Challenges: MPF percentile
14%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 38 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor 5: Thailand (2002) - 3rd place, 14th out - 7th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 13, "Slip Through Your Fingers" (Day 38).
Jan Gentry on social media: None found
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S5: Thailand | 1.18 | 12.13 | 0.10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0.87 | 3.08 | - | - | - | 0.96 | 4.25 |
| Career | 1.18 | 12.13 | 0.10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0.87 | 3.08 | - | - | - | 0.96 | 4.25 |
Jan Gentry - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
88%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
78%
Performance ranks are a quick visual measure of the contestant's season vs. historical data from all prior contestants, in three basic (scorable) categories:
1. Performance in individual challenges (MPF), as a measure of "physical game";
2. Ability to vote people out consistently (VFB%, or VFB/TCA), or "strategic game"; and
3. Ability to avoid being voted against (rVAP, or TCA-VAP) - which scales better than a percentage would - for "social/strategic game."
See also: Full glossary for all these abbreviations.
Jan Gentry - Challenge record
S5: Thailand challenges 
Tribal/team challenge record (6-for-12):
- Thailand Ep. 1 IC: "Flying Your Flag" - Solves the rope maze, but Chuay Gahn loses.
- Thailand Ep. 2 RC: "Palanquin Slalom" - Hauls the palanquin, Chuay Gahn barely loses.
- Thailand Ep. 2 IC: "Floating Puzzle" - Slow retrieving a puzzle piece, Chuay Gahn loses.
- Thailand Ep. 3 RC: "Pilfering Pirates" - Participates, and thanks to Sook Jai's rule-breaking, Chuay Gahn wins.
- Thailand Ep. 3 IC: "Temple Transfer" - Helps carry pieces, Chuay Gahn wins.
- Thailand Ep. 4 RC: "New Tribe Member" - Hauls the dummy, Chuay Gahn loses big.
- Thailand Ep. 4 IC: "Tan-dy Gram" - Working the temple puzzle with Ghandia as Chuay Gahn loses.
- Thailand Ep. 5 IC: "Catch of the Day" - Carries fish, Chuay Gahn wins.
- Thailand Ep. 6 RC: "Wicker Flicker" - Makes no catches, Chuay Gahn loses, 5-4.
- Thailand Ep. 6 IC: "Thai 21" - Gathers flags, Chuay Gahn wins.
- Thailand Ep. 7 IC: "Jail Break" - Both teams tied until the last key, but Chuay Gahn wins.
- Thailand Ep. 8 IC: "Breathing Space" - Fifth out at 23 seconds, but Chuay Gahn wins.
Individual challenge record (0-for-9): (Mean % finish: 39.3%)
- Thailand, Ep. 9 RC: "Wicker Ball Relay" - One of four out in the first stage (tie-5th/8).
- Thailand, Ep. 9 IC: "Thai Numbers" - One of five eliminated on the first number (tie-4th/8).
- Thailand, Ep. 10 RC: "Knock Out" - With Helen, eliminated on first stage after falling (tie-5th/6).
- Thailand, Ep. 10 IC: "Snuff It" - Fifth out, on 8th question, eliminates two (3rd/7).
- [Thailand, Ep. 11 RC: "Thai Menu" - Gross food, Jan's son Jeff competes in her place (not counted).]
- Thailand, Ep. 11 IC: "Cube Crisis" - Jan and Jeff compete together, do not win (tie-2nd/6).
- Thailand, Ep. 12 RC: "Letter Hunt" - Did not reach the word puzzle stage (5th/5).
- Thailand, Ep. 12 IC: "Step On Up" - Places four stairs, not enough (3rd/5).
- Thailand, Ep. 13 F4 IC: "Second Chance" - Struggles on the balance beam, ends up dead last (4th/4).
- Thailand, Ep. 13 F3 IC: "Slip Through Your Fingers" - First out, at just over 12 minutes in (3rd/3).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Thailand: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 6 |
| Played: | 12 |
| Win%: | 0.50 |
| Sat out: | - |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 9 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean % Finish: | 39.3% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean % Finish: | - |
Jan Gentry - Tribal Council record
S5: Thailand Tribal 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Thailand: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (6/8):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | John | John Raymond (voted out, 6-1-1) | Yes |
| Ep2 | Tanya | Tanya Vance (voted out, 5-2) | Yes |
| Ep4 | Ghandia | ghandia_johnson (voted out, 4-2) | Yes |
| Ep9 | Ken | Ken Stafford (voted out, 5-3) | Yes |
| Ep10 | Penny | Penny Ramsey (voted out, 4-2-1) | Yes |
| Ep11 | Jake | Jake Billingsley (voted out, 5-1) | Yes |
| Ep12 | Ted | Ted Rogers (voted out, 4-1) | Yes |
| Ep13 (F4) | Helen | Helen Glover (voted out, 3-1) | Yes |
| Ep13 (F3) | -* | Jan Gentry (voted out, 1-0) | - |
| 8* | TOTALS | 7 | |
*Jan was present at the F3 vote, but could not vote herself; no TCA charged.
VAP - Votes against (4):
- Thailand, Ep. 10: One vote, from Jake.
- Thailand, Ep. 12: One vote, from Ted.
- Thailand, Ep. 13 (F4 vote): One vote, from Helen.
- Thailand, Ep. 13 (F3 vote): One vote, from Brian (voted out, 1-0).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Thailand, Ep. 13: Voted for Brian Heidik, who won, 4-3.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 0 |
| Played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 7 |
| Tribals: | 8 |
| VAP: | 5 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
Jan Gentry - Pictures
S5: Thailand image gallery -
Thailand intro shot -
Thailand intro shot -
Arrival, Day 1 -
Made it to Chuay Gahn camp -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Solving the rope maze -
Chuay Gahn, about to lose -
Chauy Gahn, Ep1 Tribal -
Listening to Probst -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC -
Hauling palanquin -
Talking about surprising Helen for her anniversary -
Chuay Gahn about to lose, Ep2 IC -
Chuay Gahn, Ep2 Tribal -
Chuay Gahn wins! Ep3 RC -
Learning from the red berets -
Chuay Gahn leading, Ep3 IC -
Chuay Gahn wins! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC -
Working the puzzle with Ghandia, Ep4 IC -
I'm voting with Ghandia, against Clay -
Chuay Gahn, Ep4 Tribal -
Threatening to keep all the auction money herself, Ep5 -
Auction time -
Trying to find the mis-sorted fish, Ep5 IC -
Chuay Gahn wins! -
Talking about the dead baby bat (Oliver) she found, Ep6 -
Giving Oliver a proper burial -
Chuay Gahn wins! Ep6 IC -
Ready to fake merge, Ep7 -
Yay, one family -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC -
... which is still tribal, not individual -
Chuay Gahn wins! -
Penny tries to charm Jan, Ep8 -
It doesn't feel very authentic -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
Helping Jake kill Lucky the chicken -
Burying Lucky's head and feet next to Oliver, so they can be friends -
About to finally merge, Ep9 -
Enjoying Brian's full-length video from home -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC -
Already out -
Chuay Jai, Ep9 Tribal Council -
The majority-holding Chuay Gahn five -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC -
With Helen, not advancing -
Enjoying the beer Clay smuggled back -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC -
Still in it, for now -
Chuay Jai, Ep10 Tribal -
The loved ones are here! Ep11 RC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC -
The loved ones are back! -
Happy for Ted -
Chuay Jai, Ep11 Tribal -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC -
Ted brought back a friend for Jan -
Discussing strategy with Helen -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC -
Chuay Jai, Ep12 Tribal -
Listening to Probst -
Listening to the F4 IC treemail, Ep13 -
Not enjoying the balance beam -
Brian asks Jan to vote for Helen -
Struggling with this decision -
Heading to Tribal -
Chuay Jai, F4 Tribal -
Probst is in camp to explain the Rites of Passage and IC location -
Probst is in camp to explain the Rites of Passage and IC location -
Rites of Passage (yawn) -
Arrival at the final IC -
Listening to Probst explain the final IC -
So far, so good... -
Chuay Jai, Final 3 Tribal -
The final member of our jury... -
Snuffed, Day 38 (Episode 13) -
With the jury, Final Tribal Council -
Full cast, reunion show
Jan Gentry - Interviews
S5: Thailand interviews Pre-game interviews
- None found.
Post-game interviews
- Julie Chen on the The Early Show (12/20/02): Official CBS post-game interview (YouTube)
- John Balz at the Tampa Bay Times (2/14/03): "Q & A with Jan Gentry // Still Surviving"
Jan Gentry - Bio
S5: Thailand bio Official CBS Thailand bio excerpts:
"Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Jan Gentry attended several colleges (including Texas Tech University and the University of Texas) before receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Lamar University. She then attended Texas Wesleyan College, where she received an additional teaching certificate for the mentally handicapped. She currently works as a first grade teacher in Lutz, Florida. Previously, she was employed as tennis legend Martina Navratilova's secretary. She also owned her own business hand-painting custom baskets and worked at a clothing store in Orlando, Florida.
Jan describes herself as a charismatic people-person who is also a logical thinker with good problem-solving abilities. She enjoys running in triathlons, tennis, golf and fishing. On her perfect day, she would work out, then fish on her boat while drinking a beer and listening to Willie Nelson. She would cap off the day by grilling the day's catch while enjoying a few more beers and a good cigar.
Jan currently resides in Tampa, Florida with her husband, Bill. She considers her five children, Jef (26), Molly (24), Lisa (20), William (18), and Keller (18) to be her greatest accomplishments. Her pets include a fish named Jake, a guinea pig named Beethoven and a cockatiel named Fred. Her birth date is October 31, 1948."