Challenges: MPF percentile
97%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 29 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 0
- SurvivorAU 8: Heroes v Villains (2023) - 12th place, 13th out.
- Voted out in Episode 14 (Day 29).
David Zaharakis on social media: Instagram
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| AU8: Heroes v Villains | 1.88 | 3.82 | 0.49 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0.37 | 1.02 | - | - | - | 0.87 | 2.90 |
| Career | 1.88 | 3.82 | 0.49 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0.37 | 1.02 | - | - | - | 0.87 | 2.90 |
David Zaharakis - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
34%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
34%
Performance ranks are a quick visual measure of the contestant's season vs. historical data from all prior contestants, in three basic (scorable) categories:
1. Performance in individual challenges (MPF), as a measure of "physical game";
2. Ability to vote people out consistently (VFB%, or VFB/TCA), or "strategic game"; and
3. Ability to avoid being voted against (rVAP, or TCA-VAP) - which scales better than a percentage would - for "social/strategic game."
See also: Full glossary for all these abbreviations.
David Zaharakis - Challenge record
AU:
Heroes v Villains challenges
Tribal/team challenge record (15-for-22; 1 sit-out):
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.1 RC: (Gathering supplies) - Heroes have a tall player, Heroes win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.1 IC: (Obstacles, hammers) - Crosses obstacles, Heroes win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.2 RC: (Turnstile) - Loses a point to Simon; Heroes lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.2 IC: (Giant ball, block puzzle) - Crosses obstacles, Heroes win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.3 RC: (Water Slaughter-ish) - Not shown competing; Heroes lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.3 IC: (Ladders, coconuts) - Releases the coconuts, Heroes win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.4 RC: (Water football) - Kicks the first goal, Heroes win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.4 IC: "Vampire Bats" - Sits out, Heroes lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.5 RC: (Hitting barrels) - Sits out, as the Heroes win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.5 IC: (Cart, bonfire) - Helps push the cart, but Heroes lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.6 RC: "Idol Hands" - With Paige, scores the final point; Heroes win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.6 IC: (Paddles, word puzzle) - Crosses obstacles, Heroes win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.7 IC: "Chinese Checkers" - Scores second point with Matt, Sam; Heroes win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.8 IC: (Box bridge)- With Sam, second Hero pair to drop (at 30 min.); Heroes lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.9 IC: (Coffins, puzzle) - Helps haul the cage, new Villains win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.10 RC: "Hot Pursuit" - On second point-winning team; Villains win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.10 IC: (Obstacles, slingshot) - Crosses obstacles, but Villains lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.11 IC: Crate Outdoors + obstacles - Helps roll cubes, Villains win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.12 RC: (High ring toss) - Not shown competing, Villains win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.12 IC: (Memory) - Not shown competing, Villains "lose".
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.13 RC: (Cart, baskets) - Shoots all 9 baskets while Heroes are still moving their cart; Villains win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.13 IC: (Team "When It Rains" plus) - Stays in until the end, Villains win.
Individual challenge record (0-for-1): (Mean % finish: 83%)
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep. 14 IC: "Last Gasp" - Second to last to drop out, at close to 1 hr (3rd/12).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- AU: Heroes v Villains: None yet.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 15 |
| Played: | 22 |
| Win%: | 0.68 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 1 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 83% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
David Zaharakis - Tribal Council record
AU:
Heroes v Villains Tribal 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- AU: Heroes v Villains: None, although found a clue with Sam in Ep4 (from which Shaun found the idol).
VFB - Votes for the person booted (2/5):
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep. 5: Gerry Geltch (voted to Villains, 8-2-1).
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep. 10: Jordie Hansen (voted out, 4-4; 5-1 on revote).
VAP - Votes against (7):
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep. 14: Seven votes, from George, Gerry, Hayley, Liz, Matt, Shonee, and Simon (voted out, 7-[0]-1).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- AU: Heroes v Villains: None.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 0 |
| Played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 2 |
| Tribals: | 5 |
| VAP: | 7 |
| Made: | 0 |
| For winners: | - |
| Received: | - |
David Zaharakis - Pictures
AU:
Heroes v Villains image gallery -
Heroes v Villains intro shot -
Heroes v Villains intro shot -
Heroes v Villains pre-game shot -
Day 1, greeting JLP -
Heroes tribe introductions -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Heroes leading -
Heroes win immunity! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC -
Heroes leading, Ep2 IC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC -
The Meat Tray alliance assembles -
Heroes winning easily, Ep3 IC -
Waiting for the ball, Ep4 RC -
Kicking the first goal -
Heroes win ... *frozen* pizza?! -
Plus an idol clue, sshhh -
Consulting with Shaun -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Talking about the vote -
Heroes, Ep4 Tribal -
Listening to Rogue -
Tossing coconuts, Ep5 RC -
Sam picks David to get the best reward food -
Heroes trailing, Ep5 IC -
Heroes, Ep5 Tribal -
Taking on Simon, Ep6 RC -
Reward feasting ... plus pictures from home! -
Starting line, Ep6 IC -
Heroes take the lead on the puzzle -
Heroes get Gerry back, pre-Ep7 IC -
Listening to Gerry's post-Villains report, Ep8 -
Starting line, Ep8 IC -
Heroes, Ep8 Tribal -
Listening to Sharni -
Pre-swap sit-down, Ep9 -
David is now a Villain! -
The new (super) Villains tribe -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC -
Villains, about to win -
Aussie breakfast cheers, Ep10 reward -
Getting passed by the Heroes, Ep10 IC -
Villains, Ep10 Tribal -
Listening to JLP -
Villains win, Ep11 IC -
David gets his first confessional! Ep12 -
Working to recruit Liz -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC -
Reward feasting -
Villains, Ep12 Tribal -
Wait, it's just a chance to mutiny? Sigh -
Shooting baskets, Ep13 RC -
Villains win, easily -
Nina reads the note explaining the reward -
Starting line, Ep13 IC -
Villains win! -
It's the merge! Ep14 -
Merge feasting -
Original Heroes, late-night meetup -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep14 IC -
Last Gasp-ing -
The plan to flush Liz's idol -
Fa'amolemole, Ep14 Tribal -
Talking to JLP -
12th person voted out of Heroes v Villains... -
Snuffed, Day 29 (Episode 14)
David Zaharakis - Interviews
AU:
Heroes v Villains interviews Pre-game interviews
- None yet.
Post-game interviews
- Official 10play exit interview (2/27/23): "'I Didn't Believe I Was Going Home': David Shares What Went Down During Tribal Council"
David Zaharakis - Bio
AU: Heroes v Villains bio Official Ten AU: Heroes v Villains bio excerpts (December 22, 2022):
"With a clear advantage in the physical challenges, ex-AFL player David is a sporting hero to many but also knows not everyone will agree with that term. He says, “The thing about AFL is you can be one team’s Hero or my team, Essendon’s Hero. Or you can be another team’s Villain and the opposition supporters hate you. I still have other team supporters coming up to me saying how much they hate me, and I love that!”
After retiring last year from the AFL following 13 years of playing, David is currently studying Property and Real Estate, majoring in Global Finance and jumped at the chance to play in his favourite game, Survivor.
David says, “I’ve been watching Survivor since I was 12, I think maybe back in 2002 when it started. I just love all the elements of it - the physical nature of it, the games. As a kid you watch the challenges and you think, I want to do that one day.”
But just because he’s a Hero, doesn’t mean David doesn’t know that the game can get sneaky saying, “Just because I am a Hero, doesn’t mean I am not here to play hard. I think if you watch every superhero comic or movie, the Hero always comes out on top. But in the game of Survivor, I don’t think there is a line I am not willing to cross. I think you must cross lines to win. I am definitely prepared for that.”"