Challenges: MPF percentile
33%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 45 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- SurvivorAU 10: Brains v Brawn II (2025) - 4th place, 21st out - 7th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 23, "Fired Up!" (Day 46).
Zara Callianiotis 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 |
| AU: BvB II | 2.10 | 15.56 | 0.13 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 0.56 | 1.00 | - | - | - | 0.70 | 3.10 |
| Career | 2.10 | 15.56 | 0.13 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 0.56 | 1.00 | - | - | - | 0.70 | 3.10 |
Zara Callianiotis - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
61%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
60%
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.
Zara Callianiotis - Challenge record
AU:
Brains v Brawn II challenges
Tribal/team challenge record (9-for-25; 3 sit-outs):
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 1 RC (Key retrieval): Helps haul sandbags, but Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 1 IC (Coco snake; puzzle): Helps haul the snake, and Brains win.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 2 RC (Slide, floating puzzle): Grabs bags, helps on the puzzle; Brains win again.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 2 IC (Spools, targets): Helps push the spool, but Rich and Max blow a lead; Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 3 RC (Net Tunnel Run): Not shown competing; Brains lose, 5-0.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 3 IC (Pole assembly, slingshots): Helps with the poles, but Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 4 RC (Pegs): Paired with Logan, they outlast everyone, and Brains win!
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 4 IC (Water soccer): First Brains goalkeeper, and Brains win, 4-1.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 5 RC (Mud bath, targets): Transports mud, but Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 5 IC (Fire, puzzle, coconuts): Sits out, as the Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 6 RC, "Sumo at Sea": Not shown competing; Brains lose, 3-0-1.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 6 IC (Reverse slide, word puzzle): Gathers tiles, but Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 7 RC (Swimming, memory): Still with Brains; loses second point vs. Rich, Brains lose, 3-0.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 7 IC (Chests, tiles): Helps move the chests, and Brains win.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 8 IC (Pegs, sandbags): First Brain to drop, but the Brains win.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 9 IC (Plank puzzle, balls): Sits out, as Brains throw the challenge, lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 10 RC (Double Idol Hands): Loses a first point vs. Kristin, but Brains win, 3-2.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 10 IC (Ladders, balls): Helps gather ladders; Brains win.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 11 IC (Team When It Rains): Sits out, as Brains mysteriously lose all their strength in under 5 minutes, lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 12 RC (Slide, rings): Loses final point vs. Laura; Brawn loses, 3-2.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 12 IC "Discy Business": Places blocks, but Brawn loses again.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 15 RC (Pairs water Bball): Pairs up with Morgan and Laura for the orange losing team.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 17 IC (Team "Get a Grip"): Holds on to the end for Bounty; of course they're the winning team.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 18 RC (Pairs "A Bit Tipsy"): Paired with Kate, their slow, steady approach does not win.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 19 RC (Team ropes, part of IC): Tethered, carried by AJ for the losing teal team.
Individual challenge record (1-for-12): (Mean % Finish: 50.4%)
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 13 RC (Rope hang): With Logan, negotiates a reward spot for dropping (2nd/12).
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 13 IC (Seesaw, balls): Second out, fairly quickly (11th/12).
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 14 IC (Spool Crocodile Rock): First person to drop out, at 4 minutes (11th/11).
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 15 IC "Last Gasp": Eighth to drop out, just under 70 minutes (4th/11).
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 16 IC "A Leg Up" with balls: Second out, in under 5 minutes (9th/10).
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 18 IC (Barrels, monkey fist, puzzle): Does not advance beyond the first stage (tie-6th/9).
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 19 RC "Bermuda Triangles": Fifth out, after briefly making it to the top rail (4th/8).
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 20 IC "Hanging by a Thread": Fourth out, in just under 30 minutes (4th/7).
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 21 1st IC (Lots of Balls): One of four to fail to net any balls (tie-3rd/6).
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 21 2nd IC (Tipsy House of Cards): Battles Kate, seemingly has an equal stack to Kate as time expires, but the top card falls (2nd/5).
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 22 IC (Double On Shaky Ground): Slow and steady does it this time, and Zara wins! (1st/5).
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 23 IC (Ropes, discs, paddle): Unable to complete the sandbag toss stage (4th/4).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- AU: Brains v Brawn II: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 9 |
| Played: | 25 |
| Win%: | 0.36 |
| Sat out: | 3 |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Played: | 12 |
| Win%: | 0.08 |
| Mean % Finish: | 50.4% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean % Finish: | - |
Zara Callianiotis - Tribal Council record
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Brains v Brawn II Tribal 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- AU: Brains v Brawn II: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (8/14):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep2 | Indy | Indy Saleh (voted out, 10-2) | Yes |
| Ep3 | Kent | Kent Miller-Randle (voted out, 8-3) | Yes |
| Ep6 | Ally | Ally Kettle (voted out, 3-2) | Yes |
| Ep9 | Myles | Max Wills (idoled out, [0]-4-1]) | - |
| Ep13 | Jesse | Jesse Noonan (voted out, 6-5-2) | Yes |
| Ep14 | Paulie | 'PD' Dee (idoled out, [0]-3) | - |
| Ep15 | Logan | Laura Darras (idoled out, [0]-3-2) | - |
| Ep17 | Myles | Paulie Michael (idoled out, [0]-3-1-1) | - |
| Ep18 | Myles | Karin Gunatilake (voted out, 5-3-1) | - |
| Ep19 | Logan | Logan Johannisen (voted out, 4-4; 3-3; consensus) | Yes |
| Ep20 | Kristin | Kristin Alston (voted out, 4-3) | Yes |
| Ep21 | Morgan | Morgan Mitchell (voted out, 4-2) | Yes |
| Ep22 | Kate | Kate Gloufchis (voted out, 2-1-1-[0]) | Yes |
| Ep23 | AJ | Zara Callianiotis (voted out, 3-1) | - |
| 14 | TOTALS | 8 | |
VAP - Votes against (12):
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 13: Two votes, from Jesse and Paulie.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 18: Three votes, from Karin, Kate, and Morgan.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 19: Four votes, from Kate, Kristin, Logan, and Morgan.
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 23: Three votes, from AJ, Kaelan, and Myles (voted out, 3-1).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- AU: Brains v Brawn II, Ep. 24: Voted for Myles Kuah, who won, 7-1.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 0 |
| Played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 8 |
| Tribals: | 14 |
| VAP: | 12 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
Zara Callianiotis - Pictures
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Brains v Brawn II image gallery -
AU: Brains v Brawn II intro shot -
AU: Brains v Brawn II intro shot -
Brains tribe arrival, Day 1 -
Brains lose, Ep1 RC> -
Brains tribe meet-and-greet -
A Coven forms -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Brains win immunity!
Zara Callianiotis - Interviews
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Brains v Brawn II interviews Pre-game interviews
- None yet.
Post-game interviews
- None yet.
Zara Callianiotis - Bio
AU: Brains v Brawn II bio Official Ten AU: Brains v Brawn II bio excerpts (January 20, 2025):
"Zara is the ultimate go getter who knows what she wants and goes for it.
A mum of six-year-old twins and a ten-year-old son, she says, “I’m a stay-at-home mum but I am the CEO of my household. It’s definitely the most well organised house in Brisbane – the cleanest, most pristine, I’m very organised.”
As the Vice President of the PTA, Zara also has three degrees. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, a Bachelor of Law and a Master of Economics in International Finance. She’s a qualified solicitor and a qualified financial planner.
With all these skills, Zara is ready to make her move in Survivor saying, “The strategies that you have to use to manage the PTA are always being open to everyone’s opinions and trying to make sure whatever they are voicing, they are heard and I will give everybody in the tribe a voice.”
An ex-cheerleader for the Broncos and the Bullets, Zara is one brawny Brain and has even run in the New York Marathon.
Zara’s greatest goal for coming on Survivor is to make her children proud. She says, “I want my kids to watch me on TV and just think I'm a badass. I want them to see me going to challenges and think, yeah, my mum's going to be really good at that. Like, my mum's cool.”"