AJ Antonios

Alexander "AJ" Antonios^[1] is a contestant from Australian Survivor: Brains v Brawn II.

During the pre-merge, AJ's volatile gameplay earned him the ire of his castmates, as he was unafraid to burn bridges by adopting a "hostage" strategy to force his opponents to throw challenges, and showed an inclination to change things at the last minute. Despite his polarising gameplay and sometimes robotic insincerity, AJ's strategic participation in the Graduates Alliance and crucial relationships with the minority helped him to seize control of the post-switch and merged tribes. AJ spent the late game creating chaos with his main strategic partner Myles Kuah while enjoying a comfortable end-game pact with Kaelan Lockhart, which he rode all the way to the final three. After losing the Final Immunity Challenge, AJ was initially confident that Kaelan would bring him to the Final Two, even encouraging Kaelan to follow his heart in making the decision, only to find himself eliminated one night shy of Day 47.

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AJ (Brains)

Poker Champion

Charismatic and charming, AJ is a Survivor super fan and has big plans to take on the game.

AJ is a gamer and serious poker player who has been addicted to games and winning since he was a teenager when he discovered trading card games like Yu Gi Oh and found his natural skill at them.

Hoping his poker skills will help give him a head start in Survivor, AJ says it's all deception and working out who is playing who. He also admits his social skills will help him and will use them to his advantage saying, "I'll say things like, you did so good! I loved that blindside! That was so smart! Of course it wasn't smart. But I'm going to tell them it was."

While his head might be in the game, AJ says the elements will be his biggest issue.

"The hardest part about Survivor for me will be sleeping outdoors. I'm used to really nice accommodation generally, so sleeping outdoors is going to be a little bit tough. I love the cold and am a big snow person, but I can't stand being cold. Everyone here will be wearing shorts and t-shirts, and I'll have jumpers and layers to help me through."

For AJ, Survivor isn't just a game but a chance to really prove himself saying, "I want to be remembered as the best Survivor player ever. Not, not just in Australia. I really want to be the most fun, entertaining, strategic, everything. I want it all together. I want to be that Survivor player that is just undisputed the best."^[2]

Australian Survivor[]

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Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Brains	(No title)	Reward	No	Lost
1		Serpent Turf	Immunity	No	Won
2		Floating Puzzle	Reward	No	Won
2		Get Barreled	Immunity	No	Lost
3		In the Trenches	Reward	No	Lost
3		Losing Face	Immunity	No	Lost
4		Holy Hell	Reward	No	Won
4		Footbrawl	Immunity	No	Won
5		Mud Slinging	Reward	No	Lost
5		Fire Starter	Immunity	No	Lost
6		Sumo at Sea	Reward	No	Lost
6		(No title)	Immunity	No	Lost
Switched Tribes, Day 15
7	Brawn	Box Your Mind	Reward	No	Won
7		(No title)	Immunity	No	Lost
8		Cling Ons	Immunity	No	Lost
9		Matt Finish	Immunity	No	Won
10		Idol Hands	Reward	No	Lost
10		(No title)	Immunity	No	Lost
11		Shower Caddies	Immunity	No	Won
12		Slip, Slop, Slap	Reward	No	Lost
12		Discy Business	Immunity	Yes	Lost
Tribes Merged, Day 26
13	Malosi	Vampire Bats	Reward		Invited
13		Roller Ball	Immunity		Lost
14		Crocodile Rock	Immunity		Lost
15		Game of Throw-Ins	Reward		Won
15		Last Gasp	Immunity		Lost
16		Survivor Auction
16		A Leg Up	Immunity		Lost
17		Get a Grip	Immunity		Won
18		Domino Effect	Reward	No	Won
18		The Obstacle Course	Immunity		Lost
19		Sea Legs	Reward		Lost
19		Sacrificial Lamb	Immunity		Lost
20		Hanging by a Thread	Immunity		Lost
21		(No title)	Immunity		Lost
21		Teeter Tower	Immunity		Lost
22		On Shaky Ground	Immunity		Lost
23		Paddle Out	Immunity		Lost
24		TBD	Immunity		Lost
Voted Out, Day 46

Episode	AJ's Votes	Voted Against AJ
1	Brains Tribe Immune
2	Indy	-
3	Kent	-
4	Brains Tribe Immune
5	Mock Vote¹
6	Ally	-
7	Rich	-
8	Ursula	-
9	Brawn Tribe Immune
10	~~Paulie~~²	~~Noonan~~²
11	Brawn Tribe Immune
12	No Vote
13	Paulie	-
14	PD	-
15	Laura	Laura, Logan
16	No Elimination³
17	~~Myles~~⁴	Individual Immunity
18	Karin	-
19	Logan; Logan; Logan⁵	-
20	Kristin	-
21	Morgan	-
22	Kate	Myles
23	Zara	Zara
24	Ineligible	Kaelan
Voted Out, Day 46
Voted for Sole Survivor	Myles

^1 In "Bomb Squad!", the Brains were subjected to a mock Tribal Council where the player they voted out was switched to the other tribe.
^2 In "The Vault", AJ used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 1 vote against him. Also, Paulie used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating AJ's vote against him.
^3 In "Pickled", instead of voting a castaway out of the game, the Malosi tribe voted to send two castaways to Barren.
^4 In "G-R-I-M", Myles used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating AJ's vote against him.
^5 In "The Magic Number", the vote ended with a 4-4 tie between Logan and Zara, forcing a revote. Nobody changed their vote on the revote, forcing a unanimous decision tiebreaker. AJ did not change his vote on the tiebreaker.