Challenges: MPF percentile
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Seasons: 1 | Days played: 33 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- SurvivorSA: Immunity Island (2021) - 6th place, 15th out - 7th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 13, "A Very Weird Vibe" (Day 33).
- Sent to Immunity Island 2 times; stayed & played both (lost once); gained two idols and won a clue.
Santoni Engelbrecht 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 |
| SA8: Immunity Island | 0.21 | 8.76 | 0.02 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0.89 | 3.15 | - | - | - | 0.92 | 3.36 |
| Career | 0.21 | 8.76 | 0.02 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0.89 | 3.15 | - | - | - | 0.92 | 3.36 |
Santoni Engelbrecht - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
90%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
88%
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.
Santoni Engelbrecht - Challenge record
SA:
Immunity Island challenges 
Tribal/team challenge record (2-for-12; 2 sit-outs):
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 1 IC: (Rope rungs, puzzle) - Helps build ladder #1; Vuna wins.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 2 RC: (Fish traps, cog puzzle) - Collects a trap, but Vuna loses.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 2 IC: (Obstacles, sandbags, block puzzle) - Sits out; Vuna loses.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 3 RC: "Battle Dig" - Not shown competing; both tribes sort of win?
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 3 IC: "The Cruel Sea" - Not shown competing; Zamba loses, 5-4.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 4 IC: "A Crate Idea" - Rolls crates; Zamba loses again.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 5 RC: (Rice balance) - Second Zamba to drop out; Zamba loses.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 6 RC: "Deep In Thought" - Helped by Chappies, but Zamba loses.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 6 IC: "Basket Brawl" - Part of one team; Zamba loses.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 7 RC/IC: (Keys, climb, puzzle) - Swims, climbs, but Zamba loses.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 9 RC: (Ball on disc, targets) - Forced via rock draw to sit out, but guesses right, gets reward anyway.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 11 RC: (Coconuts, puzzle) - Part of the losing orange team.
Individual challenge record (0-for-7; 1 sit-out): (Mean % finish: 24.1%)
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 8 IC: "Get a Grip" - First person out, within minutes (12th/12).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 9 IC: "Living Color" - Tied with Wardah and Shaun for fourth person eliminated, in second round, third tile (tie-6th/11).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 10 RC/IC: "A Leg Up" - First out, within seconds (10th/10).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 11 IC: "Keel Hauling" - Sits out to eat spaghetti (tie-8th/8).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 12 IC: "Rope-A-Dope" - Eliminated in the 1st round (tie-6th/7).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 13 RC: "Audio Slave" - Second out, within seconds (5th/6).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 13 IC: "Puppet Master" - Second to maze, but no win (tie-2nd/3).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 1 Hero RC: (Fire-making) - Did not participate.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 4 Hero RC: (Turnstile) - Did not participate.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 2 |
| Played: | 12 |
| Win %: | 0.17 |
| Sat out: | 2 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 7 |
| Win %: | 0.00 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Mean% Finish: | 24.1% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win %: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
Santoni Engelbrecht - Tribal Council record
SA:
Immunity Island Tribal 
Idols held/played (2/2; 5 votes voided):
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 2: Stays and plays; wins a clue to an idol at Tribal (Day 5).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 2: Searches for idols at II, finds a clue for another (Day 6).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 6: Plays her Tribal Council idol for herself, voiding 2 votes (Day 16).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 11: Stays and plays at II; digs up Immunity Island idol (Day 28).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 12: Plays her idol, voiding 3 votes and saving herself (Day 30).
VFB - Votes for the person booted (9/10*):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep2 | -* | Pinty Nkanjeni (voted out, 6-2-1) | - |
| Ep3 | Mike | Mike Laws (voted out, 5-3) | Yes |
| Ep4 | Paul | Paul Cupido (voted out, 5-2-1) | Yes |
| Ep5 | Carla | Carla Gubb (voted out, 5-2) | Yes |
| Ep6 | Dino | Dino Paulo (voted out, 4-[0]) | Yes |
| Ep7 | Qieän | Qieän Wang (voted out, 4-1) | Yes |
| Ep8 | Marisha | Marisha du Plessis (idoled out, [0]-4]) | Yes |
| Ep9 | Shaun | Shaun Wilson (voted out, 6-5) | Yes |
| Ep10 | Renier | Renier Louwrens (voted out, 6-4) | Yes |
| Ep11 | -* | Anesu Mbizvo (voted out, 5-2) | - |
| Ep12 | Wardah | Wardah Hartley (idoled out, [0]-2) | Yes |
| Ep13 | Tyson | Santoni Engelbrecht (voted out, 3-2-[0]) | - |
| 10* | TOTALS | 9 | |
*Santoni was present for, but immune and couldn't vote at, the Ep2 and Ep11 Tribal Councils, thanks to Immunity Island; neither counted as a TCA.
VAP - Votes against (4):
- [SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 6: Two votes, from Dino and Qieän, both voided by her idol play.]
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 7: One vote, from Qieän.
- [SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 6: Three votes, from Kiran, Tyson, and Wardah, all voided by her idol play.]
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 13: Three votes, from Anela, Kiran, and Tyson (voted out, 3-2-[0]; then lost fire-making challenge).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 16: Voted for Nicole Wilmans, who won, 8-1.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 2 |
| Played: | 2 |
| Votes voided: | 5 |
| VFB: | 9 |
| Tribals: | 10* |
| VAP: | 4 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
Santoni Engelbrecht - Pictures
SA:
Immunity Island image gallery -
SA: Immunity Island intro shot -
SA: Immunity Island intro shot -
SA: Immunity Island pre-game shot -
Hiking in, Day 1 -
Greeting Nico -
Opening buffs -
The new tribes, Zamba and Vuna -
Grabbing items -
Made it to camp -
Listening to the firemaking Hero RC treemail -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Starting line -
Helping Tyson build the first ladder -
Watching the puzzle stage -
Vuna wins immunity! -
Idoled up -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC -
Heading out to get a fish trap -
Watching the puzzle stage -
I tried my best, I'm okay with my performance -
Feeling better now that Carla and Pinty are bickering -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Watching from the sit-out bench, as Vuna loses -
Talking about being sent to Immunity Island -
Reading the "stay and play" terms and conditions -
Just won at Boston Rob's ring-and-hook game! -
You have won an idol that's hidden at Tribal Council! -
Talking about hunting for more idols, since it's called Immunity Island -
Found one! (Or at least a clue) -
Vuna, Ep2 Tribal Council -
Looking for where the idol's hidden -
Thinking she can use her clue to gain allies, Ep3 -
Idol hunting with Chappies -
Buffs dropped, time to swap -
Concerned, but happy to still be with Chappies -
The new Zamba tribe -
Passing the clue along to Paul -
Watching Anela score a point -
Talking to new tribemate Amy -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC -
Starting line -
Filling in the boys -
Zamba, Ep3 Tribal Council -
Listening to Nico -
Listening to the Hero challenge RC treemail, Ep4 -
Trying to arrange a vote against Paul -
Talking about the plan -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Starting line -
Watching the cubes come in -
Zamba, Ep4 Tribal Council -
Listening to Wardah -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC -
Starting line -
Carla wants to take out Chappies or Amy? -
Filling in Amy -
Zamba, Ep5 Tribal Council -
Listening to Amy -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC -
Watching Chappies get more pieces, after some rescues -
Working the puzzle -
Grateful to Chappies for helping her -
Marisha shares part of Vuna's reward with Zamba -
Swapped again! -
The new Zamba -
Trying to defend against Marisha -
Tyson immediately finds the Zamba idol -
Why didn't I look for it before? -
We're totally working together now, right? -
Zamba, Ep6 Tribal Council -
Listening to Qieän -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC -
Building the staircase -
A loss, but grateful for Wardah's help in the water -
Zamba, Ep7 Tribal Council -
Listening to Qieän -
Reading the merge treemail, Ep8 -
It's the merge! -
The new Osindile tribe -
Merge feasting -
Trying to talk to the "blond girls" -
Not having much success -
Talking with Chappies and Shaun -
Reporting to her ex-Zamba tribemates -
Talking about being a double agent -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
Starting line -
Still going... -
Tyson's back from Immunity Island already -
Osindile, Ep8 Tribal Council -
Listening to Nico -
Upset that Anesu voted with Zamba, Ep9 -
We can't both be double agents! -
Choosing team by drawing rocks, Ep9 RC -
Watching the team she picked, orange -
Orange team wins (as does Santoni) -
Reward feasting -
Already regretting mentioning looking for clues -
Renier reads that there's an idol on Immunity Island -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC -
Dropping tiles -
Talking with Anesu and Kiran -
Osindile, Ep9 Tribal Council -
Talking to Chappies -
Renier reads the Tied Destinies announcement, Ep10 -
Destiny tied to Chappies -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC/IC -
Well, that's over. Sorry Chappies -
Negotiations with Amy did not go well -
Plotting with Chappies and Anesu -
Osindile, Ep10 Tribal Council -
Listening to Nico -
Teams picked, Ep11 RC -
Tossing coconuts -
Working on the puzzle -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC -
Sitting out to eat spaghetti -
Reading the Ep11 Immunity Island task -
Staying and playing -
Making progress -
Sad to have lost half her auction money, but now it's time to get the idol -
Mission accomplished! -
Osindile, Ep11 Tribal Council -
The remnants of Operation Destiny, Ep12 -
Auction time! -
Buying her letters from home. Worth it -
Talking to Nicole -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC -
Not reaching the second round -
Talking to Kiran -
Wardah tells Santoni not to waste her idol -
Thanks for the tip, Wardah! -
Chappies swaps out the rice bag for sand -
Osindile, Ep12 Tribal Council -
Listening to Nico -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 RC -
Santoni and her sister -
Loved ones, helping start the challenge -
Challenge underway -
Loved ones offering support -
Everyone gets to go back to camp! -
Appreciating the experience -
Saying goodbye to the loved ones -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 IC -
Everyone on the table maze -
Chappies wins -
Anela wants to blindside Kiran -
A 2-2 split is too complicated? -
Heading to Tribal -
Osindile, Ep13 Tribal Council -
Listening to Nico -
Tyson is not pleased -
Receiving the most votes ... Santoni -
Battling Tyson in firemaking -
Both have flames -
About to be snuffed, seventh member of the jury, Day 33 (Episode 13) -
With the jury, Final Tribal Council -
Making a statement on behalf of Nicole -
Reunion show, finalists and jury -
Talking to Nico
Santoni Engelbrecht - Interviews
SA:
Immunity Island interviews Pre-game interviews
- Shannon Guss & Mike Bloom at RHAP (5/17/21): "Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island - Pre-Season Interviews, Part 4"
- Official interview video: (YouTube)
Post-game interviews
- Claudio Barreiro at TNO (8/27/21): "SurvivorSA - Season 8: Immunity Island | Episode 13 Recap with 15th Boot + Marian De Vos."
Santoni Engelbrecht - Bio
SA: Immunity Island bio Official SurvivorSA: Immunity Island bio, from News24.com (5/2/21):
"For online business owner Santoni Engelbrecht (39) from Strand, it's a case of '4th time's the charm,' as she finally got her wish of becoming a SurvivorSA castaway after three previous attempts. 'I love the dynamics of the show and always wanted to enter. I'm such a "non-Survivor-looking person" and I wanted to show people that anything is possible if you put your mind to it,' she says."
Pre-game interview video: