Survivor: The Australian Outback was the second installment of the popular
United States reality show Survivor. It was filmed during
2000 and aired from
January 28,
2001 -
May 3,
2001 on
CBS. It was set in what the producers called the
Outback of
Australia. In fact, the location was only slightly remote by Australian standards (it was within three hours drive of
Cairns[?], a small city on the coastline), and it was located in a wet, semi-tropical area rather than the arid true outback..
Fourteen episodes aired weekly. The winner, Tina Wesson, was announced on May 3, 2001.
Contestants include (in order of how they finished, starting from the first one eliminated and ending with the winner):
- Debb Eaton
- Kel Gleason
- Maralyn Hershey
- Mitchell Olson
- Kimmi Kappenberg
- Michael Skupin
- Jeff Varner
- Alicia Calaway
- Jerri Manthey
- Nick Brown
- Amber Brkich
- Rodger Bingham
- Elisabeth Filarski
- Keith Famie
- Colby Donaldson (won $100,000 US)
- Tina Wesson (won $1,000,000 US)
Survivor: The Australian Outback was preceded by Survivor[?] and followed by Survivor: Africa.
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