Australian Outback Winners

**Highest Ranked**: Ashleigh (Winner/30)

The Australian Outback Winners Alliance was an alliance from Survivor: India.

The numerous Australian Outback Winners formed an alliance out of necessity in this landmark *Survivor* season. These winners were constantly seen as the biggest threats because they were the most connected, but one villainess used her strategic prowess to become the first two time winner.

## History

### Brahma Formation

The gold Brahma tribe was formed on Day 1 of *Survivor: India* containing the first ten winners in *Survivor* history. The women initially had a 6-4 majority over the men, but Cherry, Jack and Winston wanted to form an *Australian Outback* alliance with Ashleigh. In the first twist of the season, every tribe had to eliminate one castaway. The men voted for Ashleigh out of spite because she didn't want to work with them. However, the women had a majority and Cherry was eliminated. At the seasons second Triple Tribal Council, Jack voted with Ashleigh and her allies in order to eliminate Mitchell.

Jack and Winston remained in the minority of Brahma against the majority of women. Knowing that Ashleigh had refused to work with them, the boys tried to get the women to turn on her at their next two tribal councils. Luckily for them, Mandy and Skye were eliminated when the women cannibalised each other.

### Shiva Domination

At the tribe dissolve on Day 11, Aisha, Ashleigh, Jack and Winston from Brahma were switched to the green Shiva tribe. Despite being split between the men and the women on Brahma, the four Brahma castaways worked together on Shiva. Ashleigh, Jack and Winston also brought in fellow *Australian Outback* winners Jase and Karleigh. When Shiva went to tribal council on Days 12, 14 and 18, the Australian Outback Winners had the majority to eliminate Jon, Hunter and Harry.

Ashleigh and Karleigh felt comfortable with the numbers advantage within their Australian Outback Winners alliance, but knew they needed favour with others in order to survive through the merge. With the merge incoming, the pair approached outsiders Aisha, Byron and Katie to make a move. When the tribe lost on Day 21, the Australian Outback women told their male partners to vote for Aisha when in fact they blindsided Jase. Ashleigh chose to get rid of Jase because she felt more connected to Jack and Winston.

### The Merge

The remaining Australian Outback Winners then entered the merge. The alliance knew they were considered the most threatening players left in the game and needed more people in order to have the majority. They joined forces with Bianca, Marina and Mikey and voted out Katie at the first merged tribal council. However, this larger alliance didn't last for long because the Australian Outback Winners blindsided Marina in order to force Bianca and Mikey by their side. With the numbers firmly in their favour, the alliance eliminated Grayson and Nick.

By the Final Nine, the Australian Outback Winners were confident in their position because of their relationships with Bianca and Mikey. The alliance agreed to vote for Jenny at tribal council, but Bianca and Mikey flipped and Winston was blindsided. Despite being down in numbers, Bianca and Mikey continued to work with them in order to cut Jenny and Aisha. At the Final Six, Ashleigh, Jack and Karleigh were annoyed that Bianca and Mikey blindsided Winston to bring in Byron and potentially force a tie. The Australian Outback Winners exposed this plan to Byron and he agreed to work with them, which led to Mikey's elimination.

The plan at the Final Five was to vote for Bianca, but she won individual immunity. Rather than vote for Byron, Ashleigh and Karleigh turned on each other. Karleigh was eliminated because Ashleigh gained favour from Bianca and Jack. When Bianca failed to win individual immunity however, she became the final member of the jury. In the end, the jury praised Ashleigh for being perceptive enough to work with the Brahma Women and the Australian Outback Winners whilst not being scared of blindsiding her allies. She was awarded the title of Sole Survivor for the second time in a 6-2-2 vote.