Tessa Sylvester

**Tessa Sylvester** is a contestant from *Madagascar*.

## Survivor

In '**Madagascar'**, Tessa was a member of the all-female Gidro tribe.

Day 3, when Becca Griffin hears that Carrie Yangxiao is being targeted, she forms a majority alliance to save Carrie and eliminate Camilla Beneventi. The alliance of Becca, Carrie, Nathalia Kalunga, Prairie Bingham and Tessa, sends Camilla home in a 5-4 vote.

Day 7, both tribes were forced to attend Tribal Council, the winning tribe of Reward will then compete for Individual Immunity Challenge, Tana won and Ted Nolan would win the first Individual Immunity of the season. Nathalia and Tessa not loving the majority alliance forms a side alliance with Kasia Jaworska, Tessa stays close to the other alliance, but Nathalia makes it known that she's abandoning ship. It becomes a Carrie or Karina battle, the alliance of three decides to send Carrie home - but Tessa's majority alliance, including Carrie, wants to stay strong and send Karina home. At the Gidro Tribal Council, Ted would sit in and listen and would give Individual Immunity to Angela, saving her from the vote and then Ted would leave. At the vote, Tessa decides to stay strong with Kasia and Nathalia, betraying the Gidro 4, sending Carrie home in a 5-3 vote.

Day 11, Tessa is selected as Gidro's chief and wins the *rock, paper, scissors* with Barth Wise, she lets Barth determines the tribes and then Tessa will select the tribe she wants to join. Tessa's dilemma is she has 2 allies on 1 side and 1 on the other, she prioritizing her relationship with Prairie Bingham. Tessa's new Gidro includes original Gidro - Karina Belova and Prairie Bingham, and original Tana - Ajay Mehra, Drizz Madok and Harrison Davison. Kasia Jaworska was the castaway left unattached and she chooses to join *new* Gidro. Giving the women have the 4-3 advantage.

Day 12, Prairie feels Drizz Madok is the weakest man on the tribe and she convinces Tessa to vote out Drizz, where Tessa gets Kasia Jaworska on board. Drizz is sent packing, 4-3. Tessa getting the votes from all the men.

Day 15, Tessa is caught in the middle of two alliances - Prairie wanting Kasia gone and Kasoa wanting Prairie gone - in the end, Tessa flips the vote to the only woman not aligned with her. At Tribal Council, the vote is tied 3-3 between Karina and Prairie. In the revote, Ajay Mehra and Kasia flip votes to avoid a deadlock and Karina is sent packing.

Day 21, Kasia tells Tessa that they have 3 votes for Ted Nolan and if they can get the other women to vote, they will survive the vote. The plan works and Ted is sent packing, 7-3. Tessa would receive the 3 votes, from Barth Wise, Daniel Arcila and Ted.

Day 24, finds something in common with Daniel. Tessa's ally, Kasia Jaworska, is hearing that Tessa's other ally, Becca Griffin, is being targeted. Tessa agrees to vote out Becca, but needs to keep that quiet, betraying her alliance. Becca becomes the first member of the jury in a 7-2 vote.

Day 27, bonds strongly with Harrison Davison. Kasia tells Tessa that the vote is Ajay Mehra, it's her best chance to survive the night with Immunity. Tessa gets Prairie Bingham to vote for Ajay and at Tribal Council, the vote returns in a 4-4 tie between Ajay and Tessa. In the revote, Angela Pires is the sole flip to avoid rocks and sends Ajay to the jury.

Day 30, Kasia severs ties with Tessa and the writing is on the wall for her, as only Prairie is on her side. At Tribal Council, Tessa is sent to the jury in a 5-2 vote.

At the Final Tribal Council, Tessa votes for Kasia due to a closer bond and Barth voted for her at 3 of 4 Tribal Councils. Barth Wise is crowned Sole Survivor in a 4-3 vote.

### Voting History

**^1**  In Ep 6, the vote ended with a 3-3 tie between Karina and Prairie, forcing a revote. The revote would return 4-0, with Karina being voted out.

**^2**  In Ep 10, the vote ended with a 4-4 tie between Ajay and Tessa, forcing a revote. The revote would return 4-2, with Ajay being voted out.

## Trivia

* Tessa is the first female from New Brunswick to compete.
* Tessa is the first Saint Lucian-Canadian contestant.
* Tessa is the oldest castaway on the post-swap Gidro tribe.
* Tessa is the first Saint Lucian-Canadian castaway to make the merge.
* Tessa is the first castaway from New Brunswick to win individual Immunity.
* Tessa is the first Saint-Lucian-Canadian castaway to win individual Immunity.
* Tessa is the first Saint-Lucian-Canadian castaway to make the jury.