Joel Anderson

Joel Anderson was a contestant on Survivor: Micronesia

Profile
Joel Anderson is a firefighter for the city of Phoenix, Arizona. He assists in the treatment and transport of patients with medical emergencies and also helps fight fires. He has previously worked for a private ambulance company and has also taught. Anderson received a BA in human communications from Arizona State University.

Anderson's hobbies include training for his job, swimming and motorcycles. He runs and lifts weights regularly. His favorite sport is Olympic-style wrestling. He describes himself as driven, loyal and caring. He thinks his perseverance, self-confidence, heart, power, strength, endurance, work-ethic, intelligence, resourcefulness, EMS skills and positive attitude are all skills he possesses to do well on SURVIVOR.

Anderson has previously lived in Tempe, Arizona and Waukesha, Wisconsin. He is a member of the International Association of Firefighters, Local 493 and the United Phoenix Firefighters Association.

He and his wife, Jasmyn, currently reside in Avondale, Arizona, with their two sons, Kaden and Gavin. The have two labrador retrievers, Turbo and Thunder

Survivor: Micronesia
Joel was admired for his superior strength early in the game and managed to win control of the tribe from Mikey Bortone by blindsiding his closest ally Mary during their first tribal council and soon blindsiding Mikey himself on their 2nd

On the 5th episode, there was a tribal switch which moved him to Malakai along with Tracy, Chet and Erik. After losing the immunity challenge he immedietly rallied the tribe to vote for Chet who was easily seen as the weakest competitor but Cirie saw this as an oppourtunity to blindside him because Joel was already playing the game while Chet wasn't playing at all (strategically or physically) which would mean that it would deffinitely be easier to eliminate Chet later on in the game. This plan worked after the convinced Tracey and Chet who were on the outs of the old Airai alliance to vote Joel out as well which made Joel the 5th person voted out of Survivor Micronesia