Survivor: The Australian Outback - Season Summary

Season Summary

Tribe assignments were determined before the game began. The two tribes were named Ogakor and Kucha, Aboriginal names for "crocodile" and "kangaroo." At the first challenge, the tribes were given a large amount of supplies from which they would have to choose what to carry on their trek to their tribe camps. Ogakor was a slightly weaker tribe, and, after five players were eliminated, were down five players to Kucha's six. On Day 17, Kucha's Michael, who was a powerhouse for his tribe, fell into the camp fire and suffered third-degree burns, requiring his evacuation, and leaving the two tribes equal when they merged. As a result, the vote at the first Tribal Council after the merge ended in a tie along tribal lines. According to the rules of this season, a tie vote would be resolved based on which player had received the most votes in all previous Tribal Councils. As a result, former Kucha Jeff was eliminated, thus shifting power to the remaining members of Ogakor.

The remaining Ogakor, particularly Tina, Colby, and Keith, stayed a strong group and voted off the remaining Kucha, only working to remove close allies Jerri and Amber when they threatened to usurp their power. However, the merged tribe was wasteful with food and ended up hungry and sluggish near the end of the game; Jeff Probst approached the tribe and offered them a new supply of rice in exchange for giving up shelter (tarps and a giant Texas flag that Colby brought as a personal item). The tribe also built their new camp in a dried wash basin; during one challenge, a flash storm caused the wash basin to flood, wiping away much of their camp including the new supply of rice, though they were later able to recover it. The Tina/Colby/Keith alliance stayed together to the end, and Colby took Tina with him into the Final Tribal Council. Tina's strategic plan was valued over Colby's prowess in challenges, and she won the title of Sole Survivor, 4 votes to 3.