Thomas "Tom" Paterson is a contestant from Survivor New Zealand: Nicaragua.
Tom found himself in the minority in both the pre and post-merge, and he often clashed with fellow Mogotón tribemate Shay Tapusoa. But a strong friendship with Avi Duckor-Jones and an impressive individual immunity run allowed him to advance deep into the game, where he formed an alliance with Avi and Barb Raos that eventually reached the Final Tribal Council. However, the jury ultimately felt that Tom needed Avi more than Avi needed Tom, leaving him as the runner-up with only one vote to win.
Profile[]
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Full Name: Tom Paterson
Age: 25
Nationality: Maori
Hometown: Tauranga
Occupation: Teacher
Tom's good-looking, fun, and has a unique sense of humour. He's instantly likeable.
Tom enjoys a challenge, and has a great ability to laugh at himself.
Despite this, he'll be a serious contender once the game gets more underway.[1]
Survivor NZ[]
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| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mogotón | Blind Leading the Blind | Immunity | No | Lost |
| 3 | Hot Pursuit | Reward | No | Lost | |
| 4 | Chimney Sweep | Immunity | No | Lost | |
| 5 | Wicker Flicker | Reward | No | Won | |
| 6 | Barrel Bridge | Immunity | No | Won | |
| 7 | Stomp-ede | Reward | Yes | Lost | |
| 8 | Pass the Bucket | Immunity | No | Lost | |
| Tribes Merged, Day 17 | |||||
| 9 | Casar | Flashback | Reward | Lost | |
| 10 | Rollerballs | Immunity | Lost | ||
| 11 | Survivor Quiz | Immunity | Lost | ||
| Touchy Subjects | Reward | Lost | |||
| 12 | Get Crackin' | Immunity | Won | ||
| 13 | Survivor Folklore | Immunity | Won | ||
| 14 | 5x5 | Immunity | Won | ||
| 15 | Mud Run | Reward | Invited | ||
| 16 | Hard to Handle | Immunity | Won | ||
| 17 | Snare the Drum | Reward | Lost | ||
| Ram-Ball On | Reward/Immunity | Lost | |||
| 18 | |||||
| 19 | A Bit Tipsy | Immunity | Won | ||
| A Leg Up | Immunity | Lost | |||
| Runner-Up, Day 40 | |||||
| Episode | Tom's Votes |
Voted Against Tom |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah | - |
| 2 | Tony | Sala, Tony |
| 4 | Izzy | Izzy, Lou |
| 6 | Mogotón Tribe Immune | |
| 8 | Mike | - |
| 10 | Shay | - |
| 11 | Shay | - |
| 12 | Sala | Individual Immunity |
| 13 | Jak | Individual Immunity |
| 14 | Shannon | Individual Immunity |
| 16 | Shay | Individual Immunity |
| 18 | Nate | Nate |
| 19 | Mike | Individual Immunity |
| Nate | Nate | |
| Jury Votes for Tom |
Jak | |
| Runner-Up, Day 40 | ||
Post-Survivor[]
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Trivia[]
- Tom is the youngest man on the original Mogotón tribe.
- Tom won the most Individual Immunity Challenges of all Survivor New Zealand contestants, with five wins over the course of Nicaragua.
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