Challenges: MPF percentile
99%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 23 | Jury: 0
- SurvivorAU 6: Brains v Brawn (2021) - 15th place, 10th out.
- Voted out in Episode 11 (Day 23).
Rachel Downie on social media: Instagram
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| AU: Brains v Brawn | 1.54 | 2.92 | 0.53 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.42 | 1.71 | - | - | - | 0.95 | 3.25 |
| Career | 1.54 | 2.92 | 0.53 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.42 | 1.71 | - | - | - | 0.95 | 3.25 |
Rachel Downie - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
39%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
73%
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.
Rachel Downie - Challenge record
AU:
Brains v Brawn challenges 
Tribal/team challenge record (5-for-18; 1 sit-out):
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 1 RC (Spinning slide puzzle) - Turns the wheel, but Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 1 IC (Climb, carts, slingshot) - Climbs, rides cart; Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 2 RC "Battle Dig" - Not shown competing; Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 2 IC (Wheel, balls, puzzle) - Crosses obstacles; Brains win.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 3 RC (Trough filling) - Holds the trough with Baden, but Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 3 IC (Brainteaser, obstacles, blocks) - Crosses obstacles, Brains win.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 4 RC "Game of Throw-Ins" - Not shown competing; Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 4 IC (Cage, word puzzle) - Helps with cage, puzzle; Brains win.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 5 RC (Log roll) - Not shown competing; Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 5 IC (Balls, balls, balls) - Catches, lands balls; Brains lose again.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 6 RC (Obstacles, sandbags) - Sits out, as Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 6 IC "Hitching a Ride" - Turns the crank; Brains lose again.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 7 RC (Holding up barrels) - Holds on for 1.5 hours; Brains win.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 7 IC (Ropes, idol) - Builds rope bridge, but Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 8 IC "Weight and Sea" - Struggles mightily on beam; Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 10 RC "Shoulder the Load" - Loader for Brains, and Brains win.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 10 IC (Sled, slingshots) - Crosses obstacles; Brains lose.
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 11 IC (Cubes, rings, balls) - Emmett throws it; Brains lose.
Individual challenge record (1-for-1): (Mean % finish: 100%)
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 9 RC/IC (Team obstacles, sandbags) - Second Brain to land two sandbags, and Rachel wins (1st/8).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- AU: Brains v Brawn: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 5 |
| Played: | 18 |
| Win%: | 0.28 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Played: | 1 |
| Win%: | 1.00 |
| Mean % Finish: | 100% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
Rachel Downie - Tribal Council record
AU:
Brains v Brawn Tribal 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- AU: Brains v Brawn: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (3/7*):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep5 | Mitch | Mitch Shaw (voted out, 6-4-[0]) | Yes |
| Ep6 | George | Cara Atchison (idoled to Brawn, [0]-3-3; 6-2) | - |
| Ep7 | Joey | Joey McCann (voted out, 5-3-1) | Yes |
| Ep8 | Daini | Daini Tuiquere (idoled out, 3-[0]-2-1) | Yes |
| Ep9 | Cara | Laura Wells (voted out, 5-2; saved**) | - |
| Ep10 | Cara | Georgia Ray (voted out, 5-3) | - |
| Ep11 | Emmett | Rachel Downie (voted out, 3-2-2) | - |
| 7* | TOTALS | 3 | |
*Briefly attends the Ep1 Tribal, before departing via George's advantage.
VAP - Votes against (3):
- AU: Brains v Brawn, Ep. 11: Three votes, from Emmett, George, and Gerald (voted out, 3-2-2).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- AU: Brains v Brawn: None.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 0 |
| Played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 3 |
| Tribals: | 7* |
| VAP: | 3 |
| Made: | 0 |
| For winners: | - |
| Received: | - |
Rachel Downie - Pictures
AU:
Brains v Brawn image gallery -
Brains v Brawn pre-game cast photo -
Brains v Brawn pre-game cast photo -
Brains tribe, Day 1 arrival -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC -
Watching Mitch swap in on the puzzle -
Turning the giant slide puzzle -
Arrival at Brains camp -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Ready to ride the cart -
Riding the cart -
Heading to Tribal -
Brains tribe, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Listening to Joey -
George defends his unasked-for advantage play, Ep2 -
I didn't appreciate being called old and weak -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Trying to release the key -
Watching the puzzle stage -
Mmmm, dirt almonds (Ep3) -
The Brains have fire! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC -
Holding up the trough -
Working the brainteaser, Ep3 IC -
Watching the sandbag tossing -
Brains win immunity! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC -
Watching the shooting -
The reward-losing Brains -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Moving the cage -
Brains win immunity! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC -
Watching the log rolling -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Rolling her ball -
The losing Brains -
Talking about having options -
Discussing moves with Hayley -
Heading to Tribal -
Brains tribe, Ep5 Tribal Council -
Listening to Jonathan -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC -
Starting line -
Brains, trailing -
Hoping Joey didn't give away all their secrets -
Brains, trailing, Ep6 IC -
The losing Brains -
Joey has a plan to dodge Cara's idol -
Brains tribe, Ep6 Tribal Council -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 RC -
So far, so good -
Brains finally win reward! -
Loving the reward -
Reward feasting -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC -
Waiting to cross the rope bridge -
Raising the idol -
Seems like a plan -
Hayley wants to target Joey instead -
Heading to Tribal -
Brains, Ep7 Tribal Council -
Listening to Jonathan -
Watching Laura find an idol, Ep8 -
Picking new buffs -
The new Brains tribe -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
Still crossing the beam -
Plotting with Laura -
Brains, Ep8 Tribal Council -
Laura plays her idol (for Rachel) -
Brains try to figure out the misvote, Ep9 -
Happy with Tribal, but worried about Georgia -
Uh oh -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 RC -
Hooking rings -
Rachel wins immunity! -
The four (!) immunity winners -
Immunity plus reward feasting! -
Cheers! -
Brains AND Brawn, Ep9 Tribal Council -
Listening to Jonathan -
Voting that Laura should stay, not Shannon -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC -
Watching the stand-off -
Brains win reward! -
Reward feasting -
Georgia's back in the game! -
Yay -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC -
Watching Emmett toss sandbags -
The losing Brains -
Trying to flip Emmett and/or Kez -
I think we have a chance with Kez? -
Trying more with Kez -
Brains, Ep10 Tribal Council -
Listening to Jonathan -
Letters from home! Ep11 RC -
That gave me the strength I need to keep going -
Trying to convince George to flip -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC -
Brains, trailing -
The losing Brains, once again -
It makes sense for George to work with us -
Giving George the pitch -
Heading to Tribal -
Brains, Ep11 Tribal Council -
Listening to George -
Tenth person voted out of Brains v Brawn... -
Snuffed, Day 23 (Episode 11)
Rachel Downie - Interviews
AU:
Brains v Brawn interviews Pre-game interviews
- None yet.
Post-game interviews
- 10play.com exit interview (8/9/21): "'Emmett Threw That Challenge': Rachel Downie Opens Up About Her Australian Survivor Experience"
- Shannon Guss at RHAP (8/10/21): "Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn | Week 4 (Eps 11 & 12) Exit Interviews"
Rachel Downie - Bio
AU:
Brains v Brawn bio Official Ten AU: Brains v Brawn bio excerpts (July 11, 2021):
"Outspoken, award-winning educator Rachel has a passion and determination for life and refuses to be pushed around. Named as the 2020 Queensland Australian of the Year, Rachel’s ground-breaking work as a Teacher, Principal and Entrepreneur, has transformed the education system."