Brandon Hantz

Brandon Keith Hantz is a contestant from and.

A Born-Again Christian and nephew of the notorious villain Russell Hantz, Brandon struggled with keeping his true identity from his fellow tribe mates as well as battling temptation, and the moral dilemma it presented.

South Pacific
Name (Age): Brandon Hantz (19)

Tribe designation: Upolu, Te Tuna

Current residence: Katy, Texas

Occupation: Oil Tanker Crewman

Personal claim to fame: My little boy, Elijah.

Inspiration in life: Jesus, because he died for me.

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.

3 words to describe you: Headstrong, bold and clever.

SURVIVOR contestant you are most like: Probably Colby, Johnny Fairplay, Russell and Brandon.

Reason for being on SURVIVOR: Financial freedom and to show everyone there is more than one side to the Hantz family other than being mean.

Why you think you’ll “survive” SURVIVOR: I’m very strong and I can hunt. I like fishing and swimming and I can build.

Why you think you will be the sole SURVIVOR: I’m very handsome, smart, cunning, manipulative and funny.

Caramoan
Name (Age): Brandon Hantz (21)

Tribe Designation: Bikal

Previous Season: Survivor: South Pacific – 15th castaway voted out/7th Jury Member

Current Residence: Katy, Texas

Occupation: Chemical Disposal

Personal Claim to Fame: Being a good father to my children.

Inspiration in Life: Jesus Christ

Hobbies: Playing music, drawing and passionate love.

Pet Peeves: Stupid people

3 Words to Describe You: Sexy, crazy fun and loyal.

If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be and Why? 1) A picture of my children. 2) The Bible. 3) A pair of underwear.

SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: Brandon Hantz from Survivor: South Pacific – he’s so cute!

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: Money, money, money!!!

Why You Think You’ll “Survive” SURVIVOR: Hunting, fishing and fire breathing!

Why You Think You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: I almost was the Sole Survivor but I won’t make the same mistakes again.

Survivor: South Pacific


Brandon was a member of the Upolu Tribe, which would soon be joined by returning player Coach Wade. Within the first three days, Brandon became a member of a majority alliance on Upolu consisting of himself, Coach, Sophie Clarke, Albert Destrade, and Rick Nelson. Brandon hid the fact he was the nephew of former player Russell Hantz (going as far as to wearing his shirt covering the upper portion of his back while he was fishing), but ended up seeing it as too much of a burden to keep to himself, and told Coach on Day 4. Brandon also struggled with temptation and began to conspire against tribemate Mikayla Wingle. The Upolu 5 managed to control the merge and boot Christine Shields Markoski (who openly threatened returning players on the first day), Stacey Powell, and Mikayla at the three Tribals Upolu attended. Although Brandon began to unravel and struggle more and more with his personal beliefs, he remained loyal to the Upolu 5. When only the members of the original Upolu 5 remained, Brandon was the target for the Tribal Council, but surprised everyone when he won his first Individual Immunity. Later on, Albert was called out on his deceit by Sophie, Brandon, and Rick. However, Brandon later made amends with Albert before Tribal Council, and gave up his immunity to Albert, feeling that he owed him. Brandon found himself betrayed by his allies in a 3-2 vote. At the final Redemption Island duel, despite putting up a good fight against Ozzy Lusth, he was beaten and became the seventh member of the jury. At the Final Tribal Council, Brandon was mainly bitter towards Albert, asking him if he knew if he was going home and only wanted a yes or no answer. When Albert said he didn't know, Brandon simply uttered "You lie" and sat back down. In the end, he cast his vote for Sophie to win Survivor: South Pacific.

Voting History
In Double Agent, the vote ended with a 6-6 tie between Rick and Keith, forcing a revote. Brandon did not change his vote at the revote.

In Then There Were Five, Brandon had won Individual Immunity, but gave it to Albert during Tribal Council.

Post-Survivor

 * At the Survivor: South Pacific Reunion Show, Brandon revealed that nobody from his family had came to support him since most of them were disappointed and angry over how Brandon played Survivor. Russell Hantz, Brandon's uncle was present at the Reunion Show but was not there on behalf of his nephew, whom he ended up insulting after Jeff Probst found him in the audience and wanted him to critique Brandon's gameplay.
 * During an episode of Rob Has A Podcast, Russell claims that the reason that nobody from Brandon's immediate family were there was because Brandon sold the tickets that were supposed to be for them.
 * On February 28, 2012, Brandon had separated from his wife Candace, and filed for divorce.

Trivia

 * Brandon is the first relative of a former contestant to compete on Survivor (Russell Hantz is his uncle).
 * Debunking popular belief that he was recruited for the sake of stunt casting, Brandon revealed in his EW.com interview that he made an audition tape.
 * Brandon is the fourth contestant to give up individual immunity, following Jenna Morasca, Burton Roberts and Erik Reichenbach.
 * Brandon is the second contestant to give up individual immunity, and be voted out at the same Tribal Council, following Reichenbach.
 * Coincidentally, both he and Reichenbach returned for Caramoan
 * In a 2012 interview Jeff Probst stated him giving up immunity was his 4th favorite Tribal Council moment of all time.
 * Brandon is currently the youngest male Survivor contestant overall (the youngest at the time of filming is Spencer Duhm, who was born before Brandon).
 * Brandon was the youngest contestant on South Pacific.
 * He is the youngest male contestant, and the youngest "favorite" on Caramoan.
 * Along with fellow South Pacific contestant Jim Rice, Brandon set the record of holding 240 lbs (109 kg) on his shoulders in the Shoulder The Load challenge.
 * Brandon was the first male member of the Upolu tribe to be voted out. He is also the lowest ranking male Upolu member.
 * According to his Ponderosa clip, Brandon lost 30 pounds (14 kg) during his 36-day run.
 * Thus far, Brandon is the only contestant to have their clip featured after the "One Survivor" portion of the season intro.
 * In an interview in Rob Has A Podcast, Brandon's uncle, Russell, believed that his nephew gave up the Immunity Necklace because he wanted to quit, with his brother Shawn (Brandon's father, who appeared in Survivor: South Pacific during the loved ones challenge) claiming that during his time with his son, Brandon already visibly checked out of the game.
 * According to Brandon, he has two new tattoos as of Caramoan.
 * Phillip Sheppard named him on the minority alliance as 'The Conqueror'.
 * Brandon was voted off unanimously by his tribe after a escapade. Bikal forfeited the challenge for this specific issue.