Survivor contestant Greg Buis

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Seasons: 1 | Days: 24 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1

Survivor: Borneo (2000) - 9th place, 8th out- 1st juror.

Voted out in Episode 8, "Thy Name Is Duplicity" (Day 24).

Greg Buis - Career statistics
	Challenge stats	Tribal council stats	Jury stats
Season	ChW	ChA	ChW%	VFB	VAP	TCA	TC%	wTCR	JVF	TotJ	JV%	SurvSc	SurvAv
S1: Borneo	2.56	5.07	0.50	1	6	5	0.17	0.56	-	-	-	0.67	3.12
Career	2.56	5.07	0.50	1	6	5	0.17	0.56	-	-	-	0.67	3.12

Borneo challenges
Tribal/team challenge record (4-for-11; 2 sit-outs):
- Borneo Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Quest for Fire" - Close race, Pagong wins
- Borneo Ep. 2 RC: (Unaired, unnamed, but similar to "Shoulder the Load") - Pagong wins again, apparently.
- Borneo Ep. 2 IC: "Buggin' Out" - Gervase loses the tie-breaker, and Pagong loses.
- Borneo Ep. 3 RC: "In From the Deep" - Pagong is slow on the underwater treasure chest hauling, loses.
- Borneo Ep. 3 IC: "Rescue Mission" - One of Pagong's primary stretcher carriers, Pagong wins.
- Borneo Ep. 4 RC: "SOS Signal" - Pagong's smiley face loses.
- Borneo Ep. 4 IC: "Buried Treasure" - Crosses the floating bridge and paddles, but Pagong loses.
- Borneo Ep. 5 RC: "Choose Your Weapon" - Sits out all three rounds, as Pagong wins.
- Borneo Ep. 5 IC: "Shipwrecked" - Early rescuee/paddler, and Pagong wins again.
- Borneo Ep. 6 RC: "Abandoned Barracks" - Sits out, as Pagong wins.
- Borneo Ep. 6 IC: "Obstacle Course" - Joins the race at the midpoint (with Gretchen), but Pagong loses.
Individual challenge record (2-for-3): (Mean % finish: 89%)
- Borneo Ep. 7 IC: "Snake Island Relay" - Second in the first round, and Greg wins round 2 (1st/10).
- Borneo Ep. 8 RC: "Survivor Archery" - With a single arrow shot, Greg wins a video from home (1st/9).
- Borneo Ep. 8 IC: "End of the Line" - Gets lost (again) after the fourth of five stations (4th?/9).
Redemption/Exile Island duel record: (0-for-0)
- Borneo: None.

Career challenge totals

Team/tribal challenges
Wins:	4
Played:	11
Win%:	0.36
Sat out:	2

Individual challenges
Wins:	2
Played:	3
Win%:	0.67
Mean% Finish:	89%

Duels
Wins:	0
Played:	0
Win%:	--
Mean% Finish:	--

Borneo Tribal
Idols held/played (0/0):
- None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (1/5):
- Borneo, Ep. 6: Joel Klug (voted out, 4-1-1).
VAP - Votes against (6):
- Borneo, Ep. 8: Six votes, from Richard, Kelly, Rudy, Sue, Sean, and Jenna (voted out, 6-3).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Borneo, Ep. 13: Voted for Richard Hatch (who won, 4-3).

Career Tribal Council totals

Hidden idols
Found:	0
Played:	0
Votes voided:	--

Voting record
VFB:	1
Tribals:	5
VAP:	6

Jury votes
Made:	1
For winners:	1
Received:	--

Borneo image gallery

Borneo intro shot

Setting up Pagong camp, Ep1

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC

Listening to Probst

Pagong, listening to Probst

Pagong gathers at its raft, Ep1 RC/IC

Pagong wins first immunity!

Pagong eats some fruit, early Ep2

Enjoying Pagong camp life

Emceeing the nocturnal entertainment

Pagong arrives, Ep2 IC

With Colleen, Ep2 Tribal Council

Pagong, Ep2 Tribal Council

Checking out Pagong's mud volcano, with Colleen, early Ep3

Getting dirty

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC

Starting line, Ep3 RC

Unfazed by Pagong's impending rat feast

Pagong heads to the Ep3 IC (they win)

Cheerfully noting that the rainstorm also turned their camp into sand flea heaven, early Ep4

Gretchen tries to convince Pagong to move their shelter away from the beach

Demoing the beachfront shelter

Taking a break to make a call on his coconut phone

Trying to attract Probst's (and the plane's) attention, Ep4 RC

We're over here

Listening to the Ep4 IC treemail

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC

Listening to Probst

Running across the floating bridge, Ep4 IC

Pagong, Ep4 Tribal Council

Listening to Probst

Watching Gretchen in the slingshot round, Ep5 RC

Watching Joel in the final (spear) round

Pagong wins fruit and chickens! Ep5 RC

Pagong enjoys their watermelon by spitting seeds at each other

Talking about building nests away from camp for sleeping

Like a mama bird. Or a daddy bird.

Wandering away from camp with Colleen

Entertaining Colleen

Reading the Ep5 IC treemail

Discussing the treemail (in song, and later, dance)

Pagong takes a huge lead, Ep5 IC

Paddling with Pagong

Pagong wins immunity!

Oh, hello. I didn't see you there. Ep6.

Watching Jenna explore the exciting dog food/ Ep6 RC treemail

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC

Listening to Probst

Hooray for disqualification!

So long, Tagi! I raise my hard-won chocolate to you!

Watching Joel talk to the ladies.

Pagong arrives at the Ep6 IC.

With Gretchen, waiting for the Ep6 IC to get to them

Ah, here they come

Planning to cross the Blown Bridge, Ep6 IC

Raising the final flag

Sigh, so close

Listening to Probst, Ep6 Tribal Council

Waiting for the votes to be tallied

Giving Ambassador Sean a tour of Pagong camp, early Ep7

Check out our facilities!

Treating Sean to some delicious sugar cane

Moving on to exciting rice

Sending Ambassador Sean off to the sand spit for merge negotiations

Still waiting for word of the merge, Day 20

Not worried about the merge. Whatever happens. Eh.

Oh yes, Jenna. Please DO go on about your lobster and wine dinner and comfy bed

Pagong, packing up to merge

Paddling off to the soon-to-be Rattana camp

Arriving at the new camp

Getting a tour from Hatch

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC

Survivors ready...

Second place in the first round, Ep7 IC

Getting instructions on the final round from Probst, with Gervase and Sean

Starting line, final round, Ep7 IC

Racing Sean to the finish

He just barely beat me!

Greg wins individual immunity, Ep7 IC

I don't care for alliances... ooh! Flying fish!

Ringing the gong to open the first post-merge Tribal Council

Rattana tribe, Ep7 Tribal Council

Listening to Probst

Pagong realizes they've been outplayed, Ep7 Tribal Council

Ep8 confessional (as aired), talking about the post-merge game

Chatting with Hatch about religion

He sees you when you're sleeping...

Hey, Probst is coming to camp

Helping move the crate (with TV and VCR) off the boat, pre-Ep8 RC

Yay, TV's warm, glowing, warming glow

Watching the preview snippets of the videos from home

Except... Jenna's, which was missing

Assembling feet from camp for the Ep8 RC

Greg takes aim...

Watching Kelly, Ep8 RC

Greg wins reward (after shooting one arrow)!

I thought everyone would enjoy my video, since it's probably funny

Watching his sister's video

Recording his return video

We're stuck with Greg for two more weeks, then we might have to kill him. (Thanks, Rudy!)

Watching Rudy make rice, Ep8

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC

Whoops

Post-challenge pondering, Ep8 IC

Rattana tribe, Ep8 Tribal Council

Thanks, Mr. Alphabetical Voting

The third time is because my ear infection is clearing up

Waiting for the votes to be tallied

Seeing his name come up for the first time

And that's enough...

Snuffed, Ep8. The fake tears are flowing.

First-ever juror, Ep9 (still barefoot and wearing the same shirt)

Borneo interviews
Pre-game interviews
- Possibly some, now lost to the transitory nature of internet news sites.
Post-game interviews
- CBSNews.com article (partial transcript of The Early Show, 7/20/00): "Dishing Survivor"
- SurvivorOz podcast interview (6/22/12).

Borneo bio

From his official CBS Survivor: Borneo bio page:

"Born in Plano, Texas, Greg Buis is one of four siblings (two brothers and a sister). He studied anthropology at Brown University, graduating in 1999. He is currently based in Gold Hill, Colorado, although he continues to travel around the world. He has lived in Ridgewood, New Jersey; Providence, Rhode Island; Boulder, Colorado; Santa Barbara, California and Australia. Along the way, he has been employed as a survival skill program director, boat mechanic, a stone mason and a restaurant manager.

Greg describes himself as energetic, hardworking and dedicated. His favorite color is green and he loves the smell of a pine forest. He says his perfect day would entail stalking a wild animal slowly and quietly enough to surprise it by touching it. His birth date is Dec. 31, 1975."