Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders is the fourth season of the Network Ten incarnation of the competitive reality TV show Australian Survivor.
Production
Twists/Changes
- Champions v Contenders: The contestants are divided into two tribes based on their occupations and degree of success in life:
- The Champions tribe is made up of public figures from fields such as (but not limited to) sports and entertainment.
- The Contenders tribe is made up of everyday Australian contestants.
- Returning Player: Former Australian Survivor contestant Luke Toki competes as a member of the Champions tribe.
- Hidden Immunity Idol: A Hidden Immunity Idol for each tribe is hidden at the tribes' campsite.
- Tribe Switch: On Day 15, a tribe switch occurred.
- Kidnapping: On Day 20, the winner of the Immunity Challenge would get the opportunity to vote to kidnap one member of the losing tribe.
- Exile Beach: On Day 38 and 40 the person voted out will not be sent home but will be sent to Exile Beach to face each other to earn their spot back into the game.
Castaways
| Contestant | Tribe Affiliation | Finish | Votes Against | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Tribe | Switched Tribe | Post Kidnap | Merged Tribe | ||||
| File:AS6 anastasia t.png | Anastasia Woolmer 42, Brisbane, QLD Memory Champion |
Champions | 1st Voted Out Day 2 |
9 | |||
| File:AS6 laura t.png | Laura Choong 31, Sydney, NSW Digital Marketing Manager |
Contenders | 2nd Voted Out Day 5 |
8 | |||
| File:AS6 susie t.png | Susie Maroney 44, Cronulla, NSW Marathon Swimmer |
Champions | 3rd Voted Out Day 7 |
6 | |||
| File:AS6 nova t.png | Nova Peris 48, Darwin, NT Former Politician/Olympian |
Champions | 4th Voted Out Day 10 |
6 | |||
| File:AS6 steven t.png | Steven Bradbury 45, Camden, NSW Olympic Gold Medalist |
Champions | 5th Voted Out Day 12 |
10 | |||
| File:AS6 et t.png | ET Ettingshausen 53, Sutherland, NSW NRL Legend |
Champions | 6th Voted Out Day 14 |
5 | |||
| File:AS6 sam t.png | Sam Schoers 30, Perth, WA VIP Gaming Manager |
Contenders | Champions | 7th Voted Out Day 16 |
5 | ||
| File:AS6 sarah t.png | Sarah Ayles 45, Adelaide, SA Cleaner |
Contenders | Champions | 8th Voted Out Day 18 |
6 | ||
| File:AS6 hannah t.png | Hannah Pentreath 27, Bendigo, VIC Police Officer |
Contenders | Champions | Champions | 9th Voted Out Day 22 |
6 | |
| File:AS6 casey t.png | Casey Hawkins 31, Adelaide, SA Educator |
Contenders | Contenders | Contenders | 10th Voted Out Day 24 |
4 | |
| File:AS6 matt t.png | Matt Farrelly 29, Sydney, NSW Highschool Teacher/Pro Wrestler |
Contenders | Contenders | Contenders | 11th Voted Out Day 26 |
6 | |
| File:AS6 ross t.png | Ross Clarke-Jones 53, Bells Beach, VIC Big Wave Surfer |
Champions | Contenders | Contenders | Evacuated Day 28 |
0 | |
| File:AS6 andy t.png | Andy Meldrum 47, Noosa, QLD Marketing Executive |
Contenders | Champions | Champions | Soli Bula | 12th Voted Out Day 30 |
13 |
| File:AS6 shaun t.png | Shaun Hampson 31, Moonee Ponds, VIC Retired AFL Player |
Contenders | Contenders | Champions | 13th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 32 |
11 | |
| File:AS6 david t.png | David Genat 39, New York City, NY International Model |
Champions | Champions | Champions | 14th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 34 |
13 | |
| File:AS6 john t.png | John Eastoe 28, Kalgoorlie, WA Gold Miner |
Contenders | Champions | Champions | 15th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 36 |
8 | |
| File:AS6 daisy t.png | Daisy Richardson 24, Brisbane, QLD Travel Agent |
Contenders | Champions | Champions | 16th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 38 |
10 | |
| File:AS6 simon t.png | Simon Black 39, Brisbane, QLD AFL Superstar |
Champions | Contenders | Contenders | 17th Voted Out Day 40 |
13 | |
| 18th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 42 | |||||||
| File:AS6 janine t.png | Janine Allis 53, Melbourne, VIC CEO Powerhouse |
Champions | Contenders | Contenders | 19th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 44 |
9 | |
| File:AS6 abbey t.png | Abbey Holmes 28, Melbourne, VIC AFL Premiership Winner |
Champions | Contenders | Contenders | 20th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 46 |
12 | |
| File:AS6 luke t.png | Luke Toki 33, Perth, WA Australian Survivor (2017) |
Champions | Champions | Champions | 21st Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 48 |
7 | |
| File:AS6 harry t.png | Harry Hills 30, Perth, WA Ice Cream Maker |
Contenders | Contenders | Contenders | 22nd Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 49 |
15 | |
| File:AS6 baden t.png | Baden Gilbert 23, Adelaide, SA Student |
Contenders | Champions | Champions | Runner-Up | 9 | |
| File:AS6 pia t.png | Pia Miranda 45, Melbourne, VIC Leading Actor |
Champions | Contenders | Contenders | Sole Survivor | 8 | |
Season Summary
This season began with two tribes of twelve: Champions and Contenders. Unlike the previous Champions vs. Contenders themed season, the Champions tribe started off the game losing five of the first six Immunity Challenges. After the Tribe Switch, and despite David and returning player Luke finding themselves in the minority on their new tribe, they managed to find cracks in the Contender majority causing their members to turn on each other. On the new Contenders tribe, Harry caused the Champions majority some trouble by playing consecutive Hidden Immunity Idols. A major rivalry broke out between David and Shaun after Shaun discovered that the Hidden Immunity Idol David gave to him as part of a tribe idol exchange was a fake, with the rivalry coming to a head after the new Champions tribe chose to kidnap Shaun on Day 20. Just before the merge, Ross was medically evacuated from the game after he broke his ankle during an Immunity Challenge.
The tribes merged at 12 with the numbers even between the original Champions and Contenders at 6-6. Despite the original Contenders wanting to stay tribe strong, a combination of them being too fractured to come together and the original Champions being stronger strategically resulted in their numbers shrinking even more, despite David being blindsided in the meantime. Eventually, the Champions alliance started showing signs of cracks, with Abbey and Luke sending Simon to Exile Beach before blindsiding Janine, leaving her closest ally Pia in the minority. Despite this, Pia managed to convince Luke to blindside Abbey instead, and he executed this via an advantage where he sent Baden back to camp without voting and caused mass confusion at Tribal Council. Luke, however, was voted out next after losing immunity due to his threat level being too high to ignore. After a hard-fought Final Immunity Challenge, Baden won and chose to take Pia to the Final Two with him over Harry.
At Final Tribal Council, Baden argued that despite playing a quiet game, he put himself as a flow of information between the various alliances and used that role to his advantage. Pia explained her strategy of quietly steering the direction of the votes without being seen as the leader, and playing a social-based game. After a strong pitch, the jury unanimously voted for Pia to win the title of Sole Survivor.
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Voting History
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Reception
Trivia
- The winner and runner-up of this season both received the second-highest number of votes in their respective first Tribal Councils.
- This is the first season in the Australian series to have a unanimous winner.
References
| Australian Survivor Seasons | |
|---|---|
| Nine Network | Seven Network |
| 2002 | Celebrity |
| Network Ten | |
| 2016 • 2017 • Champions v Contenders (2018) • Champions v Contenders (2019) • All Stars • Brains v Brawn • Blood v Water • Heroes v Villains • Titans v Rebels | |
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