Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains is the eighth season of the Network Ten incarnation of the competitive reality TV show Australian Survivor. This season used a modified execution of the tribe division theme introduced in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, but this time featuring a mix of returning players and new players.
After 47 days, Villain Liz Parnov defeated Heroes Gerry Geltch and Matt Sharp in a jury vote of 7-0-0 to become the Sole Survivor.
Production[]
According to Australian Survivor Executive Producer David Forster, it was decided prior to the casting process that the season would not feature a cast of all returnees, owing to a lack of suitable returning players. Instead, the season was cast with the half-returnee, half-newbie format in mind. Believing that there was more value in mixing the returning players with the first-time players, Production decided against a Fans vs. Favorites format as employed in previous Survivor (U.S.) seasons, resulting in the mixed tribal divisions.[3]
Twists/Changes[]
- Heroes v Villains: Castaways were divided into tribes based on how they see themselves playing the game or, in the case of returnees, how they played the game in the past, either as Heroes or Villains.
- Returning Players: 11 out of the 24 castaways were returnees.
- Pandora's Urn: After a contestant was permanently evacuated from the game on Day 2 while their tribe attended Tribal Council, the tribe was given the choice to leave the votes unread and return to camp without someone being voted out or, if there was a unanimous agreement, to allow the votes to be read and have an elimination occur as usual.
- Hidden Immunity Idol
- Planted Fake Hidden Immunity Idol: A fake idol was planted in the cookie jar that was given to the tribe that won the Day 6 Reward Challenge, and in the other tribe's rice container. As confirmed in episode 12, this fake idol was a clue to the real idol hidden on the tribe camp.
- Leave Merge Feast: On Day 28, the members of the merged tribe were given the opportunity to leave the merge feast and return to camp to hunt for a newly planted Hidden Immunity Idol.[4]
- Mock Vote: A non-elimination twist occurred at three of this season's Tribal Councils.
- 48-Hour Mission: After losing the Immunity Challenge on Day 12, the Heroes had to vote one member to be sent to join the Villains. If that person survives until Day 14, they will be given the option of staying with the Villains or rejoining the Heroes.
- Mutiny: On Day 25, the tribe that lost the Immunity Challenge was given the opportunity to mutiny to the other tribe; however, only one person was allowed to mutiny. Each member made their decisions in private in the voting booth, leaving the voting parchment blank if they did not want to mutiny, or writing their own name down if they wanted to take the offer. If only one person chose to mutiny, they would automatically switch to the other tribe; if multiple people chose to mutiny, those people would draw rocks to decide who would mutiny; if no one chose to mutiny, the whole tribe would draw rocks to make a decision.
- Survivor Isolation: On Day 41, after the votes were cast at Tribal Council, Jonathan revealed that there would be no elimination. Instead, the two players who received the most votes would be sent into Survivor isolation, living in exile away from the rest of their tribe. They will have to fend for themselves, and will eat only whatever is offered by their tribemates. They will also not be able to compete in the next Immunity Challenge. If they survive the next Tribal Council, they will leave isolation.
- Tribe Switch: On Day 18, a tribe shuffle occurred, dividing the final sixteen castaways evenly into the new Heroes and Villains tribes.
- Juror Removal: On Day 45, the final four contestants voted to eliminate one member of the jury. Additionally, they would compete in a Reward Challenge where the winner would receive an extra vote in the decision.
- Final Three: This season featured a Final Tribal Council with three finalists facing a seven-person jury.
- Reformatted Final Tribal Council: While each jury member was given the opportunity to speak individually, an open forum was held to ensure a more insightful rapport between the jury and finalists.
Castaways[]
Contestant | Tribe Affiliation | Finish | Votes Against | ||||||
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Original Tribe | Post-Swap Tribe | Original Tribe1 | Switched Tribe | Post-Mutiny | Merged Tribe | ||||
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Jackie Glazier 49, Melbourne, VIC Champions v Contenders (2018) |
Villains | Evacuated Day 2 |
0 | |||||
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Anjali Rao 48, Melbourne, VIC Broadcaster |
Villains | 1st Voted Out Day 2 |
9 | |||||
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Michael Warren 44, Sydney, NSW Journalist |
Villains | 2nd Voted Out Day 5 |
8 | |||||
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Mimi Tang 30, Melbourne, VIC Luxury Car PR Manager |
Villains | 3rd Voted Out Day 7 |
8 | |||||
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Rogue Rubin 32, Melbourne, VIC Film Director |
Heroes | 4th Voted Out Day 9 |
7 | |||||
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Sarah Marschke 23, Sydney, NSW Former Miss World Australia |
Villains | Villains | 5th Voted Out Day 14 |
8 | ||||
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Fraser Lack 24, Melbourne, VIC Real Estate Agent |
Villains | Villains | Villains | 6th Voted Out Day 15 |
3 | |||
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Sharni Vinson 39, Sydney, NSW Actress |
Heroes | Heroes | Heroes | 7th Voted Out Day 17 |
5 | |||
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Paige Donald 26, Tambo, QLD Outback Jillaroo |
Heroes | Heroes | Heroes | Heroes | 8th Voted Out Day 19 |
5 | ||
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Jordie Hansen 26, Melbourne, VIC Blood v Water |
Villains | Villains | Villains | Villains | 9th Voted Out Day 21 |
9 | ||
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Benjamin Law 40, Nambour, QLD Author |
Heroes | Heroes | Heroes | Heroes | 10th Voted Out Day 22 |
10 | ||
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Stevie Khouw 62, Sydney, NSW Champions v Contenders (2018) |
Villains | Villains | Villains | Heroes | Heroes | 11th Voted Out Day 27 |
9 | |
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David Zaharakis 32, Melbourne, VIC Former AFL Player |
Heroes | Heroes | Heroes | Villains | Villains | Fa'amolemole | 12th Voted Out Day 29 |
7 |
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Flick Palmateer 30, Margaret River, WA Brains v Brawn (2021) |
Heroes | Heroes | Heroes | Heroes | Heroes | 13th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 31 |
9 | |
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Sam Webb 34, Sydney, NSW Australian Survivor (2016) |
Heroes | Heroes | Heroes | Villains | Villains | 14th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 33 |
11 | |
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Shonee Bowtell 30, Noosa, QLD Champions v Contenders (2018) & All Stars |
Villains | Villains | Villains | Heroes | Heroes | 15th Voted Out Day 35 |
9 | |
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Shaun Hampson 34, Moonee Ponds, VIC Champions v Contenders (2019) |
Heroes | Heroes | Heroes | Villains | Villains | 16th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 37 |
5 | |
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Hayley Leake 32, Sydney, NSW Brains v Brawn (2021) |
Heroes | Heroes | Heroes | Villains | Villains | 17th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 39 |
5 | |
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Simon Mee 32, Brisbane, QLD Brains v Brawn (2021) |
Villains | Villains | Villains | Villains | Villains | 18th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 42 |
10 | |
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Nina Twine 25, Riverview, FL Blood v Water |
Heroes | Heroes | Heroes | Villains | Villains | 19th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 44 |
10 | |
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George Mladenov 32, Sydney, NSW Brains v Brawn (2021) |
Villains | Villains | Villains | Heroes | Heroes | 20th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 46 |
16 | |
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Gerry Geltch 62, Fraser Island, QLD Tourism Pilot |
Heroes | Villains | Heroes | Heroes | Heroes | Runners-Up | 8 | |
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Matt Sharp 25, Gold Coast, QLD Lifeguard |
Heroes | Heroes | Heroes | Heroes | Heroes | 7 | ||
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Liz Parnov 28, Perth, WA Olympic Pole-vaulter |
Villains | Villains | Villains | Villains | Heroes | Sole Survivor | 2 |
Notes:
^1 After Gerry completed his 48-hour mission at the Villains tribe, he returned to the Heroes tribe, leaving everyone back on their original tribes.
^1 After Gerry completed his 48-hour mission at the Villains tribe, he returned to the Heroes tribe, leaving everyone back on their original tribes.
Season Summary[]
Episode | Air Date | Challenges | Eliminated (vote) |
Finish | Ratings | |
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Reward | Immunity | |||||
1 | January 30, 2023 | Heroes | Heroes | Jackie (no vote) |
Evacuated Day 2 |
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Anjali (9-1) |
1st Voted Out Day 2 | |||||
2 | January 31, 2023 | Villains | Heroes | Michael (8-1-1) |
2nd Voted Out Day 5 |
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3 | February 1, 2023 | Villains | Heroes | Mimi (8-1) |
3rd Voted Out Day 7 |
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4 | February 5, 2023 | Heroes | Villains | Rogue (7-4-1) |
4th Voted Out Day 9 |
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5 | February 6, 2023 | Heroes | Villains | Gerry (8-2-1)1 |
Sent to Villains Day 12 |
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6 | February 7, 2023 | Heroes | Heroes | Sarah (8-1) |
5th Voted Out Day 14 |
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7 | February 12, 2023 | None | Heroes | Fraser (3-2-0)2 |
6th Voted Out Day 15 |
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Simon | ||||||
8 | February 13, 2023 | Villains3 | Sharni (5-0)2 |
7th Voted Out Day 17 |
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9 | February 14, 2023 | Survivor Auction |
Villains | Paige (4-0)2 |
8th Voted Out Day 19 |
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10 | February 19, 2023 | Villains | Heroes | Jordie (4-4; 5-1)4 |
9th Voted Out Day 21 |
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11 | February 20, 2023 | None | Villains | Benjamin (4-3) |
10th Voted Out Day 22 |
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12 | February 21, 2023 | Villains | Heroes | Liz (1-0)5 |
Mutinied to Heroes Day 25 |
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13 | February 26, 2023 | Villains | Villains | Stevie (4-2-1) |
11th Voted Out Day 27 |
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14 | February 27, 2023 | None | Matt | David (7-1-0)2 |
12th Voted Out Day 29 |
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15 | February 28, 2023 | None | Liz | Flick (7-3-1) |
13th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 31 |
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16 | March 5, 2023 | George, Hayley [Gerry, Shonee] |
Simon | Sam (6-4)6 |
14th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 33 |
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17 | March 6, 2023 | None | Simon | Shonee (5-3-1) |
15th Voted Out Day 35 |
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18 | March 7, 2023 | Simon [Hayley, Matt, Nina] |
Nina | Shaun (4-3-1) |
16th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 37 |
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19 | March 12, 2023 | Liz [George, Nina] |
Simon | Hayley (4-1-1-1) |
17th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 39 |
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20 | March 13, 2023 | None | Matt | Nina (5-1) |
Sent to Isolation7 Day 41 |
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Gerry (5-1) | ||||||
21 | March 19, 2023 | None | Matt | Simon (3-3; 4-0)4 |
18th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 42 |
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22 | March 20, 2023 | None | Liz | Nina (3-2) |
19th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 44 |
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23 | March 26, 2023 | Matt | None | Shonee (4-1)8 |
Removed from Jury Day 45 |
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24 | March 27, 2023 | None | Liz | George (3-1) |
20th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 46 |
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Jury Vote | Matt Gerry (7-0-0) |
Runners-Up | ||||
Liz (7-0-0) |
Sole Survivor | |||||
Notes:
^1 In a surprise twist, instead of voting out players, the Heroes would vote for one person to be swapped to the Villains. Gerry was "voted out" and swapped to the Villains.
^2 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user. ^3 As revealed in post-game interviews, this was a combined Reward and Immunity Challenge.[5] ^4 The vote resulted in a tie. Per Australian Survivor rules, a revote would commence. ^5 In a surprise twist, instead of voting out players, the Villains were offered the chance for one member to mutiny to the Heroes. ^6 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played; however, no votes were cast against its user. ^7 Instead of being permanently eliminated from the game, the two castaways that received the most votes at Tribal Council (Nina and Gerry) were sent to Isolation until they survived the next Tribal Council. ^8 The final four voted to eliminate one of the jurors. |
Voting History[]
Original Tribes | Post- Swap Tribes |
Original Tribes | Switched Tribes | Post- Mutiny Tribes |
Merged Tribe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | |||||||
Voted Out | ![]() Jackie |
![]() Anjali |
![]() Michael |
![]() Mimi |
![]() Rogue |
Mock Vote | ![]() Sarah |
![]() Fraser |
![]() Sharni |
![]() Paige |
Tie | ![]() Jordie |
![]() Benjamin |
Mutiny | ![]() Stevie |
![]() David |
![]() Flick |
![]() Sam |
![]() Shonee |
![]() Shaun |
![]() Hayley |
Mock Vote | Tie | ![]() Simon |
![]() Nina |
![]() George |
![]() Matt |
![]() Gerry |
![]() Liz | |
Vote | No vote1 | 9-1 | 8-1-1 | 8-1 | 7-4-1 | 8-2-13 | 8-1 | 3-2-04 | 5-04 | 4-04 | 4-45 | 5-1 | 4-3 | 1-06 | 4-2-1 | 7-1-04 | 7-3-1 | 6-47 | 5-3-1 | 4-3-1 | 4-1-1-1 | 5-18 | 3-35 | 4-0 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 7-0-0 | |||
►►►►► | Liz | — | Anjali | Michael | Mimi | — | — | Sarah | Fraser | — | — | Sam | Sam | — | Liz | Stevie | David | Flick | Sam | Nina | Simon | Hayley | Nina | Simon | Simon | Matt | George | Jury Vote | ||
►►►►► | Gerry | — | — | — | — | Rogue | Benjamin | Sarah | — | Paige | — | Benjamin | — | Stevie | David | Flick | Sam | Shonee | Shaun | Hayley | Nina | Nina | Simon | Nina | George | |||||
►►►►► | Matt | — | — | — | — | Gerry | Gerry | — | — | — | Gerry | — | Flick | David | Flick | Sam | Shonee | Shaun | Liz | Nina | Nina | Simon | Nina | George | ||||||
►►►►► | George | — | Exempt2 | Stevie | Mimi | — | — | Sarah | Fraser | — | Paige | — | Benjamin | — | Stevie | David | Flick | Sam | Shonee | Shaun | Hayley | Nina | Simon | Simon | Nina | Gerry | Liz | |||
►►►►► | Nina | — | — | — | — | Rogue | Gerry | — | — | Sharni | — | Sam | Jordie | — | None | — | Matt | George | Shonee | Simon | Hayley | Gerry | Simon | None | Matt | Liz | ||||
►►►►► | Simon | — | Anjali | Michael | Mimi | — | — | Sarah | — | — | Jordie | Jordie | — | None | — | David | Flick | George | Shaun | Matt | George | Nina | Nina | None | Liz | |||||
►►►►► | Hayley | — | — | — | — | Rogue | Gerry | — | — | Sharni | — | Sam | Jordie | — | None | — | David | Flick | Sam | Shonee | Shaun | Nina | Liz | |||||||
►►►►► | Shaun | — | — | — | — | Gerry | Gerry | — | — | — | Jordie | Jordie | — | None | — | Liz | Matt | George | Nina | Simon | Liz | |||||||||
►►►►► | Shonee | — | Anjali | Michael | Mimi | — | — | Sarah | Fraser | — | Paige | — | Benjamin | — | Stevie | David | Flick | Sam | Nina | None9 | ||||||||||
►►►►► | Sam | — | — | — | — | Gerry | Gerry | — | — | — | Jordie | None | — | None | — | Hayley | George | Liz | ||||||||||||
►►►►► | Flick | — | — | — | — | Rogue | Gerry | — | — | Sharni | — | Gerry | — | Matt | Matt | Liz | ||||||||||||||
►►►►► | David | — | — | — | — | Gerry | Gerry | — | — | — | Jordie | Jordie | — | None | — | |||||||||||||||
►►►► | Stevie | — | Anjali | Michael | Mimi | — | — | Sarah | — | Paige | — | Benjamin | — | Flick | ||||||||||||||||
►►► | Benjamin | — | — | — | — | Rogue | Paige | — | — | Sharni | — | Gerry | ||||||||||||||||||
►►► | Jordie | — | Anjali | Michael | Mimi | — | — | Sarah | Stevie | — | — | Sam | None | |||||||||||||||||
►►► | Paige | — | — | — | — | Rogue | Gerry | — | — | Sharni | ||||||||||||||||||||
►► | Sharni | — | — | — | — | Rogue | Paige | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
► | Fraser | — | Anjali | Michael | Mimi | — | — | Sarah | Stevie | |||||||||||||||||||||
► | Sarah | — | Anjali | Michael | Mimi | — | — | George | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rogue | — | — | — | — | Paige | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mimi | — | Anjali | Michael | Stevie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael | — | Anjali | George | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anjali | — | Stevie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackie | Evacuated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes: ^1 Jackie was evacuated due to a fractured collarbone. No vote occurred for her removal.
^2 George missed Tribal Council due to medical intervention by production, but was not yet deemed unable to continue in the game. As he could not attend Tribal Council, he could not vote, nor be voted out. ^3 The castaway voted out (Gerry) would be switched to the opposite tribe for 48 hours. If they survive this mission, they will have the option of returning to their original tribe. ^4 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user. ^5 The vote resulted in a tie. Per Australian Survivor rules, a revote was held where the castaways involved in the tie would not vote and the remaining castaways could only vote for those involved in the tie. ^6 Instead of voting normally, to be given the opportunity to mutiny, the castaways had to write their names down on the parchment. ^7 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played; however, no votes were cast against its user. ^8 Instead of being permanently eliminated from the game, the two castaways that received the most votes at Tribal Council (Nina and Gerry) were sent to Isolation. ^9 On Day 45, Shonee was removed from the jury and did not cast a vote at the Final Tribal Council. |
Trivia[]
- Australian Survivor (2017) is the only previous Network Ten season to not be represented on the cast of Heroes v Villains.
- Both starting tribes won an equal number of tribal challenges.
- Heroes v Villains has the smallest jury of any Network Ten season, with only seven jurors present at the Final Tribal Council.
- Heroes v Villains is the first season where every finalist is a first-time player and every juror is a returning player.
- Heroes v Villains is the second consecutive season where a resident of Perth, Western Australia won the season against two residents of Queensland who finished as co-runners-up.
- Like the American Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains,
- Heroes v Villains was filmed in Upolu, Samoa.
- A member of the Twine family was a contestant.
- Heroes v Villains is the first season in the series to feature a contestant playing for the third time.
- The tribes merged with half of the cast remaining.
- The merged tribe's color is black.
- Two Hidden Immunity Idols were played at the final ten Tribal Council; one of these idols was played on a Twine, negating zero votes.
- There were five Heroes on the jury, all of whom voted for the eventual Sole Survivor.
- The Sole Survivor was a female Villain.
References[]
- ↑ https://www.truedorktimes.com/sau8/calendar.htm
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Survivor_AU/status/1635536238840012800
- ↑ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interview-australian-survivor-executive-producer-david/id1579904169?i=1000606763520
- ↑ https://robhasawebsite.com/survivorau-hvv-george-mladenov-deep-dive/ (3:01:00)
- ↑ https://robhasawebsite.com/survivorau-hvv-george-mladenov-deep-dive/ (2:04:00)
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