Player file
Ben Driebergen
Boise, Idaho · Marine;Real Estate/Stay-at-home Dad
SurvivorWinner
RHAP winner page Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.
2seasons played
1season won
1stbest finish
76days in the game, all seasons
Career
Seasons played
What this shows: Each season Ben played, oldest first. The bar runs from the first person out (left) to the winner (right); the tall block is Ben. The tiles are that season's numbers.
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 1st of 18Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 35 →- 39days lasted
- 2votes against+9 cancelled by idols
- 73%vote accuracy8 of 11 with the majority
- 0individual wins
- 3/3 found / played
- 5 votes to win
- 70confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 5th of 20Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 40 →- 37days lasted
- 5votes against+2 cancelled by idols
- 79%vote accuracy11 of 14 with the majority
- 0individual wins
- 1/1 found / played
- 35confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. Ben's game details (votes, moments, totals and takes) is hidden until you've watched it.
Game style
How they played
What this shows: Each bar is a percentile: the share of all 917 Survivor appearances that scored lower (50 is the typical player). Survivor bars use survivoR's scores. The label is our rule of thumb, not an official rating.
Survivor 35 · our labelStrategic architectDrove the votes: strong strategy and a big say in who went home.Also fits: Idol hunter, Jury favourite, All-rounder
Why this label
Players like this
The Survivor players whose bars sit closest to Ben's in Survivor 35. Match is 100 minus the typical gap between the two sets of bars, in percentile points.
Sarah LacinaSurvivor 34 · Strategic architect96matchCompare
Todd HerzogSurvivor 15 · Strategic architect92matchCompare
Sam PhalenSurvivor 47 · Strategic architect91matchCompare
Sage Ahrens-NicholsSurvivor 49 · Strategic architect91matchCompare
Deshawn RaddenSurvivor 41 · Strategic architect91matchCompare
How the labels work
Returnee tracker
How their game changed
What this shows: The same game-style bars as above, one column per season, with where they finished and how long they lasted. The changes list the biggest rises and drops from one appearance to the next, in percentile points.
- StrategyS35: 95S40: 82
- ChallengesS35: 3S40: 6
- InfluenceS35: 88S40: 75
- VotingS35: 66S40: 95
- AdvantagesS35: 95S40: 90
- Jury supportS35: 95S40: 0
- LastedS35: 85S40: 78
Percentiles, 0–99; 50 is the typical player.
What changed
- Voting up 29 points S35 66th → S40 95th
- Jury support down 95 points S35 95th → S40 0th
Key moments
How their games played out
What this shows: Built from the vote and competition records, in order. Survivor: , individual wins, (we count one when a player is voted out by someone who voted with them at the previous tribal) and how they left.
Survivor 35: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers12 moments
- Day21Part of the blindside of Desi (7–1)blindside
- Day24Part of the blindside of Cole (7–1)blindside
- Day27Found a hidden immunity idolidol
- Day30Part of the blindside of Joe (4–2)blindside
- Day33Played a hidden immunity idol on themself, cancelling 6 votesidol
- Day33Turned on Lauren, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 1 blindsideblindside
- Day36Found a hidden immunity idolidol
- Day36Played a hidden immunity idol on themself, but nobody had voted for themidol
- Day36Part of the blindside of Ashley (5–1)blindside
- Day37Found a hidden immunity idolidol
- Day37Played a hidden immunity idol on themself, cancelling 3 votesidol
- Day39Won the season with 5 of 8 jury voteswinner
Survivor 40: Winners at War11 moments
- Day6Turned on Danni, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 8–1 blindsideblindside
- Day9Turned on Ethan, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–3–1 blindsideblindside
- Day23Turned on Adam, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 8–2–1 blindsideblindside
- Day25Turned on Tyson, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 5–2 blindsideblindside
- Day29Found a hidden immunity idolidol
- Day29Part of the blindside of Kim (5–3)blindside
- Day31Turned on Jeremy, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 3–2 blindsideblindside
- Day34Turned on Nick, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–2 blindsideblindside
- Day36Played a hidden immunity idol on themself, but nobody had voted for themidol
- Day36Turned on Denise, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4 blindsideblindside
- Day37Blindsided 3–2 on Day 37: Sarah had voted with them at the previous tribalblindside
Voting record
Who they voted for
What this shows: Each vote Ben cast at . A filled dot means they voted with the majority; a hollow dot means they were on the losing side. The last column is who went home.
Survivor 35: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers8/11 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 3 | Katrina | Katrina | |
| Day 19 | Jessica | Jessica | |
| Day 21 | Desi | ||
| Day 21 | Desi revote | Desi | |
| Day 24 | Cole | Cole | |
| Day 27 | Mike | JP | |
| Day 30 | Joe | Joe | |
| Day 33 | Lauren | Lauren | |
| Day 36 | Ashley | Ashley | |
| Day 37 | Devon | ||
| Day 37 | Devon revote | Mike | |
| Day 38 | Fire challenge (f4): Won | Devon |
Survivor 40: Winners at War11/14 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 2 | Natalie | Natalie | |
| Day 6 | Danni | Danni | |
| Day 9 | Ethan | Ethan | |
| Day 14 | Boston Rob | Boston Rob | |
| Day 21 | Wendell | Wendell | |
| Day 23 | Adam | Adam | |
| Day 25 | Tyson | Tyson | |
| Day 28 | Jeremy | Sophie | |
| Day 29 | Kim | Kim | |
| Day 31 | Jeremy | Jeremy | |
| Day 34 | Nick | Nick | |
| Day 36 | Natalie cancelled by an idol | ||
| Day 36 | Denise revote | Denise | |
| Day 37 | Michele | Ben |
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As a , voted for Tony to win.
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Career
Career totals
What this shows: Every season added together, per show. Vote accuracy is the share of Ben's votes that went with the majority.
Survivor2 seasons · 1 win
- 76days played
- 7votes against+11 cancelled by idols
- 76%vote accuracy19 of 25 with the majority
- 0individual wins
- 4/4 found / played
- 5 votes to win
- 105confessionalstimes they talked to camera
The edit
Winners' edits →How much the show featured them
What this shows: Ben's share of all in each Survivor season (the bar), against the average cast member's share (the tick). Counts from survivoR.
- S3516.2%70 confessionals · the most of 18 · average 5.6% · a big edit
- S406.1%35 confessionals · 6th most of 20 · average 5%
Competitions
All comps →Competition wins by format
What this shows: Individual wins only (each competition counted once), sorted into the formats they used: endurance, puzzles, OTEV and so on. A competition can have several formats.
1 individual winFire-making 1
Spoiler-safe. Ben's alliances and analyst takes (they cover the rest of the season) is hidden until you've watched it.
Alliances
Who they worked with
What this shows: Named alliances from the Survivor Wiki and other cited sources, with when each formed and ended (episode and day) where the source says. Tap a face to open that player.
The Round Table
Survivor 35: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers- Formed
- Ep 7 · Day 17
- Ended
- Ep 13 · Day 39
- Ben
- turned on it
A member turned on the group.
Final Four Alliance
Survivor 35: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers- Formed
- Ep 10 · Day 26
- Ended
- Ep 13 · Day 37
- Ben
- turned on it
The group turned on itself.
Cops-R-Us
Survivor 40: Winners at War- Formed
- Ep 2 · Day 5
- Ended
- Ep 14 · Day 39
- Ben
- member
Held together to the Final Tribal Council.
Analysts
What the analysts said
What this shows: Podcasts, videos and articles about Ben, matched by name or episode title, then how much analyst coverage each of their seasons got. Strongest matches first. Links open the original.
- Ben Driebergen | The Survivor Post-Game InterviewRob Has a Podcast · Interview · Podcast · Survivor 35 · Jan 12, 2018
- Survivor 35 Pre-Season Interviews with Ben Driebergen & Ali ElliottRob Has a Podcast · Preview · Podcast · Survivor 35 · Sep 20, 2017
- Survivor 40 FINALE Exit Interviews with the Final 6Rob Has a Podcast · Exit Interview · Podcast · Survivor 40 · May 14, 2020
- Survivor 40 Roundtable #5: Previewing Michele, Adam, Ben, Wendell, and NickRob Has a Podcast · Roundtable · Podcast · Survivor 40 · Jan 21, 2020Rob Cesternino
- Survivor 35 Final 5 Exit Interviews – 12/20/17Rob Has a Podcast · Exit Interview · Podcast · Survivor 35 · Dec 21, 2017
- Why ______ Lost Survivor 35 with David Bloomberg & Jessica Lewis | Season ReviewRob Has a Podcast · Why ___ Lost · Podcast · Survivor 35 · Jan 19, 2018
- Why ______ Won Survivor 35 with David Bloomberg & Jessica Lewis | FinaleRob Has a Podcast · Why ___ Lost · Podcast · Survivor 35 · Dec 23, 2017
Season coverage on RHAP
- Survivor 35166 items · 9 with Taran Armstrong · 85 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub
- Survivor 40143 items · 17 with Taran Armstrong · 105 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub