Tucker trials
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The contestants take part in daily trials to earn food. These trials aim to test both physical and mental abilities. The winner is usually determined by the number of stars collected during the trial, with each star representing a meal earned by the winning contestant for their camp mates.
- The public voted for who they wanted to face the trial
- The contestants decided who did which trial
- The trial was compulsory and neither the public nor celebrities decided who took part
- The contestants were chosen by the evicted celebrities
| Trial number | Air date | Name of trial | Celebrity participation | Number of stars | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 February | Star Struck | Barry Chrissie Joel |   | None | [20] |
| 2 | 2 February | Circle of Strife | Joel | | None | [21] |
| 3 | 3 February | Yuck of the Draw | Maureen Merv | | None | |
| 4 | 4 February | In the Pits | Laura Maureen | | 1 | |
| 5 | 5 February | Danger Downunder | Barry | | None | |
| 6 | 8 February | Screech for the Stars | Laura | | 2 | |
| 7 | 9 February | Bite Club | Anna Tim | | 3 | [10] |
| 8 | 10 February | Blood, Sweat and Cheers | Laura Lauren | | 4 | |
| 9 | 11 February | Rock Star | Laura | | 5 | |
| 10 | 12 February | Temple of Doom | Tyson | | 6 | |
| 11 | 15 February | Fright for Sore Eyes | Andrew Anna | | 7 | |
| 12 | 16 February | Mirror, Mirror on the Wall | Joel Barry | | 8 | |
| 13 | 17 February | Twisted Takeaway | Lauren Anna | | 9 | |
| 14 | 18 February | Bad Hair Day | Merv | | None | [22] |
| 15 | 19 February | High Rollers | Tyson Freddie | | 10 | |
| 16 | 22 February | Celebrity Stampede (Team trial) | Everyone (Andrew and Chrissie were team captains) | | 11 | |
| 17 | 23 February | Stairway to Stardom | Andrew | | 12 | |
| 18 | 24 February | Market Munchies | Chrissie Merv | | None | |
| 19 | 25 February | Safari Spa | Freddie | | None | |
| 20 | 26 February | Dunk Your Lucky Stars | Joel Julie | | None | |
| 21 | 1 March | Flight or Fright | Freddie Barry | | 13 | |
| 22 | 2 March | Bush Bashing | Tyson Anna | | 14 | |
| 23 | 3 March | Sugar and Strife | Joel Barry | | None | |
| 24 | 4 March | Jungle Jive | Barry | | None | |
| 25 | 5 March | Celebrity Slingshot | Barry Maureen | | None | |
| 26 | 8 March | Flash Flood | Chrissie | | 15 | |
| 27 | 9 March | Dreadfall | Chrissie Joel | | 16 | |
| 28 | 10 March | Disgustation | Freddie | | 17 | |
| 29 | 11 March | Walk the Line | Everyone |  | 18 | |
| 30 | 12 March | Lord of the Pies | Barry | | 19 | |
| 31 | 15 March | Africarnage | Everyone | | None |
Notes
- ^1 Laura chose not to participate in one of the three tanks, forfeiting three of the stars on offer. The celebrities won three stars, but were gifted a fourth (which was collected just out of the allotted time) by host Chris Brown.
- ^2 This trial was for three days worth of meals for camp.
- ^3 This trial was completed by Tim and Anna as part of their entry to camp.
- ^4 As new arrivals, Anna and Tim were exempt from this trial.
- ^5 As part of this trial, Laura had to choose two celebrities to take with her to assist her in the trial. She chose to take Andrew and Barry.
- ^6 The five meals were eaten by the women - while the men were in a secret camp location drinking beer and eating buckets of KFC (after winning a secret challenge).
- ^7 This trial was for three days worth of food for camp. Following a secret challenge, for St Valentine's Day, all the celebrities were given chocolate.
- ^8 Joel and Barry were chosen for the tucker trial by evicted celebrities Tim and Laura.
- ^9 Lauren and Anna also won a bonus star for the group, which gave the group special beverages (a choice of beer or wine). Following the discovery of a contraband block of chocolate in camp, celebrities were told these drinks would be forfeited unless the chocolate was handed in. After discussion, the celebrities chose to hand in the chocolate and keep the drinks.
- ^10 Merv and Chrissie were both exempt from this trial on medical grounds.
- ^11 This trial was a 'team trial' and everyone competed, with Andrew and Chrissie as the team captains (as per the results of Australia's vote). This trial was also a time trial, which Andrew's team won with a time of 21.08 seconds. Chrissie's team's time was close, with a time of 22.25 seconds. Both teams experienced delays. Andrew's team-mates were: Julie, Anna, Barry, Freddie and Merv. Chrissie's team-mates were: Joel, Maureen, Lauren and Tyson. The teams had to collect the stars and out-run Tembo, the six-tonne elephant leader, and the other tracking elephants. Both teams were successful in doing this. Tembo the elephant leader brought the winning cup to Andrew as the winning captain.
- ^12 Andrew was chosen for the tucker trial by evicted celebrity Lauren.
- ^13 This trial was for three days worth of meals for camp. Based on the vote count, Freddie competed for the stars on the inside of the net and Barry competed for the stars on the outside of the net.
- ^14 Tyson and Anna were chosen for the tucker trial by evicted celebrity Andrew.
- ^15 The trial "Dreadfall" was originally planned for this episode, but was cancelled due to technical difficulties. Chrissie and Tyson had been selected to participate in this trial, but as the replacement trial "Flash Flood" only required one celebrity, Chrissie was chosen based on the vote count.
- ^16 Chrissie and Joel were chosen for the tucker trial by evicted celebrity Tyson.
- ^17 Freddie was chosen for the tucker trial by evicted celebrity Merv.
- ^18 The celebrities also won a bonus drink in this trial for collecting all six stars within 45 minutes.
- ^19 Barry was chosen for the tucker trial by evicted celebrities Anna and Joel.
