Challenges: MPF percentile
53%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 28 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- SurvivorAU: Blood v Water (2022) - 12th place, 13th out - 2nd juror.
- Voted out in Episode 12 (Day 25); won her way back in via fire-making.
- Voted out again in Episode 14 (Day 28).
Mel Chiang 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 |
| AU7: Blood v Water | 1.44 | 6.26 | 0.23 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 0.68 | 0.95 | - | - | - | 0.77 | 2.39 |
| Career | 1.44 | 6.26 | 0.23 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 0.68 | 0.95 | - | - | - | 0.77 | 2.39 |
Melissa Chiang - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
79%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
4
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.
Melissa Chiang - Challenge record
AU:
Blood v Water challenges 
Tribal/team challenge record (12-for-20; 1 sit-out):
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 1 RC: "Water Slaughter" - Not shown competing; 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) - Not shown competing; 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 solves the puzzle; 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) - First out for Water, which 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 fourth basket; Water wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 7 RC: (Rowing tug-of-war) - Part of two losing teams; Blood loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 7 IC: (Boxes, table maze) - Collects, carries box, but Blood loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 8 IC: (Disc chain) - Second person to drop out, but Blood wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 9 RC: (Dunk log) - Loses a point to Chrissy, but Blood wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 9 IC: (Spool stack) - Sits out, as Blood loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 10 RC: (Water slide b-ball) - Scores one, and her team wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 10 IC: (Chariot slingshot) - Helps carry chariot, Blood wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 11 IC: (Team Spoon Man) - Works a maze, Blood wins.
Individual challenge record (0-for-4): (Mean % finish: 58.4%)
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 12 IC: "Ballin' A Jack" - Fourth out for Blood, under 9 min. (5th/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" - Sixth out, over 10 minutes in (8th/13).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 14 IC: (Leaky bucket, puzzle) - In top three, doesn't win (tie-2nd/12).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- AU: Blood v Water: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 12 |
| Played: | 20 |
| Win%: | 0.60 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 4 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 58.4% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
Melissa Chiang - Tribal Council record
AU:
Blood v Water Tribal 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- AU: Blood v Water: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (4/7):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | Andy | Andy Meldrum (voted out, 9-2-1) | Yes |
| Ep2 | Briana | Briana Goodchild (voted out, 9-2) | Yes |
| Ep7 | Sandra | Sandra Diaz-Twine (voted out, 9-1) | Yes |
| Ep9 | Amy | Amy Ong (voted out, 6-2-1) | Yes |
| Ep12 | KJ | Mel Chiang (voted out, 5-3; back in via fire) | - |
| Ep13 | Khanh | Khanh Ong (voted out, 7-4-2) | Yes |
| Ep14 | Josh | Mel Chiang (voted out, 6-4-1-1) | - |
| 7 | TOTALS | 5 | |
VAP - Votes against (17):
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 9: Two votes, from David and Jordan.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 12: Five votes, from Jordie, Josh, KJ, Mark, and Shay (voted out, 5-3; back in via fire-making).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 13: Four votes, from Chrissy, KJ, Sam, and Shay.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 14: Six votes, from David, Jesse, Jordan, Josh, Sam, and Shay (voted out again, 6-4-1-1).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 24: Voted for Mark Wales, who won, 10-0-0.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 0 |
| Played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 5 |
| Tribals: | 7 |
| VAP: | 17 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
Melissa Chiang - Pictures
AU:
Blood v Water image gallery -
AU: Blood v Water intro shot -
AU: Blood v Water intro shot -
Opening sequence scene, with Michelle -
Arrival, Day 1, watching Sandra's chopper land -
The newly assigned Water tribe -
Watching KJ vs. Sophie, Ep1 RC -
Water tribe meet-and-greet, in the water -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Heaving the ram -
The losing Waters -
Water tribe, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Listening to Briana -
Water tribe yoga session, Ep2 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Helping people across the obstacles -
Hauling barrels -
Water, Ep2 Tribal Council -
Listening to Alex -
Starting line, Ep3 IC -
Watching the crate hauling -
Water wins immunity! -
Starting line, Ep4 IC -
Riding in the boat -
Assisting the construction effort -
Water wins immunity! -
Watching Sumo at Sea, Ep5 RC -
Starting line, Ep5 IC -
The losing Waters -
Discussing the vote -
Water, Ep5 Tribal Council -
Listening to Alex -
Watching Jordie score, Ep6 RC -
Reward feasting -
Watching Amy shoot, Ep6 IC -
Water wins immunity! -
The new Blood tribe, Ep7 swap -
Paddling, Ep7 RC -
Checking out the new camp -
Watching the chopping, Ep7 IC -
The losing Bloods -
Blood, Ep7 Tribal Council -
Talking to Jonathan -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
Starting line -
Blood wins immunity! -
Watching the Ep9 RC -
Reward feasting -
The losing Bloods, Ep9 IC -
Blood, Ep9 Tribal Council -
Listening to Nina -
About to score vs. Michelle, Ep10 RC -
Following Mark and the injured Nina -
Reward feasting -
Saying goodbye to Nina -
Okay, sounds good -
Hauling the chariot -
Blood wins immunity! -
Starting line, Ep11 IC -
Waiting for a ball -
Blood wins immunity! -
Starting line, Ep12 IC -
Still going... -
Blood AND Water, Ep12 Tribal Council -
Listening to KJ -
Voted out (sort of) from Blood... -
Fire-making vs. Ben -
Mel wins! Back in the game -
Pre-merge lineup, Ep13 -
Happy to have made the merge, finally play with Michelle -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 RC -
Not close to beating Khanh -
Merge feasting -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 IC -
Outlasting Mark -
Plotting with Michelle -
Lava tribe, Ep13 Tribal Council -
Listening to Jesse -
Talking to Sam, Ep14 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep14 IC -
Among the leaders -
With Michelle, trying to redirect the vote -
Mark is not interested in taking out Josh -
Time to break up the Boys Club, then -
Pitching the plan to the women -
Lava, Ep14 Tribal Council -
Listening to Michelle -
Second juror of Blood vs. Water... -
Snuffed, Day 28 (Episode 14) -
With the jury, Final Tribal Council -
Listening to Michelle's question
Melissa Chiang - Interviews
AU:
Blood v Water interviews Pre-game interviews
- None yet.
Post-game interviews
- Offical TenPlay exit interview (3/1/22): "'A Strategic Hail Mary': Mel Chiang's Fiery Final Tribal Paints a Massive Target on Another Player."
Melissa Chiang - Bio
AU:
Blood v Water bio Official Ten AU: Blood v Water bio excerpts (January 24, 2022):
"Melissa is a Survivor super-fan, who wears her heart on her sleeve but is a keen strategist and loves the psychology behind the game. As a social butterfly, Mel makes friends easily and is planning to make alliance a key part of her game plan.
What’s one thing people won’t expect from you? I’m quite calculative, and an extreme over-thinker. If needed, I can cause chaos. I also get very hangry so we shall see what happens when the game starts!
Do you intend to make big moves? Abso-freakin-lutely! If you even have a chance on going on the greatest show on earth and not going to make any big moves – why bother applying?"