Jerri Manthey

Jerri Lynn Manthey is a contestant from, , and.

Regarded as the series' first "villainess", Jerri was known for her acerbic personality which led to her being considered the main antagonist of The Australian Outback. This continued in All-Stars.

Manthey returned for a third time in Heroes vs. Villains, during which she became a more likeable contestant and became pivotal in the success of her alliances, being the swing vote between the alliances of Rob and Russell Hantz, ultimately voting out Rob and aligning with Hantz. However, Hantz believed Jerri's newfound likability made her a threat, and blindsided her on Day 38.

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The Australian Outback
Jerri proved to be a strategic player from Day 1, where she revealed in a confessional she was viewing everything that her tribemates did as a 'strategic' move as they started building their shelter. Early on she got into conflict with Keith Famie over disagreements of how to build their shelter and over cooking duties. "ogakor"

- Keith and I didn't start off on a very good foot because of some of the condescending remarks he made to me. He might not very well be aware that he does it, but I'm not the kind of person that lets it slide off my back.

She continued to butt heads with Keith on the second day, when she insisted they move their fire pit to where they wanted to keep it before they actually started the fire. On Day 5, Jerri took over cooking after the tribe complained about Keith's undercooked rice (with Jerri even sarcastically commenting that he is "a chef doesn't know how to cook rice"). As a solution, Jerri made use of the flour they had to make tortillas, with the tribe ending up satisfied. Despite Keith complimenting her cooking, the tension between the two was as strong as ever.

In an infamous Survivor moment, Jerri accused Kel of eating beef jerky without the consent of the tribe. This angered his tribemates who were starving. Jerri, Amber, and Tina looked through his bag to see if there was any beef jerky, but there was none. Kel overheard the conversation and confronted the tribe, who all believed he had been eating beef jerky. After Ogakor lost the second Immunity Challenge, Jerri came up as a target because of her rough personality and her general unpleasantness. She herself was seeking to vote off Kel because she considered him a liar and a cheater. Her arguments won over her tribemates, and the tribe eliminated Kel unanimously.

She confessed that she was attracted to tribemate Colby Donaldson, and tried ways to lure him to potentially make an alliance. Much to her efforts, Colby seemed unaffected."ogakor"

- Oh, I think Jerri is legitimately attracted to Colby, but I'm sure that strategic play is involved. There's no question.

After the merge, she and the rest of the remaining Ogakors stayed strong during the first two Tribal Councils, eliminating two of their former Kucha opponents. But Tina Wesson, Keith Famie, and Colby felt that they can now afford losing one of their won since they still have the majority, and with the help of the three remaining Kucha members, Jerri was their first victim.

At Final Tribal Council, as a juror, she cast her vote for eventual winner Tina Wesson.

Voting History
In The Killing Fields, the vote ended with a 3-3 tie between Keith and Mitchell, forcing a revote. Jerri did not change her vote on the revote. In The Merge, the vote ended with a 5-5 tie between Colby and Jeff, forcing a revote. Jerri did not change her vote on the revote.

All-Stars
Manthey's iconic showing in Australia earned her a spot in, where she was placed in the Saboga tribe.

Despite her resolve to not be overly-opinionated, she and Rupert Boneham argued over conflicting plans for a Reward Challenge, where were requested to create the best tribe shelter. After the argument, the tribe decided to follow Rupert's plan, digging an underground log cabin. Not only did they lose the challenge, they found their shelter ineffective during a storm, with the log cabin completely filled with water, leaving Saboga unprotected from the harsh weather, making Jerri very emotional. Despite her tribe's misfortunes, Jerri rallied Saboga to win their first Immunity Challenge on Day 11. The victory was short-lived, when Saboga lost the following special challenge, where Saboga would be dissolved, while its remaining members will be distributed to the other two tribes. Jerri, along with Ethan, went to Mogo Mogo, where she was reunited with Colby.

After helping the tribe voting out Richard Hatch, Jerri decided to seek revenge for Colby's perceived mistreatment of her back in Australia. With Colby gone, Jerri helped the tribe eliminate his closest ally Ethan (the last former winner and Jerri's tribe mate from Saboga), making him the next to go.

On Day 22, the tribes anticipated a merge, only to reveal a tribe shuffle. Remarkably, the random shuffle resulted in every member of Mogo Mogo trading places with a member of Chapera, leaving Amber as the only remaining Chapera member on a tribe with Kathy, Manthey, Lex van den Berghe, and Shii Ann Huang. Jerri was delighted to be with her "Outback Sister."

After Chapera lost the next Immunity Challenge, Boston Rob (Amber's closest ally) felt distraught at the prospect of Amber being sent home - and immediately made a hasty protection deal with Lex after the challenge. Lex was forced to weigh his options: either throwing a wrench in Rob and the former Chapera members plans in the event of a merge, or cutting loose his loyal ally Jerri. Eventually, with Kathy's help, Lex decided to boot Jerri, who was voted out unanimously.

Heroes vs. Villains
"villains"

- I've been labled things like, she-devil in a blue bikini, the Wicked Witch of the West, man-eater Manthey, that was my favorite one! Jerri's notoriety earned her a spot on the Villains tribe. Jerri initially had a special friendship with fellow Villain Coach Wade, with their tribemates often teasing them about the "Dragon Slayer" and the "Black Widow" being lovers. At first, Jerri was aligned with Boston Rob, Coach, Courtney, Tyson, and Sandra, and played a part in the split vote on Day 15, but eventually she became a focal point to Russell Hantz's rise to power over the Villains tribe by helping his alliance (comprising of outsiders Parvati Shallow, whom Jerri heavily disliked, and Danielle DiLorenzo) to vote off Russell's archenemy Rob Mariano.

At the first post-merge vote, the Heroes and Villains were tied at 5-5. Parvati, who had two Hidden Immunity Idols (she found one and was given another one from Russell, who got it from J.T in the Heroes' camp), used an idol on Sandra, and in order to "sweeten their odds", gave one to Jerri as well. All the Heroes voted for Jerri but because of the Hidden Immunity Idol, all votes cast against her were negated. This eventually became the subsequent downfall of the Heroes. She eventually won one Reward Challenge and one Immunity Challenge (much to her delight, as it was her first immunity win). When Russell wanted to get rid of Danielle for being too close to Parvati on Day 33, Jerri once again became a pivotal swing vote and played a part in Danielle's elimination after Danielle unintentionally reveals that Jerri was never part of their alliance. Russell feared that Jerri might win because of her popularity (and stipulated that the final four was also comprised of Shallow and Sandra Diaz-Twine, both of whom are former winners). Russell also deemed that even if he voted her out, she would still vote for him at the Final Tribal Council. This theory seemed to be correct during Jerri's post elimination confession, but soon turned turned out to be wrong when Parvati revealed Russell's true reason for voting out Jerri, who was appalled by this thought and his behavior towards the jurors at Final Tribal Council. She cast her vote for Parvati, who lost to Sandra, who became the only two-time winner in Survivor history.

Voting History
In Banana Etiquette, Parvati used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Jerri's vote against her. In Going Down in Flames, Parvati used a Hidden Immunity Idol on Jerri, negating 5 votes against her.

Post-Survivor

 * In May 2001, Jerri appeared as an Panelist on  along with other castaways from The Australian Outback for Survivor Week. Jerri appeared in two episodes, The first as an Individual Panelist  and in the second, she shared a Square with Amber.
 * Manthey appeared on  on May 28, 2001
 * In the 2001 movie Scary Movie 2, Jerri was mentioned as being a 'Unholy bitch kicked off Survivor', possibly due to her villainous approach in her first season.
 * Manthey posed nude in the September 2001 issue of Playboy.
 * She also appeared in the movies Destiny (2002) and  (2005), with her character even making a Survivor reference in the latter movie.
 * She worked as a sideline reporter on the TV series  during its first season, but did not return for the second or third season.
 * Jerri played on the game show Russian Roulette for charity. She made it to final round, but dropped anyway.
 * In Summer of 2005, Jerri, along with Richard, Susan, Gervase, and Burton, competed on the Bravo reality show Battle of the Network Reality Stars. She was on the light blue tribe.
 * Jerri also appeared in the music video for 's version of . She also is currently an official cast member on TMI, a weekly sketch comedy show.
 * On January 9, 2010, Jerri attended Survivor ' s 10-year anniversary party along with all of her Heroes vs. Villains cast mates.
 * In February 2010, Jerri appeared on  as Top Ten List Presenter #10 along with nine of her Heroes vs. Villains cast mates.
 * On March 3, 2010, while Heroes vs. Villains was still being aired, Manthey was purged from a US Airways flight in Charlotte, North Carolina after a disagreement with the flight crew. She posted an open letter to US Airways management on her Facebook page sharing the details of her experience.
 * In July 14, 2012, Jerri got married at Alabama Hills, California. The wedding was officiated by her tribemate Lex van den Berghe.
 * In her Hall of Fame induction article, Jerri revealed she is going through a divorce.
 * Jerri currently hosts for the Survivor After Show on thestream.tv.
 * Manthey also designs handcrafted antique jewelry made from flatware from the 1900's.
 * Jerri was inducted to the Survivor Hall of Fame in 2015.

Trivia

 * Jerri's luxury item in The Australian Outback was a Bongo.
 * Jerri broke Jenna Lewis's record of having the most votes against a castaway in a season during The Australian Outback with 12. This record was later broken by Rory Freeman, who had 14 against him in . The record is now currently held by Laura Morett, who received 19 votes in.
 * Jerri was the first female who was voted out more than once.
 * In All-Stars, Jerri was the first person who was not in their original season's finale to be voted out of the game.
 * Jerri is the only person to be a member of three separate tribes in the same season and not make the merge.
 * In All-Stars, Jerri is the only person to play 23 or more days in a season and be eliminated pre-jury, and the only person to play 22 or more days in a season and not make it to either the merge or jury stage.
 * Jerri was nominated in Survivor: America's Tribal Council in the "Hottest Female" category, but lost to Amber Brkich. She was also nominated for "Best Villain", but lost to Jonny Fairplay.
 * Every time Jerri participated in the Blind Leading the Blind challenge, she was the caller.
 * Jerri has played all three seasons with Colby Donaldson.
 * In the final episode of Life at Ponderosa of Heroes vs. Villains, Jerri was revealed to be a highly-capable fire dancer.
 * Jerri lost 14.2 lbs. during her time in.
 * In all three seasons in which she participated, Jerri received the most votes (or tied for the most votes) among her original tribe.
 * Jerri is one of six to play in seasons with 16, 18, and 20 castaways. The others are Colby, Tina Wesson, Rob Mariano, Rupert Boneham, and Coach Wade.