Challenges: MPF percentile
50%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 54 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- SurvivorAU 1: 2016 (2016) - 3rd place, 22nd out - 9th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 26, "Take It All In" (Day 54).
El Rowland on social media: Instagram
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall scores | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| AU1: 2016 | 4.21 | 18.11 | 0.23 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 0.75 | 2.10 | - | - | - | 0.98 | 6.31 |
| Career | 4.21 | 18.11 | 0.23 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 0.75 | 2.10 | - | - | - | 0.98 | 6.31 |
El Rowland - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
84%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
83%
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.
El Rowland - Challenge record
AU1: 2016 challenges 
Tribal/team challenge record (11-for-24; 3 2nds; 3 sit-outs):
- AU: 2016, Ep. 1 RC: (Fire or Supplies) - Gathers supplies, but Aganoa's boat sinks, they do not win.
- AU: 2016, Ep. 1 IC: (Obstacles, puzzle) - Crosses obstacles, but Aganoa loses (3rd/3).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 2 RC/IC: (Sacrificial lambs) - Carried, feeds sandbags to Lee, and Aganoa doesn't lose (2nd*/3).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 3 RC: (Canoes, block tower) - Paddles and builds, but Aganoa is slow, loses (3rd/3).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 3 IC: "Caught in the Web" - Retrieves puzzle bags, Aganoa loses again (3rd/3).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 4 IC: (Cage, chests, puzzle) - Retrieves a chest, but Aganoa loses (3rd/3).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 5 RC: "Build It Up, Break It Down" - Places and removes planks, and Aganoa doesn't lose (2nd*/3).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 5 IC: "Losing Face" - Hauls the wheelbarrow through the course, and Aganoa wins!.
- AU: 2016, Ep. 6 IC: (Jail Break + fire) - With Kat, eventually retrieves key; Aganoa doesn't lose (2nd*/3).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 7 RC: (Barrels) - Competes on first two stages, but Aganoa loses (3rd/3).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 7 IC: (Dead weight) - Hangs from the rope; Vavau wins.
- AU: 2016, Ep. 8 RC: "United We Stand" - Carried across on poles, but Aganoa loses.
- AU: 2016, Ep. 9 RC: "Mud Run" - Gathers mud; Saanapu wins.
- AU: 2016, Ep. 9 IC: "Water Slaughter" - Part of two point-losing teams, but Saanapu wins, 3-2.
- AU: 2016, Ep. 10 IC: (Poles, rungs) - Crosses obstacles, as Saanapu wins easily.
- AU: 2016, Ep. 11 RC: "Hot Pursuit" - Second Saanapu to drop, but Saanapu wins.
- AU: 2016, Ep. 11 IC: "Nut Bucket" - Sits out, as Saanapu wins.
- AU: 2016, Ep. 12 IC: (Connect five) - Launches coconuts, and Saanapu wins.
- AU: 2016, Ep. 13 RC: "Shut Your Trap" - Sits out, as Saanapu wins.
- AU: 2016, Ep. 13 IC: (Canoe, rope, puzzle) - Paddles the canoe; Saanapu wins.
- AU: 2016, Ep. 14 RC/IC: (Dizzy obstacles, puzzle) - Sits out, as Saanapu wins.
- AU: 2016, Ep. 17 RC: (Slide, rings, pegs) - Lands the fourth ring for the yellow winning team.
- AU: 2016, Ep. 19 RC: "Water Mortar!" - Makes no catches for the blue winning team.
- AU: 2016, Ep. 23 RC: (Coconut water relay) - Cracks coconuts for the winning team.
Individual challenge record (2-for-14): (Mean % Finish: 57.7%)
- AU: 2016, Ep. 15 IC: "Vampire Bats" - Drops with Jennah-Louise after over 30 minutes (tie-7th/13).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 16 IC: "Will It Go Round?" - Keeps going for 65 minutes, finally outlasting Lee, and El wins! (1st/12).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 17 IC: "Get a Grip" - Sixth out, after just over 2 hours (6th/11).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 18 IC: (Bridges, barrels) - Lands two balls in the final stage, but not three (tie-2nd/10).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 19 IC: "Keep On Your Toes" - Sixth to drop out (4th/9).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 20 IC: (Obstacles, blocks) - One of several to come close, but not get it right (tie-2nd/8).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 21 RC: "Splash Back" - Fourth to drop out, on the third knot (4th/7).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 21 IC: (Spinning house of cards) - One of six to not win (tie-2nd/7).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 22 RC1: "Dash, Dig, Decode" - One of two not yet to the puzzle (tie-5th/6).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 22 RC2: "Touchy Subjects" - One of three out on 10th question (tie-3rd/6).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 23 IC: "Bermuda Triangles" - Fourth out, on transition to top rail (3rd/6).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 24 IC: "Roller Ball" - First out, on the one-ball stage (5th/5).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 25 IC: (Super-challenge) - Second to the puzzle, but El wins! (1st/4).
- AU: 2016, Ep. 26 IC: "Hand on a Hard Idol" - Lasts over 6 hrs, 20 minutes, but first out (3rd/3).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- AU: 2016: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 11 |
| 2nd place: | 3 |
| Played: | 24 |
| Win%: | 0.51 |
| Sat out: | 3 |
| Wins: | 2 |
| Played: | 13 |
| Win%: | 0.154 |
| Mean% Finish: | 57.7% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
El Rowland - Tribal Council record
AU1: 2016 Tribal 
Idols held/played (0/0) | Advantages held/played (0/0):
- AU: 2016: None yet.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (9/12):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | Des | Des Quilty (voted out, 7-1) | Yes |
| Ep3 | Evan | Evan Jones (voted out, 5-2) | Yes |
| Ep15 | Conner | Conner Bethune (voted out, 6-4-1-1-1) | Yes |
| Ep16 | Kate | Kate Campbell (voted out, 6-[0]-2) | Yes |
| Ep17 | Nick | Nick Iadanza (voted out, 8-3) | Yes |
| Ep18 | Kylie | Kylie Evans (voted out, 7-3) | Yes |
| Ep19 | Sue | Sue Clarke (voted out, 5-4) | Yes |
| Ep20 | Kristie | Jennah-Louise Salkeld (voted out, 5-3) | - |
| Ep21 | Brooke | Brooke Jowett (voted out, 4-3) | Yes |
| Ep23 | Matt | Sam Webb (voted out, 2-2-1; 4-0) | - |
| Ep24 | Flick | Matt Tarrant (voted out, 3-1-1) | - |
| Ep25 | Flick | Flick Egginton (voted out, 3-1) | Yes |
| Ep26 | -* | El Rowland (voted out, 1-0) | - |
| 12* | TOTALS | 9 | |
*El was present (and voted out) at the Ep26 Final 3 Tribal, but could not vote herself; no TCA charged
VAP - Votes against (6):
- AU: 2016, Ep. 21: Three votes, from Brooke, Matt, and Sam.
- AU: 2016, Ep. 23: One vote, from Matt.
- AU: 2016, Ep. 24: One vote, from Matt.
- AU: 2016, Ep. 26: One vote, from Kristie (voted out, 1-0).
Jury votes made (0/1):
- AU: 2016, Ep. 26: Voted for Lee Carseldine, who finished second, 8-1.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages held/played: | 0/0 |
| Idols found: | 0 |
| Idols played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 9 |
| Tribals: | 12* |
| VAP: | 6 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 0 |
| Received: | - |
El Rowland - Pictures
AU1: 2016 image gallery -
AU: 2016 intro shot -
AU: 2016 intro shot -
Opening sequence confessional, about being 3rd-generation Army -
Aganoa arrival, greeting JLP -
Starting line, Ep1 RC -
Aganoa tribe meet-and-greet -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Watching Kat and Des bicker -
Nobody except the guys know -
Aganoa, Ep1 Tribal -
Listening to Kat -
Talking about Kristie's paranoia, Ep2 -
Comforting Kristie -
Getting carried through the obstacles, Ep2 RC/IC -
Keeping Lee supplied with sandbags -
Aganoa doesn't lose! -
Listening to Rohan's dilemma story, Ep3 -
Evan insists that Rohan and Phoebe are lying -
Aganoa trailing, Ep3 RC -
The losing Aganoas, Ep3 IC -
Making plans for Tribal -
Aganoa, Ep3 Tribal -
Listening to Lee -
Watching the puzzle stage, Ep4 IC -
Aganoa, Ep4 Tribal, learning Peter has left the game, so there's no vote -
The totally secret women's alliance, Ep5 -
Aganoa takes second, Ep5 RC -
Hauling the cart, Ep5 IC -
Aganoa wins! -
Seeing Saanapu and Vavau just swapped a few players, pre-Ep6 IC -
With Kat, trying to get the key -
Aganoa! Comeback non-loss! -
Please don't drop me, Ep7 IC -
Being held up by Rohan (later Lee) -
Being transported, Ep8 RC -
Hand-picked for the new Saanapu tribe! -
Reward/"merge" (swap) feasting -
Muddy Saanapu wins, Ep9 RC -
Kate scores vs Saanapu, Ep9 IC -
Watching Nick and Matt on the puzzle, Ep10 IC -
Saanapu wins! -
Watching Sam and Lee win another one, Ep11 RC -
Chocolate feasting -
Launching coconuts for Lee, Ep12 IC -
Another Saanapu win, Ep13 RC -
Massive reward feast -
Kylie pitches a poorly received women's alliance -
Saanapu wins again, Ep13 IC -
Saanapu now also has Sue! Ep14 -
Watching another win from the bench, Ep14 IC -
Merge/auction time, Ep15 -
Checking out the new camp (sadly, Vavau's) -
Flick has ideas -
Starting line, Ep15 IC -
Fia Fia, Ep15 Tribal -
Listening to Flick -
Starting line, Ep16 IC -
Down to a showdown with Lee... -
El wins immunity! -
Fia Fia, Ep16 Tribal -
Talking to JLP -
Not impressed with Sam's attempt to hijack the vote, Ep17 -
Talking to a rattled Nick -
Starting line, Ep17 RC -
Giving up her letters from home so Flick could receive hers -
Getting a Grip, Ep17 IC -
Fia Fia, Ep17 Tribal -
Listening to Nick -
Advancing to the second stage, Ep18 IC -
Ready to go, final stage -
Fia Fia, Ep18 Tribal -
We could be the final three! Ep19 -
Another reward feast -
Starting line, Ep19 IC -
Fia Fia, Ep19 Tribal -
Ep20 Tribal, listening to Jennah-Louise -
Outlasting Matt, Ep21 RC -
Flick wants to target Brooke?! -
Thinking about the plan -
Filling Lee in -
Fia Fia, Ep21 Tribal -
Talking to JLP -
The new core alliance, Ep22 -
Digging deep, first Ep22 RC -
Getting some retribution, second Ep22 RC -
Sent to Exile Beach -
Helping Lee try to make fire, Ep23 -
The reward-winning Exile team, Ep23 RC -
Talking about getting closer to Lee -
Definitely not a showmance -
Still in it, Ep23 IC -
Fia Fia, Ep23 Tribal -
Good news from Flick, Ep24 -
Ball control, Ep24 IC -
Wait, Flick wants to vote El out now? -
Changing Kristie's mind -
Listening to Kristie, Ep24 Tribal -
Free food reward, Ep25 -
Made it to the puzzle, Ep25 IC -
El wins immunity! -
Guaranteed a spot in the final three! -
Fia Fia, Ep25 Tribal -
Rites of Passage, Ep26 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Final 3 IC -
But first, some loved ones from home -
Hand on a Hard Idol-ing -
Still going, despite the conditions -
Fia Fia, Final 3 Tribal -
Making her case to Kristie -
The final member of our jury... -
Snuffed, Day 54 (Episode 13) -
With the jury, Final Tribal Council
El Rowland - Interviews
AU1: 2016 interviews Pre-game interviews
- None found.
Post-game interviews
- Candice Jackson for Daily Mail Australia (10/26/16): "From Samoa with love! Australian Survivor's Lee Carseldine and El Rowland revealing what it was like falling in love during gruelling series"
El Rowland - Bio
AU1: 2016 bio Official SurvivorAU: 2016 10play bio (September, 2016):
"A corporal in the Australian army, El is also the founder of two charity organisations supporting homeless veterans and women in the Defence Force.
A dental nurse by trade, El has been deployed to some dangerous places around the world and spent three months in Thailand after a tsunami. She says: “We lived in collapsed buildings, ate nothing but rations, felt earthquakes, had tsunami scares, didn’t sleep for days and didn’t shower for the duration.”
El has represented the Australian Armed Forces to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and has made it her mission to make a difference for women in the Defence Force.
Mum to four-year-old Darcey, El says she finds humour in every situation and this is her coping mechanism. While physically fit from her love of playing sports like volleyball and netball, she also has a softer side and enjoys writing poems in her journal.
Deciding to apply for Australian Survivor was an easy decision for El. “I love adventures, challenges and meeting new people but deep down I applied because I want to inspire people to live the life they were born to live. I want to show people to trust their journey and that nothing is impossible.”
El has already planned how she would split her winnings and says: “I’m going to give 10% to five of my favourite charities – Wounded Heroes, Cams Cause, Young Veterans, Ex Stone Pillow and Veteran’s Health – and another 10% to a charity I have to decide on. Then I will put some away for my son and perhaps throw a bash to celebrate. I will go on a crazy holiday then probably invest the two dollars that are left.”"