Clay Jordan
Clay Jordan (December 30, 1955–May 19, 2022) was a restaurateur and a contestant of Survivor: Thailand, the fifth season of the American television series Survivor.
Jordan was born on December 30, 1955, in Canyon, Texas, and then raised in Levelland, Texas. He graduated from Levelland High School and then attended South Plains College. He married his childhood sweetheart, Linda Sue Jordan, at age 20. Then they moved to Odessa, Texas.[1] He had three brothers; his single mother raised all of them.[2]
At the start of Thailand, Jordan was one of the seven players handpicked by the season's oldest female contestant Jan Gentry to form the Chuay Gahn tribe, whose rival tribe was Sook Jai.[lower-alpha 1] Throughout Thailand, his work ethic was perceived as poor for mostly lying down all day, and his physical and mental strengths were less than impressive,[4] despite winning one individual immunity challenge.[5] He became the runner-up, losing to winner Brian Heidik in the 4–3 jury vote of the final Tribal Council. Thus, Jordan earned $100,000 (Error when using {{Inflation}}: |index=USD (parameter 1) not a recognized index.) for his placement.[6][7]
During the final Council, the fifth-placed Thailand player Ted Rogers Jr. accused him of being "nothing more than an ignorant, Southern redneck hillbilly" for allegedly "making a racist remark",[6][7] which Jordan denied. Jordan claimed he was being fair to Rogers. When Rogers asked Heidik whether Jordan's fairness claims are true, Heidik promptly answered, "No."[8] On the Thailand reunion show, Rogers based the claims on fourth-placed Helen Glover's hearsay. Probst did not explore further onscreen.[7]
As a restaurateur, Jordan owned two restaurants in Monroe, Louisiana—The Kettle and Jordan's. He also was an oil and gas industry salesman from 2007 to 2022.[9] He died at age 66 in Monroe after his reported "short illness".[10] His wife Linda died earlier that same year after contracting COVID-19. They both had two children, including one son, and several grandchildren.[9][10]
Notes
References
- ↑ "Survivor: Thailand – Clay". CBS. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ↑ Philpot, Robert (September 19, 2002). "Survivor: Texas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Life & Arts section, p. 1.
- ↑ Wilkes, Neil (September 20, 2002). "Survivor Thailand: John first out". Digital Spy. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ↑ Philpot, Robert (December 19, 2002). "After 5 seasons, Survivor still defying the odds". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Life & Arts section, p. 1 – via NewsBank.
- ↑ Neal, Rome (November 15, 2002). "Tribe Rivalry Remains". CBS News. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Deggans, Eric (December 20, 2002). "Jan wins respect, but not a million". Tampa Bay Times. Tampa Bay, Florida. Gale A95650205. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Bark, Ed (December 21, 2002). "Brian survived Thailand but what about marriage?". Montreal Gazette. p. D-4. ISSN 0384-1294. ProQuest 433887142.
- ↑ Bundy, Brill (December 20, 2002). "Porn Boy makes bank on Survivor: Thailand". Zap2it. Tribune Content Agency. Gale A119919369. Published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer as "Former porn star cashes in on Survivor: Thailand".
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Yoshonis, Scott. "Clay Jordan, former Survivor contestant from Monroe, dies at 66". The News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Bucksbaum, Sydney (May 20, 2022). "Survivor: Thailand runner-up Clay Jordan dies at 66". People. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
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