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Jan Gentry

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Jan Gentry

Jan Gentry

The tender-hearted Thailand teacher who buried camp animals and rode a quiet social game to third place.

Seasons
1
Occupation
Teacher
Hometown
Tampa, FL
The story

Jan Gentry was Thailand's tender-hearted first-grade teacher, remembered as much for burying dead camp animals — a bat she named Oliver, a snake named Lucky — as for her steady, loyal game inside the Chuay Gahn majority.

She rode social bonds rather than challenge wins to a third-place finish, voted out at the final three once Brian took beatable Clay to the end instead.

By the torchlight

Career record

3rd
best finish
38
days on the island

Where they finished

the bigger the blaze, the deeper the run

  1. 3rdS5
  1. 5

    Thailand

    3rd

    2002 · Ko Tarutao, Thailand · Chuay Gahn

    38 days

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

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

5
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 Jan

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

Around the fire

Common questions

Did Jan Gentry win Survivor?
No. Jan Gentry competed on Survivor but did not win. The tender-hearted Thailand teacher who buried camp animals and rode a quiet social game to third place.
How many times has Jan Gentry played Survivor?
Jan Gentry has played 1 season of Survivor: Season 5 (Thailand).
What is Jan Gentry's best finish on Survivor?
Jan Gentry's best finish is 3rd on Survivor: Thailand (Season 5).
How many days has Jan Gentry played Survivor?
Jan Gentry has spent 38 days on the island across 1 season.
How many times was Jan Gentry voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 9 Tribal Councils, 5 votes were cast against Jan Gentry.
How good was Jan Gentry at reading the vote?
Jan Gentry voted for the eliminated castaway at 7 of 9 vote-decided Tribal Councils — 78% of the time.
What is Jan Gentry known for?
The tender-hearted Thailand teacher who buried camp animals and rode a quiet social game to third place.

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The tribe's debating Jan'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…
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