Tina Wesson

Tina Marie Wesson is the Sole Survivor of . She later competed on and .
Distinguished as the first woman to win Survivor, Tina leveraged her position as the Ogakor matriarch to help her advance in the game. By forming a tight duo with Colby Donaldson, she was able to convince her ally to bring her to the Final Two against his best interests, thereby securing her the win in The Australian Outback. 
After her victory, Tina played two more games, including a brief stint in All-Stars where she was immediately targeted for her status as a former winner, as well as a longer run in Blood vs. Water where she became the last person voted out of the season. 
==Profile==
Retrieved from CBS.com
<tabber>The Australian Outback=
NAME: Tina Wesson
AGE: 40
MARITAL STATUS: Married
OCCUPATION: Nurse
HOMETOWN: Knoxville, Tennessee
LUXURY ITEM: Backgammon Set
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://web.archive.org/web/20010606094142/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor2/survivors/tina_b.html
==Survivor==
===The Australian Outback===
<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>
===All-Stars===
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode	TribeAffiliation	Challenge 	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1 	 	Quest for Fire	Immunity 	No 	
 	 	 	 	 	
|-|Voting History=
Episode	Tina'sVotes	Votes AgainstTina
1 	 	
 	 	
</tabber>
===Blood vs. Water===
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out?	Result
1 	rowspan=7 	Blue Lagoon Bustle	Reward/Immunity	No 	
2 	In the Barrel 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	Boats, Brains & Brawn	Reward/Immunity 	Yes 	 	
5 	Slide Show 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
6 	Buoy Oh Buoy 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
7 	Chain Reaction 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
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8 	rowspan=3 	Flashback 	Immunity 	 	
9 	Pesky Palate 	Immunity 	 	 	
9 	Balancing Point 	Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
10 	rowspan=5 	Puppet Master 	Duel 	 	
11 	Block It Out 	 	Duel 	 	
12 	House of Cards 	 	Duel 	 	
13 	Jail Break 	 	Duel 	 	
14 	A Leg Up 	 	Duel 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Rowspan=2 	A Bit Tipsy 	Immunity 	 	
14 	Rise to It 	Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
|-|Voting History=
Episode 	Tina'sVotes 	Voted AgainstTina
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Voted forSole Survivor	colspan="2" 	
 In , Gervase used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Tina's vote against him.</tabber>
==Post-Survivor==
* In May 2001, Tina was featured as a panelist on along with the other castaways for Week. Tina appeared in three episodes, two as an individualhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW980DokQEIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSB3jAMcSRQ and one where she was paired with Maralyn Hershey.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6e-T70DYEM
* In 2001, Tina also graced the cover of the July–August issue of Racquetball magazine.http://www.tinawesson.com/images/magazine_07.jpg
* On January 6, 2002, Tina, along with Gervase Peterson, appeared on a celebrity edition of .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ViVkXj_Tp4 She was the fourth one voted out,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7stVJbuQVUE but did receive the house minimum of $10,000 for her charity.
* On January 10, 2002, Tina was seen in the audience at the Reunion Show, sitting beside castaway Rudy Boesch.
* Tina recruited her family friends Hope & Norm Davis to compete on the second season of The Amazing Race.https://web.archive.org/web/20030405043311/http://tv.zap2it.com/news/tvnewsdaily.html?24545
* On May 19, 2002, Tina, along with Africa winner Ethan Zohn, appeared live going into commercial break chatting with during the finale episode . Rosie asked Tina who she thought would win Marquesas, and Tina said Neleh Dennis would win while Ethan said Vecepia Towery would win.
* Tina wrote an inspirational book entitled, "Out Live, Out Laugh, Out Love". that was published in 2006.https://books.google.com/books/about/Out_Live_Out_Laugh_Out_Love.html?id=3TtEmAEACAAJ
* In the summer of 2009, Tina, along with the other first eighteen Survivor winners, appeared on a TVGuide special "Survivor Millionaires: Where Are They Now?"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be122Jgy3xg
* On December 3, 2013, Tina's son, Taylor Lee Collins, died in a car accident.http://www.knoxville.com/news/2013/dec/03/knoxville-celebrities-wesson-taylor-collins-dies/?partner=RSS
* Tina, along with eight other former castaways competed on a Survivor edition of primetime special that aired on May 23, 2016.http://parade.com/472671/joshwigler/survivor-big-brother-amazing-race-the-price-is-right-photos/ Tina and her partner, Donna, did not make it up on stage.
* Tina was inducted to the Survivor Hall of Fame on December 13, 2016.http://web.archive.org/web/20200321221739/https://my.xfinity.com/ed/tv/2016/12/13/survivor-hall-fame-2016-inductee-tina-wesson/
==Trivia==
* Tina's luxury item in  was a backgammon board.
* Tina is the first castaway to make it to the Final Tribal Council without winning individual immunity and subsequently the first castaway to win without winning individual immunity.
* Tina is the first eventual Sole Survivor to never receive an elimination vote against her at Tribal Council.
* Tina is the first finalist to have every castaway they voted against at Tribal Council be voted out.
* Tina currently owns the Barramundi tribe flag after a deal with Colby Donaldson that whoever won would have the right to own the flag. She claims that it still smelled as it did during the game.
* As revealed at the Reunion Show, Tina was originally an alternate for The Australian Outback, and was called to the show only a week before filming began.https://robhasawebsite.com/survivor-40-premiere-recap-with-tina-wesson/
* Tina is the first castaway to be voted out as a returning player.
** By extent, Tina is the first Sole Survivor to be voted out in a subsequent attempt.
* Tina is the first contestant to finish in 18th place in a season of Survivor.
* Tina is the second contestant, after Francesca Hogi, to return for a later season after finishing in last place in a prior season, returning for Blood vs. Water after finishing in last in All-Stars.
** She would be followed by Bruce Perreault.
* Tina is the oldest castaway in .
* Tina, along with Colby Donaldson, Amber Mariano, Coach Wade, Jerri Manthey, Ethan Zohn, Rob Mariano, and Rupert Boneham are the only castaways to compete in seasons with 16, 18, and 20 castaways.
* Tina is the only castaway to play in multiple seasons of Survivor that are longer than 39 days.
** She is the only castaway to play in a season with 39 days, 39.5 days, and 42 days.
* Tina is the first castaway to return twice after winning a season.
* Tina is third winner to become a member of the jury on a subsequent attempt. She followed J.T. Thomas and fellow Blood vs. Water castaway Aras Baskauskas. Tina is also the only former winner to return from .
* Tina has only received elimination votes at Tribal Councils where she was voted out.
* Tina lost 18 lbs. during her time in Blood vs. Water.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0an8OCxz1w
* Tina is one of the eight castaways who have experienced all the phases of all the game, being voted out pre-merge, post-merge, and making it to the Final Tribal Council. She was voted out pre-merge in , post-merge in Blood vs. Water, and made it to Final Tribal Council in The Australian Outback. Her fellow The Australian Outback finalist Colby Donaldson, J.T. Thomas, Rob Mariano, Aubry Bracco, Parvati Shallow, Stephenie LaGrossa, and Tyson Apostol are the others.
* Tina is one of six returning players who has competed on at least three seasons but has never won an individual Immunity Challenge. The others are Cirie Fields, James Clement, Jeff Varner, Sandra Diaz-Twine, and Sarah Lacina.
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