Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn II

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Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn II
Season 12
Presented by Jonathan LaPaglia
No. of castaways24
Location Upolu, Samoa
Release
Original network Network 10
Original release17 February 2025 (2025-02-17)
Additional information
Filming dates18 July (2024-07-18) 
2 September 2024 (2024-09-02)
Season chronology
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Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn II is the upcoming twelfth season of Australian Survivor , which is scheduled to premiere on Network 10 on 17 February 2025 and is based on the international reality competition franchise Survivor . In this season, twenty-four new players were stranded in Samoa, and for the second time in the history of the show, this season features contestants divided into two tribes: "Brains" and "Brawn", similar to the format of the eighth season.

Production

On 17 May 2024, Daniel Monaghan, Paramount Australia and New Zealand's senior vice president of content and programming, confirmed that Australian Survivor would start filming the next season, with the theme Brains vs Brawn, in July. [1] [2] [3]

Contestants

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Morgan Mitchell

The 24 contestants are divided into two tribes based on their intellect or strength. The cast includes Logan Johannisen, the wife of Jason Johannisen, and Olympian Morgan Mitchell. [4]

ContestantOriginal tribeMerged tribeFinish
Alexander "AJ" Antonios
35, Sydney, NSW
Brains
Ally Kettle
31, Goovigen, QLD
Brains
Ben Bylett
45, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Brawn
Candy Rule
25, Sydney, NSW
Brawn
Indy Saleh
45, Townsville, QLD
Brains
Jesse Noonan
34, Gold Coast, QLD
Brawn
Kaelan Lockhart
27, Brisbane, QLD
Brains
Karin Gunatilake
30, Melbourne, VIC
Brains
Kate Gloufchis
26, Melbourne, VIC
Brawn
Kent Miller-Randle
54, Melbourne, VIC
Brains
Kristin Alston
43, Sydney, NSW
Brawn
Laura Darras
25, Melbourne, VIC
Brains
Laura Noonan
27, Melbourne, VIC
Brawn
Logan Johannisen
27, Melbourne, VIC
Brains
Max Wills
28, Gold Coast, QLD
Brains
Morgan Mitchell
30, Melbourne, VIC
Brawn
Myles Kuah
24, Sydney, NSW
Brains
Nash Gendo
36, Sydney, NSW
Brawn
Paulie Michael
36, Sydney, NSW
Brawn
Paul "PD" Dee
50, Rockdale, NSW
Brawn
Rich Hughes
38, Melbourne, VIC
Brains
Ursula Rose
35, Canberra, ACT
Brawn
Zara Callianiotis
44, Brisbane, QLD
Brains
Zen Heaton
23, Gold Coast, QLD
Brawn

Voting history

Original Tribes
Episode #1
Day #
Eliminated
Votes
VoterVote
AJ
Ally
Ben
Candy
Indy
Jesse
Kaelan
Karin
Kate
Kent
Kristin
Laura
Logan
Max
Morgan
Myles
Nash
Noonan
Paulie
PD
Rich
Ursula
Zara
Zen

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