Jesse Lopez

Jesse L. Lopezhttps://twitter.com/Jesse_L_Lopez/status/1597979588692697088 is a contestant from .
Quickly taking control of the Vesi tribe alongside Cody Assenmacher, Jesse and Cody entered the merge as powerful swing votes, orchestrating numerous blindsides including those of former tribemates Dwight Moore and Noelle Lambert. However, Jesse soon began to worry about being seen as a follower of Cody, prompting him to blindside Cody at the final six, which put a massive target on his back. Because of this, Jesse was selected to compete in the fire-making challenge, which he lost to Mike Gabler and finished in fourth place.
==Profile==
Retrieved from Parade.com
Age: 30
Hometown: Venice, Calif.
Current Residence: Durham, N.C.
Occupation: Political Science Ph.D.
Favorite Hobbies: Playing chess with my son. Dancing with my daughter. Binge-watching shows with my wife after the chess player and dancer fall asleep.
3 Words to Describe You: Aware, ambitious, unbreakable
Pet Peeve(s): Quitters, people who complain about things but aren't willing to change, and personalized license plates.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? The family I've built with my wife. Every day I get to watch my kids actually be kids and grow at their own pace. That's something that I never had and always wanted. It doesn't matter what else I've done or end up doing; building a family with my wife takes the cake.
What is something we would never know from looking at you? I do research at Duke. You don't look at me and see a scholar. As Biggie says though, "I'm sicker than your average."
Who is your hero and why? My wife. She's been with me every step of the way and had to make the same sacrifices as me to get here. She juggles the weight of both kids, my stresses, as well as her own, and still manages to maintain her composure. She's got no fear and has always pushed me to do better. I could go on forever, but at the end of the day I just want to make her proud.
Which past Survivor will you play the game most like? I'm basically Spencer or Christian (David vs. Goliath) if they got jumped into a gang at 15. I'm definitely bringing an academic mindset to the game because I've spent more hours thinking about how people vote than Sandra and Boston Rob combined. At the same time, I wasn't raised in an ivory tower and have been around the block enough to know there is stuff textbooks can't teach you about real people and life.
Why do you believe you can be the Sole Survivor? I've researched voting behavior for years. I don't care if I'm out there with someone who never missed an episode of SURVIVOR, or someone who played 3 times already, they ain't gonna hold a candle to me strategically. But I'm also not an academic by nature and have gone from being a gang member to dealing with Harvard-level researchers on a daily basis—so I can adapt to any environment and build relationships with anyone.https://parade.com/tv/survivor-43-cast#gid=ci02aa2327800025c7&pid=118723_0984bc
==Survivor==
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Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out 	Result
1 	rowspan=7 	Crate Wide Open 	Reward 	No 	
1 	Freedom of Choice 	Immunity 	No 	 	
2 	Serpent Turf 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	Turtle Head 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	Walk Around 	Reward 	No 	 	
4 	Brain Stew 	Immunity 	No 	 	
5 	EOC 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
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6 	None 	No Quarter 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	
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7 	rowspan=10 	Eve 6 	Immunity 	 	
8 	Over-Extended 	Immunity 	Yes 	 	
9 	Crocodile Rock 	Reward/Immunity 	 	 	
10 	Put a Ring on It 	Reward 	 	 	
10 	Teeter Tower 	Immunity 	 	 	
11 	Last Gasp 	Immunity 	 	 	
12 	Roll With It 	Reward 	 	 	
12 	Battle of Evermore 	Immunity 	 	 	
13 	Draw the Line 	Reward/Immunity 	 	 	
13 	Operation Balance Build 	Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Notes: Jesse elected to sit out of the challenge to help his tribe win a supply of rice. The challenge was played for team reward and individual immunity, with the last person standing winning reward for their team. Jesse did not win immunity, but was on the team that won the reward.	Notes: Jesse elected to sit out of the challenge to help his tribe win a supply of rice. The challenge was played for team reward and individual immunity, with the last person standing winning reward for their team. Jesse did not win immunity, but was on the team that won the reward.	Notes: Jesse elected to sit out of the challenge to help his tribe win a supply of rice. The challenge was played for team reward and individual immunity, with the last person standing winning reward for their team. Jesse did not win immunity, but was on the team that won the reward.	Notes: Jesse elected to sit out of the challenge to help his tribe win a supply of rice. The challenge was played for team reward and individual immunity, with the last person standing winning reward for their team. Jesse did not win immunity, but was on the team that won the reward.	Notes: Jesse elected to sit out of the challenge to help his tribe win a supply of rice. The challenge was played for team reward and individual immunity, with the last person standing winning reward for their team. Jesse did not win immunity, but was on the team that won the reward.	Notes: Jesse elected to sit out of the challenge to help his tribe win a supply of rice. The challenge was played for team reward and individual immunity, with the last person standing winning reward for their team. Jesse did not win immunity, but was on the team that won the reward.
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Voted forSole Survivor	colspan="2" 	
 In , Jesse wagered his vote at the summit for an advantage. He lost the wager, making him ineligible to vote at the next Tribal Council he attended. In , Jesse used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 1 vote against him. Also in "Snap Some Necks and Cash Some Checks", Cassidy had the advantage of choosing one person to be in the Final Three with her. She chose Owen, subjecting Jesse and Gabler to a fire-making challenge. Jesse lost the challenge, eliminating him from the game.
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==Post-Survivor==
* For his time on the show, Jesse received a cash award of $100,000 from Australian musician .https://ew.com/tv/watch-sia-give-money-to-survivor-43-contestants/
* In 2023, Jesse's 10 year-old son, Gio, competed in MrBeast's Ages 1 - 100 Fight For $500,000 video. Jesse came to support and comfort his son, who was eliminated on the fourth day of the challenge.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM7Z-Xq8Drc
* On July 7, 2023, Jesse attended the wedding of fellow castmate Morriah Young.https://www.instagram.com/p/CufuZ4DLtxa/
==Trivia==
* Jesse successfully voted out all five of his Vesi tribemates.
** He is the fifth castaway to successfully vote out all of their original tribemates during a single season, after John Cochran in , Denise Stapley in , Cydney Gillon in , and Ricard Foyé in .
* Jesse was originally cast for Survivor 41 before filming was suspended due to the .https://youtu.be/oXPcloIT5_g?t=414https://youtu.be/AWnosKiCQ74
* Jesse is the fourth person to be voted out with only one vote cast against him during an entire season, following Terry Deitz in , Lauren Beck in , and Sandra Diaz-Twine in . They would be followed by Maddy Pomilla in .
** Like Lauren, due to being eliminated by the final four fire-making challenge, Jesse did not receive his only vote at the Tribal Council in which he was voted out.
** He is also the only one to negate his only vote with a Hidden Immunity Idol.
==References==
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