Portrait of Jan Gentry

Jan Gentry

…and I'm not really a leader, and I was put in the spotlight… Survivor 5, E1

Played on

38 days played

Game record

Vote alignment88%of 8 ballots

87th percentile of 423 castaways

Immunity record0career immunity wins

No wins to rank

Occupation at casting Teacher Hometown Tampa, Florida

Played with 15 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓

Jan Gentry lasted into the jury phase of Survivor 5: Thailand in the old-school era, 38 days in, and went out as the 14th voted out. Gentry's torch went out with 1 vote cast. Before that, Gentry cast 8 tribal council votes in Survivor 5, 7 with the majority.

Get to know Jan Gentry

Jan Gentry's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.

Luxury item
Picture of Her Family

Alliances fans have named

Survivor never names an alliance on screen. These names, and who counts as a member, are how the fan community records the game rather than an official record of it.

Birthplace, pre-game profile and alliance facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.

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Seasons

Season Result Days Tribes Votes against Confessionals
Thailand Season 5, 2002 14th voted out Chuay Gahn Chuay Jai 5 36

The vote that sent Jan Gentry home

The only ballot cast named Jan Gentry on day 38 of Survivor 5: Thailand.

Brian Heidik

Castaway network

Jan Gentry’s connections

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15
castaway connections
7
tribemates
1
winner
1
returning player

Connections worth exploring

Repeat pairings, other-show overlaps, tribe overlap, winners and Survivor veterans rise to the top.

Survivor 5

Brian Heidik

1 Survivor season

Shared a tribe Winner

The other 13 castaways

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Thailand Season 5, 2002 13 castaways View cast

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