Tina Wesson/Blood vs. Water

Tina Marie Wesson is a contestant from Survivor: Blood vs. Water.

Tina returned in Blood vs. Water with her daughter, Katie Collins. Although she initially took control of the Galang tribe, her Galang Alliance was overthrown following the merge by the Singles Alliance. After being voted out at the final nine, she managed to get back in the game after returning from Redemption Island. However, when she failed to win the Final Immunity Challenge, she was voted out just one day before reaching her second Final Tribal Council.

Profile[]

Retrieved from CBS.com

Name (Age): Tina Wesson (52)
Tribe Designation: Returning Player
Relationship to Significant Castaway: Katie's Mother
Previous Season: Survivor: Australia – winner; Survivor: All-Stars – non-jury, 1st out
Current Residence: Robbinsville, N.C.
Occupation: Motivational Speaker
Why Did You Want to Return to Survivor and Play with Your Loved One? Survivor gets in your blood. It is a thrill and an honor and a quest to get to play! Then to be able to share the experience with my daughter who happens to also be my best friend, what a gift!^[1]

Survivor[]

Although Tina came into the game with her daughter Katie Collins as part of the Blood vs. Water twist, host Jeff Probst shocked the castaways on Day 1 when he revealed that the loved ones would be split into separate tribes. Tina was placed on the Galang tribe, which consisted of ten returning castaways. At the First Impressions vote immediately after, Tina joined the majority in sending Candice Cody to Redemption Island. However, her tribemate Rupert Boneham decided to go to Redemption Island in place of his wife Laura Boneham, so Laura B. joined Galang in his place. On Day 5, she became part of the Galang Alliance led by Aras Baskauskas. When Galang finally lost immunity on Day 13, Tina joined the majority in blindsiding Laura Morett.

Tina, along with Monica Culpepper, Kat Edorsson, and Laura B. remained on Galang after the tribe switch. They were joined by Tadhana members Katie and Vytas Baskauskas. When Galang lost immunity, it appeared that Vytas who was the only male member on Galang would be the target. However, after Kat said she wanted Monica out, Tina questioned her loyalty and told Monica. At Tribal Council, Tina joined the majority in blindsiding Kat. When Galang lost immunity again, it appeared Vytas would be the target. However, Laura B.'s decision to tell Vytas he was the target made Tina and the other women wary of her. Consequentially, Tina joined the majority in blindsiding Laura B.

The tribes then merged into the Kasama tribe on Day 19, along with Laura M., who won her way back from Redemption Island. After the first individual Immunity Challenge, Aras suggested that they split their votes between Laura M. and her daughter Ciera Eastin, with Tina, Katie, and Vytas on board. However, Tyson Apostol rallied the others against Aras. Tina voted for Ciera at Tribal Council, but Aras was blindsided. Upon returning to camp after the vote, Tina called out Monica and Tyson for the blindside, but several of the tribe members defended themselves by telling Tina that Aras had several alliances. At the next Tribal Council, Tina joined the majority in voting out Vytas. Tina was voted out in a 7-1-1 vote at the following Tribal Council, and was sent to Redemption Island.

On Redemption Island, Tina managed to win or come in second in all the duels, eliminating her daughter along the way. After winning the final duel, she returned to the game. At camp, Tina and Ciera tried to convince Monica to side with them. Tina and Ciera voted for Gervase Peterson at Tribal Council, but Monica stayed loyal to Gervase and Tyson, who played a Hidden Immunity Idol on Gervase, so Ciera was voted out, leaving Tina on the outs. After Tyson won the Final Immunity Challenge, Tina tried to convince Monica that she should make a big move and vote for Gervase, forcing a fire-making tiebreaker, but Monica decided to stick to her original alliance and Tina became the last member of the jury.

At the Final Tribal Council, Tina asked the finalists to pick one word to describe themselves. Tina was one of the seven jurors who voted for Tyson to win.

Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Galang	Blue Lagoon Bustle	Reward/Immunity	No	Won
2		In the Barrel	Reward/Immunity	No	Won
3		Sumo at Sea	Reward/Immunity	No	Won
4		Boats, Brains & Brawn	Reward/Immunity	Yes	Won
5		Slide Show	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost
6		Buoy Oh Buoy	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost
7		Chain Reaction	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost
Tribes Merged, Day 19
8	Kasama	Flashback	Immunity		Lost
9		Pesky Palate	Immunity		Lost
9		Balancing Point	Immunity		Lost
Voted Out, Day 24
10	Kasama	Puppet Master	Duel		2nd
11		Block It Out			2nd
12		House of Cards			2nd
13		Jail Break			2nd
14		A Leg Up			Won
Returned, Day 36
14	Kasama	A Bit Tipsy	Immunity		Lost
14	Kasama	Rise to It	Immunity		Lost
Voted Out, Day 38

Episode	Tina's Votes	Voted Against Tina
1	Candice	-
1	Galang Tribe Immune
2	Galang Tribe Immune
3	Galang Tribe Immune
4	Galang Tribe Immune
5	Laura M.	-
6	Kat	-
7	Laura B.	-
8	Ciera	-
9	Vytas	-
9	Tyson	Caleb, Ciera, Hayden, Gervase, Laura M., Monica, Tyson
Voted Out, Day 24
10	On Redemption Island
11
12
13
14
Returned, Day 36
14	~~Gervase~~¹	-
14	Gervase	Gervase, Monica, Tyson
Voted Out, Day 38
Voted for Sole Survivor	Tyson

^1 In "It's My Night", Gervase used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Tina's vote against him.

Trivia[]

Tina is the oldest castaway in Blood vs. Water.
Tina is third winner to become a member of the jury on a subsequent attempt. She followed J.T. Thomas and fellow Blood vs. Water castaway Aras Baskauskas. Tina is also the only former winner to return from Redemption Island.
Tina lost 18 lbs. during her time in Blood vs. Water.^[2]