Survivor: Australia v The World has delivered shock early exits, denying some big names a spot in Jury Villa.
Typically, on Australian Survivor, the last ten remaining players are sent to the Jury Villa, where they will live together while the rest of the season is filmed and attend each Tribal Council. At the end of the season, those jury members vote for the winner.
Because Australia v The World is a shorter season, players started joining the jury immediately after Merge, meaning there will be six or seven players voting at the end — depending on whether the finale is made up of a final two or final three.
Read on to find out who’s in the Survivor: Australia v The World Jury Villa so far, and what they’re looking for in a winner.
Shonee Bowtell
Aussie icon Shonee Bowtell missed out on a spot at Final Tribal Council again, after she struggled to find a footing in the game in the form of a number one ally.
Shonee predicts that Cirie could miss out on a spot in the Final 3, meaning Luke, Janine and Parvati will be sitting pretty at the end. “I think the game’s going to have to change because they’ve made a promise,” she told the Drop Your Buffs podcast. “Perhaps Janine and Cirie might go to a fire challenge, sending Cirie home.”
So, who will Shonee be voting for? “Definitely willing to hear what people are saying, but at the moment, I will be voting for Parvati,” she revealed. “And that would be iconic as well, because you know, she’s back in Samoa, like I feel like it would be a really full circle, healing moment for her.”
Lisa Holmes
Survivor New Zealand winner Lisa Holmes (nee Stanger) was added to the jury after her elimination during episode 8. It’s the first time Lisa’s weighed in on the final decision, considering she won her season with a vote of 4-3-0.
It sounds like if Cirie makes it to the finale, she’ll have Lisa’s vote.
“If Cirie wins, it might be better than me winning,” Lisa said in her Drop Your Buffs interview. “I know it’s a ridiculous thing to say, and maybe people don’t understand.”
“I absolutely loved her from her first season, and every time she’s come back, she’s managed to do magic. I’m a bit like her — she’s not like me — I’m a bit like her, we’re both not super physical, people underestimate us,” she explained.
Tommi Manninen
Tommi Manninen was the fourth person to join the jury after receiving a unanimous vote against him during a double elimination episode.
During his Drop Your Buffs episode on 10Play, he said that despite not making any massive moves, Lisa has a slight chance of receiving Jury votes and winning the season if she makes it to the finale.
“Everyone loves underdogs, and Lisa is now the biggest underdog, so if she can pull some kind of miracle out of it and she’s going to be the one who is choosing someone to come with her to the final, then maybe, but it’s a big if,” he said.
Kassandre Bastarache
Kassandre Bastarache was the third person to join the Survivor: Australia v The World Jury after using her Immunity Idol to protect her alliance member, Lisa.
Kirby Bentley
Kirby Bentley became the second castaway sent to the Survivor: Australia v The World Jury Villa, where she was joined by her former ride-or-die turned rival, Sarah — a pairing that likely made for an awkward stay.
During an interview with Chattr, Kirby said that as a jury member, she won’t hold any personal grudges and will vote for who she thinks has played the smartest.
“[I’m looking for the] best game, big moves, whatever that looks like. You’ve got big targets and if you can get through it without somebody mentioning your name, that’s an incredible achievement in itself. But yeah, no grudges.”
Sarah Tileke
Sarah Tileke was the fifth person eliminated from Survivor: Australia v The World and the first jury member. During her Drop Your Buffs interview, Sarah said she already knows exactly what she’s looking for in a winner.
“What I want in a winner is what I was trying to set out to do at the start — not very well — but to set some rules. I want players to get to the end who had some rules for themselves set up at the start, and then I want to see how they really strategically stayed true to those initial kind of no-go zones, but then also played outside of the box, and didn’t just ride the easy vote to the end,” she said.
Who missed out on being part of the Australian Survivor Jury?
The first four players eliminated from Survivor: Australia v The World missed out on joining the Jury Villa. They were Survivor South Africa winner Rob Bentele, Australian Survivor winner David Genat, self-proclaimed king of the jungle George Mladenov and two-time Survivor US winner Tony Vlachos.
Survivor: Australia v The World airs at 7pm on Sundays, and 7:30pm on Mondays and Tuesdays on Channel 10 and 10Play.
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