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Samatau is a tribe from Australian Survivor (2017). Their tribe color is magenta.

Members[]

AK Knight
36, Adelaide, SA
Wedding DJ
AUS4 ak t
Adam Parkin
40, Brisbane, QLD
International poker player
AUS4 adam t
Aimee Stanton
23, Melbourne, VIC
Plumber
AUS4 aimee t
Anneliese Wilson
23, Melbourne, VIC
Student
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Jarrad Seng
29, Perth, WA
Photographer
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Kate Temby
47, Melbourne, VIC
Financial executive
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Locky Gilbert
27, Perth, WA
Adventure guide
AUS4 locky t
Mark Herlaar
51, Toowoomba, QLD
Lime farmer
AUS4 markh t
Peter Conte
22, Sydney, NSW
Digital advertising producer
AUS4 peter t
Tara Pitt
32, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Barrel racer
AUS4 tara t
Tessa O'Halloran
29, Melbourne, VIC
Doctor
AUS4 tessa t
Ziggy Zagame
26, Sydney, NSW
Olympian
AUS4 ziggy t

 AK Knight
    
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 Ben Morgan
    
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 Henry Nicholson
    
AUS4 henry t
 Jarrad Seng
    
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 Locky Gilbert
    
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 Peter Conte
    
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 Ziggy Zagame
    
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 Anneliese Wilson
         
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 Ben Morgan
         
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 Henry Nicholson
         
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 Jarrad Seng
         
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 Locky Gilbert
         
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 Michelle Dougan
         
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 Tessa O'Halloran
         
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 Ziggy Zagame
         
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 Anneliese Wilson
              
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 Henry Nicholson
              
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 Jarrad Seng
              
AUS4 jarrad t
 Locky Gilbert
              
AUS4 locky t
 Michelle Dougan
              
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 Peter Conte
              
AUS4 peter t
 Tessa O'Halloran
              
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 Ziggy Zagame
              
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Tribe History[]

Samatau started the game well having won both the opening Reward Challenge and the first Immunity Challenge. However, that good start was short-lived as Samatau then went on a streak of losing the next four Immunity Challenges despite winning all Reward Challenges during that period.

A.K. quickly got himself into hot water due to playing aggressively right off the bat, and he was involved in a big scramble to find the Hidden Immunity Idol after spotting a clue which Adam picked up instead, but A.K. got to the idol first. Amongst the scramble, the target shifted to Adam after the tribe came across a pink thread in a spot where Adam claimed to be digging to find the idol without success, and as a result, became very suspicious of him. An idol was played at Tribal Council, but it was A.K. who played his idol on Jarrad, although it turned out that Jarrad received no votes and Adam went home in a 5-4-2-1 vote.

After the vote, Kate, Mark H. and Tessa found themselves in the minority of the tribe, and after losing the Day 9 Immunity Challenge, the rest of the tribe settled on voting out either Kate or Tessa next as they wanted to keep Mark for challenge strength. Kate was the one who ended up being sent home after Mark persuaded the rest of the tribe to keep Tessa for one more round. Knowing that she was next on the chopping block, Tessa attempted to sway over some members of the majority to no success and went about finding a Hidden Immunity Idol as a last resort. Mark ended up finding an idol and gave it to Tessa to save herself with, but the majority caught wind of this and decided to split the votes between Tessa and Mark. Tessa did play the idol, which cancelled six votes, but Mark ended up being blindsided as a result.

Now with Tessa all alone, her luck began to change as she was approached by lower-rung members of the majority alliance to form a new majority in order to take down Locky's inner circle. The new alliance, consisting of A.K., Jarrad, Peter, Tessa and Ziggy decided on blindsiding Aimee, and on Day 13 she was sent home in a 5-4 vote. When the tribe returned to camp, Tara furiously blasted A.K.'s alliance for their betrayal.

Samatau went to their next Tribal Council on Day 20, and A.K.'s alliance set their target on Tara for stubbornly isolating herself and being the weakest of Locky's alliance. Anneliese approached the majority claiming to "jump the sinking ship", but actually had no intention of doing so and instead attempted to flip Ziggy over to her side. This plan didn't work, as Tara was voted out on the revote (A.K.'s alliance split their votes), but in a surprise twist, the tribe were then informed of a second vote that would take place immediately. A.K.'s alliance each proceeded to loudly exclaim from the voting booth that they were voting for Anneliese because of her failed promise to work with them. But then, after Anneliese was voted out, it was revealed that it was a non-elimination vote, and both Anneliese and Tara would instead be joining Asaga.

On Day 21, Ben and Henry joined from Asaga. However, the tribe were wary of Henry's motivations for leaving his old tribe, as they saw him as having been in a power position over there. The addition of Henry in the tribe helped Samatau go on an immunity streak. On Day 26, Samatau won a Reward Challenge in which they would attend Tribal Council in order to vote for a member of the tribe to compete in the 'ultimate reward'. The tribe voted for Ziggy, and she was sent out on a task to find a special advantage in a swamp. She did find the advantage, and it gave her two powers: 1) A regular Hidden Immunity Idol, and 2) a Super Idol which gave her the power to nullify someone else's Hidden Immunity Idol.

On Day 27, both tribes were subject to another swap, with Samatau mostly staying intact with the exception of A.K. and Peter ending up on Asaga, Anneliese returning and Michelle joining. Samatau's immunity streak ended after losing the Day 30 Immunity Challenge and the tribe settled on Michelle going home as the main outsider. However, Michelle worked hard on shifting the target onto Ben by painting him as untrustworthy. This culminated in Michelle raking Ben over the coals at Tribal Council. Her persuasions paid off, as the tribe changed plans and sent Ben home.

Samatau then went on to win the next two Immunity Challenges, and on Day 32, they got to eavesdrop on Asaga's Tribal Council. In a surprise twist, there would be no vote but instead, Asaga were given the opportunity to mutiny to Samatau. Peter didn't hesitate in taking up the offer to return to his old tribe, increasing Samatau's numbers to eight.

On Day 35, Samatau merged with Asaga in a 8-4 majority.

Challenge History[]

Episode Challenge Challenge Type Sit-Out Result Eliminated
(Vote)
Finish
1 Race to Shore Reward None Won Tribe Immune
Flint Reward AK, Aimee, Anneliese,
Jarrad, Kate, Locky, Peter,
Tara, Tessa, Ziggy
Lost
Uprising Immunity None Won
2 Slip, Slop, Slap Reward Kate Won Adam
(5-4-2-1)1
2nd Voted Out
Day 6
Hammer Time Immunity Tara Lost
3 Boulder Dash Reward None Won Kate
(5-4-2)
3rd Voted Out
Day 9
Raft and the Furious Immunity None Lost
4 Surf Nets Reward None Won Mark H.
(3-1-0)1
4th Voted Out
Day 11
Upstacle Immunity None Lost
5 Chain Reaction Immunity None Lost Aimee
(5-4)
5th Voted Out
Day 13
6 By the Numbers Reward None Won Tribe Immune
Polar Express Immunity None Won
7 Sumo-ans Immunity None Won Tribe Immune
8 Tricky Transfer Reward None Lost Tara
(3-3-2;
5-1)2
Sent to Asaga
Day 20
Chariots of Fire Immunity None Lost Anneliese
(3-3-1;
5-0)2
Tribes Switched, Day 20
9 Footbrawl Immunity None Won Tribe Immune
10 Palm Beach Reward None Lost Tribe Immune
Loose Change Immunity None Won
11 Smash and Grab Immunity None Won No elimination
Ultimate Reward Reward Ziggy
(4-1-1)
Tribes Switched, Day 27
12 Idol Hands Reward Tessa Lost Tribe Immune
Weight Up Immunity Michelle Won
13 Shower Caddies Immunity Anneliese, Ben Lost Ben
(5-3)
11th Voted Out
Day 30
14 Sheep Dog Trials Reward None Won3 Tribe Immune4
Pick Up Sticks Immunity None Won
Mutiny, Day 32
15 Hangover Immunity None Won Tribe Immune
Tribes Merged, Day 35
Notes:

^1 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user.
^2 In a surprise twist, instead of voting out players, the Samatau tribe unknowingly voted for two members to be swapped to Asaga. Tara and Anneliese were "voted out" and swapped to Asaga.
^3 The winning tribe has to choose two members of the losing tribe to join them on the reward. Samatau chose Peter and Sarah.
^4 Instead of voting out a member of the tribe, Asaga tribe members were offered a chance to mutiny and join Samatau. Only one castaway could mutiny, which Peter took.

Voting History[]

Original Tribes Post-Swap Tribes Switched Tribes Post-Mutiny
Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 15 16
Eliminated Tribe
Immune
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Adam
AUS4 kate t
Kate
AUS4 markh t
Mark H.
AUS4 aimee t
Aimee
Tribe
Immune
Tribe
Immune
Tie Mock
Vote
Tie Mock
Vote
Tribe
Immune
Tribe
Immune
Tribe
Immune
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Ben
Tribe
Immune
Tribes
Merged
Vote 5-4-2-11 5-4-2 3-1-02 5-4 3-3-23,4 5-14 3-3-13,4 5-04 5-3
Tara Kate Tessa Tessa AK AK None On Asaga On Asaga On Asaga
Peter Adam Kate Mark H. Aimee Locky Tara Locky Anneliese On Asaga
Michelle On Asaga On Asaga Ben
Locky Adam Kate Mark H. AK AK AK AK None Michelle
Ziggy Anneliese Tessa Tessa Aimee AK Tara Anneliese Anneliese Ben
Tessa Anneliese Tara Locky Aimee Tara Tara Anneliese Anneliese Michelle
Henry On Asaga Ben
Anneliese Kate Tessa Tessa AK AK Tara Locky None On Asaga Ben
Jarrad Adam Kate Mark H. Aimee Tara Tara Locky Anneliese Ben
Ben On Asaga Michelle
AK Adam Kate Tessa Aimee Locky None Anneliese Anneliese On Asaga
Aimee Adam Tessa Tessa AK
Mark H. Anneliese Kate Tessa
Kate AK Tara
Adam Anneliese
Notes:

^1 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played; however, no votes were cast against its user.
^2 Tessa played a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating all votes against her.
^3 The vote resulted in a tie. Per Australian Survivor rules, a revote took place.
^4 In a surprise twist, instead of voting out players, the Samatau tribe unknowingly voted for two members to be swapped to Asaga. Tara and Anneliese were "voted out" and swapped to Asaga.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • After each tribe switch, Samatau always had 8 members on its tribe.

References[]

Australian Survivor Tribes
Australian Survivor (2002) Celebrity Survivor Australia Australian Survivor (2016) Australian Survivor (2017)
Kadina Tipara Kakula Moso Aganoa Saanapu Vavau Asaga Samatau
Aurora Tanna Fia Fia Asatoa
Champions v Contenders (2018) Champions v Contenders (2019) All Stars Brains v Brawn (2021)
Champions Contenders Champions Contenders Mokuta Vakama Brains Brawn
Koro Savu Soli Bula Kalo Kalo Fire
Blood v Water Heroes v Villains Titans v Rebels
Blood Water Heroes Villains Rebels Titans
Lava Fa'amolemole Tasi
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