AusSurvivor 3

### Season Summary

24 Americans touched down in Fiji for the adventure of a lifetime. They were split up on 2 tribes: The Champions, either public figures or people who succeed daily, and the Contenders, everyday Americans. Champions vs. Contenders begins. On the Contenders tribe, there were 2 opposing factions; The Cool Kids Alliance, consisting of Ava, Abby M., Nicho, Jaeden, and Ryann, and The Coconut Alliance, consisting of Burke, Joe, Abby D., Anna Kay, Hannah, and Matthew. The latter alliance assumed control, taking out Ava and Ryann, but lost Joe due to Anna Kay and Abby D. flipping. Burke, angered by the blindside of his friend, began to target Anna Kay in secret. On the Champions beach, outsiders and weak links were targeted. However, the mini-groups inside the tribe were all fighting for dominance. Derek, Katelyn, Kristen, and Brandon wanted to keep the tribe strong, while Bryson, Susannah, Ben, Jonah, and Lena played are strategically aggressive, and threw the tribal strong mentality out the window.

On Day 15, Burke got his revenge on Anna Kay, but the Exile Beach twist saved her for the time being. Abby D., now on the outs of the tribe, managed to flip the entire tribe against one another, resulting in Matthew's blindside. On Exile Beach, Anna Kay defeated Matthew and re-entered the game. Ben and Susannah's "Iconic Duo" alliance, along with others, blindsided their biggest challenge asset Brandon, leaving the rest of the tribe to fend for themselves. When the Contenders lost the Day 22 immunity challenge, Burke wanted to get rid of Anna Kay for good, but the tribe was deadset on voting Abby D. out for her poor challenge performance. Burke could not get Abby D. to vote against her best friend, so he played his idol on her to cause a tie between Hannah and Anna Kay. Anna Kay was voted out unanimously on the revote, leaving the Contenders tribe down to 6, and very fractured. Jaeden, Nicho, and Abby M. held the majority for once.

On Day 23, their majority was lost when the tribes were switched up. On the new Champions tribe, Derek and Katelyn bonded with Abby M. and Jaeden, while Bryson and Jonah bonded with Burke. The original tribal lines were blurred. Susannah sided with Bryson, Jonah, and Burke, leaving Kristen in the middle. Susannah's social skills won over Kristen, and Derek was blindsided. On the new Contenders, Ben and Lena bonded very quickly with Abby D. and Hannah, becoming fast friends. Tensions between Nicho and Reid caused Ben and Lena to turn on Reid at tribal. Back at the Champions camp, Abby M., Jaeden, and Katelyn campaigned to vote out Kristen for her duplicitous ways. The tribe agreed, and Kristen was voted out.

The tribes merged on Day 30 to form Koro Savu. Katelyn, Jaeden, and Abby M. reunited with Nicho, while Bryson and Jonah reunited with Lena. They brought Abby D. and Burke into their alliance. Katelyn and Lena's season-long rivalry neared too much, causing everyone to pick a side. Hannah, Ben, and Susannah were caught in the middle. They decided to side with Lena, voting out Katelyn right before the jury, and leaving Jaeden, Abby M., and Nicho in the minority once again. Nicho's idol spared them for another round, blindsiding Jonah, but he could not escape becoming the 2nd member of the jury.

The majority alliance of 7 turned on each other. Burke, Bryson, and Abby D. roped in Abby M., Jaeden, and Hannah to blindside Susannah. Hannah told Susannah about the conspiracy plot, and Susannah played her idol to blindside Abby D. The tribe was split in half: Jaeden, Burke, Bryson, and Abby M. vs. Ben, Susannah, Hannah, and Lena. Hannah, having acquired a Steal-A-Vote advantage at the auction, stole Bryson's vote to gain the upper hand, sending Abby M. to the jury. Ben and Susannah had played the game together since Day 1, being the "Iconic Duo" alliance, however, Susannah saw Ben as the biggest threat to her victory. Susannah gathers everyone except Hannah to blindside Ben, but he was very suspicious of Susannah. Ben and Hannah were confident in a betrayal, and split their votes between Lena and Susannah, their 2 former allies. Ben played his idol, exposing the traitors, and causing them to tearfully fight for their lives on the revote. Lena became the 5th Juror, leaving a trail of betrayal and bad blood between the Iconic Duo.

On Day 43, only 6 remained: Bryson had been playing a very strategically cutthroat, yet under the radar game, making no enemies along the way. Hannah has played a masterful social game, from being on the outs of her tribe Day 1 to worming her way through the game based on charm and social skills alone. Jaeden, since his days on the Contenders beach, had always been talking his way in and out of predicaments. Burke has been everyone's favorite tribemate and has not received a vote yet, and with an idol in his pocket and an impressive resumé, he has a very good chance of winning. Susannah has been playing a strategically aggressive game and has been able to bond with just about anyone, but her failed attempt to blindside her closest ally may be result in disaster for her game. Ben's gameplay is calculated and risky at the same time, and he has many big moves under his belt, but with only one ally against 4 other impressive game players, he needs one more big show stopper to propel himself into the Final 2.

Biggest Snake: Bryson

Most Heroic: Abby D.

Best Social Player: Hannah

Biggest Beast: Nicho

Best Strategist: Ben

Most Robbed: Burke

Best Pre-Merger: Anna Kay

Player of the Season: Ben