Tina Wesson

Australian Outback
Tina was under the radar for the first few days. In the first episode, she had no confessionals and was barely given any edit time. It was only on Day 5 that viewers got some scenes with her. Keith was ruining the rice, to the point Tina could not eat it when he cooked it. Instead, Tina supported Jerri as the new cook as she was able to turn the mushy rice into a tasty tortilla.

When Jerri accused Kel of having beef jerky, Tina was the one who went through Kel's bag to see if there was any in there, an act she would later say was her biggest regret in the game. At the second immunity challenge, Tina's inability to twice eat certain foods cost her tribe immunity. However, Kel, Jerri and Keith were the main people at threat of being voted off. She voted with her tribe to unanimously eliminate Kel.

Tina formed a close bond with Maralyn, because of their similar age. Despite this bond, Tina voted for Maralyn with the rest of her tribe after they lost the third immunity challenge. At tribal council, the dynamics of the tribe changed because of an answer Jerri had given. She had said she considered Amber, Mitchell and Colby to be people she has bonded with, leaving out Keith who she was butting heads with, and Tina who so far had been in the tight group of people that made the voting decisions during tribal. Tina realized what position this put her in her tribe, and the next day began talking with Keith about what they could do.

Her frustration with Jerri starts to build as she grows tired of Jerri always having to get her way, and starts to share her concerns with Colby and Mitchell. Her hope was that Colby, who was not as close to Jerri as Amber or Mitchell, may peel loose and vote with her. At Ogakor's next tribal council, Tina voted with Colby and Keith against Mitchell, creating the first tied vote in Survivor history. Keith and Mitchell's votes were nullfied, and Tina, Colby, Jerri and Amber voted again, the outcome being another tie. Because Mitchell had a previous vote against him he was voted off.

All Stars
As part of the Saboga tribe who lost immunity in the first episode, Tina, a previous winner, was immediately targeted. She was chosen to be eliminated over Survivor: Africa winner Ethan Zohn, as he was needed for strength in challenges. Tribemate Jenna Lewis orchestrated this move stating "it's our game now, get... off our playing field!" With the very first votes against her, Tina was voted out of Survivor: All-Stars in Episode 1, by a 4-2 vote.

Memorable Moments
Winner of Survivor:Australian Outback

Trivia

 * Is the only person to finish first in one season and last in another.


 * As revealed at the reunion show, Tina was originally chosen as an alternate for the show. She was selected the Monday before the show began to actually participate.


 * Survivor: Borneo winner Richard Hatch has referred to Tina as the "steel magnolia of the Australian Outback".


 * While she already had a thin figure at the start of the competition, the six weeks of starvation and exercise made her extremely skinny, weighing just over 100 pounds.


 * In Survivor: The Australian Outback, Wesson dramatically swam across raging water during an episode when the castaway's camp was flooded in order to successfully rescue the tribe's rice can, its lone meager food source at the time.


 * She also appeared on HGTV's Designers' Challenge. She and her husband wanted a room to remind her of her experience in the outback.


 * Wesson has stated that had Michael Skupin not been severely burned and forced to quit the game, she would not have won because he did not receive a single vote against him.


 * She is one of only two mothers (going into the start of the game) to win "Survivor", the other being Sandra Diaz-Twine.
 * She is the first woman survivor winner.