SurvivorAU contestant Tarzan Herlaar

Tarzan Herlaar - SurvivorAU: 2017, SurvivorAU: All-Stars

Seasons: 2 | Days played: 57 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1

SurvivorAU 2: 2017 (2017) - 21st place, 4th out.
Idoled out, [0]-3-1, in Episode 4, "Cookie Monster" (Day 11).

SurvivorAU 5: All-Stars (2020) - 5th place, 20th out - 7th juror.
Voted out in Episode 22 (Day 46).

Tarzan Herlaar on social media: Instagram

Tarzan Herlaar - Career statistics
	Challenge stats			Tribal council stats					Jury stats			Overall scores
Season	ChW	ChA	ChW%	VFB	VAP	TCA	TC%	wTCR	JVF	TotJ	JV%	SurvSc	SurvAv
AU2: 2017	0.45	0.73	0.61	1	3	3	0.30	1.33	-	-	-	0.76	1.78
AU5: All-Stars	1.41	13.89	0.10	10	3	14	0.71	2.86	-	-	-	0.81	4.27
Career	1.86	14.87	0.13	11	6	17	0.64	2.59	-	-	-	0.77	3.52

Tarzan Herlaar - Performance ranks

AU2: 2017
AU5: All-Stars

Challenges: MPF percentile

Tribal: VFB% percentile

25%

Tribal: rVAP percentile

47%

Challenges: MPF percentile

41%

Tribal: VFB% percentile

82%

Tribal: rVAP percentile

97%

Tarzan Herlaar - Challenge record

AU2: 2017
AU5: All-Stars

Ep4 IC

Tribal/team challenge record (5-for-8):

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 Ben 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.
AU: 2017, Ep.3 RC (Big balls) - Helps push the ball, gets yelled at by Locky; Samatau wins.
AU: 2017, Ep.3 IC (Rafts, bamboo tower) - Paddles and stacks bamboo, but Samatau loses.
AU: 2017, Ep.4 RC (Coconuts, surfing) - Helps gather coconuts and move the raft; Samatau wins.
AU: 2017, Ep.4 IC (Builders & runners) - Holds up and carries people, but Samatau loses.

Individual challenge record (0-for-0):

AU: 2017: None.

Ep1 Hero RC

Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-1): (Mean % finish: 50%)

AU: 2017

Ep4 RC

Tribal/team challenge record (12-for-23; 5 sit-outs):

AU: All-Stars Ep. 1 RC: (Sled, bonfire) - Helps haul the sled, stacks sticks, but Vakama loses.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 1 IC: (Obstacles, balls) - Steadies stepping poles, smashes boxes, holds rope, and Vakama wins!
AU: All-Stars Ep. 2 RC: (Team wrestling) - Not shown competing, but Vakama wins, 3-1.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 2 IC: (Barrels, sandbags) - Sits out officially, as Vakama loses.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 3 RC: (Three-in-one) - Not shown competing; Vakama loses again.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 3 IC: "Chinese Checkers" - Tackles Henry at the goal line, aiding Vakama's only point; Vakama loses.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 4 RC: (Push the crate) - Scores the winning point vs. Harry, and Vakama wins, 3-1.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 4 IC: (Hold up the barrel) - Holds the barrel, and eventually, Vakama wins.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 5 RC: "Idol Hands" - Not shown competing; Vakama loses, 4-1.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 5 IC: (Logs, spikes, catapult) - Moves logs, pounds a spike, and Vakama wins.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 6 RC: Pairs tethered "Backed Up" - Sits out, as Vakama wins.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 6 IC: (Water obstacles, balls) - Swims and dives for Vakama, and Vakama wins.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 7 RC: (Tug of war) - Now with Mokuta; not shown competing, but Mokuta wins.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 7 IC: (Cart, cube puzzle) - Helps pull the cart and work the puzzle, Mokuta wins.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 9 IC: Pairs seated "When It Rains" - Paired with Lee, second Mokuta pair out; Mokuta wins.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 10 RC: (Swim to the flag) - Not shown competing; Mokuta wins, 3-1.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 10 IC: (Staircase, keys, puzzle) - Crosses obstacles, rolls the cube, but Mokuta wins again.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 11 RC: (Tug-of-war, pool) - Sits out, as Mokuta finally loses, 3-2.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 11 IC: (Pairs arch over mud) - Paired with David, final Mokuta pair to drop out, and Mokuta loses.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 12 IC: (Obstacles, slingshot) - Sits out, as Mokuta wins, 5-3.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 13 RC: (Water obstacles, puzzle) - Runs out, climbs the pole, and Mokuta wins.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 13 IC: Team "A Bit Tipsy" - Sits out again, as Mokuta loses.
AU: All-Stars Ep. 16 RC: (Water slide, basketball) - Loses a point vs. David for the losing yellow team.

Ep19 IC

Individual challenge record (0-for-11): (Mean % Finish: 54.4%)

AU: All-Stars, Ep. 8 IC: "This Much" - Lasts over 30 minutes, sixth Mokuta to drop out (4th/9).
AU: All-Stars Ep. 14 RC: (Hold up the pot) - Fifth person to drop out, about 40 minutes in (8th/12).
AU: All-Stars Ep. 14 IC: (See-saw stack) - One of 11 people to get far fewer tiles stacked than Shonee (tie-2nd/12).
AU: All-Stars Ep. 15 IC: (Hold up sandbags) - Sixth person to drop out, at over 15 minutes in (6th/11).
AU: All-Stars Ep. 16 IC: (Treading water) - Fifth person to drop out, at over 5 minutes in (5th/9).
AU: All-Stars Ep. 17 IC: (Ball on paddle) - One of five people with two or fewer balls placed (tie-2nd/6).
AU: All-Stars Ep. 19 RC: "Push Me, Pull You" - Second person to drop out, fairly quickly (7th/8).
AU: All-Stars Ep. 19 IC: (Ropes, pole, puzzle) - Makes it to the final stage, but fades on the puzzle (3rd/8).
AU: All-Stars Ep. 20 IC: (Seated chimney) - Fifth person out, circa 15 minutes in (3rd/7).
AU: All-Stars Ep. 21 IC: (Water obstacles, word puzzle) - Third to the word puzzle, but does not win (tie-2nd/6).
AU: All-Stars Ep. 22 IC: (Trip obstacle, tiles) - Not close to challenging Brooke's lead (tie-2nd/5).

Hero challenge/ duel record:

AU: All-Stars: None.

Career totals - challenges

Team/tribal challenges
Wins:	17
Played:	31
Win%:	0.55
Sat out:	5

Individual challenges
Wins:	0
Played:	11
Win%:	0.00
Mean % Finish:	54.4%

Hero challenges
Wins:	0
Played:	1
Win%:	0.00
Mean % Finish:	50%

Tarzan Herlaar - Tribal Council record

AU2: 2017
AU5: All-Stars

Ep4 Tribal Council

Idols held/played (1/0):

AU: 2017, Ep. 4: Hunts for an idol after the IC, and finds it. He gives it to Tessa to use. She does so at the following Tribal, which ends up voiding six votes, leaving Tarzan with the next-highest total (3), booting him (Day 11).

VFB - Votes for the person booted (1/3):

Tribal	Voted	Boot (totals)	VFB?
Ep2	Anneliese	Adam Parkin (voted out, 5-4-2-1)	-
Ep3	Kate	Kate Temby (voted out, 5-4-2)	Yes
Ep4	Tessa	'Tarzan' Herlaar (idoled out, [0]-3-1)	-
3	TOTALS		1

VAP - Votes against (3):

AU: 2017, Ep. 4: Three votes, from Jarrad, Locky, and Peter (idoled out, [0]-3-1).

Jury votes made (0/0):

AU: 2017: None.

Ep21 Tribal Council

Idols held/played (0/0):

AU: All-Stars: None.

VFB - Votes for the person booted (10/14):

Tribal	Voted	Boot (totals)	VFB?
Ep2	Daisy	Jericho Malabonga (voted out, 7-5)	-
Ep3	Daisy	Daisy Richardson (idoled out, [0]-4-2)	Yes
Ep8	Nick	Phoebe Timmins (voted out, 4-3-2; saved via fire)	-
Ep11	Phoebe	Phoebe Timmins (voted out, 5-5; 5-2)	Yes
Ep13	Nick	Nick Iadanza (voted out, 7-1)	Yes
Ep14	Locky	Locky Gilbert (voted out, 7-5)	Yes
Ep15	Harry	Harry Hills (voted out, 5-4-2)	Yes
Ep16	AK	AK Knight (voted to Exile, 3-3-3)	Yes
Ep17	Shonee	Shonee Fairfax (voted to Exile, 2-2-1-1)	Yes
Ep18	Shonee	Zach Kozyrski (voted out, 4-3-2)	-
Ep19	Jacqui	Jacqui Patterson (voted out, 4-4; 3-3; consensus)	Yes
Ep20	Shonee	Shonee Fairfax (voted out, 4-3)	Yes
Ep21	AK	AK Knight (voted out, 4-2; then out via fire)	Yes
Ep22	Sharn	Tarzan Herlaar (voted out, 3-1-[0])	-
14	TOTALS		10

VAP - Votes against (3):

AU: All-Stars, Ep. 22: Received three votes, from David, Moana, and Sharn (voted out, 3-1-[0]).

Jury votes made (1/1):

AU: All-Stars, Ep. 24: Voted for David Genat, who won, 8-1.

Career totals - Tribal Council

Hidden idols
Held:	1
Played:	0
Votes voided:	-

Voting record
VFB:	11
Tribals:	17
VAP:	6

Jury votes
Made:	1
For winners:	1
Received:	-

Tarzan Herlaar - Pictures

AU2: 2017
AU5: All-Stars

SurvivorAU: 2017 intro shot
SurvivorAU: 2017 intro shot
Opening sequence confessional
Greeting Jonathan, Day 1
The Samatau tribe
Bringing the raft in, opening RC
Samatau wins the rice reward
Talking about the victory
Arriving in camp
Samatau meet and greet
Reading the firemaking challenge treemail
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
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC
Appreciating the new canoe
Muddy, about to move on to the war clubs stage
The losing Samataus
Samatau, Ep2 Tribal Council
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC
Samatau starting line
Samatau wins reward!
Talking about Locky yelling at him
Paddling out, Ep3 IC
Samatau, no longer leading
Samatau loses
The three on the bottom
Samatau, Ep3 Tribal Council
Listening to Tara
Watching the sunrise with Tessa, Ep4
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC
Running out
Bringing the coconut raft back in
Samatau wins reward!
Faced with a dilemma: cookies for himself, or wood for his tribe?
Just brought the wood back to camp
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC
With Locky, carrying AK
Watching the sandbag tossing
The losing Samataus
Locky wants to pile all the votes on Tessa
Maybe I'll look for an idol, then
Ah, there it is
You two can probably stop looking for idols...
Just gave the idol to Tessa
Heading to Tribal
Samatau, Ep4 Tribal Council
The two on the outs
Tessa plays the idol for herself...
Three votes, that's enough ... fourth person voted out
Snuffed, Day 11 (Episode 4)

All-Stars intro shot
All-Stars intro shot
Headshot, pre-season ad
Talking about his first season
All-Stars arrival lineup
Freshly sorted into the Vakama tribe
Pushing the sled
First to fire, at least...
Arrival at Vakama camp
Chatting with David and AK
Talking about his plans for the game
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC
Starting line
Helping with the stepping poles
Vakama wins!
Chatting with Jacqui and Mat, Ep2
Vakama has fire (without flint), Night 3
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC
Watching the wrestling
Vakama wins!
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC
Watching from the sidelines
The losing Vakamas
Vakama, Ep2 Tribal Council
The older people alliance
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC
Fighting over balls
Vakama, Ep3 Tribal Council
With the soon-to-be victorious four
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC
Watching the box shoving
Taking on Harry for match point
Discovering the hard-won fish and chips are "DIY"
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC
Starting line
Vakama wins!
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC
Rolling logs
Watching Locky catapult
Vakama wins!
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC
Watching Vakama's win from the sidelines
Reward feasting
Excited about the food and chatting
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC
Rebounding as AK shoots
Time to swap things up, Ep7
With the new Mokuta tribe
Watching the tug-of-war
Heading to the new camp
Listening to the Pandora's Box note
Jacqui found a key!
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC
Pulling the cart
Mokuta wins!
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC
Starting line
So far, so good...
Vakama AND Mokuta, Ep8 Tribal Council
The Mokutas
Listening to Moana
Watching the Phoebe vs. Lydia firemaking
Pre-auction lineup, Ep9
Watching Lee buy food
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC
Paired up with Lee
Mokuta wins!
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC
Watching the swimming
Learning the cake reward must be enjoyed one at a time
Cake was good, didn't find an idol
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC
Crossing obstacles
Mokuta wins!
Enjoying Mokuta's talent show, Ep11
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 RC
Watching the rope pulling from the sidelines
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC
Starting line
Last Mokutas standing
The losing Mokutas
Mokuta, Ep11 Tribal Council
Listening to Jonathan
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC
Watching from the sidelines
Mokuta wins!
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 RC
Running out
Mokuta wins!
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 IC
Watching from the sit-out bench again
Sigh, Mokuta loses
The losing Mokutas
Mokuta, Ep13 Tribal Council
Listening to David
Pre-merge lineup, Ep14
The new Kalokalo tribe
Starting line, Ep14 RC
Pleased to have made the merge
Merge feasting
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep14 IC
Starting line
Heading to Tribal
Kalokalo, Ep14 Tribal Council
The Mokuta seven
Listening to Sharn
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep15 IC
Starting line
Kalokalo, Ep15 Tribal Council
Listening to Jacqui
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep16 RC
Losing a point to David
Bathtime with Lee
Saying goodbye to Lee
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep16 IC
Starting line
So far, so good...
Kalokalo, Ep16 Tribal Council
Listening to David
Chatting with Zach and David, Ep17
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep17 IC
Starting line
Talking about the vote
Kalokalo, Ep17 Tribal Council
Watching the first re-entry duel, Ep18
Brooke and Moana are back
Heading to Tribal
Kalokalo, Ep18 Tribal Council
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep19 RC
Starting line
Excited to join Dave and Moana on the spa reward
Reward relaxation
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep19 IC
Starting line, first stage
Moving on to the second stage
Final stage, working on the puzzle
Kalokalo, Ep19 Tribal Council
Listening to David
Talking to Moana, Ep20
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep20 IC
Starting line
Kalokalo, Ep20 Tribal Council
Listening to David
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep21 IC
Diving off the starting line
Starting on the word puzzle
Kalokalo, Ep21 Tribal Council
The majority four, enjoying things
Watching Mo vs. AK in firemaking
Made it to the final five! Ep22
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep22 IC
Trailing Brooke, as usual
Heading to Tribal
Kalokalo, Ep22 Tribal Council
20th person voted out, and our 7th juror...
Snuffed, Day 46 (Episode 22)
With the jury, Final Tribal Council
Reunion, waiting for the vote reveal

Tarzan Herlaar - Interviews

AU2: 2017
AU5: All-Stars

Pre-game interviews

None found.

Post-game interviews

Ashling Lee at popsugar.com.au (8/7/17): "Let's All Celebrate Mark H, the Most Selfless Person Survivor Has Ever Seen"
Ryan Brink at Brink of Reality (8/6/17): "Mark 'Tarzan' Herlaar Exit Interview | Australian Survivor 2017 Episode 4 August 6th Podcast"

Pre-game interviews

None found.

Post-game interviews

Shannon Guss at RHAP (3/25/20): "Australian Survivor All Stars | Week 8 Exit Interviews"

Tarzan Herlaar - Bios

AU2: 2017
AU5: All-Stars

Official Ten SurvivorAU: 2017 bio excerpts (July, 2017):

"With his beloved wife, two children and six grandchildren at home cheering him on, lime farmer Mark is going to play hard and will not let his age stop him from giving the younger contestants a run for their money.

Mark owned and built a multi-million dollar insulation business but lost it all when the Government introduced the rebate scheme, so he decided to rebuild his life as a regional lime farmer. The hardworking farmer has also sold firewood, worked in flea markets and invested in property and the stockmarket.

While he may have achieved a lot professionally, Mark’s family means more to him.

“My kids and my wife are amazing people and so full of love for each other and that’s pretty significant. For my grandkids to sit there and see Poppy on television and be like ‘That’s my Poppy’, I want to win it for that.”

Getting into the island vibe, Mark was recently in Vanuatu with his son where they built a grass hut and ate coconuts for two days. “We roughed it but I don’t know how I’m going to do it for 55 days. I don’t like sleeping on the ground,” he said.

“I keep fit everyday by working and at least three times a week, I’ll do a long walk. I’m pretty good for 51, I think. I should be ready to take on these kids.”

Mark is a firm believer in doing the right thing but knows that when it comes to Australian Survivor, his moral compass may start to falter.

“My word is my bond and I teach my children and grandchildren that and we never break that. But this is a game. The door to the universe is wide open so I will jump in and see where I land. I have every faith in myself to do it. I don’t know how but I will do it.”"

Official Ten SurvivorAU: All-Stars bio excerpts (February 3, 2020):

"The sweet lime farmer from Queensland, Tarzan may not be the biggest strategist but he’s one of the most loved players in Australian Survivor history. Tarzan, aka Mark, became a father figure to his tribe and even gave up an Immunity Idol that he found to help his mate, Tessa.

This time, he’s learnt a few more tricks to playing the game but will still be the Tarzan people know and love. “My Survivor game plan is to become all things to all men and women, gain their confidence and have them take me as far in the game as possible. I might have to turn on people at some point, but I really will try not to and will kill me to do it.

“My biggest goal in all of this is to be in it from day 1 to 50 – either in the final two or somewhere in the Jury. I just want to be part of it all!”

Leaving his family at home, Tarzan likes to make the most of life and feels like Australian Survivor is the same. “I see this as an opportunity as the preparation for life. If you can do this at any level, you can do anything. I feel like it’s meant to be coming back for another round, I won’t take it for granted and I’m excited to see everything that might come from it.”"