Survivor: Thailand’s Clay Jordan Dies At 66 After Transient Sickness
Survivor: Thailand runner-up, Clay Jordan, died from a quick sickness on Thursday. Clay was recognized to followers because the personable restaurateur from Monroe, Louisiana, whereas showing on the fifth season of the present. Initially picked final out of the lads to affix Chuay Gahn by oldest feminine tribe member Jan Gentry within the first episode, Clay’s laid again angle didn’t appear to thoughts in his first confessional of the season when he mentioned, “I’m the smallest and oldest one sitting there. I knew I used to be going to be final. They obtained a diamond within the tough they don’t know.” Jan largely picked older solid members to affix the tribe with just one member of their twenties. The tribe would lose the primary immunity problem, forcing them to go to Tribal Council the place they voted out John Raymond.
Clay’s charismatic nature and social expertise had been in a position to additional him by the sport. In episode 7, “Assumptions,” Jeff Probst gathered the 2 5 member tribes to tell them that they might be dwelling at one camp collectively, presumed to be the merge. Jeff had representatives from every tribe go take a look at the 2 camps to resolve the place they might reside. Shii Ann Huang and Clay visited the Chuay Gahn camp the place Shii Ann revealed to Clay that she felt ostracized by Sook Jai and would take into account flipping to work with Chuay Gahn. Clay relayed this info again to the Chuay Gahn 5 alliance earlier than Jeff introduced that whereas the 2 tribes can be dwelling on the similar camp, they’d not merged and would nonetheless be competing towards each other as tribes. Sook Jai misplaced the immunity problem the place at Tribal Council Shii Ann was voted out and the technique of a traditional “Pagonging” started.
The announcement of Clay’s passing got here from his daughter Shanda Jordan on a public Fb publish through Folks journal. The publish learn, “Clay Brooks Jordan, my sweetheart of a Dad, went to heaven to fulfill Jesus and be reunited together with his stunning bride! Andy and I are so heartbroken, however We get consolation from understanding they’re collectively and he’s not in ache. We love you, Dad! You’ll ceaselessly be my HERO!” Clay’s spouse Linda Jordan handed away from COVID-19 in February. She appeared in episode 12, “A Large Shock… And One other,” competing within the reward problem to spend time together with her husband whereas additionally serving to Clay compete throughout the next immunity problem. They’re survived by their youngsters Shanda and Andy Jordan.
In keeping with the daughter of Clay Jordan from #SurvivorThailand Clay handed away right now. If that is true, than my coronary heart goes out to the household of Clay. He was fairly the character in Thailand and it’s at all times robust to lose a member of the Survivor household. pic.twitter.com/hrA2AOFEXj
— SurvivorQuotesX 🔥 (@SurvivorQuotesX) Might 19, 2022
Regardless of not profitable the million greenback prize, Clay was in a position to win the primary particular person immunity problem of the season going towards NYC police officer Ken Stafford in a recreation of reminiscence, endurance and navigation. Earlier in episode 9, “Determined Measures,” Clay is proven taking a look at moon pondering his household, “Does anyone miss their household?… That is the toughest factor I’ve ever finished… My son is 23, and he mentioned, ‘Dad, these nights it’s arduous to get by. Take a look at the moon and I’ll offer you all of the power and vitality I obtained.’” Ultimately, Clay misplaced to used automobile salesman Brian Heidik by a vote of 4-3.
Survivor: Thailand has repeatedly been ranked amongst followers, critics and Jeff Probst as one of many worst seasons. The pretend merge twist ensuing within the oust of Shii Ann led to a boring, if not predictable end with six out of the eight oldest solid members making it to the ultimate six. Attention-grabbing to notice within the remaining Tribal Council, the three youthful jury members Erin Collins, Penny Ramsey and Ken Stafford all voted for Clay to win regardless of accusations of racism from tribemate Ted Rogers, Jr. Clay disregarded the claims at Tribal Council. Clay may not have been a Survivor winner however he might be remembered amongst followers as one of many first 10 names to assert the ultimate 2 spot within the recreation of Survivor.
Supply: Shanda Jordan/Folks
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