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Celebrity Survivor Australia, also referred to as Celebrity Survivor: Vanuatu, is the first and only season of the Seven Network incarnation, and the second season overall, of the Australian reality show Australian Survivor. It was filmed in Éfaté Island, Vanuatu. The premiere aired on Thursday, August 17, 2006.

This season featured 12 Australian celebrities vying for a prize of AUD$100,000. 41 year-old Guy Leech, a surf lifesaving champion from Sydney emerged victorious. He defeated Justin Melvey by a 3-2 vote, becoming Australia's second Sole Survivor.

Production[]

After the failure of the first season of Australian Survivor in 2002, the Seven Network found a loophole in the Channel Nine contract and obtained the rights to produce Celebrity Survivor. The show was filmed on Éfaté Island in Vanuatu. The series was filmed over twenty-five days, from late May to early June 2006.

Twists[]

  • Celebrity Cast: This season featured 12 Australian celebrities. The Sole Survivor would win AUD$100,000 for a charity of their choice.
  • Tribe Composition: The castaways are divided into tribes of six based on gender: Kakula was originally composed of all men and Moso was originally composed of all women. Later on Day 1, Gabrielle Richens and Justin Melvey entered the game on the Kakula and Moso tribes, respectively, making them the sole representatives of their genders on their tribes.
  • Extra Tribe Member: For the combined Reward/Immunity Challenge in the first episode, it was revealed that the winning tribe would receive an extra tribe member in the form of Ben Wynn, an ex-S.A.S. soldier and survival expert. As a result, Ben became the only castaway this season to not be a celebrity nor be competing for charity.
  • Self Vote: The castaways were able to vote against themselves.
  • Tribe Switch: On Day 6, a tribe switch occurred, mixing the final ten into two tribes of five.
  • Re-entry: In Episode 10, the three remaining contestants watched on as the four players voted out after the merge then competed for two places back in the game, with those who did not return taking two of the five seats on the jury. The two players who won their places back in the game, Guy and Justin, would go on to be the eventual finalists.
  • Jury Tiebreaker: In Episode 11 a tiebreaker occurred between Justin and Nicolle Dickson. When the re-vote ended in a tie past votes came into account. Both castaways had the same amount of past votes so the jury had to decide who would be eliminated. The jury unanimously eliminated Nicolle.

Castaways[]

Contestant Tribe Affiliation Finish Votes
Against
Original Tribe Switched Tribe Merged Tribe
AUS2 kym t Kym Johnson
29, Sydney, NSW
Merry Makers Australia
Moso 1st Voted Out
Day 3
6
AUS2 ben t Ben Wynn
32, Perth, WA
Ex-S.A.S. Soldier
Kakula 2nd Voted Out
Day 5
5
AUS2 fiona t Fiona Horne
39, Sydney, NSW
Project Aware
Moso Moso 3rd Voted Out
Day 7
3
AUS2 amber t Amber Petty
35, Melbourne, VIC
Australian Red Cross
Moso Moso 4th Voted Out
Day 9
3
AUS2 wayne t Wayne Gardner
46, Wollongong, NSW
Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children
Kakula Kakula 5th Voted Out
Day 11
4
AUS2 elton t Elton Flatley
28, Tamworth, NSW
Royal Children's Hospital Foundation
Kakula Moso Tanna 7th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day 15
4
AUS2 gabrielle t Gabrielle Richens
31, Kent, ENG
The Wayside Chapel Foundation
Kakula Kakula 9th Voted Out
2nd Jury Member
Day 19
4
AUS2 david t David Oldfield
47, Manly, NSW
Legacy Foundation
Kakula Moso 10th Voted Out
3rd Jury Member
Day 21
7
AUS2 nicolle t Nicolle Dickson
37, Sydney, NSW
Starlight Children's Foundation
Moso Kakula 11th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 23
9
AUS2 imogen t Imogen Bailey
28, Canberra, ACT
Cambodia Foundation
Moso Kakula 12th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 24
4
AUS2 justin t Justin Melvey
37, Sydney, NSW
Diabetes Australia
Moso Moso 8th Voted Out
Removed from Jury
Day 17
6
Runner-Up
AUS2 guy t Guy Leech
42, Sydney, NSW
Ride Aide Inc
Kakula Kakula 6th Voted Out
Removed from Jury
Day 13
6
Sole Survivor

Season Summary[]

Episode Air Date Challenges Eliminated Vote Finish
Reward Immunity
1 August 17, 2006 Kakula Kym 6-0 1st Voted Out
Day 3
Kakula1
2 August 24, 2006 Kakula2 Moso Ben 5-1 2nd Voted Out
Day 5
3 August 31, 2006 Moso Kakula Fiona 3-2 3rd Voted Out
Day 7
4 September 7, 2006 Kakula Kakula Amber 3-1 4th Voted Out
Day 9
5 September 14, 2006 Moso Moso Wayne 3-2 5th Voted Out
Day 11
6 September 21, 2006 Guy
[Elton,
Gabrielle]
David Guy 5-2 6th Voted Out
Removed from Jury 4
Day 13
7 September 28, 2006 David,
Gabrielle,
Imogen
David Elton 4-1-1 7th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day 15
8 October 5, 2006 Nicolle
[Imogen]
Imogen
(Nicolle)3
Justin 4-1 8th Voted Out
Removed from Jury 4
Day 17
9 October 12, 2006 Nicolle David Gabrielle 3-1 9th Voted Out
2nd Jury Member
Day 19
10 October 19, 2006 Guy4 Imogen David 4-1 10th Voted Out
3rd Jury Member
Day 21
Justin4
11 October 26, 2006 Guy
[Imogen,
Justin]
Guy Nicolle 2-2;
3-05
11th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 23
12 November 2, 2006 None Justin Imogen 1-0 12th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 24
Jury Vote Justin 3-2 Runner-Up
Guy Sole Survivor

Notes:

^1Combined Reward and Immunity Challenge.
^2To assist the struggling Moso tribe, Kakula agreed to share their reward.
^3Imogen gave up her individual immunity to Nicolle.
^4Instead of a Reward Challenge, the first four castaways voted out of the Tanna tribe (Guy, Elton, Justin, and Gabrielle) competed in a challenge to re-enter the game. Guy and Justin won the challenge, while Elton and Gabrielle became the first and second members of the jury.
^5As Justin and Nicole both had 4 previous votes against them, the jury (Elton, Gabrielle, and David) voted in order to break the deadlock.

Voting History[]

Original Tribes Switched Tribes Merged Tribe
Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Eliminated Kym180
Kym
Ben180
Ben
Fiona180
Fiona
Amber180
Amber
Wayne180
Wayne
Guy180
Guy
Elton180
Elton
Picture9
Justin
Gabrielle180
Gabrielle
David180
David
Tie Nicolle180
Nicolle
Imogen180
Imogen
Picture9
Justin
Guy180
Guy
Vote 6-0 5-1 3-2 3-1 3-2 5-2 4-1-1 4-1 3-1 4-1 2-21 3-02 1-03 3-2
Guy Ben Imogen Nicolle David Nicolle None None Jury Vote
Justin Kym David Amber Guy Elton Imogen David Nicolle None Imogen
Imogen Kym Wayne Guy Elton Justin Gabrielle David Justin None None Justin
Nicolle Kym Wayne Guy Elton Justin Gabrielle David Justin None Justin
David Ben Fiona Amber Guy Gabrielle Justin Gabrielle Guy Nicolle Guy
Gabrielle Ben Wayne Guy Elton Justin Nicolle Eliminated Nicolle Guy
Elton Ben Fiona Amber Nicolle Nicolle Eliminated Nicolle Guy
Wayne Ben Imogen
Amber Kym Fiona David
Fiona Kym David
Ben Wayne
Kym Kym
Notes:

^1 Per the rules at the time, in case of a deadlock tie, past votes were taken into account. The player with more past votes got eliminated.
^2 As Justin and Nicole both had 4 previous votes against them, the Jury (Elton, Gabrielle and David) voted in order to break the deadlock.
^3 Guy and Imogen did not vote as they could only vote for each other. By virtue of winning the final Immunity Challenge, only Justin voted.

Trivia[]

  • This is the first Australian Survivor season not to include a reunion.

References[]

Australian Survivor Seasons
Nine Network Seven Network
2002 Celebrity
Network Ten
20162017Champions v Contenders (2018)Champions v Contenders (2019)All StarsBrains v BrawnBlood v WaterHeroes v VillainsTitans v Rebels
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