Challenges: MPF percentile
70%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 30 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor 7: Pearl Islands (2003) - 5th place, 12th out - 5th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 4, "Pick a Castaway ... Any Castaway" (Day 12).
- Returned to the game in the Outcasts twist in Episode 7, "What the... ?" (Day 19).
- Voted out again in Episode 13, "Mutiny" (Day 36).
- Cumulative time: In-game - 30 days; Outcast limbo - 6 days.
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S7: Pearl Islands | 4.64 | 11.34 | 0.41 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0.69 | 1.43 | - | - | - | 1.10 | 6.07 |
| Career | 4.64 | 11.34 | 0.41 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0.69 | 1.43 | - | - | - | 1.10 | 6.07 |
Burton Roberts - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
73%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
25%
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.
Burton Roberts - Challenge record
S7: Pearl Islands challenges 
Tribal/team challenge record (8-for-11; 2 sit-outs):
- Pearl Islands Ep. 1 IC: "Cannon Carry" - Pushes cannon; Drake leads, regains it, and Drake wins.
- Pearl Islands Ep. 2 RC: "Bountiful Chest" - Swims twice for Drake, Drake wins again.
- Pearl Islands Ep. 2 IC: "All Tied Up" - Hauls rope for Drake; Drake wins.
- Pearl Islands Ep. 3 RC: "Sprung A Leak" - Drake wins once again.
- Pearl Islands Ep. 3 IC: "Pull Your Weight" - Sits out with Trish as Drake wins again.
- Pearl Islands Ep. 4 RC: "Float-It Notes" - Swims and dives with Rupert; Drake wins easily.
- Pearl Islands Ep. 4 IC: "Boarding Party" - Sits out with Rupert; Drake finally loses.
- Pearl Islands Ep. 7 RC: "Pirate Prison Break" - Returns with the Outcasts, and Outcasts win reward (1st/3).
- Pearl Islands Ep. 10 RC: "Rats in the Rigging" - With Burton, part of the winning pair.
- Pearl Islands Ep. 12 RC: "Water Obstacle Course" - With Christa and Sandra, part of the losing team.
- Pearl Islands Ep. 14 F4 IC: "Tribal Draft" - Plays as part of the jury, which wins.
Individual challenge record (3-for-9): (Mean % finish: 65.7%)
- Pearl Islands Ep. 8 IC: "Keelhauling" - Seconds ahead of Rupert in finals, and Burton wins! (1st/10).
- Pearl Islands Ep. 9 RC: "Signal Fire" - Hits no targets, out in first round (tie-7th/9).
- Pearl Islands Ep. 9 IC: "Mixed Nuts" - Gets 4 questions right, but fourth out (6th/9).
- Pearl Islands Ep. 10 IC: "Killer" - Activates killer status, eliminates six, and Burton wins! (1st/8).
- Pearl Islands Ep. 11 RC: "Loved Ones Overboard" - Burton's mom, Dee Dee, is fourth eliminated (4th/7).
- Pearl Islands Ep. 11 IC: "What Do You Make of This?" - Almost wins, but for spelling it 'LIASON' (4th/7).
- Pearl Islands Ep. 12 IC: "Musket Love" - Hits one sail, one of three tied for third (tie-3rd/6).
- Pearl Islands Ep. 13 RC: "Second Chances" - Nobody else is close to Burton's win (1st/5).
- Pearl Islands Ep. 13 IC: "Corks and Keys" - Can't catch Darrah or Fairplay (3rd/5).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Pearl Islands: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 8 |
| Played: | 11 |
| Win%: | 0.73 |
| Sat out: | 2 |
| Wins: | 3 |
| Played: | 9 |
| Win%: | 0.33 |
| Mean % Finish: | 65.7% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | -- |
| Mean % Finish: | -- |
Burton Roberts - Tribal Council record
S7: Pearl Islands Tribal 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Survivor: Pearl Islands: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (5/7):
- Pearl Islands, Ep. 8: Andrew Savage (voted out, 6-4).
- Pearl Islands, Ep. 9: Ryan Opray (voted out, 8-1).
- Pearl Islands, Ep. 10: Rupert Boneham (voted out, 5-2-1).
- Pearl Islands, Ep. 11: Tijuana Bradley (voted out, 5-2).
- Pearl Islands, Ep. 12: Christa Hastie (voted out, 4-2).
VAP - Votes against (10):
- Survivor: Pearl Islands, Ep. 4: Five votes, from Christa, Fairplay, Sandra, Shawn, and Trish (voted out, 5-2).
- Survivor: Pearl Islands, Ep. 11: Two votes, from Darrah and Tijuana.
- Survivor: Pearl Islands, Ep. 13: Three votes, from Sandra, Lill, and Darrah (voted out, 3-2).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Pearl Islands, Ep. 14: Voted for Sandra Diaz-Twine, who won, 6-1.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 0 |
| Played: | -- |
| Votes voided: | -- |
| VFB: | 5 |
| Tribals: | 7 |
| VAP: | 10 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | -- |
Burton Roberts - Pictures
S7: Pearl Islands image gallery -
Pearl Islands intro shot -
Pearl Islands intro shot -
On the sailing ship, Day 1, learning the game has begun -
The freshly sorted Drake tribe -
Happy with Drake's camp-building efforts -
Drake visits its well a day before Morgan finds theirs -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Drake, leading -
Drake wins! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC -
Drake, about to win reward -
Nominating Sandra to raid Morgan -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Starting line -
Drake wins again! -
Boat battling, Ep3 RC -
Drake wins! -
Watching the anchor showdown, Ep3 IC -
Starting line, Ep4 RC -
Drake wins again! -
Talking about digging up the treasure chest -
Telling Rupert they should throw the next IC -
Sitting out, Ep4 IC -
The losing Drakes, back in camp -
Listening to Michelle -
Fourth person voted out... -
Snuffed, Day 12 (Episode 4) -
Back with the Outcasts, pre-Ep7 RC -
Fresh off the starting line -
Almost there... -
Outcasts win reward! -
Two of these people will be back in the game shortly -
Outcasts Tribal, Ep8 (night 19) -
Talking to Probst -
With Lill, heading back into the game -
Apologizing to Rupert -
Pre-merge lineup -
Starting line, final heat, Ep8 IC -
Burton wins immunity! -
Merge feasting -
Trying to get Lill to work with him -
Balboa tribe, Ep8 Tribal -
Listening to Lill -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 RC -
Happy that Rupert gave him the reward (as thanks for Ep8 immunity) -
Reward feasting with Lill -
Already eliminated, Ep9 IC -
Balboa, Ep9 Tribal -
Talking to Probst -
Getting the Morgan women on board with targeting Rupert, Ep10 -
Yeah, I'll give you reward, Rupert -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC -
Lill and Burton beat Rupert and Fairplay! -
Making plans with Fairplay, as Sandra eavesdrops -
Breezing through the Ep10 IC -
Burton wins immunity! -
Drake strong tonight, right? -
Balboa, Ep10 Tribal -
Listening to Sandra -
Pre-challenge sitdown, Ep11 (loved ones) RC -
Challenge underway -
Marooned for the night on a new beach, so that Fairplay and Dan can hang out at Balboa -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC -
Burton temporarily wins! -
The decision is reversed -
Balboa, Ep11 Tribal -
On the losing team, Ep12 RC -
Checking in with just-returned Fairplay -
Balboa, Ep12 Tribal -
Pleased with how Tribal went, Ep13 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 RC -
Out to a huge lead -
Burton wins reward! -
Reward feasting with Fairplay in Panama Viejo -
Those (three) girls couldn't have a strategy if they tried! -
Not beating Darrah, Ep13 IC -
Fairplay is suspicious about Lill -
Nah, we have this in the bag -
Balboa, Ep13 Tribal -
Fifth member of our jury... -
Snuffed again, Day 36 (Episode 13) -
Part of the final 4 immunity-winning jury team, Ep14 -
Full cast, reunion show
Burton Roberts - Interviews
S7: Pearl Islands interviews Pre-game interviews
- None found.
Post-game interviews
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (5/26/21): "Survivor Quarantine Questionnaire: Burton Roberts relives being an Outcast on the show"
Burton Roberts - Bio
S7: Pearl Islands bio Official CBS Pearl Islands bio excerpts (now deleted):
Burton Roberts was born in Houston, and raised in St. Louis. He is currently single and residing in San Francisco, where he works as a marketing executive for a start-up tech company in the video gaming industry. Previously, he worked as a marketing and business development consultant and an alliance manager. With bachelor degrees in both business and philosophy from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, he is most proud of earning a Masters Degree in business administration from the Kellogg School of Management in Evanston, Illinois (one of the top business schools in the world).
His favorite hobbies include adventure racing, mountain biking and traveling, and he describes himself as adventurous, funny and a hard worker. He owns five Texas longhorns on his family's ranch outside of Austin, Texas. His heroes are his mom and dad who have worked so hard and have achieved success in life while being so dedicated to family.
He thinks he'll do well on Survivor: Pearl Islands because of his experiences as an Eagle Scout and an adventure racer. Additionally, he believes his strength, smarts and his ability to take care of himself will serve him well.
His birth date is April 10, 1972.