SA7: Island of Secrets
SA9: Return of the OutcastsChallenges: MPF percentile
47%
Seasons: 2 | Days played: 62 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 2
- SurvivorSA 7: Island of Secrets (2019) - 5th place, 17th out - 9th juror.
- Sent to Island of Secrets five times. Cumulative time: In-game - 31 days; IoS - 6 days.
- Voted out in Episode 17 (Day 37).
- SurvivorSA 9: Return of the Outcasts (2022) - 9th place, 12th out - 3rd juror.
- Voted out in Episode 15, "High Risk, High Reward" (Day 25).
Steffi Brink on social media: Instagram
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| SA7: Island of Secrets | 2.32 | 13.61 | 0.17 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 0.89 | 2.10 | - | - | - | 1.06 | 4.42 |
| SA9: Return of the Outcasts | 0.82 | 4.46 | 0.18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0.62 | 1.94 | - | - | - | 0.80 | 2.76 |
| Career | 3.14 | 18.07 | 0.17 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 0.77 | 2.03 | - | - | - | 0.95 | 3.60 |
Steffi Brink - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
90%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
64%
Challenges: MPF percentile
53%
Tribal: VFB% percentile
63%
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.
Steffi Brink - Challenge record
Tribal/team challenge record (4-for-13; 1 2nd; 1 sit-out):
- [SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.1 RC - Blindfolded, helps gather supplies (not counted as a challenge).]
- SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.1 IC - Helps disassemble, carry, and re-assemble puzzle pieces, but Sa'ula loses (3rd/3).
- SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.2 RC/IC - Stacks the balls (poorly), and Sa'ula loses again (3rd/3).
- SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.2 IC: "Water Slaughter" - With Nicole, wins her match-up, but Sa'ula loses (2nd/2).
- SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.3 RC/IC: "Mud Slide" - With Nicole, wins her match-up, and Sa'ula wins! (1st/3).
- SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.4 RC/IC - Tosses sandbags with Mike, and Sa'ula doesn't lose (2nd*/3).
- SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.5 RC: "Concentration" - Makes a match, but Sa'ula loses (3rd/3).
- SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.5 IC - Sits out, and despite Nathan's efforts, Sa'ula takes second.
- SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.6 RC - Makes no catches, and Sa'ula is one of two losing tribes.
- SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.6 IC - Stacks cubes and holds the ropes, as Sa'ula wins (1st/3).
- SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.8 RC: "Kicking and Screaming" - Drags Nicole and Durao; Ta'alo wins, 3-0.
- SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.8 IC - First ball carrier, Ta'alo takes a lead and eventually, Ta'alo wins.
- SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.10 RC - Shoots discs for the last-place yellow team.
- SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.11 RC/IC - With Rob and Laetitia, part of the non-winning teal team.
Individual challenge record (1-for-10): (Mean % finish: 55.7%)
- SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 9 IC: "When It Rains" - Lasts over 2 hrs, 35 minutes, and Steffi wins! (1st/13).
- SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 10 IC: "Last Gasp" - Lasts over an hour, but not longer than Rob (2nd/12).
- SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 12 RC: (Cylinders) - Eliminated in the second round (tie-5th/10).
- SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 12 IC: "Flash Back" - Second out, on the sixth symbol in Round 1 (tie-8th/10).
- SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 13 IC: (Bow, snake maze) - Makes it to the snake maze, places no balls (tie-4th/9).
- SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 14 IC: (Keys, puzzle) - One of five somewhere on the puzzle as Nicole wins (tie-3rd/8).
- SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 15 IC: "Teeter Tower" - Repeatedly shown dropping her stack (tie-2nd/7).
- SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 16 RC/IC: (Loved ones) - One of five people with no blocks down as Rob wins (tie-2nd/6).
- SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 17 RC: "Over Extended" - First out, at five pole segments (5th/5).
- SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 17 IC: (Maze, 3-tier puzzle) - Third to the puzzle, but does not win (tie-2nd/5).
Island of Secrets/split RC duel record (1-for-2): (Mean % finish: 75.0%)
- SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 13 RC: After three drop out, Mike quits to let Steffi win letters from home (1st/5).
- SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 14 IoS: Loses three straight Connect Four games to Mmaba (2nd/2).
Tribal/team challenge record (6-for-11):
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 1 RC: "Water Slaughter" - Scores a point; Masu wins.
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 2 IC: (Obstacles, ladders) - Crosses obstacles, but Masu loses.
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Hitching a Ride" - Retrieves a fish trap, but Masu loses.
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 4 RC/IC: "Nut Bucket" - Holds net to the end, Masu wins.
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 5 RC/IC: (Gauntlet) - Scores vs. Shona; Masu wins, 5-0.
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 6 RC: (Cart ride, puzzle) - Pushes cart, but Masu loses.
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 6 IC: (Ropes, slide puzzle) - Pushes letters; Masu wins.
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 8 RC/IC: "Bog Roll" - Brief medevac; Masu wins.
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 9 RC/IC: (Blindfolds, maze, word puzzle) - Gathers bags, but thanks to Yontau's yelling, Masu loses.
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 10 RC/IC: (Wrecking ball) - Helps haul ball; Masu loses.
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 11 RC/IC: "Perch" plus - With Tejan, one of final two Masus to drop out, handing Outpost trip to Toni. Masu wins.
Individual challenge record (0-for-3): (Mean % finish: 58.1%)
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 13 IC: "Splash Forward" - Fourth to drop out (8th/11).
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 14 RC/IC: (Dunes, keys, puzzle) - First to the puzzle, but does not win (tie-2nd/10).
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 15 IC: (Go Round/Holey) - Eliminated in the first round (tie-7th/9).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- SA: Return of the Outcasts: None yet.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 10 |
| 2nd place: | 1 |
| Played: | 24 |
| Win%: | 0.44 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Played: | 13 |
| Win%: | 0.08 |
| Mean% Finish: | 56.3% |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Played: | 2 |
| Win%: | 0.50 |
| Mean% Finish: | 75% |
Steffi Brink - Tribal Council record
Idols held/played (0/0):
- SA: Island of Secrets: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (9/10):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | Lee-Anne | Lee-Anne van Renen (voted out, 5-2) | Yes |
| Ep2 | Paul | Paul Smulders (voted out, 4-1) | Yes |
| Ep10 | Geoffrey | Geoffrey Cooke-Tonnesen (voted out, 9-2-1) | Yes |
| Ep11 | Seipei | Seipei Mashugane (voted out, 7-2-1-1) | Yes |
| Ep12 | Dante | Dante de Villiers (voted out, 5-3-1-1) | Yes |
| Ep13 | Cobus | Cobus Hugo (voted out, 5-2-2) | Yes |
| Ep14 | Mmaba | Mmaba Molefe (voted out, 5-[0]-1) | Yes |
| Ep15 | Jacques | Jacques Burger (voted out, 4-3) | Yes |
| Ep16 | Mike | Mike Venter (voted out, 4-1-1) | Yes |
| Ep17 | Durao | Steffi Brink (idoled out, [0]-2-1) | - |
| 10 | TOTALS | 9 | |
VAP - Votes against (8):
- SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 13: Two votes, from Cobus and Jacques.
- SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 15: Three votes, from Durao, Jacques, and Mike.
- SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 16: One vote, from Durao.
- SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 17: Two votes, from Durao and Nicole (idoled out, 2-[0]-[0]).
Jury votes made (0/1):
- SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 18: Voted for Nicole Capper, who finished second (6-4-0).
Idols held/played (1/0) | Advantages held/played (0/0):
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 5: Finds the Masu idol in camp (Day 8).
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 15: Voted out without playing the idol (Day 25).
VFB - Votes for the person booted (5/8):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep2 | Shane | Chappies Chapman (voted out, 5-4-1) | - |
| Ep3 | PK | PK Phetoe (voted out, 5-4) | Yes |
| Ep9 | Pinty | Pinty Nkanjeni (voted out, 4-3) | Yes |
| Ep10 | Felix | Thoriso M-Afrika (voted out, 2-2-2; 3-0-0) | - |
| Ep12 | Palesa | Palesa Tau (voted out, 10-2) | Yes |
| Ep13 | Toni | Toni Tebbutt (voted out, 6-[0]-1-1) | Yes |
| Ep14 | Dante | Danté de Villiers (voted out, 7-1-1) | Yes |
| Ep15 | Meryl | Steffi Brink (voted out, 5-4) | - |
| 8 | TOTALS | 5 | |
VAP - Votes against (5):
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 15: Five votes, from Dino, Felix, Meryl, Phil, and Tejan (voted out, 5-4).
Jury votes made (0/1):
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 24: Voted for Shane Hattingh, who finished second, 7-2.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Idols found: | 1 |
| Idols played: | 0 |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 14 |
| Tribals: | 18 |
| VAP: | 13 |
| Made: | 2 |
| For winners: | 0 |
| Received: | - |
Steffi Brink - Pictures
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Island of Secrets intro shot -
Island of Secrets intro shot -
On the boat, Day 1 -
Opening sequence confessional -
Greeting Nico -
The original Sa'ula tribe -
Starting line, Ep1 RC -
In camp, talking about the new tribe -
Alliance formed: The Amigos -
Paul returns from IoS bearing an idol clue, Day 2 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Starting line -
Everyone still working on the puzzle -
The losing Sa'ulas -
Lee-Anne decides to start an alliance -
Listening to Seipei's pitch -
Heading to Tribal -
Sa'ula, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Nathan switches the target to Lee-Anne -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC -
Sa'ula, not winning -
Upset about losing the challenge -
Pre-challenge lineup, second Ep2 IC -
Running on water for an easy Sa'ula point -
Watching the men blow the game point -
Amigos, plotting -
Paul no longer seems interested in a Final 3 deal -
Heading to Tribal -
Sa'ula, Ep2 Tribal Council -
Listening to Rob -
Sa'ula discovers Paul left with the flint, Ep3 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC/IC -
Sa'ula wins! Immunity and reward! -
Safe from Tribal Council, finally -
Pre-swap lineup, Ep7 -
Still tribeless, watching the Ep7 IC -
Watching the Ep7 Tribal Council, waiting to join Ta'alo -
Finally in Ta'alo, Ep8 -
Trying to reconnect with Rob -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 RC -
Dragging Nicole for the winning point -
Ta'alo wins reward... cheers! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
Watching the final wheel maze -
Ta'alo wins immunity! -
Ready to merge, Ep9 -
Yay, merge, etc. -
Merge feasting -
Listening to Meryl's stories -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC -
Starting line -
Still going... -
And going... -
Steffi wins immunity! -
Talking about sending herself to IoS, for rest and relaxation -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC -
Starting line, yellow team -
Waiting to cross obstacles -
Flinging discs, with little success -
Laetitia contemplates quitting -
Durao reports back on Dante's plotting at the reward -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC -
Starting line -
Congratulating Rob on his win -
Manumalo, Ep10 Tribal Council -
Listening to Jacques -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC -
Teal team, ready to go -
Waiting for Laetitia -
Starting to tire of Seipei's reign -
Plotting with Rob -
Manumalo, Ep11 Tribal Council -
Talking to Nico, the jury, whoever -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC -
Starting line -
Made it to round 2 -
Watching the final round -
Complaining about Dante always winning reward -
Listening to the IC treemail -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC -
Manumalo, Ep12 Tribal Council -
Listening to Nico -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 RC/duels -
Competing for letters from home -
Down to three... -
Reading her letters -
General plotting -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 IC -
Starting line -
Made it to the snake maze part -
Heading to Tribal -
Manumalo, Ep13 Tribal Council -
Watching Jacques decline to play his idol, by buttoning his shirt -
How dare two people put my name down? Ep14 -
Yelling at Jacques for speaking in a cocky manner -
Mike reads the IoS treemail -
Laetitia was going to go with Mmaba, but I decided it was important that an Amigo went intead -
Pre-feast hug -
Drink the BioStrath, Mmaba! -
Just lost to Mmaba 3x at Connect Four -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep14 IC -
Starting line -
Made it to the puzzle -
Learning that Mike wants to make a move against Rob. The nerve! -
Manumalo, Ep14 Tribal Council -
Jacques plays his idol before the vote -
Listening to the Ep15 RC treemail -
Ready to purchase some wildly overpriced food -
Wait, Nico's just giving it away? -
Final swap negotiations -
Opening up her note -
Hooray, food at Island of Secrets! -
Oh, and one more thing... -
Eating with Gina, talking about the game -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep15 IC -
Starting line -
Coming up with an IoS cover story -
Final three women, plus Rob -
Manumalo, Ep15 Tribal Council -
Listening to Nico -
Rob explains telling the guys to vote for Steffi -
Rob has to go! -
Nicole reads treemail -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep16 RC/IC -
Hi Gina! What a surprise to see you! -
Aready trying to catch up to Rob -
Hoping to join Rob for reward -
So great to have this rare opportunity to eat reward food in Samoa with Gina! -
Cheers! -
Why did Laetitia tell him about her idol? -
Heading to Tribal -
Manumalo, Ep16 Tribal Council -
Listening to Nicole -
Still on board for an all-women final 3, Ep17 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep17 RC -
Starting line -
Waiting for it to end -
Killing a chicken, with Durao -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep17 IC -
Starting line -
Working the puzzle -
Oh well, I guess we have to vote out Durao instead -
Planning to vote out Durao -
Learning Laetitia's actual IoS advantage -
Manumalo, Ep17 Tribal Council -
The Amigos! Still together! -
17th person voted out, and the ninth member of our jury... -
Um... so did you, Nicole! -
Snuffed, Day 37 (Episode 17) -
With the jury, Final Tribal Council -
Asking her questions -
Waiting for the vote reveal -
Full cast, reunion show
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SA: Return of the Outcasts intro shot -
SA: Return of the Outcasts intro shot -
On the boat, Day 1 -
Excited to play again -
Greeting Nico -
Swiftly scoring the first point, Ep1 RC -
The Full Package forms -
Also the Breakfast Club -
Negotiating at the Outpost -
Reporting back to Masu, Ep2 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Watching PK struggle with knots -
Masu, Ep2 Tribal Council -
Talking to Nico -
Upset she was out of the loop on the Chappies boot, Ep3 -
The losing Masus, Ep3 RC/IC -
Talking about Marian -
Toni wants to target Marian? -
Breakfast Club meeting -
Marian found Diplomatic Immunity! -
Masu, Ep3 Tribal -
Talking to Nico -
Full Package is still here, Ep4 -
Holding up a basket, Ep4 RC/IC -
Masu wins! -
Reward feasting -
Watching Masu dominate, Ep5 RC/IC -
Reward feasting -
Finding an idol while her tribe naps -
Happy to have this power -
Masu trailing, Ep6 RC -
Confiding in Marian -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC -
Masu wins! -
Time to swap tribes, Ep7 -
The new Masu -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7/8 RC/IC -
Rolling muddy balls -
Eventually Masu wins, Ep8 -
Reward feasting -
Bonding with Killarney -
Gathering stuff, Ep9 RC/IC -
Talking with Toni -
Masu, Ep9 Tribal -
Watching Felix chop, Ep10 RC/IC -
Masu, Ep10 Tribal -
Listening to Nico -
Starting line, Ep11 IC -
Masu wins -
Masu, now including Marian, Ep12 -
Things are fine, I don't need Marian here -
Masu (and Yontau), Ep12 Tribal -
It's the merge! -
Happy to be merged, Ep13 -
Ready for the merge feast/RC thing -
Not thrilled with her rice -
Challenge in progress, Ep13 IC -
Still going... -
Planning for Tribal -
Salan, Ep13 Tribal -
Starting line, Ep14 RC/IC -
Meryl wins -
Chosen for reward ... but there's a dilemma -
Returning to camp with blankets instead of food -
Full Package meeting -
Salan, Ep14 Tribal -
Listening to Nico -
Starting line, Ep15 RC/IC -
Already eliminated -
Reward feasting with Dino -
Salan, Ep15 Tribal -
The third member of our jury... -
Snuffed, Day 25 (Episode 15) -
With the jury, Final Tribal Council -
Addressing the finalists -
Full cast, reunion show (Day 40)
Steffi Brink - Interviews
Pre-game interviews
- M-Net pre-game interview video (Instagram).
- M-Net official bio page.
Post-game interviews
- (None found.)
Pre-game interviews
- Shannon Guss & Mike Bloom at RHAP (6/24/22): "Survivor South Africa: Return of the Outcasts | Pre-Season Interviews, Part 3: Masu (Post-Merge) Women"
Post-game interviews
- Shannon Guss & Mike Bloom at RHAP (8/13/22): "Week 4 (Eps 13-16) Exit Interviews | Survivor South Africa: Return of the Outcasts"
Steffi Brink - Bios
Official M-Net Island of Secrets bio excerpts (May, 2019):
"Survivor SA’s own Lara Croft, Steffi is a fitness model, all-rounded athlete and entrepreneur who represented her country of birth Namibia at the 2015 Miss Universe pageant and participated in the Miss World Sport 2015. Steffi, who grew up on a farm, knows that you can only reach your full potential when you work hard and persevere through any kind of adversity. When you ask Steffi to describe herself, it’s clear as daylight that she’s not your typical beauty queen. “I am a jock and I am used to winning. I am tough and I will fight until the bitter end. Second place is just first place for the losers.” Steffi is married to heartthrob actor Clint Brink from Binnelanders and admits that she usually gels better with guys than girls. She also lives by a strong moral compass and believes that the truth will always come to light."
Steffi's audition video:
Official SurvivorSA: Return of the Outcasts M-Net bio (6/5/22):
"Steffi Brink is a former beauty queen but not your typical pageant princess. A self-proclaimed jock, she has a long history of excelling in the sporting arena making her a formidable castaway.
After her appearance on Survivor SA: Island of Secrets, Brink was called up to a training camp with the Blitzbokkies – the SA Women’s 7’s Rugby team – but seriously injured her knee and had a long road to recovery.
She’s learnt her lesson from her season and will be working harder on the social side of her game this time. She also struggled with the scrutiny of tribal council so has worked hard on speaking up when she believes she needs to."