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Kel Gleason

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Kel Gleason

Kel Gleason

Competed on Survivor: The Australian Outback (2001), finishing 15th.

Seasons
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The story

Kel Gleason's Australian Outback run is tied forever to a single accusation: tribemate Jerri Manthey claimed she'd caught him secretly eating smuggled beef jerky. He denied it, no jerky was ever found — and it didn't matter.

The paranoia Jerri stirred up turned Ogakor against him, and Kel was voted out fifteenth after just 6 days. One of the earliest examples of how a good story can beat the truth at Tribal Council.

By the torchlight

Career record

15th
best finish
6
days on the island

Where they finished

the bigger the blaze, the deeper the run

  1. 15thS2
  1. 2

    The Australian Outback

    15th

    2001 · Queensland, Australia · Ogakor

    6 days

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

Pulled from the urn — every vote ever cast against Kel, and how often Kel read the night right.

7
votes against
1
Tribal sat at
0 / 1
read right
0% of the time
The tribe weighs in

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Tribe rating

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Your scores

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The wider tribe

Played alongside Kel

Castaways Kel shared the island with — tap any face to cross over to their game.

2The Australian Outback2001+3 more from The Australian Outback
Around the fire

Common questions

Did Kel Gleason win Survivor?
No. Kel Gleason competed on Survivor but did not win. Competed on Survivor: The Australian Outback (2001), finishing 15th.
How many times has Kel Gleason played Survivor?
Kel Gleason has played 1 season of Survivor: Season 2 (The Australian Outback).
What is Kel Gleason's best finish on Survivor?
Kel Gleason's best finish is 15th on Survivor: The Australian Outback (Season 2).
How many days has Kel Gleason played Survivor?
Kel Gleason has spent 6 days on the island across 1 season.
How many times was Kel Gleason voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 1 Tribal Council, 7 votes were cast against Kel Gleason.
What is Kel Gleason known for?
Competed on Survivor: The Australian Outback (2001), finishing 15th.

Around the fire

The tribe's debating Kel's game right now

“Cirie never needed an idol. She WAS the idol — read every vote a round early and bent the whole jungle to her will without a single immunity win. That's the cei…”
— MergeBeast · 64 🔥 and climbing

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