Brawn

For the Brawn tribe from Survivor: Cagayan or Survivor: Kaôh Rōng, see Aparri and To Tang.

Tribe Profile
Version	Australia
Season	Brains v Brawn (2021)
Namesake	Castaways whose prominent attribute is brute strength
Tribe Type	Starting Tribe
Day Formed	Day 1
Rival Tribe(s)	Brains
Tribe Status	Merged with Brains on Day 26
Challenge Wins	13
Lowest-Placing Member	Janelle Durso (23/24)
Highest-Placing Member	Flick Palmateer (3/24)

Brawn is a tribe from Australian Survivor: Brains v Brawn (2021).

Despite living in luxury after accruing a streak of Reward Challenge victories, the Brawn tribe was divided by a brewing power struggle between its warring leaders Shannon and Simon. After the tribe switch, the fractures between the remaining Brawn members were easily exploited by the Brains newcomers, who effectively turned them against each other to advance in the game. Their tribe color is red.

Members

Original Day 14 Day 17 Benny Burdo 38, Los Angeles, CA Entrepreneur Chelsea Hackett 22, Gold Coast, QLD MMA fighter Daini Tuiqere 26, Sydney, NSW Personal trainer Dani Beale 34, Sydney, NSW Corrections officer Emmett Pugh 31, Perth, WA Health coach Flick Palmateer 28, Margaret River, WA Big wave surfer Gavin Wanganeen 48, Adelaide, SA AFL legend Gerald Youles 26, Kilcoy, QLD Champion wood chopper Janelle Durso 43, Townsville, QLD Cleaner Kez McGee 25, Busselton, WA Bodybuilder Shannon Lawson 30, Sydney, NSW Model Simon Mee 31, Brisbane, QLD Carpenter  Cara Atchison       Chelsea Hackett       Daini Tuiqere       Dani Beale       Emmett Pugh       Flick Palmateer       Gerald Youles       Kez McGee       Shannon Lawson       Simon Mee       Andrew Ucles            Baden Cooke            Chelsea Hackett            Dani Beale            Flick Palmateer            Hayley Leake            Shannon Lawson            Simon Mee            Wai Chim

Tribe History

Challenge History

Episode	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out	Result	Eliminated (Vote)	Finish
1	Crate Escape	Reward	None	Won	Tribe Immune
	Tracks of My Tears	Immunity	None	Won
2	Battle Dig	Reward	Janelle	Won	Janelle (7-4-1)	2nd Voted Out Day 5
	(No title)	Immunity	Gerald	Lost
3	Pass the Bucket	Reward	None	Won	Gavin (6-0)1	3rd Voted Out Day 7
	Well Stacked	Immunity	None	Lost
4	Game of Throw-Ins	Reward	None	Won	Benny (5-5; 6-2)2	4th Voted Out Day 9
	Cage Against the Machine	Immunity	None	Lost
5	Log Jam	Reward	None	Won	Tribe Immune
	Running Down a Dream	Immunity	None	Won
6	Tangled Up	Reward	None	Won	Tribe Immune
	What-er Drag	Immunity	None	Won
Tribes Switched, Day 14
7	Dead Weight	Reward	Cara	Lost	Tribe Immune
	(No title)	Immunity	Dani	Won
Tribes Switched, Day 17
8	Weight and Sea	Immunity	None	Won	Tribe Immune
9	A Quick Affair	Reward/Immunity	None	Andrew, Wai3	Shannon (6-2-1)4	8th Voted Out Day 19
10	Shoulder the Load	Reward	None	Lost	Tribe Immune
	Losing Face	Immunity	None	Won
11	(No title)	Immunity	Flick	Won	Tribe Immune
12	Boats, Brains & Brawn	Reward	Hayley, Wai	Lost	Simon (6-3-1)	11th Voted Out Day 25
	Discy Business	Immunity	Baden, Simon	Lost
Tribes Merged, Day 26
Notes: ^1 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user. ^2 The vote resulted in a tie. Per Australian Survivor rules, a revote would commence. ^3 Both tribes were sent to Tribal Council. The tribes competed in an individual Reward/Immunity Challenge with two members of each tribe winning the challenge. ^4 After Brains and Brawn voted out one member at the Double Tribal Council, the four winners of the Immunity Challenge were tasked with deciding which of the two contestants would be permanently eliminated from the game. The four winners chose to eliminate Shannon.

Voting History

		Original Tribes							Post-Swap Tribes	Switched Tribes
Episode		1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8	9		10	11	12	13
Voted Out		Tribe Immune	Janelle	Gavin	Tie	Benny	Tribe Immune	Tribe Immune	Tribe Immune	Tribe Immune	Shannon		Tribe Immune	Tribe Immune	Simon	Tribes Merged
Vote		—	7-4-1	6-01	5-52	6-2	—	—	—	—	6-2-1	4-03	—	—	6-3-14
►►►	Hayley	On Brains								—	Shannon	—	—	—	Dani
►►►	George	On Brains								On Brains					Simon4
►►►	Flick	—	Janelle	Gavin	Simon	Simon	—	—	—	—	Chelsea	—	—	—	Simon
►►►	Cara	On Brains							—	On Brains					Simon4
►►►	Wai	On Brains								—	Shannon	Shannon	—	—	Simon
►►►	Dani	—	Shannon	Kez	Benny	Benny	—	—	—	—	Shannon	—	—	—	Simon
►►►	Andrew	On Brains								—	Shannon	Shannon	—	—	Dani
►►►	Emmett	—	Shannon	Kez	Benny	Benny	—	—	—	On Brains		Shannon	On Brains
►►►	Gerald	—	Janelle	Gavin	Simon	Simon	—	—	—	On Brains
►►►	Baden	On Brains								—	Flick	—	—	—	Dani
►►►	Chelsea	—	Shannon	Kez	Benny	Benny	—	—	—	—	Shannon	—	—	—	Simon
►►►	Kez	—	Janelle	Gavin	Simon	Benny	—	—	—	On Brains
►►	Simon	—	Shannon	Kez	Benny	None	—	—	—	—	Shannon	—	—	—	Flick
►►	Rachel	On Brains								On Brains		Shannon	On Brains
►►	Shannon	—	Janelle	Gavin	Simon	Benny	—	—	—	—	Chelsea	Voted Out
►►	Daini	—	Janelle	Gavin	Benny	Benny	—	—	—	On Brains
	Benny	—	Janelle	Gavin	Simon	None
	Gavin	—	Janelle	Kez
	Janelle	—	Emmett
Notes: ^1 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user. ^2 Tribal Council resulted in a tie. Per Survivor rules, a revote was held where the castaways involved in the tie would not vote and the remaining castaways could only vote for those involved in the tie. ^3 Both Brains and Brawn attended Tribal Council on Day 19. After a person had been voted out by their respective tribes, the four Immune players had to unanimously decide who to eliminate. Laura was saved, eliminating Shannon. ^4 Cara found an Advantage that allowed her to select two members of the winning tribe to vote at the losing tribe's Tribal Council. She selected herself and George. Both voted for Simon.

Gallery

Emmett competes for Brawn in the second Reward Challenge, Battle Dig.

Brawn at their first Tribal Council.

Janelle voted out.

Brawn competing in the third Reward Challenge.

Brawn at their second Tribal Council.

Gavin blindsided.

Benny blindsided.

Brawn competing in the fifth Immunity Challenge, Running Down a Dream.

Brawn at the fifth Immunity Challenge.

Brawn breaks their Immunity Challenge losing streak.

Brawn celebrates their win.

Brawn competing in Tangled Up.

Brawn celebrating another Immunity Challenge win.

Brawn before the seventh Reward Challenge.

Brawn reacting to the barbecue feast.

Brawn competing in On the Pull.

Brawn walking into a challenge.

Brawn competing for individual reward and immunity.

Shannon blindsided.

Brawn walking into a challenge.

Brawn walking into a challenge.

Brawn competing for immunity.

Brawn competing for reward.

Brawn competing in Discy Business.

Simon blindsided.

Trivia

• Brawn's camp was used as the campsite for the merged Fire tribe.