If one thing is for certain, it’s that Australian Survivor 2025: Brains v Brawn II was unpredictable — one minute, a castaway was flying high with immunity, and the next, they were left blindsided at Tribal Council.
During practically every season of Australian Survivor, viewers experience emotional whiplash as their faves are eliminated from the beaches of Samoa and sent home — or to the jury villa.
Long-time host Jonathan LaPaglia guided the cast through the shocking Tribal Councils (which, for the uninitiated, are where tribe members are voted off). Jonathan has hosted the popular reality TV show since its revival in 2016, totalling nine seasons.
There can only be one Australian Survivor 2025 cast member who will outwit, outplay and outlast all of their fellow castaways, and that person was Myles Kuah, who was crowned the Sole Survivor of the Brain v Brawn II season.
Myles took home bragging rights and a whopping $500,000 cash prize. Read on to find out everyone who left Australian Survivor.
Who has been eliminated from Australian Survivor 2025?
Episode 24 – Kaelan
Kaelan Lockhart was the Challenge Beast throughout the season, or as he liked to call it, the Challenge Enthusiast.
While Kaelan’s physical game saw him get to the final two, it was Myles who took him out at the final Tribal Council, and was crowned the winner of Australian Survivor 2025.
Kaelan was undoubtedly the strongest physical competitor on the Brains v Brawn II season. He told Chattr in an interview that he believes his downfall was failing to factor into his final Tribal speech the Survivor skills the Jury were looking for when casting their votes.
“I was too confident that the way that I wanted to play the game is the way that should win the game, whereas I should have been in the in the minds of the of the Jury,” he said.
Episode 24 – AJ
Because he had won the Immunity Challenge, it was up to Kaelan to choose who would go to the final two with him.
Kaelan struggled with his choice, calling the experience “one of the worst days” of his life, and ended up taking both Myles and AJ aside for a heart-to-heart.
However, it was AJ Antonios he decided to vote for, meaning that Kaelan and Myles were officially the final two on Australian Survivor 2025.
In a post-elimination interview, AJ said that while he was disappointed to miss out on the finale, he understood why Kaelan chose Myles.
“When he had to make his decision, it hurt me, and after he made it, I didn’t want to berate him or anything,” AJ told Chattr.
“I totally understand. I gave him a hug. I love those guys, I really do. You’re with them for that long, and you play the whole game with them, and they’re just beautiful people.”
Episode 23 – Zara
Episode 23 of Australian Survivor saw Zara Callianiotis narrowly miss out on making the final three.
Things went sideways for the PTA vice-president when Myles ticked winning an Immunity Idol off his Survivor bucket list, which put Kaelan, Zara, and AJ in the firing line.
After a lot of scrambling on the beach, it seemed like a unanimous decision couldn’t be made about who to vote off — Myles wanted to bring Zara to the finale, and AJ refused to vote for Kaelan.
With the threat of Zara and AJ going to fire, Myles flipped his vote at the last minute and voted Zara out, leaving himself, AJ and Kaelan in the final three.
“I didn’t stop trying until right at the end, I was hustling. I was making a fire like I put in the best effort that I possibly could,” Zara told Chattr in a post-elimination interview.
Episode 22 – Kate
Kate Gloufchis had her torch snuffed at Tribal Council tonight. Zara had the difficult option tonight to send home either Kate or AJ.
“I have the option of making a big move right now. I could go with Kaelan and AJ and vote out Kate,” Zara said. “She is my main competition.”
“On the other hand, Myles wants he and I to vote for AJ and we should be able to send AJ home with our two votes.”
Myles told Zara he was feeling “actually down” about voting him out, but told producers that this could be his “$500,000 move”.
“This is the correct play,” Myles told producers. “And AJ will respect that.”
At Tribal, Kaelan said it was strange not to have the immunity necklace, but he was still feeling “calm.”
Myles stunned the jury when he played his fourth immunity idol for himself, even though he said he felt “safe” from this vote.
Myles received one vote which did not count, Kaelan received one vote, AJ received one vote, and Kate received two votes, sending her home.
Zara apologised to Myles for blindsiding him, and he admitted that he voted for AJ.
In a post-elimination interview, Kate told Chattr that she believes AJ ‘s strong alliances were the reason he wasn’t eliminated earlier.
“AJ, I think people did want out, but I don’t think they could get enough people, because AJ had so many connections,” she explained.
“I think there were a lot of people who understood that AJ was such a threat, but he had made so many connections on the beach that you couldn’t round up enough numbers to get them out.
“You have to have, like, at times, five to six numbers, and that there was just not enough people to want to do that. Yeah. So I think he got through just from his social strategy.”
Episode 21 – Morgan
After Kristin’s exit, the dominant Post-Graduates alliance (Myles, AJ, Kaelan, and Zara) were poised to target either Morgan Mitchell or Myles. But with Myles quietly eyeing Kaelan as a growing threat, Kate decided to pitch a bold plan to Kaelan: blindside Myles before he could strike first.
Then came a twist at Tribal. After Kaelan claimed immunity for a record-breaking sixth time, a surprise challenge offered up a second necklace — which Kate won.
With both off the table, the general consensus was that it would be Myles or Morgan sent home. The alliance stuck together, and Morgan was voted out 4–2, becoming the newest member of the jury.
Episode 20 – Kristin
Zara had a lot of power tonight, with the option to stick with the Graduates alliance and vote Kristin Alston out, or flip and start working with Morgan, Kate and Kristin. The biggest hurdle on her mind is that AJ and Myles seem to be calling the shots.
“I don’t want to be dragged along with the guys,” she said. “I need to find a path to get my control back.”
Myles and Morgan butted heads during tribal, with Morgan saying that she refuses to strategise with Myles because he’s so unreasonable. After causing a bit of chaos, the woman started whispering, saying they should vote for Myles with hopes Zara would flip.
Zara stood up to speak to the women in a hushed whisper, leaving her Graduates alliance concerned.
In the end, Zara stuck with her Graduates alliance and the Tribe sent Kristin home 4 votes to 3, making her the newest member of the Jury.
Episode 19 – Logan
It was a dramatic showdown as the tribe split evenly between voting out OG Brains Zara and Logan Johannisen.
Both women aimed squarely at each other. Zara was seeking revenge for Logan taking out her “ride or die” Karin, and Logan was hoping to return the favour. “I hope this sends you home”.
The initial vote tied at 4–4. A re-vote led to another tie, forcing the tribe into a five-minute scramble to avoid a rock draw.
Kristin argued Zara had “too many connections,” while Myles labelled Logan an “endurance threat.” But with Zara, Kaelan, Myles, and AJ holding firm, it was clear the majority wasn’t budging.
After saying, “It’s okay,” Logan accepted her fate as the Tribe voted her out unanimously, becoming the newest member of the Jury.
In a post-elimination interview, Logan explained that she entered Australian Survivor with the strategy of focussing on her social game.
“My strategy going in was to really go in on the social angle, to really try and make proper friendships,” she said.
“I found that there were a few people out there who it was a bit surface level sometimes, so we didn’t connect fully, and I know they wouldn’t have my back.
“So my strategy was really to make deep connections with people, so that if my name was floated, it would be instantly shot down.”
Episode 18 – Karin
Paulie and Laura looked on from the jury as Karin Gunatilake prepared for a Tribal she knew could be her last. Sensing the target was either her or Zara, she pulled Zara, Kristin, Kaelan, and Logan aside with a bold offer: “Russian roulette” — five votes, and if someone played an Idol, she’d go home.
She revealed the other side had asked her to flip on Zara but refused: “Not going to turn on my ride or die, am I?” Karin called out AJ for scheming, while Kristin admitted she was pushing to save Karin over Zara.
In a wild twist, Karin voted for Zara anyway. “I want to see what happens,” she said.
But it wasn’t enough. The final votes: one for Myles, three for Zara and five for Karin.
“Self-immolation is my game,” she said as her torch was snuffed.
In a post-elimination interview, Karin told Chattr that she believed her biggest downfall was being “incredibly stubborn”.
“I am rational and logical up to a point where I think it’s probably a do or die and I’ve got nothing else to lose, or I think it’s the margins of losing high over winning, and I just go, ‘alright, cool, don’t care anymore,'” she explained.
Episode 17 – Paulie
Paulie Michael had his torch snuffed after a tense Tribal Council. His paranoia got the best of him during the scramble, as he demanded that his name not be pulled out of the urn.
“He’s losing his mind. He’s actually losing his mind,” AJ said.
Seeing as only five contestants were on the chopping block — Kaelan, Kristin, Myles, Paulie or Logan — he was right to be afraid.
Myles played his immunity idol for himself, with the hopes that Kristin would go home. However, while the five votes against Myles didn’t count, Logan ended up voting for Paulie instead of Kristin and sent him home.
“I wanted to play a very authentic and honest game,” Paulie told Chattr in a post-elimination interview.
“I really wanted to build positive relationships with people, secure a really tight Alliance, and work with that. Obviously, you have to be quite flexible in the game, so I had to change my strategy depending on my situation in the game.”
Episode 15 – Laura
Laura Darras was sent home after another dramatic Idol play turned the Tribal Council vote on its head.
The majority initially planned to vote out Logan, hoping to break her close alliance with Laura and dismantle the lingering “Buddy System”, and move toward a more open jury phase.
However, sensing something was off, Logan trusted her gut. “I had an icky feeling today,” she said before playing her Hidden Immunity Idol, explaining that she’d “prefer to be safe than sorry.”
Logan’s move nullified six votes against her, leaving just five valid votes. AJ received two, while Laura ended up with three, making her torch the latest to be snuffed.
Laura was the first Australian Survivor 2025 player to join the Jury, and told Chattr that she considers herself the “queen of the Jury”.
“As soon as I left tribal and I went into the Jury Villa, I sat down and thought, ‘Okay, what does being the queen of the Jury mean, and how am I going to influence all of the people that come after me?’” She said.
Episode 14 – PD
In a shock idol play that no one saw coming, Myles chose to save Paulie from an almost landslide elimination, leaving Paul Dee (PD)’s head on the chopping block.
Since Merge, traditional alliances have been breaking, and players have split off into pairs for safety. The only outlier, being Paulie. However, it wouldn’t be Survivor without some big moves and that’s where AJ and Myles came in with one of the most exciting idol plays we’ve seen so far.
Knowing that the majority were voting for Paulie to keep pairs strong, Myles and AJ chose to blindside the rest of the players by putting votes on PD and ultimately sending him packing.
Episode 13 – Jesse
The first Tribal Council post-merge set the stage for shifting allegiances as old tribal lines blurred. As Logan quipped: “It’s not Friend Island.”
OG Brains initially pushed for Paulie, sensing an opportunity to take him out, while AJ tried to work his charm to sway OG Brawns into flipping. But with the game opening up, Jesse Noonan’s web of connections made him a target.
The vote came down to a near tie between Jesse and Paulie, but a final vote pushed Jesse over the line, making him the first casualty of the Merge. Meanwhile, Zara (up until now the only castaway to have played on both tribes) also picked up two votes as new alliances began to take shape.
Episode 12 – Ben
While the Brawn tribe was at Tribal Council, Jonathan revealed that no one would be sent home due to Ben Bylett’s unexpected decision to leave the game.
“I know you were expecting to vote someone out tonight, but there’s been a development that changes things,” Jonathan explained. “This might come as a shock, but Ben from the Brains tribe has chosen to leave the game.”
“As a result, there will be no vote, and no one from this tribe will be eliminated tonight.
During the show, no details were shared about Ben’s sudden departure. However, he’s since taken to Instagram to say that he left Survivor because of a torn calf muscle and other illnesses he’d developed while filming the show.
Episode 11 – No elimination
After Brains lost Immunity, Laura found an advantage revealing that the voted-out player wouldn’t leave the game but would swap tribes, moving to Brawns.
Trusting Zara Callianiotis with the information for the sake of their alliance, Laura was blindsided when Zara strong-armed her into exposing it to the tribe to protect herself.
Both Laura and Zara saw the move as a chance to reconnect with old allies and form new ones. “I want to go because I think it’s the next building block before Merge,” Zara reasoned, even voting for Myles instead of Laura to tip the votes in her favour.
In the end, Myles and Laura received two votes each, but with four votes against her, Laura was sent to Brawns.
Episode 10 – Noonan
The new Brawns tribe faced another tense Tribal Council, where two hidden Immunity Idols completely upended the vote.
Knowing she was near the bottom, Laura Noonan (Noonan) made a last-ditch effort to rally allies, calling AJ’s unpredictability a liability.
Before the votes were read, Paulie played his Idol, nullifying four votes against him. Sensing he was next, AJ followed suit, negating his votes despite Noonan’s attempt to dissuade him.
With both Idols in play, Noonan became the default target, and the two votes against her sent her packing.
Episode 9 – Max
In a shocking Tribal Council, Max Wills became the latest castaway to have their torch snuffed.
After Brains 2.0 lost Immunity, they faced Tribal, but plans were upended when Myles played the Idol he won during the challenge, canceling four votes against him. Kate also picked up a vote.
Max had hoped to merge with OG Brawns Jesse and Ben by his side, but they stayed loyal to their original alliance, sealing his fate. Pretty safe to say a few saw it coming.
Meanwhile, over on Brawns, Kristin secured an Idol for herself.
Episode 8 – Ursula
Ursula Rose became the first casualty of AJ’s “hostage” strategy — a ploy to force the new Brains to throw challenges while keeping the OGs strong for the Merge. Noonan also helped stir the pot against Ursula, but ended up taking two votes herself at the Tribal Council.
With five votes against her, Ursula became the seventh torch snuffed.
In Ursula’s post-elimination interview with Chattr, she explained that while she thinks AJ’s strategy is a “little immature”, it might just work in his favour.
Episode 7 – Rich
The newly shuffled Brawns Tribe faced Tribal Council after losing the Immunity Challenge to the Brains Tribe, throwing a wrench into the recently formed Graduate Alliance.
Rich Hughes‘ torch was snuffed out, with AJ remarking that “sacrifices are needed to create new alliances.” Rich himself admitted that Logan and Karin had wanted him gone “from day dot.”
In the final vote, Rich was eliminated with five votes against him, while Logan and Noonan both received one.
Episode 6 – Ally Kettle
After receiving the parchment from Rich, which granted him the power to exempt two tribe members from Tribal Council, Max chose Karin and Laura to sit out.
Ally Kettle, who had been rubbing some shoulders due to her fast and fast decision-making and difficulty working with others, was voted out, signalling a rift within The Coven.
Meanwhile, Myles received two votes but remained safe.
Episode 5 – No elimination
A twist at Tribal Council meant no one was voted out in Episode 5. Instead, the Brains tribe had to vote one of their own to permanently join the Brawn tribe, bringing along a mysterious scroll.
Both AJ and Rich volunteered, with AJ saying he wanted find his team and call them the “Bomb Squad”. However, the Brains tribe voted instead for Rich to switch sides. Rich was up for it, saying, “Why not? I think it’s fun.”
The scroll, later revealed, grants the power to remove two players from voting at the next Tribal Council (they can’t vote or be voted for) and can either be used by Rich or given away.
Episode 4 – Nash Gendo
Nash Gendo became the first Brawns tribe member to have his torch snuffed after his tribemates discovered he had thrown the first Immunity challenge.
Despite his effort to fake having an Idol at Tribal Council, his bluff was called, and the votes sealed his fate. Ursula was next in line with two votes, while Morgan received one.
Even though his bold gameplay and confidence was his downfall, Nash told Chattr he doesn’t regret his approach, and feels his fellow castaways need to spice things up.
Episode 3 – Kent Miller-Randle
Kent Miller-Randle got the boot after Brawn sent Brain to Tribal Council, racking up six votes — enough to snuff his torch.
The Coven secured their target as Kent, despite AJ’s failed attempt to send Logan home after deeming Kent a non-threat. It was a fitting comeuppance for the business mogul, who targeted Myles in Episode 2 and, in a wild Tribal Council moment, bizarrely admitted to burning Max’s hat and trying to frame Myles for it
Myles, meanwhile, still narrowly dodged elimination with three votes.
Episode 3 – Zen Heaton
The Reward Challenge saw individual competitors from the Brains and Brawn tribes tackle each other in the hope of scoring a flag first. Zen Heaton managed to get the point after taking on Kaelen, but he hurt his finger during the process.
Ahead of the Elimination Challenge, medics came to check out Zen’s injury and found that he’d broken his finger down to the bone. He was removed from the game.
Episode 2 – Indy Saleh
In Episode 2, Indy Saleh became the second contestant sent packing after the Brains Council snuffed her torch.
The girls initially plotted to take out Rich, but when Indy deliberately spilled the plan to him, the move backfired. Branded untrustworthy (and “as good as a boy”), she quickly became the tribe’s top target.
Myles also racked up a few votes, but in the end, Indy’s fate was sealed in a landslide.
Episode 1 – Candy Rule
Candy Rule was the first player to have their torch snuffed on Australian Survivor. She was eliminated in Episode 1 with five votes against her — Ursula narrowly missed out on elimination with four votes.
Meanwhile, Nash sashayed into the first Tribal Council with an Idol around his neck and led the campaign against Candy. However, he ended up playing his Idol even though only three votes were cast against him, meaning that he wouldn’t have left even if he didn’t play his Idol.
