Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains Episode 24

Episode 24
Episode Information
Version	Australia
Season	Heroes v Villains
Episode Number	24/24 (198)
Original Release	March 27, 2023
Episode Chronology
Previous	Episode 23
Next	"We've All Seen This Movie" (next season)
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This is the season finale of Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains.

Challenges

Immunity Challenge: Uncomfortably Numb
The final four will each stand on a perch with their hands maintaining contact with a handle behind their back at all times. At regular intervals, a winch will be turned, pushing a set of spikes deeper and deeper into the contestants' backs. The last person still standing with both feet on the perch and both hands in contact with the handle wins.
Winner: Liz Parnov

Tribal Council

Day 46

Tribal Council 24: Fa'amolemole
Voted Against	Voter
George (3 votes)	Gerry, Liz, Matt
Gerry (1 vote)	George
VOTED OUT: George Mladenov

Voting Confessionals

Liz and Matt were shown writing down George's name.

	George	“	(voting against Gerry) Gerry, it's been an absolute joy to have played this game with you, but I need to send you to the jury so I have a guaranteed vote to win the title of Sole Survivor, and that's what tonight is about for me.	”

Final Words

George's final words were not aired.

Final Tribal Council

Tribal Council 25: Jury Vote
Voted for Winner	Voter
Liz (7 votes)	Flick, George, Hayley, Nina, Sam, Shaun, Simon
Gerry (0 votes)	None
Matt (0 votes)	None
RUNNERS-UP: Gerry Geltch and Matt Sharp
SOLE SURVIVOR: Liz Parnov

Voting Confessionals

An edited version of George's confessional was shown during the Final Tribal Council segment; his vote was not shown during his confessional. Full confessionals were aired at the end of the episode.

Hayley “ (voting for Liz) Congratulations. In a season where new players, Villains and women were endangered species, maybe the combination of all three is exactly what we needed to rise to the top. Well done. ” Nina “ (voting for Liz) Not only do you show attributes of a Villain, of a Hero and of a Vigilante, but also of a great Survivor player. ” Shaun “ (voting for Liz) Well done. ” Simon “ (voting for Liz) You absolutely hit this game out of the park. ” Flick “ (voting for Liz) You were ruthless when you needed to be. ” Sam “ (voting for Liz) You have played a remarkable game. ” George “ (voting for Liz) Liz, I taught you to be ruthless, and I taught you how to be a Villain, and look what you did to me, and you're the only person to ever vote me out. I couldn't be more proud to vote for you, the worthy winner of Heroes v Villains. (kisses) ”

Final Words

Gerry and Matt's final words and an extended version of Liz's final words were uploaded to the Channel 10 YouTube channel.

	Liz	“	I actually cannot believe it. I can't believe I'm here and I can't believe I've won. […] My strategy to get to the end was to play hard, to take risks, and to push myself physically, socially, and mentally. Honestly, playing in Survivor is ten times harder than going to the Olympics. […] I think I'll be remembered as someone that played an authentic game, someone that stayed true to themselves, and someone that was a fierce player. This moment is gonna change my life forever.	”

	Gerry	“	Here I am! My goodness, I can't believe I've gone 47 days in this wonderful game of Survivor. It's a dream that's come true. This is in fact proof that an old bloke like me at 64 can mix it with the younger generation half my age. I came into this game as a Hero, but I had to do whatever it took to get me to the end-game. Yes, I discovered I have villainous traits within me. But I stuck to who I am. I am leaving this game as a hero. […] My favorite part of playing this game of Survivor was pushing myself to my limits. I can't believe how far I can actually go. […] The hardest part about playing this game was leaving my loved ones at home. This is the longest that I've ever gone in my whole entire life without a shave. I will give this another crack, yea. Yea I will, I'll play again.	”

	Matt	“	I made it all the way to the end, the Final Three. Three newbies—I set that up, and I'm so glad that I get to be here with them. This game has been harder than I ever thought it would be. It's been harder to know what to do, when to make moves, and how to act, but I'm proud that I made it all the way to the end and outlasted plenty of other people out here. I came into this game as a Hero, and at times I had to be a little bit of a Survivor villain. […] I think people underestimated me as just the nice guy, the guy that just fitted in with everyone. However, they didn't see me coming. My favorite part of Survivor was merge and the chaos around it. When I was able to be a double agent and play both sides for a bit—working with people but also working against people. I won three individual immunities and one extra vote, and those wins got me through some of the tough moments in this game. There was no easy part in this game, every day had its own challenges, whether it was the weather, whether there was no food, or whether it was the people you were working with. Every part had a challenge. I never thought that I would have even the slightest chance coming into this game. To be able to make it this far, I'm so proud of myself and happy I could do it.	”

Final Results

Jackie 24th	Anjali 23rd	Michael 22nd	Mimi 21st	Rogue 20th	Sarah 19th	Fraser 18th	Sharni 17th
Paige 16th	Jordie 15th	Benjamin 14th	Stevie 13th	David 12th	Flick 11th	Sam 10th	Shonee 9th
Shaun 8th	Hayley 7th	Simon 6th	Nina 5th	George 4th	Gerry 2nd	Matt 2nd	Liz Winner

Trivia

The Jury Villa

• The Jury Villa: George

Behind the Scenes

• In post-game interviews, Liz revealed that the result of the jury votes was not shown to the entire cast after the Final Tribal Council; hence, everyone did not know who actually won. The show pre-recorded three different vote reveals: one each for Liz, Matt and Gerry winning the game. Liz only knew she won when she watched the finale at her home.

Other

• This is the first Final Tribal Council since Survivor: Kaôh Rōng to have a Final Three face a seven-person jury.
• This is the third time on Australian Survivor that the jury vote was unanimous.