Grant Mattos

Grant Logan Mattos is a contestant from. Ometepe tribe, and also tribe leader Rob Mariano's main ally. He narrowly escaped in the first vote after the merge where he received 5 votes to 6 for Matt Elrod.

He would remain safe for quite awhile after this. Grant Logan Mattos is a contestant from Survivor: Redemption Island.

Profile
Name (Age): Grant Mattos (29) Tribe: Ometepe, Murlonio Current Residence: West Hollywood, Calif. Occupation: Yoga Instructor Personal Claim to Fame: Playing in the NFL Inspiration in Life: My wife. With her in my life, I can do anything. Hobbies: Largemouth bass fishing, surfing and writing. Pet Peeves: When someone uses the word "like" every other second. 3 Words to Describe You: Outgoing, positive and friendly. Reason for being on SURVIVOR: It's a huge mental and physical challenge. I want to get to know my true self better. Why you think you'll "survive" SURVIVOR: I am physically and mentally strong and consider myself to be a good leader. Reason why you think you will be the sole SURVIVOR: I have been through a lot and can push myself mentally and physically.

Survivor: Redemption Island
Grant quickly established himself as one of the strongest physical presences on the Ometepe tribe. He also was in the majority alliance within the tribe with Rob Mariano, Natalie Tenerelli, Ashley Underwood, Andrea Boehlke,and Phillip Sheppard. He and Rob Mariano gained a particularly close bond early on. Immediately after the merge Grant was the first targetted by the opposing Zapatera tribe as being seen as possibly the strongest physical threat on the Ometepe tribe, and also tribe leader Rob Mariano's main ally. He narrowly escaped in the first vote after the merge where he received 5 votes to 6 for Matt Elrod.

He would remain safe for quite awhile after this. However with only 5 people left, and seemingly in a secure spot, he would be blindsided after primary target Ashley Underwood saved herself by winning immunity. His closest ally Rob Mariano would orchestrate the blindside, as he viewed Grant a major threat to get the jury votes to win the game, and believed his chances of winning would be much higher against Natalie Tenerelli, Phillip Sheppard, or Ashley Underwood. Rob had told Grant that Natalie Tenerelli was going home that night.

He had one final shot to return but came last in the final Redemption Island Duel against Mike Chiesl, Matt Elrod, and Andrea Boehlke, dropping his final placement from 5th to 8th.

Grant would be upset with Rob as he had believed Rob would take him to the F3, but still would vote for Rob to win the game, as he felt he played the best game of the Final 3.

Post-Survivor

 * Following Mattos' duration on, he married Canadian actress Christina Cox and they have one daughter.

Trivia

 * Grant is one of the two former NFL players on Survivor: Redemption Island; the other being Steve Wright.
 * He and Steve were the 3rd and 4th castaways formerly associated with the NFL to play on Survivor, following player Gary Hogeboom and coach Jimmy Johnson.
 * Brad Culpepper would later be the fifth. Tyler Fredrickson was the sixth.
 * Unlike the others who was at least in their mid forties when they played Survivor, Grant was much younger being in his late twenties.
 * Grant was the first Ometepe member to be eliminated since Kristina Kell, who was eliminated nine episodes earlier.
 * Grant is the first contestant to be voted out on Day 35.