Tara Pitt

Tara Pitt is a contestant from Australian Survivor (2017).

Best remembered for her rivalry with AK Knight, Tara was initially aligned with Adam Parkin, before turning on them and joining Locky Gilbert's alliance. Unfortunately, once AK gained control of her tribe, Tara was sent over to Asaga in a twist Tribal Council, where she eventually retaliated with AK's own elimination. Upon merge, Tara had no clear loyalty to a particular alliance, initially flip-flopping between her two main allies before finding her own footing when she led Locky's blindside and was able to reach Final Tribal Council, where she was perceived to lack strong strategic prowess, and came in second to Jericho Malabonga in a 6-3 vote.

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Retrieved from 10play.com.au

Age: 32
Occupation: Barrel Racer
State: Queensland
Tribe: Samatau

Mum of three Tara is a barrel racer from Queensland, which involves her racing her two horses around a course. The job requires serious manoeuvring and concentration.

Tara says work is "her adrenalin", but she has vowed that she will not be letting her fellow tribe mates know what she likes to get up to away from home.

"Once I say I have three children and that I am a stay-at-home mum, they will judge me as someone with a little apron on. I am not that. I'm a friggin' barrel racer."

Currently studying full-time for an undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Education majoring in Drama and History, Tara wants to prove that she is much more than just a stay-at-home mum.

"I am not going to spend this much time away from my family for the experience. I am here to win it," she said.

"My boys sometimes think girls cannot do much so I want to show them that we can." Tara's strategy is to find someone to attach herself to and then when the time is right, she will turn on them. She is not afraid to burn people to get ahead in the game.

"I want to find someone and be like besties. Do everything together, do each other's hair and then I will turn on them.

"The island is going to need some personality, fun, entertainment and drama – I am the perfect person for the job."^[1]

Australian Survivor[]

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Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Samatau	Race to Shore	Reward	No	Won
		Flint	Reward	Yes	Lost
		Uprising	Immunity	No	Won
2		Slip, Slop, Slap	Reward	No	Won
2		Hammer Time	Immunity	Yes	Lost
3		Boulder Dash	Reward	No	Won
3		Raft and the Furious	Immunity	No	Lost
4		Surf Nets	Reward	No	Won
4		Upstacle	Immunity	No	Lost
5		Chain Reaction	Immunity	No	Lost
6		By the Numbers	Reward	No	Won
6		Polar Express	Immunity	No	Won
7		Sumo-ans	Immunity	No	Won
8		Tricky Transfer	Reward	No	Lost
8		Chariots of Fire	Immunity	No	Lost
Switched Tribes, Day 20
9	Asaga	Footbrawl	Immunity	Yes	Lost
10		Palm Beach	Reward	No	Won
10		Loose Change	Immunity	No	Lost
11		Smash and Grab	Immunity	No	Lost
12		Idol Hands	Reward	No	Won
12		Weight Up	Immunity	No	Lost
13		Shower Caddies	Immunity	No	Won
14		Sheep Dog Trials	Reward	No	Lost
14		Pick Up Sticks	Immunity	No	Lost
15		Hangover	Immunity	No	Lost
Tribes Merged, Day 35
16	Asatoa	Circle Work	Reward		Invited¹
16		Planks a Lot	Immunity		Lost
17		Hooked Up	Immunity		Lost
18		Survivor Auction
18		Bow Diddly	Immunity		Lost
19		Over Extended	Immunity		Lost
20		Mime Seen	Reward		Lost
20		Log Jam	Immunity		Lost
21		Mind Field	Immunity		Lost
22		Centrifuge	Immunity		Lost
23		Domino Effect	Reward/Immunity		Invited²
24		Cling Ons	Reward		Lost
25		Four the Win	Immunity		Lost
26		Hand on an Idol	Immunity		Lost
Runner-Up, Day 55
Notes: ^1 Tessa gave up her reward to the tribe. ^2 Michelle shared her reward with Tara.

Episode	Tara's Votes	Voted Against Tara
1	Samatau Tribe Immune
2	Kate	-
3	Tessa	Kate, Tessa
4	~~Tessa~~¹	-
5	AK	-
6	Samatau Tribe Immune
7	Samatau Tribe Immune
8	Mock Vote²
9	Jacqui	-
10	Kent	-
11	No Tribal Council³
12	AK	AK, Peter
13	Asaga Tribe Immune
14	No Vote⁴
15	Odette	-
16	Jarrad	-
17	Anneliese	-
18	Peter	-
19	Sarah	Michelle, Tessa
20	Sarah	-
21	Luke	-
22	Ziggy	-
23	Locky	-
25	Michelle; Michelle⁵	-
26	Ineligible	-
Jury Votes for Tara	Locky, Peter, Sarah
Runner-Up, Day 55

^1 In "Episode 4", Tessa used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Tara's vote against her.
^2 In "Episode 8", Samatau was subjected to a mock Tribal Council where the two players they voted out were switched to the other tribe. Tara ultimately received enough votes at the first vote to be swapped to the other tribe.
^3 In "Episode 11", despite losing the Immunity Challenge, Asaga did not have to go to Tribal Council.
^4 In "Episode 14", rather than voting out a member of the tribe, Asaga was given the chance for one castaway to mutiny to Samatau. Tara did not choose to mutiny.
^5 In "Episode 25", the vote ended with a 2-2 tie between Jericho and Michelle, forcing a revote. Tara did not change her vote on the revote.

Post-Survivor[]

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Trivia[]

Tara is the only castaway to be switched to the Asaga tribe to remain on the tribe until the merge.
Tara is the highest placing member of the original Samatau tribe.
Tara is the highest-placing woman in Australian Survivor (2017).
Tara is the first castaway in Australian Survivor to receive a confessional in every episode of a season.