the Champions alliance would continue to pop up as Mat orchestrated Samuel's blindside and Brian revolted against Mat in the following vote. Mat's blindside left Shane, Sharn, and Steve W. in a 5-3 minority. Shane continued to fight and find her way into new alliances as the voting blocs shifted the next several rounds. After Shane successfully took out Fenella due to Brian messing up a split vote, Fenella's closest ally Shonee turned to Shane for revenge on Brian. Shonee, Shane, and Sharn created a new alliance called the "Sh" alliance as a reference to the first syllable of their names. They worked together to blindside Monika and flush Brian's idol at final 5, but Brian's immunity win at final 4 forced the "Sh" alliance to turn on each other. It appeared that Sharn and Shonee would be forced into a 2-2 tie, but Shonee tried to flip Sharn against Shane to survive in a 2-1-1 vote. The plan failed, and now Shane was in the final 3 with two players who wanted to take her to the end. Sharn won the Final Immunity Challenge, and opted to take the more likeable Shane to the end over the more aggressive strategic player in Brian.
Shane appeared to be the underdog going into the jury vote, but Shane appealed to the jury's appreciation of subtle, loyal gameplay as well as Shane's ability to connect with the Contender women to close the gap. Shane's strong Final Tribal Council performance as well as some mistakes from Sharn resulted in a 5-4 victory, making Shane the oldest woman to win the title of Sole Survivor either in Australia or the USA.
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out? 	Result
1 	rowspan="22" 	Slip, Slop, Slap 	Reward 	No 	N/A
1 	Over the Top 	Immunity 	No 	 	
2 	Sumo at Sea 	Reward 	No 	 	
2 	Dive Masters 	Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	Magic Boot 	Reward 	No 	 	
3 	Chariots of Mire 	Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	Kicking and Screaming 	Reward 	No 	 	
4 	Swing Break 	Immunity 	No 	 	
5 	Barrel Bridge 	Reward 	No 	 	
5 	Sliders 	Immunity 	Yes 	 	
6 	Strand Off 	Reward 	No 	 	
6 	Buried Alive 	Immunity 	No 	 	
7 	Basket Brawl 	Immunity 	No 	 	
8 	Hot Pursuit 	Reward 	No 	 	
8 	Shower Caddies 	Immunity 	Yes 	 	
9 	Dear Liza/House of the Holey 	Immunity 	No 	 	
10 	(No title) 	Reward 	No 	 	
10 	Nut Bucket 	Immunity 	Yes 	 	
11 	Legs Eleven 	Immunity 	No 	 	
12 	Legends of the Fall 	Reward 	No 	 	
12 	Tyred Out 	Immunity 	No 	 	
13 	Wound Out 	Immunity 	No 	 	
colspan="7" 	 	 	 	 	
15 	rowspan="16" 	Survivor Auction 	Survivor Auction 	Survivor Auction 	Survivor Auction
15 	Get a Grip 	Immunity 	 	 	
15 	Keep It Together 	Immunity 	 	 	
16 	Flags 	Reward 	 	 	
16 	Last Gasp 	Immunity 	 	 	
17 	Snookered 	Immunity 	 	 	
18 	Classic Catches 	Reward 	 	 	
18 	Balls Up 	Immunity 	 	 	
19 	Leg Up 	Immunity 	 	 	
20 	Paddle Wars 	Reward 	No 	 	
20 	Reaching New Heights 	Immunity 	 	 	
21 	Spin Cycle 	Immunity 	 	 	
22 	Jail Break 	Reward 	 	 	
22 	Fire and Rain 	Immunity 	 	 	
23 	Operation Balance Build 	Immunity 	 	 	
24 	Bob-Bob Buoy 	Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Notes: This Reward Challenge was played in six rounds, with the winner of each round taking a different reward item.	Notes: This Reward Challenge was played in six rounds, with the winner of each round taking a different reward item.	Notes: This Reward Challenge was played in six rounds, with the winner of each round taking a different reward item.	Notes: This Reward Challenge was played in six rounds, with the winner of each round taking a different reward item.	Notes: This Reward Challenge was played in six rounds, with the winner of each round taking a different reward item.	Notes: This Reward Challenge was played in six rounds, with the winner of each round taking a different reward item.
|-|Voting History=
Episode 	Shane'sVotes	Voted AgainstShane
1 	 	
2 	 	
3 	 	
4 	 	
5 	 	
6 	 	
7 	 	
8 	 	
9 	 	
10 	 	
11 	 	
12 	 	
13 	 	
14 	 	
15 	 	
16 	 	
17 	 	
18 	 	
19 	colspan="2" 	
20 	 	
21 	 	
22 	 	
23 	 	
24 	 	
Jury Votesfor Shane	colspan="2" 	
 	 	
 In "Episode 2", the vote ended with a 4-4 tie between Jackie and Russell, forcing a revote. Shane did not change her vote on the revote. In "Episode 6", Shane used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 3 votes against her. In "Episode 18", the vote ended with a 4-4 tie between Benji and Sharn, forcing a revote. Shane did not change her vote on the revote. In "Episode 19", rather than voting someone out, Koro Savu had to vote to give someone the status of Dead Man Walking. In "Episode 20", the vote ended with a 2-2-2 tie between Fenella, Sharn, and Steve W., forcing a revote. Shane did not change her vote on the revote.</tabber>
===All Stars===
Shane was placed on the Mokuta tribe. She was confident in her abilities to go far once again despite the target on her back as a former winner, and some contestants such as Nick were happy to see her. That was not the case for Lydia, as she sought revenge for Shane orchestrating her blindside in their previous season. Harry was also suspicious of Shane's behavior, as Shane was constantly wandering around the camp, presumably looking for the Hidden Immunity Idol.
After Mokuta lost the first Immunity Challenge on Day 2, Shane reassured Mat on the other tribe that she was in a good position. After overhearing a conversation between Harry, Henry, and Michelle, Shane managed to tell them she wanted Harry gone literally behind his back. Henry was keen on keeping Shane around, whether it be through rallying the numbers or using an idol from a clue he received that said it was at Tribal Council. At Tribal Council, Shane pleaded for her place in the game by saying that making the "easy vote" in a game like Survivor doesn't make sense. Ultimately Harry and Lydia got their way, and Shane was the first person voted out of All Stars in an 8-3-1 vote.
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode	TribeAffiliation	Challenge 	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1 	rowspan="2" 	Fire Starter	Reward 	No 	
1 	Going Under 	Immunity 	No 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
|-|Voting History=
Episode	Shane'sVotes	Voted AgainstShane
1 	 	
 	 	
</tabber>
==Post-Survivor==
==Trivia==
* Shane is the oldest castaway on and .
** Shane is the first woman and winner on Australian Survivor to be the oldest castaway of a season.
* Shane is the first Tasmanian to compete on Australian Survivor.
* Shane is the oldest castaway on Australian Survivor history to have played a Hidden Immunity Idol.
* Shane is the first castaway to win Australian Survivor without winning an individual challenge
* Shane holds the record for the largest fall in placement between seasons, dropping 23 places between Champions v Contenders and All Stars.
*Shane is the first former winner to be voted out of Australian Survivor.
**She would be followed by Jericho Malabonga in Australian Survivor: All Stars, one Tribal Council later.
*Shane is the first returning player to never serve on a jury.
==References==
Category:Contestants
Category:Female Contestants
Category:Oldest Contestants
Category:Contestants Appearing in Multiple Seasons
Category:Champions v Contenders (2018) Contestants
Category:Australian Survivor: All Stars Contestants
Category:Finalists
Category:Champions Tribe (2018)
Category:Koro Savu Tribe
Category:Mokuta Tribe
Category:Winners
Category:24th Place
Category:Australian Survivor
Category:Australian Survivor Contestants
Category:Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders (2018)
Category:Australian Survivor: All Stars
Category:1956 births
Category:Living people