Aleks Tess

**Aleks Tess** is currently a contestant on Survivor: Evolution and was a contestant on Survivor: Summer Solstice.

Despite Aleks trying his best in *Survivor: Summer Solstice*, he was targeted by his tribemates early on for little things and later met his demise once his tribe went on a losing streak after losing dominance.

## Survivor: Summer Solstice

Aleks started on Tribe Asini with Liz, Nate, Ryan, Tyler, and Corey, who unknown to him was a returnee player, with his brother, Connor, being a returnee player on the other tribe. Tribe Asini was given a sneak peek of the first challenge, and they strategized for it at camp while they bonded with each other, which some could argue was a huge reason for why they won the first immunity challenge. At camp, when asked, Aleks stated that he believed Connor and the other returnees of the season will be targeted and voted out first, unknowingly invigorating Corey. In private, Aleks mentioned his connections but was unsure how long he could take them into the game and planned to use people as meat shields as he identified Nate as a challenge threat. Aleks then spoke with Corey and aligned with him, and he felt safe. Despite this, Aleks was being targeted by many on his tribe for various reasons, putting his game at risk.

At the next challenge, Aleks' strength helped his tribe win once again as a storm took hold of the game, leading to the contestants taking shelter in a common area. At camp, despite Aleks' challenge strengths and friendly demeanor, he was still a target, as Nate thought to take him out for his knowledge of their location. At the next immunity challenge, Aleks helped his tribe to a third consecutive win, keeping him safe. At camp, Aleks made it known that he wanted to destroy the other tribe by winning challenges and "Pagong" them at the merge until only Asini members remained. In private, Aleks was not worried about winning and wanted to make alliances, hyping himself up as a swing vote between two perceived alliances, but assumed he could go farther with the alliance of Corey, Liz, and Ryan. Aleks further privately said he was surprised Connor was still in the game and assumed he did something to stick around and feared his brother's abilities and wanted to use him as a meat shield if they linked up.

When Asini surprisingly lost the next challenge, chaos ensued when the Corey vs. Nate feud reached its peak, as despite Aleks being targeted by some for being "sneaky", the two had had enough of them targeting each other. Aleks privately stated their tribe's switching targets but believed Nate was going home for being a strong competitor to go up against as he also worried about Corey's connections to Tribe Susu playing a factor at the merge. Aleks spoke to his tribemates, eager to ensure his safety, with him finding out from Corey that Ryan did not have the hidden immunity idol and that his name was being thrown around as a "throwout" name Aleks agreed to Corey's plan to vote Nate. Later, Aleks talked to Nate and Tyler, the former wanting to vote Corey, to which Aleks listened to as Nate told him he was saying his name as a target earlier only in the context of him knowing the landscape. At Tribal Council, despite publicly saying his belief of being the "middle man", he was quickly overtaken by Corey offering a public deal to Nate to vote Aleks to save himself. However, Aleks secured his safety by voting Nate and sending him to Redemption Island in a 3-2-~~1~~ vote. At camp, Aleks was surprised he got two votes, with him and Tyler noting Corey's influence, now knowing where everyone stood. After Asini lost the next immunity challenge, Aleks was once again targeted, this time by Corey and Liz due to his connection with Connor. Although Aleks and Corey agreed to try to swing the votes away from him, Aleks did not hesitate to agree to Tyler's campaigns about Corey being a smart player. At Tribal Council, despite his pleas to keep him, Aleks became the final person to be sent to Redemption Island in a 3-2 vote.

Although Aleks had a lot of skills, the challenge at Redemption Island did not pan his way, with him narrowly losing to Allie, who returned to the game as Aleks' game ended with him feeling that he had more game to play as he rooted for Tyler to win and for Corey to lose. Aleks would officially place 9th out of 12th.

**Aleks' Voting History**
 **5** | Corey

## Survivor: Evolution

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**Aleks' Voting History**

## Trivia

* Aleks is the first *Survivor Wisconsin* contestant to play the game and be related to a past *Survivor Wisconsin* contestant, being the younger brother of Connor Tess.