Portrait of Jesse Lopez

Jesse Lopez

…sometimes you're going to come up short, but at the end of the day… Survivor 43, E13

Played on

25 days played

Game record

Vote alignment100%of 9 ballots

98th percentile of 423 castaways

Immunity record0career immunity wins

No wins to rank

Idol impact1of 1 idol play canceled a vote

Too few idol plays to rank

Occupation at casting Political Science Ph.D. Hometown Durham, North Carolina

Beyond Survivor
Beast Games
Played with 17 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓

Jesse Lopez lasted into the jury phase of Survivor 43 in the New Era, 25 days in, and went out in the fire-making challenge. Before that, Lopez cast 9 tribal council votes in Survivor 43, 9 with the majority.

Get to know Jesse Lopez

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

Hobbies
Playing chess with my son. Dancing with my daughter. Binge-watching shows with my wife after the chess player and dancer fall asleep.
Pet peeves
Quitters, people who complain about things but aren't willing to change, and personalized license plates.

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.

Fan poll Players

Survivor Hall of Fame: is Jesse Lopez in or out?

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Seasons

Season Result Days Tribes Votes against Confessionals
Survivor 43 2022 Lost final 4 fire challenge Vesi Gaia 0 60

Castaway network

Jesse Lopez’s connections

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17
castaway connections
5
tribemates
2
other-show overlaps
1
winner

Connections worth exploring

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The other 14 castaways

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Survivor 43 2022 14 castaways View cast

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