Tina Wesson
In the spirit of the Olympics, let the games begin. Survivor 2, E4
Played on
83 days played
Game record
Vote alignment77%of 22 ballots
68th percentile of 423 castaways
Immunity record0career immunity wins
No wins to rank
Jury vote share57%of 7 jury votes
70th percentile of 125 finalists
Occupation at casting Personal Nurse, Motivational Speaker Hometown Robbinsville, North Carolina
Played with 46 castaways across 3 seasons See every connection ↓ Wesson has shared a beach with forty-six castaways, inside the most-connected tenth of everyone who has played.
Biography
Tina Wesson is the nurse from Tennessee who won Survivor: The Australian Outback (Season 2), outlasting rugged runner-up Colby Donaldson in one of the show's most-watched finales. Her warm, motherly social game and a famously clutch immunity win late in the season made her the second Sole Survivor and the first female winner.
Wesson returned for Survivor: All-Stars (Season 8) and later for Survivor: Blood vs. Water (Season 27), where she competed alongside her daughter Katie, becoming one of the rare castaways to play across three eras of the show.
With her disarming charm masking a sharp strategic mind, Tina Wesson set the template for the relationship-driven winner. She remains a fixture of Survivor's blockbuster early years and one of its most enduring champions.
Get to know Tina Wesson
Tina Wesson's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.
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Alliances fans have named
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Birthplace, pre-game profile and alliance facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.
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Seasons
| Season | Result | Days | Tribes | Votes against | Confessionals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Australian Outback Season 2, 2001 | 42 of 42 days
| Ogakor Barramundi | 0 | 69 | |
 All-Stars Season 8, 2004 | 1st voted out | 3 of 39 days
| Saboga | 4 | 2 |
 Blood vs. Water Season 27, 2013 | 17th voted out | 38 of 39 days
| Galang Kasama | 10 | 25 |
Castaway network
Tina Wesson’s connections
The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.
- 46
- castaway connections
- 22
- tribemates
- 5
- repeat castmates
- 7
- winners
Connections worth exploring
Repeat pairings, other-show overlaps, tribe overlap, winners and Survivor veterans rise to the top.
Every castaway, by season
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The Australian Outback 15 castaways 1 winner 7 returning players View cast
- Colby Donaldson Reunited on Survivor 84 seasons
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Jeff Varner Shared the cast3 seasons - Amber Mariano Reunited on Survivor 83 seasons Winner
- Jerri Manthey Reunited on Survivor 83 seasons
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Kimmi Kappenberg Shared the cast2 seasons -
Michael Skupin Shared the cast2 seasons - Alicia Calaway Reunited on Survivor 82 seasons
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Debb Eaton Shared the cast1 season -
Elisabeth Filarski Shared the cast1 season -
Keith Famie Shared a tribe1 season -
Kel Gleason Shared a tribe1 season -
Maralyn Hershey Shared a tribe1 season -
Mitchell Olson Shared a tribe1 season -
Nick Brown Shared the cast1 season -
Rodger Bingham Shared the cast1 season
All-Stars 17 castaways 5 winners 17 returning players View cast
- Rob Mariano Shared the cast5 seasons Winner
- Colby Donaldson Reunited on Survivor 24 seasons
- Rupert Boneham Reunited on Survivor 274 seasons
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Jenna Lewis-Dougherty Shared a tribe3 seasons -
Ethan Zohn Shared a tribe3 seasons Winner - Amber Mariano Reunited on Survivor 23 seasons Winner
- Jerri Manthey Reunited on Survivor 23 seasons
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Shii Ann Huang Shared the cast2 seasons -
Jenna Morasca Shared the cast2 seasons Winner -
Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien Shared the cast2 seasons -
Rob Cesternino Shared the cast2 seasons -
Lex van den Berghe Shared the cast2 seasons -
Tom Buchanan Shared the cast2 seasons -
Richard Hatch Shared the cast2 seasons Winner -
Rudy Boesch Shared a tribe2 seasons -
Susan Hawk Shared the cast2 seasons - Alicia Calaway Reunited on Survivor 22 seasons
Blood vs. Water 19 castaways 2 winners 12 returning players View cast
- Tyson Apostol Shared a tribe4 seasons Winner
- Rupert Boneham Reunited on Survivor 84 seasons
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Candice Cody Shared a tribe3 seasons -
Ciera Eastin Shared the cast3 seasons -
Laura Morett Shared a tribe2 seasons -
Brad Culpepper Shared the cast2 seasons -
Vytas Baskauskas Shared a tribe2 seasons -
Aras Baskauskas Shared a tribe2 seasons Winner -
Colton Cumbie Shared a tribe2 seasons -
Gervase Peterson Shared a tribe2 seasons -
Kat Edorsson Shared a tribe2 seasons -
Monica Culpepper Shared a tribe2 seasons -
Caleb Bankston Shared the cast1 season -
Hayden Moss Shared the cast1 season -
John Cody Shared the cast1 season -
Katie Collins Shared a tribe Their story together →1 season -
Laura Boneham Shared a tribe1 season -
Marissa Peterson Shared the cast1 season -
Rachel Foulger Shared the cast1 season