Challenges: MPF percentile
NA
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 8 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 0
- Survivor 19: Samoa (2009) - 17th place, 4th out.
- Voted out in Episode 3, "It's Called a Russell Seed" (Day 8).
Ben Browning on social media: twitter
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S19: Samoa | 0.00 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0.57 | 1.70 | - | - | - | 0.57 | 1.70 |
| Career | 0.00 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0.57 | 1.70 | - | - | - | 0.57 | 1.70 |
Ben Browning - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
68%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
19%
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.
Ben Browning - Challenge record
S19: Samoa 
Tribal/team challenge record (0-for-3):
- Samoa Ep. 1 IC: "Yank Your Hank" - Crosses barriers, hauls the crate; Foa Foa loses.
- Samoa Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Schmergen Brawl" - Ejected, the Galu promptly scores the tie-breaking point; Foa Foa loses, 3-1.
- Samoa Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Sea Crates" - Ineffective as a blocker; Foa Foa loses again.
Individual challenge record (0-for-0):
- Samoa: None.
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- [Samoa Ep. 1 RC: "Chief's Choice" - Does not participate, but Foa Foa wins.]
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 3 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Sat out: | - |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
Ben Browning - Tribal Council record
S19: Samoa 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Samoa: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (2/3):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | Marisa | Marisa Calihan (voted out, 7-3) | Yes |
| Ep2 | Betsy | Betsy Bolan (voted out, 7-1) | Yes |
| Ep3 | Ashley | Ben Browning (voted out, 6-1) | - |
| 3 | TOTALS | 2 | |
VAP - Votes against (7):
- Samoa, Ep. 2: One vote, from Betsy.
- Samoa, Ep. 3: Six votes, from Ashley, Jaison, Liz, Mick, Natalie, and Russell.
Jury votes made (0/0):
- Samoa: None.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages held/played: | 0/0 |
| Idols found: | 0 |
| Idols played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 2 |
| Tribals: | 3 |
| VAP: | 7 |
| Made: | 0 |
| For winners: | - |
| Received: | - |
Ben Browning - Pictures
S19: Samoa -
Samoa intro shot -
Samoa intro shot -
Paddling in, Day 1 -
Foa Foa, finally arrived -
Selecting a chief -
Proud to be a hillbilly, for some reason -
Starting line, Ep1 RC hero challenge -
Foa Foa wins! -
Telling everyone how to set up the camp -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Starting line -
Preparing the rope to haul the crate -
Hauling the crate -
Not winning -
The losing Foa Foas -
Alliance formed -
Foa Foa, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Listening to Marisa -
Listening to treemail, Ep2 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC -
Starting line -
Watching Jaison shoot -
Shoving Yasmin into the wall -
Taking a cheap shot at Russ Swan -
Kicked out of the challenge -
Saying goodbye to Borassi -
Arguing with/ yelling at Yasmin -
Saying racist stuff -
Keeping everyone up all night by chopping wood -
Foa Foa, Ep2 Tribal Council -
Talking to Probst -
Letting Mick try to make fire, Ep3 -
They would all die if I wasn't here -
Telling Liz she can't possibly make fire with flint, because she's a woman -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC/IC -
Untying cubes -
Foa Foa loses again -
Listening to Shambo complain about Galu -
Foa Foa, Ep3 Tribal Council -
Arguing with Jaison -
Third person voted out of Samoa... -
Snuffed, Day 8 (Episode 3)
Ben Browning - Interviews
S19:
Samoa Pre-game interviews
- Andy Dehnart at RealityBlurred (9/16/09): "Ben Browning: 'Love me or hate me or fuck off, I could really care less'"
- CBS "Meet the cast" video (YouTube)
Post-game interviews
- Kate Stanhope at TVGuide.com (10/2/09): "Survivor's Ben Browning: 'It's not like I hit a girl'"
Ben Browning - Bio
S19:
Samoa Official CBS.com Survivor: Samoa bio page excerpts (8/27/09):
"Ben Browning is a transplanted country boy helping to run some of the most successful bars and restaurants in Los Angeles. A bar manager, Ben is often seen with a girl on each arm and boldly claims he’s never been rejected. “I’m one of those people that just get lucky for some reason, if I want it, I do what I have to do to get it.”
Growing up in Kirksville, Missouri, Ben's parents raised him with a strict set of morals and instilled in him a strong work ethic. His parents would always be there to whip Ben into shape whenever necessary.
Ben has worked hard for all he has in life and says “I don't like cry babies, I like people who work their asses off, like people from where I'm from.” He is also quick to admit that the one thing he can't stand is “whiners and wimps.”
When he is not hunting or fishing, Ben can probably be found on his motorcycle. Despite breaking his leg in a wreck in 2007, he is still an active rider and even part of a motorcycle club called “WhiskyBoys.” Described by friends as “a big hillbilly who will be rich someday,” Ben intends to leave his mark on the game of Survivor.
Ben is single and currently resides in Los Angeles, Calif. His birth date is August 28th."