Ross Van Phelp

**Ross Van Phelp** is contestant from *Survivor: The Australian Outback*.

Known for having a minor romance with Jessica Ferrer, Ross refused to make social bonds with his other tribemates. He's also known for lashing out at Trixie Erkel when she told him Jessica only liked him for his money. Due to this, as well as his lack of a social game, he was voted out on Day 12 due to causing too much drama.

## Profile

Ross was born and raised in Hale, Texas. At just the age of four, he found a love for music and got his first instrument at five years old. When he was 13, he formed a small band with some of his friends and they put on little shows for their families. Ross graduated from high school with honors and got a scholarship at Texas State University. He currently lives in Jones, Texas with his roommate Cal.

## Survivor

Ross was put on the Kucha tribe and quickly got to work on the teams shelter,which caught the attention of Gabby Guillory. During the first night, the tribe slept uncomfortable due to Ross rushing through it. He completed the shelter the next day with the help of Freddie Christian and Jessica Ferrer. The Kucha tribe ended up losing the first immunity challenge and had to go to the first tribal council. Ross voted for Kyle Willett due to him being weak in the challenge. It ended in a deadlock tie between Gabby and Kyle so it came down to whichever of them had the worst relationship with another tribemate. Gabby had the worst relationship with Freddie and she was voted out.

On Day 4, Ross got ignored by Kyle because he knew that Ross voted for him. Jessica invited Ross out on a walk and he agreed. The two started chatting for a while and got really close. In a confessional, Ross said some sweet nothing's about her. They ended up winning the next immunity challenge and Kucha was safe another day. Over the next couple of days, Ross and Jessica grew increasingly closer and started affectionately holding hands, which worried the others. However no one could do anything about it because Kucha won immunity again.

Ross overall felt that he was in a good position in his tribe and got a very good feeling he would be in the game a lot longer. Prior to the immunity challenge on Day 8, Jessica told Trixie Erkel that she was only with Ross for his money after he told her he had a lot of money. Trixie tried to tell Ross about this but he didn't believe her and insulted her. This fight caused him to lose his trust in her, but they still won the immunity challenge. With the stress around camp, Trixie approached Freddie and Kyle and told them what happened between her and Ross. Due to Jessica also finding out about the accusation, she sided with Ross. Kucha lost the next immunity challenge, and at tribal council, Ross and Jessica voted for Trixie. But Freddie and Kyle sided with her; causing Ross to be voted out in a 3-2 vote.

 1
 Voted Out, Day 12

^1 In Social Skills, the vote ended with a 2-2-1-1 tie between Gabby and Kyle, forcing a revote. Ross did not change his vote on the revote

## Post-Survivor

* At the Australian Outback reunion, Ross revealed that he and Jessica Ferrer were no longer together.

* Ross formed a real band with his friends called The Outback Owners. Referencing Ross competing in the Survivor: The Australian Outback.

## Trivia

* Ross is the lowest placing male member of the Kucha tribe.

* Ross is the first person in Sims: Survivor history to get voted out by an alliance.