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Clay Jordan

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Clay Jordan

Clay Jordan

Thailand's grumpy comic-relief 'goat' — Brian Heidik's beatable Final 2 pick, who lost the jury vote 4-3.

Seasons
1
Occupation
Restaurant owner
Hometown
Monroe, LA
The story

Clay Jordan was Thailand's grumpy, unfiltered comic relief — an older restaurant owner who openly disdained camp chores and rode Brian Heidik's coattails through the post-merge sweep of Sook Jai.

Brian, recognizing a beatable opponent, dragged Clay to the Final 2 as the ultimate goat. The jury saw it too, handing Brian the title 4-3 — Clay the runner-up who never quite ran his own game.

By the torchlight

Career record

Runner-up
best finish
1
immunity necklace
39
days on the island
1
Final Tribal
3
jury votes

Where they finished

the bigger the blaze, the deeper the run

  1. 2ndS5
  1. 5

    Thailand

    Runner-up

    2002 · Ko Tarutao, Thailand · Chuay Gahn

    39 days1 immunity3 jury votes

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

Pulled from the urn — every vote ever cast against Clay, and how often Clay read the night right.

3
votes against
9
Tribals sat at
7 / 9
read right
78% of the time
Where they rank

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The scorecard

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The Record — the facts

📜 from the data

Pulled straight from the dataset. Ungameable — nobody scores these, they just are.

Runner-up
Best finish
S5
1
Season
1
Indiv. immunities
3
Jury votes won
1
FTC appearances
39
Days lasted

Vote Control · auto-computed

7 / 9 votes correct

78% — rarely on the wrong side

Under Fire · auto-computed

3 votes against

across 9 Tribal Councils — the heat their game drew

The Read — your rating

What the data can’t measure. Score every skill, cite a moment.

5.0
overall

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for fun5

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The wider tribe

Played alongside Clay

Castaways Clay shared the island with — tap any face to cross over to their game.

Around the fire

Common questions

Did Clay Jordan win Survivor?
No. Clay Jordan competed on Survivor but did not win. Thailand's grumpy comic-relief 'goat' — Brian Heidik's beatable Final 2 pick, who lost the jury vote 4-3.
How many times has Clay Jordan played Survivor?
Clay Jordan has played 1 season of Survivor: Season 5 (Thailand).
What is Clay Jordan's best finish on Survivor?
Clay Jordan's best finish is Runner-up on Survivor: Thailand (Season 5).
How many days has Clay Jordan played Survivor?
Clay Jordan has spent 39 days on the island across 1 season.
How many immunity challenges has Clay Jordan won?
Clay Jordan has won 1 individual immunity challenge across 1 season.
How many times has Clay Jordan made the Final Tribal Council?
Clay Jordan has reached the Final Tribal Council 1 time.
How many times was Clay Jordan voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 9 Tribal Councils, 3 votes were cast against Clay Jordan.
How good was Clay Jordan at reading the vote?
Clay Jordan voted for the eliminated castaway at 7 of 9 vote-decided Tribal Councils — 78% of the time.
What is Clay Jordan known for?
Thailand's grumpy comic-relief 'goat' — Brian Heidik's beatable Final 2 pick, who lost the jury vote 4-3.

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