Anthony James "Tony" Deane is a contestant from Survivor New Zealand: Nicaragua.
Tony started out as the leader of the Mogotón tribe due to his army experience, but after Hannah Gough's elimination, he was put on the chopping block for being a threat. After Avi Duckor-Jones scrambled to save Tom Paterson for his strength, Shay Tapusoa blindsided Tony. Tony won his first Redemption Island duel against Hannah but ended up losing the following duel to fellow tribemate Izzy Pearson, leaving him in 14th place overall.
Profile[]
Retrieved from tvnz.co.nz
Full Name: Anthony James Deane
Age: 55
Nationality: New Zealand European
Hometown: Gisborne
Occupation: Logging Truck Driver
Tony is a former soldier of the NZ Army.
Mental toughness and resilience are drilled into him.
He also has qualifications in outdoor recreation, and a diploma as a scuba instructor.
Tony's bold, honest, and definitely in it for himself.
"I'm a man that marches to the beat of my own drum," he says.[1]
Survivor NZ[]
As an army veteran and the oldest contestant at the Mogotón tribe, Tony quickly embraced the leading role while building the camp. Tony found himself in an alliance with Sala Tiatia and Shay Tapusoa, who all agreed to go after Tom Paterson. However, during the Immunity Challenge on Day 4, Tony caused his tribe the victory due to miscommunication. After heading back to camp, Tony made sure that his alliance was going to vote out Tom. Meanwhile, Avi Duckor-Jones wanted to vote out Tony in order to keep his tribe cohesive. Sala, who wanted to stay true to his word, told Tony that his name was on the chopping block. Tony went for a last-minute scrambling, saying that if he would come back from Redemption Island, he would be angry at his tribe. At Tribal Council, Shay turned on Tony, voting him out in a 4–2–1 vote.
On Day 6, at Redemption Island, Tony saw Lou McClintock and Sala on the bench to view the duel. He expressed feeling backstabbed by his alliance. Lou and Sala assured Tony they didn't vote for him, but Tony said to Georgia Bergerson and Shannon Quinn from the Hermosa tribe, who were there to watch the duel, that if he would come back to the game, he would join them to go after those who betrayed him. He proceeded to defeat Hannah Gough to stay in the game. On Day 10, before competing in the third duel, Tony saw Avi, Shay, and Tom come to witness the duel. Tony lashed at Shay before losing to Izzy Pearson and leaving the game.
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
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| 2 | Mogotón | Blind Leading the Blind | Immunity | No | Lost |
| Voted Out, Day 4 | |||||
| 3 | Mogotón | Kamikaze | Duel | Won | |
| 5 | Rope-a-Dope | Lost | |||
| Eliminated, Day 10 | |||||
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Trivia[]
- Tony is the oldest castaway to compete on the Survivor New Zealand series.
- Tony is the first man to be voted out of and subsequently the first to be eliminated from Survivor New Zealand.
- Tony is the first contestant on Survivor New Zealand to be voted out in a non-unanimous vote.
- Tony is the only man to be eliminated pre-merge on Nicaragua.
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