David Zaharakis

David Zaharakis is a contestant from Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains.

A core member of the Heroes, David's tight connections with his original tribemates helped to keep his options open. At the merge, he sided with his original allies, oblivious to the Villains' imminent crusade which saw him blindsided as their first victim.

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With a clear advantage in the physical challenges, ex-AFL player David is a sporting hero to many but also knows not everyone will agree with that term. He says, "The thing about AFL is you can be one team's Hero or my team, Essendon's Hero. Or you can be another team's Villain and the opposition supporters hate you. I still have other team supporters coming up to me saying how much they hate me, and I love that!"

After retiring last year from the AFL following 13 years of playing, David is currently studying Property and Real Estate, majoring in Global Finance and jumped at the chance to play in his favourite game, Survivor.

David says, "I've been watching Survivor since I was 12, I think maybe back in 2002 when it started. I just love all the elements of it - the physical nature of it, the games. As a kid you watch the challenges and you think, I want to do that one day."

But just because he's a Hero, doesn't mean David doesn't know that the game can get sneaky saying, "Just because I am a Hero, doesn't mean I am not here to play hard. I think if you watch every superhero comic or movie, the Hero always comes out on top. But in the game of Survivor, I don't think there is a line I am not willing to cross. I think you must cross lines to win. I am definitely prepared for that."^[2]

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Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Heroes	(No title)	Reward	No	Won
1		Hammer Time	Immunity	No	Won
2		Push Comes to Shove	Reward	No	Lost
2		(No title)	Immunity	No	Won
3		Water Slaughter	Reward	No	Lost
3		Log Handler	Immunity	No	Won
4		Footbrawl	Reward	No	Won
4		Vampire Bats	Immunity	Yes	Lost
5		(No title)	Reward	No	Won
5		Fire Starter	Immunity	No	Lost
6		Idol Hands	Reward	No	Won
6		(No title)	Immunity	No	Won
7		Boulder Smash	Immunity	No	Won
8		Legs Eleven	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost
Switched Tribes, Day 18
9	Villains	Survivor Auction
9		Buried Alive	Immunity	No	Won
10		Hot Pursuit	Reward	No	Won
10		Losing Face	Immunity	No	Lost
11		A Crate Idea	Immunity	No	Won
12		(No title)	Reward	No	Won
12		Box Your Mind	Immunity	No	Lost
13		Chariots of Mire	Reward	No	Won
13		Shower Caddies	Immunity	No	Won
Tribes Merged, Day 28
14	Fa'amolemole	Last Gasp	Immunity		Lost
Voted Out, Day 29

Episode	David's Votes	Voted Against David
1	Heroes Tribe Immune
2	Heroes Tribe Immune
3	Heroes Tribe Immune
4	Gerry	-
5	Mock Vote¹
6	Heroes Tribe Immune
7	Heroes Tribe Immune
8	~~Benjamin~~²	-
9	Villains Tribe Immune
10	Jordie; Jordie³	-
11	Villains Tribe Immune
12	Mock Vote⁴
13	Villains Tribe Immune
14	~~Shonee~~⁵	George, Gerry, Hayley, Liz, Matt, Shonee, Simon
Voted Out, Day 29

^1 In "Episode 5", the Heroes were subjected to a mock Tribal Council where the player they voted out was switched to the other tribe.
^2 In "Episode 8", Benjamin used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating David's vote against him.
^3 In "Episode 10", the vote ended with a 4-4 tie between Jordie and Sam, forcing a revote. David did not change his vote on the revote.
^4 In "Episode 12", rather than voting out a member of the tribe, the Villains were given the chance for one castaway to mutiny to the Heroes. David did not choose to mutiny.
^5 In "Episode 14", Liz used a Hidden Immunity Idol on Shonee, negating David's vote against her.