Challenges: MPF percentile
35%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 36 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- SurvivorNZ: Nicaragua (2017) - 6th place, 11th out - 5th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 13 (Day 26).
- Eliminated in a duel in Episode 18 (Day 36).
- Cumulative time: In-game - 26 days; Redemption Island - 10 days.
Jak Thomas on social media: Instagram
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| NZ1: Nicaragua | 2.51 | 8.16 | 0.31 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0.47 | 1.08 | - | - | - | 0.78 | 3.59 |
| Career | 2.51 | 8.16 | 0.31 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0.47 | 1.08 | - | - | - | 0.78 | 3.59 |
Jak Thomas - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
47%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
25%
Performance ranks are a quick visual measure of the contestant's season vs. historical data from all prior contestants, in three basic (scorable) categories:
1. Performance in individual challenges (MPF), as a measure of "physical game";
2. Ability to vote people out consistently (VFB%, or VFB/TCA), or "strategic game"; and
3. Ability to avoid being voted against (rVAP, or TCA-VAP) - which scales better than a percentage would - for "social/strategic game."
See also: Full glossary for all these abbreviations.
Jak Thomas - Challenge record
NZ 1:
Nicaragua challenges 
Tribal/team challenge record (3-for-6; 1 sit-out):
- NZ: Nicaragua Ep. 2 IC: "Haulin' Oats" - Raises the platform with Nate, and Hermosa wins.
- NZ: Nicaragua Ep. 3 RC: "Hot Pursuit" - Unclips before the end, but Hermosa wins.
- NZ: Nicaragua Ep. 4 IC: "Chimney Sweep" - Sits out with Nate and Barb as Hermosa wins again.
- NZ: Nicaragua Ep. 5 RC: "Beach Balls" - Makes one of Hermosa's 2 catches, as Hermosa finally loses.
- NZ: Nicaragua Ep. 6 IC: "Barrel Bridge" - Now with new Mogotón, which wins, easily.
- NZ: Nicaragua Ep. 8 IC: (Unnamed) - Helps throw the IC at the word puzzle stage ("Tight Ass"), Mogotón loses.
Individual challenge record (1-for-5): (Mean % finish: 54.5%)
- NZ: Nicaragua Ep. 9 RC: "Flash Back" - With Avi, fourth out, in the second round (tie-6th/10).
- NZ: Nicaragua Ep. 10 IC: "Take the Reins" - Fourth person out, in the first round (7th/10).
- NZ: Nicaragua Ep. 11 IC: (Trivia at Tribal) - Correctly remember's Matt's zero green hats, and Jak wins! (1st/9).
- NZ: Nicaragua Ep. 11 RC: "Touchy Subjects" - Outlasts just Shay and Tom, third person out (6th/8).
- NZ: Nicaragua Ep. 12 IC: (Digging, spitting, puzzle) - Makes the second round, spits once, then opts out (4th/8).
Redemption Island duel record (2-for-3): (Mean % finish: 77.8%)
- NZ: Nicaragua Ep. 15 duel: "When It Rains" - With Mike, outlasts Shannon, does not lose (tie-1st/3).
- NZ: Nicaragua Ep. 17 duel: "Keep It Up" - With Mike, outlasts Shay, does not lose (tie-1st/3).
- NZ: Nicaragua Ep. 18 duel: "Balancing Point" - Eventually done in by his shaky hands, loses, joins jury (3rd/3).
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 3 |
| Played: | 6 |
| Win%: | 0.50 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Played: | 5 |
| Win%: | 0.20 |
| Mean% Finish: | 54.5% |
| Wins: | 2 |
| Played: | 3 |
| Win%: | 0.67 |
| Mean% Finish: | 77.8% |
Jak Thomas - Tribal Council record
NZ 1:
Nicaragua Tribal Council 
Idols held/played: (0/0)
- NZ: Nicaragua: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (3/6):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | Dee | Dee Harper (voted out, 7-1) | Yes |
| Ep8 | Shay | Shay Swain-Tapusoa (voted out, 3-2) | Yes |
| Ep10 | Shay | Lee Den Haan (voted out, 6-4) | - |
| Ep11 | Shay | Mike Sparrow (voted out, 6-3) | - |
| Ep12 | Sala | Sala Tiatia (voted out, 4-3-1) | Yes |
| Ep13 | Nate | Jak Thomas (voted out, 6-1) | - |
| 6 | TOTALS | 3 | |
VAP - Votes against (9):
- NZ: Nicaragua, Ep. 12: Three votes, from Avi, Sala, and Shay.
- NZ: Nicaragua, Ep. 13: Six votes, from Avi, Barb, Nate, Shannon, Shay, and Tom (voted out, 6-1).
Jury votes made (0/1):
- NZ: Nicaragua, Ep. 20: Voted for Tom Paterson, who finished second (6-1-0).
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 0 |
| Played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 3 |
| Tribals: | 6 |
| VAP: | 9 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 0 |
| Received: | - |
Jak Thomas - Pictures
NZ 1:
Nicaragua image gallery -
NZ- Nicaragua intro shot -
NZ- Nicaragua intro shot -
On the truck, Day 1 -
Pre-game lineup, listening to Matt -
More listening to Matt -
The newly formed Hermosa tribe -
We have to vote someone off on day 1? -
Opening scramble for survival items -
Looking at what's left after Izzy's theft -
Eh, whatever -
Hermosa arrives in camp -
Heading to Tribal -
Hermosa, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Listening to the nearly departed Dee -
Listening to the Ep1 duel invitation -
Pre-duel sitdown -
Welcome to Redemption Island -
Watching Hannah vs. Dee -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Listening to Matt -
Starting line -
Ready to raise the platform, with Nate -
Hermosa wins! -
Reading the Ep3 RC treemail -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC -
Listening to Matt -
Starting line -
Yay, Hermosa won -
Heading back to camp -
Showing off his petrified cell phone -
Listening to Nate and Barb's pleas for Jak to flip -
Listening to Georgia and Shannon report on the duel, Ep4 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Sitting out, with Nate and Barb -
Plotting with the tight five, Ep5 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC -
Listening to Matt -
Starting line -
Failing to stop Shay from making a catch -
Eh, Mogotón finally won -
Talking about Hermosa's disgusting dragonfruit concoction -
Ugh -
Listening to Nate and Barb talk about the Ep5 duel -
Practicing slingshot to... get on TV, mostly -
Pre-swap lineup, Ep6 -
Ha, Shannon drew the black buff -
Switch happened -
The new Mogotón tribe, pre-Ep6 IC -
Mogotón takes the lead -
Almost there... -
Mogotón wins! -
Fun times in the new camp -
Fishing with the boys -
Let's throw the next challenge to get rid of Shay! -
Eating delicious snails, Ep7 -
Pre-Ep7 RC, seeing the Georgia-less Hermosas -
Not cool, you guys -
Ready to watch Avi vs. Lee -
Go Lee! -
Gallo pinto-ing with Tom -
Ready to watch Izzy vs. Georgia, Ep7 duel -
Georgia won! (Barely) -
Listening to the Ep8 IC treemail -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
Pleased with Mogotón's apparent IC-throwing efforts -
Finding the key, a mere 9 minutes behind Hermosa -
Pretending to work the puzzle -
High-larious -
Actually trying on the puzzle? -
Mogotón lost, shockingly -
Yay, we lost -
Shay makes a counter-offer -
Mogotón, Ep8 Tribal Council -
Yep, we're voting Shay -
Reading the Ep9 duel treemail, with Tom -
Watching Georgia vs. Shay -
The newly merged Casar tribe -
Merge feasting -
More eating -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC -
Starting line -
So far, so good -
Whoops -
Watching Mike take his reward cake -
The guys check in with Shannon, Ep10 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC -
Starting line -
Already out -
Back in camp, waiting for news about Barb -
Time to play cards -
Heading to the first post-merge Tribal -
Casar, Ep10 Tribal Council -
Another IC? After Lee's boot? Ep11 -
Ready to answer some questions -
Getting them right -
Jak wins immunity! -
Wait a second... now Mike is screwed. Oh well. -
So long, Mike -
Ugh. Now I'm done for. Over this. -
Wait a sec, Barb has other ideas? -
Listening to the Ep11 RC treemail -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC -
Starting line -
Pretty stoked Barb picked him for reward -
Reading the Ep11 duel invitation -
With Nate, ready to watch Lee vs. Mike -
Go Lee and Mike! -
See you on the jury, Lee -
Hey you guys, Mike says his plan is to win them all -
The loincloth is born, Ep12 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC -
Made it to the second round -
Round 2 looks difficult -
Sitting out the rest of the round with Nate -
Watching round 3 -
Casar, Ep12 Tribal Council -
Listening to Matt -
Avi yells about Sala's blindside, Ep13 -
Ready to watch Sala vs. Mike, Ep13 duel -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 IC -
Starting line -
Answering a question -
Trying to convince Barb to vote out Shay -
Proper Tribal attire -
Casar, Ep13 Tribal Council -
Talking to Matt -
The crack has spoken -
Snuffed, Day 26 (Episode 13) -
Parting gesture -
Greeting Mike at Redemption, Ep14 -
Now Shannon's here too, Ep15 -
Doing a bit with Shannon -
Pre-duel lineup, Ep15 duel -
Starting line -
...and Shannon's done -
So long, Shannon -
Shay joins the fun, Ep17 -
Getting ready to destroy RI camp because it must be done now, right? -
Seriously, I never want to come back here -
Pre-duel lineup, Ep17 duel -
Starting line -
Still going... -
Shay's out, headed for the jury -
And Jak and Mike are... headed back to RI! Yay! -
Seriously, WTF, guys? -
We made it to Ep18 Mike. Yay. -
Now Nate's here. Cool. -
Let's hope nobody ever has to come back here again -
Pre-duel lineup, Ep18 duel -
Starting line -
Still going... -
...and done. Dammit. -
Ceremonial buff folding with Tom... complete -
The jury, Final Tribal Council -
Listening to opening statements -
Asking his jury question -
Reunion show, waiting for the vote reveal -
Reunion show, chats with Matt
Jak Thomas - Interviews
NZ 1:
Nicaragua interviews Pre-game interviews
- Matthew Tso at Stuff.co.nz (4/27/17): "Two Wellington men revealed as contestants on TVNZ's Survivor NZ"
Post-game interviews
- Glenn McConnell at Stuff.co.nz (7/4/17): "Three Survivor tips from Jak Thomas"
Jak Thomas - Bio
NZ 1:
Nicaragua bio From Chris Schulz at the NZ Herald (4/27/17):
"Who: Banking consultant, 22, from Lower Hutt
Key attributes: 'I'm all about teamwork, getting the job done and chipping in until I get tired.'
Why he's a threat: 'I'll try to let other people make the big decisions so I don't get pinned for the big moves, but I will try to do enough so that if I do make it to the end I have a realistic shot at winning.'
What makes him mad: 'People who hate Kanye West just because he is Kanye West.'"