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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
The tribe weighs in

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Tribe rating

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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.

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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.

Around the fire

The tribe's debating Clay's game right now

“Cirie never needed an idol. She WAS the idol — read every vote a round early and bent the whole jungle to her will without a single immunity win. That's the cei…”
— MergeBeast · 64 🔥 and climbing

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