Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn

The 24 contestants are divided into two tribes based on their intellect or strength. The cast includes author Wai Chim, surfer Felicity "Flick" Palmateer, MMA fighter Chelsea Hackett, retired cyclist Baden Cooke and former AFL footballer Gavin Wanganeen. Notes Future appearances In 2023, Hayley Leake, George Mladenov, Flick Palmateer, and Simon Mee competed on Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains, with Leake and Palmateer as heroes and Mladenov and Mee as villains. Cara Atchison also appeared in Heroes V Villains as a loved one. In 2025, Mladenov competed on Australian Survivor: Australia V The World. In 2026, Mee competed on Australian Survivor: Redemption. Outside of Survivor, Mladenov appeared on Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly and competed on the seventh season of The Amazing Race Australia with his sister Pam in 2023. In 2025, Mladenov competed on Deal or No Deal. Gerald Youles competed on the second season of The Floor. ==Season summary==

. The 24 contestants were divided into two tribes based on their intellect (Brains) or strength (Brawn). On the Brains tribe, George found himself in the minority early and was the primary target of the majority alliance led by Joey. Just before the swap, George was saved when Hayley flipped on Joey. On the Brawn tribe, Shannon and Simon butted heads early and competed for control as the tribe culled its weak challenge performers. After a tribe swap, George reconnected with Cara and joined Emmett’s Brawn majority to eliminate the Brains players who had previously betrayed them. On the new Brawn tribe, Simon succeeded in voting out Shannon after Hayley caused the Brawn to turn on each other; however, Simon was then blindsided after revealing he had two hidden immunity idols. At the merge, George and Cara continued working with the Brawn, led by Emmett and Dani. However, George acted as a double agent, feeding information to the Brains minority as the Brawn sought to eliminate them. He orchestrated several key eliminations, with more advantages gifted to him, including Hayley, who later won her way back into the game in a redemption duel. After Emmett and Dani turned on each other, George and Cara rejoined the Brains to eliminate the remaining Brawn. Hayley won four individual immunity necklaces down the stretch, including at the final three to eliminate Flick, a huge social threat. She and George faced the jury, where George highlighted his dominant strategic play while Hayley emphasised her all-around strategic, physical and social game. The jury agreed that Hayley had the more well-rounded game and voted in her favour 7-2, awarding her the $500,000 and the title of Sole Survivor. ;Notes ==Episodes==

;Tribal Phase (Days 1–25) } ;Individual phase (Day 26–48) } Notes ==Reception==

Ratings Ratings data is from OzTAM and represents the viewership from the 5 largest Australian metropolitan centres (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide). While the season was lauded by some, Notes ==References==