Challenges: MPF percentile
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Seasons: 1 | Days played: 9 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 0
- Survivor 18: Tocantins (2009) - 14th place, 3rd out.
- Voted out in Episode 3, "Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This" (Day 9).
Jerry Sims on social media: facebook
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall scores | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S18: Tocantins | 0.13 | 0.55 | 0.23 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.30 | 1.40 | - | - | - | 0.53 | 1.53 |
| Career | 0.13 | 0.55 | 0.23 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.30 | 1.40 | - | - | - | 0.53 | 1.53 |
Jerry Sims - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
46%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
19%
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.
Jerry Sims - Challenge record
S18:
Tocantins 
Tribal/team challenge record (1-for-4):
- Tocantins Ep. 1 RC/IC: "A River, Run Through It" - Retrieves some planks, and Timbira wins.
- Tocantins Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Beach Brawl" - Participates in one matchup, and eventually, Timbira loses.
- Tocantins Ep. 3 RC: "Blind Leading the Blind" - Paired with Brendan, Timbira loses big.
- Tocantins Ep. 3 IC: "A Crate Idea" - Rolls crates and helps with the puzzle, but Timbira loses again.
Individual challenge record (0-for-0):
- Tocantins: None.
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Tocantins: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 1 |
| Played: | 4 |
| Win%: | 0.25 |
| Sat out: | - |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
Jerry Sims - Tribal Council record
S18:
Tocantins 
Idols held/played: (0/0)
- Tocantins: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (1/2):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep2 | Candace | Candace Smith (voted out, 7-1) | Yes |
| Ep3 | Erinn | Jerry Sims (voted out, 6-1) | - |
| 2 | TOTALS | 1 | |
VAP - Votes against (6):
- Tocantins, Ep. 3: Six votes, from Erinn, Coach, Debbie, Sierra, Tyson, and Brendan (voted out, 6-1).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- Tocantins: None.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Idols found: | 0 |
| Idols played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 1 |
| Tribals: | 2 |
| VAP: | 6 |
| Made: | 0 |
| For winners: | |
| Received: | - |
Jerry Sims - Pictures
S18:
Tocantins -
Tocantins intro shot -
Tocantins intro shot -
On the truck with Timbira -
Day 1, fresh off the truck -
With Timbira, listening to Probst -
Watching the Timbiras 'vote out' Sierra -
Learning what the vote thing was actually about -
Timbira, heading off to camp -
Mid-hike confessional, about his military experience -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC -
Listening to Probst -
Starting line -
Starting work on the stair puzzle -
Watching the table maze -
Accepting the flint and idol -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC -
Listening to Probst -
Debbie volunteers to sit out -
Yay, Tyson scored -
Talking to Probst, Ep2 Tribal Council -
Sounds like a plan. Early Ep3. -
Watching everyone else eat those cursed beans. -
Starting to feel a bit weak from being sick and not eating, hoping nobody notices. -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC -
Listening to Probst. -
Starting line -
At the end of the slow-moving Timbira centipede. -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC. -
Ha ha, not likely Jalapao is getting that idol back. Ha ha. -
Starting line. -
Rolling a crate with Brendan -
Discussing the staircase puzzle. -
With Sierra, helpfully watching Tyson try to lift a giant cube. -
And Jalapao wins immunity. -
Post-loss lecture from Probst. -
Well, time to rally. -
Not the ideal position from which to give a rallying confessional. -
Tyson tries to give a pep talk. -
Timbira, Ep3 Tribal Council. -
Listening to Brendan. -
Worth a shot. -
Wow, they all voted for me. -
Snuffed, Ep3. -
Full cast, reunion show
Jerry Sims - Interviews
S18:
Tocantins Pre-game interviews
- Andy Dehnart at Reality Blurred (1/29/09): "Jerry Sims: 'I Don't Want to' Be a Leader"
- Jeff Probst's Tocantins pre-season cast assessment.
Post-game interviews
- Gordon Holmes at XfinityTV.com (2/27/09): "Castaway Interview: Jerry Sims"
- John Bracchitta at Reality TV World (2/27/09): "Jerry Sims talks about his time on Survivor: Tocantins"
- Eric Goldman at IGN.com (3/4/09): "Survivor: Tocantins - Jerry Interview"
Thanks to Muneeb Khan (@MUK734) for his help in compiling these links.
Jerry Sims - Bio
S18:
Tocantins From his official CBS Survivor: Tocantins cast bio page:
"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."