Papa Bear Caruso - Survivor: South Pacific

Seasons: 1 | Days played: 9 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 0

  • Survivor 23: South Pacific (2011) - 17th place, 2nd out.
  • Voted out in Episode 3, "Reap What You Sow" (Day 8).
  • Eliminated in a duel (by Christine Shields-Markoski) in Episode 4, "Survivalism" (Day 9).
  • Cumulative totals: In-game - 8 days; Redemption Island - 1 day.

Mark Anthony 'Papa Bear' Caruso on social media: twitter

Papa Bear Caruso - Career statistics

Challenge stats Tribal council stats Jury stats Overall stats
Season ChW ChA ChW% VFB VAP TCA TC% wTCR JVF TotJ JV% SurvSc SurvAv
S23: South Pacific 0.13 0.86 0.15 1 6 2 0.32 1.40 - - - 0.47 1.53
Career 0.13 0.86 0.15 1 6 2 0.32 1.40 - - - 0.47 1.53

 

Papa Bear Caruso - Performance ranks

Challenges: MPF percentile

NA

Tribal: VFB% percentile

46%

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.

 

Papa Bear Caruso - Challenge record
Survivor 23 logo S23: South Pacific

Crate Escape - Ep2 RC/IC

Tribal/team challenge record (1-for-3):

  • South Pacific Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Coconut Conundrum" - participates, but Savaii narrowly loses.
  • South Pacific Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Crate Escape" - With Ozzy, Jim, & Keith, works the slide puzzle, and Savaii wins.
  • South Pacific Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Hitching A Ride" - Cranks the wheel for Savaii, which loses on the puzzle.

 

Individual challenge record (0-for-0):

  • South Pacific: None.

 

Redemption/Exile Island duel record (0-for-1): (Mean % finish: 50%)

  • South Pacific Ep. 4 Duel: "Sandbagging" - Papa Bear barely loses to Christine, 10-9 (2nd/2).
Career totals - challenges
Team/tribal challenges
Wins: 1
Played: 3
Win%: 0.33
Sat out: --
Individual challenges
Wins: 0
Played: 0
Win%: --
Mean% Finish: -
Hero challenges/duels
Wins: 0
Played: 1
Win%: 0.00
Mean% Finish: 50%
Papa Bear Caruso - Tribal Council record
Survivor 23 logo  S23: South Pacific

Ep1 Tribal Council

Idols held/played (0/0):

  • South Pacific, Ep. 3: Pretends to find an idol, fooling nobody, except maybe Jim.

 

VFB - Votes for the person booted (1/2):

 

VAP - Votes against (6):

  • South Pacific, Ep. 3: Six votes, from Ozzy, Cochran, Whitney, Dawn, Keith, and Elyse (voted out, 6-1-1).

 

Jury votes made (0/0):

  • South Pacific: None.
Career totals - Tribal Council
Hidden idols/ advantages
Advantages held/played: 0/0
Idols found: 0
Idols played: --
Votes voided: --
Voting record
VFB: 1
Tribals: 2
VAP: 6
Jury votes
Made: 0
For winners: --
Received: --
Papa Bear Caruso - Pictures
Survivor 23 logo  S23: South Pacific image gallery
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    South Pacific intro shot
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    South Pacific intro shot
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    CBS pre-game interview
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    Pre-game interview with EW
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    Pre-game posing
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    Listening to Probst, pre-returnee arrival, Ep1
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    More listening to Probst
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    Savaii, happy they have Ozzy
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    Good luck in the challenge, Ozzy
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    Go, Ozzy! Ep1 Hero RC
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    Watching Ozzy
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    Savaii (Ozzy) wins!
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    Happy Savaiis
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    Day1 introductions in camp
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    In the water, waiting for Cochran to join in
  • Papa Bear Caruso S23
    Chatting with the Savaiis
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    Ep1 confessional, about his background
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    Telling Dawn the older people need to stick together
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    Full Savaii tribe, ready for the Ep1 IC
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    Ready to go, Ep1 IC
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    Watching Ozzy chop ropes
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    Watching Keith shoot baskets
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    Post-challenge post-mortem
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    Savaii tribe, Ep1 Tribal Council
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC
  • Papa Bear Caruso S23
    Listening to Probst
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    Starting line
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    You guys need to pick it up! Or slide it up.
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    Savaii wins!
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC/IC
  • Papa Bear Caruso S23
    Turning the crank
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    Watching the grappling hook stage
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    Yay, Upolu won
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    The losing Savaiis
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    Talking to Probst, Ep3 Tribal Council
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    Ready for the vote reveal
  • Papa Bear Caruso S23
    Third person voted out of Survivor: South Pacific...
  • Papa Bear Caruso S23
    Snuffed, Day 9 (Episode 3)
  • Papa Bear Caruso S23
    Elimination by Christine, Ep4 duel
Papa Bear Caruso - Interviews
Survivor 23 logo  S23: South Pacific

Pre-game interviews

  • Gordon Holmes at MoreWhatnot.com (8/22/11): "Survivor: South Pacific Pre-Game Interview: Mark Caruso"

 

Post-game interviews

  • Gordon Holmes at MoreWhatnot.com (10/6/11): "Castaway Interview: Mark 'Papa Bear' Caruso"
  • Rob & Nicole Cesternino at RHAP (10/6/11): "The Story of 'Papa Bear' Mark Caruso"
  • Daniel Fienberg at HitFix.com (10/8/11): "Mark 'Papa Bear' Caruso Talks Survivor: South Pacific"
  • Patrick Gomez at People.com (10/11/11): "Mark Caruso 'Left a Gentleman'"
Papa Bear Caruso - Bio
Survivor 23 logo  S23: South Pacific

From his EW.com new contestant picture caption (by Dalton Ross):

"'I call myself Daddy Bear,' says the openly gay former NYPD morgue detective. 'I'm older, wiser, and cuter, I guess. No, I'm kidding. I'm not cuter.' One thing he's not kidding about, however, is which two former players he'd like to see return this season. 'I would like to see Jane. And I know people may not like hearing this, but I like Russell. I do! I just like him! I worked in the New York City police department for 20 years. There's a thousand Russels.'"


Excerpts from his official CBS Survivor: South Pacific bio page (8/22/11):

"Personal claim to fame: I was a NYPD Morgue Detective for 20 years and I retired with honors from the mayor and police commissioner.

Inspiration in life: My deceased Aunt Mary, who brought us to her home, raised us and gave us a great life.

Pet peeves: Know-it-alls and people with “I am better than you” attitudes.

3 words to describe you: Funny, sarcastic and lovable.

Why you think you will be the sole Survivor: People tend to like me because I am an honest person even though I am sarcastic and an “in your face” man. I am considered a real person heart, mind and soul."