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Rodger Winn Bingham[1] is a contestant from Survivor: The Australian Outback.

Rodger is primarily remembered for his father-daughter relationship with tribemate Elisabeth Filarski. He was eliminated at the final five after asking to be voted out so Elisabeth would be spared.

Profile[]

Retrieved from CBS.com

NAME: RODGER BINGHAM
AGE: 53
MARITAL STATUS: Married
OCCUPATION: Teacher
HOMETOWN: Crittenden, Kentucky
LUXURY: Bible

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.[2]

Survivor[]

Despite his age, Rodger was able to help out at camp by using his knowledge in construction to help build a shelter for Kucha on Day 1. On the second day, he tore out a few pages from his luxury item, a bible, to help make fire. While doing so he found a personal note from his son-in-law inside wishing him the best of luck and to try his best.

His tribe lost the first Immunity Challenge, and he was on the chopping block because of his age. However, Debb Eaton and Jeff Varner were both trying to get the other voted off, and that took the pressure off of Rodger. He voted unanimously with the rest of his tribe against Debb.

The Reward Challenge on Day 4 proved difficult for Rodger. It involved jumping off a cliff and swimming. Rodger had just learned to swim before coming on the show and was terrified of heights. He performed in the challenge anyway, but dragged his team behind, letting Ogakor win the blanket reward. His tribe won the next three Immunity Challenges though, saving him from almost certain elimination.

When Kucha lost their next Immunity Challenge, Rodger was saved from elimination because of Kimmi Kappenberg's attitude and not bonding with the tribe. After the merge he formed a close bond with Elisabeth Filarski, a sentimental father-daughter relationship that saw Rodger do his best to make sure Elisabeth was not targeted by the rest of the tribe. This eventually cost him when in the final five as Rodger asked the tribe to vote him off instead of Elisabeth because of the bond they shared and he thought Elisabeth needed the money more. This worked when Rodger was voted out at the next Tribal Council, becoming the fifth jury member.

As a jury member, Rodger cast his vote for Colby Donaldson to win, who eventually finished as runner-up against Tina Wesson.

Episode Tribe
Affiliation
Challenge Challenge Type Sit-Out? Result
1 Kucha Bridging the Gap Reward/Immunity No Lost
2 Butch Cassidy Reward No Lost
Tucker'd Out Immunity No Won
3 Water Torture Reward No Lost
Lock Step Immunity No Won
4 Mastermind Reward No Won
True or Falls Immunity No Won
5 Triage Reward Yes Won
The Maze Immunity No Lost
6 Blind Leading the Blind Reward Yes Won
Tribes Merged, Day 20
7 Barramundi Perch Immunity Lost
8 Return to Sender Reward Lost
Don't Fence Me In Immunity Lost
10 Double Play Reward Lost
Hanging in the Balance Immunity Lost
11 Survivor Auction
Fire and Water Immunity Lost
12 End of the Line Reward Lost
Blue Plate Special Immunity Lost
13 Survivor.com Reward Lost
Fugitives Immunity Lost
Voted Out, Day 36

Episode Rodger's
Votes
Voted Against
Rodger
1 Debb -
2 Kucha Tribe Immune
3 Kucha Tribe Immune
4 Kucha Tribe Immune
5 Kimmi -
6 No Tribal Council
7 Colby;
Colby1
-
8 Jerri -
10 Jerri -
11 Amber -
12 Amber Amber, Colby
13 Keith Colby,
Keith, Tina
Voted Out, Day 36
Voted for
Sole Survivor
Colby

^1 In "The Merge", the vote ended with a 5-5 tie between Colby and Jeff, forcing a revote. Rodger did not change his vote on the revote.

Post-Survivor[]

  • After Survivor, Rodger was honored by the leaders of the Commonwealth on Feb. 20th in the Legislature and the Governors Office in February 20, 2001.
  • In May 2001, the cast of The Australian Outback appeared on Hollywood Squares for Survivor Week. Rodger himself appeared in three episodes on the 15th,[3] the 17th where he shared a square with Elisabeth[4] and the 18th.[5] 
  • Rodger attended the Survivor: Thailand Reunion Show.
  • On January 9, 2010, Rodger attended Survivor's 10-year anniversary party.
  • In May 2013, Rodger reunited with his Outback daughter figure castmate Elisabeth Hasselbeck when he made an appearance on The View.[6]

Trivia[]

References[]

Survivor: The Australian Outback Castaways
 Alicia
Kucha
S2 alicia t
 Amber
Ogakor
S2 amber t
 Colby
Ogakor
S2 colby t
 Debb
Kucha
S2 debb t
 Elisabeth
Kucha
S2 elisabeth t
 Jeff
Kucha
S2 jeff t
 Jerri
Ogakor
S2 jerri t
 Keith
Ogakor
S2 keith t
 Kel
Ogakor
S2 kel t
 Kimmi
Kucha
S2 kimmi t
 Maralyn
Ogakor
S2 maralyn t
 Michael
Kucha
S2 michael t
 Mitchell
Ogakor
S2 mitchell t
 Nick
Kucha
S2 nick t
 Rodger
Kucha
S2 rodger t
 Tina
Ogakor
S2 tina t
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