Tania Copeland

Tania Copeland
Contestant Profile
Hometown	Somerset West, Western Cape; Paternoster, Western Cape
Occupation	Immigration Consultant
Survivor Career
Version	South Africa
Tribe(s)	Ta'alo ► Laumei
Finish	16/21
Challenge Wins	5
Votes Against	5
Days Lasted	14/39
Tribe(s)	Yontau
Finish:	18/20
Challenge Wins	2
Votes Against	9
Days Lasted	7/39

Tania Copeland is a contestant from Survivor South Africa: Island of Secrets and Survivor South Africa: Return of the Outcasts.

In Island of Secrets, Tania's lack of self-awareness prevented her from arresting her irritating and overbearing behavior, causing her Ta'alo tribe to turn on her. However, a timely trip to the Island of Secrets saved her game and. after the tribe switch, Tania's friendship with Seipei Mashugane helped her to improve her position in the game. Unfortunately, as Laumei's numbers dwindled, she was seen as the least valuable member of the tribe moving forward, and her "Band of Misfits" voted her out on Day 14.

Returning for a second chance in Return of the Outcasts, Tania tried to get into an alliance with Pinty Nkanjeni, Thoriso M-Afrika and Killarney Jones. However, her inability to tolerate Pinty's greedy eating habits introduced conflict onto the Yontau tribe. With the tribe deciding to take Pinty's side in the argument, Tania became the first person voted out of her tribe.

Profile

Retrieved from m-net.dstv.com

• Island of Secrets
• Return of the Outcasts

Surname: Copeland
Age: 51
Occupation: Immigration consultant
From: Somerset West, Cape Town

The rules and restrictions of society were not made with Tania in mind. Or, actually, they were. It's just that this strong and independent woman is not going to pay much attention to them. Tania is one of a kind, unlike anyone else who has played the game of Survivor. She may be slightly older than her competitors, but it won't hold her back. This colourful 51-year-old immigration consultant is a self-proclaimed hedonist and an avid rock climber who loves all kinds of adventures in the outdoors. Tania, who has raised several kids, teaches English language to adults and knows that she's always the heart and soul of a party – with or without her no-longer-guilty pleasure – a marijuana joint. In Survivor SA she wants to be part of what she calls Team Underdog – who shows the big dogs how it's done. (Oh, by the way, her father was a bank robber).

Name: Tania Copeland
Previous season: Survivor South Africa: Island of Secrets S7
Age: 53
Hometown: Paternoster

Colourful Tania Copeland lives life on her own terms. Born in South Africa before relocating to the UK – and then returning when she was 21 – the now-retired business owner lives a quiet life on the coast.

An avid rock-climber, she doesn't let society's rules and restrictions constrain her. She has a strong bond with her children – three biological and some fostered – and her five dogs.

She learnt a lot about herself and the game of Survivor in her season and is thrilled to get the chance to implement those learnings now. Whereas she spent a lot of time off on her own looking for idols before, she plans to now spend more time with her tribemates. Copeland is determined to win by aligning herself with the strong players and making herself valuable – at camp and as a vote.

Survivor South Africa

Island of Secrets

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• Challenge History
• Voting History

Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Ta'alo	Haulin' Oats	Reward	No	N/A1
		O-Black Water	Immunity	No	1st
2		Stacked Up	Reward/Immunity	Yes	2nd2
		Water Slaughter	Immunity	No	Won
3		Mud Slide	Reward/Immunity	Yes	Lost
Switched Tribes, Day 8
4	Laumei	Great Escape Run	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost
5		Concentration	Reward	No	2nd
		Smash and Grab	Immunity	No	Lost
6		Beach Balls	Reward	No	Won
		Discy Business	Immunity	No	Lost
Voted Out, Day 14
Notes: ^1 The tribes competed to collect supplies. No winner was declared for the challenge. ^2 Only the first tribe to finish would win immunity. Because Ta'alo finished second, they competed against Sa'ula in the next challenge for the second Immunity Idol.

Episode	Tania's Votes	Voted Against Tania
1	Ta'alo Tribe Immune
2	Ta'alo Tribe Immune
3	On Island of Secrets1
4	Rose-Lee	Durão, Rose-Lee
5	Felix	-
6	Jacques	Durão, Jacques, Seipei
Voted Out, Day 14

^1 In "The Gods Have Smiled Upon Me", Tania was sent to the Island of Secrets where she was given the choice between going back to her tribe the next morning and staying until the tribe switch. Tania decided to stay, granting her immunity from Tribal Council.

Return of the Outcasts

Tania was placed on the Yontau tribe. Despite wanting to take things slowly, quickly found herself bonding with the majority of the women in her tribe. On Day 2, Seamus Holmes and Thoriso M-Afrika from Yontau, and Shane Hattingh and Steffi Brink the opposing Masu tribe went to The Outpost, where they voted who would receive the the Outpost Idol that could be played on the first Tribal Council of the losing team. While Shane and Steffi voted for Tania, Seamus and Thoriso voted for Tevin Naidu. Tevin won the idol after a rock draw.

On Day 4, Tania started to regret aligning with Pinty Nkanjeni, as she saw her eating more than the rest of the tribe. After losing the Reward/Immunity Challenge on Day 7, the tribe was undecided to vote out Pinty or Tania. Despite Tania campaigning against Pinty for eating to much food and taking all the place near the fire at night, she was voted out unanimously, making her the first person being voted out from her tribe.

• Challenge History
• Voting History

Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Yontau	Water Slaughter	Reward	No	Lost
2		Ladder Daze	Immunity	No	Won
3		Catch of the Day	Reward/Immunity	No	Won
4		Nut Bucket	Reward/Immunity	Yes	Lost
Voted Out, Day 7

Episode	Tania's Votes	Voted Against Tania
2	Yontau Tribe Immune
3	Yontau Tribe Immune
4	Pinty	Dino, Felix, Killarney, Phil, Pinty, Seamus, Shona, Tevin, Thoriso
Voted Out, Day 7

Trivia

Statistics of Tania Copeland
Longevity
Seasons competed:	2
Days lasted:	21
Challenge Wins
Tribal wins:	7
Individual wins:	N/A
Total wins:	7
Tribal Council
Total votes received:	14
Exile Island
Times sent to Exile Island:	1

• Tania is the oldest member of the original Ta'alo tribe.
• Tania is the oldest contestant to compete on Return of the Outcasts.
• Tania is the only Returning Player from Island of Secrets to be eliminated before the merge on Return of the Outcasts.