S23: South Pacific
S26: CaramoanChallenges: MPF percentile
36%
Seasons: 2 | Days played: 49 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor 23: South Pacific (2011) - 6th place, 14th out - 7th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 13, "And Then There Were Five" (Day 35).
- Eliminated by Ozzy in the final duel in Episode 14, "Loyalties Will Be Broken" (Day 36).
- Cumulative time: In-game - 35 days; Redemption Island - 1 day.
- Survivor 26: Caramoan - Fans vs. Favorites (2013) - 16th place, 5th out.
- Voted out in Episode 5, "Persona Non Grata" (Day 13).
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
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| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S23: South Pacific | 1.55 | 9.48 | 0.16 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 0.91 | 3.18 | - | - | - | 1.07 | 4.73 |
| S26: Caramoan | 0.76 | 1.02 | 0.74 | 0 | 8 | 2 | -0.21 | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0.53 | 0.76 |
| Career | 2.30 | 10.50 | 0.22 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 0.76 | 2.15 | - | - | - | 0.98 | 3.31 |
Brandon Hantz - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
90%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
92%
Challenges: MPF percentile
NA
Tribal: VFB% percentile
4
Tribal: rVAP percentile
10%
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.
Brandon Hantz - Challenge record
Tribal/team challenge record (4-for-7)
- South Pacific Ep. 1 IC: "Coconut Conundrum" - Shoots baskets, Upolu wins.
- South Pacific Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Crate Escape" - Competes, but Upolu loses.
- South Pacific Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Hitching A Ride" - Puzzle bag retriever for Upolu, Upolu wins.
- South Pacific Ep. 4 RC/IC: "Shoulder the Load" - Sets the record for weight held (240 lbs, tied with Jim Rice), but Upolu loses.
- South Pacific Ep. 5 RC/IC: "Pig Out" - Gnaws and spits pork, Upolu wins.
- South Pacific Ep. 6 RC/IC: "Losing Face" - Moves the cart of coconuts around, but Upolu loses.
- South Pacific Ep. 7 RC/IC: "Family Ties" - Paired with Edna on first bag, gives Upolu slight lead, Upolu wins.
Individual challenge record (1-for-8; 1 sit-out): (Mean % finish: 51.4%)
- South Pacific Ep. 8 IC: "Coconut Cradle" - third place among men (3rd/8) and overall (3rd/12).
- South Pacific Ep. 9 F11 IC: "Get Crackin'" - One of seven eliminated in the first round (tie-5th/11).
- South Pacific Ep. 9 F10 IC: "Bow-Diddley" - One of seven who opted to eat instead of compete (tie-10th/10).
- South Pacific Ep. 10 F9 IC: "Price on Your Head" - Barely second to Sophie (2nd/9).
- South Pacific Ep. 10 F8 IC: "C.A.T." - With Cochran, eliminated on second question (tie-4th/8).
- South Pacific Ep. 11 IC: "Deja Vu" - Tied with Edna for last in first round (tie-6th/7).
- South Pacific Ep. 12 IC: "Flip Out" - Second person eliminated (5th/6).
- South Pacific Ep. 13 IC: "Batman Wall" - Brandon wins, solidly over Coach (1st/5). Then gives away the necklace.
Redemption Island duel record (0-for-1): (Mean % finish: 50%)
- South Pacific Ep. 14 Duel: "Get A Grip" - Loses to Ozzy, eliminated (2nd/2).
Tribal/team challenge record (6-for-7):
- Caramoan Ep. 1 RC: "Water Slaughter" - With Andrea, helps beat Hope & Eddie to win the point, and eventually, Bikal wins.
- Caramoan Ep. 1 IC: "A Long Way to the Top" - With Andrea again, tosses boxes from the fourth floor, but thanks to Reynold beating Malcolm on the sandbag toss, Bikal loses.
- Caramoan Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Plunge, Pull & Pop" - Puller for Bikal, and thanks to Brenda/Andrea's superior diving, Bikal wins.
- Caramoan Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Cell Block Sea" - Yet another time that Bikal wins.
- Caramoan Ep. 4 RC: "Head and Shoulders" - Bikal wins (barely, but does so again).
- Caramoan Ep. 4 IC: "Smash & Grab" - Bikal wins again.
- Caramoan Ep. 5 RC: "Nut Bucket" - Amusingly, holding up the nut bucket, with Phillip. Bikal wins.
Individual challenge record (0-for-0):
- Caramoan: None.
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Caramoan: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 10 |
| Played: | 14 |
| Win%: | 0.71 |
| Sat out: | -- |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Played: | 8 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Win%: | 0.13 |
| Mean% Finish: | 51.4% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 1 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 50% |
Brandon Hantz - Tribal Council record
Idols held/played (0/0):
- South Pacific: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (10/11):
- South Pacific, Ep. 2: Christine Shields Markoski (voted out, 4-3-1-1).
- South Pacific, Ep. 4: Stacey Powell (voted out, 7-1).
- South Pacific, Ep. 6: Mikayla Wingle (voted out, 4-3).
- South Pacific, Ep. 8: Keith Tollefson (voted out, 6-6 [6-4 tiebreaker]).
- South Pacific, Ep. 9 (F11 vote): Ozzy Lusth (voted out, 9-2).
- South Pacific, Ep. 9 (F10 vote): Jim Rice (voted out, 7-3).
- South Pacific, Ep. 10 (F9 vote): Dawn Meehan (voted out, 7-2).
- South Pacific, Ep. 10 (F8 vote): Whitney Duncan (voted out, 7-1).
- South Pacific, Ep. 11: John Cochran (voted out, 5-2).
- South Pacific, Ep. 12: Edna Ma (voted out, 5-1).
VAP - Votes against (4):
- South Pacific, Ep. 12: One vote, from Edna.
- South Pacific, Ep. 13: Three votes, from Coach, Sophie, and Rick (voted out, 3-2).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- South Pacific, Episode 14: Voted for Sophie Clarke (who won, 6-3-0).
Idols held/played: (0/0)
- Caramoan: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (0/2):
- Caramoan: None.
VAP - Votes against (8):
- Caramoan, Ep. 5: Eight votes, from Phillip, Malcolm, Corinne, Cochran, Dawn, Andrea, Erik, and Brenda (voted out, 8-1).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- Caramoan: None.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Idols found: | 0 |
| Idols played: | -- |
| Votes voided: | -- |
| VFB: | 10 |
| Tribals: | 23 |
| VAP: | 12 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | -- |
Brandon Hantz - Pictures
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South Pacific intro shot -
South Pacific intro shot -
S23 pre-game interview, with an unwelcome visitor -
S23 pre-game camera whoring -
S23 pre-game EW interview -
S23 Ep1, waiting for Ozzy and Coach -
Still waiting for Coach -
In camp -
Chopping things, Ep1 -
Fishing, circa Ep1 -
Getting a hand up, Ep1 RC/IC -
Can't slip anything past Coach -
Setting records, Ep4 RC/IC -
South Pacific confessional -
Yay, praying -
South Pacific merge IC -
Being classy, Final 10 IC -
Still being classy as Jim is eliminated -
F10 tribal council -
More F10 tribal -
Hauling rice, Final 9 IC -
Fully vested -
Fighting more demons, Ep11 tribal council -
Another day, another pray. Ep12 -
Batman Wall, Ep13 IC -
Victory! (albeit short-lived) -
You are safe at tribal council tonight!... unless, well, you know -
The end of Brandon's S23 run.
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Caramoan intro shot -
Caramoan intro shot -
Caramoan pre-game interview -
Caramoan pre-game ad -
If you say so, CBS -
With Andrea, vs Eddie, Ep1 RC -
Celebrating after Water Slaughter bout win -
Looking at the fans, Ep1 IC -
Running, Ep1 IC -
Bikal tribe, Ep1 tribal council -
Post-tribal fun, Ep2 -
Great casting job, guys! -
Head and Shoulders, Ep4 RC -
Picking up tips from Tata -
Another Bikal victory, S26 Ep4 IC -
Nut Bucket, Brandon's last challenge (Bikal won) -
Arguing for the sake of arguing -
Predestination? Or just premeditation? -
Hey, let's have the angry guy yell in front of everyone! I smell an Emmy! -
End of the line
Brandon Hantz - Interviews
Pre-game interviews
- Gordon Holmes at XfinityTV.com (8/22/11): "Pre-Game Interview: Brandon Hantz"
Post-game interviews
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (12/19/11): "Post-finale interviews with Sophie, Brandon, Rick, Albert, Coach & Ozzy"
Pre-game interviews
- Gordon Holmes at MoreWhatnot.com (1/17/13): "I'm Not A Punk, I'm A Beast"
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (1/23/13): Pre-game interview
- CBS Survivor: Caramoan "Meet the Cast" video (YouTube)
Post-game interviews
- Rob Cesternino at RobHasAPodcast (3/14/13): "Brandon Hantz on his exit from Survivor: Caramoan"
- Gordon Holmes at MoreWhatnot.com (3/14/13): "Brandon Hantz: 'I Am Perfectly Mentally Stable'"
- Dalton Ross & Jessica Shaw at EW.com (3/14/13): "Brandon Hantz: 'I'm Not Crazy'"
Brandon Hantz - Bios
From his MSN.com contestant profile:
"Brandon says: It would be a great opportunity to have money for my family and it was going to be an opportunity to show America there's more to the Hantz family than what Russell brought to Survivor. I am the exact opposite of my uncle Russell but most of my family doesn't think that's true.
Jeff [Probst] says: He's the underdog."
From his EW.com new contestant picture caption (by Dalton Ross):
"Just when you thought Survivor was finally done with Russell Hantz, along comes his nephew Brandon. And Brandon is on a mission to show that there is a much different side to the Hantz family. What side might that be? 'It's loyal. It's courageous. It's kind of like a golden retriever,' says Brandon. 'I want to show that we have morals and values and we have a standard in the Hantz family.' So what kind of advice did Uncle Russell give him? 'Pretty much to stay calm. If somebody tries to get in my face, to not lose my temper. Other than that, he knows I'm a nice guy to be around, and as long as I keep my cool, it's going to be smooth sailing.'"
Excerpts from his official CBS Survivor: South Pacific bio page:
"Inspiration in life: Jesus, because he died for me.
Hobbies: Shooting my guns, hunting and eating crawfish.
Pet peeves: When I order some food and it's not the way I want it or they forget my hot sauce.
3 words to describe you: Headstrong, bold and clever.
Survivor contestant you are most like: Probably Colby, Johnny Fairplay, Russell and Brandon [Ed. note: We presume he means Brandon Quinton from S3.]
Reason for being on Survivor: Financial freedom and to show everyone there is more than one side to the Hantz family other than being mean.
Why you think you'll "survive" Survivor: I'm very strong and I can hunt. I like fishing and swimming and I can build.
Why you think you will be the sole Survivor: I'm very handsome, smart, cunning, manipulative and funny."
From his official CBS Caramoan - Fans vs. Favorites bio page:
"Previous Season: Survivor: South Pacific – 15th castaway voted out/7th Jury Member
Occupation: Chemical Disposal
Personal Claim to Fame: Being a good father to my children.
Inspiration in Life: Jesus Christ
Hobbies: Playing music, drawing and passionate love.
Pet Peeves: Stupid people
3 Words to Describe You: Sexy, crazy fun and loyal.
If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be and Why? 1) A picture of my children 2) The Bible 3) A pair of underwear
Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: Brandon Hantz from Survivor: South Pacific – he’s so cute!
Reason for Being on Survivor: Money, money, money!!!
Why You Think You’ll 'Survive' Survivor: Hunting, fishing and fire breathing!
Why You Think You Will Be the Sole Survivor: I almost was the Sole Survivor but I won’t make the same mistakes again."