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Season 2 · 2001

Survivor 2: The Australian Outback

Forty-two days, and the biggest audience the show ever had.

Tina Wesson is the Sole Survivor

Tina Wesson won on a 4–3 jury vote, beating Colby Donaldson at the final tribal council.

  1. 1Tina Wessonwinner
  2. 2Colby Donaldson
Herbert River at Goshen Station
Herbert River at Goshen Station, Queensland, Australia
42 days
16 episodes
16
castaways
Final 2
faced the jury

What made it different

Ran 42 days rather than the standard 39, and remains the highest-rated season in the show's history.

Played here, and came back for Season 50

Probst, on this season

  • Kimmi, the tribe has spoken — and so has Mother Nature.

    To Kimmi Kappenberg. Torrential rain had already put her torch out before he could snuff it.

Trivia from Survivor 2

  • Who was the first woman to win Survivor?

    Tina Wesson — Tina Wesson won The Australian Outback, beating Colby Donaldson 4–3 after he chose to take her to the end.

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Source

The winner, runners-up, jury vote, dates, day count, cast size and location on this page come from Wikipedia's Survivor 2 article, cross-checked against the series overview table before publication.