Phoebe's fears were confirmed when Kat went to Kate and told her of the strong alliance between Phoebe and Rohan, and that she was confident that Rohan has a hidden immunity idol. Kate also tried talking to Kristie, who was trying to fit in with the majority with Lee and El but didn't like turning on Conner or Kate. Lee, El and Sam, who won advantages for the challenge at the reward, began the challenge ten minutes later than Kristie, Flick and Matt. At Vavau, Barry said that he would vote based on a hat draw. The spa trio of Kristie, Flick and Matt competed against the Exile Beach trio of Lee, El and Sam and, surprisingly, the tired and starving Exile Beach team ended up coming from behind to win due to their good teamwork. Who came runner up in Australian Survivor All Stars? Nick told Craig and Sue that he had lied, but his tribemates still distrusted him. Item 5 - A bath with hot water, bubble bath and a toothbrush to use for the remainder of the auction - Brooke ($20). Back at camp, they lied to their tribemates about the choices they were given, but Evan didn't believe them; he later found the clue, which had fallen out of Rohan's waistband. A few familiar faces will join the new season. Got opinions? Kylie came next, and gave a speech about her respect for the game and also the title of Sole Survivor, before asking both Kristie and Lee to own their game and justify her desire to see either of them granted the win. October 25th, 2016 By David Knox 48 comments Filed under: News, Top Stories, Kristie Bennett has won Australian Survivor and the $500,000 prize. Per the rules, a second vote was held where the castaways involved in the tie would not vote and the remaining castaways could only vote for those who tied. After an hour it’s Lee versus El and it must be hot as the other contestants are trying to take shelter in the skerrick of shade provided by their platforms. Sue, Conner and Kate stated that they did not believe Kristie, which caused Kristie to say that she had never lied in the game and that the whole experience had left her incredibly emotionally drained and she hated hearing that people thought she was telling lies. Phoebe and Kristie immediately started talks about their strategy, with Phoebe predicting that Kate, Craig, Conner and Sue voting as a unit and planning on playing her idol for whomever they vote for. Conner pledged his loyalty to his new tribemates, and they considered keeping him instead of Barry, who had consciously abstained from strategizing and claimed he would cast votes at random. At Tribal Council, El, Lee and Phoebe alluded that they were voting against Kat to prevent Rohan from playing his idol but, right before the vote, the tribe was informed that Peter had quit the game, and the vote was cancelled. Jennah-Louise and Nick had an argument in which Nick made it clear that he hadn't forgiven her for voting him out and that she had to live with the consequences of what she'd done. She took to Instagram and said their relationship was a … 24 Three become two in an epic showdown of endurance and strength in the final challenge and then, arguments are pitched and the Jury votes are cast to determine who will be crowned the Sole Survivor. And on Aganoa, Evan aligned with Phoebe, Rohan, Lee, and El, but drama from the idol clue twist between him and Rohan would see the alliance turn on Evan. More. Rohan found the hidden immunity idol with Phoebe, and they decided not to tell anyone else; Rohan decided to hold onto the idol, reneging on the earlier deal he made with Phoebe, which roused her ire. Tina Marie Wesson is an American nurse, motivational speaker, and reality TV personality who won $1,000,000 as the winner of the second season of Survivor, on Survivor: The Australian Outback in 2001. “I think in that jury time, I get to show Australia who I am, all of me.”, Bennett’s family were on hand to celebrate her Survivor win in Samoa. After winning the reward challenge on Day 19, Saanapu earned the right to redistribute the 18 remaining castaways into two tribes of nine, and Aganoa was officially disbanded. At Tribal Council, Kate made one more plea to those she talked with to not allow themselves to be manipulated by Brooke, Flick and El, but it came to no avail. In terms of who they would target with their votes, the girls decided to vote together, and narrowed down their options to Craig, for his strategical prowess, Conner, for being a former Saanapu, or Sue, for her strong social game and loyalty. El then made a plea to Kristie to work with her and Lee by reassuring her that they would be far more trustworthy than Flick. The first season aired on the Nine Network in 2002, while the second season (a celebrity edition) aired in 2006 on the Seven Network. Saanapu placed first and Vavau placed second. While the winning team enjoyed their reward, Jennah-Louise tried talking to Flick back at camp about whether she could truly trust Brooke and El given their closeness to Sam and Lee. Evan and Kristie considered teaming up, as both were wary about teaming up along gender lines and unsure about whom to eliminate. Upon reuniting with her father, Kristie recalled watching the first season finale of American version of Survivor and an identical final challenge to the challenge she was about to partake in herself. Seeing Sue's anger at Kristie led Phoebe to the idea of turning on her closest ally as a way of extending her time in the game and tried to pit Sue, Kate and Conner against her. Brooke won the incredibly close immunity challenge, leaving Jennah-Louise feeling incredibly vulnerable. However, Andrew and Kate separately approached them about aligning in the future. “But also for Australia to see the other side of me. ", "TEN Upfronts 2016: Survivor, Jessica Marais, Anh Do -and Nigella! Lee Carseldine is a contestant on Australian Survivor (2016) 1 Profile 2 Australian Survivor 2.1 Season 3 3 Voting History 3.1 Season 3 4 Links 4.1 References As an ex-professional cricketer, Brisbane-based Lee is hoping his background in team sports and leadership will be helpful in winning Australian Survivor. Created by Charlie Parsons. The advantage was revealed by one member of Saanapu getting permission to oversee Vavau's Tribal Council. Australian Survivor is the Australian version of the reality competition series, Survivor.. History. At Tribal Council, Sam again mentioned his desire for Nick to go and said that would have rather Nick eliminated at the previous vote than Kate. Lee talked with Kristie, worried about whether the game was still getting the better of her, and showed that he did deeply respect her both as a player and a person. The Australian version of the reality game show Survivor, two series were attempted in 2002 (on Nine Network) and 2006 (on Seven Network) without success.In 2016, Network Ten rebooted the series to huge acclaim and success, and has attracted a big international following with an average of two episodes airing each week. Kristie also felt, after nearly getting voted out, that now was her time to start being more active. Brooke also thought about turning her alliance, with her targets being Lee and El for being physical and jury threats. In a shocking outcome, see what the latest eliminated finalist has to say about their experience being in the final three on Australian Survivor. Her comments caused Sue to confront her about whether or not she knew that Phoebe had an idol prior to Craig's elimination, though Kristie maintained she never lied about it. news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site>news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site. She took to Instagram and said their relationship was a … Flick immediately tried convincing the five outsiders of Matt, Kylie, Sue, Jennah-Louise and Kristie that what Nick was saying was untrue, even though it was close to correct. : Photo #3660192. This week, Rob talks with David Bloomberg about the reasons why Michele Fitzgerald won Survivor Kaoh Rong and why everybody else lost To review the short version of … KRISTIE Bennett says her win in Australian Survivor is a win for anyone who feels different in life. Flick still intended to work with Matt to reach the end, but tried her hardest to keep Lee and El as close as possible. Add to my Shows. Brooke was concerned about this choice, as she wondered if Sam was more loyal to Lee than her. Kristie and Lee then thought about how they might approach their Final Tribal Council; Kristie intended to use the fact that she was constantly underestimated to her advantage, while Lee said he would try to say that he played as clean and honest a game as possible whilst also having a very good record in challenges. At Tribal Council, all the Vavau members stuck together and, with Phoebe's help, sent Kat home. So essentially I was playing everyone in the game and all of Australia at the same time." The three then tried to talk to Conner about voting out Andrew, but this conversation was very quickly interrupted by Andrew arriving. Kristie was not selected, but had the option of winning reward if she could accurately predict which team would win the challenge. At Aganoa, Kat took the lead in building the shelter while Des slacked off, and the two argued. However, when it came to Tribal Council, only Kylie, Matt and Sam ended up voting Sue while the other seven voted Kylie out. Sue in particular enjoyed her first reward since Day 16 as the tribe swam amongst the waterfalls, but Nick still remained focused on removing her. “I have now achieved my lifelong goal at 24.”, Bennett is jumping for joy over her win. Although the tribe was initially set on eating the chicken, Matt swayed the majority of the tribe to set them free, which infuriated Nick and made him see Matt as a threat. Because of this, two separate sets of ratings were produced. The third season of Australian Survivor is a television series based on the international reality game show franchise Survivor. At Saanapu, Nick took the opportunity to question Sue about why she voted him out. Back at camp, Des scrambled to survive the vote and targeted Kat, while Kat rallied the women against Des. On Saanapu, Flick and Brooke recruited Sam, Matt, and Conner. The rest of the alliance plus Kristie, however, intended to vote out Nick. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. Lee Carseldine is a contestant on Australian Survivor (2016) 1 Profile 2 Australian Survivor 2.1 Season 3 3 Voting History 3.1 Season 3 4 Links 4.1 References As an ex-professional cricketer, Brisbane-based Lee is hoping his background in team sports and leadership will be helpful in winning Australian Survivor. Phoebe played a hidden immunity idol, therefore four votes against her were negated. The next morning, El informed Lee that Sam and Brooke were planning on voting against him. Flick feared that Sue, Matt and Kristie could easily align with Lee and turn on them. This made Kristie very uncomfortable, and she went to speak to Kate anyway. Aganoa picked Phoebe and Rohan; they picked the clue, and Rohan agreed to give the idol to Phoebe if they found it. At Vavau, Kristie had a feeling that she was being targeted by Conner, Kate and Sue and thus felt very relieved about the fact that there was no votes cast. In a shocking outcome, see what the latest eliminated finalist has to say about their experience being in the final three on Australian Survivor. Brooke enjoyed her letter away from camp. An unanticipated problem was encountered, check back soon and try again Created by Charlie Parsons. This page was last edited on 18 February 2021, at 04:39. In the end, Conner and Kate determined Kristie to be the lesser of two evils and voted Phoebe out. Kristie arrived just as they were discussing this plan, however, and she recognised that they may be planning against her and thus decided to keep the option of flipping against them with Matt and Sam open. Matt apologised to Jennah-Louise for the heated discussion at the last Tribal Council, although he felt happy with the result. He also used this opportunity to ensure that Kristie would not align with Sam or Matt, or worry about the power of Flick within their alliance of four. Kristie offered to give up her letter for Matt while El gave up hers for Flick. At Vavau, Rohan tried very hard to find a way into the former Vavau members by informing Conner and Andrew about the plans to vote out Kat, but Andrew quickly told Kat what Rohan said, which increased Kat's desire to flip; Kat also informed Andrew that Rohan has the hidden immunity idol. At Tribal Council, the members of the Jury were all visibly shocked to see Kristie with the Immunity Necklace. Who won Australian Survivor 2016? Lee assured Kristie that Flick is much more loyal to El than she is to Brooke, and that Lee and El would ensure of Kristie's safety and progress in the game. The jury then asked questions to the Final Two; El was first, asking Lee what selfless acts he will perform if he wins, to which he answered that he will look after his mother and father, further his philanthropic work, and finance his sons' education. Matt was not eligible to vote in the second Tribal Council vote, while Sam was already not eligible to vote as a result of the Vote Block Power. Picture: Jonathan NgSource:News Corp Australia. After Tribal Council, the slowly splintering alliances were discussed, and in the end, Flick chose to align with the original Aganoa members of Kristie, Lee and El to blindside her oldest friend Brooke. Kristie, however, revealed this information to Lee, who tried to reassure her that she could go far if she remains loyal to him and El. She decided that if she was to have any chance of saving herself she would have to win immunity again. Conner, Sue, Craig and Kate also said that while it was hard and disappointing, they did have a fair idea of who was going home. Mat, 42, a former dual code footy legend was the greatest point scorer in the Cronulla and Sutherland Sharks’ history, and he’s not shy about his physical prowess. The season was filmed in Samoa from May to July 2016 and premiered on 21 August 2016 on Network Ten.[1]. The move was a means to both increase the exposure to the series to potential viewers and to increase the competitiveness of Ten's Tuesday schedule following low ratings for the previous programs airing in the 7:30pm slot, Modern Family and Life in Pieces. Who came runner up in Australian Survivor All Stars? Before the reward challenge, Vavau gave all of their reward items up in exchange for flint. Despite him previously giving his word to Phoebe that she would vote out Kristie, Conner considered voting out Phoebe. : Photo #3660202. In the end Bennett won a marathon and emotional six-and-a-half-hour immunity challenge to make the final two, taking her biggest supporter Carseldine over Queenslander soldier El Rowland. Hint Answer; Australian Survivor 2016, 3: Australian Survivor 2016, 2: Australian Survivor 2016, 2: Australian Survivor 2016, 2: Australian Survivor 2017, 3 This cancelled Aganoa's planned vote-off. This sent Vavau to a rock bottom morale, with Kate and Conner in particular feeling upset and responsible for the loss. Video Extras. However, Flick's closeness to El meant that she and Kristie would owe her genuinity of telling her that she would be voted off. Tegan chatted with Brooke about Nick, and they were able to see through his manipulations. Kylie played a hidden immunity idol, therefore two votes against her were negated. Kristie also talked with Conner about Phoebe's tactics. While Vavau's members claimed the tribe was united, Saanapu openly fought: Kylie openly wore her hidden immunity idol, which Matt called "the dumbest thing [he'd] ever seen", and Flick brought up her earlier conversation with Conner which prompted Conner to reveal all of the tribe's plotting. However, at Tribal Council, the entire tribe came together and voted Des out; the Aganoa tribe received flint before heading back to camp. Who came runner up in Australian Survivor 2018? Kristie responded that those that made big moves ended up being voted out straight away afterwards, and her only making subtle moves was her strategy to remain in the game, especially considering the difficult position she was in upon the merge. Remove Ads. The alliance of El, Lee, Phoebe and Rohan debated between voting out Evan or Kat; Lee pushed to vote Kat out for her repeatedly poor challenge performances, but Phoebe and El plotted against Evan for being untrustworthy and as to not go against their women's alliance with Kristie and Kat. Nick and Conner were then instructed to take one of their old tribemates with them: Nick picked Tegan and Conner picked Sam. Meanwhile, Jennah-Louise talked with Kristie and Sue about breaking up the girls' alliance; Sue agreed with this plan and tried getting Sam on board. Each of them decided to stay together on Saanapu. “I’m still trying to process it the same way as playing a game as well. In the morning, Flick took a look at her five-person alliance with Brooke, Sam, Lee and El, and wondered if the time in which she would have to turn on her alliance was approaching; between El and Brooke, Flick regarded Brooke as the less genuine and more of a threat. “The moment I walk in with that immunity necklace, I think that was the moment they went, this girl could have been playing us,” she said. Meanwhile, Kristie had an emotional breakdown thinking about the game as she couldn't decide whether she should work with Lee and El or against them, and was wondering about whether she was compromising her morals. Lee apologised to Jennah-Louise, saying that it was a mistake he made in an emotional environment. Flick suspected that Kylie had found the idol, and talked to Matt about voting Conner out instead; Matt told Sam about Flick's plan, of which the two disapproved, while Brooke and Flick later discussed betraying Matt for being untrustworthy. Lee then told El about Flick's plan, and El confronted Flick about her motives and whether she and Kristie could be trusted. At Tribal Council, Jennah-Louise immediately called out the alliance and the fact that Matt was at the bottom, but Matt rejected this. Kristie and Flick were undecided about who to align with, though Flick thought that it would be in her best interests to remain loyal to Matt and wanted to vote out El. Peter, the tribe's oldest member, struggled with the conditions. In the end, Lee outlasted El and Sam to win his second successive immunity, forcing Matt and Sam again to target El instead. Saanapu won the challenge and thoroughly enjoyed their reward, while Vavau cleaned themselves up by swimming in the Pacific Ocean. Hint Answer; Australian Survivor 2016, 3: Australian Survivor 2016, 2: Australian Survivor 2016, 2: Australian Survivor 2016, 2: Australian Survivor 2017, 3 Picture: Jonathan NgSource:News Corp Australia. 1. Jennah-Louise outlasted Matt to gain her crucial immunity win. When the three were alone, Matt tried talking to Kristie and Flick about voting at least one of Lee and El out to give them a better chance at the Final Three challenge, while Flick sincerely apologised about betraying him and said that she did want to work with him. [20][21], The primary sponsorships for the season include Hungry Jack's, AHM Health Insurance and Holden.[22]. The jury were visibly exasperated at Kristie's gameplay and Flick called Kristie an idiot, but Kristie vowed to win the Final Immunity Challenge and make the Final Two. Flick then began strategising with Lee about voting out Matt as quickly as possible. When the six regrouped at the next challenge, Kristie, Matt and Flick were shocked to find that the other three had been to Exile Beach. Kristie saw the merit in this, and doubted that she could beat Lee and El in a final immunity challenge, but still didn't trust Flick. “If I wasn’t already 100 per cent, I was a 1000 per cent winning that challenge, no matter what when I saw him. Matt very narrowly won the challenge after incredibly competent puzzle-solving. At Tribal Council, the changing dynamics in the game since it became individual was discussed, although it was revealed that there was still a core alliance from the tribal section that there were controlling the game. El talked to Nick and tried to cheer him up by suggesting that he attempt to make amends with Sam. The game became one-sided after the swap, as not only did the stronger Saanapu tribe dominate in challenges but Phoebe's idol plays ousted the two strongest members of Vavau in Rohan and Craig. Vavau lost the challenge after Barry and Craig struggled on the fire-making portion. After hearing the degree to which Phoebe had lied to and manipulated Kristie, and also that Phoebe had told Kristie to vote against Kate, Kate agreed to work with Kristie against Phoebe. The four exiles were greeted by a sign saying that there was a hidden immunity idol hidden somewhere on the beach, but Flick convinced them all to not look for it. After Tribal Council, Brooke was glad that Kate was voted out but upset at the fact that Sam and many others were so intent on voting out Nick. Kristie is the winner of Australian Survivor, Kristie Bennett is the winner of Australian Survivor. As the champions meet the contenders, Mat spots 7-ft tall Heath and casually quips, “I’ve taken on … The next day, the women's alliance apologised to Kat, but Phoebe still considered targeting her for being a liability. Phoebe, feeling incredibly isolated, then went to search around the areas that she'd seen Craig go to find the hidden immunity idol, and very quickly managed to find it. While it was raining at camp, Matt and Lee then fought openly for Kristie's vote, and Lee and El confessed that they while they wanted to vote Flick out, their votes would be directed at Matt because he was a greater challenge threat. Sam suggested a split vote; Nick, Matt and Lee voting Sue and everyone else voting Nick. Instead of voting out players, the two losing tribes unknowingly voted to send a member to the other tribe, who in turn brought another tribemate with them. Evan shared the clue with El and Lee, but El told Phoebe and Rohan about Evan's discovery. Jennah-Louise then talked to Matt and revealed to him that the girls intended to oust him. Australian version of the Swedish desert island-based reality TV series. Sam was very happy at Nick having left the game, but Matt was feeling uncomfortable after Nick revealed that he was not as tight to Brooke, Flick and El as he thought. Matt was very reluctant to make any move against Flick or Brooke and refused to align with Jennah-Louise, instead talking to Brooke about Jennah-Louise's scheming. Lee and El then discussed whether it would make more sense about whether to keep Flick, who was perceived as weaker, than Kristie, who El thought would be more likely to take Lee to the Final Two. SPOILER ALERT! The next day, the tribes were instructed to pick their wisest member, who would then select a partner to join them to make a private decision. Sam talked to Flick about her choices and reassured her that her original Saanapu allies were solid. Pia Miranda . “I believe that I’ve proven, it’s OK to be yourself, no matter what. Neither Nick or Jennah-Louise were happy with the conversation and Nick swore to make sure that Jennah-Louise would not find a foothold within the tribe to save herself. El and Kristie won reward but chose to give up their reward to Flick and Matt, respectively. “The way that I finished, I finished on the ground. Picture: Nigel WrightSource:Supplied. In the morning, Phoebe talked with Kristie about the current state of the tribe, during which the camp set on fire. He talked with Matt and Kylie about voting off Sue, with a split vote involving Sam, Lee and Jennah-Lousie voting for Kristie and the other seven alliance members voting for Sue. The Saanapu alliance, with the original members of Flick, Brooke, Matt, and Sam at the core and with the help of members from post-swap Saanapu, would vote out the remnants of post-swap Vavau as well as outsiders from Saanapu up until the final 7. Saanapu won the challenge narrowly ahead of Aganoa. Despite aligning closely with Matt prior to Sam's elimination, Flick felt that she had a much closer relationship with El, hence her decision to support her in the last vote. Everyone on Saanapu elected to stay on the Saanapu tribe, while also choosing Jennah-Louise, Sam, El and Lee to join them. Brooke and Flick disliked the idea of removing Nick, believing that he is more trustworthy and easily controlled than Kylie and Jennah-Louise. After the challenge, Phoebe felt very vulnerable and tried to talk to Kate to find a way into the former Vavau members. In the end Bennett got to describe her game to the entire jury, who ended up respecting the way she played — a subtle game. Meanwhile, the tight three of Flick, Brooke and El, who felt comfortably aligned with Sam and Lee talked through voting Kate off first before cutting off the others. Saanapu placed first, with Vavau in second with both enjoying their rewards. Despite not having won a previous individual challenge, Kristie won the Final Immunity Challenge and voted El out. She defeated Lee Carseldine for the title of sole Survivor following 55 days in Samoa. Flick talked to Matt about why he wasn't included in any of her decisions, saying that he had a reputation of being untrustworthy despite all his efforts of being loyal. Sue then came up and asked Kristie to explain her constant flip-flopping and erratic gameplay, to which Kristie said that it was necessary for her to stay in the game, especially on occasions, such as Sue's own elimination, where she was close to being voted out; she then also said that she was able to go to twenty Tribal Councils and predict the outcome of every single one. She decided that she really wanted to go to the end with El, but El implied that she was more heavily committed to Lee, which unnerved Flick. With Brooke and Sam's plan to oust him thwarted, they switched their intended target to be El. — Australian Survivor (@Survivor_AU) 25 October 2016 Lee and Kristie head back to the beach for one final night and to hone their jury speeches. Kristie's fears were proven when Flick spoke to El to rekindle their friendship and put to her the idea that she deserves to stay more than Kristie. Andrew, however, was not interested in the yoga, which made Kate further annoyed at what she saw as an unmotivated and disrespectful attitude. On Day 12, a double Tribal Council was held where both tribes unknowingly voted for a castaway to be swapped to the other tribe. The final three arrived at the site of the final challenge, a cliff top above the ocean. Oct 25, 2016 - KRISTIE Bennett says her win in Australian Survivor is a win for anyone who feels different in life. El and Lee were not eligible to vote as the only eligible players they could vote for were each other and hence their votes would cancel each other's out. Looking back at Australian Survivor Winners and the years they won the show and what the winners are up to now in daily life after winning Australian Survivor. A doctor looked at the abscess in Kate's armpit but, after incision and drainage, she was cleared to remain in the game. Effective teamwork, as well as good defending by Sam and running by Kylie, led Saanapu to a sixth consecutive challenge victory and a sending Vavau to their fourth Tribal Council in a row. El dropped after six hours, having to be carried away from the pole by Jonathan, with her wrist paralysed. At Tribal Council, the events of the day and the impact of truthworthiness in the game were discussed, and in the end Kristie stayed loyal to El and Lee, and Matt ended up becoming the seventh member of the jury. Brooke and Flick, however, were very angry at Sam for going against the plan and confronted him about it. After two rounds of voting, Tribal Council remained tied. Carseldine said he has only respect for Bennett and both he and Rowland have kept in touch since it finished. [10] Submissions eventually reached 15,000 before the 10 February deadline, making it the largest pool of applicants for a Network Ten reality program. While the other players did voice their concerns about the way the game was shifting, Jennah-Louise, the last member of original Vavau, still ended up being voted out. After Australian Celebrity Survivor was not renewed by the Seven Network, a third season of Australian Survivor appeared unlikely. After nearly six hours, Kylie won immunity after Brooke agreed to step down in exchange for a letter from home. At Aganoa, Kat's dislike of Rohan deepened, a feeling which spread across to Kristie and El. Saanapu chose Peter who picked Kylie, and they elected to take the clue. Picture: Jonathan NgSource:News Corp Australia. When Phoebe returned, Conner informed Phoebe that his alliance had already talked and, as per his promise, informed Phoebe that she would be voted for. Will it be former Olympian Shane Gould, criminal barrister Sharn Coombes or AFL champion Brian Lake? Season 32 Winner Revealed! Two separate reward challenges were held in this episode, with the winners of both challenges jointly selecting a third castaway to enjoy the reward with them; Matt and Flick chose to share their reward with Kristie.