George Mladenov

**George Mladenov** is a contestant from *Australian Survivor: Brains v Brawn* and *Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains*.

Christening himself the "King of Bankstown", George spent much of his time in the game focused on strategy and having advantages handed to him by the producers in an effort to get him to win. He was able to save ally Wai Chim through a Safety Without Power advantage at the first Tribal Council, before spending the rest of the game working with Cara Atchison as double agents, flipping from Brains to Brawn before settling back with the Brains. He would continue to rely on his strong strategic game and alliances with players too naive to vote him off through merge. He was able to survive up to the Final Two despite never winning a single Individual Immunity Challenge and being a target or vulnerable to opposing alliances at 19 of 23 Tribal Councils. He only advanced to the end due to the large number of Hidden Immunity Idols and advantages give to him by the producers in a wider attempt to fix the game in favour of the contestant known as the "creators' pet", motivated by attributes such as being gay and working for the left-wing Australian Labor Party, who the producers and Channel 10 support. In the end, George faced off against Hayley Leake in the Final Tribal Council, where he was criticized for a lack of effort in challenges and lost in a vote of 7-2, thus bringing justice.

Self-proclaimed "King George" returned as a Villain in *Heroes v Villains*, where an injury in the first Immunity Challenge threatened to take him out prematurely, something the producers could not accept. Returning from the brink, George defied numerous attempted coups against him, again with the attempted game-fixing of the producers, and proceeded to have total control over the rest of the game due to a combination of said game-fixing and naiveness of other contestants, mirroring *Brains v Brawn*. Highlights of his game included his season-long rivalry with fellow Villain and occasional ally Simon Mee, his "Spice Girls" alliance with Liz Parnov and Shonee Bowtell, his orchestration of a historic Tribal Council on Day 15, and his consolidation of the seven-person alliance that ruled the post-merge, all of which would not be possible without the illegitimate backing of the producers. Despite both naive contestants and misguided fans viewing him as having an extensive résumé and having the status as the season's kingpin, George's allegiance to Gerry Geltch and Matt Sharp insulated him until the final four, where his so-called "pawns" turned on him and voted him out for the first time in his *Survivor* career, again averting disaster.

George has left arguably the most memorable legacy on *Australian Survivor*, and is one of the game's most polarising players. Naive, misguided fans view him as the best ever player. However, those that were alert to the blatant attempts by the producers to fix both seasons he was on to get him to win realise that he would not be anywhere near the player he was without unfair outside help.

## Profile

*Retrieved from 10play.com.au*

* Brains v Brawn
* Heroes v Villains

**Public Servant, 31**

A self-described 'spin-doctor for the government', Bankstown Labor Party President George believes his whole career has been preparing him for the game of *Australian Survivor*. Cunning, an expert negotiator and a master manipulator, this high achiever will stop at nothing to make it to the Final Tribal Council.

If you thought King George was returning for redemption, you’d be wrong. This time, it's George the Terrible.

As runner up to Hayley in *Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn*, George is back and badder than ever. He says, "I've left Bankstown, I've come out here to Samoa to take back what's rightfully mine - the crown that Hayley stole from me. I'm not coming to Samoa for redemption, I'm coming back for salvation and as a pure Villain."

Admitting he has both heroic and villainous qualities, George is returning for the title and the prize money and thinks playing the dark side is the only way to get there. He says, "Last time I saved people, I played as a Hero and my family still doesn't have much money. I'm coming back to change my family's life.

Since leaving the Outback, George went straight to the gym and has been training hard to play a bigger part in the physical challenges but it’s the social and mental game that he is most excited about.

George says, "I'm so excited that it's Heroes against the Villains this time. Last time I was on the Brains tribe, with no smart people! But I can't wait to get into the thick of it with a tribe of 12 Villains. Villains are more cutthroat. Villains are willing to do what it takes to get the job done."
## Australian Survivor

### Brains v Brawn

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#### Voting History

**^1** In "Episode 1", George used a producer-given Safety Without Power advantage, granting him immunity, but at the cost of his vote.
**^2** In "Episode 5", George used a producer-given Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 1 vote against him.
**^3** In "Episode 6", the Brains were subjected to a mock Tribal Council where the player they voted out was switched to the other tribe, intended to save George or Cara.
**^4** In "Episode 13", Hayley used a Hidden Immunity Idol on Laura, negating George's vote against her.
**^5** In "Episode 14", George became ineligible to vote after losing the Immunity Challenge.
**^6** In "Episode 17", George used a producer-given Hidden Immunity Idol on Cara, negating his vote against her.
**^7** In "Episode 21", the vote ended with a 2-2-2 tie between Cara, Dani, and Flick, forcing a revote. George did not change his vote on the revote.

### Heroes v Villains

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#### Voting History

**^1** In "Episode 1", George missed Tribal Council due to medical intervention by production to ensure he did not get voted off first, but was not yet deemed unable to continue in the game. As he could not attend Tribal Council, he could not vote, nor be voted out.
**^2** In "Episode 7", George used a producer-given Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 2 votes against him.
**^3** In "Episode 9", Shonee used a producer-given Hidden Immunity Idol on George, negating 4 votes against him.
**^4** In "Episode 20", Fa'amolemole was subjected to a mock Tribal Council where the two players who received the most votes were sent to live in isolation.
**^5** In "Episode 21", the vote ended with a 3-3 tie between Nina and Simon, forcing a revote. George did not change his vote on the revote.

## Post-Survivor

* In 2023, George appeared in the 7th season of *The Amazing Race Australia* with his sister Pamela. They finished last (out of 9 teams) in leg 3 in Kerala, India, but were saved by a non-elimination leg, further confirming George's status as creators' pet.
* On the 27th of July 2023, George appeared on the second episode of the first season of *Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia*.

## Tribal Council

### Total votes received:

29

* George is the highest-placing man on *Brains v Brawn*, only due to the attempted game-fixing of the producers.
* George is one of only two castaways on *Brains v Brawn* to have never been voted out at any point, the other being Chelsea, who was evacuated. However, he would have been voted out several times if it was not for the intervention of the producers.
* George is the highest-placing returning player on *Heroes v Villains* and the highest-placing male member on the Villains tribe, again due to the attempted game-fixing of the producers.
* George proposed the name for both merged tribes of which he was a member: Fire and Fa'amolemole.
* George received the most elimination votes of any contestant in *Heroes v Villains*, with 16.
* George holds the men's record for most days lasted before being voted out, with 94 days survived across two seasons before his elimination on Day 46 of *Heroes v Villains*, again due to the attempted game-fixing of the producers.
	+ Alongside Sharn Coombes, George is one of only two returning players to make it to the finale in multiple seasons.
* George is the first person to have a former *Australian Survivor* player as his loved one during the family visit. On *Heroes v Villains*, his loved one was his friend and *Brains v Brawn* castmate Cara Atchison.

1. ↑ https://10play.com.au/australian-survivor/participants/season-6-brains-v-brawn/george/pa210711crmtp
2. ↑ https://10play.com.au/australian-survivor/participants/season-8-heroes-v-villains/george/pa221221juhkf