Challenges: MPF percentile
73%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 31 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- SurvivorAU 6: Brains v Brawn (2021) - 11th place, 14th out - 1st juror.
- Voted out in Episode 14, sent to Redemption Rock (Day 29).
- Eliminated via duel in Episode 15 (Day 31).
Baden Cooke on social media: Instagram
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall scores | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| AU: Brains v Brawn | 0.77 | 5.75 | 0.13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.33 | 1.87 | - | - | - | 0.46 | 2.64 |
| Career | 0.77 | 5.75 | 0.13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.33 | 1.87 | - | - | - | 0.46 | 2.64 |
Baden Cooke - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
25%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
78%
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.
Baden Cooke - Challenge record
AU:
Brains v Brawn challenges 
Tribal/team challenge record (7-for-20; 1 sit-out):
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 1 RC (Spinning slide puzzle) - Turns the wheel, but Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 1 IC (Climb, carts, slingshot) - Climbs, rides cart; Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 2 RC "Battle Dig" - Scores vs. Gavin, but Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 2 IC (Wheel, balls, puzzle) - Crosses obstacles; Brains win.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 3 RC (Trough filling) - Holds the trough with Rachel; Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 3 IC (Brainteaser, obstacles, blocks) - Feeds the blocks to Hayley to stack and balance, Brains win.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 4 RC "Game of Throw-Ins" - Loses vs. Simon; Brains lose, 3-1.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 4 IC (Cage, word puzzle) - Helps work puzzle, Brains win.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 5 RC (Log roll) - Not shown competing; Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 5 IC (Balls, balls, balls) - Performs well, but Brains lose again.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 6 RC (Obstacles, sandbags) - Crosses obstacles; Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 6 IC "Hitching a Ride" - Collects a key; Brains lose again.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 7 RC (Holding up barrels) - Holds on for 1.5 hours; Brains win.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 7 IC (Ropes, idol) - Helps grab and pull ropes, but Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 8 IC "Weight and Sea" - One of 3 table-mazers; Brawn wins.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 10 RC "Shoulder the Load" - Drops at 50 kg; Brawn loses.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 10 IC (Sled, slingshots) - Helps move the sled, Brawn wins.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 11 IC (Cubes, rings, balls) - Emmett throws it; Brawn wins.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 12 RC "Blue Lagoon Bustle" - Paddles the raft, but Brawn loses.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 12 IC "Discy Business" - Sits out, as Brawn throws it, loses.
Individual challenge record (0-for-4): (Mean % finish: 65.6%)
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 9 RC/IC (Team obstacles, sandbags) - Lands one sandbag, but does not win (tie-2nd/9).
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 13 RC (Catapulting sandbags) - Finishes 8th, gets a boiled egg (covered) for his efforts (8th/13).
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 13 IC (Ball in chute) - Ninth out, just under 15 minutes in (5th/13).
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 14 IC (Multi-stage obstacles) - Last to reach the final stage, but places two balls, just behind Dani (2nd/10).
Duel record (0-for-1): (Mean % finish: 50%)
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 15 Duel (Get a Grip over water) - Lasts 20 minutes, drops (2nd/2).
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 7 |
| Played: | 20 |
| Win%: | 0.35 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 4 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 65.6% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 1 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 50% |
Baden Cooke - Tribal Council record
AU:
Brains v Brawn Tribal 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 4: Finds an idol clue, but not the idol (Day 8).
VFB - Votes for the person booted (2/6*):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep5 | Laura | Mitch Shaw (voted out, 6-4-[0]) | - |
| Ep6 | Georgia | Cara Atchison (idoled to Brawn, [0]-3-3; 6-2) | - |
| Ep7 | Joey | Joey McCann (voted out, 5-3-1) | Yes |
| Ep9 | Flick | Shannon Lawson (voted out, 6-2-1; consent) | - |
| Ep12 | Dani | Simon Mee (voted out, 6-3-1) | - |
| Ep13 | Kez | Kez McGee (idoled out, [0]-4-1) | Yes |
| Ep14 | -* | Baden Cooke (voted to Exile, 1-0) | - |
| 6* | TOTALS | 2 | |
*Baden was present at the Ep14 Tribal Council, but was unable to vote himself (only Dani did); no TCA charged
VAP - Votes against (1):
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 14: One vote, from Dani (voted out, 1-0).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 24: Voted for Hayley Leake, who won, 7-2.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 0 |
| Played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 2 |
| Tribals: | 6* |
| VAP: | 1 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
Baden Cooke - Pictures
AU:
Brains v Brawn image gallery -
Brains v Brawn intro shot -
Brains v Brawn intro shot -
Brains tribe, Day 1 arrival -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC -
Watching Cara attempt the puzzle -
Watching Mitch try -
Turning the giant slide puzzle -
Brains tribe, arriving in camp -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Ready to ride the cart -
Riding the cart -
Heading to Tribal -
Brains tribe, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Talking to Jonathan -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC -
Not thrilled that George took him out of Tribal, Ep2 -
Confronting George -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Trying to release the key -
Watching the puzzle stage -
Chatting in camp, Ep3 -
The Brains have fire! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC -
Holding up the trough, with Rachel -
Working the brainteaser, Ep3 IC -
Watching Andrew and Joey toss sandbags -
With Hayley, balancing on the final task -
Brains win immunity! -
Feeling the need to hunt for an idol -
Found a clue -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC -
No rewards in Brains camp -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Moving the cage along -
Brains win immunity! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC -
Watching Cara vs. Dani -
Starting to warm up to George -
George reveals he found the idol matching Baden's clue -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Watching Joey roll his ball -
The losing Brains -
Brains, Ep5 Tribal Council -
Listening to Mitch -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC -
Starting line -
Brains, trailing -
Chatting back at camp -
Heading out for a key, Ep6 IC -
Working the puzzle -
The Brains lost ... on a puzzle? -
Brains, Ep6 Tribal Council -
Listening to Cara -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 RC -
Starting line -
Still going... -
Brains win reward! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC -
Waiting to cross the rope bridge -
The losing Brains, heading back to camp -
Brains, Ep7 Tribal Council -
Listening to Joey -
The new Brawn tribe, Ep8 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
Brawn, leading -
About to place the final ball -
Brawn wins immunity! -
Ex-Brains making plans, Ep9 -
Brawn in front on the team portion, Ep9 RC/IC -
Wai wins the second Brawn immunity -
Hayley announces she plans to play her idol tonight -
Divide and conquer plan underway -
Simon wants to target Shannon -
Ex-Brains united -
Brains AND Brawn, Ep9 Tribal Council -
Listening to Shannon -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC -
So far, so good -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC -
Watching Simon toss sandbags -
Brawn wins immunity! -
Letters from home, Ep11 -
Talking about his family -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC -
Moving blocks -
Brawn wins immunity! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC -
Watching Andrew toss rings -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC -
Sitting out, with Simon -
The "losing" Brawns -
Simon wants to vote Flick -
Plotting with Hayley -
Talking about the plan -
Brawn tribe (plus two), Ep12 Tribal Council -
Tipping off Cara and George to the plan -
The newly merged "Fire" tribe -
Launching sandbags for food -
The outnumbered Brains meet -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 IC -
Starting line -
Still going... -
Fire tribe, Ep13 Tribal Council -
The Brains contingent -
Plotting with George, Ep14 -
Talking about being the conduit to George and Cara -
Starting line, Ep14 IC -
About to move on to the second phase -
Almost to the final stage -
Unclear what to do now with two Brawns to one Brain voting -
Fire, Ep14 Triibal Council -
Listening to Hayley -
The person receiving the only vote... -
Snuffed, Day 29 (Episode 14) -
Not done yet ... heading to Redemption Rock -
Waking up at Redemption Rock, Ep15 -
Talking about the beauty of the place -
Hayley joins the fun, night 30 -
Ready to get back into the game -
Pre-duel lineup, Ep15 -
Starting line -
Still going... -
About done -
Heading to the jury, night 31
Baden Cooke - Interviews
AU:
Brains v Brawn interview Pre-game interviews
- None yet.
Post-game interviews
- 10play.com exit interview (8/17/21): "'It Was a Terrible Idea': Baden Cooke Reveals What Went Down with Hayley's Betrayal."
- Shannon Guss at RHAP (8/18/21): "Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn | Week 5 (Eps 13 & 15) Exit Interviews"
Baden Cooke - Bio
AU:
Brains v Brawn bio Official Ten AU: Brains v Brawn bio excerpts (July 11, 2021):
"Champion cyclist turned businessman, Baden, spent 14 years competing at the highest level. The Olympian has won over 50 races, and even secured a green jersey in the 2003 Tour de France. Having also played poker at a high level, Baden has a strategic mind and is a pro at convincing others to do the dirty work for him."