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Encyclopedia > Tina Wesson
Survivor contestant
Tina Wesson
Date of birth December 26, 1960 (1960-12-26) (age 46)
Resides Knoxville, Tennessee
Season(s) The Australian Outback
All Stars
Finish Winner (The Australian Outback)
1st voted out (All Stars)
Tribe(s) Ogakor, Barramundi (The Australian Outback)
Saboga (All Stars)

Tina Wesson (born December 26, 1960 in Knoxville, Tennessee) won $1,000,000 as the winner of Survivor: The Australian Outback. A married personal nurse from Knoxville, Tennessee, Tina outlasted 15 other players to become the first woman to win the $1 million prize in 2001. She had no votes against her the entire season. She also returned in 2004 for Survivor: All-Stars but this time, she did get votes against her, and was the first person voted off the show, making her last 39 days less than in her previous season, which is the biggest ever decrease of days of a second season from a first season. For the recently concluded season, see Survivor: Fiji. ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location within the U.S. State of Tennessee. ... Survivor: The Australian Outback was the second installment of the popular United States reality show Survivor. ... Survivor: All-Stars is the eighth installment of the popular television reality show Survivor. ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location within the U.S. State of Tennessee. ... Survivor: The Australian Outback was the second installment of the popular United States reality show Survivor. ... // A nurse is a health care professional who is engaged in the practice of nursing. ... Nickname: Location within the U.S. State of Tennessee. ... Survivor: All-Stars is the eighth installment of the popular television reality show Survivor. ...


Survivor: The Australian Outback

Wesson had many attributes that made her popular with viewers. She was an attractive blonde with a positive, outgoing personality, a friendly Southern accent and a competitive attitude. She was very nurturing to the other castaways, taking on a very maternal role with younger ally Colby.


As part of the Ogakor tribe, Tina was not targeted in the beginning of the game, seeming to mesh well with all the contestants and was not seen as a physical liability. She joined her whole tribe in voting off Kel Gleason and Maralyn Hershey in Episodes 3 and 4. In Episode 5, Tina was part of a move orchestrated on the way to Tribal Council. Tina managed to convince allies Keith Famie and Colby Donaldson to force a tie between Mitchell Olson (who was aligned with Amber Brkich and Jerri Manthey) and Keith, whereby Mitchell would be voted off due to his previous vote at Episode 4's tribal council. Tina has been credited by many Survivor columnists and analysts to have engineered this move, the first overthrow of a dominant alliance in the game's history with a noted voting confessional, "Let the games begin!" Survivor is a popular reality television program produced by many countries throughout the world. ... Colby Donaldson (born April 1, 1974) is an American television actor best known as the runner-up on Survivor: The Australian Outback. ... Amber Brkich (born August 11, 1978 near Pittsburgh) is the winner of Survivor: All-Stars, and was a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...


When the tribes merged (new tribe name was Barramundi) at 5-5 from each tribe, the first tribal council resulted in a 5-5 tie, but because Jeff Varner was known to have at least one vote against his name before, he was voted out, and the Ogakor 5 took over as the dominant alliance in the game. They also voted out another Kucha member Alicia Calaway before the final 8. At the Final 8, when the next target Nick Brown won immunity, the dominant faction of the Ogakor 5, Tina, Colby Donaldson and Keith Famie sided with the remaining Kucha members, Nick, Elisabeth Filarski and Rodger Bingham to vote out tribal annoyance and self-proclaimed bitch, Jerri. At the next tribal council, Nick was voted out. Jeff Varner was on Survivor: The Australian Outback, 2001 He is now a weekend news anchor at WGHP in High Point, North Carolina. ... Alicia Calaway (born May 1, 1968 in Connecticut) appeared on two seasons of Survivor: All-Stars and the Australian Outback. ... Colby Donaldson (born April 1, 1974) is an American television actor best known as the runner-up on Survivor: The Australian Outback. ... Survivor is a popular reality television program produced by many countries throughout the world. ... Elisabeth Hasselbeck Elisabeth Hasselbeck, best known by her maiden name of Elizabeth Filarski (b. ... Rodger Bingham was a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback, a popular American reality show. ...


At the Final 6, The main faction of the now Ogakor 4 joined Rodger and Elisabeth to voted out Jerri's old ally Amber, propelling them into the Final 5, at which Tina, Colby and Keith took control and eliminated Rodger first and then Elisabeth at the next two tribal councils. In the Final 3 immunity challenge, Colby continued a winning streak and chose to eliminate the more hated Keith instead of Tina, a move that later came back to haunt him.


In the end, Tina Wesson became the Sole Survivor in a 4-3 vote, in which she gained the votes of Keith Famie, Elisabeth Filarski, Jerri Manthey, and Alicia Calaway. Survivor is a popular reality television program produced by many countries throughout the world. ... Elisabeth Hasselbeck Elisabeth Hasselbeck, best known by her maiden name of Elizabeth Filarski (b. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Alicia Calaway (born May 1, 1968 in Connecticut) appeared on two seasons of Survivor: All-Stars and the Australian Outback. ...


Survivor: All-Stars

As part of the Saboga tribe who lost immunity in the first episode, Tina, a previous winner, was immediately targeted. She was chosen to be eliminated over Survivor: Africa winner Ethan Zohn, as he was needed for strength in challenges. Tribemate Jenna Lewis orchestrated this move stating "it's our game now, get the .... off our playing field!" With the very first votes against her, Tina was voted out of Survivor: All-Stars in Episode 1, by a 4-2 vote. Survivor: Africa was the third installment of the popular United States reality show Survivor. ... Ethan Zohn (born on November 12, 1973 in Lexington, Massachusetts) won $1,000,000 on Survivor: Africa, the third season of Survivor. ... Jenna Lewis (born July 16, 1977 in Franklin, New Hampshire) was a contestant on Survivor: Pulau Tiga (season one), finishing eighth, and Survivor: All-Stars (season eight), finishing third. ... Survivor: All-Stars is the eighth installment of the popular television reality show Survivor. ...


Trivia

  • As revealed at the reunion show, Tina was originally chosen as an alternate for the show. She was selected the Monday before the show began to actually attend.
  • While she already had a thin figure at the start of the competition, the six weeks of starvation and exercise made her extremely skinny.
  • In Survivor: The Australian Outback, Wesson dramatically swam across raging water during an episode when the castaway's camp was flooded in order to successfully rescue the tribe's rice can, its lone meager food source at the time.
  • She also appeared on HGTV's Designer's Challenge. She and her husband wanted a room to remind her of her experience in the outback.
  • Tina Wesson has published a book about her life experiences outside of the Survivor show, entitled Out Live, Out Laugh, Out Love with AuthorHouse.
  • Wesson has stated that had Michael Skupin not been severely burned and forced to quit the game, she would not have won because he did not receive a single vote against him.
  • She is one of only two mothers (going into the start of the game) to win "Survivor", the other being Sandra Diaz-Twine.
Survivors who played twice and were only voted out once

Amber Mariano5 | Colby Donaldson2 | Bobby Jon Drinkard4 | Richard Hatch1 | Susan Hawk3
Stephenie LaGrossa6 | Rob Mariano6 | Lillian Morris7 | Tina Wesson1 | Ethan Zohn1
1Won the game in their original season | 2Runner-up in their original season | 3Quit in their second season
| 4Elimination Challenge in their original season | 5Won the Game in their second season | 6Runner-up in their second season | 7Was voted back in as an Outcast
For the recently concluded season, see Survivor: Fiji. ... Amber Brkich Mariano (born August 11, 1978 near Pittsburgh) is an American reality TV contestant who was the winner of Survivor: All-Stars, and previously was a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback. ... Colby Donaldson (born April 1, 1974) is an American television actor best known as the runner-up on Survivor: The Australian Outback. ... Bobby Jon Drinkard (born May 10, 1977) was a contestant in Survivor: Palau and a former member of the ill-fated Ulong Tribe. ... Richard Hatch Richard Hatch (born April 8, 1961) is currently spending several years in prison for tax evasion. ... Susan (Sue) Hawk (born August 17, 1961 in Waukesha, Wisconsin) was a contestant on Survivor: Pulau Tiga (season one) and Survivor: All-Stars (season eight). ... Stephenie LaGrossa (born December 6, 1979) was a contestant in Survivor: Palau and Survivor: Guatemala. ... Rob Mariano (born Robert Carlo Mariano on December 25, 1975 in Canton, Massachusetts, better known as Boston Rob) is an American reality TV star best known for appearing in several reality TV shows, partly as a contestant on The Amazing Race and Survivor: All Stars along with his wife, Amber... Survivor: Pearl Islands is the seventh installment of the popular television reality show Survivor. ... Ethan Zohn (born on November 12, 1973 in Lexington, Massachusetts) won $1,000,000 on Survivor: Africa, the third season of Survivor. ...


Note: For Survivors who weren't voted out at all, see Template:Survnovote. Some other survivors (such as Lex van den Berghe and Alicia Calaway) played twice but were voted out twice. Lex van den Berghe, born June 18, 1963 in Palo Alto, California and later based in Santa Cruz, CA, is considered one of the most memorable Survivor contestants of all time. ... Alicia Calaway (born May 1, 1968 in Connecticut) appeared on two seasons of Survivor: All-Stars and the Australian Outback. ...

Survivor contestants
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Borneo Australian Outback
RudyColleenRichardSueSeanGervaseJennaStaceyKelly RodgerAliciaColbyKeithElisabethJerriAmberMichaelJeffTina
Africa Marquesas Thailand Amazon
TomLexEthan RobNelehHunterTammyVecepia HelenBrianShii AnnClay RobJennaChristyHeidiMatthew
Pearl Islands Vanuatu Palau Guatemala
RupertJon • Sandra AmiChrisTwila Bobby JonKatieStephenieKimJanuTom DanniBobby JonGaryRafeStephenie
Panama Cook Islands Fiji China
DanArasTerryDanielleMistyShane J.P.YulOzzyJonathan Yau-Man • EarlDreamzRita


 

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