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

After taking home the final individual immunity on offer in the game, challenge beast Kaelan secured his spot at the final tribal council – opting to bring eventual winner Myles with him.

Ultimately his pitch to the jury about why he deserved to win was based on his strong social game and physical success in the challenges, and sadly wasn’t enough to secure him the title of Sole Survivor.

While there’s no doubt about it that AJ played an excellent strategic game, by not winning the final individual immunity challenge he set the stage for his torch being snuffed just short of the final two.

With challenge winner Kealan facing a tough decision about who he would be sending home, and who he would be bringing through with him to the final two, ultimately it was AJ whose time in the game came to an end with only one more night remaining.

Unfortunately for Zara, after Myles secured individual immunity, the postgraduates alliance was forced to self cannibalise and her, AJ, and Kaelan’s dreams of going to the final three together were dashed.

While she did hope she could secure Myles’ vote to both write-down AJ and force a draw – sending both her and AJ to a fire making challenge – ultimately Myles opted to go through to final three with AJ and Kaelan, dashing the only hope she had to stay in the game.

“It was an honour and a privilege to be part of our little brains crew. Go smash it,” she told her remaining contestants as she prepared to leave.

“I don’t know what happened actually,” she later shared with producers. I thought I was better off keeping my trusted allies around me but we can see how that turned out,” she added.

After Myles played his hidden immunity idol (the fourth he found during the season) and Zara won individual immunity, Kate became the 19th player voted out and the sixth member of the jury.

With Zara discovering that each remaining player would be voting for different people, she discovered that the power over who would have their torch snuffed lay with her, thus securing Kate’s fate and giving her the majority vote of two that would send her home.

“I’m so sad this experience is over,” a visibly emotional Kate shared with the cameras after her time in the game came to an end.

“I did not think that I would even make it to day two, so to make it to top five is amazing.”

There were heartbreaking scenes as Olympic sprinter Morgan became the 18th player to be voted out, and the sixth member of the jury.

With the odds against her, and by refusing to vote against her alliance member Kate who later secured herself individual immunity – Morgan would have needed a miracle to remain in the game.

While she and Kate had hopes they could flip the loyalties of the other players and vote out Myles instead, ultimately she received a majority of four votes and had her torch snuffed.

After 41 days in the jungle, Kristin became the fifth member of the jury just six days short of the final tribal council after receiving a majority of four votes to Myles’ three.

While she hoped that Zara would flip on the ‘graduates’ alliance and vote out Myles, luck just wasn’t in her favour.

“I’m a little bit shocked, I’m very disappointed with Zara not flipping. It leaves Zara in an interesting place because she’s missed her opportunity to use Kate and Morgan to get someone out that she wanted,” she shared with the cameras in a candid final confession.

In the most exciting tribal council of the season, both Logan and Zara received four votes each, forcing a re-vote.

When the re-vote then saw the girls tie once more with three votes each, the rest of the tribe was given a tough decision to either unanimously decide which player would have their torch snuffed or go to rocks.

For those unawares, by going to rocks this would mean each player would have an equal chance at going home, with whoever drew the odd “rock” then becoming the player to go home.

But Logan didn’t think the risk was worth it for her allies, instead encouraging them to save themselves and vote her out.

“If any tribal council was going to be dramatic I’m glad it was mine, it’s so fitting for me!” she joked shortly after saying her farewells.

“I can’t believe that people were even prepared to be thinking about going to rocks. I’m so proud to be a friend of the girls, that they would stick by me like that but I couldn’t ask them to do that for me. I’m glad they didn’t because it’s just not fair. I think they should go out in their own blaze of glory,” she added.

There were heartbreaking scenes for fans as Karin had her torch snuffed, and became the third member of the jury after playing such an exciting game.

Despite her last-ditch efforts to turn the game on its head and save her own neck, her time in her tribe came to an end as she was blindsided with a majority vote.

“Self-immolation is my game. I knew there was a blindside coming. I figured I’d do a big hail mary, blow everything up, and see what happened,” she shared shortly after her fate was sealed.

“Unfortunately, no-one took the bait. I want them to have fun, do something interesting, and stop playing it so safe,” she added.

In regards to who she thought would win, her money is on Myles: “I have my bet on the jungle rat, I think he can snake his way through. I want to see someone who deserves to win, win.”

Jungle rat Myles lived to play another day after playing his hidden immunity idol and saving himself from getting his torch snuffed after he received a majority of five votes.

Unfortunately, it was Paulie who suffered the consequences of this play, who after being given two votes then became the second member of the jury.

“I’m so overwhelmed with how far I’ve come. 35 days out in the jungle? Me? No one would have ever thought!” he shared shortly after saying his farewells.

“Getting voted out, it’s a kick in the guts. I think they are all manipulators. I think they are all liars and I think weak players keep weak players around,” he added.

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.