Portrait of Brandon Hantz

Brandon Hantz

I showed them that hey, this guy's not gonna just kneel over and die. Survivor 26, E5

Played on

48 days played

Game record

Vote alignment79%of 14 ballots

70th percentile of 423 castaways

Immunity record1career immunity win

77th percentile of 751 castaways

Days played62%of 78 possible days

Share of days available, not a rank

Occupation at casting Oil Tanker Crewman, Chemical Disposal Hometown Katy, Texas

Played with 34 castaways across 2 seasons See every connection ↓

Brandon Hantz played twice (Survivor 23: South Pacific and Survivor 26: Caramoan), 48 days on the beach in total. Hantz's best finish, 6th, came on Survivor 23.

Get to know Brandon Hantz

Brandon Hantz's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.

Claim to fame
My little boy, Elijah.
Hobbies
Shooting my guns, hunting and eating crawfish.
Pet peeves
When I order some food and it's not the way I want it or they forget my hot sauce.
Inspiration
Jesus, because he died for me.
Castaway they say they are most like
Probably Colby, Jonny Fairplay, Russell and Brandon.
Why they wanted to play
Financial freedom and to show everyone there is more than one side to the Hantz family other than being mean.

Alliances fans have named

Survivor never names an alliance on screen. These names, and who counts as a member, are how the fan community records the game rather than an official record of it.

Birthplace, pre-game profile and alliance facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.

Fan poll Players

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Seasons

Season Result Days Tribes Votes against Confessionals
South Pacific Season 23, 2011 15th voted out Upolu Te Tuna 4 31
Caramoan Season 26, 2013 5th voted out Bikal 8 14

The vote that ended Brandon Hantz's best run

Three of the five ballots named Brandon Hantz on day 35 of Survivor 23: South Pacific, a 3-2 vote.

Sophie Clarke, Benjamin Wade and Rick Nelson

Brandon Hantz voted for Sophie Clarke.

Castaway network

Brandon Hantz’s connections

The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.

34
castaway connections
17
tribemates
2
repeat castmates
2
winners

Connections worth exploring

Repeat pairings, other-show overlaps, tribe overlap, winners and Survivor veterans rise to the top.

Survivor 23 & 26

John Cochran

2 Survivor seasons

2 seasons together Shared a tribe Winner

Survivor 23 & 26

Dawn Meehan

2 Survivor seasons

2 seasons together Shared a tribe

Every castaway, by season

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South Pacific Season 23, 2011 17 castaways 2 winners 5 returning players View cast

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Caramoan Season 26, 2013 19 castaways 1 winner 9 returning players View cast

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