Survivor 51's Brady Booker Leaves Tribal Council Without a Word

Brady Booker walked away from Tribal Council without saying anything after he was voted out of Survivor 51. The 9-4 vote, which came at the merge (the point where the remaining castaways join into one group), was shown in the Nov. 4 episode.

Booker is a professional wrestler, 27 years old, from Knoxville, Tennessee. In an exit interview with The Hollywood Reporter, he explained the silence. He said he asked himself, "Do I blow up the game?" Then he decided his job was now to make it to the jury, the group of voted-out players who later choose the winner.

He also talked about the alliances that shaped his game. Booker said he did not really have a number one ally. He bounced between Dev and Kilby as his closest ally, and he described Thien An as a "ride or die" ally. He said he wished he had put more effort into that relationship.

The same interview covered the criticism he received from Jelly, a fellow player, about his behaviour. Booker responded to it. He also described how the lack of food affected him, both physically and emotionally. He uses the word "brodie," his own term for his approach to the game. "When I do something brodie, I do it 110 percent," he said.

Entertainment Weekly reported that Booker said he did not know he was being recorded urinating near the tribe camp. In a separate exit interview, Gold Derby reported that Eric Macksoud was the other player receiving votes in the elimination, and that Booker's intended target was Mike Pinsky. The same report said Booker addressed a thumb injury.

Survivor 51 is hosted by Jeff Probst, a five-time Emmy winner, according to the CBS show page. The season features 21 new castaways and is filmed on beaches in Fiji. Its winner takes the title of Sole Survivor and a $1 million grand prize.

Booker's exit leaves one fewer player in the game as the season moves on. The rest of the cast now plays with the jury in view, and the next votes will decide who joins him on the outside.