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Elena "El" Rowland is a contestant from Australian Survivor (2016).

Wishing to play a heroic game, El quickly found herself in the majority on the Aganoa tribe, becoming the main ally of Phoebe Timmins. After the tribe dissolve, she would eventually form a power trio with Flick Egginton and Brooke Jowett whilst also developing a strong bond with Lee Carseldine; these four, as well as Sam Webb and Matt Tarrant, would wind up taking control of the Fia Fia tribe. However, it became clear that Lee was her sole true ally; the pairing made it to the final three with the assistance of Kristie Bennett, but a shocking win by Kristie at the Final Immunity Challenge proved her undoing; due to Kristie's stronger bond with Lee, she became the final member of the jury.

Profile[]

Retrieved from 10play.com.au

Age: 33
Occupation: Army Corporal & Charity Worker
State: QLD

A corporal in the Australian army, El is also the founder of two charity organisations supporting homeless veterans and women in the Defence Force.

A dental nurse by trade, El has been deployed to some dangerous places around the world and spent three months in Thailand after a tsunami. She says: "We lived in collapsed buildings, ate nothing but rations, felt earthquakes, had tsunami scares, didn't sleep for days and didn't shower for the duration."

El has represented the Australian Armed Forces to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and has made it her mission to make a difference for women in the Defence Force.

Mum to four-year-old Darcey, El says she finds humour in every situation and this is her coping mechanism. While physically fit from her love of playing sports like volleyball and netball, she also has a softer side and enjoys writing poems in her journal.

Deciding to apply for Australian Survivor was an easy decision for El. "I love adventures, challenges and meeting new people but deep down I applied because I want to inspire people to live the life they were born to live. I want to show people to trust their journey and that nothing is impossible."

El has already planned how she would split her winnings and says: "I'm going to give 10% to five of my favourite charities – Wounded Heroes, Cams Cause, Young Veterans, Ex Stone Pillow and Veteran's Health – and another 10% to a charity I have to decide on. Then I will put some away for my son and perhaps throw a bash to celebrate. I will go on a crazy holiday then probably invest the two dollars that are left."[1]

Australian Survivor[]

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Episode Tribe
Affiliation
Challenge Challenge Type Sit-Out? Result
1 Aganoa Race for Fire Reward No Lost
Throw One Over Reward/Immunity No Lost
2 Sacrificial Lamb Reward/Immunity No 2nd
3 Supply Ships Reward No Lost
Caught in the Web Immunity No Lost
4 Crab Pots Immunity No Lost
5 Build It Up, Break It Down Reward No 2nd
Nutslinger Immunity No Won
6 Breakout Immunity No 2nd
7 Barrel Bridge Reward No Lost
Pull Your Weight Immunity No Won
8 United We Stand Reward No Lost
Switched Tribes, Day 19
9 Saanapu Up Close and Muddy Reward No Won
Basketbrawl Immunity No Won
10 Log Handler Immunity No Won
11 Hot Pursuit Reward No Won
Sack Attack Immunity Yes Won
12 Coconut Immunity No Won
13 Shut Your Trap Reward Yes Won
Boats Tug of War Immunity No Won
14 Spinning Stars Reward/Immunity Yes Won
Tribes Merged, Day 32
15 Fia Fia Survivor Auction
Vampire Bats Immunity Lost
16 Centrifuge Immunity Won
17 Wound Out Reward No Won1
Get a Grip Immunity Lost
18 Unhook the Chook Immunity Lost
19 Wicker Flicker Reward No Won
Keep on Your Toes Immunity Lost
20 Memory Lane Immunity Lost
21 Backsplash Reward Lost
House of Cards Immunity Lost
22 Out of Line Reward Lost
Touchy Subjects Reward Lost
23 Split, Trip and Spit Reward Won
Bermuda Triangles Immunity Lost
24 Roller Ball Immunity Lost
25 Second Chance Immunity Won
26 Hand on an Idol Immunity Lost
Voted Out, Day 54
Notes:
^1 El gave up her reward to Flick.

Episode El's
Votes
Voted Against
El
1 Des -
2 Aganoa Tribe Immune
3 Evan -
4 No Vote
5 Aganoa Tribe Immune
6 Aganoa Tribe Immune
7 Aganoa Tribe Immune
9 Saanapu Tribe Immune
10 Saanapu Tribe Immune
11 Saanapu Tribe Immune
12 Saanapu Tribe Immune
13 Saanapu Tribe Immune
14 Saanapu Tribe Immune
15 Conner -
16 Kate Individual Immunity
17 Nick -
18 Kylie -
19 Sue -
20 Kristie -
21 Brooke Brooke, Matt, Sam
22 No Vote
23 Matt;
Sam1
Matt
24 Flick Matt
25 Flick Individual Immunity
26 Ineligible Kristie
Voted Out, Day 54
Voted for
Sole Survivor
Lee

^1 In "Episode 23", the vote ended with a 2-2 tie between Matt and Sam, forcing a revote. El changed her vote to Sam on the revote.

Post-Survivor[]

Trivia[]

  • El is the only member of Aganoa to be voted out after the merge and the only member of Aganoa to be a member of the jury.
  • El is the first person in Australian Survivor to be only juror to vote for a certain finalist while all other jurors vote for the other finalist.

References[]

Australian Survivor (2016) Castaways
 Andrew
Vavau
AUS3 andrew t
 Barry
Vavau
AUS3 barry t
 Bianca
Saanapu
AUS3 bianca t
 Brooke
Saanapu
AUS3 brooke t
 Conner
Saanapu
AUS3 conner t
 Craig
Vavau
AUS3 craig t
 Des
Aganoa
AUS3 des t
 El
Aganoa
AUS3 el t
 Evan
Aganoa
AUS3 evan t
 Flick
Saanapu
AUS3 flick t
AUS3 jennahlouise t
 Kat
Aganoa
AUS3 kat t
 Kate
Vavau
AUS3 kate t
 Kristie
Aganoa
AUS3 kristie t
 Kylie
Saanapu
AUS3 kylie t
 Lee
Aganoa
AUS3 lee t
 Matt
Saanapu
AUS3 matt t
 Nick
Vavau
AUS3 nick t
 Peter
Saanapu
AUS3 peter t
 Phoebe
Aganoa
AUS3 phoebe t
 Rohan
Aganoa
AUS3 rohan t
 Sam
Saanapu
AUS3 sam t
 Sue
Vavau
AUS3 sue t
 Tegan
Vavau
AUS3 tegan t
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