Challenges: MPF percentile
7%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 33 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor 5: Thailand (2002) - 6th place, 11th out - 4th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 11, "A Big Surprise ... And Another" (Day 33).
Jake Billingsley 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 | 0.94 | 8.13 | 0.12 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0.61 | 1.59 | - | - | - | 0.72 | 2.53 |
| Career | 0.94 | 8.13 | 0.12 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0.61 | 1.59 | - | - | - | 0.72 | 2.53 |
Jake Billingsley - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
63%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
56%
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.
Jake Billingsley - Challenge record
S5: Thailand challenges 
Tribal/team challenge record (6-for-12; 1 sit-out):
- Thailand Ep. 1 IC: "Flying Your Flag" - Dives for the second flag, Sook Jai wins.
- Thailand Ep. 2 RC: "Palanquin Slalom" - Hauls palanquin, Sook Jai wins.
- Thailand Ep. 2 IC: "Floating Puzzle" - Retrieves a puzzle piece, Sook Jai wins.
- Thailand Ep. 3 RC: "Pilfering Pirates" - Sits out, as Sook Jai loses.
- Thailand Ep. 3 IC: "Temple Transfer" - Helps carry puzzle pieces, Sook Jai loses.
- Thailand Ep. 4 RC: "New Tribe Member" - Helps haul the dummy, Sook Jai wins.
- Thailand Ep. 4 IC: "Tan-dy Gram" - Works first puzzle with Penny; Sook Jai wins again.
- Thailand Ep. 5 IC: "Catch of the Day" - Carries fish, but Sook Jai loses.
- Thailand Ep. 6 RC: "Wicker Flicker" - Makes no catches, but Sook Jai wins, 5-4.
- Thailand Ep. 6 IC: "Thai 21" - Gathers flags, but Sook Jai loses.
- Thailand Ep. 7 IC: "Jail Break" - Both teams tied until the last key, but Sook Jai loses.
- Thailand Ep. 8 IC: "Breathing Space" - Stays underwater the longest for Sook Jai, but Sook Jai loses.
Individual challenge record (0-for-5; 1 sit-out): (Mean % finish: 40.4%)
- Thailand, Ep. 9 RC: "Wicker Ball Relay" - One of four eliminated 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" - Unpicked, forced to sit out.
- Thailand, Ep. 10 IC: "Snuff It" - Third out, on 4th question, all correct answers (5nd/7).
- [Thailand, Ep. 11 RC: "Thai Menu" - Gross food, Jake's wife Jenny competes in his place (not counted).]
- Thailand, Ep. 11 IC: "Cube Crisis" - Jake and Jenny compete together, do not win (tie-2nd/6).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Thailand: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 6 |
| Played: | 12 |
| Win%: | 0.50 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Played: | 5 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean % Finish: | 40.4% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean % Finish: | - |
Jake Billingsley - Tribal Council record
S5: Thailand Tribal 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Thailand: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (5/8):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep3 | Jed | Jed Hildebrand (voted out, 5-3) | Yes |
| Ep5 | Stephanie | Stephanie Dill (voted out, 5-2) | Yes |
| Ep6 | Robb | Robb Zbacnik (voted out, 5-1) | Yes |
| Ep7 | Shii Ann | Shii Ann Huang (voted out, 4-1) | Yes |
| Ep8 | Erin | Erin Collins (voted out, 3-1) | Yes |
| Ep9 | Ted | Ken Stafford (voted out, 5-3) | - |
| Ep10 | Jan | Penny Ramsey (voted out, 4-2-1) | - |
| Ep11 | Clay | Jake Billingsley (voted out, 5-1) | - |
| 8 | TOTALS | 5 | |
VAP - Votes against (7):
- Thailand, Ep. 10: Two votes, from Clay and Penny.
- Thailand, Ep. 11: Five votes, from Brian, Clay, Helen, Jan, and Ted (voted out, 4-2-1).
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: | 5 |
| Tribals: | 8 |
| VAP: | 7 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
Jake Billingsley - Pictures
S5: Thailand image gallery -
Thailand intro shot -
Thailand intro shot -
Arrival, Day 1 -
Talking about picking the tribe -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Sook Jai wins! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC -
Sook Jai wins reward! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Retrieving a puzzle piece -
Sook Jai wins immunity! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC -
Sook Jai trailing, Ep3 IC -
Sook Jai, Ep3 Tribal -
Listening to Probst -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC -
Hauling the dummy -
Working the first puzzle with Penny, Ep4 IC -
Sook Jai wins! -
Sook Jai eats a chicken, Ep5 -
Talking about Robb's stingray experience -
Auction time, Ep5 -
Carrying fish, Ep5 IC -
Sook Jai, Ep5 Tribal -
Ready to not catch anything, Ep6 RC -
Reward feast on the beach, with entertainment -
The losing Sook Jais, Ep6 IC -
Sook Jai, Ep6 Tribal -
Talking to Probst -
Ready to fake merge, Ep7 -
Yay, one family -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC -
Sook Jai, Ep7 Tribal -
Had enough of Helen's recipes, Ep8 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
Do we tell the person who's going? -
Sook Jai, Ep8 Tribal -
Trying to ingratiate himself with the Chuay Gahns, Ep9 -
Talking about killing animals with a bow and arrow -
About to finally merge -
Enjoying Brian's full video from home -
Trying to flip Clay -
Out after one question, Ep9 IC -
This thing with Clay seems legit -
Chuay Jai, Ep9 Tribal -
The last three Sook Jais -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC -
Starting line, about to be eliminated -
Brian selects Clay to join him -
It was smart of Brian and Clay to bring food and beer back -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC -
Still in it, barely -
Chuay Jai, Ep10 Tribal -
Listening to Probst -
Writing in his journal, Ep11 -
Listening to treemail -
Loved ones are here! -
Jake's wife vs. Helen's husband, for reward -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC -
The loved ones are back! -
Seeing the loved ones off -
Chuay Jai, Ep11 Tribal -
Fourth member of our jury... -
Snuffed, Day 33 (Episode 11) -
With the jury, Final Tribal Council -
Full cast, reunion show
Jake Billingsley - Interviews
S5: Thailand interviews Pre-game interviews
- None found.
Post-game interviews
- SurvivorOz podcast interview (5/15/12): "Jake Billingsley Interview"
Jake Billingsley - Bio
S5: Thailand bio Official CBS Thailand bio excerpts:
"Born in Tyler, Texas, and raised in Texarkana, Texas, Jake Billingsley received a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Husbandry from Texas A & M University in College Station, Texas. He began his career as Assistant County Agricultural Agent back in Tyler. While there, he accepted a job as Agricultural Consultant for a Texas-based utilities company and worked his way up to Assistant Vice President. He eventually left the utilities business to pursue real estate. He worked for various firms in capacities ranging from Associate to Senior Vice President before deciding to open his own company specializing in commercial real estate.
Jake is currently a land broker, and has been active in commercial real estate in the Dallas area for over 30 years. In 1995, he moved to Colorado and became the President and General Manager of an outdoor adventure company that provided hunting, fishing and horseback riding trips through remote regions of the San Juan Mountains (a business he took over after his son-in-law was tragically killed in a plane crash). He enjoys videography/photography, backpacking, camping, hunting and writing. His perfect day would be on a boat in the Virgin Islands with his wife, Jeni.
Jake and his wife currently reside in McKinney, Texas. He has a 37-year-old daughter, Jamie Carlson, and a 35 year-old son Jay, as well as three stepsons, Donnie (40), Mark (39) and Michael (37), and nine grandchildren (six boys and three girls). His birth date is August 21, 1941."