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Bobby Jon Drinkard Profile |
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Birth Date: May 10, 1977
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Birth Place: Troy, Alabama, USA
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Birth Name: Bobby Jon Drinkard
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Biography |
Bobby Jon Drinkard (born May 10, 1977) was a contestant on
Survivor: Palau and Survivor: Guatemala. Bobby Jon is
perhaps best known for being intensely competitive in
challenges, which was presented on the show as being
comically at odds with his normally polite and mild-mannered
demeanor.
In Survivor: Palau, Bobby Jon was a member of the ill-fated
Ulong tribe. He was third contestant in Survivor: Palau to
be eliminated without being voted out, and the 8th person to
be eliminated without being voted out since Survivor's start
in 2000.
As of April 7, 2005, for the first time ever there was one
person left in the Ulong tribe (Stephenie LaGrossa), after
Ulong lost every single immunity challenge since the start
of the show. When it was down to Bobby Jon and Stephenie,
they went into an immunity challenge against Koror and lost
for the eighth time. Because there were only two survivors
left, when Ulong went to tribal council, Bobby Jon and
Stephenie had to compete in a fire-building contest. Bobby
Jon was eliminated because he wasn't fast enough. When he
brought his torch to Jeff Probst to be snuffed, Probst said,
"The tribe has definitely NOT spoken. Nonetheless, it's time
for you go."
Bobby Jon and Stephenie LaGrossa were invited back as
contestants on Survivor: Guatemala. He was the 11th person
voted off, becoming the first member of the jury; a point he
always wanted to reach.
During this season, he and fellow competitor Jamie Newton
engaged in a rivalry in their opposing tribes' challenges
and during the individual immunity challenges. The two
seemed to bury the hatchet when they were both on the jury,
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Other Information |
Appeared in the November 2003 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine
as one of their "Hunks Across America".
Was voted Alabama's most eligible bachelor by Cosmopolitan
Magazine in the spring of 2003.
Is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity.
In 2003, graduated from Troy State University with a B.S. in
Public Relations and Print Journalism.
Moved to Los Angeles in August of 2003 to pursue a modeling
career.
Became the eighth "Survivor" contestant in history (and the
third in the Palau edition) to be eliminated from the game
without being voted off by a Tribal Council. Others so far
have been Michael Skupin, Paschal English, Osten Taylor,
Jenna Morasca, Susan Hawk, Jonathan Libby, and Wanda Shirk.
He and Stephenie LaGrossa are the first ever "Survivor"
contestants to compete a second time (in "Survivor:
Guatemala") in a non-"All-Star" edition. |
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since September 4, 2007