Player file
Brandon Hantz
Katy, Texas · Oil Tanker Crewman;Chemical Disposal
Survivor
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2seasons played
0seasons won
6thbest finish
48days in the game, all seasons
Career
Seasons played
What this shows: Each season Brandon played, oldest first. The bar runs from the first person out (left) to the winner (right); the tall block is Brandon. The tiles are that season's numbers.
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 6th of 18Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 23 →- 35days lasted
- 4votes against
- 92%vote accuracy11 of 12 with the majority
- 1individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 31confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 15th of 20Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 26 →- 13days lasted
- 8votes against
- 0%vote accuracy0 of 2 with the majority
- 0individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 14confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. Brandon'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 23 · our labelNumbers playerAlmost always voted with the majority, without being the one steering it.
Why this label
Players like this
The Survivor players whose bars sit closest to Brandon's in Survivor 23. Match is 100 minus the typical gap between the two sets of bars, in percentile points.
Dan FoleySurvivor 30 · Numbers player93matchCompare
Monica PadillaSurvivor 19 · Middle of the pack93matchCompare
Holly HoffmanSurvivor 21 · Numbers player93matchCompare
Baylor WilsonSurvivor 29 · Numbers player92matchCompare
Caleb BankstonSurvivor 27 · Numbers player91matchCompare
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.
- StrategyS23: 79S26: 9
- ChallengesS23: 23S26: 75
- InfluenceS23: 32S26: 66
- VotingS23: 86S26: 4
- AdvantagesS23: 0S26: 0
- Jury supportS23: 0S26: 0
- LastedS23: 69S26: 27
Percentiles, 0–99; 50 is the typical player.
What changed
- Challenges up 52 points S23 23rd → S26 75th
- Influence up 34 points S23 32nd → S26 66th
- Voting down 82 points S23 86th → S26 4th
- Strategy down 70 points S23 79th → S26 9th
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 23: South Pacific6 moments
- Day16Turned on Mikayla, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–3 blindsideblindside
- Day21Part of the blindside of Keith (6–4)blindside
- Day22Part of the blindside of Ozzy (9–2)blindside
- Day30Turned on Cochran, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 5–2 blindsideblindside
- Day35Won individual immunity ("Batman Wall")immunity
- Day35Blindsided 3–2 on Day 35: Coach, Rick and Sophie had voted with them at the previous tribalblindside
Survivor 26: Caramoan1 moment
- Day13Blindsided 8–1 on Day 13: Brenda and Erik had voted with them at the previous tribalblindside
Voting record
Who they voted for
What this shows: Each vote Brandon 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 23: South Pacific11/12 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 5 | Christine | Christine | |
| Day 11 | Stacey | Stacey | |
| Day 16 | Mikayla | Mikayla | |
| Day 21 | Keith | ||
| Day 21 | Keith revote | Keith | |
| Day 22 | Ozzy | Ozzy | |
| Day 24 | Jim | Jim | |
| Day 27 | Dawn | Dawn | |
| Day 27 | Whitney | Whitney | |
| Day 30 | Cochran | Cochran | |
| Day 32 | Edna | Edna | |
| Day 35 | Sophie | Brandon |
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As a , voted for Sophie to win.
Survivor 26: Caramoan0/2 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 3 | Andrea | Francesca | |
| Day 13 | Phillip | Brandon |
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Career
Career totals
What this shows: Every season added together, per show. Vote accuracy is the share of Brandon's votes that went with the majority.
Survivor2 seasons
- 48days played
- 12votes against
- 79%vote accuracy11 of 14 with the majority
- 1individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 45confessionalstimes they talked to camera
The edit
Winners' edits →How much the show featured them
What this shows: Brandon's share of all in each Survivor season (the bar), against the average cast member's share (the tick). Counts from survivoR.
- S237.8%31 confessionals · 4th most of 18 · average 5.6%
- S263.4%14 confessionals · 11th 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 winReward + immunity 1
Spoiler-safe. Brandon'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.
Analysts
What the analysts said
What this shows: Podcasts, videos and articles about Brandon, matched by name or episode title, then how much analyst coverage each of their seasons got. Strongest matches first; showing 10 of 11. Links open the original.
- WIGGLE ROOM: Five Survivors Who Deserved To Play Over Brandon HantzRob Has a Podcast · Wiggle Room · Article · Survivor 26 · Mar 15, 2013
- Hantzageddon: Survivor Know-It-Alls Break Down the BreakdownRob Has a Podcast · Know-It-Alls · Podcast · Survivor 26 · Mar 13, 2013
- Jim Rice on Cochran, Dawn & Brandon’s Survivor GamesRob Has a Podcast · Podcast · Survivor 26 · Mar 8, 2013
- Post Finale Interviews with Sophie, Brandon, Rick, Albert, Coach & OzzyRob Has a Podcast · Interview · Article · Survivor 23 · Dec 19, 2011
- Brandon’s Big Blunder and Previewing the Survivor South Pacific FinaleRob Has a Podcast · Preview · Article · Survivor 23 · Dec 17, 2011
- Wingle and Ready to Mingle: Our Interview with Survivor MikaylaRob Has a Podcast · Interview · Article · Survivor 23 · Oct 28, 2011
- The Survivor South Pacific LIVE Post Finale Recap ShowRob Has a Podcast · Recap · Article · Survivor 23 · Dec 18, 2011
- John Cochran Settles All the Survivor South Pacific DebatesRob Has a Podcast · Article · Survivor 23 · Dec 8, 2011
- Jonathan Penner on Cochran’s Mutiny and Ozzy 3.0Rob Has a Podcast · Article · Survivor 23 · Dec 2, 2011
- From Long Island to Redemption Island: Our Interview with Christine MarkoskiRob Has a Podcast · Interview · Article · Survivor 23 · Nov 4, 2011
Season coverage on RHAP
- Survivor 2331 items · 29 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub
- Survivor 2687 items · 48 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub