Benjamin "Coach" Wade is a contestant from Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.
Little had changed about Coach by the time he participated in Heroes vs. Villains. Again, he overcame his idiosyncrasies to form a tight relationship with Jerri Manthey; together, they became the swing votes pivotal in eliminating Rob Mariano, handing control of the Villains tribe to Russell Hantz. This decision also proved fatal strategically, as he was blindsided at the following Tribal Council by his former allies in a charge led by Sandra Diaz-Twine. He finished in 12th place.
Profile[]
Benjamin "Coach" Wade (38)
Tribe: Villains
Hometown: Susanville, Calif.
Current Residence: Susanville, Calif.
Personal Claim To Fame: Holding the World's Record for "Longest solo kayak trip 6,132 miles."
Inspiration in Life: "Composing classical music for the Susanville Symphony."
Previous Finishes: Tocantins: 11th out, 5th jury member
Favorite Past Moment: "My monastic approach to exile."
Previous Survivor He Respects Most: Tom Westman (Palau)
Previous Survivor He Respects Least: Jonny Fairplay (Pearl Islands, Micronesia)
Why Did He Come Back?: "Redemption!"[1]
Survivor[]
Coach was put on the villains tribe due to his behavior and gameplay in his original season. He got off on the right foot because of his strength in challenges and since he immediately found an ally in his Tocantins tribemate Tyson Apostol. He was often seen as entertainment to the tribe, inviting the tribe to meditation sessions as well as climbing trees while Rob Mariano and Sandra Diaz-Twine debated whether or not he would reach the top. Coach also developed some feelings for Jerri Manthey but not much came out of it aside from building an alliance between them. At the first Tribal Council, Coach's feelings were hurt by Sandra's comments of how he was little more than a laughing stock, but after Tribal Council, Tyson comforted him and politely told him to stop wearing feathers in his hair. Coach was fine after that. Russell Hantz tried to recruit Coach in his alliance but during a Double Tribal Council on Day 15, Coach helped Rob in the split vote against Russell and Parvati Shallow. However the plan did not work thanks to Tyson switching his vote and Tyson was eliminated. The Villains would lose the next Immunity Challenge and despite Rob and Russell's alliances targeting Russell and Rob respectively, Coach insisted in voting off the weakest player, which in his perspective was Courtney Yates. At the next Tribal Council, Coach mentioned how Tyson bridged the divisions on this tribe. He would vote for Courtney, indirectly causing Rob to be voted out. Seeking revenge for Rob's elimination, Sandra told Russell that Coach was targeting him in an attempt to keep herself and Courtney in the game longer. Russell, Parvati, and Danielle went back and forth on whether to vote out Coach or Courtney, and the girls of the tribe (minus Jerri) voted out Coach, making him the 1st member of the jury.
At the Final Tribal Council, Coach praised Parvati's game play, called Russell a little man and told him that he would have been the strongest person in the game had he admitted he crossed a line, called Sandra a coattail rider, and criticized her for her weakness in challenges. He voted for Parvati to win along with the other Villains excluding Courtney, although Sandra became the Sole Survivor in a 6-3-0 vote.
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
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| 1 | Villains | Battle Dig | Reward | No | Lost |
| Lock, Load and Light | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 2 | A Crate Idea | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | |
| 3 | Sumo in Mud | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | |
| 4 | Slip, Slide & Score | Reward | No | Won | |
| Roll With It | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 5 | Schmergen Brawl | Reward | No | Won | |
| Blind Cube Crisis | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 6 | Rope-a-Dope1 | Immunity | No | Lost | |
| Reward | Yes | Won | |||
| 7 | Basket Brawl | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Caught in the Web | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 8 | Fauxconut Bowling | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Mud Slide | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| Voted Out, Day 21 | |||||
| Notes: ^1 The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.
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Trivia[]
- During Heroes vs. Villains, Coach routinely wrote numbers alongside his votes. These were 4, 18, 1, 7, and 15 which, when ran alongside the alphabet, spells "DRAGO" in an attempt to spell "DRAGONSLAYER" through his votes. Coach did not practice this during South Pacific.
- Coach lost 22 lbs. during his time on Heroes vs. Villains.[2]
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