JP Hogdson

Blood vs. Water

Last Chance

### Tribe(s)

Team 2 (Battle for Cambridge)Rojo Tribe, Villains Tribe, Merge Tribe (Heroes vs. Villains)

Tribe Tyson (Blood vs. Water: Redemption Island)

Tribe Targaryen, Merged Tribe (Last Chance)

### Finish

11/15 (Battle for Cambridge)7/16 (Heroes vs. Villains)

14/14 (Blood vs. Water: Redemption Island)

1st Runner-Up (Last Chance)

### Alliances

Ben Feldon, Brian Weber, Devin Ulrich, Jadon Selsmeyer (Battle for Cambridge)Kathy Moritz, Nathan Valk (Heroes vs. Villains)

None (Blood vs. Water: Redemption Island)

TBD (Last Chance)

### Votes Against

8 (Battle for Cambridge)9 (Heroes vs. Villains)

6 (Blood vs. Water: Redemption Island)

4 (Last Chance)

**JP Hogdson** was the first Runner-Up of Survivor: Last Chance and was a contestant on Survivor: Battle for Cambridge, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, and Survivor: Blood vs. Water: Redemption Island.

Although he was taken out early in his first run, his second chance proved to be much better as he proved he was a strategic force to be reckoned with, only to be taken out once again when things started going south for him. However, his reputation would precede him, and he would be the first one eliminated in his third attempt after he lost the first duel the game held at Redemption Island.

## Survivor: Battle for Cambridge

JP would start out the game on Team 2 alongside Ben, Breanne, Brian, Devin, Natalie, and Rosanna. Although they would put up a good performance at the first immunity challenge of the season, they would still lose, sending them to the first tribal council. Before tribal council, JP and the other men would group up and align together and would ponder on the reason they lost. Ultimately, they would blame Rosanna's silence and view it as a lack of participation on her behalf, and they would vote her out in a 4-3 vote, with JP getting the other three votes from the girls' alliance. JP and his tribe would then take another hit, as Natalie would not wish to partake in the game anymore, and she would leave her tribe high and dry as she quit the game. Natalie would be replaced by Jadon, and he and the guys would immediately group together once again and would view Breanne as their next target. However, this would not be a problem for JP at the moment, as Team 2 would win the next two immunity challenges, keeping JP's life in the game safe.

After Team 2 would lose the fourth immunity challenge, JP talked to the guys and he campaigned much for Breanne's elimination on the basis that she was a smart player who would become a bigger threat down the line. However, Breanne's and Devin's claims against JP being a bigger threat for being a great social and persuasive player became louder and louder, and the guys betrayed him and voted him out of the game by a vote of 5-1. JP would become the fourth person voted out of the game and the second member of the jury.

At the Final Tribal Council, JP would support Breanne by giving her his jury vote, with him taking a liking towards her eventual winning game.

**JP's Voting History**
 **Voted**
**To Win**

## Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains

The minute JP found out the new tribal lines, JP was ready to make his second chance work out in his favor. Put into the Rojo Tribe, JP helped his tribe to victory in the first immunity challenge of the season. When the Rojo Tribe lost the next immunity challenge, JP would not be at risk and JP would even help with the discussions for Seth to be voted out as everyone saw Seth and Bailey as major threats down the line due to how they were a couple outside of the game. JP was satisfied when Seth was taken out of the game in a 6-2 vote.

When the tribes swapped, JP, Conner, and Christian would swap to the Villains Tribe, where they would meet up with Michael, Elizabeth, Nathan, and Kathy. The Villains Tribe would lose the first challenge, and Michael and Elizabeth would target JP immediately. Thankfully for JP, he was able to make enough connections with his tribemates that made him a more desirable tribemate to keep around over Michael, who was already being seen as an intensely strategic threat for having control over the Azul Tribe. Michael would be voted out, but not before JP would receive the votes of Michael, Elizabeth, and Conner. The Villains Tribe would win the next immunity challenge, granting JP safety for the time being. When the Villains lost the next immunity challenge, JP would find much safety, as the rest of the tribe wanted to cut out Elizabeth for her connections with the other tribe. Elizabeth would be voted out, and JP would not even receive another vote from her.

When the merge hit, JP was being included in many alliances who all wanted to keep him around longer, of which he used to his advantage. He helped to blindside Conner, and led the charge against Bri. Although he received two votes from Bailey during the double tribal council, he was still safe for the time being and was able to help vote out Bailey. When he lost the next individual immunity challenge, JP attempted to swing the votes to Kyle, as he saw him as a big threat down the line. However, it did not work out for him, and he saw one of his allies, Nathan, get sent to the jury. After losing the next individual immunity challenge, JP immediately started his campaign against Cody. However, he quickly became the target of Cody and Christian, who knew he was doing good jury management and saw his good game. Before he knew it, Christian and Cody were able to get the majority on JP, and JP would be blindsided in a 4-3 vote, placing 7th out of 16th and becoming the fifth member of the jury.

At the Final Tribal Council, JP asked all three finalists a question. To Darius and Cody, he asked why they both backstabbed him, and then asked Kyle on why he was such an "angel", referring to his positivity and kindness towards others throughout the game. After hearing their responses, JP would vote for Kyle to win the game.

**JP's Voting History**
 **3** | Michael
 **6** | Conner
 **7** | Bri
 Bailey
 **8** | Kyle
 **9** | Cody
 **Voted**
**To Win**

## Survivor: Blood vs Water: Redemption Island

JP would begin the game on Tribe Tyson, eager to begin his third attempt in the game as they would immediately compete in their first immunity challenge. However, this would not be very glamorous for him, as his tribe would lose to their opponents by a big margin. JP would not let this get to him though, as he would search for the hidden immunity idol and bond with his tribemates the second they got back to their camp. JP would eventually talk to Christian, Grant, and Vin in an attempt to convince them to target Lea, seeing her as the tribe's weakest link. However, JP's notoriety in the game from his prior attempts involved his spectacular social game, and he would be targeted immediately by Vin and Kathy for it, despite his strength in challenges being desired by the tribe. JP would predict his target growing, as he noted that everyone seemed too comfortable and with how no one was talking to him. At tribal council, JP would be eliminated in a 6-1 unanimous vote. However, as bitter as he was at his tribe's decision to outcast him, he vowed to use his newfound anger to motivate him as he went to Redemption Island with the hope that he could win his way back into the game.

Once at the first duel, JP would attempt to overcome the odds set against him as he fought against Grant for his life in the game. Unfortunately, his efforts would not be enough, and he would lose the first duel against Grant, sending him out of the game with a bad taste in his mouth. JP would place 14th out of 14th and would become the first person eliminated from the season.

**JP's Voting History**

## Survivor: Last Chance

JP began his fourth chance in the game, invigorated and thirsty for the win. JP was placed onto Tribe Targaryen alongside Elizabeth, Jack D., Jake, John, Kyle, Maggie, and Tom, who were all thrown headfirst into their first immunity challenge, a challenge that they lost, once again sending JP to the first Tribal Council. At camp, JP aligned with the men as they all bonded and agreed to vote Elizabeth. In private, JP spoke about his comfort in the game, due to his trust with his alliance, but was concerned as he had been comfortable in the past before being blindsided, and worried about it happening again as he planned vote Elizabeth. Later on, JP pulled the women aside with the intent of convincing them to target someone that was not him as he pretended to agree to vote John as he even got Jack D. and Jake to go along with it when they stumbled into their chat. JP then conversed with Jack D., Kyle, and Tom about strategies to help them win future challenges, with the four having a more positive outlook at their chances than before. At Tribal Council, despite what Tribe Potowatomi would have believed, JP was not the first person voted out of the game, as that title was bestowed upon Elizabeth. Will JP be able to trust his allies this time around? Or is he being played for a fool once more?

After voting Elizabeth off, JP welcomed her replacement, Jack M., returning from the Solo Room, alongside the others as they all headed to their next challenge. At the second immunity challenge, JP made great efforts on the puzzle, but it was all for naught, as Tribe Targaryen once again lost immunity, with his girlfriend, Lita, hoping he can make it through another vote. Back at camp, JP privately talked about how he seemingly always gets on the worser tribes and wanted it to be his hour to shine as he talked about keeping Maggie around longer, saying she had the "mental game". JP and his original tribemates planned to vote Jack M., who they all blamed the challenge loss on. Later on, JP talked with his tribemates about challenges, past and future, with JP lightheartedly joking about being bad at words when talking about the puzzle. At Tribal Council, JP showcased that he was not bad at sticking with his allies, as he helped them eliminate Jack M. in a 7-1 vote. The next round started off with a surprise for JP, with a tribe swap occurring that kept himself, Jack D., Jake, and Tom on Tribe Targaryen as they picked up a swapped Alex, ready to help them win. At the challenge, JP's efforts as the caller to his blindfolded tribemates helped them greatly, as they finally won an immunity challenge, giving JP time to relax for the first time in the game.

At the next immunity challenge, JP strategized hard, with his mental and physical work coming to aid his tribe in what became a second consecutive win for Tribe Targaryen, giving JP more time to work his social magic on his tribemates to help his game without worrying about a vote. However, JP's time to do this came to a stop, as Tribe Targaryen lost the fifth immunity challenge, sending JP to Tribal Council. Back at camp, JP talked to Jack D., and the two of them wanted to target Jake, who loyalty and worth they questioned. JP passed this information to Tom, who told him that he told Alex and Jake to vote for Jack D., and the two of them not only came to similar conclusions about Jake, but grew concerned about Alex possessing a hidden immunity idol. However, JP's sights were set on Jake, as proven when he and Tom went to Jack D. to tell him to vote Jake with him. In private, JP claimed that he was confident that they were voting Jake off and knew Jake was plotting to vote him off, with him not knowing it was due to Jake wanting to separate him and Tom, a strong duo, and JP said that the battle between him and Jake would be the "Battle of the Bastards". At Tribal Council, the "battle" was put on pause for JP, as despite Jake voting against him, JP ultimately decided that the threat of an idol was too strong, and Jack D., JP, and Tom voted Alex out in a 3-1-1 vote.

JP's safety in the game was not the only good surprise that he got, as the merge was announced to him. At the first individual immunity challenge, JP cheekily looked off of other people's answers to prevent himself from having to go back and forth to count. However, it was Lita who won individual immunity. At camp, JP spoke to Ashley, Conner, Maggie, Michael, and Sam R., now nicknamed Dolphin Sam, about his challenge strategy as he bonded with them. Once alone with Michael, the real talks began as JP said he knew that both of their alliances will eventually target each other and said that they should go for the swing votes and then let the alliances battle. JP and Michael planned to vote Dolphin Sam as he said he could rope in Jack D., Lita, and Tom despite acknowledging that the plan could change and filled Ashley, Conner, and Maggie in on this when they came into the chat. In private, JP said that the lines in the sand were clear and that he was well aware that their idea about the swing votes going first will not happen, and believed he was at risk because of Jake's recent attempts to target him but will not be surprised if there was already an anti-Michael sentiment amongst the group. JP was righter than he knew, as when he talked with the other side of the tribe, they pitched a plan to split the votes between Conner and Michael to flush Michael's hidden immunity idol, to which JP agreed. As they tried to talk more, Michael interrupted their chat and Dolphin Sam left, giving Michael an opportunity to throw out his name again. Following Tom's lead, JP pretended that they were good with his plan, referring to Dolphin Sam as a major threat. JP then had a 1:1 talk with Conner as the two shared their fear of getting screwed to prevent the alliance wars, and JP lied to Conner about not hearing his name and said they were voting Jack D.. JP and the others then decided that the original Tribe Potowatomi members will vote Conner, and the original Tribe Targaryen members will vote Michael. At Tribal Council, JP was all in on this plan as he voted Michael, who did not play his idol, leading to a 4-4-3-1 tied vote between him and Conner. On the revote, JP voted out Michael, who cursed JP and the others as he joined the jury.

Despite JP being the first out of the next challenge, he would find out who had his back. At camp, after a quick talk with the Core 8 about voting Ashley for her challenge prowess, Jake and Sam C. started to rally the troops to target JP and Lita, citing them as a "power couple". However, as this happened, JP planned to vote Jake with Jack D., Lita, and Tom, wanting to split him from Sam C. before they could turn into a power duo. JP privately said that they were targeting Jake “as much as it pains me to say it”, as Jake was a major swing vote while saying that “at a certain point, the time comes”. Later on, JP helped to reassure Jack D. that they had the majority while roping Collin in on the plan. When Jake came by, JP and Tom told him that it was Dolphin Sam going next. However, this did not stop Jake from telling JP and the Core 8 that they needed to vote Maggie. Although JP was more in the clear, others in the tribe plotted to gain his and Lita's trust to blindside easily later. At Tribal Council, JP voted Jake, sending him to the jury in a 9-2 vote.

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## Trivia

* JP is the first contestant to receive votes at a tribal council but not be voted out of the game.
* JP is the only contestant to receive a vote from Natalie Konieczek in *Survivor: Battle for Cambridge*.
* JP is the first contestant to receive a vote from every member of his tribe in the game, doing so in *Survivor: Battle for Cambridge.*
* JP is the first contestant to return and improve his placement from his previous attempt, doing so in *Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains*.
* JP is the first contestant to go to Redemption Island.
* Everytime JP was voted out of the game, the eventual winner of the season had a hand in voting him out and voted for him as well.
	+ The first two times, JP would also target the eventual winner of the season and he would vote for them as well. The third time, JP would cast his vote against the eventual runner-up of the season.