Every player that has been eliminated from Australian Survivor: Brains vs Brawn II so far

Despite her self-proclaimed abilities as a ‘witch’ that help her read people’s energies and auras, Laura was completely blindsided by her tribe and sent to jury villa.

With Logan playing her immunity idol for herself after being warned to do so by Karin, the six votes sent her way were voided, leaving Laura with a majority vote of three to have her torch snuffed and become the first member of the jury.

“I think they were trying to get out a threat and Logan had the idol and I didn’t. I feel so sorry for those guys right now who are going to have to face the wrath of Logan now that her BFF is gone. I think these guys may have made a big mistake.”

As the dust continued to settle post-tribal merge, it was PD who found himself on the wrong end of the vote as Myles used a secret advantage to steal an immunity idol from Kristin.

By then choosing to play the idol for Paulie, Myles the ‘jungle rat’ then threw the game into chaos after nine votes sent Paulie’s way were made redundant.

As a result, despite receiving just two votes it was PD who had his torch snuffed after what was undoubtedly one of the most exciting moves to take place in the game so far.

Departing with his arm still in a sling after injuring his bicep in a previous challenge, PD described his time on Survivor as a “real privilege.”

“That was a great idol play from Myles. I’m disappointed I couldn’t continue in the game but as a true fan of the game, there’s probably no better way to go out. I think my advice to my closest allies would be to underestimate Myles at your own peril,” he shared with the camera shortly after saying his farewells.

In the first tribal council post-merge, professional skateboarder Jesse was unlucky enough to be the 11th player to have their torch snuffed.

“I was completely blindsided tonight I think by my own alliance. I don’t know where I went wrong…maybe I was a bit of a threat?” the redhead lamented to the cameras after saying his farewells.

In a message to the newly merged tribe, Jesse also joked that there were “no hard feelings.”

“You guys got me, play hard for me!” he encouraged them.

There were shocking scenes on Survivor when Ben decided to leave the game, getting rid of the need for the tribal council that evening.

While his departure was shrouded in mystery on-screen, the reality star took to his Instagram account shortly after the episode aired to shed light on his disappearing act.

“Playing Survivor is bloody tough. I was mentally and physically exhausted. Watching the show from your lounge room is different to being immersed in a strange world 24 hours a day 7 days a week where it’s hard to trust even some of your closest friends,” he explained.

“I tore my calf muscle in that epic water challenge. It was a tricky injury and something I had to battle through. After moving to Brains Beach (after the tribe swap) my main issue was sleeping in a puddle in the corner of the [shelter]. After a few rainy nights, I got really sick.”

Ben went on to explain that participating in further challenges re-antagonised his calf muscle injury, and the sleepless nights spent in the rain had a dire impact on his health.

“I realised something was wrong with me when my heart rate started doing strange things, I couldn’t take a breath. Unfortunately for me, I was put on the next plane home and treated for what turned out to be pretty severe pneumonia and a few months of recovery which I’m still working on now six months later.”

Ben also revealed that as well as significant weight loss, pneumonia, and calf muscle injury, he also lost half a tooth and unknowingly arrived in Samoa with Ross River virus.

It was an unlucky twist of fate for Noonan as she was sent home with just two votes to her name at the tribal council after the four votes given to Paulie and one vote given to AJ were voided by their use of hidden immunity idols.

The footy fanatic was clearly devastated as her torch was snuffed, and her lifelong dream of competing on Survivor came to an end.

“I beat Nash the rash and I beat Rich the itch, but everyone will remember Noonan from the nitch,” she joked shortly after.

“I know Paulie and Kristin wrote my name down tonight, I hoped that they wouldn’t. I’m devastated that I’m not in the game but when you have a dream for so long 21 days is better than one so I’ll take it,” she added.

Primary school teacher Max was left “completely blindsided” after putting his trust in the wrong people and being sent home with three votes to the one given to Kate and four given to his nemesis Myles that were voided by his use of an immunity idol.

“The chats I had with Jesse felt really genuine. They made a mistake voting me out today, I was ready to go into battle for that alliance,” Max reflected after his torch was snuffed.

“I’ve tried to squash the jungle rat [Myles] over and over again and I’ve come to the conclusion that you can’t actually get rid of him. If he didn’t find the idol I reckon I’d still be there.”

Despite her dreams of getting rival tribe member Noonan voted out, it was Ursula who was the seventh player to have her torch snuffed with five votes to Noonan’s two.

“Noonan got me in the end but everyone’s true colours will always come out. They’ll see that Noonan is not who she says she is,” Ursula shared with the camera after her time in Samoa came to an abrupt end.

Thankfully, the players seem to have placed their rivalry behind them with Ursula telling 10Play that the duo watched her elimination episode at her home together.

“I know Noonan is a true Survivor fan, and I’m a true Survivor fan, I’ve watched every season and have been applying since my eight-year-old was one. I have that respect and love for the game so we both went in there wanting to be big players, wanting to be controversial, and I would never hold that against her.”

After 16 days in Samoa, film director Rich had his time in the game cut short in the first tribal council post-tribe swap.

While the original Brains members did have the majority vote and had a clear plan to send Noonan home, the original Brawns had a plan of their own to snuff Logan’s torch with the help of Rich.

But in a last-minute change of plans, the Brains alliance switched their vote, and the new tribe decided to blindside Rich instead with a majority of five votes sent his way.

It’s been a journey,” Rich shared with the cameras shortly after.

“I was just about to be a bit spicy, it was going to be fun but going forward I’d say some of those girls are pretty slimy so watch out,” he added.

“I was absolutely blindsided. I’m definitely shocked but I’m not surprised.”

As new alliances were formed on the Brains tribe, Ally was left in the lurch and accidentally blindsided by alliance member Max who after failing to read the mood of his fellow campmates, thought he had the numbers to send Myles home instead.

But with Kaelan flipping, only one vote stood between Ally and Myles, with the former being unlucky enough to have her torch snuffed mere days before the tribe swap.

After throwing the first Immunity Challenge and then brazenly admitting to it to his alliance, the writing was on the wall for Nash who found himself on the wrong end of his fellow tribemates’ wrath for playing “too hard, too fast.”

Despite planning a blindside of his own against Morgan, and bluffing that he had an idol, ultimately he was voted out with a five-vote majority to Morgan’s one and Ursula’s two votes.

“I tried to throw a couple of curveballs in the end, [but] the tribe weren’t happy with the way that I was playing the game. I wanted to go out with a bang and I obviously went out with a bang,” he shared shortly after having his torch snuffed.

Speaking exclusively with New Idea the morning after his elimination from the game, Nash admitted that he had no regrets about his gameplay, especially after he made Australian Survivor history by finding a hidden immunity idol just five minutes into the game.

“I wanted to play a go hard or go home game. I fought to the end, I fought hard. If you’re not here to play hard from day one then why are you here? If you’re not here to play strong straight away what are you waiting for?”

As for who he thinks will win, Nash is backing his alliance member Ursula. He’s also keen to to return to the shores of Samoa for another season of Heroes vs Villains.

“Bring it on. You haven’t even seen what I had up my sleeve!”

After burning fellow tribemate Max’s hat and shifting the blame to an unsuspecting Myles, Survivor fans were shocked when Kent admitted to the brazen act at the tribal council, painting a target on his back.

Speaking exclusively with New Idea the morning after his onscreen elimination, Kent revealed there was more to his shock revelation than what was shown on TV.

“I have no regrets over burning the hat. [But], there was never, ever, ever any intention of stupidly announcing that I had burned the hat at tribal council because it’s an instant knife to the jugular.

“I was cooked. I had hurt my back on day one, I was in pain, I hadn’t slept for days and I was loosing my mind and I needed to go. I knew saying ‘Max I burnt your hat’ would send me home.”

Luckily for Max, Kent also confirmed to New Idea that he was about to buy him “the coolest Akubra hat ever” as a replacement.

There were heartbreaking scenes on day seven of the game when Brawns tribe member Zen was forced to medically withdraw after injuring his finger in the previous day’s challenge.

“I’ve been with the medical team all day and I’ve fractured my finger but it’s all the way down to the bone so I have to be in a cast and they’ve actually pulled me from the game,” a devastated Zen shared with his tribe as he shared his sad news.

“It’s painful, it’s heartbreaking but at the end of the day, I just need to stay stoic, stay strong. This is just part of the game.”

Hopefully, we see Zen return again in a future season of Survivor!

Her fiercely competitive nature and desire to make major moves in the game backfired for Indy when she blew up her own game by betraying the girls’ alliance and sharing their tribal council plans with the boys.

As a result of not joining the girls plan after she deemed it not exciting enough, Indy then became the plan, receiving seven votes to Miles two.

“I’m feeling a little bit sad because I wasn’t ready to go home,” a devastated Indy shared shortly after her elimination from the game.

“I actually thought that I could come here and be deceptive and lie and it turns out I’m not great at it. It was brutal and I knew the risk when I took the action I took and it didn’t pay off for me,” she added.

“But that’s the game I wanted to play and if I played 100 times I’d play exactly the same way. I make no apologies.”  

For Survivor super fan Candy, her time in Samoa came to an abrupt end after the originally planned eliminee Nash played his immunity idol and decided to send votes her way.

Explaining his strategy behind voting her out, Nash told his tribe: “I haven’t connected with her, and I just don’t think she’s anyone I can align myself with moving forward.”

While fellow Brawn tribe member Ursula had several votes sent her way, ultimately it was Candy who secured the majority and had her torch snuffed.

“It’s definitely not how I wanted it to go, it’s everyone’s worst Survivor dream,” an emotional Candy shared with the cameras shortly after her elimination.