Player file
Rudy Boesch
Virginia Beach, Virginia · Retired Navy SEAL
Survivor
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2seasons played
0seasons won
3rdbest finish
44days in the game, all seasons
Career
Seasons played
What this shows: Each season Rudy played, oldest first. The bar runs from the first person out (left) to the winner (right); the tall block is Rudy. The tiles are that season's numbers.
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 3rd of 16Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 1 →- 38days lasted
- 8votes against
- 100%vote accuracy11 of 11 with the majority
- 1individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 51confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 17th of 18Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 8 →- 6days lasted
- 3votes against
- 50%vote accuracy1 of 2 with the majority
- 0individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 4confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. Rudy'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 1 · our labelNumbers playerAlmost always voted with the majority, without being the one steering it.Also fits: All-rounder
Why this label
Players like this
The Survivor players whose bars sit closest to Rudy's in Survivor 1. Match is 100 minus the typical gap between the two sets of bars, in percentile points.
Jenna Lewis-DoughertySurvivor 8 · Numbers player96matchCompare
Jan GentrySurvivor 5 · Numbers player94matchCompare
Rodney Lavoie Jr.Survivor 30 · Numbers player94matchCompare
Cydney GillonSurvivor 32 · Numbers player94matchCompare
Paschal EnglishSurvivor 4 · Numbers player93matchCompare
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.
- StrategyS1: 94S8: 12
- ChallengesS1: 6S8: 54
- InfluenceS1: 63S8: 7
- VotingS1: 92S8: 35
- AdvantagesS1: 0S8: 0
- Jury supportS1: 0S8: 0
- LastedS1: 79S8: 7
Percentiles, 0–99; 50 is the typical player.
What changed
- Challenges up 48 points S1 6th → S8 54th
- Strategy down 82 points S1 94th → S8 12th
- Lasted down 72 points S1 79th → S8 7th
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 1: Borneo6 moments
- Day15Turned on Dirk, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–1–1 blindsideblindside
- Day27Won individual immunity ("Squared Off")immunity
- Day27Turned on Jenna, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–3–1 blindsideblindside
- Day36Turned on Sean, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–1 blindsideblindside
- Day37Turned on Sue, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 2 blindsideblindside
- Day38Voted out by a 1 voteout
Survivor 8: All-Stars1 moment
- Day6Blindsided 3–2 on Day 6: Jenna L. and Jerri had voted with them at the previous tribalblindside
Voting record
Who they voted for
What this shows: Each vote Rudy 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 1: Borneo11/11 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 3 | Sonja | Sonja | |
| Day 9 | Stacey | Stacey | |
| Day 15 | Dirk | Dirk | |
| Day 21 | Gretchen | Gretchen | |
| Day 24 | Greg | Greg | |
| Day 27 | Jenna | Jenna | |
| Day 30 | Gervase | Gervase | |
| Day 33 | Colleen | Colleen | |
| Day 36 | Sean | Sean | |
| Day 37 | Sue | ||
| Day 37 | Sue revote | Sue | |
| Day 38 | Final 3 tribal: Vote not required | Rudy |
Spoiler-safe. Their jury vote is hidden until you've watched it.
As a , voted for Richard to win.
Survivor 8: All-Stars1/2 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 3 | Tina | Tina | |
| Day 6 | Ethan | Rudy |
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Career
Career totals
What this shows: Every season added together, per show. Vote accuracy is the share of Rudy's votes that went with the majority.
Survivor2 seasons
- 44days played
- 11votes against
- 92%vote accuracy12 of 13 with the majority
- 1individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 55confessionalstimes they talked to camera
The edit
Winners' edits →How much the show featured them
What this shows: Rudy's share of all in each Survivor season (the bar), against the average cast member's share (the tick). Counts from survivoR.
- S17.8%51 confessionals · 7th most of 16 · average 6.3%
- S80.8%4 confessionals · 17th most of 18 · average 5.6% · a quiet edit
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 winImmunity 1
Spoiler-safe. Rudy'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 Rudy, matched by name or episode title, then how much analyst coverage each of their seasons got. Strongest matches first. Links open the original.
- Survivor All-Time Top 40 Rankings | #13: BorneoRob Has a Podcast · All-Time Top 40 Rankings · Podcast · Survivor 1 · Jul 7, 2021
Season coverage on RHAP
- Survivor 111 items · 6 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub
- Survivor 83 items · 3 with Rob Cesternino