Flick Palmateer

Tribe(s): Brawn, Utjan
Finish: 10/20
Days Lasted: 25

Flick is a contestant from *Survivor: Cloncurry*.

## Survivor: Cloncurry

Flick started *Survivor: Cloncurry* originally on the red Brawn tribe. She was closely aligned with Kez and Shannon as part of the 'Space Bun Mafia', though they also managed to form a majority alliance with returning players Doug, Isaiah and Harmony. This group initially planned to vote for Brooke at their first loss on Day 5, but Harmony was targeted after being viewed as a swing vote. A series of miscommunications on both sides of the Brawn war resulted in a 4-4-1-1 tie between Harmony and Shannon at tribal council, though Brooke flipped to save Shannon and keep the power within Flick's alliance. Simon was their primary target when Brawn lost again on Day 9, though the alliance split votes between him and Locky. However, Brooke switched her vote to eliminate Locky because she was allegedly fearful of another tie at tribal council.

After losing the following immunity challenge on Day 12, Flick's alliance planned on voting for Emmett. However, Brooke and Doug worked with Emmett and Simon to blindside Isaiah, who was allegedly attempting to organise a move against the Space Bun Mafia. A Tribe Switch occurred on Day 13, where Flick stayed on Brawn with Shannon and Simon. They were joined by Hayley, Jacob, Neda and Wai from the Brains tribe, which left Flick and Shannon in a vulnerable situation. The women tried highlighting to the Brains that Simon was a physical threat and disloyal ally, but their position as a pair with connections to the other Brawn players put a huge target on their backs. The girls voted for Simon when the new Brawn lost the immunity challenge on Day 17, but Shannon was voted out for leading the Space Bun Mafia. Despite feeling like a sitting duck, Flick built personal relationships with members of the Brains and was eventually told that Simon had two idols. This momentarily ingratiated Flick into the Brains majority, who threw the next immunity challenge to blindside Simon.

Flick was reunited with Kez when the tribes merged on Day 20, though the original Brawn castaways were outnumbered by the Brains 7-5. Kez and Emmett assured Brooke, Doug and Flick they had roped Cara and George onto their side, who also said they would bring Hayley into a majority voting block. This group planned on splitting votes between Christopher and Wai at the first merged tribal council. In the hours leading up to tribal council, Kez told Flick she just found an idol that Flick needed to hide in her jacket pocket. This was a stroke of luck because, although Brawn voted like they intended, one of the Brains flipped to blindside Kez. Cara, George and Hayley refused to reveal who flipped on Brawn, though Flick told her allies about the idol she received from Kez. Flick then used this idol at tribal council to cancel the seven Brains votes against her, meaning the Brawn eliminated Neda with their four votes. In the early hours of Day 25, production informed Flick her mother passed away from younger onset frontotemporal dementia. Although Flick chose to stay in the game after receiving this news, the live tribal council after Doug saved himself with a Tribal Council Pass further distressed Flick. She asked the tribe to vote her out over Emmett, the only other vulnerable Brawn player. The tribe ultimately honoured Flick's wishes and she was made the second member of the jury. At the Final Tribal Council, she voted for Hayley to win the title of Sole Survivor.

## Trivia

* Dion, Flick, Julia and Winston hold the record for the most number of votes negated by an idol, with seven.