January 29, 2009: Andy Dehnart of Reality
Blurred blogging fame posts a
late pre-game interview with Jerry.
Among the highlights:
"Despite being religious and honest, he won’t have
a problem lying to others in the game, because during his
preparation ('watching a lot' of the show 'DVD,
and YouTube, and everything else'), he learned that 'you
can’t trust no one'... 'you could do the secret
handshake, say you’re bonded for life, and before you
know it, the knife comes out. I’m a real honest-type
person, you know, real religious-type, honest, and I just
have to go into it, this is a game. I’m going to have
to leave that at the door until after the game and pick it
back up,' Jerry laughed.
He laughed a lot, and just seemed genuinely content and happy."
January, 2009: CBS gets around to putting
up S18 content:
"Jerry Sims promises, 'you've never seen anybody
like me before.' Growing up in a poor family,
he was one of 10 children who had to learn, very early
on, the skills to help him survive in the real world.
Jerry has been passing on those survival skills learned
from his childhood to soldiers in the Army National
Guard for the last 20 years.
A 1st Sergeant and specialist
in Nuclear Operations, Sims just recently returned
from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. No stranger to
being in a leadership position, Sims was in charge
of 100 men and not only knew how to manage them, but
also earned their respect. 'With
this big smile and this convincing attitude, I get
them to do exactly what I want them to do!'
He's always been a strong proponent
of the team concept, a skill that came in handy growing
up in such a large household, especially around dinner
time 'where
you had to be on time!' Jerry is also a family
man, who's been married for 25 years and has both an
adult son and daughter. He has no qualms about saying
he's doing this for the money. 'The million is
in my grasp! I've got to have it. I'm a competitor.
I like to win. I like to win, win, win!'
Raised on a chicken farm in South
Carolina, Jerry also knows how to live off the land
and involve everyone in the daily chores. This self-proclaimed
jokester says he will give his fellow castaways some
much need entertainment, but nobody should misinterpret
his cheery personality for weakness because Jerry proudly
proclaims, 'I
am physically fit, I am mentally strong and I'm ready
for the million.' Jerry currently resides in Rock
Hill, SC. His birth date is May 18."
Jerry's CBS intro video (until it's removed, anyway):
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