Benji Wilson is a contestant from Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders (2018).
While initially overshadowed by bigger personalities within the Contenders tribe, Benji proved to be a strong strategic threat that led the charge for numerous blindsides, most notably those of Tegan Gasior, Samuel Hinton and Mat Rogers. Openly playing both sides of each tribe he was on, Benji's deceitful reputation eventually caught up to him and, at the final eight, he was blindsided in a 5-1 vote following a tie between himself and Sharn Coombes.
Profile[]
Retrieved from 10play.com.au
Age: 26
Occupation: Entrepreneur
State: VIC
Tribe: Contenders
Even though Benji refers to himself as the happiest person you will ever meet, he plans to be anything but a pushover on Survivor.
"I want to be a heroic villain. There is no likeable hero who can coast all the way to the end and win with loyalty and mateship. In order to win, you need to play a strategic game.
"I am going to be extremely likeable and perform well in challenges for my tribe but hidden behind my high performance and fun, goofy exterior will be some very villainous moves. The best way to ensure you are safe is to cause chaos in another section of camp. Just because I will do anything to achieve that won't necessarily make me a heartless villain, I will just be a great game player."
Highly intelligent and competitive, Benji says he is a self-made millionaire working in some of the biggest places in the world from New York to Brazil. One to take chances, he moved to Brazil on a one-way flight and found out quickly that he needed to make some money.
"I hustled. I immediately took on four different jobs, learnt algorithms and went onto become a bestselling author by paying other people to write books for me then used my marketing skills to sell them under my name. I even booked speaking gigs at universities in the US. I've never looked back and now run multiple businesses that bring in over one million dollars, just four years later."
Playing to win, Benji wants to take out the prize not only to prove he can but to help a charity that he founded called 10 Million Meals. "I will feed two million kids, I am determined to and winning the money would be a huge help towards that. I can and will win Survivor!"[1]
Australian Survivor[]
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| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contenders | Slip, Slop, Slap | Reward | No | N/A1 |
| Over the Top | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 2 | Sumo at Sea | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Dive Masters | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 3 | Magic Boot | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Chariots of Mire | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 4 | Kicking and Screaming | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Swing Break | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 5 | Barrel Bridge | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Sliders | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 6 | Strand Off | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Buried Alive | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 7 | Basket Brawl | Immunity | No | Lost | |
| 8 | Hot Pursuit | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Shower Caddies | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 9 | Dear Liza/House of the Holey | Immunity | No | Lost | |
| 10 | (No title) | Reward | No | Won | |
| Nut Bucket | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 11 | Legs Eleven | Immunity | No | Won | |
| 12 | Legends of the Fall | Reward | No | Won | |
| Tyred Out | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 13 | Wound Out | Immunity | No | Lost | |
| Tribes Merged, Day 31 | |||||
| 15 | Koro Savu | Survivor Auction | |||
| Get a Grip | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 15 | Keep It Together | Immunity | Lost | ||
| 16 | Flags | Reward | Lost | ||
| Last Gasp | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 17 | Snookered | Immunity | Won | ||
| 18 | Classic Catches | Reward | Lost | ||
| Balls Up | Immunity | Lost | |||
| Voted Out, Day 39 | |||||
| Notes: ^1 This Reward Challenge was played in six rounds, with the winner of each round taking a different reward item.
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| Episode | Benji's Votes |
Voted Against Benji |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve K. | - |
| 2 | Contenders Tribe Immune | |
| 3 | Contenders Tribe Immune | |
| 4 | Paige | - |
| 5 | Jenna | - |
| 6 | Contenders Tribe Immune | |
| 7 | Tegan | - |
| 8 | - | |
| 9 | Zach | - |
| 10 | Paige | Paige |
| 11 | Contenders Tribe Immune | |
| 12 | Contenders Tribe Immune | |
| 13 | Heath | - |
| 14 | Fenella | - |
| 15 | Robbie | Shane |
| 16 | Samuel | Fenella, Samuel |
| 17 | Mat | Individual Immunity |
| 18 | Sharn; Ineligible |
Brian, Monika, Shane, Steve W.; Brian, Fenella, Monika, Shane, Steve W.2 |
| Voted Out, Day 39 | ||
| Voted for Sole Survivor |
Sharn | |
^1 In "Episode 8", Heath used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Benji's vote against him.
^2 In "Episode 18", the vote ended with a 4-4 tie between Benji and Sharn, forcing a revote. Fenella changed her vote to Benji on the revote, eliminating him from the game.
Post-Survivor[]
- Benji was invited to return for Heroes v Villains, but declined.[2]
Trivia[]
- Benji is the older brother of Anneliese from the previous season.[3]
- Benji is the highest placing male member of the Contenders tribe.
References[]
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