J. T. Thomas | |
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Born |
James Thomas, Jr. June 23, 1984 Mobile, Alabama |
Television |
(winner) Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains Survivor: Game Changers |
Spouse(s) | Cameron Bush (2015-) |
James "J. T." Thomas, Jr. (born June 23, 1984) is an American television personality known for his appearances as a contestant on the American television show Survivor. He first appeared in the 18th season, in which he won the title of Sole Survivor and the US$1,000,000 grand prize. Thomas later appeared as a contestant in the 20th season Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, finishing in 10th place. He returned to play for a third time on the 34th season: Survivor: Game Changers where he placed 16th.
Thomas was raised in Samson, Alabama, graduated from Troy University, and currently resides in Mobile, Alabama.
On May 17, 2009, it was revealed that he had been voted the winner of , having received all seven jury votes (cast by Brendan Synnott, Tyson Apostol, Sierra Reed, Debbie Beebe, Benjamin "Coach" Wade, Tamara "Taj" Johnson-George, and Erinn Lobdell), beating out corporate consultant and friend Stephen Fishbach. In addition to his million-dollar win, Thomas also won the $100,000 prize for Sprint Player of the Season, beating out fellow fan favorites Johnson-George and Reed. Thomas was the sixth person to win Survivor's million-dollar prize without ever having any votes cast against him at Tribal Council—preceded by Tina Wesson (The Australian Outback), Ethan Zohn (Africa), Brian Heidik (Thailand), Sandra Diaz-Twine (Pearl Islands), and Tom Westman (Palau). He was also the second person to win the million-dollar prize as a result of a unanimous vote—preceded by Earl Cole (Fiji), and the second consecutive person to win both the million dollars and the $100,000, preceded by Bob Crowley (Gabon).