Player file
Russell Hantz
Dayton, Texas · Oil Company Owner
Survivor
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3seasons played
0seasons won
2ndbest finish
86days in the game, all seasons
Career
Seasons played
What this shows: Each season Russell played, oldest first. The bar runs from the first person out (left) to the winner (right); the tall block is Russell. The tiles are that season's numbers.
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 2nd of 20Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 19 →- 39days lasted
- 2votes against+7 cancelled by idols
- 100%vote accuracy15 of 15 with the majority
- 1individual wins
- 3/2 found / played
- 2 votes to win
- 108confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 3rd of 20Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 20 →- 39days lasted
- 5votes against
- 92%vote accuracy11 of 12 with the majority
- 2individual wins
- 2/2 found / played
- 0 votes to win
- 68confessionalstimes 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 22 →- 8days lasted
- 8votes against
- 0%vote accuracy0 of 1 with the majority
- 0individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 16confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. Russell'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 19 · our labelStrategic architectDrove the votes: strong strategy and a big say in who went home.Also fits: Idol hunter, All-rounder
Why this label
Players like this
The Survivor players whose bars sit closest to Russell's in Survivor 19. Match is 100 minus the typical gap between the two sets of bars, in percentile points.
Benjamin WadeSurvivor 23 · Strategic architect98matchCompare
Tony VlachosSurvivor 28 · Strategic architect95matchCompare
Eva EricksonSurvivor 48 · Strategic architect93matchCompare
Sam PhalenSurvivor 47 · Strategic architect90matchCompare
Sophi BalerdiSurvivor 49 · Strategic architect89matchCompare
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. Their seasons span eras, so “vs their era” compares each season with its own era.
- StrategyS19: 99S20: 86S22: 59
- ChallengesS19: 23S20: 83S22: 28
- InfluenceS19: 99S20: 90S22: 53
- VotingS19: 99S20: 95S22: 7
- AdvantagesS19: 95S20: 95S22: 0
- Jury supportS19: 91S20: 0S22: 0
- LastedS19: 85S20: 85S22: 7
Percentiles, 0–99; 50 is the typical player.
What changed
- Challenges up 60 points S19 23rd → S20 83rd
- Advantages down 95 points S20 95th → S22 0th
- Jury support down 91 points S19 91st → S20 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 19: Samoa20 moments
- Day4Found a hidden immunity idolidol
- Day6Part of the blindside of Betsy (7–1)blindside
- Day8Turned on Ben, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 6–1 blindsideblindside
- Day14Turned on Ashley, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 5–1 blindsideblindside
- Day18Turned on Liz, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–1 blindsideblindside
- Day21Played a hidden immunity idol on themself, but nobody had voted for themidol
- Day21Part of the blindside of Erik (10–2)blindside
- Day22Found a hidden immunity idolidol
- Day24Played a hidden immunity idol on themself, cancelling 7 votesidol
- Day24Turned on Kelly, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4 blindsideblindside
- Day25Found a hidden immunity idolidol
- Day27Part of the blindside of Laura (5–3)blindside
- Day30Part of the blindside of John (7–1–1)blindside
- Day31Turned on Dave, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 7–1 blindsideblindside
- Day33Turned on Monica, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 5–2 blindsideblindside
- Day36Turned on Shambo, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 5–1 blindsideblindside
- Day37Won individual immunity ("Over Extended")immunity
- Day37Turned on Jaison, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–1 blindsideblindside
- Day38Turned on Brett, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 3–1 blindsideblindside
- Day39Reached the Final Tribal Council but lost, with 2 of 9 jury votesfinal
Survivor 20: Heroes vs. Villains14 moments
- Day10Found a hidden immunity idolidol
- Day15Played a hidden immunity idol for Parvati, cancelling 4 votesidol
- Day15Turned on Tyson, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 3–2 blindsideblindside
- Day24Was given a hidden immunity idolidol
- Day24Part of the blindside of Courtney (5–1)blindside
- Day29Found a hidden immunity idolidol
- Day30Played a hidden immunity idol on themself, but nobody had voted for themidol
- Day30Part of the blindside of Amanda (6–3)blindside
- Day31Won individual immunity ("Pegatory Knockout")immunity
- Day31Turned on Candice, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 5–3 blindsideblindside
- Day36Turned on Rupert, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4 blindsideblindside
- Day37Won individual immunity ("Blind Maze")immunity
- Day38Turned on Jerri, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 3–1 blindsideblindside
- Day39Reached the Final Tribal Council but lost, with 0 of 9 jury votesfinal
Survivor 22: Redemption Island1 moment
- Day8Voted out by a 5–1 voteout
Voting record
Who they voted for
What this shows: Each vote Russell 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 19: Samoa15/15 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 3 | Marisa | Marisa | |
| Day 6 | Betsy | Betsy | |
| Day 8 | Ben | Ben | |
| Day 14 | Ashley | Ashley | |
| Day 18 | Liz | Liz | |
| Day 21 | Erik | Erik | |
| Day 24 | Kelly | Kelly | |
| Day 27 | Laura | ||
| Day 27 | Laura revote | Laura | |
| Day 30 | John | John | |
| Day 31 | Dave | Dave | |
| Day 33 | Monica | Monica | |
| Day 36 | Shambo | Shambo | |
| Day 37 | Jaison | Jaison | |
| Day 38 | Brett | Brett |
Survivor 20: Heroes vs. Villains11/12 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 8 | Randy | Randy | |
| Day 15 | Tyson | Tyson | |
| Day 18 | Boston Rob | Boston Rob | |
| Day 21 | Courtney | Coach | |
| Day 24 | Courtney | Courtney | |
| Day 27 | J.T. | J.T. | |
| Day 30 | Amanda | Amanda | |
| Day 31 | Candice | Candice | |
| Day 33 | Danielle | Danielle | |
| Day 36 | Rupert | Rupert | |
| Day 37 | Colby | Colby | |
| Day 38 | Jerri | Jerri |
Survivor 22: Redemption Island0/1 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 8 | Ralph | ||
| Day 8 | Deadlock: Can't vote revote | Russell |
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Career
Career totals
What this shows: Every season added together, per show. Vote accuracy is the share of Russell's votes that went with the majority.
Survivor3 seasons
- 86days played
- 15votes against+7 cancelled by idols
- 93%vote accuracy26 of 28 with the majority
- 3individual wins
- 5/4 found / played
- 2 votes to win
- 192confessionalstimes they talked to camera
The edit
Winners' edits →How much the show featured them
What this shows: Russell's share of all in each Survivor season (the bar), against the average cast member's share (the tick). Counts from survivoR.
- S1927.6%108 confessionals · the most of 20 · average 5% · a big edit
- S2017.2%68 confessionals · the most of 20 · average 5% · a big edit
- S223.8%16 confessionals · 11th most of 18 · average 5.6%
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.
3 individual winsImmunity 3
Spoiler-safe. Russell'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.
Foa Foa Four
Survivor 19: Samoa- Formed
- Ep 7 · Day 18
- Ended
- Ep 15 · Day 39
- Russell
- founder
Held together to the Final Tribal Council.
Russell's Villains Alliance
Survivor 20: Heroes vs. Villains- Formed
- Ep 1 · Day 1
- Ended
- Ep 14 · Day 39
- Russell
- founder
Held together to the Final Tribal Council.
Russell's Zapatera Alliance
Survivor 22: Redemption Island- Formed
- Ep 1 · Day 1
- Ended
- Ep 7 · Day 17
- Russell
- founder
Rivals picked members off.
Analysts
What the analysts said
What this shows: Podcasts, videos and articles about Russell, matched by name or episode title, then how much analyst coverage each of their seasons got. Strongest matches first; showing 10 of 19. Links open the original.
- Ranking the Top 20 Survivors through Redemption IslandRob Has a Podcast · Podcast · Survivor 22 · Jul 27, 2011
- No Man-Sweater Required: Survivor Ralph SpeaksRob Has a Podcast · Article · Survivor 22 · May 12, 2011
- Rob Has a Parvcast: Parvati on Rob, Russell & MoreRob Has a Podcast · Article · Survivor 22 · Apr 15, 2011
- Danielle DiLorenzo on Boston Rob & Russell HantzRob Has a Podcast · Article · Survivor 22 · Mar 18, 2011
- Francesca Hogi Talks Survivor Redemption IslandRob Has a Podcast · Article · Survivor 22 · Mar 4, 2011
- Hantz is Hopeless on Survivor Redemption IslandRob Has a Podcast · Article · Survivor 22 · Mar 4, 2011
- Survivor Episode 2 Blog: Lions, Gorillas & BlindsidesRob Has a Podcast · Article · Survivor 22 · Feb 27, 2011
- For Russell, Survivor is now the Crying GameRob Has a Podcast · Article · Survivor 22 · Mar 11, 2011
- Sandra on Rob, Russell and Redemption IslandRob Has a Podcast · Article · Survivor 22 · Feb 19, 2011
- No More Mr. Rice Guy: Talking to Survivor SteveRob Has a Podcast · Article · Survivor 22 · May 6, 2011
Season coverage on RHAP
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