Flick Palmateer

**Felicity Tamasyn "Flick" Palmateer** is a contestant from *Australian Survivor: Brains v Brawn* and *Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains*.

In *Brains v Brawn*, Flick was a physically capable player who helped her tribe win several Immunity Challenges throughout the tribal phase of the game. Come the merge, she would continue to vote alongside her fellow Brawns, only for her faction to be picked off by the Brains until she was the only one left. Despite receiving news of her mother's passing on Day 34, Flick persisted in the game, ultimately making it all the way to the final three thanks to various challenge wins and advantages. In the end, despite her challenge strength, she would fall short of winning the Final Immunity Challenge and be eliminated as a potential jury threat going into the Final Two.

For her indomitable spirit, Flick returned as a Hero in *Heroes v Villains*, where her social game helped her to integrate into the Heroes majority alliance and survive a treacherous tribe switch after being relegated to the minority. However, when she flipped back to the Heroes against Liz Parnov and Shonee Bowtell at the merge after they had saved her, Flick not only found herself the object of their ire, but also as the primary target of the Villains-led majority alliance. She finished the game as the first member of the jury.

## Profile

*Retrieved from 10play.com.au*

* Brains v Brawn
* Heroes v Villains

**Big Wave Surfer, 28**

Currently ranked second in the world for Big Wave Surfing, it's no surprise that Flick is a fearless and strong competitor. She holds the record for the biggest wave surfed by an Australian woman and is also an accomplished artist, with exhibitions in the works.

A big wave surfer and *Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn* finalist, Flick is returning to take out the win. But she's also got another reason why saying, "Finally I get to play *Survivor* on an island! It's very on-brand for me, the outback was not. I'm way more in my element here."

Coming third in her series, Flick was known for her courageous and strong-will after losing her mother mid-way through filming and she says it was the hardest thing she's ever been through. But with her family's support, she kept going and made it to the final challenge. She says, "Last time I played, I had the weight of the world on my shoulders, and I still came third. This time I'm back, stronger than ever, and I'm ready to win."

Flick is currently ranked number two in the world on the big wave world tour and holds the record for the biggest wave surfed by an Australian female. She knows when you are looking down the barrel of a 50-foot wave, there’s no time to hesitate and wants to bring that bravery into the game.

Playing as a Hero, Flick says, "What really grinds my gears about the Villains is probably the manipulation side of things. The lying, the cheating - I can't stand it. It's most definitely time for a Hero to win this game."
## Australian Survivor

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### Brains v Brawn

#### Voting History

**^1** In "Episode 4", the vote ended with a 5-5 tie between Benny and Simon, forcing a revote. Flick did not change her vote on the revote.
**^2** In "Episode 13", Hayley used a Hidden Immunity Idol on Laura, negating Flick's vote against her.
**^3** In "Episode 14", Flick became ineligible to vote after losing the Immunity Challenge.
**^4** In "Episode 17", George used a producer-given Hidden Immunity Idol on Cara, negating Flick's vote against her.
**^5**  In "Episode 20", Flick was voted out, but found the save scroll and remained in the game.
**^6** In "Episode 21", the vote ended with a 2-2-2 tie between Flick, Cara, and Dani, forcing a revote. On the revote, Flick did not receive any votes to be eliminated.
**^7** In "Episode 22", Flick used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 2 votes against her.

### Heroes v Villains

#### Voting History

**^1** In "Episode 5", the Heroes were subjected to a mock Tribal Council where the player they voted out was switched to the other tribe.
**^2** In "Episode 9", Shonee used a producer-given Hidden Immunity Idol on George, negating Flick's vote against him.
**^3** In "Episode 14", Liz used a producer-given Hidden Immunity Idol on Shonee, negating Flick's vote against her.

## Post-Survivor

* On August 23, 2021, Flick launched a fundraiser for dementia and FTD research in honor of her mother, who passed away on Day 34 of from FTD. By August 30, she had raised over $20,000.
* On October 1, 2022, Flick got engaged to Mitch Gimm. On March 19, 2023, Flick and Mitch celebrated their wedding, which was attended by her *Brains v Brawn* and *Heroes v Villains* castmates.

## Tribal Council

### Total votes received:

21

* Flick is the first castaway in *Australian Survivor* to survive a revote while in possession of a Hidden Immunity Idol.
* Flick is the highest-placing member of the original Brawn tribe.
* Flick is the only woman on *Heroes v Villains* to make it to the merge without switching tribes.
* Flick is the lowest-placing returning player on the Heroes tribe.
* Flick lost 6.5 kg. during her time on *Heroes v Villains*.
* Flick is the first person in *Australian Survivor* to be the last and first jury member in the two seasons she played.
	+ Internationally, she is the fifth person to accomplish this feat, following Lex van den Berghe, Kass McQuillen and Sarah Lacina (U.S.), and Marian de Vos (South Africa).
* Flick is the first woman in *Australian Survivor* to be the first juror on a season.
* Both times Flick competed:
	+ She played with George Mladenov and Hayley Leake and was outlasted by them.
	+ She won seven tribal immunity challenges.
	+ One of the votes to successfully eliminate her was from Hayley Leake.
	+ She was one of seven jurors to vote to award a female player the title of Sole Survivor.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felicity\_Palmateer
2. ↑ https://10play.com.au/australian-survivor/participants/season-6-brains-v-brawn/flick/pa210711guzmx
3. ↑ https://10play.com.au/australian-survivor/participants/season-8-heroes-v-villains/flick/pa221221ebqix
4. ↑ https://www.gofundme.com/f/bgjk9-flicks-fundraiser-for-dementia-ftd-research
5. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CjfM8EDhlHH/
6. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp92-Q-yrmf/
7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw-PyfQAzOw