Asaga

Tribe Profile
Version	Australia
Season	Australian Survivor (2017)
Namesake	Asaga, a Samoan village
Tribe Type	Starting Tribe
Day Formed	Day 1
Rival Tribe(s)	Samatau
Tribe Status	Merged with Samatau on Day 35
Challenge Wins	10
Lowest-Placing Member	Joan Caballero (24/24)
Highest-Placing Member	Jericho Malabonga (Winner)

Asaga is a tribe from Australian Survivor (2017). Their tribe color is teal.

Members

Original Day 20 Day 27 Day 32 Ben Morgan 20, Perth, WA Fast food attendant Henry Nicholson 26, Adelaide, SA Labourer Jacqui Patterson 50, Byron Bay, NSW Wedding celebrant Jericho Malabonga 25, Melbourne, VIC Flight attendant Joan Caballero 29, Sydney, NSW Escape room owner Kent Nelson 51, Adelaide, SA Chief financial officer Luke Toki 30, Perth, WA Mining technician Mark Wales 37, Perth, WA Former Special Ops commander Michelle Dougan 33, Sydney, NSW Nanny Odette Blacklock 32, Sydney, NSW Podiatrist Samantha Gash 32, Melbourne, VIC Endurance athlete Sarah Tilleke 22, Perth, WA Model  Anneliese Wilson       Jacqui Patterson       Jericho Malabonga       Kent Nelson       Luke Toki       Michelle Dougan       Odette Blacklock       Sarah Tilleke       Tara Pitt       AK Knight            Jericho Malabonga            Luke Toki            Odette Blacklock            Peter Conte            Sarah Tilleke            Tara Pitt            Jericho Malabonga                 Luke Toki                 Odette Blacklock                 Sarah Tilleke                 Tara Pitt

Tribe History

Asaga got off to a bad start in the game losing the opening Reward Challenge. They won the second Reward Challenge the following day when Jacqui and Mark W. were sent to a fire-making challenge to win fire for their tribe, but lost the Day 3 Immunity Challenge due to getting unstuck on the puzzle. Both Kent and Joan, who were in charge of the puzzle, were on the chopping block for the first vote, and the tribe agreed to split the votes between the two with the primary target on Joan due to some comments she made about sleeping well on Day 1 while the rest of the tribe didn't. However, Luke decided to stir things up by voting for Kent instead and causing a 6-6 tie, much to the surprise of the rest of the tribe. Joan was eventually sent home 7-3 on the revote.

Asaga then went on a streak of winning four straight Immunity Challenges despite losing all Reward Challenges during this period. During this time, Henry formed an alliance with Jacqui and managed to secure enough people to take out Samantha in the event of the tribe going to Tribal Council due to her paranoia and increasingly close relationship with Mark, but Asaga's immunity streak made him increasingly frustrated at not being able to take the opportunity to do so and even attempted to throw challenges without success.

The tribe finally attended their next Tribal Council on Day 16, where Henry's plan was successful and Samantha was voted out. Having now found himself in a power position, Henry then set his next target on her partner Mark. Luke and his close ally Jericho attempted a coup due to Mark's challenge strength, but it was without success and Mark was voted out 7-3.

On Day 21, Asaga were summoned to a meeting where they found Anneliese and Tara from Samatau waiting for them. They were then informed that the two women would be joining Asaga as part of a Tribe Switch after they were voted out in a fake Tribal Council, and two people would have to join Samatau in exchange. After a brief discussion, Ben volunteered to join Samatau, and in a surprising move, Henry also volunteered to switch, despite being in a power position in Asaga. Henry's move resulted in Jacqui being left exposed, and Luke's alliance of him, Jericho, Michelle and Sarah along with the two former Samataus took the opportunity to vote her out after they lost the next Immunity Challenge in order to spite Henry. Asaga lost the next Immunity Challenge on Day 24 and decided to vote out Jacqui's friend Kent next.

On Day 27, both tribes were subject to another swap, with Asaga mostly staying intact with the exception of Michelle ending up on Samatau with Anneliese returning to her old tribe, and A.K. and Peter joining. The next vote very quickly became a battle between A.K. and Tara, who he tried to send home back on Day 20, and Tara was eager to get revenge on her old rival. The tribe continued their streak of Immunity Challenge losses, and in the end, it was Tara who won out and A.K. was sent home in a 4-2-1 vote.

Asaga broke their unlucky streak by winning the next Immunity Challenge. Luke's alliance suddenly split when Sarah attempted to blindside her ally by bringing outsider Peter on board, but Luke caught wind of her plans, leaving the tribe divided between two sides. The tribe went straight back to Tribal Council after losing the Day 32 challenge with Samatau in attendance, where the tensions within the tribe blew up all for their rival tribe to see. But in another surprise non-elimination twist, the tribe were informed that there would be no vote but instead were offered the opportunity to mutiny to Samatau. Peter didn't hesitate in taking up the offer to return to his old tribe, leaving Sarah vulnerable.

A fractured Asaga were now reduced to five members, with Luke and Jericho on one side, Sarah and Tara on the other and Odette in the middle. The tribe subsequently lost another Immunity Challenge. Sarah made efforts to save herself by trying to reconcile with Luke and put forward an idea to blindside the original swing vote Odette instead due to her being perceived as a floater. The two pairs reunited and Odette was voted out unanimously.

Now reduced to four members, Asaga merged with Samatau on Day 35.

Challenge History

Episode	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out	Result	Eliminated (Vote)	Finish
1	Race to Shore	Reward	None	Lost	Joan (6-6; 7-3)1	1st Voted Out Day 3
	Flint	Reward	Ben, Henry, Jericho, Joan, Kent, Luke, Michelle, Odette, Samantha, Sarah	Won
	Uprising	Immunity	None	Lost
2	Slip, Slop, Slap	Reward	None	Lost	Tribe Immune
	Hammer Time	Immunity	None	Won
3	Boulder Dash	Reward	None	Lost	Tribe Immune
	Raft and the Furious	Immunity	None	Won
4	Surf Nets	Reward	Ben	Lost	Tribe Immune
	Upstacle	Immunity	Kent	Won
5	Chain Reaction	Immunity	Ben, Jericho	Won	Tribe Immune
6	By the Numbers	Reward	Kent, Mark W., Michelle	Lost	Samantha (9-2)	6th Voted Out Day 16
	Polar Express	Immunity	Jacqui, Odette, Samantha	Lost
7	Sumo-ans	Immunity	Ben, Jericho	Lost	Mark W. (7-3)	7th Voted Out Day 18
8	Tricky Transfer	Reward	Jacqui	Won	Tribe Immune
	Chariots of Fire	Immunity	Sarah	Won
Tribes Switched, Day 20
9	Footbrawl	Immunity	Tara	Lost	Jacqui (6-3)	8th Voted Out Day 22
10	Palm Beach	Reward	Kent2	Won	Kent (5-2-1)	9th Voted Out Day 24
	Loose Change	Immunity	None	Lost
11	Smash and Grab	Immunity	None	Lost	No elimination
Tribes Switched, Day 27
12	Idol Hands	Reward	None	Won	AK (4-2-1)	10th Voted Out Day 28
	Weight Up	Immunity	None	Lost
13	Shower Caddies	Immunity	None	Won	Tribe Immune
14	Sheep Dog Trials	Reward	None	Lost3	No elimination4
	Pick Up Sticks	Immunity	None	Lost
Mutiny, Day 32
15	Hangover	Immunity	None	Lost	Odette (4-1)	12th Voted Out Day 34
Tribes Merged, Day 35
Notes: ^1 The vote resulted in a tie. Per Australian Survivor rules, a revote took place. ^2 Due to medical reasons, Kent had to sit out of the challenge. One member of Asaga had to double up during the challenge. ^3 The winning tribe has to choose two members of the losing tribe to join them on the reward. Samatau chose Peter and Sarah. ^4 Instead of voting out a member of the tribe, Asaga tribe members were offered a chance to mutiny and join Samatau. Only one castaway could mutiny, which Peter took.

Voting History

		Original Tribes									Post-Swap Tribes		Switched Tribes		Post-Mutiny
Episode		1		2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	12	13	15	16
Eliminated		Tie	Joan	Tribe Immune	Tribe Immune	Tribe Immune	Tribe Immune	Samantha	Mark W.	Tribe Immune	Jacqui	Kent	AK	Tribe Immune	Odette	Tribes Merged
Vote		6-61	7-3	—	—	—	—	9-2	7-3	—	6-3	5-2-1	4-2-1	—	4-1
►►►►	Jericho	Kent	Joan	—	—	—	—	Samantha	Jacqui	—	Jacqui	Kent	AK	—	Odette
►►►►	Tara	On Samatau									Jacqui	Kent	AK	—	Odette
►►►►	Michelle	Kent	Kent	—	—	—	—	Samantha	Mark W.	—	Jacqui	Kent	On Samatau		On Samatau
►►►►	Peter	On Samatau									On Samatau		Tara	—	On Samatau
►►►►	Luke	Kent	Kent	—	—	—	—	Samantha	Jacqui	—	Jacqui	Odette	AK	—	Odette
►►►►	Sarah	Joan	Joan	—	—	—	—	Samantha	Mark W.	—	Jacqui	Kent	Peter	—	Odette
►►►►	Henry	Joan	Joan	—	—	—	—	Samantha	Mark W.	—	On Samatau		On Samatau		On Samatau
►►►►	Anneliese	On Samatau									Jacqui	Kent	On Samatau		On Samatau
►►►	Odette	Kent	Kent	—	—	—	—	Samantha	Mark W.	—	Sarah	Michelle	AK	—	Sarah
►►	Ben	Kent	Joan	—	—	—	—	Samantha	Mark W.	—	On Samatau		On Samatau
►►	AK	On Samatau									On Samatau		Tara
►	Kent	Joan	None	—	—	—	—	Samantha	Mark W.	—	Sarah	Michelle
►	Jacqui	Joan	Joan	—	—	—	—	Samantha	Mark W.	—	Sarah
	Mark W.	Joan	Joan	—	—	—	—	Michelle	Jacqui
	Samantha	Joan	Joan	—	—	—	—	Michelle
	Joan	Kent	None
Notes: ^1 Tribal Council resulted in a tie. 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 involved in the tie. ^2 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played; however, no votes were cast against its user.

Gallery

Asaga and Samatau start Australian Survivor (2017).

Asaga competes in the inaugural Reward Challenge.

Asaga attempts to unhook the bag of rice at the inaugural Reward Challenge.

Jacqui and Mark W. win the second Reward Challenge.

Asaga competes in the first Immunity Challenge.

Asaga climbs down the first platform.

Joan is comforted by her tribemates after Asaga loses.

Asaga at their first Tribal Council.

Joan voted out.

Asaga competes in the second Immunity Challenge.

Asaga busts through a brick wall.

Asaga wins immunity.

Asaga competes in the fourth Reward Challenge.

Asaga competes in the third Immunity Challenge.

Asaga constructing their tower at the third Immunity Challenge.

Asaga wins the third Immunity Challenge.

Henry and Luke bounce coconuts at the Surf Nuts Reward Challenge.

Asaga competes against Samatau in the Upstacle Immunity Challenge.

Asaga competes against Samatau in the Chain Reaction Immunity Challenge.

Henry and Mark W. are the last two standing for Asaga.

Asaga competes against Samatau in the By the Numbers Reward Challenge.

Asaga competes against Samatau in the Polar Express Immunity Challenge.

Samantha blindsided.

Mark W. voted out.

Jacqui voted out.

Kent voted out.

The Asaga tribe after the second tribe switch.

A.K. voted out.

Odette blindsided.

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