Bruce Perreault

Bruce Perreault is a contestant from and .
After sustaining a concussion during the opening Reward Challenge of Survivor 44, Bruce became the first person to be medically evacuated on Day 1. 
Following his evacuation, Bruce received an invitation from Jeff Probst to compete in a future season,https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-fire-with-jeff-probst-the-official-survivor-podcast/id1673596832?i=1000602406862 leading to his participation in Survivor 45. His paternal instincts drew polarized receptions from his cast, notably sparking a season-long vendetta harbored by tribemate Katurah Topps. Following the merge, Bruce became a pariah but evaded elimination through a series of immunity wins and by wielding his Hidden Immunity Idol defensively. When he lost immunity at the final eight, the tribe pounced on the opportunity to defuse his threat, placating him enough to stop him from playing his idol before blindsiding him in a split vote.
==Profile==
<tabber>Survivor 44=
Retrieved from Parade.com
Age: 46Hometown: West Warwick, R.I.Current Residence: Warwick, R.I.Occupation: Insurance Agent3 Words to Describe You: Energetic, funny, competitiveWhy do you want to be part of SURVIVOR? I want to be a part of SURVIVOR because this is a great social experiment. It breaks you down only to test you to get back up.What's one life experience you feel has prepared you for the game? There are so many experiences but if I had to choose one, it would be turning into the husband and father that I am today after being abandoned as a child.Which previous player do you identify with the most? Who do you think you will play most like? Jeremy Collins. I would identify the most with him. His sense of family and commitment. I would play like Jeremy Collins.What will you value in an alliance partner? Someone that looks at SURVIVOR as what it is: a game. I would also value an alliance partner that shows loyalty to tell me if my name is coming up. As I would do for them.Favorite Hobbies: Golf, boxingPet Peeves: People who run their fork on their teeth while eatingWhat is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Raising two awesome kids with my amazing wifeWhat is something we would never know from looking at you? That I was adopted by a white familyWho in your life is your biggest inspiration and why? My adoptive mother. She takes no s*&! but gives a great amount of love.Why will you be the Sole Survivor? I will be the Sole Survivor because this is my time. I will be social and rely on my strategic wit.https://parade.com/tv/survivor-44-cast#gid=ci02b6b05220002433&pid=bruce-perrault
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Retrieved from EW.com
Age: 47Hometown: West Warwick, RICurrent Residence: Warwick, RIOccupation: Insurance Agent3 Words to Describe You: Funny, competitive, energetic.Why do you want to be part of Survivor? I love this game! This is something that I need a chance to play. I lost that chance and now have it back. The construct of this game is a microcosm of our everyday life. I want to be a part of Survivor because Survivor is my life.What's one life experience you feel has prepared you for the game? My life…. I have been through the foster care system. I am, on a daily basis, working on ways to survive in my daily life.Which previous player do you identify with the most? Who do you think you will play most like? Still my boy, Jeremy Collins. His values and sense of family mirror mine. I'll play the game like Jeremy, like Jesse from [season] 43, like Gabler. I cannot conform to just one player or style. I will be able to assess the situation and adapt to it.Favorite Hobbies: Golf, boxing.What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Raising two awesome kids with my amazing wife.Why will you be the Sole Survivor? I will be the Sole Survivor because this is my time.https://ew.com/tv/survivor-45-cast-photos-bios-revealed/
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==Survivor==
===Survivor 44===
Assigned to the Tika tribe, Bruce hit his head against an obstacle and started to bleed profusely minutes into the first Reward Challenge. Though he felt lightheaded from the injury, the medical team was able to treat him with oxygen, clearing him to return to camp with his tribe. Later that night, however, Bruce's concussive symptoms returned and medical was called once again. They ultimately made the decision to pull Bruce from the game, much to his disappointment. 
During the premiere episode of On Fire with Jeff Probst, Jeff formally invited Bruce to return for the next season, which he accepted.https://ew.com/tv/survivor-44-premiere-medically-evacuated-bruce-perreault-invited-back/
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode	TribeAffiliation	Challenge 	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1 	 	Crate Wide Open	Reward 	No 	
 	 	 	 	 	
|-|Voting History=
Because he was evacuated before the first Tribal Council, Bruce did not have a voting history.
Episode	Bruce'sVotes	Voted AgainstBruce
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===Survivor 45===
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out? 	Result
1 	rowspan="6" 	Barge Simpson 	Reward 	No 	
1 	Sweat vs Savvy 	Reward 	Yes 	 	
1 	Mud Crutch 	Immunity 	No 	 	
2 	Smash & Grab 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	Running Down a Dream 	Reward 	Yes 	 	
3 	Draggin' the Dragon 	Immunity 	No 	 	
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4 	rowspan="2" 	Turn the Cage 	Immunity 	No 	
5 	Knock One Back 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
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6 	None 	Super Ramp 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	
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7 	rowspan="7" 	Get a Grip 	Reward/Immunity 	 	
8 	Auction 	Auction 	Auction 	Auction 	
8 	Drop a Log 	Immunity 	No 	 	
9 	Different Stages 	Reward 	 	 	
9 	Different Stages 	Immunity 	 	 	
10 	Running on Empty 	Reward 	 	 	
10 	Invertigo 	Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Notes: The castaways first competed as three teams for reward. Only the members of the winning team would have the right to compete for individual immunity.	Notes: The castaways first competed as three teams for reward. Only the members of the winning team would have the right to compete for individual immunity.	Notes: The castaways first competed as three teams for reward. Only the members of the winning team would have the right to compete for individual immunity.	Notes: The castaways first competed as three teams for reward. Only the members of the winning team would have the right to compete for individual immunity.	Notes: The castaways first competed as three teams for reward. Only the members of the winning team would have the right to compete for individual immunity.	Notes: The castaways first competed as three teams for reward. Only the members of the winning team would have the right to compete for individual immunity.
|-|Voting History=
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Voted forSole Survivor	colspan="2" 	
 In , Kaleb successfully played his Shot in the Dark, negating Bruce's vote against him. Because Kaleb negated all the votes cast at Tribal Council, a vote restart was held between all the non-immune players. Bruce changed his vote to J. Maya on the restart. In , Bruce lost his vote as a result of having the most money left over at the end of the Survivor Auction, making him ineligible to vote at Tribal Council.</tabber>
==Post-Survivor==
==Trivia==
* Bruce is the oldest contestant to compete on .
* Bruce is the earliest evacuation on , being pulled from the game on Day 1.
** By extension, Bruce is also the earliest elimination, as well as the returning player with the fewest days lasted on their original season.
* Bruce is the first Survivor contestant to be the only returning player of a season.
* Bruce is the first contestant to compete in multiple seasons shorter than 39 days.
* Bruce is the first man and third contestant overall, after Francesca Hogi and Tina Wesson, to return for a later season after finishing in last place in a prior season.
* Bruce is the oldest member of Belo and the oldest man to compete on .
* Bruce is the first person to lose his vote as a result of having the most money left over at the Survivor Auction.
* Bruce is the only person on Survivor 45 to win back-to-back individual Immunity Challenges.
==References==
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