Chord

* Survivor
 Survivor: China
Tribe(s): Fei Long, Hae Da Fung
Finish: Runner-Up/18
Days Lasted: 39

Chord is a contestant from *Survivor: China*.

He later returned as one of the sixteen veteran *Survivor* castaways as a housemate on *Big Brother 2*. Chord was evicted thirteenth on Day 78, finishing in 4th place.

## Survivor: China

Chord competed in *Survivor: China*, originally on the red Fei Long tribe. He formed an alliance of three with newbies Adrian and Fawn. Despite being placed in a minority position, they were given a lucky break when Chord found the tribes Hidden Immunity Idol. After two immunity challenge wins, Fei Long lost on Day 9. The trio decided to target Winston because he was a formed winner, and felt they would be able to convince the *Australian Outback* veterans to vote against him. However, this was not the case and Adrian was voted out.

A tribe switch then occurred, where Chord remained on Fei Long along with Bailey, Bella, Trey and Winston. They had the numbers over original Zhan Hu members Isobel, Jade and Jase. However, Chord bonded with Jade as newbies on a tribe of veterans and considered flipping from his original allies. At their first loss on Day 14, Chord voted with the Zhan Hu tribe members for Bailey but a tie occurred when the remaining Fei Long veterans voted for Jase. At the revote, Chord kept his vote for Bailey but Isobel flipped and Jase was voted out. Chord and Jade were left in the minority of the tribe, but were saved when the *Australian Outback* veterans targeted Isobel instead for her flaky gameplay.

On Day 18, the two tribes merged into the black Hae Da Fung tribe. All the *Australian Outback* veterans and Caroline united to create a larger majority, which left Jade and Chord on the outs in addition to Cherry, who was the only veteran ostracised from the group. At the first tribal council, Chord voted with Cherry's Secret Trio for Winston. Out of fear he was the veteran's target, he played his idol and with the second highest number of votes that counted, Caroline was blindsided by the Fei Long Four. With a fracture now in the majority, Cherry told Chord and Jade that he would try and infiltrate the veterans and protect all three of them to get to the end. At the next tribal, Chord and Jade voted for Dion but Winston was voted out.

On Day 21, Cherry offered Chord with an opportunity to get to the end with Jade. Whilst Cherry was bonding with the post switch Fei Long veterans, Chord was in charge of the Zhan Hu veterans. Cherry convinced his allies to vote for Karleigh, but Chord's new allies went after Trey and he was eliminated. Cherry and Chord sat by as the two alliances went after each other, leading to the eliminations of Bella and Aida. At the Final Seven however, Chord's trio was exposed. The four veterans went after Cherry but he played his idol. With the second highest number of votes, Bailey became a member of the jury.

There was an even split between Chord's trio and the *Australian Outback* veterans, but Ashleigh and Karleigh flipped against Dion to ensure they would further advance in the game. This proved to be a fatal move, as Chord and his allies were able to eliminate Ashleigh and Karleigh at the following two tribal councils. At the Final Tribal Council, Chord was praised by much of the jury for being extremely likeable and making big moves such as his idol play at the first merged vote. However, some believed that Cherry was a greater strategist and that Chord merely followed his advice. In the end, Chord was named Runner-Up after earning four of nine jury votes from Aida, Bailey, Caroline and Trey.

## Big Brother 2

In August 2021, Chord competed on Big Brother 2. He bonded with Brendan over their second place finishes on *Survivor* before joining the majority USA Alliance that included Brendan, Clarence, Hillary, Kelley, Lacey and Rachel. In Week 2, Chord secretly formed the Strong Alliance with Cecilia, Clarence and Sam after saving Cecilia with the POV. The boys used this alliance to shield themselves from eviction because they leveraged control over both sides of the house. Although they were forced to turn on Cecilia in Week 5 in order to appease their USA allies, Chord and Clarence formalised their own relationship with a Final Two pact. Chord was used as a pawn by Rachel in Week 7 and responded by using Rachel as a pawn when he was HOH in Week 8. As the week progressed, Chord saw this as an opportunity to weaken the powerful women in his alliance and convinced the house to flip on Rachel. The two sides of the house retaliated against each other for the next two weeks whilst he, Clarence and Sam remained in the middle. After Lacey nominated Hannah and Sam in Week 10, the boys decided to blindside their ally Sam because she was perceived as a greater physical and strategic threat. Hannah shockingly won the Final Four HOH competition and nominated Clarence and Lacey due to their connection as *Survivor: Vanuatu* alumni. Chord was certain Clarence would evict Lacey after he saved himself with the POV, but Chord was evicted because the pair had their own Final Two pact. As the eighth member of the jury, Chord voted for Clarence to win.

## Trivia

* Chord is the highest ranking member of the Fei Long tribe.
* He won the most individual immunity challenges during *China*, with three.
* Chord was an alternate for Christian during Survivor: Island of Secrets.