JONATHAN LaPAGLIA: Deep in the South Pacific,
over 300 volcanic islands rise from the ocean.
At the heart, Savusavu...
..an island rooted in ancient tribal warfare.
This year, Australian Survivor bears witness to an age-old battle,
champions versus contenders.
In a brutal game of survival, only the toughest will survive,
who will outwit, outplay and outlast all the others.
50 days, 24 people, one survivor.
12 champions at the top of their game,
physical, mental, social,
are about to face their toughest challenge yet.
MAN: Survivor is the toughest game you will ever play.
You're fighting for friendship, you're fighting for food,
you're fighting for survival.
Why would I sign up for this?
Well, because it's the ultimate game.
(CHEERING) COMMENTATOR: Can they score? Yes!
I've played at the top level for my country
in rugby league and rugby union.
They're gonna score! Rogers!
I've played against the biggest, the best, the strongest, the fastest.
Rogers to score!
I'm competitive by nature,
and this game, like any game that I play,
I wanna win.
WOMAN: The Olympic movement lives by this saying,
"It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game."
But I'm a champion... (LAUGHS)
..and it IS about whether you win or lose!
I won five individual Olympic medals,
three gold, one silver and one bronze,
in the 1972 Olympics.
To top it, I held world records in all freestyle events
plus the 200 individual medleys at once.
I have a lot of strengths. You know, I can forage for food. I can fish.
Am I competitive?
That's like asking, "Is the Queen from England?" (LAUGHS)
(AMERICAN ACCENT) If you don't know me,
you've been living under a rock for the last 10 years.
I'm the greatest player the world has ever seen.
I'm going to show you Aussies how to play this game.
It's my time to win, so you'd better be afraid.
MAN: I got sent to Afghanistan in 2009.
My platoon was driving what's called special reconnaissance vehicles,
and my vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.
My life changed forever.
I had both legs amputated.
My left arm had both bones broken.
I was give a 3%, 4% chance of living.
They told me I wasn't going to walk for a year,
and I was walking within six weeks.
So, I'm already a survivor.
To be honest, I don't really think the Contenders stand a chance.
Everyone who's on the Champions team has proven themselves...
..time and time again.
You know? That's why they are champions.
It's pretty ambitious for a Contender
to think that they can take them down.
They're gonna struggle.
They're in for the fight of their life,
and I don't even think they know they're in a fight yet.
12 Contenders, underdogs with a hunger to win.
MAN: The Champions, I'm looking forward to going after them.
They think we are just a bunch of plebs, right? That we don't matter.
But the foundation of my Survivor strategy
is to employ Chinese military strategy.
I'll be doing a lot of deception, misdirection, miscommunicaiton.
In many way, I can be sneaky.
In fact... (CHUCKLES) ..most of the time I am sneaky.
WOMAN: I think Survivor is definitely the social game,
and that's the one thing I'm really good at.
I do sales in supermarkets.
You want to try some yoghurt?
I can sell most things.
I can sell ice to the Eskimos and rice to China.
I've got raspberry, beautiful fresh passionfruit...
I think you need lots of body parts to play Survivor.
You need to keep your eyes and your ears open,
you need to use your head, play with your heart,
trust your gut and watch your back.
We've won lots of awards with that one.
Oh, my gosh. I already feel like a winner.
(LAUGHS)
MAN: People play this game with lying, cheating and manipulating.
That's not how it should be.
You should be able to build alliances,
build friendship, build respect.
I'm an asset, you know? I'm gonna provide for the tribe.
I'm gonna go fishing, you know, I'm gonna gather food,
I'm gonna win challenges.
I can definitely win with my strong morals.
It's time for the hero to win.
WOMAN: Oh, my God.
Oh, my God. This is so crazy.
WOMAN: Straight off the bat!
MAN: There he is. WOMAN: Oh, my God.
Good morning, guys!
Oh, my God, it's you! (LAUGHS)
Whoo-hoo!
(GIGGLES)
I'm starstruck!
(CHUCKLES)
Guys, welcome to Australian Survivor.
(ALL CHEER)
This year, it's gonna be Champions versus Contenders,
and in case you hadn't figured it out, you guys are the Contenders.
WE'RE the Champions, aren't we?
(OTHERS LAUGH)
Well, that means you're gonna go up against a tribe of champions.
Now, I want to see a show of hands, and I want you guys to be honest.
Who here might be a little bit intimidated by that?
No-one? Nup!
Bring 'em on.
You guys ready to meet the Champions?
ALL: Yeah!
Bring 'em on. Bring 'em on!
Show us. Let's see what we've got.
Come on in, guys!
WOMAN: Oh, my God.
MAN: (LAUGHS) Oh, yes!
WOMAN: Oh, my God!
MAN: Oh, shit. MAN: Is that Russell?
Oh, my God. It's Russell!
(MAN CHUCKLES WRYLY) MAN: Oh, no. No.
My God! No way.
Can't believe it.
MAN: Oh, shit.
No way! Oh!
So, Zach, now that you've seen the Champions,
is there anyone over there that you might be concerned about now?
It's good seeing Russell.
(OTHERS LAUGH)
Matt? They've got some big boys.
We've got some big boys. Mm-hm.
It's fine.
We're contenders, and everyone loves an underdog,
so we're gonna give 'em... give 'em curry.
Good for you. Yep!
We're champions for a reason.
MAN: Ooooh.
Which is what? So they should be worried.
They should be worried? Of course.
Really? Mm-hm.
What makes you a champion?
Uh...I'm just a good ol' guy.
(OTHERS LAUGH)
You're a good ol'... you're a good ol' guy?
That makes you a champion? Yeah.
You know? I've played the game before.
Mat, are you...are you worried about the pressure of being a Champion?
Do you think you have to live up to something?
I've played against bigger and I've seen bigger go to water,
so we'll see how he goes when the pressure's on.
(CONTENDERS LAUGH AND SCOFF)
Steve, you've achieved a lot, you know, the military, on TV...
I mean, why the hell would you want to put yourself through this?
I ask myself the same darn question every day!
(LAUGHS)
Honestly, I think I'm experiencing just as much fear as anybody else.
Now, we can all talk it up,
but at the end of the day, it's what you learn about yourself,
what you can learn about others, the environment.
It's a challenge, yes, to do something in a team,
which I've done many times before, but also individually,
and it takes us to work collectively,
and then at some point or another,
you gotta maybe chop some people's heads off to rise to the top.
Well, look, you know, the thing about Survivor is
it doesn't matter who you are, what you've done in the past,
whether you're a Champion or a Contender.
The only thing that matters out here is how you play the game,
and everyone standing here has a chance to win.
50 days from now, one of you will walk away with $500,000...
..and the title of Sole Survivor.
Alright. At the moment, all you have are the clothes on your backs,
but I'm gonna give you an opportunity
to win some essential items that you can take back to camp,
things that'll make your life a little bit easier
in the first few days out here.
Here's how it's gonna work.
Head to head, one member from each tribe will race down a slide
and compete for an item at the end.
The first person to get it on their tribe mat wins that item.
Alright, here we go. First item up for grabs is a single pillow.
Champions, who are you putting up first?
Go, Mo. Moana for the Champions.
Contenders, who are you putting up?
Let's go, Matty!
Matt.
(CHEERING)
MOANA: I was the first female to kick 100 goals in a season,
which was in 13 games.
(CHEERING)
I think my biggest achievement thus far would probably be
pulling on an AFL jersey for Collingwood.
Yeah, it's always been a childhood dream of mine,
and to be able to make that a reality was pretty awesome.
Growing up was definitely the toughest time of my life.
I'm one of 14 kids.
There were times when we didn't have food and we didn't have clothes.
But...it's definitely made me physically and mentally stronger.
Half a million dollars would change my family's lives.
I'm playing for more than just the title of winning.
I'm playing for them.
WOMAN: Go, Moana. WOMAN: Come on, Matt.
You got this. (APPLAUSE)
You can take her.
MAN: Let's go, Matty!
Survivors, ready?
Go!
Oh, big launch from Matt.
Oh, and Moana gives him a nice push right out of the way.
That knocks him off balance.
But he still gets the pillow. She takes him down.
She's not going to let him have it.
She's pulling him back. Oh, she is ferocious!
She's going to pull the pillow and Matt into her square.
(SURVIVORS SHOUT ENCOURAGEMENT)
No! He's not going to let her do it.
Oh, that's it! Matt takes it for the Contenders.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Well done, Matty. Well done, darling.
Alright. Next item up for grabs is a bag of rice.
Now, keep in mind, there's no rice back at camp, so this is a big one.
Contenders, who are you going to put up?
(ALL CHEER) Zach. Champions?
Give it to him.
Champions are putting Steve up against Zach.
WOMAN: Alright, Zach. You got this.
(SURVIVORS CHEER AND CLAP)
The battle of the biceps,
fighting it out for a very important bag of rice.
Here we go.
Survivors ready?
Go!
Oh, big leap from Steve. He looks back at the bag of rice.
Oh, it's at his feet. He doesn't know where it is.
He's lost! Zach has it!
And Zach puts it in the square and takes it for the Contenders.
(CHEERING AND CLAPPING)
Steve lost sight of the bag and he lost that round.
Yay! Whoo!
The Contenders are giving the Champions a good old arse-whooping.
(ALL CHEER)
It's early days.
It's not how you start this thing, it's how you finish it.
Let's finish it.
Sounds like fighting words.
Alright. Next item up for grabs is a bag of pineapples.
OK, Contenders, you're up first.
OK. Lydia for the Champions. MAN: You got this.
I was the first woman in the world
to perform a quad-twisting triple somersault.
(CHEERING)
And I'm the first woman to compete at five Winter Olympics.
COMMENTATOR: She's number one!
Lydia Lassila has won the gold for Australia.
I've been really pushed beyond my comfort zone my whole life.
I know what it takes to get to the top.
I'm here to test myself and to win challenges.
I mean, who doesn't love to win?
Alright. Here we go.
Jenna for the Contenders... (ALL CHEER)
..going up against Lydia for the Champions,
battling it out for a bag of pineapples.
Survivors ready?
Go!
Oh, big launch from Jenna.
Looking back to the bag of pineapples.
Ooh! Almost takes out Lydia but she grabs on to it.
Jenna ferociously pulls that bag.
She's pulling it. Lydia is not going to let go.
She is a force to be reckoned with. (ALL CHEER)
Oh, just like that, Jenna pulls her in.
That's it. Contenders take the bag of pineapples.
WOMAN: That looks awesome, Mark.
Admiring? Yes.
Admiring the, uh... Yes.
Checking out our winnings.
Come and join the team, man.
I'm the collector.
Contenders still lead, 3-0.
We have Shane for the Champions
going up against Paige for the Contenders.
Survivors ready?
Go! WOMAN: Go, Paige!
Big launch from Paige.
Shane is trying to grab her.
Oh, they come out fast.
Paige gets there first but Shane sits on the oranges.
She's not going to let her have them.
Now it's a wrestle for that bag of oranges.
Shane is not going to let go.
This is Survivor right here.
Who wants it the most? Get in there, Paige!
Roll towards it, Shane! Shane, keep doing that.
Oh, Shane is up now. She's going to carry her over.
Go, Paige, go! Go, Paige!
Inch by inch.
She's going to drag Paige all the way to the box.
She's almost there. Can she dive?
That's it! Shane takes the oranges for the Champions,
putting them on the board.
Well done. What a legend.
She's like a crocodile. She just death-rolled you. (LAUGHS)
Alright. Next item up for grabs is rope, very useful out here.
Champions, who are you putting up? Mat.
Contenders, who are you putting up against Mat?
The big fella? Are you comin'?
ALL: Ooh. Come on.
Next time, mate.
Matty!
Survivors ready?
Go!
Oh, Mat hesitates. Rob lands on top of him. Rob's down there first.
He's at the rope. Oh, Mat takes him down.
Oh, it's touch and go. It's touch and go.
Mat, Robbie, Mat, Robbie. Mat can't quite get it in the square.
Mat's got him in a headlock, pulls him into the square. That's it.
The Champions take the rope.
Unbelievable.
Next time, mate. I look forward to it.
Alright.
Next item up for grabs is probably the most important item out here.
It's fire in the form of flint.
No pressure.
Big dog. Oh, yeah. I'll go.
Big dog going up against Keith for the Contenders.
Come on, man!
I'm just over seven feet tall, roughly around 216cm.
Always been tall. I was 6'9" when I was 17.
And by the time I was 19, I was seven foot.
My height is something that intimidates a lot of people
but it's definitely an advantage
if I want to intimidate some of the Champions.
Hopefully they're scared. That's exactly what I want.
I want them to be intimidated and I want them to be scared.
And we want to take this out.
I played 251 AFL games...
COMMENTATOR: Oh, wonderful by Lake!
..over a span of 15 years.
Wonderful mark, Brian Lake.
I've won three premierships.
I was probably one of the best players in Australia.
Throughout my career, I learned that I love winning.
I hate losing.
(CHEERING)
How am I going to win this game?
I'm going to play it like I play football.
It's cutting angles, bending the rules, play mind games, I'll do it.
What am I prepared to do to be Sole Survivor? I'll do anything.
Survivors ready?
Go!
Brian pushes Keith to the side, he gets there first.
He grabs the box.
Too easy. He puts it in the square.
And Brian takes it out for the Champions.
Looks like they'll have some fire tonight.
This game is on.
We walk into camp and it's like, "Far out. Look around me."
This place is...it's phenomenal.
I can't believe I'm here.
Can I tell you, I am so excited
to not have to shave my legs, wash my hair, do any make-up
for up to two months.
It's gonna be such a cool experience.
EMCEE: Moving to the next round...
I've competed against some of the most beautiful and talented women
in the whole wide world.
..Australia!
The social game in the Miss Universe competition is a huge part.
Hello. Hello.
And Survivor is exactly the same.
It's pretty much a popularity contest in one way or another.
I'm a social champion and I'm going to take that all the way
and I'm going to be the champion of Survivor,
Sole Survivor, Monika Radulovic.
It's gonna happen.
Looking around, we've definitely got a fantastic team of champions.
Big Brian, Matty Rogers and Moana, fantastic football players,
some amazing Olympic champions.
We've got Lydia, Shane Gould, who set some amazing records,
and Russell, who's done three seasons of Survivor in the States.
I'm definitely proud to be a part of the team of Champions.
So, what do we do?
Well, we're gonna definitely need firewood.
We're obviously going to need to dry stuff out if it's been raining.
You've done this stuff before, have you?
Out here in the wilderness with very little to survive,
I'm in my comfort zone.
Having been on television, you know, as a trainer, as the Commando,
the Australian public might think
that I'm just, you know, playing a role.
But I actually served in the Australian Special Forces
in the 2nd Commando Regiment.
So, yeah, I'm definitely in my element.
I know that having that shelter, getting a good fire going...
There we go. Whoo!
..that's important so that everyone can unite.
Do you mind if I call you that?
(LAUGHS) Mate, fill your boots!
But there's another one here.
You're the bush guy.
That's tighter there, coming back...
RUSSELL: My first impressions of my tribe
is they didn't come here to play Survivor.
I'll grab that side.
None of them.
They came here to just be, like, a big Kumbaya family.
We are geniuses.
They just want to work hard around camp and be the good old boy.
(CHUCKLES) Do they not realise that sooner or later,
we're going to have to vote someone off?
Which means you're gonna have to set an alliance in place.
They don't know I already started my gang.
Is it exciting? It's exciting.
It doesn't feel real yet, you know?
It just feels like
we're just hanging out in the woods right now, huh?
Exactly. And the adrenaline... ..with a bunch of friends.
Yeah. I know.
Monika is absolutely just a pretty face, poor thing.
I don't know if I'm making it better or worse.
I think you're making it worse.
But I'm gonna use it for my advantage.
It's so good to be in a group of champions,
'cause we're the best of the best. Mmm.
I played three times.
I've taken my alliance to the end of the game all those times,
'cause we were maybe the best alliance in the history of the game.
Yeah.
And then the pageant girl, who was in my alliance, won the game.
What's her name? Natalie White.
Oh. I like that.
History repeats itself. (CHUCKLES) You never know.
If you align with me, I mean... (BOTH LAUGH)
I am by far the best game-player here. By far.
The thing is, with this game, you can't let chance happen.
Yeah.
Work WITH me. You don't want to work against me.
You have to...have someone.
I'm King Russell.
You have to have someone. OK.
And I'm the only king here, baby!
(LAUGHTER) WOMAN: Whoo-hoo!
We're the Contenders!
(ALL CHEER)
I'm the mum of the group, obviously. Hey, Mum!
(ALL LAUGH)
Anita, by the way. Did I say Anita? (ALL LAUGH)
As far as our tribe goes, I don't know, I may be very optimistic,
but I think they're just lovely!
I really like every one of them!
Alright, I'm Jenna, 28.
I'm from Perth. Hi. I'm from Perth too.
(CHEERING)
Um...yeah, I'm Zach. I'm 39. I'm a personal trainer.
Yes! I knew it! (ALL CHEER, LAUGH)
(LAUGHS)
When it comes to Champions versus Contenders,
this is definitely the tribe to upset those Champions.
Yay! Yay! (LAUGHS)
Well, firstly, where are we actually going to...
Where are we actually going to sleep?
Let's have a look around and find out
where we're going to build our shelter, hey?
Yeah, let's have a look.
I want a double-storey bedroom and I want a balcony view.
I just want everything. Can you do that, Rob?
I'll try. I'll try my best for you.
As a construction manager, I thought I could lead the pack
and get that shelter built for us.
Heath, being a builder as well, we worked well.
Obviously, Zach is pretty strong. He was doing some cutting.
Benji as well. He was pretty good.
The girls have got some firewood.
Collect the palm trees for the roof, you know. Clean up the site.
It was definitely a team effort.
It's gonna keep us dry. MAN: Hell, yeah.
(PUFFS)
That's pretty hot. Yeah, here we go!
That was hot! Oh, my God!
Yeah! Oh, you're a beast, brother.
Really? Yes.
I'm literally waiting for them
to turn around and, like, sell me a protein ebook.
(LAUGHS) sThat's what I'm thinking they're going to do.
So, we're going to have three poles at the front.
MAN: One running this way. One running that way.
Then I'll put in the roof frame...
The old saying, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall."
All my life, I've studied Chinese military strategies.
Really, the best way to enter into a war,
subdue your enemy without firing a single shot.
Oh, I'm just picking up, um... a hidden immunity idol.
I've just got to start looking.
There's hidden immunity idols that'll protect you
when you think that you're gonna be voted out.
Mailbox.
And so I think everyone's looking for it.
I'm gonna do it in a very subtle and stealthy way.
WOMAN: Do you reckon we split it again?
Oh, we're just splitting it... Just into the three?
Yeah, only because it needs to be quite strong to hold...
That's me.
I'm just in the background kind of stuff, sneaking away.
I'm probably Dr Evil's worst nightmare.
Yeah? That kind of stuff. You know what I'm saying?
Oh! Stevie?
First in the middle of a challenge, and now 10 minutes into the game.
Maybe the other amateurs didn't know.
Who does he think he's dealing with here?
Come on. It's Matt Dyson, police officer. Come on.
On a day-to-day basis, people lie to me
and try to get away with committing offences.
Good morning, sir.
I'm Senior Constable Matt Dyson from Ipswich Road Policing Unit.
Any emergency reason for exceeding the speed limit today?
You get people pleading with you, begging you, giving you excuses.
Checked your speed. 63 in a 50 zone.
I've heard all the excuses under the sun,
but it doesn't matter who I'm dealing with,
if they're doing something wrong, I'll enforce the law.
I respect Stevie. It IS part of the game.
(LAUGHS)
Alright. Well, I'm onto him now.
I've been a massive fan of Survivor since it first started in 2000.
I didn't come out here to lose.
I don't know.
Unbelievable.
A little bit more pressure?
STEVE: Good enough. I can smell it. Yeah, you're doing well, guys.
Oh, man, fire is the number one element you need out here.
It is absolutely crucial!
Without fire, you can't cook your rice, can't cook your taro.
We didn't get the flint, but I've got a feeling
we might be able to start a fire anyway.
Keep going. Keep going.
That deep enough? It's not smoking.
Keep trying. No, that's alright.
Honestly, I just want some food.
All I've had is bloody fruit
and some, you know, little pieces of coconut,
when, if I was back home right now, I've probably had 17 meals.
It's...it's so tough. It is so, so tough.
You know, I'm fading fast.
MAN: A little bit harder.
Keep going, keep going.
Look at that smoke, guys! Oh, my God.
Can you see it?
Oh, my God, guys!
Goddammit!
(ALL GROAN, LAUGH)
You blew it out!
Son of a bitch!
MAN: So close, guys. MAN: Yep.
We're going to be in trouble if we don't get this fire going, guys.
MAN: Can you feel the warmth?
WOMAN: That is amazing.
MAN: Oh, watch out! He's going in!
Oh, what a man!
That first night, oh, man, it's great.
Shelter was good.
We've got a shelter built, we've got a fire going
and we're just sort of bonding and getting to hear everyone's stories.
My Olympic years and competing as a swimmer,
I was probably at the top of my game for about three years.
I was best in the world for three years.
It's impressive.
I'm a freestyle aerial skier.
Um, just recently went to my fifth Winter Olympics.
Yeah, I've been round the world. (CHUCKLES)
You know, we've got some...
..we've got some pretty inspirational people in that camp.
Um, I come from the same unit that Steve did.
Oh, no. The year that he left, I joined.
I served with the Special Operations Task Group for eight years.
When I went to Afghanistan, you know,
I guess that was my first brush with how serious the job was.
We were doing a job at 11:30 at night.
My car hit an IUD.
I lost that leg.
That leg was crushed.
That elbow was hanging out.
That arm was broken. That hand was broken. That hand was broken.
And this arm was going... doing its own thing.
I thought I was gonna die.
One of my mates was... he's doing stuff to my legs.
I was looking up at the guy, apparently.
I don't remember any of it.
I'm like, "Man! Are my legs still there? Are my legs alright?"
He's gone, "Yeah, man, yeah, yeah. They're just downhill somewhere."
(LAUGHS) "It's cool." "OK."
Yeah, they...those guys turned up on game day, like these...
..those turning up like Brian did today and just doing what they did.
What happened to me was horrible,
but the word 'hero', I can introduce you to a lot of 'em.
But I'm not a hero. I survived. I survived because of heroes.
I think I got probably the biggest gift of all,
and that's not just rely on my physical, sort of, attributes
to be able to get through life.
I had to start using my brain.
So it was an absolute gift.
You really realise what's important.
Damien, you know, hearing his story, just...you know, amazing.
It's an honour to be out here with him.
I'm here because I think there's still a little bit of fire left,
so hopefully I can bring something to the team.
That would be... that would be the main thing.
So, yeah.
On to you, sir.
How the hell do I follow that?
You're very funny. You should be a comedian.
Just forget all that side stuff. Take the stage.
I'll just fix up the fire.
Let's stoke this bad boy.
At least three of them feel like a protein shake.
(ALL LAUGH)
I could use a fire right about now.
Come a little bit closer.
First night, a little bit brutal, I won't lie.
It's freezing.
Is he?
Is that him?
WOMAN: Looks like the remnants of a party, doesn't it?
WOMAN: Hopefully. Mm-hm.
MAN: Where's my phone and YouTube when you need it?
(ALL LAUGH) Oh, my God.
WOMAN: (LAUGHS) I don't know!
Oh, my God. Really hard.
I'm sure there's a better way of attacking these.
Like a big fat spear...
If I was home right now, I could be, like, going out for breakfast
and then I would be going down to the beach.
You know, this is just their spit, isn't it?
Is it? Oh, yeah, it is.
But after our first night, it was so cold
and I woke up in the morning,
I was like, "Oh, yeah, I'm on Survivor."
Maybe we've just gotta get our hands in.
Are they gonna bite?
Fenella, Anita and I saw a big mound of termites.
Um, yeah, I just thought, "Why not, you know? I'm hungry."
Let's eat. (LAUGHS)
Do you wanna? You can go.
I heard they're OK.
Let's try.
C'mon. Are you getting in there?
I'm just gonna have one taste. Stop it!
Come on.
Oh, no! It's good protein, isn't it?
OK. ALL: Cheers.
Kinky!
I just swallowed. Did you bite? I bit mine.
Oh. (LAUGHS) And it was pretty non-eventful.
Where shall we put, like, all of these?
- We're gonna lay 'em straight up the beach here. - OK, OK.
As a construction manager, I thought I could, you know,
lead the pack and get that shelter built for us.
I can do it like that.
I thought I could do better, but, no, it was terrible.
If my colleagues at work saw the state of that shelter,
they would have given me hell for that.
We need a fire, we need some water and we need some food
and we need to build a shelter.
It's a huge morale thing right now.
It's gonna be a pimp shelter. Just putting that out there.
WOMAN: (LAUGHS) Is it actually?
Heath is all over it.
What are you doing, Steve? You right?
Yeah, now that's done, we've just gotta get the posts up.
Do we only need this many holes?
Yeah, I think so. Yeah. Six.
We have 12. OK, cool.
I'm still looking for immunity idol,
but I don't want them to suspect that I'm looking for idol.
The best thing is to look normal and act normal
and help out the construction team.
No. Have you done much building before or anything?
Um...
..I actually was in construction before, back in China.
Oh, really? In China? Where in China are you from?
Um, I was actually born in Indonesia.
What?! Yeah, I worked in Shanghai.
I worked in Hong Kong for a little while as well.
Cool. I've been to Hong Kong. Have you?
I loved it. You love it?
I married an Argentinean at one time...
An Argentinean. Yeah, hot and spicy.
You don't want to know about her. No, you're interesting.
Yeah, I'm...I'm a bit crazy.
My life has been so diverse.
I've travelled the world.
I have so many different career.
Hey, dinner here! Ha!
I've been there, done that.
My passion is the great outdoors.
I love canyoning, bushwalking, caving,
all that kind of great stuff.
But even more important in my life,
my little pumpkin, Victoria...
..my daughter.
She means so much to me.
She's actually adopted. I adopted her.
Oh, really? In Hong Kong.
And that's why her name is Victoria, because the harbour...
Oh, 'cause of Victoria! Yeah! (LAUGHS)
That's so cool.
So, what does she... She's at high school?
Uh, yeah, yeah. Cool.
She's doing really well in music and all that.
Yeah, my daughter is the motivation to being here.
I just want to show her, it doesn't matter how old I am,
it doesn't matter what my background is...
..I can win.
One of those Y-shaped things... Yeah?
..dig it against that branch, and you only need to rest it here.
That's good. Right.
Good idea, Stevie. I like that.
An ideas man. You an engineer, are you?
No, just Chinese.
(ALL LAUGH)
MONIKA: Did you ask him?
Sam! These are good...
Please tell us what you do for a living.
Physics, yeah. That's what I said. I told you.
Yes. So, dark energy...
So what's your role, for example? You go to work to figure out...?
Uh...the latest project is trying to use supernovae
to constrain the nature of dark energy,
which is the accelerating expansion of the universe.
Right, so an astrophysicist is...
It's physics in space.
Specifically, I'm a cosmologist.
You may recognise Stephen Hawking and Einstein.
So, I care about the largest-scale structure,
dark energy, dark matter, the evolution of the universe
and how the universe will ultimately end.
I wonder how much he gets.
Oh, he's really endearing. I like him.
No, but I'm very interested in physics.
It is. It's amazing. It's just another world.
I think it's fantastic that he does it for a living.
I'm smart in the sense that I have good skills
in the area of technology and physics and space,
but we've definitely not been in any scenario like Survivor.
We're out here, just gotta survive.
That's right. Yeah.
I think the biggest thing for me will be the social challenge.
You know, in high school, I was the stereotypical nerd
with low social skills.
But having Miss Universe out here, I think really helps.
I'll just... No, no, no, no!
Damn. Sorry.
Monika is Miss Universe. Um...I study the universe.
I'll try and make a couple of jokes about that at one point.
Probably fall flat. That tends to happen with me.
That's alright.
Look at Miss... # Miss America. #
Is there a second line? How's that...
That's the only line I know. (CHUCKLES)
Miss Universe and a nerd.
Hmm. Wonder if I can work with that.
Look at me. We found some...
I'm gonna get the big wood. Yeah?
Well, you know, here, put it over, put it just there.
Oh, beautiful. Now I can look...
Now you can look fabulous.
I'm gonna bring them in. They're gonna be like my slaves.
The firewood? What for? This guy's hilarious.
No, this wood is too...too... For firewood.
- Did you know that this guy is hilarious? - Yes.
Yeah. (GIGGLES)
Now that I have started making my alliance,
I'm going to put the next plan in place.
You don't have to have a clue to find an idol.
I've found idols before without clues. It's what I do.
I'm the first person to ever find an idol without a clue
in Survivor history!
I look for shapes. I look for colours.
It's not lucky. It's a science.
(WHISPERS) Breathe.
X...
..marks the spot, baby.
It's amazing how good I am at this game.
I am the idol king.
I'm the greatest player the world has ever seen.
It's Christmas again!
It's Christmas every year, every day of the year,
when Russell Hantz is here!
(LAUGHS)
This is aggravating.
Nobody's playing the game. Nobody wants to play.
So...I gotta do something.
I'm gonna shake things up.
I'm gonna show you Aussies how to play the game.
These idiots don't know any better.
Buckle your belt, 'cause I'm coming.
JONATHAN: Come on in, guys!
WOMAN: (LAUGHS) Oh, my God!
This is awesome.
MAN: Oh, wow.
WOMAN: Holy shit.
MAN: There's a puzzle.
Lydia. Yesterday, how did you feel walking away from that challenge?
I felt OK. We had fire.
So, we had a lovely... um, Kumbaya moment last night.
Fire's the most important thing at this stage.
You put that flint to good use.
Well done.
Fenella, what about you guys? Did you guys manage to get fire?
No, we didn't, but I don't really need it.
It's in my belly, you know? I'm ready for this.
So, Steve, what's it like out here without fire?
No big deal.
(CHAMPIONS GUFFAW) Yeah.
Yeah, right!
They're all laughing.
They must have been on a different island last night.
Let's see who gets the last laugh!
No big deal. We've got each other.
Alright. We'll see. Ready to get to your first immunity challenge?
ALL: Yeah.
Alright.
For today's challenge...
..10 of you will work together
to get up and over a high wall and down a cargo net.
You'll then carry a heavy battering ram
under and over a series of obstacles
before using it to smash through a second wall.
Last two tribemates
will use the puzzle pieces locked inside the battering ram
to build a hanging puzzle.
Finally, they'll knock it down by throwing sandbags.
First tribe to knock down their puzzle wins immunity.
And this...
(ALL CHEER AND APPLAUD)
..is the immunity idol.
This is what you want in this game.
With this back at camp, your tribe is safe, no-one's going home.
Without it, you're vulnerable,
because you're gonna see me at tribal council,
where someone's gonna be the first person
voted out of Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders.
Trust me, no-one wants that title.
Alright, a minute to talk about it, we'll get to it.
Alright, here we go.
For the Champions, we have Jackie and Damien on the puzzle.
For the Contenders, we have Paige and Matt.
For immunity.
Survivors ready?
Go!
This wall is four metres high. You definitely have to have a strategy.
Are you gonna send your shortest person up first,
or your tallest person?
Benji goes up first for the Contenders.
Yes!
Contenders have a two-metre man.
He's hoisting everyone up a four-metre wall!
STEVE W: Come on, come up. You can rate a strategy.
On my shoulder, on my shoulder. Get on my shoulder.
Steve Willis throwing people up the wall for the Champions!
Brian's up first.
This is all about teamwork here.
Everyone needs to be at the top of the wall before you can move on.
Wow. The Contenders are whipping through this.
Go, go, go! OK, next.
Russell going up for the Champions.
Up. Up, up.
Russell struggling to get up that wall,
costing the Champions some precious time.
Up.
Come on! Contenders are pulling ahead here.
Contenders already have half their tribe up.
Champions struggling with Russell over there.
You need to pick it up, Champions!
Sam going up for the Champions.
Go, go, go! Keep going. Next one.
Lydia goes up.
Wow! The Contenders have a great system. It's like a production line.
Zach is struggling.
That's it. Come on. Come on, up, up, up.
Zach almost up. Up.
Now they've got to get a two-metre man up a four-metre wall!
Come on. Come on, come on, come on!
No! He misses.
Heath is worn out trying to get everyone up there.
Champions are cool and calm with this one.
Mat Rogers last to go up for the Champions.
Alright. You've got to get him.
(ALL YELL) Oh, they grab hold of him!
But can they pull him up?
Come on! Come on!
No. He falls down.
Yo. Monkey-grip it, brother.
Step.
He takes another leap. He grabs on to Zach's hand.
Heath versus Mat.
I'm grabbing both arms, alright?
Who's gonna get up the wall first?
Hold our legs down.
Great effort.
Mat's over first! Well done, well done.
Champions, you're all up. You can head down the net.
Go, go, go. Be careful.
The Contenders are straining to pull Heath up.
Get him up!
Contenders are up!
You right? You can now head down.
Keep going! Go, go, go, go!
Come on, get ready.
Everyone needs to be on the mat!
Champions, you go! Untie your battering ram!
You've got it! Alright, Contenders, go!
Untie. Top, top, top.
Rob and Jenna on the knots for the Contenders.
Nice. That's it. Beautiful.
Russell and Monika untying for the Champions.
They have a small lead.
But the Contenders are whipping through their knots.
Alright. Go!
That's it. The Champions, they have their battering ram free.
Two, three! Go!
Those battering rams are heavier than they look.
And they're awkward.
Keep going. It's OK, let's go.
Go! Contenders, they have it now.
They're close behind.
STEVE W: Alright, get under there, leopard crawl.
Got to get everyone under the obstacle.
Come on! Pull! Pull!
Oh, it's neck and neck now.
Heave! Go, go!
You need to get over the next obstacle. Everyone needs to go over.
On the top, on the top!
This is teamwork right here.
Steve is whipping through it.
Contenders pulling ahead.
Everyone needs to get over the top of the obstacle.
That's it. Keep going.
Contenders are through! Get through that wall!
CONTENDERS: Go!
Oh, they hit that wall, but it's not as easy as it looks.
(ALL ROAR) Middle, guys. Middle, middle.
That is a solid wall.
Higher. Go!
Champions are working at the wall now.
A bit low. Get higher. Get the higher one.
Oh, Contenders have opened up some cracks.
Yeah, we've got it!
Contenders are making quick work of it.
Yes! They're almost through the wall.
Champions need to knock down the top of their wall
before they can move through.
Contenders have smashed down the wall.
Pull!
Contenders are going through.
Almost there! Come on!
JENNA: Arggh!
But Jenna trips on the way through.
Ooh, shit! Arggh!
Are you OK?
(JENNA GRUNTS IN PAIN)
Get it on the posts! You right?
Champions are through now!
Get up on top. Key at the back. We want the key at the back.
The key at the back.
Alright, you need to take the key and unlock the puzzle pieces
and get them to the puzzle-makers.
These are tight in there.
Slide these along, guys. Slide these while we can.
Yeah, good work. You're doing really well.
Just get 'em loose.
Champions really struggling with that lock.
Costing them valuable time.
Contenders starting to pull ahead.
Benji brings the first piece through for the Contenders.
The Champions are still struggling. Now Russell is working on the lock.
Meanwhile, the Contenders have almost all their pieces out.
You need to pick it up, Champions, if you want to stay in this!
The door has really opened up for the Contenders here.
They have a big lead now.
Go, puzzle-makers!
Paige and Matt start to hang their pieces,
trying to work out what this puzzle is.
Oh, yep, we're in. Yes! Good job!
Get 'em out, get 'em out, get 'em out.
Finally, the Champions have their lock open
and they're pulling out their pieces.
Yeah, just on the ground. Just on the ground.
Champions have all their pieces out now.
Damien taking the pieces down.
Gonna be Champions, Contenders, guys.
Jackie helping now.
Matty, just get 'em up! Paige! Paige, come here!
Paige running back for more pieces for the Contenders.
Come on, Matty! Four more pieces. Get 'em up.
Yeah, get 'em all, get 'em all, get 'em all!
Oh, yeah, Paige!
In Survivor, puzzles are key.
Anything can happen in a puzzle.
Contenders almost have all their pieces up.
Matty, keep going, keep going!
That one's backwards! That one's backwards!
Robbie yelling out instructions.
Matty, Matty, Matty! Matt cannot work out what's wrong.
No, no, no! No!
Cham... Oh, my God!
Champions are catching up now.
Come on! Working on their last two pieces.
That one! That one! No, right! No... Yes!
Matt looks a little bit confused.
Right! Right!
Trying to listen to the instructions from his tribe.
Yes! Yes!
Well done, Jackie! That's it! Yes!
That's it! She's figured it out! Get back to your mat!
CHAMPIONS: Yes! You can start throwing!
Damien takes a shot.
ALL: Yes! And that's it. He takes out one.
Good job! Good job!
Yes!
Another piece down for the Champions.
Hey, we need a P. Where's the P? Here, here, here.
Matt can feel the pressure.
Contenders had a huge lead coming out of that wall,
but they have squandered it on the puzzle.
You've got this. You've got this, guys.
Champions still lead.
(CHAMPIONS CHEER)
Damien pegs it again and knocks down two at once!
This guy is a weapon!
Yes! There you go!
Champions are proving who they are.
Immunity on the line here.
Yes!
No-one wants to be the first person voted out of Australian Survivor.
Yes! Yes!
You can do it! Yes!
Finally, the Contenders solve the puzzle! You guys can start throwing!
Bring it home, Matty! Bring it home!
(CONTENDERS CHEER)
Matt firing sandbags, but he's got a lot of ground to make up.
Throw it like you mean it, baby!
Yes!
There's a lot on the line with this challenge.
Good job, man.
Someone going home tonight.
Yes! Damien takes out another piece!
And another!
Matt's on a huge roll right now!
Yes! Yes!
Three pieces left for the Champions.
Champions can smell victory.
Take your time, now.
Damien takes a shot.
Come on. Let's go.
(CHAMPIONS CHEER) (ROARS TRIUMPHANTLY)
Champions win immunity, sending Contenders to tribal council!
Well done, well done, well done.
You did a good job. You did a good job.
Oh, my God. Jonathan, we need a medic.
We need a medic. Jenna's foot's really bad.
Is it painful? Can we get some ice for it at least?
Can you send in, uh... can you send in a medic?
What's going on?
Can we just, uh, give them a little space, guys? Thanks very much.
Jenna, I think it's low-impact,
and I think it's likely sprained.
The fact that the brick fell, your ankle went one way...
It's twisted, yeah. ..and it's twisted, yeah.
Just gonna lift it up for a bit.
Just to recap, you think it's soft-tissue injury...
Yes, I think... ..nothing bony at this point?
Yeah, I think so.
Jenna, how are you feeling?
Sore. (LAUGHS)
Nah, look...it happens. It was no-one's fault, so...
I guess my foot was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
But...um, yeah, we'll be right.
Great.
Well, another close challenge.
Champions, you lived up to your name today.
Congratulations. Immunity is yours.
Damien, I think you've earned this.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Well done.
I hope your ankle's alright.
You guys are safe. No-one going home.
Head on out. Enjoy the night off. Thank you.
DAMIEN: When that last board fell down,
you know, I felt like I belonged in the Champions team.
It was great. It was an awesome feeling.
I mean, great to just feel like me again.
Contenders, I'm gonna see you guys tonight at tribal council,
where one of you will be the first person voted out
on Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders.
Grab your gear, head on out. I'll see you guys tonight.
And, Jenna, make sure you put that foot up at camp.
JENNA: Thanks, bud. Alright.
Losing the challenge, definitely pretty devastated.
The first tribal council, it's not where you want to be.
Right now, I'm 100% vulnerable, you know?
Like, it could be the end of the game for me.
WOMAN: Let's have a huddle, guys.
MAN: Yeah.
All in. That was tough.
All in. All in.
He's right. Honestly.
Well done, guys.
Come on, we tried our guts out.
Like, you guys looked like six beasts.
Definitely a bit of luck on their side.
STEVE: Today, we lost the immunity challenge.
We were way ahead of them,
and then just the last bit, the puzzle section,
we couldn't beat them.
It was a severe disappointment.
Now what? Fire and shelter?
Start some fire. We need fire.
We've got to go to tribal council. One of us is going to be voted out.
I'm on the block, you know? I...I can feel it.
They're probably talking about me behind my back.
That's why I have to stay close with them.
Our work site is very not OH&S right now.
We have to vote somebody out, is that right? Right?
Yeah.
But I really have... I need some hints how the guys are...
On how to make the decision on who you vote for?
Yeah, and who do you think is...
There's two different ways that we can look at this, you know?
You look at performance in the challenge
or trimming the fat from your group.
OK. Who do you think the weakest players are?
It would be, um...
Jenna, is how I see it.
But I'm talking too early, maybe. It's only day two.
Well, someone's gotta go.
I think out of all the tribemates, I'm the one that Steve trusts most.
(LAUGHS) Which is probably gonna hurt him a little bit
when he sees me put his name down.
I'll come chat to you later.
Thanks, man. Alright.
I'll think about it.
I mean, I don't think anyone really trusts Steve.
Yeah. You good with that? Yeah.
You're thinking the same, right? Yeah.
Tonight at tribal council, the first one's gotta be Steve.
Little Mr Miyagi.
Steve is a very oddball character. Super oddball.
There's not too many people out looking for idols at the moment,
but he is just killing it out there,
just putting in WORK trying to find one of these bad boys.
Yeah. Yep.
So, it's you, me, well, us three here,
and there's Benji,
Paige,
Tegan
and Jenna.
So currently at this stage we've got seven votes lined up for Stevie.
I just wanted to make sure that everyone's on the same page.
I think everyone's getting this feeling
like Steve's just not connecting.
Like, we just need to be a unit at this stage.
Yeah.
Poor Stevie boy. I think it's a done deal tonight.
I guess everyone's agreed
that at this point, we're all about tribal unity.
Anyone could have found that he could have come up to you...
He hasn't come up to anyone. .."What's your story? Where are you from?"
I went up to him and he didn't ask me a single question.
Unfortunately, Steve's just not part of the tribe in so many ways.
So do you think everyone's just gonna go Steve?
Or have a couple extra somewhere else?
And do we think he has an idol?
Do we think he's actually found one? I don't think he has.
He's the only one looking.
I'm sure it's alright.
MATT: A couple of hours before tribal council,
I've managed to have a couple of conversations,
make sure we don't put all the votes on Stevie.
Yeah, he's been looking hard, so, I don't know,
there's a good chance he's probably got an idol or something.
I feel like that's too good to be true. Do you know what I mean?
Well, yeah, I know, but you've got to account for it.
What's plan B?
But, uh, I'm not getting a good vibe, to be honest.
HEATH: You know, we're all putting Stevie's name down tonight.
I don't know where the girls are.
So, if you guys have got a plan, I'm in.
You know, I'm in. I... At the end of the...
I just told you. Yeah, I know. Yeah, yeah.
I just told you, mate. Yeah.
At this stage, coming up to tribal council,
I needed the alternate vote.
This is Survivor. You get one chance.
Be honest, fellas, how are you guys feeling about me?
Just with you guys? Like, working with you guys?
We're good. We're good. Don't worry.
Oh, no. Obviously, I don't seem to have as much in common.
Like, with you obviously, with travelling and stuff,
but, you know, maybe not as much...
I'm not...I'm not the building type of guy.
You know, I'm not the handyman.
When someone can't give you a straight-up answer,
or even give you A answer about who it's gonna be...
..you can bet yourself that it's gonna be you.
(SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) Huh?
Zach couldn't even have a conversation with me.
And like I said, my gut was telling me straight right then
that I'm in trouble, big trouble.
I'm not going home tonight. I'm not lying down.
I'm not gonna sit here and just cop it sweet.
I've never copped it sweet. I don't plant to cop it sweet tonight.
If they think I'm going down without a fight,
they don't know who they're messing with.
This is why I should have been on the Champions tribe.
I don't even know what I'm doing on this tribe.
Wait, are we going on a Matty hunt?
Where is he?
Right now, Matt's been gone for what seemed like hours.
So I went looking for him with Robbie.
ROBBIE: (WHISPERS) Let's scare him.
(SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)
He was clearly looking for idols. He had dirt all smeared up his arm.
You know, he was... he was running wild.
I think Matt got a bit spooked
because he's determined that everyone's voting him out,
which isn't the case.
Oh, there he is.
Steve!
We thought we lost you. No.
You look like you've been for a jog.
You're like, "Hey, I've just been for an energising jog."
Yeah, well...it's my first tribal council.
ZACH: Tonight, we've got a fairly decent plan in place.
If the vote goes my way, we'll definitely be trimming the fat.
(LAUGHS)
Steve's going home!
Behind each of you is a torch.
Go ahead and grab one, come forward and dip it in the flame.
This is part of the ritual of tribal council,
because in this game, fire represents your life.
Once it's gone...
..so are you.
Well, Contenders, welcome to your first tribal council.
Yesterday you guys came out guns a-blazing, but the Champions today,
they showed you what they're made of.
But before we get to that, Anita, I want you to walk me through
the first night at camp.
To be honest, Jonathan, it was tough.
It was tougher than a $2 steak.
Why was it so tough?
The sleeping element, really.
I sort of thought, "Oh, you know,
"it will take about half an hour to get to sleep."
I don't think any of us had a half an hour. (LAUGHS)
Really? Oh, Steve did OK.
You did... (ALL LAUGH)
Steve, you slept?
Yes, well, you know, I'm Chinese,
I've learnt a bit of meditation here and there,
so I've learnt how to sleep despite discomfort.
You meditated through the cold? Absolutely. It worked.
Zach, in the first 24 hours, there's a lot going on,
you know, shelter, food, water, trying to make fire.
How important are first impressions in this game?
The first impressions is kind of where you make those initial bonds,
and those kind of carry forward through the entire game.
So, yeah, absolutely critical.
Steve, would you agree that those things that you do
in the early parts of this game
can carry you through or follow you all the way through?
Specifically what are you talking about, Jeff?
Jeff? (LAUGHTER)
What's that?
Specifically what are you talking about, Jon?
Like, things you might say to people, decisions you might make.
First impressions.
It's important enough, yes.
Uh, but for me, I think we need to focus
on the actual mission of the game.
We've just gotta beat the heck out of the Champions tribe,
that's what we're here for.
Do you want me to tell you what I saw at the start of the game?
What's that?
Do you want me to tell you what I saw at the start of the game?
Absolutely.
So, obviously we're at the challenge,
we're all cheering for our Contender tribemates,
and about midway through I look over to my left
and Stevie was going pretty hard
looking for obviously an idol in the bags that we were winning.
So, I mean, the game was already on five minutes in.
Well, it's funny you should mention that, because now I think back,
you WERE lurking around my side of the table.
What was... Is that true?
It's true. I'm a bit hard of hearing, flippantly speaking.
You were getting close to me just so you could hear what I was saying?
Yes.
I don't know what your hand going into a prize
has got to do with being hard of hearing.
Everyone's caught up in the moment of cheering on their tribemate,
and at that point, you had your hand in the cookie jar.
And then when we get back to camp, within a minute, I look over
and Stevie's already unwrapped the pillow conveniently,
he's already opened the rice and looking through the rice.
So, I mean, that's playing pretty hard.
I mean, I'm not saying it's a bad thing,
I'm just saying at least own it.
If you're gonna play hard, own it.
Well, how about you today, then? Yeah.
How about you today? Yeah. Yeah.
You were clearly looking for something as well.
Of course I was.
Yeah, so don't say "own it" when you're not owning it.
Oh, mate, I'm owning it hard. Today, did you?
Of course I did. OK.
Mate, you'd better believe it.
When you've got the bromance alliance back here...
(BOTH LAUGH)
They've got a little love triangle going.
No.
If people can't see that, I mean,
I must be the only one with my eyes open.
After one day, what can you tell, huh?
What? You don't see what's going on, Stevie?
I mean, you're a game-player. Let's be honest, you're a game-player.
I respect that. OK.
You can't see what's going on back here? Mate, let's be honest.
I don't see anything wrong with that.
I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it,
but can you see what's going on?
Matt, you're saying there are groups forming already?
There's one major group, and that's...
Who is that, Matty?
Yeah. So, you've got Rob.
Then you've got the Lieutenant, Heath.
OK. OK?
Then you've got the kingpin, or, he thinks he's the kingpin, Zach.
OK.
And you've got Benji, who's the loyal soldier.
Nice guy but doing what he's told.
And when you're two days in
and can't even get a straight answer out of any of them
and they're being shady as all hell
and they can't even string a sentence together
to give you an answer, that's called a clue.
It's called a big clue.
And if they think I was just gonna sit here,
wait for my torch to be snuffed, it wasn't gonna happen.
There's nothing coming for you, brother.
That's what we're trying to tell you.
Wow, that was a lot.
(ALL LAUGH)
It's great, because you did all the talking for me. I love it.
I wanna disagree with you, Matt. OK.
Yeah. I'm literally all about camaraderie here.
I'm here for our tribe to go as far as I can.
To do that we need to win challenges together and work together.
I'm not isolating, putting groups together,
I'm trying to work together with everyone
so we can go as far as we can.
So, how come every time I try to even just have a basic conversation,
and it's not even strategic, it might just be,
"Oh, you know, what's the vibe you're getting around here?"
you know, just basic stuff, and it's like you don't know where to look.
No-one's talking like that. No-one's started talking like that.
You're saying everyone's playing the game.
We've been here for two days,
we're just trying to get to know each other and have a bit of fun.
I'm not asking the boys about their strategy.
We haven't had any conversations like that at all
until it came to the moment this afternoon
where we had to decide who was leaving,
and that kind of forced us all to get together and have a chat.
Are you serious, Tegan?
I think we've got a classic case of someone got spooked.
Nah. Yeah, it's exactly what happened.
I don't spook, Tegan. It's exactly what happened.
What the girls don't understand is
you've got the three big boys back here...
All the girls? Just generalising, all of us?
Yeah, well, 'cause there's six guys and six girls.
So, this is where I'm going with this.
So, there hasn't been one female come out yet
that's trying to play any type of strategic
or voice their opinion, as far as that goes.
We're just quiet little females doing as we're told?
Apparently. You know?
Well, Fenella, if I'm understanding this correctly,
Matt is saying that the boys have formed an alliance
and they're in charge,
and the girls are a little bit asleep at the wheel right now.
Would you agree?
Um...no.
I wouldn't. I mean, to be honest, it's day two.
I don't even know half the people on this tribe yet.
Right now it's just been challenge and then try and make stuff,
and then do another challenge.
So, it's been hard.
It's two days in? Well, when are you gonna sort of start playing?
What, 40 days in?
Paige... If I make it.
Paige, you had big eyes on that comment.
I just think assuming that people are playing the game
and people are not, it's mistaken at this point.
How do you know what everyone is doing two days in?
How do you know that six females aren't playing the game?
We're all just here building a shelter over here,
while the boys tell us what to do?
That's ridiculous.
Zach... (LAUGHS)
..you have been pointed out as the ringleader. Would you agree?
I was a little surprised, I've got to say,
because I thought we had a really good chat, actually.
I've been trying to chat to you all day.
And you know what the last straw for me was, Zach?
What was that, man?
Is when I came up to you
and obviously we knew Stevie had been looking for idols for two days,
well, what's the alternate vote, you know?
But I told you what the alternate vote was
and I said I didn't know at this stage.
No, you didn't.
You stood up and walked away and didn't say anything,
and that was the last straw.
Can you see how then straightaway I'm thinking,
"Well, if you can't tell me who the alternative vote is an hour out,
"well, then there's a good chance it's me"?
And you honestly believe there's 11 puppets here
and we're all just going to do what Zach tells us to do?
I'm saying at this stage in the game right now
there's no-one down this end that I'm looking at
that's in control at all.
Benji, do you know how this thing is gonna play out tonight?
I'm not too sure about that,
but I do think that Matt has spooked his pants a little bit.
This talk of idols and all this running off the island,
it doesn't sit well for Matt, and I'm disappointed that he did it.
And even now, I don't like the way, like, he's talking.
It's tough hearing Matt tear him apart.
I'm not tearing anyone apart.
There's not one person you haven't attacked tonight, bro.
Zach, if you could look into the future,
how do you see this tribe after this vote?
I like to think that we're gonna come out of this more unified,
a stronger tribe,
but, you know, it's hard to tell now.
I wasn't expecting that, so... (LAUGHS)
..it sort of came out of the blue.
It definitely wasn't the vote.
I think we should stick to the plan.
Sorry, Paige?
I had conversations with people today,
I think we had a plan and we should stick to it.
We could be being played tonight, we don't know.
Heath, do you know what the plan is? Yeah.
Are you gonna stick to it,
or have things shifted for you based on the events tonight?
I'm gonna stick to the plan. You're gonna stick to the plan?
Shonee?
I'm considering sticking with the plan, sticking with the tribe.
Jenna?
Team player, gotta stick to the plan, man.
So, Matt, I'm not quite sure what the plan is, some people...
I'm sticking to it.
And you're sticking to your plan? I'm sticking to the plan.
Know the plan, yeah.
Alright, well, I think it is time to vote.
It is time to vote.
Benji, you're up.
Rob.
Matt, your time's over.
You're not a team player. You don't belong here.
It's either you or me tonight, mate.
If it's me, keep playing hard.
I'll go count the votes.
If anyone has a hidden immunity idol and they want to play it,
now would be the time to do so.
Alright. Once the votes are read, the decision is final.
The person voted out will be asked
to leave the tribal council area immediately.
I'll read the votes.
First vote...
Matt.
That's four votes, Matt.
Steve.
Steve. We're tied.
Four votes Matt, four votes Steve.
Steve.
Matt. We're tied.
Five votes Matt, five votes Steve.
Matt.
That's six votes Matt, five votes Steve... one vote left.
First person voted out from Australian Survivor, Matt.
That's enough, you need to bring me your torch.
Time to start playing, ladies.
Matt, the tribe has spoken.
Time for you to go.
Good luck, guys.
Well, tonight it became clear that in Survivor
the first impression you make can sometimes be your last.
The best thing about coming to Tribal Council...
flint.
Yes!
Woohoo!
Grab your torches, head back to camp and make fire...
- get warm. - Thanks, Jonathon.
- You're welcome.
Tomorrow on Australian Survivor...
Survivors ready?
One man down... Go!
...the Contenders fight to keep their heads above water...
Go, keep going, Zach!
- ...as they take on the Champions... - Let's go!
...in two epic challenges.
- Keep goin'! Keep goin'! - Attagirl, Shane!
And American Survivor super player...
I swear on my wife's life!
...makes his move.
What?!
Of.. of course you're disappointed. I mean no one wants to go out first,
but... looking back now, there's no regrets on the...
the game plan that I had going in.
You were never the original vote, mate,
but you start throwing my name round you're gonna get sent home.
Felt like there was a target on my back and I wasn't, uh,
gonna be the one that was just gonna take orders, and...
um, wait my turn to go out.
This is the plan that we made when I was, so called,
"not playng the game".
I've always wanted to do this.
I got no regrets. I've played hard, and...
hopefully I'm remembered as that guy that went out first
but went out with a bang.