The Australian Outback
Queensland, Australia
A harsher, hungrier season in the flooded Queensland outback that turned Survivor into a full-blown national phenomenon.
Sole Survivor
Tina Wesson
Won the jury 4-3
- Year
- 2001
- Location
- Queensland, Australia
- Format
- All-new cast
- Days
- 42 days
- Castaways
- 16
- Grand prize
- $1,000,000
- Jury vote
- 4-3
Also read at the Final Tribal Council
How Tina Wesson won
Tina out-charmed the dominant Colby Donaldson, who, in one of the great blunders of loyalty, dragged her to the end over the beatable Keith — and the jury rewarded her warmth over his résumé.
In context
Era
The Old School Era
2000–2010
Timeline
2nd of 50
Aired 2001
Filming
Australia
1st of 1 season filmed here
Starting tribes
The 2 tribes marooned when the game began — and where the names come from.
From the Pakanha (Aboriginal Australian) word for 'kangaroo'.
From the Kunjen (Aboriginal Australian) word for 'crocodile'.
At the merge · they became Barramundi — Merge tribe named after the barramundi, an iconic Australian fish — fitting for the Queensland Outback season.
Explore Season 2
Common questions
- Who won Survivor The Australian Outback?
- Tina Wesson won Survivor: The Australian Outback (Season 2, 2001), taking the jury vote 4-3.
- Where was Survivor Season 2 filmed?
- Survivor: The Australian Outback was filmed in Queensland, Australia.
- When did Survivor Season 2 air?
- Survivor: The Australian Outback aired in 2001 and ran 42 days.
- Who were the finalists in Survivor The Australian Outback?
- Tina Wesson won at the Final Tribal Council alongside Colby Donaldson.
Around the fire
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“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…”
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