Viewers stunned by ‘biggest fail in Survivor history’

How did they get it so wrong? Survivor’s tribal council went horribly pear-shaped for several players in a “catastrophic fail” last night.

Survivor viewers were left gobsmacked by the result of Sunday night’s episode, as the minority alliance fumbled their chance to eliminate arguably the game’s biggest player.

Shaun, Sam and Nina were very much in the minority during Sunday’s episode, but they had a few tricks up their sleeve that could turn their fortunes around and oust self-proclaimed “King” George from the game.

They fumbled a chance to get George (pictured) out of the game.

Both Nina and Shaun were in possession of immunity idols, and they also had a couple of friends on the majority alliance: Simon, who was willing to flip and vote with them to get George out, and Hayley, who secretly told them who the majority would be targeting at tribal council (Sam) so they could play their idol correctly and send George packing from the game.

But come tribal council, the whole plan collapsed: First, Nina played her immunity idol … for herself. Then Shaun presented his immunity idol and, despite desperate pleas from Sam, played it for himself.

In the end, neither Nina nor Shaun copped a single vote, meaning this alliance of three had just played two immunity idols completely unnecessarily.

The minority got intel that Sam would be targeted – but his alliance members refused to play their idols for him.

George did get a few votes, but not enough to eliminate him from the game – only enough to reveal that his alliance member Simon had turned against him, immediately turfing him into the minority alliance. As they’d been quietly told earlier in the day, Sam received the majority of votes, and was sent packing without the protection of either of his alliance’s immunity idols.

As a frustrated Sam had his torch snuffed, the embarrassment on Shaun’s face was palpable. Playing his idol for himself moments earlier, he’d promised Sam a “case of beer if I get this wrong”.

Shaun … ya got this wrong.

It’ll surely go down as the biggest fumble this season: The minority alliance had every tool at their disposal to get out the game’s biggest player and they still stuffed it up.

Survivor fans were eating up the spectacular fail as it played out:

That epic blindside... was a major fail 🤦 #survivorAUhttps://t.co/ZYkmqum8B4

— Anfernee Chansamooth (@anferneec) March 5, 2023

Let me tell you a fairy talELe

A minority of 3 find 2 idols & turns 2 people from the rootable majority 7. They aim for the king.

This king is no fool. 2 idols played, only not on the right person. Double betrayal fails.

5 within the majority 7 lives happily#SurvivorAU

— Pranay Das (@PranayLivesFor) March 5, 2023

The mind boggles how the minority 3 managed to epically fail this tribal despite having everything they needed to blindside George. It’s poetic.

Shaun is so so beautiful but most definitely, not the brightest player. I hope George takes this season home. #SurvivorAU

— Sunny Adcock (@SunnyTheeWriter) March 5, 2023

Possibly the biggest fail in the history of Survivor. How could you get that so wrong #SurvivorAU

— Stavros Milburno (@stevemilbs77) March 5, 2023

Catastrophic fail. How? #SurvivorAUpic.twitter.com/vCJHGzNfS6

— Risky Squatpump (@iampoopsmcgee1) March 5, 2023

And the majority alliance – aka the “vigilantes” – couldn’t help but gloat as the result was revealed last night.

“Simon, you played yourself into the minority,” Shonee chided her (now former) alliance member, as he tried to laugh off the massive blunder.

“Both sides fired their cannons tonight, but only one side hit their target,” host Jonathan LaPaglia told the remaining contestants.

“That’s us!” a gleeful Shonee announced.

Australian Survivor continues 7.30pm tonight on Ten