Rodger Bingham - The Australian Outback

Seasons: 1 | Days played: 36 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1

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Rodger Bingham - 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
S2: Australian Outback 0.57 10.03 0.06 4 5 8 0.49 1.56 - - - 0.55 2.13
Career 0.57 10.03 0.06 4 5 8 0.49 1.56 - - - 0.55 2.13

 

Rodger Bingham - Performance ranks

Challenges: MPF percentile

27%

Tribal: VFB% percentile

46%

Tribal: rVAP percentile

71%

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.

 

Rodger Bingham - Challenge record
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Bridging the Gap - Ep1 RC/IC

Tribal/team challenge record (4-for-11; 2 sit-outs):

  • The Australian Outback Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Bridging the Gap" - thanks to a capsizing raft, Kucha loses big.
  • The Australian Outback Ep. 2 RC: "Butch Cassidy" - Highly reluctant to jump, Kucha loses again.
  • The Australian Outback Ep. 2 IC: "Tucker'd Out" - Forced to eat a chocolate bar (!), and in the tiebreaker, Kucha wins.
  • The Australian Outback Ep. 3 RC: "Water Torture" - Kucha's loader, but Kucha narrowly loses in the tie-breaker.
  • The Australian Outback Ep. 3 IC: "Lock Step" - Falls a couple of times with Kucha, but Kucha wins.
  • The Australian Outback Ep. 4 RC: "Master Mind" - Participates in the puzzle, Kucha wins chickens.
  • The Australian Outback Ep. 4 IC: "True or Falls" - Answers correctly, Kucha wins again.
  • The Australian Outback Ep. 5 RC: "Triage" - Sits out (with Kimmi) as Kucha wins its fourth straight.
  • The Australian Outback Ep. 5 IC: "The Maze" - Rodger competes, and somehow, Kucha loses big.
  • The Australian Outback Ep. 6 RC: "Blind Leading the Blind" - Sits out again, another Kucha win.
  • The Australian Outback Ep. 9 RC: "Double Play" - Paired with Tina, loses to Amber/Keith in first round.

 

Blue Plate Special - Ep11 IC

Individual challenge record (0-for-8): (Mean % finish: 48.0%)

  • The Australian Outback Ep. 7 IC: "Perch" - Third person out; at 4 hrs, jumps for peanut butter (8th/10).
  • The Australian Outback Ep. 8 RC: "Return to Sender" - One of only four to land on the target (4th/9).
  • The Australian Outback Ep. 8 IC: "Don't Fence Me In" - Does not appear to place a single disc (tie-7th/9).
  • The Australian Outback Ep. 9 IC: "Hanging in the Balance" - Beats Keith in the first round (!), but loses to Colby in the second round (tie-3rd/8).
  • The Australian Outback Ep. 10 IC: "Fire and Water" - Does not win (tie-3rd/7).
  • The Australian Outback Ep. 11 RC: "End of the Line" - Finishes a surprising third (3rd/6).
  • The Australian Outback Ep. 11 IC: "Blue Plate Special" - Fourth person eliminated (3rd/6).
  • (The Australian Outback Ep. 12 RC: "Survivor.com" (loved ones) - not counted)
  • The Australian Outback Ep. 12 IC: "Fugitives" - Dead last (5th/5).

 

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

  • The Australian Outback : None.
Career totals - challenges
Team/tribal challenges
Wins: 4
Played: 11
Win%: 0.36
Sat out: 2
Individual challenges
Wins: 0
Played: 8
Win%: 0.00
Mean% Finish: 48.0%
Hero challenges
Wins: 0
Played: 0
Win%: --
Mean% Finish: --
Rodger Bingham - Tribal Council record
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Ep12 Tribal Council

Idols held/played (0/0):

  • The Australian Outback : None.

 

VFB - Votes for the person booted (4/8):

 

VAP - Votes against (5):

  • The Australian Outback, Ep. 11: Two votes, from Colby, Amber.
  • The Australian Outback, Ep. 12: Three votes, from Tina, Colby, and Keith (voted out, 3-2).

 

Jury votes made (0/1):

  • The Australian Outback, Ep. 14: Voted for Colby Donaldson (who lost, 4-3).
Career totals - Tribal Council
Hidden idols
Found: 0
Played: --
Votes voided: --
Voting record
VFB: 4
Tribals: 8
VAP: 5
Jury votes
Made: 1
For winners: 0
Received: --
Rodger Bingham - Pictures
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    The Australian Outback intro shot
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    The Australian Outback intro shot
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    On board the plane, Ep1 opening
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    Hometown intro shot, Ep1
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    More hometown intro shot
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    Nick has the compass, but Kimmi tells everyone where to go
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    Helping Skupin with the shelter
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    First confessional, talking about Kucha's early days
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    Kucha hikes to the Ep1 RC/IC
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC
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    Kucha trailing
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    Belatedly hitting the beach, torch extinguished
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    Listening to Debb's claim that Varner would be happy to be voted out
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    Kucha, Ep1 Tribal Council
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    More Ep1 Tribal
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    Partaking in Skupin's unasked-for pot of morning rice, Ep2
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    Admitting (post-Ep2 RC treemail) that he's not that strong a swimmer
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC
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    Not looking forward to that big jump, Ep2 RC
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    Kucha eventually arrives at the beach
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC
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    Listening to Probst
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC
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    Watching the first-round Skupin-vs-Colby standoff
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    We really could've used that fishing gear
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    Starting line, Ep3 IC
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    Hitting the river
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    Kucha wins immunity! Ep3 IC
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    Kucha makes a completely unnecessary and never-used chicken coop
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC
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    Kucha works the slide puzzle
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    Kucha wins reward!
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    Early morning discussion with Skupin & Nick about the chickens
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    About to perform a hatchet job
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    Partaking in the Kucha chicken feast
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    Answering a question vs. Colby, Ep4 IC
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    Kucha wins again! Ep4 IC
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    Sharpening the axe, ready to kill another chicken, early Ep5
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC
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    Starting line, watching from the sidelines (with Kimmi)
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    Kucha wins reward!
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    Kucha bathes. Even Kimmi
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC
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    Kucha... trailing
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    Everyone assumes Elisabeth and I are voting for Kimmi, but we might not! (They do.)
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    Kucha, Ep5 Tribal Council
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    The rainstorm last night was not fun. Early Ep6.
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC
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    Front-row seat for a split-second finish
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    Later... Kucha tends to Mike
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    Comforting Elisabeth
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    The rest of us will have to move forward...
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    Kucha prays.
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    Early Ep7, Kucha discusses post-merge strategy
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    Welcoming Colby and Keith to Kucha camp
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    Merge feasting
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    Just told Jerri her camp location is a dry creek bed, that may not stay dry. Ignored.
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    Standing on a pole, Ep7 IC
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    Barramundi, Ep7 Tribal Council
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    He's a nice guy, but all the Ogakors have to go
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    Waiting for the re-vote vote reveal
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    Reckon they won't vote out the guy who catches them fish.
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    Trying to talk Keith into keeping him around.
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 RC.
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    Watching Tina throw.
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    Well, Alicia, time to win immunity or go home.
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC.
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    Waiting his turn to not score, Ep8 IC.
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    Watching Tina come close to tying Keith.
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    Just a lightning strike in camp, no big deal.
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    Barramundi, Ep8 Tribal Council.
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    Listening to Probst.
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 RC.
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    Starting line, first round.
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    Welcome back, Colby! Oh... and also Jerri.
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC.
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    First-round bout against Keith (Rodger wins!)
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    Second-round matchup versus Colby (Colby wins).
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    Nick apologizes for shifting the target to Rodger and Elisabeth
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    Heading to Tribal
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    Barramundi, Ep9 Tribal Council
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    Listening to Probst
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    Most days she gets up in a good mood, but oh, baby, look out if she gets up in a bad mood.
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    With Nick, examining their emaciation, early Ep10.
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    Ready to go, first Survivor Auction.
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    Scoring on the last item, a $320 cheeseburger
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    Heading back to camp, in intestinal discomfort
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    That was a great cheeseburger, but now I must use the latrine
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    There was a hole in my leaf, Keith!
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC
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    Oh well, Colby won
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    Barramundi negotiates for more rice
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    Barramundi, Ep10 Tribal Council
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    Listening to Tina agree the trade was fair
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 RC
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    Have fun playing cowboy, Colby
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    We have to wait for this flash-flood river that washed out the road to die down, hope camp is okay
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    Colby apologizes for missing the flood
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC
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    Taking aim
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    Barramundi, Ep11 Tribal Council
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    Listening to Probst
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    Not thrilled at seeing his name come up on votes
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    Cleaning up debris from the washed-out old Barramundi camp, early Ep12
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    Worn out Barramundis
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC
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    Typing a pre-challenge message to his wife and daughter
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    Us three guys broke down way more than you two ladies
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    Watching Keith propose to his girlfriend
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC
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    Listening to Probst
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    Shackled starting line
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    Giving a Rudy-esque performance at answering questions
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    It's either me or Elisabeth, so I told Tina she should vote me out first
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    Elisabeth needs the money more than I do, what with an NFL-bound boyfriend, and talk shows ahead of her
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    Heading to Tribal Council
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    Barramundi, Ep12 Tribal Council
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    Listening to Keith
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    Final vote... thanks, Colby
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    Getting a farewell hug from Elisabeth
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    Snuffed, Day 36 (Episode 12)
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    The jury arrives, final Tribal Council
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    Sitting with the jury
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    Asking his jury question
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    Reunion, waiting for the final vote reveal
Rodger Bingham - Interviews
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Pre-game interviews

  • None found.

 

Post-game interviews

  • Jessica Shaw at EW.com (4/26/01): "EW.com's interview with Survivor's Rodger Bingham"
  • SurvivorOz podcast interview (7/24/12): "Rodger Bingham Interview"
Rodger Bingham - Bio
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From his official CBS Survivor: The Australian Outback cast bio page:

"Like his parents, grandparents and great-grandparents before him, Bingham was born, raised and continues to make his home in Crittenden, Kentucky. Married for over 33 years to his wife, Patricia, his proudest accomplishment is their daughter, Angela. Bingham studied education at Eastern Kentucky University where he received a bachelor's degree of science for industrial education and a master's degree in education. In addition to teaching industrial arts to students at Grant County High School, Bingham is a part time farmer and real estate investor. Previous occupations include ten years as Chief Executive Officer of a bank, owner of a lumber company and owner of a hardware store.

A self-described workaholic, Bingham is also inventive, diligent and able to adapt to different situations and personalities. He is an elder at the Crittenden Christian Church and a member of the local Sportsmen Club. His birth date is July 5, 1947."