Another tense night!

If one thing is for certain, it’s that Australian Survivor 2025: Brains v Brawn II is unpredictable — one minute, a castaway may be flying high with immunity, and the next, they’re 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 will guide 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 will be crowned the Sole Survivor of the Brain v Brawn II season.

The winner of Australian Survivor 2025 will take home bragging rights and a whopping $500,000 cash prize. One of the many upsides of competing on Australian Survivor compared to its US counterpart is that the prize money isn’t taxed, meaning the winner takes home the entire half a million buckaroos.

Read on to find out who’s left Australian Survivor so far — and have lost their chance at winning the prize money.

Who has been eliminated from Australian Survivor 2025?

Episode 8 – Ursula

Ursula. Image: Instagram
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.

Episode 7 – Rich

Rich Hughes. Image: Ten, Instagram
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

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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

Rich Hughes. Image: Ten
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

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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.

Episode 3 – Kent Miller-Randle

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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 Australian Survivor tackle that sent Zen home. Image: Ten.
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

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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. Image: Ten.
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.

Stream Australian Survivor 2025 Sundays – Tuesdays on Channel 10 and 10Play.