S21: Nicaragua
S26: CaramoanChallenges: MPF percentile
50%
Seasons: 2 | Days played: 63 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 2
- Survivor 21: Nicaragua (2010) - 10th place, 11th out - 3rd juror.
- Voted out in Episode 10, "Stuck in the Middle" (Day 27).
- Survivor 26: Caramoan - Fans vs. Favorites (2013) - 6th place, 15th out - 6th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 13, "Don't Say Anything About My Mom" (Day 36).
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall scores | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S21: Nicaragua | 1.48 | 5.45 | 0.27 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 0.80 | 1.37 | - | - | - | 1.07 | 2.85 |
| S26: Caramoan | 3.07 | 9.90 | 0.31 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0.55 | 1.73 | - | - | - | 0.86 | 4.79 |
| Career | 4.55 | 15.35 | 0.30 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 0.66 | 1.44 | - | - | - | 0.96 | 3.77 |
Brenda Lowe - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
84%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
7%
Challenges: MPF percentile
87%
Tribal: VFB% percentile
54%
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.
Brenda Lowe - Challenge record
Tribal/team challenge record (5-for-11)
- [Nicaragua Ep.1 RC: "Medallion of Power" - Brenda finds the Medallion of Power, but then the tribes change. Not counted.]
- Nicaragua Ep.1 IC: "Getting Tanked" - Does the puzzle stage for La Flor, and La Flor wins again.
- Nicaragua Ep.2 RC/IC: "Hay-Mate" - First through the mud pit, but thanks to poor ball tossing/catching by the guys, La Flor loses.
- Nicaragua Ep.3 RC/IC: "Getting Barreled" - Rolls one barrel, La Flor wins.
- Nicaragua Ep.4 RC/IC: "Sears and Doers" - Caller for the younger tribe, La Flor wins.
- Nicaragua Ep.5 RC: "Don't Let Your Balls Drop" - Still on La Flor, which now loses (thanks, Marty).
- Nicaragua Ep.5 IC: "Spit It Out" - Dunked, spits for La Flor, and La Flor wins.
- Nicaragua Ep.7 RC: "Jump Shot" - Shooter for La Flor. Misses on her one shot, and La Flor loses.
- Nicaragua Ep.7 IC: "Cannon Ski-Ball" - With Purple Kelly, one of two cannonball launchers. Misses on all of her rolls, and La Flor loses, 5-2.
- Nicaragua Ep.9 RC: "Three Little Pigs O-Course" - Part of the losing team (with Purple Kelly, NaOnka, Jane, Holly).
- Nicaragua Ep.10 RC: "Barrel Bridge" - Part of the losing team (with Dan, Sash, Holly, Benry).
Individual challenge record (1-for-4): (Mean % finish: 56.9%)
- Nicaragua Ep.6 RC: "Kitty Litter" - Not among the top La Flor contenders in the initial ring dig-up leg for immunity.
- Nicaragua Ep.8 IC: "Push Me, Pull You" - Third woman out (fourth out overall, 9th/12; among women, 4th/6).
- Nicaragua Ep.9 IC: "Flashback" - Brenda wins! (1st/11).
- Nicaragua Ep.10 IC: "Splash Back" - Fourth person to drop out (7th/10).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Nicaragua : None.
Tribal/team challenge record (8-for-12; 1 sit-out):
- Caramoan Ep. 1 RC: "Water Slaughter" - With Phillip, wins the point against Michael & Sherri, and Bikal wins.
- Caramoan Ep. 1 IC: "A Long Way to the Top" - With Erik, tosses crates down from the third floor, but after Malcolm tosses, Bikal loses.
- Caramoan Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Plunge, Pull & Pop" - With Andrea & Erik, one of three divers, and Bikal wins.
- Caramoan Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Cell Block Sea" - Competes, Bikal wins.
- Caramoan Ep. 4 RC: "Head and Shoulders" - With Andrea, one of the people carried, Bikal wins.
- Caramoan Ep. 4 IC: "Smash & Grab" - Smashes tiles for Bikal, Bikal wins, again.
- Caramoan Ep. 5 RC: "Nut Bucket" - Shoots baskets, as Bikal wins.
- Caramoan Ep. 6 IC: "Crate Outdoors" - Now switched to the new Gota, which promptly wins big.
- Caramoan Ep. 7 RC: "Hot Pursuit" - Sits out for once, as new Gota wins again.
- Caramoan Ep. 7 IC: "Phoenix Rises" - Rower and diver (with Erik & Eddie), Gota wins again.
- Caramoan Ep. 9 RC: "Jump Shot" - Part of the losing team (with Dawn, Malcolm, Phillip, Andrea).
- Caramoan Ep. 10 RC: "Muddy Waters" - Part of losing team (with Sherri, Malcolm, Andrea, Eddie).
Individual challenge record (2-for-8): (Mean % finish: 71.5%)
- Caramoan Ep. 8 IC: "Caramoan Catering" - Eliminated in the first round (bottom 6/12).
- Caramoan Ep. 9 IC: "Last Gasp" - Eventually wins, in a tight battle with Andrea (1st/11).
- Caramoan Ep. 10 IC: "Keel Hauling" - Makes it to the final (second) round, but ends behind Reynold and Malcolm (tie-3rd/10).
- Caramoan Ep. 11 IC: "Drop A Log" - First pe!rson to drop out (9th/9).
- Caramoan Ep. 12 F8 RC/IC: "Bermuda Triangle" - Barely loses by a toe after 3 hours, to Andrea (2nd/8).
- Caramoan Ep. 12 F7 IC: "Fun Climb" - Finishes a distant second, with 4 rungs placed (2nd/7).
- Caramoan Ep. 13 RC: "Loved Ones Dizzy Gillespie" - With her father, wins... then gives reward away (1st/6).
- Caramoan Ep. 13 IC: "I Hold On" - Finishes a close second to Dawn (2nd/6).
Hero challenge/ duel record: (0-for-0)
- Caramoan: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 13 |
| Played: | 23 |
| Win%: | 0.57 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 3 |
| Played: | 12 |
| Win%: | 0.25 |
| Mean% Finish: | 67.7% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
Brenda Lowe - Tribal Council record
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Nicaragua, Ep. 4: (Day 9) Deciphers the hidden idol clue that NaOnka tackled Kelly B to get, then leads NaOnka to the spot where it was hidden. NaOnka takes the idol and keeps it.
- Nicaragua, Ep. 11: (Day 28) NaOnka gives the idol to Chase, the day after voting Brenda out. Then quits.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (5/6):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep2 | Shannon | Shannon Elkins (voted out, 7-3) | Yes |
| Ep6 | Kelly B | Kelly Bruno (voted out, 3-3-2; 5-1) | Yes |
| Ep7 | Jill | Jill Behm (voted out, 3-2-2) | Yes |
| Ep8 | Alina | Alina Wilson (voted out, 10-2) | Yes |
| Ep9 | Marty | Marty Piombo (voted out, 7-4) | Yes |
| Ep10 | NaOnka | Brenda Lowe (voted out, 8-1-1) | - |
| 6 | TOTALS | 5 | |
VAP - Votes against (13):
- Nicaragua, Ep. 2: Three votes, from Shannon, Fabio, and Kelly B.
- Nicaragua, Ep. 6: Two votes, from Marty and Jill.
- Nicaragua, Ep. 10: Eight votes, from Fabio, Chase, Sash, Holly, Dan, Jane, Benry, and NaOnka (voted out, 8-1-1).
Jury votes made (0/1):
- Nicaragua, Ep. 14: Voted for Chase Rice, who finished in second place, 5-4-0.
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Caramoan: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (5/9):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | Andrea | Francesca Hogi (voted out, 6-4) | - |
| Ep5 | Brandon | Brandon Hantz (voted out, 8-1) | Yes |
| Ep8 | Corinne | Corinne Kaplan (voted out, 7-5) | Yes |
| Ep9 | Michael | Michael Snow (voted out, 7-3-1) | Yes |
| Ep10 | Eddie | Phillip Sheppard (voted out, 4-[0]-[0]) | - |
| Ep11 | Reynold | Malcolm Freberg (voted out, 3-3-3 [6-0]) | - |
| Ep12 (F8) | Reynold | Reynold Toepfer (voted out, 4-2-1-1) | Yes |
| Ep12 (F7) | Andrea | Andrea Boehlke (voted out, 3-2-2) | Yes |
| Ep13 | Eddie | Brenda Lowe (voted out, 3-2-1) | - |
| 9 | TOTALS | 5 | |
VAP - Votes against (5):
- Caramoan, Ep. 12 (F7 Tribal): Two votes, from Eddie and Andrea.
- Caramoan, Ep. 13: Three votes, from Cochran, Dawn, and Sherri (voted out, 3-2-1).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Caramoan, Ep. 14: Voted for John Cochran (who won, 8-0-0).
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 0 |
| Played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 10 |
| Tribals: | 15 |
| VAP: | 18 |
| Made: | 2 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
Brenda Lowe - Pictures
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Nicaragua intro shot -
Nicaragua intro shot -
Arrival in fake tribes, Day 1 -
The hunt for the Medallion of Power is on -
Getting the Medallion of Power -
La Flor, deciding to give the MoP to the 'antiques' in exchange for flint, finshing gear -
Kelly B reveals her leg, Fabio gets a winner's quote -
Getting to know Chase -
Feeling like she's in a good place -
"La Flor!" arrival, Ep1 IC -
Helping work the puzzle -
La Flor wins! -
1-2-3... 'La Flor!' - Ep2 RC/IC -
Starting line, Ep2 RC/IC -
Through the mud and into the hay -
Muddy, losing La Flors, post-Ep2 RC/IC -
Shannon is coming after me? -
Espada, Ep2 Tribal -
Heh, Shannon's talking about me and Chase -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC/IC -
Rolling out the barrels -
Watching Benry toss sandbags -
La Flor wins again -
Explaining the idol clue to NaOnka, Ep4 -
Celebrating NaOnka's finding the idol, completely unassisted -
NaOnka's idol -
Shh, act natural, NaOnka. -
La Flor and Espada, ready to blindly place some product, Ep4 RC/IC -
You can't imagine how excited La Flor is about Sears products, Ep4 RC/IC -
Still very, very excited, Ep4 RC/IC -
The obstacle-strewn field, Ep4 RC/IC -
La Flor blindfolded up, Brenda ready to call, Ep4 RC/IC -
La Flor wins again! -
Selecting La Flor's exciting Sears items, post-Ep4 RC/IC -
Lined up, about to get twisted, Ep5 -
Drop your what? -
Selecting Jill, Marty, and (for some reason) Jane to become members of New La Flor, Ep5 -
The new La Flor tribe, post-switch -
Tossing balls, Ep5 RC -
Ad footage, reacting to the twist -
Ready to go at another challenge with the new tribe, Ep5 IC -
Apparently amused at Jane's sole antic, dancing -
Ready for a dunking -
Showing good aim, Ep5 IC -
La Flor, ready for their shot, Ep6 RC -
La Flor, gets digging, Ep6 RC -
Catching a ring, Ep6 RC -
La Flor (okay, Jill) wins reward! Ep6 RC -
La Flor, post-Ep6 RC -
La Flor enjoys the sound of the Ep7 farm visit reward (which they won't be winning) -
Brenda and Purple Kelly miss again, Ep7 IC -
La Flor, heading back to camp with a loss -
La Flor, back at Tribal Council, Ep7 -
Listening to Marty listening to himself talk, Ep7 -
More Ep7 Tribal Council -
Oh, that Fabio -
Opening the merge goodies, Ep8 -
This is, apparently, Happy Brenda -
Where did all the food go? Did a troll take it? Merge excitement. -
Maybe the food is over there? Nah. -
Libertad, ready for the first post-merge IC -
Almost ready to go -
Going, Ep8 IC -
Still going -
Ep9 confessional -
Ready to go, Three Little Pigs, Ep9 RC -
A sticky situation -
Hay, gurl -
Starting to fall behind -
Giving NaOnka an assist up -
Talking strategy with Sash, Ep9 -
Pretty much running the camp. Sort of. -
With Purple Kelly, also talking strategy (obviously) -
Five people left, Ep9 IC -
Don't choose musket, Marty. Don't choose musket. -
Victory, Ep9 IC -
Nope, not giving the necklace away, Jeff -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC -
Not going much of anywhere -
Yay. We lost, AND our camp burned? Awesome. -
Thanks, Jane -
Still a chance to save herself, Ep10 IC -
Watching Jane win, Ep10 IC -
Oh. NaOnka wants me out, now? That's great. -
Libertad, Ep10 Tribal Council -
Nope, not gonna scramble, Jeff -
Sending a message nobody apparently receives -
Snuffed. Day 27, Nicaragua
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Caramoan intro shot -
Caramoan intro shot -
Fresh off the chopper -
Bikal, cheering on Dawn & Erik, Ep1 RC -
With Phillip, ready to battle -
With Phillip, battling Michael & Sherri -
Temporarily enjoying Brandon's antics -
Amused at Malcolm's partial pantlessness -
Bikal reads the IC treemail, Ep1 -
Marching in, Ep1 IC -
Full Bikal tribe, attending the first Tribal Council, Ep1 -
Watching Phillip's winning ring toss in the Ep2 IC -
Watching Malcolm rope stuff, Ep3 RC/IC -
Bikal wins! Ep3 RC/IC -
Bikal tribe, ready for the Ep4 RC -
Getting transported, Ep4 RC -
Bikal wins reward! -
Thanking Tata, at Bikal's Ep4 in-camp reward -
Bikal wins again! Ep4 IC -
Shooting baskets, Ep5 RC -
Maybe there's a downside to having Brandon Hantz on your tribe -
This should go well -
Voting out Brandon, Ep5 'Tribal Council' -
Getting swapped, Ep6 -
Now with new Gota, ready to dominate -
Yeah, yeah, Probst. Let's get on with the winning. -
That was quick, Ep6 IC -
Cheering, Ep7 RC -
Named as one of Malcolm's intended post-merge targets -
Getting close to the end -
Waiting for Reynold to hook the last keys -
Another NuGota victory -
Here we come, ready or not! -
Looking forward to a tasty snack, Ep8 IC -
Hoping lack of vision improves the mouthfeel, Ep8 IC -
Apparently not -
Happy to be a part of someone's plans, probably -
Enil Edam attends its first Tribal Council -
Enjoying the Ep8 Tribal Council -
Wisely standing in the background of Phillip's shots for bonus screen time -
Yay! Stealth-R-Us! -
Cheering on the losing team's efforts, Ep9 RC -
Ep9 IC, eventually ending in a win -
You may have already won immunity -
Fully necklaced and everything -
Yukking it up post-challenge, in camp -
Oh hey, Probst noticed me for once! Ep9 Tribal Council -
Ep9: the 'Hold Up, Bro' tribal council -
What? -
Reflecting on retrieving Dawn's denture, Ep10 -
With a should-be-unbeatable team, Ep10 RC -
Hmm, this team actually may be beatable -
Listening to Probst. No idea what kind of challenge this is. If only there were a hashtag to help us figure it out. -
Made it to the final round -
Enjoying the anarchy, Ep10 triple-immunity Tribal Council -
Watching Malcolm & Eddie play their idols, Ep10 Tribal Council -
Auction excitement, Ep11 -
Brains are edible, right? -
Wisely edging into a shot of Andrea with food on her face -
Willing to trade tears for peanut butter and letters from home -
Letters from home, *bawl* -
Waiting for Cochran to use his advantage and win the Ep11 IC -
Down to Cochran vs. Eddie -
Back at Tribal Council, Ep11 -
Nothing will ever come between us. -
Ep12 F8 RC/IC, Bermuda Triangle... underway -
Down to Andrea vs. Brenda -
Three hours later... -
Final 8 Tribal Council, another bro down -
Getting the scoop from Cochran, post-Reynold boot -
Buoy/obstacle course leg, Ep12 F7 IC -
Yay! Knots! That's always great TV -
About to blindside Andrea, F7 Tribal Council -
What? Me blindside, Andrea? Perish the thought. -
Ep13 martyr arc confessional -
Watching videos from family -
A mystery visitor -
#TeamSelfie -
Hugging dad -
Hearing some nice things, Ep13 RC -
Ready to go, Ep13 RC. Now with loved ones. -
Brenda and her dad win Ep13 RC! Temporarily, anyway. -
Still savoring the win -
Getting closer to realizing this game is flawed -
Ah. There it is. So long, dad. -
Grateful that Dawn's anger is distracting her from her sorrow, probably -
Eh. What are you gonna do? -
Relaxing, no stress. Enjoying everyone's thanks for her sacrifice. -
Ep13 IC, I Hang On -
Still going... -
Down to Dawn vs. Brenda -
Yeah, I lost the IC, but I totally bought a free pass at the RC, right? -
The Final Six, headed to Tribal -
Nope, no worries here. Ep13 Tribal Council. -
Opting for the drama with the boot this time around -
Ouch. Again. -
Extending the martyr arc to the Final Words -
Tip to future contestants: Making a scene at the final Tribal Council is one way to escape an otherwise invisible edit
Brenda Lowe - Interviews
Pre-game interviews
- Brenda's pre-game interview with Gordon Holmes
- Brenda's official CBS pre-game interview on YouTube
Post-game interviews
- Gordon Holmes at XfinityTV.com (11/18/10): "Castaway interview: Brenda Lowe"
- Kate Stanhope at TVGuide.com (11/18/10): "Brenda on Her Sweet Friendship with NaOnka and Why She Refused to Scramble"
- Carrie Bell at People.com (11/19/10): "Brenda Lowe: 'I Made a Huge Mistake'"
- Daniel Fienberg at HitFix.com (11/20/10): "Brenda Lowe talks Survivor: Nicaragua"
Pre-game interviews
- Gordon Holmes at XfinityTV.com (1/21/13): "Brenda Lowe: 'There Is Good Brenda and Bad Brenda'"
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (2/11/13): "Brenda on being worried about Brandon and his 'thing against girls'"
Post-game interviews
- Rob Cesternino at RobHasAPodcast (5/9/13): "Talking With the Latest Player Voted Off of Survivor - 5/09/13"
- Gordon Holmes at XfinityTV.com (5/9/13): "Brenda 'Probably Wouldn't Talk to Dawn, Ever Again'"
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (5/9/13): "Brenda Lowe on that 'painful eye-opener' and why she hasn't talked to Dawn since"
- Daniel Fienberg at HitFix.com (5/11/13): "Brenda Lowe talks Survivor: Caramoan"
Brenda Lowe - Bio
From her official CBS bio page:
"Occupation: Paddleboard Co. Owner
Personal Claim to Fame: Winning a Hispanic
beauty pageant. I was the lamb among the Latin wolves.
Inspiration in Life: Living by the saying-
'There's only one way to find out!'
Hobbies: Paddle boarding, mountain biking,
swimming.
Pet Peeves: Complainers and people who
don't take action!
3 Words to Describe You: Smart, sarcastic,
straight-forward.
Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: Ozzy-
I wish!
Reason for being on Survivor: $1,000,000
+ it looks like a lot of F U N.
Why you think you will be the sole Survivor: Easy,
I'm a natural winner. I'm not scared of anything and nothing
stops me when I get an idea in my head."
From her official CBS Caramoan - Fans vs. Favorites bio page:
"Previous Season: Survivor: Nicaragua
– 11th castaway voted out/3rd Jury Member
Current Residence: Miami, Fla.
Occupation: Paddleboard Co. Owner
Personal Claim to Fame: Winning an
Hispanic beauty pageant.
Inspiration in Life: My parents
Hobbies: Paddleboarding, fishing and
biking.
Pet Peeves: Weakness of character.
3 Words to Describe You: Straight-forward,
smart and independent.
If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They
Be and Why? 1) A picture of my fiancée.
2) A picture of my family. 3)My favorite yellow
bunny.
Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: Ozzy
Lusth – young, athletic, driven and focused.
Reason for Being on Survivor:
To win one million dollars.
Why You Think You’ll 'Survive' Survivor: I’m
outdoorsy and have a positive attitude.
Why You Think You Will Be the Sole Survivor: I
have played before and learned from my mistakes. I am more
mature, more focused and have more on the line this time."