Joel Anderson

Joel Anderson is a contestant from .
Arguably the physically strongest member of Airai, Joel became embroiled in a rivalry with Mikey Bortone. In the end, Joel came out victorious, successfully collaborating with the outsider Older Airai Alliance to eliminate Mikey B.'s closest ally Mary Sartain and later Mikey B. himself. However, after the tribe switch, Cirie Fields quickly identified Joel as a threat, and orchestrated his blindside.
==Profile==
Retrieved from CBS.com
Joel Anderson is a firefighter for the city of Phoenix, Arizona. He assists in the treatment and transport of patients with medical emergencies and also helps fight fires. He has previously worked for a private ambulance company and has also taught. Anderson received a BA in human communications from Arizona State University.
Anderson's hobbies include training for his job, swimming and motorcycles. He runs and lifts weights regularly. His favorite sport is Olympic-style wrestling. He describes himself as driven, loyal and caring. He thinks his perseverance, self-confidence, heart, power, strength, endurance, work-ethic, intelligence, resourcefulness, EMS skills and positive attitude are all skills he possesses to do well on Survivor.
Anderson has previously lived in Tempe, Arizona and Waukesha, Wisconsin. He is a member of the International Association of Firefighters, Local 493 and the United Phoenix Firefighters Association.
He and his wife, Jasmyn, currently reside in Avondale, Arizona, with their two sons, Kaden and Gavin. The have two Labrador retrievers, Turbo and Thunder. His birth date is June 1, 1975.http://web.archive.org/web/20230322094958/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/111/
==Survivor==
Being a fan of the game, Joel started on the orange Airai tribe. Initially Mikey Bortone took control of the tribe without Joel being bothered. Joel also was admired for his superior strength early in the game, and agreed with Mikey B.'s sentiments against the physically-weaker Tracy Hughes-Wolf, Chet Welch, and Kathy Sleckman. However, when Airai lost the second Immunity Challenge, Joel disliked Mikey B. dictating the vote and decided to take matters in his own hands. Joel gunned for blindsiding Mikey B.'s most faithful ally, Mary Sartain, deciding Mikey B. was more useful in challenges and would be set back without her. The plan worked: at the Day 6 Tribal Council Mary was sent home in a 6-2-2 vote.
The conflict between Joel and Mikey B. only grew, but Mikey B. pretended to be conciliatory in attempt to regain power. When Airai lost the Day 12 Immunity Challenge, Joel reluctantly agreed with Mikey B.'s idea to vote out challenge liability Chet. However, Tracy confronted him about it; arguing to Joel he's fallen into Mikey B.'s trap and that he would not be receiving the Older Airai Alliance's votes. Ultimately, Joel was successfully persuaded, and Mikey B. was sent home that night.
On Day 13, there was a tribe switch which moved him to Malakal, along with Tracy, Chet, and Erik Reichenbach. The new Malakal struggled out the gate and lost both the next reward and the next immunity. Resentful over the losses, he brokered with Ozzy Lusth to send home weaker players. Both agreed on sending home Chet first, with Joel throwing in Cirie Fields after to compensate for losing numbers. Joel also threw in Tracy as the target afterward, to further earn Ozzy and the Favorites's trust. 
Affiliated to a pre-existing alliance with Ozzy, second target Cirie was told about Joel's pecking order. This put her on edge and she rallied support against Joel as a threat to the Favorites. She argued Joel was physically stronger and more strategically capable, while Chet was an easy vote if they lost and a manipulable pawn. Cirie also told outsiders Tracy and Chet about Joel's plan, turning them against him. Having been unaware of Cirie's schemes, Joel was blindsided in a 6-2 vote.
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out? 	Result
1 	rowspan=7 	First to Shore 	Immunity 	No 	
1 	Reinventing the Wheel 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
2 	Smash and Grab 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	Beach Bash 	Reward 	No 	 	
3 	Nut Bucket 	Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	Diver Down 	Reward 	No 	 	
4 	Crosswalk 	Immunity 	No 	 	
colspan=6 	 	 	 	 	
5 	rowspan=2 	Cat and Mouse 	Reward 	No 	
5 	A Stone's Throw 	Immunity 	No 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Notes: This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's first Tribal Council.	Notes: This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's first Tribal Council.	Notes: This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's first Tribal Council.	Notes: This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's first Tribal Council.	Notes: This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's first Tribal Council.	Notes: This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's first Tribal Council.
|-|Voting History=
Episode	Joel'sVotes	Voted AgainstJoel
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 In , the vote ended with a 4-4 tie between Chet and Mikey B., forcing a revote. Joel changed his vote to Mikey B. on the revote.
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==Post-Survivor==
==Trivia==
* Joel auditioned for at an opening casting call in Arizona.http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/exclusive-joel-anderson-dishes-about-survivor-micronesia-ouster-6677.php
* The final vote cast for Joel that eliminated him read "Truck", written by Cirie Fields.
** Ozzy's vote also read "Truck". Ozzy Lusth mistakenly called him "Troy" and then "Truck" at the tribe swap, having not yet known his name.
==References==
Category:Contestants
Category:Male Contestants
Category:Micronesia Contestants
Category:Airai Tribe
Category:16th Place
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Survivor (U.S.) Contestants
Category:Survivor: Micronesia
Category:1975 births
Category:Living people