Cao Boi Bui - Survivor: Cook Islands

Seasons: 1 | Days played: 15 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 0

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Cao Boi Bui - Career statistics

Challenge stats Tribal council stats Jury stats Overall stats
Season ChW ChA ChW% VFB VAP TCA TC% wTCR JVF TotJ JV% SurvSc SurvAv
S13: Cook Islands 0.83 1.20 0.69 1 6 2 0.31 1.40 - - - 1.00 2.23
Career 0.83 1.20 0.69 1 6 2 0.31 1.40 - - - 1.00 2.23

 

Cao Boi Bui - Performance ranks

Challenges: MPF percentile

NA

Tribal: VFB% percentile

46%

Tribal: rVAP percentile

19%

Performance ranks are a quick visual measure of the contestant's season vs. historical data from all prior contestants, in three basic (scorable) categories:

1. Performance in individual challenges (MPF), as a measure of "physical game";

2. Ability to vote people out consistently (VFB%, or VFB/TCA), or "strategic game"; and

3. Ability to avoid being voted against (rVAP, or TCA-VAP) - which scales better than a percentage would - for "social/strategic game."

See also: Full glossary for all these abbreviations.

 

Cao Boi Bui - Challenge record
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Ep4 IC - Mayday

Tribal/team challenge record (5-for-8; 1 sit-out):

  • Cook Islands Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Lock and Load, Light" - Involved in all stages, mostly as the Puka torch holder. Puka finishes first (1st/4).
  • Cook Islands Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Tow the Line" - Puka finishes first again (okay, tied for first - 1st/4.
  • Cook Islands Ep. 3 IC: "Steeple Chase" - Now with Aitu, stays in until the end, but is tackled by JP to end the challenge. Aitu loses.
  • Cook Islands Ep. 4 RC: "Strung Along" - Participates, Aitu wins.
  • Cook Islands Ep. 4 IC: "Mayday" - performs the fire-making leg for Aitu, which helps Aitu win.
  • Cook Islands Ep. 5 RC: "Never Tear Us Apart" - One of two loaders for Aitu (with Becky), but Aitu loses.
  • Cook Islands Ep. 5 IC: "United We Stand" - Aitu overcomes an early Raro lead, and eventually, Aitu wins.
  • Cook Islands Ep. 6 RC: "Kicking and Screaming" - Cao Boi sits out, as Aitu wins reward.

 

Individual challenge record (0-for-0):

  • Cook Islands: None.

 

Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):

  • Cook Islands: None.
Career totals - challenges
Team/tribal challenges
Wins: 5
Played: 8
Win%: 0.63
Sat out: 1
Individual challenges
Wins: 0
Played: 0
Win%: --
Mean% Finish: --
Hero challenges
Wins: 0
Played: 0
Win%: --
Mean% Finish: --
Cao Boi Bui - Tribal Council record
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Ep6 Tribal Council

Idols held/played (0/0):

  • Cook Islands, Ep. 6: Came up with the original vote-split plan to flush out a hidden idol. Cao Boi believed Penner or Candice to have one, so the remaining six Aitus would cast 3 votes against each of them, forcing one to play an idol (even when hidden idols could be played after the vote), and the other to be voted out. Since Yul had the idol, "Plan Voodoo" never actually happened, and Cao Boi became the target instead.

 

VFB - Votes for the person booted (1/2):

 

VAP - Votes against (5):

  • Cook Islands, Ep. 6: Six votes, from Ozzy, Yul, Penner, Sundra, Becky, and Candice (voted out, 6-1-1).

 

Jury votes made (0/0):

  • Cook Islands: None.
Career totals - Tribal Council
Hidden idols/ advantages
Advantages held/played: 0/0
Idols found: 0
Idols played: --
Votes voided: --
Voting record
VFB: 1
Tribals: 2
VAP: 5
Jury votes
Made: 0
For winners: --
Received: --
Cao Boi Bui - Pictures
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    Cook Islands intro shot
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    Cook Islands intro shot
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    Bonus Cook Islands intro shot
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    Paddling away from the ship, opening minutes of Ep1
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    More Puka paddling, first IC
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    Watching the puzzle stage, first IC
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    More watching, more puzzles
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    Puka wins the first IC!
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    Listening to Probst, after the first IC
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC
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    More Puka listening to Probst
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    Puka crossing the rope bridge
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    Puka solving the final puzzle
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    About to get switched, Ep3
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    Happy to be a member of new Aitu, Ep3
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    Enjoying the Candice-Billy love story, Ep3
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    Listening to Probst, Ep3 IC
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    The new Aitu tribe, ready to battle
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    Still in it
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    Brought down by JP - Aitu loses
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    Talking strategy with Yul
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    Comparing notes with Flica
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    At NuAitu's first Tribal Council, Ep3
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    First time at Tribal
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    On the rope obstacle course leg, Ep4 RC
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    Observing the puzzle stage
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    Aitu wins the Ep4 RC!
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    Making fire, Ep4 IC
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    About to win, Ep4 IC
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    Allegedly complaining about Becky, Candice, and Sundra in Ep5... while wearing his Puka buff
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    Aitu excitement at the Ep5 reward they won't be winning
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    Putting weight on Rebecca and Stephannie, Ep5 RC
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    New Aitu, sans Penner, post-Ep5 RC
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    Hey, guys! Nice to see you!
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    Learning Parvati's name during the camp invasion, Ep5
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    Fun times negotiating with Adam.
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    Farewell, princely new Raros. Farewell!
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    Celebrating Aitu's IC win
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    Early Ep6 confessional, about the idol
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    Discussing taking the idol to the RC with Penner
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    Taking a seat on the bench as the Ep6 RC starts
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    Well-rested, post-Ep6 RC
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    Revealing the first idol-flushing vote split plan, Ep6
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    Taking an ill-advised nap, thinking Plan Voodoo is in effect
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    Hoping the idol brings him luck, Ep6 Tribal Council
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    Explaining himself to Probst
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    Saying goodbye
Cao Boi Bui - Interviews
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Pre-game interviews

 

Post-game interviews

  • Staci Krause at IGN.com (10/23/06): "Exclusive Survivor: Cook Islands interview: Cao Boi Bui"
  • Tashi Tagg at TVSA (9/21/07): "Cook Islands interview: Cao Boi Bui"
Cao Boi Bui - Bio
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From his official CBS bio page: (8/23/06)

"Born in Vietnam, Anh-Tuan 'Cao Boi' (pronounced Cowboy) Bui was a Vietnam War refugee when he was 11 years old. He eventually moved to the U.S. and attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He previously worked as a photographer, used car salesman, fisherman and farm hand. He currently works as a nail salon manager.

Bui's hobbies include bicycling, hiking, sky diving, photography and meditation. He hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2003 and has biked cross-country. He also enjoys playing classical music on his Martin Backpacker guitar.

Bui is the world-record holder in Marathon Softball where he played for 100 hours while serving in the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army. He is a member of the Loyal Moose Lodge #1470 in Christiansburg, Virginia, 82nd Airborne Division Association, Boy Scouts of America and Cub Scouts of Vietnam

Bui is married to Kristol Bond and has two children, Jesse Dakota and Nicholas Roundtree. He has one dog, Charlie Woof, which he brought back from Vietnam when he visited in 2003. He also has two cats, Minki and Pinki. He currently resides in Christiansburg, Virginia. His birth date is April 10, 1964."