Survivor contestant Caleb Bankston

Caleb Bankston - Survivor: Blood vs. Water

Caleb Bankston (1987-2014). His social media: twitter | fb fan page

Seasons: 1 | Days: 30.5 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1

Survivor: Blood vs. Water (2013) - 9th place, 12th out - 3rd juror.

Voted out in Episode 11, "Gloves Come Off" (Day 29).
Eliminated in a duel in Episode 12, "Rustle Feathers" (Day 30).
Cumulative longevity totals: In-game - 29.5 days; Redemption Island - 1 day.

Caleb Bankston - Career statistics
	Challenge stats	Tribal council stats	Jury stats
Season	ChW	ChA	ChW%	VFB	VAP	TCA	TC%	wTCR	JVF	TotJ	JV%	SurvSc	SurvAv
S27: Blood vs. Water	0.57	6.61	0.09	9	4	10	0.90	3.15	-	-	-	0.98	3.72
Career	0.57	6.61	0.09	9	4	10	0.90	3.15	-	-	-	0.98	3.72

Blood vs. Water challenges
Tribal/team challenge record (3-for-7):
- Blood vs. Water Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Blue Lagoon Bustle" - Part of Tadhana's puzzle-blowing team, Tadhana loses.
- Blood vs. Water Ep. 2 RC/IC: "In The Barrel" - "Participates" by rooting on Hayden, Tadhana loses again.
- Blood vs. Water Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Sumo at Sea" - Watches silently as Tadhana loses once again.
- Blood vs. Water Ep. 4 RC/IC: "Boats, Brains and Brawn" - Paddles for Tadhana, Tadhana loses again.
- Blood vs. Water Ep. 5 RC/IC: "Slide Show" - Scores twice (vs. Gervase, Tyson), and Tadhana wins 5-2.
- Blood vs. Water Ep. 6 RC/IC: "Buoy Oh Buoy" - Now with New Tadhana, swims. Tadhana wins!
- Blood vs. Water Ep. 7 RC/IC: "Chain Reaction" - Retrieves bags for Tadhana, and Tadhana wins again, 3-2.
Individual challenge record (0-for-5): (Mean % finish: 49%)
- Blood vs. Water Ep. 8 IC: "Flash Back" - Eliminated on the third item (tie-9th/11).
- Blood vs. Water Ep. 9 Final 10 IC: "Pesky Palate" - Eliminated in the second round (tie-4th/10).
- Blood vs. Water Ep. 9 Final 9 IC: "Balancing Point" - Sixth person eliminated (4th/9).
- Blood vs. Water Ep. 10 IC: "Splash Back" - Second person to drop out (2nd/8).
- Blood vs. Water Ep. 11 IC: "Wrist Assured" - Second person to drop out (3rd/4).
Redemption/Exile Island duel record (0-for-1): (Mean % finish: 33%)
- Blood vs. WaterEp. 12 duel: "House of Cards" - Eliminated, after a last-minute collapse (3rd/3).

Career challenge totals

Team/tribal challenges
Wins:	3
Played:	7
Win%:	0.43
Sat out:	0

Individual challenges
Wins:	0
Played:	5
Win%:	0.00
Mean% Finish:	49%

Duels
Wins:	0
Played:	1
Win%:	0.00
Mean% Finish:	33%

Blood vs. Water Tribal
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Blood vs. Water: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (9/10):
- Blood vs. Water, Ep. 1 (Morning 1): Laura Boneham (voted out, 6-2-1-1).
- Blood vs. Water, Ep. 1 (Day 3): Marissa Peterson (voted out, 8-1).
- Blood vs. Water, Ep. 2: Rachel Foulger (voted out, 5-2-1).
- Blood vs. Water, Ep. 3: John Cody (voted out, 6-1).
- Blood vs. Water, Ep. 4: Brad Culpepper (voted out, 3-3 [3-1]).
- Blood vs. Water, Ep. 8: Aras Baskauskas (voted out, 7-2-2).
- Blood vs. Water, Ep. 9 (Final 10 vote): Vytas Baskauskas (voted out, 8-1-1).
- Blood vs. Water, Ep. 9 (Final 9 vote): Tina Wesson (voted out, 7-1-1).
- Blood vs. Water, Ep. 10: Laura Morett (voted out, 7-1).
VAP - Votes against (4):
- Blood vs. Water, Ep. 11: Four votes, from Tyson, Gervase, Monica, and Ciera (voted out, 4-3).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Blood vs. Water, Ep. 14: Voted for Tyson Apostol (who won, 7-1-0).

Career Tribal Council totals

Hidden idols
Found:	0
Played:	0
Votes voided:	-

Voting record
VFB:	9
Tribals:	10
VAP:	4

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

Blood vs. Water image gallery

Blood vs. Water intro shot

Blood vs. Water intro shot

S27 CBS pre-game interview, with Colton

Pre-game EW interview

Full cast, pre-game photo shoot

Pre-season ad shot

Night Zero, getting dropped off with Colton

Morning 1, pre-tribal split. Listening to Laura M.

Watching Colton talk to Probst, morning 1, pre-tribal split

Morning 1 tribal split - hugs

Early confessional, hoping Colton can find some Redemption this season

Now on Tadhana, admiring the new buffs

Laura B leaves Tadhana, Morning 1

At Tadhana camp, listening to Brad swear he'll give 100% in challenges

In camp, circa Ep1

Talking to Rachel, Tadhana beach

Disrobing in Tadhana camp, circa Ep1

Getting a great reception from Marissa, circa Ep1

Listening to Tadhana's first treemail

Listening to Galang gloat about having fire, pre-Ep1 RC/IC

Full Tadhana tribe, pre-Ep1 RC/IC

Listening to Probst

Pre-challenge lecture

Starting line, Ep1 RC/IC

Watching the rowers

Working on the Tadhana puzzle

With Katie and Ciera, Tadhana puzzle table

The losing Tadhanas

Discussing the boot with the men's alliance

Late Ep1 confessional

Full Tadhana tribe, Ep1 Tribal Council

Listening to the Ep2 duel treemail

Watching Marissa not lose, Ep2 duel

Strategy talk with the Five Guys

Tadhana arrives at the Ep2 RC/IC

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC

Waiting for the barrel team to arrive

Watching Hayden play skee-ball

Tadhana leaves for the Ep2 Tribal Council

Tadhana, Ep2 Tribal Council

Watching Marissa yell at Brad, Ep3 duel

Looking over at Colton, pre-Ep3 duel

Colton wants to do what?

Hugging Colton goodbye

Watching as Colton quits

Candice wins! Ep3 duel

Getting pre-challenge tips from Brad

Watching Katie lose to Laura B, Ep3 RC/IC

Listening to John's pick of whom to boot

Hearing who's actually getting booted

Tadhana hikes to the Ep3 Tribal Council

Tadhana, Ep3 Tribal

Alarmed by Brad's decision to go with pairs at the merge, post-Ep3 Tribal

Tadhana, Ep4 duel

Hearing more Brad strategy in camp, just as alarming, post-Ep4 duel

Going over options with Vytas and Hayden

Listening to Probst, pre-Ep4 RC/IC

Getting Tadhana to an early lead

Tadhana gathers crates

Oops

Still neck-and-neck as the crates get hauled onshore

Watching Ciera and Vytas work the Ep4 RC/IC puzzle

With the Five Guys Minus John (and Brad)

Expressing further concerns about Brad

Ah, there's Brad, finally

Tadhana tribe, Ep4 Tribal Council

About to announce his changed voting plans

I don't want you to go home, Ciera

Horns, Ep4 Tribal Council

Getting reassurances from the freshly booted Brad

The Caleb that ate the canary

Basking in the afterglow of Brad's boot, early Ep5

Hanging out with Vytas, Ep5

Getting to hear about Vytas's exciting rashes

Presented without comment: 'Big kahunas.'

Ha ha, Tadhana thinks they could actually win a challenge

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC/IC

Taking on Gervase, first face-off in the Ep5 RC/IC

Watching Vytas beat Aras

Tadhana wins!

Watching Vytas get a clue that he promptly burns, Ep6 duel

With the new Tadhana (mostly) dudes, Ep6 swap

Enjoying Tyson's generosity

Hearing Tyson point out Aras's social deficiencies

New Tadhana, ready to win the Ep6 RC/IC

Starting line

Watching the puzzle stage

New Tadhana wins!

Time for hugs

Getting his first look at the new Galang tribe, Kat voted out at the last Tribal Council, Ep7 duel

Watching Kat negotiate swapping out with Hayden, pre-Ep7 duel

Watching everyone else hug Hayden, post-Ep7 duel

Listening to Tyson's plan to break up Aras-Vytas

Tadhana, ready to win the Ep7 RC/IC

Starting line

Gathering bags

Watching the bolo stage

Waiting for Tyson to win it

Tadhana wins. Yay, etc.

Racing to the food, Ep7 reward

Feasting, Ep7 reward

Watching the pre-duel lecture, Ep8 duel

Yay! Merge time!

Blocked out by Monica at the merge feast, Ep8

Merge feasting

More merge feasting

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC

Listening to Probst

Got one right, at least

On the bench with the other losers

Waiting for the Aras-vs-Vytas outcome, Ep8 IC

Hiding behind driftwood, Ep8

Kasama heads to Tribal, Ep8

Kasama tribe, Ep8 Tribal Council

Pre-challenge lineup, Final 10 IC

Ready to go for Round 1, gross food challenge

Trying to keep it down

On to round two, Final 10 IC

A gutty performance

Sitting in camp with Hayden

Final 10 Tribal Council

Pre-challenge lineup, Final 9 IC

Final 9 IC, already in progress

Still in it

Trailing Tina to prevent her finding an idol that isn't there

More fun times in the jungle

Getting ready to watch the Ep10 duel

Sitting quietly in camp, Ep10

Getting the boot scoop from Tyson

More sitting quietly in camp with Hayden

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC

Trying not to splash back

Hoping Monica picks him for the Ep10 reward feast

Getting picked (along with everyone else)

Appetizing

'I still think we should vote Katie' (they don't)

Kasama tribe, Ep10 Tribal Council

More fun times at Ep10 Tribal

Listening to Hayden's plan to target Tyson, Ep11

Getting a skeptical buy-in from Katie

Trying to recruit Ciera... oops

More sitting around camp with Hayden

Listening to the Ep11 IC treemail

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC

Pre-Ep11 IC. One will win, the other will fall

Choosing to compete in the Ep11 IC

All the choices

Ready to go, Ep11 IC

Wrist assured

Still in it

Trying to flip Ciera's betrayal back around on her

Maybe he is, Caleb. Maybe he is.

Getting a parting confessional, Ep11

Original Tadhana voting bloc at the Ep11 Tribal Council

Full Kasama tribe, Ep11 Tribal

Silently observing Tribal Council

Amusedly observing Tyson fishing out his idol

Dang

Snuffed, Ep11

Not looking at the people who voted him out, pre-Ep12 duel

Listening to Probst, pre-Ep12 duel

The foolish man built his house upon the stand. (Well, technically he had to. But still: Foreshadowing.)

Nearing the arbitrary 30-minute time limit.

Now racing Tina to stay alive in 2nd place, Ep12 duel

Not looking good for Caleb...

Crashed out.

End of the (30-minute) line, Ep12 duel

Giving Tina a hug

Debriefing with Probst

Burning his buff on the way out

Yukking it up on the jury with the Baskauski, Ep12 Tribal Council

Not loving the final four Tribal Council, Ep14

Final Tribal Council, Ep14

Addressing the Final Three

Voting for the winner

With the cleaned-up jurors, Blood vs Water reunion

Blood vs Water reunion show

Blood vs. Water interviews
Pre-game interviews
- Gordon Holmes at XfinityTV.com (9/5/13): "Colton and Caleb: 'There's No Excuse for What I Said'"
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (9/10/13): "Colton talks about 'being filled with hate and anger'"
Post-game interviews
- Rob Cesternino at RobHasAPodcast (12/5/13): "Talking With the Latest Eliminated Player from Survivor -12/05/13"
- Gordon Holmes at XfinityTV.com (12/5/13): "Caleb: Gervase & Tyson 'Weren't Being 100% With Us'"
- Daniel Fienberg at HitFix.com (12/8/13): "Caleb Bankston talks Survivor: Blood vs. Water"
In Memoriam: Steve Helling's People article about Caleb's tragic death (6/24/14)

Blood vs. Water bio

From his (and Colton's) pre-game interview with EW's Dalton Ross: (8/21/13)

"Colton became one of Survivor's most hated contestants ever after the way he treated his tribemates on One World, and his fiancé Caleb is hoping this season's cast doesn't hold it against him. 'His downfall would be people coming in knowing who Colton is,' says Caleb. 'Putting that target on his back because of how he played the game last time and not giving him a chance. And I'm hoping that in his sincerity that they won't just think he's being fake.' Colton says he's in a much better emotional place this time around. 'I'm a lot happier and I'm a lot more at peace going in than last time,' he says. 'So I'm excited about where I am. I'm super excited this guy is here, and I'm hoping Dalton Ross likes me this time.' We'll see…"

From his (and Colton's) official CBS bio page:

"Occupation: Post Office Manager/Farmer
Personal Claim to Fame: Shooting a 12 point buck on my first deer hunt.
Inspiration in Life: My momma and dad. They built a small five acre farm into a large cattle/chicken operation and have helped me more than I deserve or could ever return. They are very hard working and focused people and they have taught me how to be a man.
Hobbies: Riding horses, working with my dogs and hunting/fishing.
Pet Peeves: People who don’t put down their cell phones.
3 Words to Describe You: Hard-working, hard-headed and outdoorsman.
If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be and Why? 1) My duck call 2) My camouflage Alabama hat 3) A gallon of sweet tea
Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: JT because we both farm, we are both tough and can do just about anything. We aren’t stupid just because we talk slow.
Reason for Being on Survivor: Showing America how farm boys from Alabama do things.
Why You Think You’ll “Survive” Survivor: I can definitely outlast anybody and I won’t have any enemies.

Why You Think You Will Be the Sole Survivor: I am very good at working with my hands, really good at figuring things out and problem solving.
What Does It Mean to You to Play Survivor with Your Loved One? Survivor made Colton realize a lot of things he didn’t know about himself. Some things were good and some were not so good. He grew so much from that experience and I wish I could have been there to experience it with him. When we learned it was a possibility that we could play Survivor together, I jumped at the chance because as much as he grew as a person from the first time playing, I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that our relationship could withstand anything and it would only be strengthened through Survivor. However, on a selfish level, I wanted to help show America what love looks like because it doesn’t matter whether it is between two men, two women, or a man and woman. Love is love and I love Colton."