KJ Austin - SurvivorAU: Blood v Water

Seasons: 1 | Days played: 45 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1

  • SurvivorAU: Blood v Water (2022) - 5th place, 20th out - 9th juror.
  • Voted out in Episode 17 (Day 34); returned after winning a duel in Episode 18 (Day 36).
  • Voted out again in Episode 23 (Day 45).

KJ Austin on social media: Instagram

KJ Austin - Career statistics

Challenge stats Tribal council stats Jury stats Overall stats
Season ChW ChA ChW% VFB VAP TCA TC% wTCR JVF TotJ JV% SurvSc SurvAv
AU: Blood v Water 1.66 17.26 0.10 9 14 15 0.59 0.93 - - - 0.69 2.59
Career 1.66 17.26 0.10 9 14 15 0.59 0.93 - - - 0.69 2.59

 

KJ Austin - Performance ranks

Challenges: MPF percentile

19%

Tribal: VFB% percentile

67%

Tribal: rVAP percentile

54%

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.

 

KJ Austin - Challenge record
SAU7 logo  AU: Blood v Water challenges

Ep1 RC

Tribal/team challenge record (11-for-21; 1 sit-out):

  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 1 RC: "Water Slaughter" - Loses to Sophie, but Water wins.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 1 IC: (Battering rams) - Exhausted Water can't break gate, loses.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 2 RC: (Water cage match) - Helps Khanh score; Water wins.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 2 IC: (Barrel roll) - Crosses obstacles, but Water loses.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 3 RC: (Sandbag pile) - Carries sandbags, but Water loses.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 3 IC: (Poles, seesaw) - Water takes a late lead; Water wins.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 4 RC: (Mud pit, bell) -  Not shown competing; Water loses.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 4 IC: (Boats, arch puzzle) - Water takes a late lead; Water wins.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 5 RC: "Sumo at Sea" - Not shown competing; Water wins.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 5 IC: (Endurance logs) - Sits out, as Water eventually loses.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 6 RC: (3-on-3 rugby) - Not shown competing; Water wins.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 6 IC: (Pairs basketball) - Shoots the thidd basket; Water wins.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 7 RC: (Rowing tug-of-war) - Scores once; Water wins, 3-1.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 7 IC: (Boxes, table maze) - Carries boxes; Water wins.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 8 IC: (Disc chain) - With Chrissy, last pair to drop, Water loses.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 9 RC: (Dunk log) - Knocked in on a point by Josh; Water loses.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 9 IC: (Spool stack) - Places a spool successfully, and Water wins.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 10 RC: (Water slide b-ball) - Competes twice, does not score.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 10 IC: (Chariot slingshot) - Hauls the chariot, but Water loses.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 11 IC: (Team Spoon Man) - Works a maze; Blood wins.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 15 RC: (Pairs block stack) - With Sam, near the lead, doesn't win.

 

Ep13 IC

Individual challenge record (0-for-14): (Mean % finish: 45.2%)

  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 12 IC: "Ballin' A Jack" - Sixth out for Blood, under 25 min. (3rd/8).
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 13 RC: "A Bit Tipsy" - Not among the leaders shown (tie-2nd/13).
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 13 IC: "When It Rains" - Last over 50 minutes, then drops (2nd/13).
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 14 IC: (Leaky bucket, puzzle) - Not among leaders (tie-4th/12).
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 15 IC: (Hanging ball track) - 4th out, stepping to 2nd post (8th/11).
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 16 IC: "Chimney Sweeps" - Last person out, at 80 min. (2nd/10).
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 17 RC: (Obstacles + Paddle Out) - Lands no balls (tie-4th/9).
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 17 IC: "Audio Slave" - Fourth out, over 4 min. (6th/9).
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 19 IC: (Slide, 3-layer puzzle) - On the 1st puzzle layer (tie-4th/9).
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 20 IC: (Domino ball) - Not in danger of beating Mark (tie-2nd/8).
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 21 RC: "Splash Back" - Second out, around 28 min. (6th/7).
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 21 IC: (Obstacles, word puzzle) - Working on the puzzle (tie-2nd/7).
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 22 IC: (Obstacles, vertical puzzle) - Working the puzzle (tie-2nd/6).
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 23 IC: "Always on the Run:" - First out, on three balls (5th/5).

 

Hero challenge/ duel record (1-for-1): (Mean % finish: 100%)

  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 18 duel: (Ball on pole) - Third to finish, good enough to win (1st/2).
Career totals - challenges
Team/tribal challenges
Wins: 11
Played: 21
Win%: 0.52
Sat out: 1
Individual challenges
Wins: 0
Played: 14
Win%: 0.00
Mean % Finish: 45.2%
Hero challenges
Wins: 1
Played: 1
Win%: 1.00
Mean% Finish: 100%

 

KJ Austin - Tribal Council record
SAU 7 logo  AU: Blood v Water Tribal

Ep8 Tribal Council

Idols held/played (0/0) | Advantages held/played (1/1):

  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 19: Buys an advantage clue at the auction; finds the advantage in camp: It allows her to remove three people from one of the next two Tribals (Day 37).
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 19: Sends Chrissy, Josh, and Mark back to camp, leaving Dave, Jordan, and Sam at Tribal with the ex-Purgatory Three (Day 39).

 

VFB - Votes for the person booted (9/15):

Tribal Voted Boot (totals) VFB?
Ep1 Andy Andy Meldrum (voted out, 9-2-1) Yes
Ep2 Briana Briana Goodchild (voted out, 9-2) Yes
Ep8 Sophie Sophie Cachia (voted out, 6-2-1) Yes
Ep12 Mel Mel Chiang (voted out, 5-3; back in via fire) Yes
Ep13 Mel Khanh Ong (voted out, 7-4-2) -
Ep14 Michelle Mel Chiang (voted out, 6-4-1-1) -
Ep15 Josh Jesse Hansen (voted out, 6-4-1) -
Ep16 Shay Shay Lajoie (voted to Exile, 7-2-1) Yes
Ep17 Jordie Jordie Hansen (voted to Exile, 8-1) Yes
Ep17 Mark KJ Austin (voted to Exile, 5-2-1) -
Ep19 Jordan Jordan Schmidt (voted out, 4-2) Yes
Ep20 Sam Sam Gash (voted out, 5-3) Yes
Ep21 Mark David Goodchild (idoled out, [0]-2-2; 4-1) -
Ep22 Jordie Jordie Hansen (voted out again, 5-1) Yes
Ep23 Josh KJ Austin (voted out again, 2-2-1; 2-1) -
15 TOTALS 9

 

VAP - Votes against (12):

  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 8: Two votes, from Croc and Michelle.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 12: Three votes, from Dave, Jordan, and Melissa.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 15: One vote, from Josh.
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 16: One vote, from Michelle (?).
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 17 (2nd vote): Five votes, from Chrissy (?), Jordan, Josh, Mark, and Sam (voted out, 5-2-1).
  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 23: Two votes, from Josh and Mark (voted out again, 2-2-1 [2-1]).

 

Jury votes made (1/1):

  • AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 24: Voted for Mark Wales, who won, 10-0-0.
Career totals - Tribal Council
Hidden idols/ advantages
Advantages held/ played: 1/1
Idols found: 0
Idols played: -
Votes voided: -
Voting record
VFB: 9
Tribals: 15
VAP: 14
Jury votes
Made: 1
For winners: 1
Received: -

 

KJ Austin - Pictures
SAU 7 logo  AU: Blood v Water image gallery
  • KJ Austin
    AU: Blood v Water intro shot
  • KJ Austin
    AU: Blood v Water intro shot
  • KJ Austin
    Opening sequence scene, with Sophie
  • KJ Austin
    Arrival, Day 1, watching Sandra's chopper land
  • KJ Austin
    The newly assigned Water tribe
  • KJ Austin
    Battling Sophie, Ep1 RC

 

KJ Austin - Interviews
SAU 7 logo  AU: Blood v Water interviews

Pre-game interviews

  • None yet.

 

Post-game interviews

  • Official 10play.com exit interview (4/4/22): "'I Lived the full Survivor experience': How losing herself helped Kate 'KJ' Austin find space for herself."

 

KJ Austin - Bio
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Official Ten AU: Blood v Water bio excerpts (January 24, 2022):

"As a Survivor super-fan, Kate (KJ) comes armed with the knowledge she has taken on after meticulously watching past seasons, and is excited to play with her younger sister, Sophie.

Two very different people, KJ is hoping to use some of Sophie’s traits to help her in the game as Sophie is a driven businesswoman who doesn’t take no for an answer.

What’s one thing people won’t expect from you? I absolutely love fishing and I’m great at it. My Dad taught me to fish down in Tasmania when I was a little girl and I have never been afraid to get my hands dirty.

What’s the strategy you’re both adopting going in? I think we’ll play our own game as we’re two very different people. I’ll try to play the game in line with my values and who I am here on the outside."