Sharn Coombes

Sharn Coombes
Contestant Profile
Hometown	Melbourne, Victoria
Occupation	Criminal Barrister
Social Media
Survivor Career
Version	Australia
Tribe(s)	Champions ► Contenders Koro Savu
Finish	Runner-Up (2/24)
Alliance(s)	Champions Alliance
Challenge Wins	23
Votes Against	11
Days Lasted	50/50
Tribe(s)	Mokuta Kalo Kalo
Finish:	Runner-Up (2/24)
Alliance(s)	Mokuta Alliance
Challenge Wins	14
Votes Against	11
Days Lasted	50/50

Sharn Coombes is a contestant from Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders (2018) and All Stars.

During her initial run in Champions v Contenders, Sharn focused on playing a loyal game but, in doing so, would cause Champions outsiders Brian Lake and Monika Radulovic to flip at the merge. This would lead to the blindside of Sharn's closest ally Mat Rogers. Relegated to the bottom, Sharn attempted to pay favor to any and all she could, allowing her to claw her way into the Final Two alongside Shane Gould. Her inability to admit fault for her mistakes or take ownership for moves made during the game, however, would ultimately cause her to lose favor with the jury, resulting in Shane beating her in a close 5-4 vote.

Returning for All Stars, Sharn was determined to not repeat history. She would quickly find herself in a swing position at post-swap Mokuta, ultimately deciding to side with power player David Genat over Nick Iadanza. Going into the merge, she would again be put in a swing position when Jacqui Patterson propositioned flipping sides to the old Vakama alliance. A last-minute decision would lead to Sharn backing out of the plan, sending Jacqui packing instead. Fearing that she would end up making the same mistakes as in Champions v Contenders, Sharn decided to stay fiercely loyal to David, even knowing the threat level he presented. This risk-averse gameplay would lead to her be seen as a pawn for David and Moana Hope by the jury and, after reaching the Final Tribal Council for a second time, lost the game once again after the jury deemed David's gameplay bolder and overall more deserving than hers.

Profile

Retrieved from 10play.com.au

Champions v Contenders All Stars Age: 41 Occupation: Criminal Barrister State: VIC Tribe: Champions If anyone can claim to be ready to address their tribemates in the final Jury, it would be Criminal Barrister Sharn. Her daily life sees her addressing juries in criminal trials and is known in her industry as being one of the best. As one of the top female prosecutors in the country, Sharn can't wait to get in front of the Survivor jury. "I think the skills I have developed in my professional life will translate well in this environment. I would be obviously thrilled to get to the Jury and address my fellow tribemates because I really think that's where I'll shine. Proving my case is what I do every day." A mum of four children under the age of 14, Sharn also fundraises for various charities by running marathons. In the past eight years, she has run the Noosa Triathlon and raised over $50k in doing so. Not one to sit idly, Sharn is up at 4am most mornings running, cycling or doing pilates before getting her kids ready for school. "I balance family life with a demanding career. I'm a mum to four kids and have had a successful career to date. I was one of the youngest barristers admitted to practice in Queensland at 22 and in Victoria at 23. I raise money for charities and I always give my best. "I may be classified as a champion in this game and I'm sure these contenders will give us a run for our money and probably make me look bad. But I'm a huge Survivor fan, I love the concept and I love the challenge. I had never applied before now but I'm there to play the ultimate game and do my best to win it." 42, Barrister — Season 3 Straight talking and secret strategist, Sharn is a barrister from Melbourne who is coming back for her second chance and opportunity to finally take out the win. After coming second to Shane Gould, Sharn battled with ideas that she wasn't loyal to her alliance so is conscious of not letting that happen again. "I don't have any real regrets from the last time because everything I did got me as far as I could go and to be in the final two. If I had any regrets, it would be that I didn't stop the persistent questioning of me in relation to loyalty. I thought I was more loyal than people gave me credit for." Not everyone knows how it feels to make it to Day 50. Sharn feels confident that she can do it again after her good run last time. Sharn is a mum of four so is used to negotiating with people daily and will use some of those skills to her advantage. "I have an ability to read the game and anticipate what might be happening and act accordingly. For my job, I have to talk people around to things all day so I think that will help too. I'm also determined and competitive in challenges and I never give up." Still reeling from dropping an Individual Immunity in front of other players during a challenge, she's going to be more cautious about her gameplay and who she trusts.

Australian Survivor

Champions v Contenders

Involved in the efforts to quickly eliminate veteran player Russell Hantz, Sharn's strength and life experience helped her make strong early bonds and integrated herself within the majority alliance of the Champions tribe. Sharn contributed to the culture that promoted challenge strength and loyalty, which alienated players such as Jackie Glazier and Shane Gould. Her alliance took a hit when Moana Hope got sick, but at the Day 16 Tribal Council Sharn was vocal about still holding a vote. Host Jonathan LaPaglia obliged, which allowed Sharn's alliance to successfully flush Shane's Hidden Immunity Idol while still allowing Moana to exit the game. The Champions would go on to win the remaining challenges prior to the Tribe Switch. Though Sharn was swapped into a minority alongside Monika Radulovic and Lydia Lassila, original Contenders Benji Wilson and Robbie Skibicki flipped against their remaining tribemates, helping Sharn get through to the merge.

Sharn, Mat Rogers, and Steve Willis led a majority alliance against their common threats and enemies up until the final nine. At that point, the remaining Contenders Benji, Fenella McGowan, and Shonee Fairfax teamed up with fellow outsiders Brian Lake and Monika in an attempt to blindside Mat. At the Day 37 Tribal Council, Sharn sensed this move coming and attempted to save Mat with her idol (which she found earlier in the merge at a challenge, though famously not as discreetly as she hoped). However, Benji prevented her from doing so by convincing her to play the idol on herself. Sharn took the bait and misplayed the idol, allowing Mat to be voted out that night. Because of this, Sharn struggled to survive the votes up until the final six where Brian's split vote error and another idol play sent Fenella to the jury. Furious that her best friend and ally was voted out, Shonee joined forces with Sharn and Shane to form the "Sh" alliance. Having won the first two Immunity Challenges post-merge, Sharn added a third victory on Day 46 which allowed this new trio to flush Brian's idol and vote out Monika. Sharn was able to navigate the rest of the game with some help from a victory at the Final Immunity Challenge, opting to take Shane to the end over Brian on Day 49.

At Final Tribal Council, Sharn tried to explain that she played a loyal but strategic game. That argument fell apart when Brian pointed out her blunder during Mat's elimination. A poor performance coupled with Shane's answers tilted the scales in the former olympian's favor. Despite being in control for more of the game than Shane, Sharn lost to her in a 5-4 jury vote.

• Challenge History
• Voting History

Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Champions	Slip, Slop, Slap	Reward	No	N/A1
		Over the Top	Immunity	No	Won
2		Sumo at Sea	Reward	No	Won
		Dive Masters	Immunity	No	Lost
3		Magic Boot	Reward	No	Won
		Chariots of Mire	Immunity	No	Lost
4		Kicking and Screaming	Reward	No	Won
		Swing Break	Immunity	No	Won
5		Barrel Bridge	Reward	No	Won
		Sliders	Immunity	No	Won
6		StrandOff	Reward	No	Won
		Buried Alive	Immunity	No	Lost
7		Basket Brawl	Immunity	No	Won
8		Hot Pursuit	Reward	No	Won
		Shower Caddies	Immunity	No	Won
9		Dear Liza/House of the Holey	Immunity	No	Won
10		(No title)	Reward	Yes	Lost
		Nut Bucket	Immunity	No	Won
Switched Tribes, Day 25
11	Contenders	Legs Eleven	Immunity	No	Won
12		Legends of the Fall	Reward	No	Won
		Tyred Out	Immunity	No	Won
13		Wound Out	Immunity	No	Lost
Tribes Merged, Day 31
15	Koro Savu	Survivor Auction
		Get a Grip	Immunity		Won
15		Keep It Together	Immunity		Won
16		Flags	Reward		Invited
		Last Gasp	Immunity		Lost
17		Snookered	Immunity		Lost
18		Classic Catches	Reward		Won
		Balls Up	Immunity		Lost
19		Leg Up	Immunity		Lost
20		Paddle Wars	Reward	No	Won
		Reaching New Heights	Immunity		Lost
21		Spin Cycle	Immunity		Lost
22		Jail Break	Reward		Lost
		Fire and Rain	Immunity		Won
23		Operation Balance Build	Immunity		Lost
24		Bob-Bob Buoy	Immunity		Won
Runner-Up, Day 50
Notes: ^1 This Reward Challenge was played in six rounds, with the winner of each round taking a different reward item.

Episode	Sharn's Votes	Voted Against Sharn
1	Champions Tribe Immune
2	Russell; Russell1	-
3	Damien	-
4	Champions Tribe Immune
5	Champions Tribe Immune
6	Moana	-
7	Champions Tribe Immune
8	Champions Tribe Immune
9	Champions Tribe Immune
10	Champions Tribe Immune
11	Contenders Tribe Immune
12	Contenders Tribe Immune
13	Heath	-
14	Lydia	Individual Immunity
15	Robbie	Individual Immunity
16	Samuel	-
17	Brian	-2
18	Ineligible; Ineligible	Benji, Fenella, Shonee (x2); Shonee3
19	No Elimination4
20	Fenella; Ineligible	Fenella, Shonee; -5
21	Fenella	Brian, Fenella, Shonee6
22	Monika	Individual Immunity
23	Shonee	Brian
24	Brian	Individual Immunity
Jury Votes for Sharn	Benji, Robbie, Samuel, Steve W.
Runner-Up, Day 50

^1 In "Episode 2", the vote ended with a 4-4 tie between Jackie and Russell, forcing a revote. Sharn did not change her vote on the revote.
^2 In "Episode 17", Sharn used a Hidden Immunity Idol, but did not negate any votes against her.
^3 In "Episode 18", Shonee used a Vote Steal advantage on Sharn, preventing her from voting at Tribal Council. Also, the vote ended with a 4-4 tie between Sharn and Benji, forcing a revote. On the revote, Sharn did not receive enough votes to be eliminated.
^4 In "Episode 19", rather than voting someone out, Koro Savu had to vote to give someone the status of Dead Man Walking.
^5 In "Episode 20", the vote ended with a 2-2-2 tie between Sharn, Fenella, and Steve W., forcing a revote. On the revote, Sharn did not receive any votes to be eliminated.
^6 In "Episode 21", Sharn used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 3 votes against her.

All Stars

Sharn was a part of a large 2018 contingent that participated in All Stars, and although her ally Shane Gould was voted out at the first Tribal Council on Day 2, Sharn was able to link up with the majority Mokuta alliance which largely consisted of the more athletic players. Though Sharn initially had a slight target on her back because she made it to the end on her first season, that only amounted to two votes against her on Day 9. Sharn would begin to position herself as the swing vote between the "Little Rascals" (Nick Iadanza, Shonee Fairfax, and Harry Hills) and the athlete alliance.

Sharn would once again land in the majority after the Tribe Switch as her allies Lee Carseldine and Zach Kozyrski joined forces with Moana Hope, David Genat, Tarzan Herlaar, and Jacqui Patterson. Though Sharn had a good connection with Nick Iadanza and helped him target Moana on Day 24, she was unable to save Nick four days later. Though David was suspicious of Sharn as she wavered between alliances, the two would manage to work together.

The Mokuta seven would go on to dominate the post-merge until the Exile Beach twist occurred. Sharn's immunity win on Day 36 kept her from being sent to Exile, but the alliance began to fracture as Jacqui wanted to vote out Zach due to their disagreements. Sharn knew about this plan, but did not act on this information. Jacqui's move meant that there would be two alliances of four members each: Sharn, David, Tarzan, and Moana against Shonee Fairfax, AK Knight, Brooke Jowett, and Jacqui. On Day 40, it appeared a rock draw tiebreaker was inevitable. Since David won immunity, Tarzan had an idol played on him by David, and Moana was targeted by the opposing alliance, Sharn was the only member of her alliance who would be forced to draw a rock. Not wanting to take that risk, Sharn convinced Brooke, AK, and Shonee to unanimously eliminate Jacqui, promising loyalty to them in front of her alliance and the jury. Although it worked, Sharn frustrated the minority alliance and the jury by going back on that deal and staying loyal to her original alliance.

At the final five, Brooke's immunity win forced Sharn's alliance to turn against each other. As the only original Mokuta member left in the game, Sharn felt nervous. She received a vote from Tarzan, but Sharn, Moana, and David agreed on voting out Tarzan on Day 46 to have the best chance of beating Brooke the next day. After voting out Brooke, the Final Immunity Challenge came down to Sharn and David. It appeared that they struck a deal to take each other regardless of the outcome, and when David ultimately won, he held up to it and took Sharn to the end over Moana.

At Final Tribal Council, Sharn's attempts to defend her gameplay failed as her reputation as a swing vote who never planned on sticking to most of her promises preceded her. She was also criticized for keeping a strong player like David in the game and for being unwilling to take the risk with the rock draw. Sharn only received Moana's vote as David won comfortably by an 8-1 margin. Sharn became the first Australian Survivor player to reach 100 days but also the first to lose twice at the end.

• Challenge History
• Voting History

Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Mokuta	Fire Starter	Reward	No	Won
		Going Under	Immunity	No	Lost
2		Clear the Deck	Reward	No	Lost
		Get Barreled	Immunity	No	Won
3		Challenge Pitch / Nut Bucket	Reward	No	Won
		Boulder Smash	Immunity	No	Won
4		(No title)	Reward	No	Lost
		(No title)	Immunity	No	Lost
5		Idol Hands	Reward	No	Won
		(No title)	Immunity	No	Lost
6		Domino Effect	Reward	Yes	Lost
		Hear About It Ladder	Immunity	No	Lost
7		Boats Tug of War	Reward	No	Won
		Sled Zeppelin	Immunity	No	Won
8		This Much	Immunity1		Lost
9		Survivor Auction
		Legs Eleven	Immunity	No	Won
10		Just Keep Swimming	Reward	No	Won
		Flips, Flops, & Flags	Immunity	No	Won
11		Strand Off	Reward	No	Lost
		(No title)	Immunity	Yes	Lost
12		Losing Face	Immunity	Yes	Won
13		(No title)	Reward	No	Won
		A Bit Tipsy	Immunity	Yes	Lost
Tribes Merged, Day 29
14	Kalo Kalo	(No title)	Reward		Lost
		House of Cards	Immunity		Lost
15		Holy Hell	Immunity		Lost
16		Slip, Slop, Slap	Reward		Won
		Crocodile Rock	Immunity		Lost
17		A Bit Tipsy	Immunity		Won
19		Push Me, Pull You	Reward		Invited
		Around the Bend / Reaching New Heights	Immunity		Lost
20		(No title)	Immunity		Lost
21		(No title)	Immunity		Lost
22		You Shook Me	Immunity		Lost
23		Running Down a Dream	Immunity		Lost
24		Hand On an Idol	Immunity		Lost
Runner-Up, Day 50
Notes: ^1 This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's next Tribal Council.

Episode	Sharn's Votes	Voted Against Sharn
1	Harry	-
2	Mokuta Tribe Immune
3	Mokuta Tribe Immune
4	Henry	Henry, Michelle
5	Henry	-
6	Mock Vote1
7	Mokuta Tribe Immune
8	Phoebe	-
9	Mokuta Tribe Immune
10	Mokuta Tribe Immune
11	Moana; Phoebe2	-
12	Mokuta Tribe Immune
13	Nick	-
14	Locky	AK, Brooke, Harry, Locky, Shonee
15	AK	-
16	Brooke	-
17	Jacqui; Zach3	Individual Immunity
18	AK	Individual Immunity4
19	Jacqui; Jacqui; Jacqui5	-
20	Shonee	-
21	AK6	AK, Brooke6
22	Tarzan	Tarzan
23	Brooke	Brooke
24	Ineligible	-
Jury Votes For Sharn	Moana
Runner-Up, Day 50

^1 In "Episode 6", Mokuta was subjected to a mock Tribal Council where the two players who received the most votes were sent to Exile Beach.
^2 In "Episode 11", the vote ended with a 5-5 tie between Moana and Phoebe, forcing a revote. Sharn changed her vote to Phoebe on the revote.
^3 In "Episode 17", the vote ended with a 1-1 tie between David and Zach, forcing a revote. Sharn changed her vote to Zach on the revote.
^4 In Episode 18, only the three castaways remaining on Exile Beach were eligible to receive votes.
^5 In "Episode 19", the vote ended with a 4-4 tie between Jacqui and Moana, forcing a revote. Nobody changed their vote on the revote, forcing a unanimous consensus tiebreaker. Sharn did not change her vote on the tiebreaker.
^6 In "Episode 21", Sharn's vote, as well as the 2 votes against her, were nullified after AK accepted the Trial by Fire.

Post-Survivor

• Sharn was the Liberal Party of Australia candidate for the Division of Dunkley in the 2022 Australian federal election. She received 33.1% of the first preference vote, and lost to the incumbent MP, Labor's Peta Murphy.

Trivia

Statistics of Sharn Coombes
Longevity
Seasons competed:	2
Days lasted:	100
Challenge Wins
Tribal wins:	28
Individual wins:	9
Total wins:	37
Tribal Council
Total votes received:	22

• Sharn holds the record for most challenges won in a single season of Australian Survivor overall, having won 23 challenges in Champions v Contenders (2018).
• Sharn is the first person in the Network Ten incarnation of Australian Survivor to win the Final Immunity Challenge and not be the Sole Survivor.
• Sharn played the second-most days of all returning players on Australian Survivor, after Shonee Bowtell. She has lasted 100 days over two seasons.
  • Sharn is the first person to survive 100 days on Australian Survivor.
• Sharn is the first castaway on Australian Survivor to reach the Final Tribal Council twice.
• Sharn and Lee Carseldine are the only returning players to never be voted out.
  • Coincidentally, both were the runner-up of their original seasons, and were members of Mokuta on All Stars.
• Sharn received 11 votes against her both times she played.