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Bill Byron "B.B." Andersen[1] was a contestant from Survivor: Borneo.

B.B.'s pushy and overbearing demeanor irked many of his tribemates. This, combined with his statement that he would not mind being voted out, resulted in his elimination in a near-unanimous vote at the Pagong tribe's first Tribal Council.

Profile[]

Retrieved from CBS.com

Name: B.B. Andersen
Age: 64
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Retired Contractor
Hometown: Mission Hills, KS
Survivor Quote: "Fantastic, what a challenge!"
Luxury Item: Towel

Originally from South Dakota, B.B. studied Civil Engineering at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, before becoming a general contractor and real estate developer. His talents eventually allowed him to own and operate a successful construction and development company. Also active in politics, Andersen was appointed by President Reagan to the Advisory Board of the Defense Intelligence Agency where he then served for 11 ½ years. It was also known that he declined several ambassadorships that were offered him during the Bush administration.

An adventure-seeker by nature, B.B. has toured through Mexico, the western United States and the Great Lakes on his motorcycle. An avid sailor, he had a 53' ketch built in La Rochelle, France and sailed it from the Bay of Biscay into the Mediterranean Sea where he eventually moored it in Hyères, France. In 1993, he sailed from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida across the Atlantic to Lisbon, Portugal and the Canary Islands. While skiing remains his favorite sport, he is also a certified scuba diver. Additionally, he has logged over 8,500 hours of flight time as a private pilot and holds multi-engine, commercial and instrument ratings.

B.B. currently divides his time between Mission Hills, Kansas, and Vail, Colorado, with his wife and their daughter. He has four additional children who live and work around the country. Still active in real estate development, he is currently a member of World Presidents Organization, Kansas City Presidents Organization and the Vail Valley Foundation. His birth date is Jan. 18, 1936.[2]

Survivor[]

B.B. quickly stirred conflict with his Pagong tribemates with his hard work ethic and his abrasive personality. Tribemate Gervase Peterson even complained that "If you do not work as hard as B.B., you do not work hard at all." B.B. was also responsible for creating a sturdy, albeit uncomfortable tribe shelter, much to his tribemates' dismay. After Pagong lost their first Immunity Challenge on Day 6, B.B. started saying that he would not mind if he went home. It was this, along with his abrasive attitude, which caused everyone on his tribe, minus Greg Buis, to vote for him and he was sent home in a 6-2 vote.

Episode Tribe
Affiliation
Challenge Challenge Type Sit-Out? Result
1 Pagong Quest for Fire Reward/Immunity No Won
2 Water Torture Reward Unknown Won1
Buggin' Out Immunity No Lost
Voted Out, Day 6
Notes:
^1 An unaired Reward Challenge was held on Day 4.

Episode B.B.'s
Votes
Voted Against
B.B.
1 Pagong Tribe Immune
2 Ramona Colleen, Gervase, Gretchen,
Jenna, Joel, Ramona
Voted Out, Day 6

Post-Survivor[]

Death[]

B.B. died from brain cancer on October 29, 2013.[3][5]

Trivia[]

  • B.B. was the first contestant to reside in Kansas during filming.
  • B.B. was the oldest member of the Pagong tribe.
  • B.B.'s luxury item was a towel.
  • B.B. was the first contestant to be featured in the opening credits.
  • B.B. was the first man to be voted out of Survivor.
  • B.B. along with Sonja Christopher, are the only contestants born in the 1930s.

References[]

Survivor: Borneo Castaways
 B.B.
Pagong
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 Colleen
Pagong
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 Dirk
Tagi
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 Gervase
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 Greg
Pagong
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 Gretchen
Pagong
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 Jenna
Pagong
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 Joel
Pagong
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 Kelly
Tagi
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 Ramona
Pagong
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 Richard
Tagi
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 Rudy
Tagi
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 Sean
Tagi
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 Sonja
Tagi
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 Stacey
Tagi
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 Susan
Tagi
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