Amber Brkich Mariano - Survivor: The Australian Outback, Survivor: All-Stars
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Seasons: 2 | Days: 72 | Wins: 1 | Jury: 1

Survivor: The Australian Outback (2001) - 11th out, 6th place - fourth juror.

  • Voted out in Episode 11, "No Longer Just a Game" (Day 33).

Survivor: All-Stars (2004) - Winner, 4-3, over Boston Rob.

  • Received four jury votes, won in Episode 15, "The Sole Surviving All-Star" (Day 39).
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Amber Brkich - Career statistics
Challenge stats Tribal council stats Jury stats
Season ChW ChA ChW% VFB VAP TCA TC% wTCR JVF TotJ JV% SurvSc SurvAv
S2: Australia 0.59 9.09 0.07 5 6 8 0.61 1.75 - - - 0.68 2.34
S8: All-Stars 2.87 12.81 0.22 9 6 9 0.99 2.80 4 7 0.57 1.78 9.10
Career 3.46 21.90 0.16 14 12 17 0.82 2.31 4 7 0.57 1.55 7.46
Amber Brkich - Challenge record
  • S2 logo The Australian Outback challenges
    Water Torture - Ep3 RC
    True or Falls - Ep4 IC

    Tribal/team challenge record (4-for-11):

    • The Australian Outback Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Bridging the Gap" - thanks to a capsizing Kucha raft, Ogakor wins easily.
    • The Australian Outback Ep. 2 RC: "Butch Cassidy" - First to jump, Ogakor wins again.
    • The Australian Outback Ep. 2 IC: "Tucker'd Out" - Successfully eats mud whelk, but thanks to Tina, Ogakor loses.
    • The Australian Outback Ep. 3 RC: "Water Torture" - Carries water, and Ogakor wins in the tie-breaker.
    • The Australian Outback Ep. 3 IC: "Lock Step" - Runs well with Ogakor, but thanks to Maralyn's repeated trips, Ogakor loses.
    • The Australian Outback Ep. 4 RC: "Master Mind" - Participates in the puzzle, Ogakor loses.
    • The Australian Outback Ep. 4 IC: "True or Falls" - Answers a question correctly, but Ogakor loses.
    • The Australian Outback Ep. 5 RC: "Triage" - Ogakor loses its fourth straight.
    • The Australian Outback Ep. 5 IC: "The Maze" - Somehow, Ogakor wins.
    • The Australian Outback Ep. 6 RC: "Blind Leading the Blind" - Ogakor loses, depriving Tina of Doritos.
    • The Australian Outback Ep. 9 RC: "Double Play" - Paired with Keith, makes final round, but loses to Colby/Jerri.

     

    Perch - Ep7 IC
    Hanging in the Balance - Ep9 IC

    Individual challenge record (0-for-7): (Mean % Finish: 63%)

    • The Australian Outback Ep. 7 IC: "Perch" - Lasts an impressive 6 hrs, 47 minutes; eventually gives up (with Jerri) for ice cream and chocolate (5th/10).
    • The Australian Outback Ep. 8 RC: "Return to Sender" - Narrowly loses to Jerri, but shares reward (2nd/9).
    • The Australian Outback Ep. 8 IC: "Don't Fence Me In" - Drops 10 discs, good enough for third place (3rd/9).
    • The Australian Outback Ep. 9 IC: "Hanging in the Balance" - Beats Elisabeth in the first round, loses to Nick in the second round (tie-3rd/8).
    • The Australian Outback Ep. 10 IC: "Fire and Water" - not among the leaders (bottom 5/7).
    • The Australian Outback Ep. 11 RC: "End of the Line" - finishes second (2nd/6).
    • The Australian Outback Ep. 11 IC: "Blue Plate Special" - first person eliminated (6th/6).

     

    Redemption/Exile Island duel record (0-for-0):

    • The Australian Outback: None.
  • S8 logo All-Stars challenges
    Quest for Fire - Ep1 RC/IC
    Float Your Boat - Ep2 IC

    Tribal/team challenge record (8.5*-for-14; 2 sit-outs):

    • All-Stars Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Quest for Fire" - Chapera wins (1st/3).
    • All-Stars Ep. 2 RC: "Stairway to the Stars" - Chapera does not win, but Saboga gives them reward, anyway.
    • All-Stars Ep. 2 IC: "Float Your Boat" - Chapera wins again (1st/3).
    • All-Stars Ep. 3 RC: "Better Homes and Island Living" - With Sue, sits out of another Chapera win (1st/3).
    • All-Stars Ep. 4 RC: "Match Maker" - Chapera wins again (1st/3).
    • All-Stars Ep. 4 IC: "Blind Leading the Blind" - Sits out, and somehow, Chapera actually finishes third (3rd/3).
    • All-Stars Ep. 5 RC: "Shipwrecked Raft Rescue" - Chapera finishes second, still gets decent Sabogas when they're dissolved (2nd*/3).
    • All-Stars Ep. 5 IC: "Pilfering Pirates" - Now down to two tribes, Chapera wins.
    • All-Stars Ep. 6 RC: "Tribal Stomp-ede" - Chapera loses Sue to a quit, then loses the challenge.
    • All-Stars Ep. 7 RC/IC: "Blind Leading the Blind" - Chapera wins again.
    • All-Stars Ep. 8 RC: "Log Jam" - Beats Jerri, then Kathy for the final point; Chapera wins again, 5-3.
    • All-Stars Ep. 8 IC: "Choose Your Weapon" - Chapera wins.
    • All-Stars Ep. 9 IC: "Survivor History" - Re-switched to Chapera, which promptly loses.
    • All-Stars Ep. 11 RC: "Big Bad O' Course" - part of the winning team, with Rob, Alicia, and Shii Ann.

    *Note: Second-place finishes during the three-tribe phase of All-Stars count as a half-win.

     

    Individual challenge record (1-for-10): (Mean % Finish: 65%)

    • All-Stars Ep. 10 RC: "Rock Bottom" - Eliminated in 2nd round, Rupert picks her & Jenna to join the trip (tie-6th/9).
    • All-Stars Ep. 10 IC: "Waiting to Exhale" - Makes the final round for women, but loses to Kathy (2nd/4).
    • All-Stars Ep. 11 IC: "Big Bad O' Course" - does not win the individual immunity portion.
    • All-Stars Ep. 12 RC: "Face Off" - last person eliminated (2nd/7).
    • All-Stars Ep. 12 IC: "When It Rains, It Pours" - First person out, almost immediately (7th/7).
    • [All-Stars Ep. 13 RC: "Survivor Smorgasboard" - Amber's mom is out in the 1st round (6th/6; not counted)].
    • All-Stars Ep. 13 IC: "Fire and Rain" - Runs out of matches, does not win (5th/6).
    • All-Stars Ep. 14 RC: "Second Chance" - Makes it to the final round, but loses to Rob, who chooses to bring her along. Amber receives a free car for her troubles (2nd/5).
    • All-Stars Ep. 14 IC: "Survivor Scramble" - Amber is first to 17 tribe names, but can't unscramble the letters to get CHABOGA MOGO, gets passed by and narrowly loses to Rob (2nd/5).
    • All-Stars Ep. 15 F4 IC: "Obstacle Puzzle Maze" - Amber wins, barely ahead of Rupert (1st/4)
    • All-Stars Ep. 15 F3 IC: "Hand On a Hard Idol" - Tries to convince Rob to let her win, accidentally loses (2nd/3).

     

    Redemption/Exile Island duel record (0-for-0):

    • All-Stars: None.
Career challenge totals
  • Team/tribal challenges
    Wins: 12.5*
    Played: 25
    Win%: 0.50
    Sat out: 2
  • Individual challenges
    Wins: 1
    Played: 17
    Win%: 0.06
    Mean% Finish: 63%
  • Duels
    Wins: 0
    Played: 0
    Win%: --
    Mean% Finish: --
Amber Brkich - Tribal Council record
  • S2 logo The Australian Outback Tribal
    Ep3 Tribal Council
    Ep8 Tribal Council

    Idols held/played: (0/0)

    • The Australian Outback: None.

     

    VFB - Votes for the person booted (5/8):

    • The Australian Outback, Ep. 2: Kel Gleason (voted out, 7-1).
    • The Australian Outback, Ep. 3: Maralyn Hershey (voted out, 5-1-1).
    • The Australian Outback, Ep. 7: Jeff Varner (voted out, 5-5 [eliminated based on prior votes against]).
    • The Australian Outback, Ep. 8: Alicia Calaway (voted out, 5-4).
    • The Australian Outback, Ep. 10: Nick Brown (voted out, 4-2-1).

     

    VAP - Votes against (6):

    • The Australian Outback, Ep. 10: Two votes, from Elisabeth and Rodger.
    • The Australian Outback, Ep. 11: Four votes, from Tina, Keith, Elisabeth, and Rodger (voted out, 4-2).

     

    Jury votes made (0/1):

    • The Australian Outback, Ep. 14: Voted for Colby Donaldson (who lost, 4-3).
  • S8 logo All-Stars Tribal

    Idols held/played: (0/0)

    • All-Stars: None.

     

    VFB - Votes for the person booted (9*/9):

    • All-Stars, Ep. 4: Rob Cesternino (voted out, 4-1).
    • All-Stars, Ep. 9: Jerri Manthey (voted out, 4-1).
    • All-Stars, Ep. 10: Lex van den Berghe (voted out, 7-2).
    • All-Stars, Ep. 11: Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien (voted out, 6-2).
    • All-Stars, Ep. 12: Alicia Calaway (voted out, 6-1).
    • All-Stars, Ep. 13: Shii Ann Huang (voted out, 5-1).
    • All-Stars, Ep. 14: Big Tom Buchanan (voted out, 4-1).
    • All-Stars, Ep. 15 (F4 vote): Rupert Boneham (voted out, 3-1).
    • All-Stars, Ep. 15 (F3 vote): Autovote* against Jenna Lewis (voted out 2-1 or 1-0).

     

    VAP - Votes against (6):

    • All-Stars, Ep. 9: One vote, from Jerri.
    • All-Stars, Ep. 10: Two votes, from Kathy and Lex.
    • All-Stars, Ep. 11: Two votes, from Shii Ann and Kathy.
    • All-Stars, Ep. 13: One vote, from Shii Ann.

     

    Jury votes received (4/7):

    • All-Stars, Ep. 15: Received four votes, from Big Tom Buchanan, Shii Ann Huang, Alicia Calaway, and Lex van den Berghe, to win, 4-3.
Career Tribal Council totals
  • Hidden idols
    Found: 0
    Played: 0
    Votes voided: -
  • Voting record
    VFB: 14
    Tribals: 17
    VAP: 12
  • Jury votes
    Made: 1
    For winners: 0
    Received: 4
    Total jurors: 7
Amber Brkich - Pictures
Survivor: The Australian Outback, Survivor: All-Stars image galleries

The Australian Outback intro shot

The Australian Outback intro shot

Hometown intro shot, Ep1

Another hometown intro shot

Landed. Let the games begin!

Consulting Ogakor's instructions, with Kel and Tina

The tribes head out to their camps

In deep, Day 1 hike

Helping Keith try to start a fire, Day 2

Ogakor hiking to the Ep1 RC/IC

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC

Listening to Probst

Starting line, Ep1 RC/IC

More starting line

Ogakor bridges the gap

Holding a ladder rung, almost there

Ogakor wins! Ep1 RC/IC

Accepting their trophy (matches)

Cheering on the early jumpers, Ep2 RC

Ogakor assembles at the crate

To the finish line!

Ogakor wins! Ep2 RC

Confessional dissing Keith's rice, praising Jerri's tortilla(s?)

Making a tortilla, with Jerri

Oh. My. God!

Listening to Jerri discuss Kel's alleged beef jerky

Rooting through Kel's backpack, finding no evidence of smuggled jerky

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC

Watching Maralyn prepare to face off against Skupin

Ready to eat a large cricket, vs. Alicia

Being somewhat supportive of Tina, round 1

Ogakor, Ep2 Tribal Council

More Ogakor Ep2 Tribal

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC

Pre-challenge description

Carrying water across the balance beam

Watching the initial Colby-vs-Skupin faceoff

Ogakor wins! Time to hug Colby!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC

Starting line, Ep3 IC

Hitting the river

Ogakor loses... Ep3 IC

Sigh... so close

Ready to head out to the Ep3 Tribal Council

Ogakor, allegedly hiking to the Ep3 Tribal Council

Ogakor, Ep3 Tribal Council

Listening to Probst

Tribal is STILL going

Joining Mitchell and Jerri on their Keith-/Tina-thwarting canoe trip, Ep4

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC

Listening to Probst

Confessional noting that people are trying to target Jerri

Dissing Colby (to Jerri and Mitchell) as easily persuadable

Listening to the Ep4 IC treemail

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC - True or Falls

Watching Keith get one right

Getting one right vs. Alicia

Watching Jerri miss one vs. Kimmi

Heading back to camp, sans idol

Eh, Tribal Council should be interesting

Ogakor hikes to the Ep4 Tribal Council

Ogakor, Ep4 Tribal Council

More Ep4 Tribal

Yeah, it's weird here now that Mitchell's gone. Early Ep5.

In camp with Jerri (not Colby)

Testing Ogakor's travois in camp

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC

Listening to Probst

Getting rescued

Sigh. Lost again.

Double sigh.

Reading the Ep5 IC treemail

Arrival, with flags, Ep5 IC

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC

Listening to Probst

Ogakor wins immunity!

With Jerri, checking out the flour supply. Early Ep6.

Screaming about food.

Excited at the chance to win food in the Ep6 RC

Yay, let's go (not) win some food!

Sampling Doritos, pre-Ep6 RC

Starting line, Ep6 RC

With Keith, stuck in the wilderness

Feet away from winning, if only Jerri can get her there

Sigh.

Sigh again.

Learning about Skupin's medevac

Early Ep7, watching Tina about to take control of the game

Fetching Ogakor's 'Boys Night Out' treemail

Reading the treemail

Wait... Elisabeth and Alicia are here?

Watching the guests sample Ogakor's food

Listening to Tina reading the merge treemail

At the new Barramundi camp, hoping there's food in the crate

Reading the official merge instructions

Cheers!

Merge feasting

Barramundi arrives, Ep7 IC

Listening to Probst

Standing on a pole, Ep7 IC

Still going, but Nick's done

Barramundi, Ep7 Tribal Council

Listening to Alicia talk about the IC

Rodger says a blessing for the mushy rice

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 RC

Listening to Probst

Last up, trying to beat Jerri's mark, Ep8 RC (misses by inches).

Oh, you're picking *ME* to go with you, Jerri?

Oh. My. GOD.

We should really make sure Colby's still with us.

But for now, let's eat

Contemplating the Ep8 IC treemail

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC

Oh no! Can't drop any more!

Looking wistfully at Keith getting the necklace

No big deal, just a lightning strike near camp

Barramundi, Ep8 Tribal Council

Listening to Tina

This is a respect vote, Alicia

Picking a partner's name out of Colby's hat for the Ep9 RC. Hoping for Rodger, obviously.

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 RC.

Starting line, first round.

That was easy.

Ready to go, final round, Ep9 RC.

Eh, Colby and Jerri won. Of course.

Seeing off Colby and Jerri on their reward trip

Oh, look at the coral Colby brought back for us!

Reading the Ep9 IC treemail.

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC.

Listening to Probst.

Clapping for Rodger.

Trying to knock Elisabeth off her pedestal.

Heh. Did it.

Now battling Nick in the semi-finals.

Yay, Nick won.

I kind of feel bad for Rodger and Elisabeth. Now one of them is going. Oh well.

Barramundi, Ep9 Tribal Council.

Listening to Probst.

So long, Jerri.

Pondering her position in the wake of Jerri's boot, early Ep10

Good news, this is all the food we have for the next 14 days

Checking treemail with Elisabeth: Wallets?

Ohhhhhh

Ready to bid at the first Survivor Auction

Mmmmmmountain Dew

Heading back to camp, aka soon-to-be diarrheafest

Sure, you got river water, Amber. But you're also the only one not sick right now.

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC

Starting line, Ep10 IC

In camp, begging Probst for rice

He wants all our tarps?

Handing out the batch of freshly traded-for rice

Sort of thinking about maybe flipping over with the Kuchas

Eh, I don't know if I can really trust them

Barramundi, Ep10 Tribal Council

Listening to Probst

There's a lot of hoping going on. Hope we find food, hope I don't get booted. Early Ep11.

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 RC

Listening to Probst

The reward includes breakfast?

Starting line, Ep11 RC

Close race with Colby

Temporarily winning

Nope. Colby wins.

Have fun playing cowboy, Colby

Coming up on post-flooded Barramundi camp

We have NO FOOD

Scouting out a location for the new shelter

Worn out Barramundis

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC

Preparing to shoot

Hanging out with the already-eliminated

Yay, new shelter, guys

This vote is going to be hard. I always hate going to Tribal Council.

Heading to Tribal Council with her rice cup, instead of her washed-away torch

Barramundi, Ep11 Tribal Council

Watching her name come up on votes

Sigh.

Bringing her brand-new torch to Probst.

Snuffed, Ep11

With the jury, final Tribal Council

Asking her jury question

S2 Reunion, waiting for the final vote reveal

All-Stars intro shot

All-Stars intro shot

Boat ride in, already paired up with Rob

More boat ride

Arrival, somewhat soggy

'Hometown' intro shot, Ep1

Chapera made it to camp! F2 high five!

Chapera arrival in camp

Helping try to make fire, Day 1

Forming an unbreakable alliance with Rob, Day 1

Boston Rob: 'She's beautiful, obviously. Any idiot can see that.'

Looking forward to the Ep1 RC/IC

Listening to the Ep1 RC/IC treemail

Chapera, first to arrive at the Ep1 RC/IC

Listening to Probst

Chapera's raft reaches the beach

Chapera wins! Ep1 RC/IC

Collecting their various prizes

Enjoying the Ep2 rainstorm, with Rob

Entertained by Big Tom's antics

Chapera contemplates their treasure chest

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC

Starting line, Ep2 RC

Tired, after the RC loss

Chapera actually making fire, Ep2

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC

Chapera prepares to float their boat

Paddling back to victory

Chapera wins! Everyone hug Rob C!

Celebrating another victory, post-Ep2 IC

Amber Brkich - Interviews
Amber Brkich - Bios
  • S2 logo The Australian Outback bio

    From her official CBS Survivor: The Australian Outback cast bio page:

     

    "Amber Brkich is from Beaver, Pennsylvania and is a recent graduate from Westminster College, where she earned a B.A. degree in Public Relations, minoring in Speech Communications. Prior to departing for Australia, while Brkich searched for her 'career job,' she was an administrative assistant and lived with her parents. Her previous occupations while attending school included waitress, librarian assistant, swimming instructor, lifeguard and babysitter for her professor.

     

    Brkich's favorite hobbies are going out with her friends, dancing and just generally having fun. She's a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority, where she was Vice President and New Member Coordinator. Brkich also belongs to the Catholic Church. Her primary reasons for trying out for Survivor: The Australian Outback include lack of change, excitement, and kangaroos in her life, although the million dollars wouldn't hurt either!

     

    Her birth date is August 11, 1978."

  • S8 logo All-Stars bio

    From her official CBS All-Stars bio page:

     

    "Since finishing sixth on Survivor: The Australian Outback, Amber Brkich has enjoyed doing dozens of appearances across the country and has taken part in various charity functions. Immediately following the show, Amber appeared on the cover of Stuff  Magazine. For a short time, she also worked as the host of an adventure travel game on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. More recently, Amber has appeared in various commercials for Adelphia Cable, Rite Aid drugstores, and Mountaineer Racetrack in West Virginia. In her free time, she enjoys babysitting her niece, Emma, and going out with her friends.

     

    Amber remains a resident of her hometown, Beaver, Pennsylvania (a suburb just north of Pittsburgh). She is a graduate of Westminster College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in public relations, with a minor in speech communications, in 2000. She is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Alumni having served as vice president and new member coordinator while still in school.

     

    Amber is currently single. Her birth date is August 11, 1978."

     

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