George Mladenov

George Mladenov
Contestant Profile
Hometown	Sydney, New South Wales
Occupation	Public Servant
Social Media
Survivor Career
Version	Australia
Tribe(s)	Brains Fire
Finish	Runner-Up (2/24)
Alliance(s)	Brains Alliance Brawn Alliance
Challenge Wins	8
Votes Against	13
Days Lasted	48/48
Tribe(s)	Villains ► Heroes Fa'amolemole
Finish:	4/24
Alliance(s)	Vigilantes
Challenge Wins	8
Votes Against	16
Days Lasted	46/47
Articles Across
The Amazing Race Wiki	Link

George Mladenov is a contestant from Australian Survivor: Brains v Brawn (2021), Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains, and Survivor: Australia v The World.

Christening himself the "King of Bankstown", George spent much of his time in the game focused on strategy and finding advantages. After saving ally Wai Chim through a Safety Without Power advantage at the first Tribal Council, George scrapped his way to the top of the game's power structure by working with Cara Atchison as double agents, flipping from Brains to Brawn before settling back with the Brains. He would continue to rely on his strong strategic game and alliances as the game went on, being able to survive up to the Final Two despite being a target or vulnerable to opposing alliances at 13 of 23 Tribal Councils. In the end, George faced off against Hayley Leake in the Final Tribal Council, where he was criticized for a lack of effort in challenges and lost in a vote of 7-2.

Self-proclaimed "King" George returned as a Survivor supervillain in Heroes v Villains, where an injury in the first Immunity Challenge threatened to take him out prematurely. Returning from the brink, George defied numerous attempted coups against him and proceeded to have total control over the rest of the game. Highlights of his game included his season-long rivalry with fellow Villain and occasional ally Simon Mee, his "Spice Girls" alliance with Liz Parnov and Shonee Bowtell, his orchestration of a historic Tribal Council on Day 15, and his consolidation of the seven-person alliance that ruled the post-merge. Despite his extensive résumé and indisputable status as the season's kingpin, George's allegiance to Gerry Geltch and Matt Sharp insulated him until the final four, where his so-called "pawns" turned on him and voted him out for the first time in his Survivor career.

Profile

Retrieved from 10play.com.au

• Brains v Brawn
• Heroes v Villains

Public Servant, 31

A self-described 'spin-doctor for the government', Bankstown Labor Party President George believes his whole career has been preparing him for the game of Australian Survivor. Cunning, an expert negotiator and a master manipulator, this high achiever will stop at nothing to make it to the Final Tribal Council.

If you thought King George was returning for redemption, you'd be wrong. This time, it's George the Terrible.

As runner up to Hayley in Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn, George is back and badder than ever. He says, "I've left Bankstown, I've come out here to Samoa to take back what's rightfully mine - the crown that Hayley stole from me. I'm not coming to Samoa for redemption, I'm coming back for salvation and as a pure Villain."

Admitting he has both heroic and villainous qualities, George is returning for the title and the prize money and thinks playing the dark side is the only way to get there. He says, "Last time I saved people, I played as a Hero and my family still doesn't have much money. I'm coming back to change my family's life.

Since leaving the Outback, George went straight to the gym and has been training hard to play a bigger part in the physical challenges but it's the social and mental game that he is most excited about.

George says, "I'm so excited that it's Heroes against the Villains this time. Last time I was on the Brains tribe, with no smart people! But I can't wait to get into the thick of it with a tribe of 12 Villains. Villains are more cutthroat. Villains are willing to do what it takes to get the job done."

Australian Survivor

Brains v Brawn

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• Challenge History
• Voting History

Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Brains	Crate Escape	Reward	No	Lost
		Tracks of My Tears	Immunity	No	Lost
2		Battle Dig	Reward	No	Lost
		(No title)	Immunity	No	Won
3		Pass the Bucket	Reward	No	Lost
		Well Stacked	Immunity	No	Won
4		Game of Throw-Ins	Reward	No	Lost
		Cage Against the Machine	Immunity	No	Won
5		Log Jam	Reward	Yes	Lost
		Running Down a Dream	Immunity	No	Lost
6		Tangled Up	Reward	No	Lost
		What-er Drag	Immunity	No	Lost
7		On the Pull	Reward	No	Won
		(No title)	Immunity	No	Lost
8		Weight and Sea	Immunity	No	Lost
9		A Quick Affair	Reward/Immunity1	No	Lost
10		Shoulder the Load	Reward	No	Won
		Losing Face	Immunity	No	Lost
11		(No title)	Immunity	No	Lost
12		Boats, Brains & Brawn	Reward	No	Won
		Discy Business	Immunity	No	Won
Tribes Merged, Day 26
13	Fire	Stomp-ede	Reward		1st2
		Crocodile Rock	Immunity		Lost
14		Paddle Out	Immunity3		Lost
15		Let There Be Rock	Immunity	No	Lost
16		Shut Your Trap	Reward		Lost
		Legs Eleven	Immunity		Lost
17		(No title)	Reward/Immunity		5th
18		Teeter Tower	Reward		Lost
		Chimney Sweep	Immunity		Lost
19		(No title)	Reward	No	Lost
		Hold Your Own	Immunity		Lost
20		Hear About It Ladder	Immunity		Lost
21		Get Barreled	Reward		Lost
		Pole Dancing	Immunity		Lost
22		Kenny Log-Ins	Immunity		Lost
23		Step on Up	Immunity		Lost
24		(No title)	Immunity		Lost
Runner-Up, Day 48
Notes: ^1 Both tribes were sent to Tribal Council. The tribes competed in an individual Reward/Immunity Challenge with two members of each tribe winning the challenge. ^2 The reward was dependent on each castaway's finish in the challenge. ^3 Three Immunity Necklaces were up for grabs. The three immune players would be the only ones who would have the opportunity to vote at Tribal Council.

Episode	George's Votes	Voted Against George
1	Safety Without Power1
2	Brains Tribe Immune
3	Brains Tribe Immune
4	Brains Tribe Immune
5	Laura	Mitch2
6	Mock Vote3
7	Joey	Andrew, Georgia, Joey
8	Georgia	-
9	Laura	-
10	Georgia	-
11	Rachel	-
12	Simon	Brains Tribe Immune
13	Laura4	-
14	Ineligible5	-
15	Hayley	-
16	Gerald	-
17	Cara6	Individual Immunity
18	Emmett	Andrew, Emmett, Flick
19	Andrew	Dani, Flick
20	Flick	Dani, Flick
21	Dani; Dani7	-
22	Wai	Flick
23	Cara	Cara
24	Ineligible	-
Jury Votes for George	Cara, Laura
Runner-Up, Day 48

^1 In "Episode 1", George used a Safety Without Power advantage, granting him immunity, but at the cost of his vote.
^2 In "Episode 5", George used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 1 vote against him.
^3 In "Episode 6", the Brains were subjected to a mock Tribal Council where the player they voted out was switched to the other tribe.
^4 In "Episode 13", Hayley used a Hidden Immunity Idol on Laura, negating George's vote against her.
^5 In "Episode 14", George became ineligible to vote after losing the Immunity Challenge.
^6 In "Episode 17", George used a Hidden Immunity Idol on Cara, negating his vote against her.
^7 In "Episode 21", the vote ended with a 2-2-2 tie between Cara, Dani, and Flick, forcing a revote. George did not change his vote on the revote.

Heroes v Villains

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• Challenge History
• Voting History

Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Villains	(No title)	Reward	No	Lost
		Hammer Time	Immunity	No	Lost
2		Push Comes to Shove	Reward	No	Won
		(No title)	Immunity	No	Lost
3		Water Slaughter	Reward	No	Won
		Log Handler	Immunity	No	Lost
4		Footbrawl	Reward	No	Lost
		Vampire Bats	Immunity	No	Won
5		(No title)	Reward	No	Lost
		Fire Starter	Immunity	No	Won
6		Idol Hands	Reward	No	Lost
		(No title)	Immunity	No	Lost
7		Boulder Smash	Immunity	No	Lost
		Breakout	Immunity		Lost
8		Legs Eleven	Reward/Immunity	No	Won
Switched Tribes, Day 18
9	Heroes	Survivor Auction
		Buried Alive	Immunity	No	Lost
10		Hot Pursuit	Reward	No	Lost
		Losing Face	Immunity	No	Won
11		A Crate Idea	Immunity	No	Lost
12		(No title)	Reward	No	Lost
		Box Your Mind	Immunity	No	Won
13		Chariots of Mire	Reward	No	Lost
		Shower Caddies	Immunity	No	Lost
Tribes Merged, Day 28
14	Fa'amolemole	Last Gasp	Immunity		Lost
15		On the Pull	Immunity		Lost
16		Get a Grip	Reward		Won
		A Bit Tipsy	Immunity		Lost
17		Get Barreled	Immunity		Lost
18		The Game Is Afoot	Reward		Lost
		Squatty Probst	Immunity		Lost
19		Stacked Up	Reward		Invited
		Fire and Rain	Immunity		Lost
20		Hands on a Hard Idol	Immunity		Lost
21		Domino Effect	Immunity	No	Lost
22		Unchained Medley	Immunity		Lost
23		The Obstacle Course	Reward		Lost
24		Uncomfortably Numb	Immunity		Lost
Voted Out, Day 46

Episode	George's Votes	Voted Against George
1	Exempt1
2	Stevie	Michael
3	Mimi	-
4	Villains Tribe Immune
5	Villains Tribe Immune
6	Sarah	Sarah
7	Fraser	Simon, Stevie2
8	Villains Tribe Immune
9	Paige	Benjamin, Flick, Matt, Paige3
10	Heroes Tribe Immune
11	Benjamin	-
12	Heroes Tribe Immune
13	Stevie	-
14	David	-
15	Flick	-
16	Sam	Nina, Sam, Shaun, Simon
17	Shonee	-
18	Shaun	-
19	Hayley	Simon
20	Mock Vote4
21	Simon; Simon5	-
22	Nina	-
24	Gerry	Gerry, Liz, Matt
Voted Out, Day 46
Voted for Sole Survivor	Liz

^1 In "Episode 1", George missed Tribal Council due to medical intervention by production, but was not yet deemed unable to continue in the game. As he could not attend Tribal Council, he could not vote, nor be voted out.
^2 In "Episode 7", George used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 2 votes against him.
^3 In "Episode 9", Shonee used a Hidden Immunity Idol on George, negating 4 votes against him.
^4 In "Episode 20", Fa'amolemole was subjected to a mock Tribal Council where the two players who received the most votes were sent to live in isolation.
^5 In "Episode 21", the vote ended with a 3-3 tie between Nina and Simon, forcing a revote. George did not change his vote on the revote.

Post-Survivor

• In 2023, George appeared in the 7th season of The Amazing Race Australia with his sister Pamela. They were eliminated in 7th place.
• On July 27, 2023, George appeared on the second episode of the first season of Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia.
• In 2024, George co-hosted the Talking Tribal aftershow for Australian Survivor: Titans v Rebels.

Trivia

Statistics of George Mladenov
Longevity
Seasons competed:	2
Days lasted:	94
Challenge Wins
Tribal wins:	14
Individual wins:	2
Total wins:	16
Tribal Council
Total votes received:	29

• George is the highest-placing man on Brains v Brawn (2021).
• George is one of only two castaways on Brains v Brawn to have never been voted out at any point, the other being Chelsea, who was evacuated.
• George is the only castaway to play a Hidden Immunity Idol to directly negate his own vote.
• George is the highest-placing returning player on Heroes v Villains and the highest-placing male member on the Villains tribe.
• George proposed the name for both merged tribes of which he was a member: Fire and Fa'amolemole.
• George received the most elimination votes of any contestant in Heroes v Villains, with 16.
• George holds the men's record for most days lasted before being voted out, with 94 days survived across two seasons before his elimination on Day 46 of Heroes v Villains.
  • Alongside Sharn Coombes, George is one of only two returning players to make it to the finale in multiple seasons.
• George is the first person to have a former Australian Survivor player as his loved one during the family visit. On Heroes v Villains, his loved one was his friend and Brains v Brawn castmate Cara Atchison.