Ben Dubois

* 25
* 21

**Ben Dubois** is a castaway from *Survivor 21* and *Survivor 25*.

Ben quickly started the playing the game fast and aggressive in *21* where it caught up to him on Day 5 when he became the second person sent to Redemption Island. He went on an impressive four-duel winning streak before eventually being eliminated by the person who controlled his vote off, Mireia Amoros.

Attempting to downplay his strategic ability in *25*, Ben found himself in an unsuspected position of power along with the possession of a Hidden Immunity Idol. His position carried him all the way to the merge where he was in a middle position at the first merge vote, but burning bridges with the other side opened the door for him being named as a target for the following vote. When he shared too much information with his closest ally, Kasey Portero, she blindsided him with the idol in his possession in attempt to take his middle position in the game.

## Profile

* Survivor 25

**Age:** 26**Current Residence:** New Orleans, LA**Occupation:** Immigration Lawyer**Relationship to Significant Castaway:** Eddie's brother

## Survivor

### Survivor 21

 1 | Branson
 2 | Mason

### Survivor 25

Ben returned as one of ten Favorites that comprised the Berhala tribe. From the start, Ben remained on the outside of the majority Favorites alliance, but was left in the loop, thanks to Kasey Portero. When Berhala lost the first immunity challenge, Ben became one of the four people in the tribe to target Samir to end the rivalry between him and Ahmad Maseeh. At Tribal Council, feeling confident by the majority alliance crumbling, Ben threw his vote away on Patrick Palicio. With an unsuspected position with power, Ben went with the flow of the tribe after they lost their second immunity challenge, and wanted to target Molan Bai. He was the only tribe member who was hesitant about splitting the votes, unknowing that Kasey would flip on him without telling him, sending Ahmad Maseeh next. Not having any real trust with anyone following the blindside, Ben laid low and tried to rebuild his relationships when Berhala won the following immunity challenge, allowing him to refocus his gameplay. A day before the tribe swap, Ben went searching for the Hidden Immunity Idol which he eventually found.

On Day 10, Ben was one of the four Favorites that were swapped to the Pemuja tribe. He continued to focus on his social skills and building relationship. At the start of the tribe swap, his skills weren't enough to be apart of a majority alliance, but he eventually did form a final two with the only other person to have a Hidden Immunity Idol, Phenix Hernandez. The new Pemuja tribe dominated in the challenges, winning three challenges before finally losing a immunity challenge on Day 17. With Sammie Woodside quick to jump to target one of the favorites, the favorites quickly became to crumble and turn against each other. Ben decided to lay low and go with the flow of the tribe which would ultimately lead him to vote against Patrick at Tribal Council. With the tribe back in harmony the following day, they were able to win immunity once again.

On Day 20, the two tribes came together to merge as the Alyak tribe. Ben found himself in the middle position in the tribe with options of working with the new Berhala tribe or stick with the new Pemuja tribe that he would continue to play up until after the results of the immunity challenge which he lost to Molan. Feeling that he would have a better chance of making it to the end with the Pemuja tribe, he pushed for Kenza Bannani to be the first target of their alliance. With Clara Souza and Ben having the same target, they were able to easily sway the alliance in their favor, and with no flippers in sight, they voted out Kenza in a 7-5 vote. The remaining four new Berhala tribe members felt betrayed by Ben's move to not work with them, they sought out working harder to bring in Kasey. Ben's loyalty to Kasey allowed her to gain vital information about his position in the game. After failing to win another immunity challenge on Day 25, the two went searching for the potential merge idol that was already found by Kasey on day 22. During the search, Ben shared that he found the Berhala immunity idol back during the tribe stage. Knowing the new information when Kasey was presented with the opportunity by the Berhala four to vote Ben, Kasey alongside Talon jumped ship at Tribal Council to blindside Ben with the idol in his possession in a 6-5 vote.

## Trivia

 **Days spent on Redemption Island:** | 11

* Ben is the first player to win a duel.
* Ben has the record for longest Redemption Island winning streak at 4 consecutive wins.
* Ben is the only Favorite on *Survivor 25* to not make the merge on their original season.
* Ben did not receive any form of immunity until his 24th overall days played, which is Day 8 in *25*.
* Ben is one of two returnees in *25* to improve on their original placement, the other being Kasey Portero.
	+ Coincidentally, Ben and Kasey both played the same original season.