{"id":101420,"date":"2022-05-22T03:31:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T22:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/former-survivor-runner-up-clay-jordan-is-dead-at-66\/"},"modified":"2022-05-22T03:31:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T22:01:59","slug":"former-survivor-runner-up-clay-jordan-is-dead-at-66","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/former-survivor-runner-up-clay-jordan-is-dead-at-66\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Survivor Runner-Up Clay Jordan Is Dead At 66"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s been more than two decades since Survivor<\/em> first premiered on CBS. In that span of time, many contestants have made a name for themselves in the hearts and minds of viewers, even if they didn\u2019t necessarily win the game of \u201coutwit, outplay, outlast.\u201d Such was the case for Clay Jordan in the 2002 season set in Thailand, where he lost the $1 million prize by one vote to noted villain Brian Heidik. Unfortunately, it has been confirmed that the former runner-up is dead at age 66.<\/p>\n

The news comes from one of Clay Jordan\u2019s children, a daughter named Shanda, who was featured on the loved ones video to her father during Survivor: Thailand<\/em>. She shared her father’s death on May 19 in a heartfelt Facebook<\/a> post, and how he was now reunited with their late mother, Linda Sue Jordan (who reportedly died earlier this year from COVID-19). She wrote,<\/p>\n

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Clay Brooks Jordan, my sweetheart of a Dad, went to heaven to meet Jesus and be reunited with his beautiful bride! Andy and I are so heartbroken, but we get comfort from knowing they are together and he is no longer in pain. We love you, Dad! You will forever be my HERO!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n