Seasons: 1 | Days played: 6 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 0
- SurvivorAU: 2017 (2017) - 23rd place, 2nd out.
- Voted out in Episode 2 (Day 6).
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| AU2: 2017 | 0.26 | 0.60 | 0.43 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -0.42 | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0.01 | 0.26 |
| Career | 0.26 | 0.60 | 0.43 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -0.42 | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0.01 | 0.26 |
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2017 challenges 
Tribal/team challenge record (3-for-4):
- AU: 2017, Ep.1 RC (Race for rice) - Helps carry the raft and try to get rice, and Samatau wins.
- AU: 2017, Ep.1 IC (Obstacles, crates, puzzle) - Crosses obstacles and moves crates, and Samatau wins again.
- AU: 2017, Ep.2 RC (Water slide) - Beats Luke for a point, and Samatau wins, 7-5.
- AU: 2017, Ep.2 IC (Three little pigs OC, war clubs) - Crosses the obstacles, but Samatau blows a lead, loses.
Individual challenge record (0-for-0):
- AU: 2017: None.
Duel/ hero challenge record (0-for-1): (Mean % finish: 50.0%)
- AU: 2017, Ep. 1 HC - With Tarzan, makes fire quickly, but somehow they don't win.
| Wins: | 3 |
| Played: | 4 |
| Win%: | 0.75 |
| Sat out: | - |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean % Finish: | - |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 1 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 50% |
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2017 Tribal 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- AU: 2017, Ep. 2: Finds the idol clue in the canoe, distracts A.K. in order to look for it, but doesn't find it (Day 4).
VFB - Votes for the person booted (0/1):
- AU: 2017: None.
VAP - Votes against (5):
- AU: 2017, Ep. 2: Five votes, from Aimee, A.K., Jarrad, Locky, and Peter (voted out, 5-4-2-1).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- AU: 2017: None.
| Found: | 0 |
| Played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 0 |
| Tribals: | 1 |
| VAP: | 5 |
| Made: | 0 |
| For winners: | - |
| Received: | - |
AU:
2017 image gallery -
SurvivorAU: 2017 intro shot -
SurvivorAU: 2017 intro shot -
Greeting Jonathan, Day 1 -
The Samatau tribe -
Bringing the raft in, opening RC -
Samatau wins the rice reward -
Arriving in camp -
Samatau meet and greet -
Talking about the firemaking challenge -
Samatau firemakers, ready to go -
First to mke smoke... -
Almost there? (nope) -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Listening to Jonathan -
Watching the puzzle stage -
Samatau wins! -
Idoled up -
Reassuring AK he can still fit in, Ep2 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC -
Admiring the new canoe -
I saw the clue, and I'm pretty sure AK did, too -
Reading the clue with Kate -
Talking about his futile idol hunt -
Trying to convince his allies to look, too -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Muddy, about to move on to the war clubs stage -
The losing Samataus -
Thinking he might be in trouble -
Samatau, Ep2 Tribal Council -
Talking about AK looking for the idol -
Second person voted out... -
Snuffed, Day 6 (Episode 2)
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2017 interviews Pre-game interviews
- None found.
Post-game interviews
- Luke Dennehy at news.com.au (7/31/17): "Bookies' favourite Adam Parkin eliminated from Australian Survivor"
- Ryan Brink at Brink of Reality (12/27/17): "Adam Parkin Deep Dive | Australian Survivor 2017"
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2017 bio Official Ten SurvivorAU: 2017 bio excerpts (July, 2017):
"At over 198cm tall and an international poker player, award-winning salesman and ex-SES volunteer, Adam is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to research, planning and strategy.
Also a dedicated, note-taking super fan of Survivor, Adam is ready to hit the island running.
“I can’t wait for Jonathan to say the words, ‘Welcome to Australian Survivor’. I don’t plan on winning the game, I plan on dominating the game and being a player to remember,” he said.
“I have watched and studied this game. I plan on leaving my moral compass back in Australia and doing the fans of the best game in the world – and the entire Survivor franchise proud – by playing the game as a game, not as a competition to find Australia’s most honourable citizen.”
As an SES volunteer, Adam has helped with search and rescue operations and has learned to find small clues in the bush. He plans to use these skills to search for hidden immunity idols. He has also researched previous seasons of the game, taking notes on plays and moves and even looked at where immunity idols have been hidden in the past, to give him ideas on where to look.
A born salesman, Adam has won multiple awards for his small businesses and taught sales courses while also winning over 40 poker tournaments in Australia. He played in the World Series in Las Vegas last year.
“My strategic mindset, ability to read people and situations, adapt to changing situations and think on my feet are all skills that are going to help me on the island. I’ve played poker tournaments where I have to outlast, outplay and outwit thousands to win the game.”
It is not all about ruthless game-playing for Adam. He is also a married father of two who says his family is his world and that they will be devastated without him.
“I am Mr Mum. I spend all week with the kids, doing the school and kindy drop-offs and pick-ups, helping at soccer practice and games around school.”"