Sam Webb

Sam Webb
Contestant Profile
Born	May 30, 1988 (1988-05-30)
Hometown	Sydney, New South Wales
Occupation	Charity CEO
Survivor Career
Version	Australia
Tribe(s)	Saanapu ► Vavau ► Saanapu Fia Fia
Finish	6/24
Alliance(s)	Saanapu Alliance
Challenge Wins	21
Votes Against	6
Days Lasted	49/55
Tribe(s)	Heroes ► Villains Fa'amolemole
Finish:	10/24
Alliance(s)	Meat Tray
Challenge Wins	15
Votes Against	11
Days Lasted	33/47

Sam Webb is a contestant from Australian Survivor (2016) and Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains.

Sam came into 2016 wanting to play with loyalty and friendship which allowed him to make many allies and get through to merge where he orchestrated his tribe swap rival Nick Iadanza elimination. his mindset of mateship carried him deep into the merge before he attempted to blindside his closest friend Lee Carseldine in favor of a new all-Saanapu alliance. His downfall began when Lee won immunity and Sam's alliance's next target, El Rowland, survived the vote. Sam was then targeted and subsequently voted out at the next Tribal Council.

For his professed values of mateship and loyalty, Sam returned as a Hero in Heroes v Villains. As a member of the so-called "Meat Tray" alliance, Sam's physical strength allowed him to integrate into the Heroes' majority. Despite being left to dry as a secondary split vote target after being targeted by Jordie Hansen during the tribe switch, Sam chose to reunite with the Heroes during the merge, which backfired when the Villains took control. Though his minority alliance came into possession of two Hidden Immunity Idols, Sam's fate was sealed when his allies Nina Twine and Shaun Hampson misread the vote and chose to play their idols for themselves, leaving him to become the second member of the jury.

Profile

• 2016
• Heroes v Villains

Retrieved from 10play.com.au

Age: 28
Occupation: Charity Co-Founder & CEO
State: NSW

Sam is the CEO of the mental health and suicide prevention organisation LIVIN, which he cofounded in 2013 after one of his close friends took his own life.

It has become the basis of the way Sam lives his life, being grateful for everything. "It changed my entire life purpose and mission. I now use tragedy to inspire people in a positive way. Overall, my decisions in life are influenced by 'does it make me happier?', so everything I do is for the better. I don't waste time doing things that don't move me. I'm all in."

Previously, Sam worked in sales and as a private client advisor assistant. He says Australian Survivor is the ultimate self-challenge.

"Stepping out of my comfort zone motivates me. I love anything where I could be vulnerable. This will grow me as a person and help others find hope. Although this is so far out of my comfort zone, that I have been second thinking it! I can't wait."

Coming up against Survivor super fans is something Sam is not quite ready for as he has not watched an entire episode, but is hoping his lack of knowledge of the game will be an advantage for him.

Following Australian Survivor, Sam plans to go on a 500 kilometre bike ride through the Italian Alps.

The original Hero, it's been six years since Sam played in the very first series of Australian Survivor on the shores of Samoa.

After lasting 49 days without a single vote against his name until he was sent home, Sam played a game of mateship and loyalty. And while his morals haven't changed, he knows the game has evolved and so will his gameplay. He says, "Coming into this game as a returnee, I see the game completely different. I'm coming in here with a pretty similar strategy, but I feel like the energy in Survivor is a lot more cutthroat and I may be wrong but I'm looking forward to it, I'm looking forward to the challenge."

Sam continues to run and work his mental health charity, LIVIN, and hopes the good guys win in Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains. Praising his mother as his Hero, even Sam admits that sometimes Heroes can have their villainous moments. He says, "My mum is a Hero. She's probably the biggest Hero but I've seen her turn and if that gives me permission to turn, you better believe I will. I'm not out here for a holiday.

"I think you could win this game playing a moral game, but you may have to bend a few of those rules within that moral. Let's find out. People thrive off an underdog, the battler, that's the Australian way and I'm a battler man, let's go. I've lived my life with my back up against the wall, nothing fights harder than when a mongrel dogs back is against a wall, nothing."

Australian Survivor

Australian Survivor (2016)

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• Challenge History
• Voting History

Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Saanapu	Race for Fire	Reward	No	Won
		Throw One Over	Reward/Immunity	No	1st
2		Sacrificial Lamb	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost
3		Supply Ships	Reward	No	2nd
		Caught in the Web	Immunity	No	2nd
4		Crab Pots	Immunity	No	2nd
5		Build It Up, Break It Down	Reward	No	1st
		Nutslinger	Immunity	No	Lost
Switched Tribes, Day 12
6	Vavau	Breakout	Immunity	No	Lost
7		Barrel Bridge	Reward	No	2nd
		Pull Your Weight	Immunity	No	Won
8		United We Stand	Reward	No	Lost
Switched Tribes, Day 19
9	Saanapu	Up Close and Muddy	Reward	No	Won
		Basketbrawl	Immunity	No	Won
10		Log Handler	Immunity	No	Won
11		Hot Pursuit	Reward	No	Won
		Sack Attack	Immunity	No	Won
12		Coconut	Immunity	No	Won
13		Shut Your Trap	Reward	No	Won
		Boats Tug of War	Immunity	Yes	Won
14		Spinning Stars	Reward/Immunity	No	Won
Tribes Merged, Day 32
15	Fia Fia	Survivor Auction
		Vampire Bats	Immunity		Lost
16		Centrifuge	Immunity		Lost
17		Wound Out	Reward	No	Won
		Get a Grip	Immunity		Lost
18		Unhook the Chook	Immunity		Lost
19		Wicker Flicker	Reward	No	Won
		Keep on Your Toes	Immunity		Lost
20		Memory Lane	Immunity		Lost
21		Backsplash	Reward		Won
		House of Cards	Immunity		Lost
22		Out of Line	Reward		Lost
		Touchy Subjects	Reward		Lost
23		Split, Trip and Spit	Reward		Won
		Bermuda Triangles	Immunity		Lost
Voted Out, Day 49

Episode	Sam's Votes	Voted Against Sam
1	Saanapu Tribe Immune
2	Bianca	-
3	Saanapu Tribe Immune
4	Saanapu Tribe Immune
5	Mock Vote1
6	Barry	-
7	Vavau Tribe Immune
9	Saanapu Tribe Immune
10	Saanapu Tribe Immune
11	Saanapu Tribe Immune
12	Saanapu Tribe Immune
13	Saanapu Tribe Immune
14	Saanapu Tribe Immune
15	Conner	-
16	Nick2	-
17	Nick	-
18	Sue	-
19	Kristie	-
20	Kristie	-
21	El	-
22	No Vote
23	Ineligible3	Flick, Lee; El, Flick, Kristie, Lee3
Voted Out, Day 49
Voted for Sole Survivor	Kristie

^1 In "Episode 5", Vavau and Saanapu were subjected to a joint and mock Tribal Council where the players they voted out were switched to the other tribe. The person voted off Saanapu, Conner, was given the privilege to take an original tribemate with him. He chose Sam to join him on Vavau.
^2 In "Episode 16", Nick used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Sam's vote against him.
^3 In "Episode 23", Lee used a Vote Stopper advantage on Sam, preventing him from voting. Also, the vote ended with a 2-2 tie between Sam and Matt, forcing a revote. El and Kristie changed their votes to Sam on the revote, eliminating him from the game.

Heroes v Villains

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• Challenge History
• Voting History

Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Heroes	(No title)	Reward	No	Won
		Hammer Time	Immunity	No	Won
2		Push Comes to Shove	Reward	No	Lost
		(No title)	Immunity	No	Won
3		Water Slaughter	Reward	No	Lost
		Log Handler	Immunity	No	Won
4		Footbrawl	Reward	No	Won
		Vampire Bats	Immunity	Yes	Lost
5		(No title)	Reward	No	Won
		Fire Starter	Immunity	No	Lost
6		Idol Hands	Reward	No	Won
		(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
		Buried Alive	Immunity	No	Won
10		Hot Pursuit	Reward	No	Won
		Losing Face	Immunity	Yes	Lost
11		A Crate Idea	Immunity	No	Won
12		TBA	Reward	No	Won
		Box Your Mind	Immunity	No	Lost
13		Chariots of Mire	Reward	No	Won
		Shower Caddies	Immunity	No	Won
Tribes Merged, Day 28
14	Fa'amolemole	Last Gasp	Immunity		Lost
15		On the Pull	Immunity		Lost
16		Get a Grip	Reward		Lost
		A Bit Tipsy	Immunity		Lost
Voted Out, Day 33

Episode	Sam's Votes	Voted Against Sam
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	Benjamin2	-
9	Villains Tribe Immune
10	Jordie; Ineligible	Hayley, Jordie, Liz, Nina; Liz3
11	Villains Tribe Immune
12	Mock Vote4
13	Villains Tribe Immune
14	Shonee5	-
15	Hayley	-
16	George	George, Gerry, Hayley, Liz, Matt, Shonee
Voted Out, Day 33
Voted for Sole Survivor	Liz

^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 Sam's vote against him.
^3 In "Episode 10", the vote ended with a 4-4 tie between Sam and Jordie, forcing a revote. On the revote, Sam did not receive enough votes to be eliminated.
^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. Sam did not choose to mutiny.
^5 In "Episode 14", Liz used a Hidden Immunity Idol on Shonee, negating Sam's vote against her.

Post-Survivor

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Trivia

Statistics of Sam Webb
Longevity
Seasons competed:	2
Days lasted:	82
Challenge Wins
Tribal wins:	32
Individual wins:	4
Total wins:	36
Tribal Council
Total votes received:	17
Exile Island
Times sent to Exile Island:	1

• Sam has won the most tribal challenges of any contestant in Australian Survivor, with 32.