Tina Wesson
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Tina Wesson won $
1,000,000 as the winner of Survivor: The Australian Outback
. A married personal nurse from Knoxville, Tennessee
, Wesson outlasted 15 other players to become the first woman to win the $1 million prize in 2001. She did not have any votes cast against her at Tribal Council. To this date, Wesson is the oldest female ever to win Survivor, being aged 40. Wesson returned in 2004 for Survivor: All-Stars
, where she was the first person voted off the show.
and Colby Donaldson
to force a tie between Mitchell Olson (who was aligned with Amber Brkich
and Jerri Manthey
) and Famie, whereby Olson would be voted off due to his previous vote at Episode 3's tribal council.
At the Final 6, the main faction of the now Ogakor 4 joined Bingham and Elisabeth Filarski
to vote out Manthey's old ally Brkich, propelling them into the Final 5, at which Wesson, Donaldson and Famie took control and eliminated Bingham and then Filarski at the next two tribal councils. In the Final 3 immunity
challenge, Donaldson continued a winning streak and chose to eliminate the more hated Famie instead of Wesson, which cost him the win.
Wesson became the Sole Survivor in a 4-3 vote, in which she gained the votes of Famie, Filarski, Manthey, and Calaway.
in the first episode, Wesson, a previous winner, was immediately targeted. She was eliminated over Survivor: Africa
winner Ethan Zohn
. Tribemate Jenna Lewis
orchestrated this move stating "it's our game now, get... off our playing field!" With the very first votes against her, Wesson was voted out of Survivor: All-Stars
in Episode 1.
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
1,000,000 as the winner of Survivor: The Australian Outback
Survivor: The Australian Outback
Survivor: The Australian Outback is the second season of the United States reality show Survivor. Filming took place at Goshen Station in northern Queensland during 2000 and aired from January 28, 2001 to May 3, 2001 on CBS...
. A married personal nurse from Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
, Wesson outlasted 15 other players to become the first woman to win the $1 million prize in 2001. She did not have any votes cast against her at Tribal Council. To this date, Wesson is the oldest female ever to win Survivor, being aged 40. Wesson returned in 2004 for Survivor: All-Stars
Survivor: All-Stars
Survivor: All-Stars is the eighth season of the United States reality show Survivor. It was filmed in 2003 and debuted in the United States on CBS on February 1, 2004 after Super Bowl XXXVIII. It was set on the Pearl Islands of Panama, where the previous Survivor: Pearl Islands had just finished...
, where she was the first person voted off the show.
Survivor: The Australian Outback
As part of the Ogakor tribe, Wesson 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. In Episode 4, Wesson was part of a move orchestrated on the way to Tribal Council. Wesson managed to convince allies Keith FamieKeith Famie
Keith Famie is a director/producer of human-interest films. He is probably best known for being a contestant on the CBS reality television series, Survivor: The Australian Outback. He was the 14th person to be voted off...
and Colby Donaldson
Colby Donaldson
Colby Donaldson is an American television actor, best known as the runner-up on Survivor: The Australian Outback and as the host for the show Top Shot.-Personal life:...
to force a tie between Mitchell Olson (who was aligned with Amber Brkich
Amber Mariano
Amber Joy Mariano is an American television personality and winner of Survivor: All-Stars, after appearing as a contestant on one of its predecessors, Survivor: The Australian Outback...
and Jerri Manthey
Jerri Manthey
Jerri Lynn Manthey is an American actress who is best known for her appearances on reality television.- Early life :Jerri Manthey was born in Stuttgart, Germany and attended both high school and college in Germany. Manthey's father, Cyril, was a career member of the United States Army and served...
) and Famie, whereby Olson would be voted off due to his previous vote at Episode 3's tribal council.
At the Final 6, the main faction of the now Ogakor 4 joined Bingham and Elisabeth Filarski
Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Elisabeth Hasselbeck is an American television talk show host and television personality. She was a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback and is a current co-host on the daytime talk show The View .-Early life:...
to vote out Manthey's old ally Brkich, propelling them into the Final 5, at which Wesson, Donaldson and Famie took control and eliminated Bingham and then Filarski at the next two tribal councils. In the Final 3 immunity
Immunity (reality television)
Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
challenge, Donaldson continued a winning streak and chose to eliminate the more hated Famie instead of Wesson, which cost him the win.
Wesson became the Sole Survivor in a 4-3 vote, in which she gained the votes of Famie, Filarski, Manthey, and Calaway.
Survivor: All-Stars
As part of the Saboga tribe who lost immunityImmunity (reality television)
Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
in the first episode, Wesson, a previous winner, was immediately targeted. She was eliminated over Survivor: Africa
Survivor: Africa
Survivor: Africa is the third season of the United States reality show Survivor. It was filmed during 2001 and aired from October 11, 2001 - January 10, 2002 on CBS. It was set in Kenya's Shaba National Reserve on the African continent....
winner Ethan Zohn
Ethan Zohn
Ethan Zohn is an American reality television series contestant who won $1,000,000 on Survivor: Africa, the third season of the reality TV series Survivor. He also appeared on the All-Stars edition of the show. After winning Survivor he co-founded Grassroot Soccer, which uses soccer to raise money...
. Tribemate Jenna Lewis
Jenna Lewis
Jenna Lewis was a contestant on Survivor: Borneo , finishing eighth, and Survivor: All-Stars , finishing third. She later gained further fame for her 2004 sex tape which circulated on the Internet....
orchestrated this move stating "it's our game now, get... off our playing field!" With the very first votes against her, Wesson was voted out of Survivor: All-Stars
Survivor: All-Stars
Survivor: All-Stars is the eighth season of the United States reality show Survivor. It was filmed in 2003 and debuted in the United States on CBS on February 1, 2004 after Super Bowl XXXVIII. It was set on the Pearl Islands of Panama, where the previous Survivor: Pearl Islands had just finished...
in Episode 1.
External links
- Tina Wesson Official website
- DealsGapAdventures Motorbike & hiking guided tours - Tour guide: Tina Wesson
- Wesson's bio at CBS