Ken Stafford
Sook Jai's no-nonsense workhorse, who got tricked by a fake merge and then targeted at the real one.
Known for
Ken was picked for Sook Jai, the young tribe in Thailand that expected to steamroll the older Chuay Gahn. He had little patience for teammates who skipped the shelter work and wasn't shy about saying so. That drove his first vote, against Jed Hildebrand for laziness, and his clash with Robb Zbacnik, which turned into a moment of self-reflection for Robb. Ken also earned an odd piece of history by getting disqualified in a challenge for shoving Helen Glover outside the attack zone.
Then came the fake merge. Sook Jai moved into Chuay Gahn's camp thinking the game had gone individual. Ken grilled Shii Ann Huang about flipping, then Jeff revealed the tribes were still separate, the losses stacked up, and Sook Jai voted Shii Ann out for it. By the actual merge, Sook Jai was down to three, and Ken was the obvious physical threat. Chuay Gahn stuck together and took him out first. On the jury he pressed Brian Heidik for honesty, didn't get it, and voted for Clay Jordan.
Background: Survivor Wiki
The season they played
- 8Survivor 5: Thailandage 30, Brooklyn, New York8th of 16 · 27 days · jury
Source
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