Challenges: MPF percentile
NA
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 18 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 0
- Survivor 1: Borneo (2000) - 11th place, 6th out.
- Voted out in Episode 6, "Udder Revenge" (Day 18).
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S1: Borneo | 0.89 | 2.07 | 0.43 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.60 | 2.33 | - | - | - | 1.03 | 3.23 |
| Career | 0.89 | 2.07 | 0.43 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.60 | 2.33 | - | - | - | 1.03 | 3.23 |
Joel Klug - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
68%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
40%
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.
Joel Klug - Challenge record
S1:
Borneo 
Tribal/team challenge record (5-for-11; 1 sit-out):
- Borneo Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Quest for Fire" - Close race, Pagong wins
- Borneo Ep. 2 RC: (Unaired, unnamed, but similar to "Shoulder the Load") - Pagong wins again, apparently (thanks to Joel).
- Borneo Ep. 2 IC: "Buggin' Out" - Gervase loses the tie-breaker, and Pagong loses.
- Borneo Ep. 3 RC: "In From the Deep" - Pagong is slow on the underwater treasure chest hauling, loses.
- Borneo Ep. 3 IC: "Rescue Mission" - One of Pagong's primary stretcher carriers, Pagong wins.
- Borneo Ep. 4 RC: "SOS Signal" - Pagong's smiley face loses.
- Borneo Ep. 4 IC: "Buried Treasure" - Paddles for Pagong, but Pagong loses on the digging leg.
- Borneo Ep. 5 RC: "Choose Your Weapon" - Throws spears in the final round, and Pagong (Joel) wins!
- Borneo Ep. 5 IC: "Shipwrecked" - Early rescuee by Gervase, Pagong wins again.
- Borneo Ep. 6 RC: "Abandoned Barracks" - Joel sits out as Pagong "wins" by Tagi disqualification.
- Borneo Ep. 6 IC: "Obstacle Course" - Runs the entire course (with Jenna); Pagong loses.
Individual challenge record (0-for-0):
- Borneo: None.
Redemption/Exile Island duel record (0-for-0):
- Borneo: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 5 |
| Played: | 11 |
| Win%: | 0.45 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | -- |
| Mean% Finish: | -- |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | -- |
| Mean% Finish: | -- |
Joel Klug - Tribal Council record
S1:
Borneo 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Borneo: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (2/3):
- Borneo, Ep. 2: B.B. Andersen (voted out, 6-2).
- Borneo, Ep. 4: Ramona Gray (voted out, 4-2-1).
VAP - Votes against (4):
- Borneo, Ep. 6: Four votes, from Colleen, Jenna, Greg, and Gretchen (voted out, 4-2).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- Borneo: None.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages held/played: | 0 |
| Idols found: | 0 |
| Idols played: | -- |
| Votes voided: | -- |
| VFB: | 2 |
| Tribals: | 3 |
| VAP: | 4 |
| Made: | 0 |
| For winners: | -- |
| Received: | -- |
Joel Klug - Pictures
S1:
Borneo -
Borneo intro shot -
Setting up Pagong camp, Ep1 -
Making the shelter to BB's exacting specifications -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC -
Listening to Probst -
Pagong, listening to Probst -
Pagong guides its raft -
Pagong wins first immunity! -
Still working on the shelter, early Ep2 -
We'll probably get this done someday -
Another Ep2 confessional -
Getting crushed by a giant Gervase -
Watching BB manage the fire -
Pagong arrives, Ep2 IC -
Watching Probst reveal the delicacies du jour -
Pagong, Ep2 Tribal Council -
Enjoying Pagong's mud bath, with Ramona, Ep3 -
More muddiness -
Pagong discusses the Ep3 RC treemail -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC -
Starting line, Ep3 RC -
Reward lost, time to prepare some delicious rat -
Mmm, vermin-y -
Trying to share the rat with a skeptical Gervase and Ramona -
Pagong arrives, Ep3 IC -
Pre-challenge instructions from Probst -
Gretchen wants to move Pagong's shelter? Early Ep4 -
Demoing the beachfront version -
Pagong tries to attract Probst's attention, Ep4 RC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Listening to Probst -
Pagong, Ep4 Tribal Council -
Practicing for the Ep5 RC in Pagong camp -
Clapping for Gretchen in the slingshot round -
Tossing a spear in the final round, Ep5 RC -
Pagong (entirely Joel) wins fruit and chickens! -
Pagong enjoys their watermelon by spitting seeds at each other -
Pagong discusses the Ep5 IC treemail -
Paddling, already with a huge lead, Ep5 IC -
Pagong, about to win (they do). -
Looking forward to three days of eating chicken, early Ep6. -
So long, Breakfast -
Videobombing Jenna's confessional -
Tastes like chicken -
Trying to duck out of the 'cows' conversation -
Discussing whether the dog food in the Ep6 RC treemail is worth eating -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC -
Listening to Probst -
Yay, Pagong. You've found all you can. -
Hold up, bro. *I* will see if you've really won. -
Hooray for disqualification! -
I am not a chauvinist -
Now, now. Relax, ladies. -
Getting Ep6 IC treemail from the Green Berets -
Starting line, Ep6 IC -
Giving Jenna a boost up the three meter wall -
Planning a way across the Blown Bridge obstacle -
Final flag obstacle -
Sigh, so close -
A monitor lizard ate my chicken! -
Pagong's typical pre-Tribal scrambling -
Ha ha! Thanks for bringing up the 'cows' thing, Probst! Ep6 Tribal Council. -
Ouch. Also, nice J. -
Waiting for the votes to be tallied -
Snuffed, Day 18 (Episode 6). -
Thanks, bro.
Joel Klug - Interviews
S1:
Borneo Pre-game interviews
- Possibly some, now lost to the transitory nature of internet news sites.
Post-game interviews
- CBSNews.com article (partial transcript of The Early Show, 7/6/00): "Survivor Joel on Dry Land"
- Chat transcript at USAToday.com (5/3/01): "Survivor: Joel Klug"
Joel Klug - Bio
S1:
Borneo From his official CBS Survivor: Borneo bio page:
"One of four siblings, Joel grew up on a dairy farm approximately 20 minutes outside of Green Bay, Wisconsin. During his junior year at Reedsville Public High School, Joel joined the United States Coast Guard where he remained with a reserve unit for approximately one year. He then worked various jobs, included working for a sheet metal company, as a landscaper and also as a construction worker, before accepting a job at a health club.
In 1997, Joel relocated to Little Rock, Arkansas, after being recruited by a financial company whose primary clients are health clubs. At 25 years old, Joel was hired as a National Account Manager and became one of the youngest individuals working in his position, although he quickly proved himself to his peers. In two-and-a-half years, his contributions have helped the company generate record-breaking growth.
Joel describes himself as confident, strong-willed and adventurous. When not traveling the country, Joel enjoys playing football and golf. His favorite television show is Arliss, and his favorite feature films are Usual Suspects and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. His perfect day would start with a chartered fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico, followed by a dinner of grilled snapper and mackerel. Enjoying the sunset from the deck of a condo in Sanibel Island, Florida, he'd smoke a great cigar while listening to the surf.
Joel currently resides in Sherwood, Arkansas. He is a member of the International Health & Racquet Sports Association. His birth date is April 13, 1972."