Mookie Lee

Mookie Lee is a contestant from Survivor: Fiji.

A member of the ill-fated and dysfunctional Ravu tribe, Mookie managed to become a part of the Four Horsemen alliance after the Tribe Switch. Come the merge, however, he was left in the minority after his ally Dreamz Herd flipped. He was finally voted out at the final eight after his last remaining ally, Alex Angarita, turned on him to save himself.

Profile[]

Retrieved from CBS.com

Born in Seoul, Korea, Mookie Lee moved to Storrs, Connecticut at the age of three and then was raised in Northbrook, Illinois, for the majority of his teenage years. In 2003, Lee received his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he studied Actuarial Science and Finance. He was also a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.

Lee is currently a program manager at an internet loan company and is responsible for the coordination and implementation of business projects. He is also involved in real estate part time. He previously worked at one of the largest global consulting organizations as a consultant in transformation and business strategy, focused on the financial services industry.

Lee enjoys traveling, playing competitive sports (particularly basketball and volleyball) and spending time with his friends and family. He is a die-hard Chicago Bears fan and is a season ticket holder. He describes himself as outgoing, humorous, strong-minded, competitive and athletic. The most important people in his life are God, his parents, John and Mee, and his older sister, Kim, who recently married in the fall of 2006.

Lee is currently single and resides in downtown Chicago. His birth date is November 10, 1981.^[1]

Survivor[]

A member of the ill-fated Ravu tribe, Mookie found himself repeatedly going to Tribal Council though he was kept safe. He remained on Ravu after a Tribe Switch, though Ravu still lost every Immunity Challenge, forcing Mookie to go back to Tribal Council time after time. On the new Ravu tribe, he became a part of the Four Horsemen alliance along with Alex Angarita, Dreamz Herd, and Edgardo Rivera, and found a Hidden Immunity Idol with Alex and Edgardo.

The tribes merged into the Bula Bula tribe on Day 22, with the Four Horsemen down 6 to 4. After a twist at the next Immunity Challenge allowed the Four Horsemen to eliminate Michelle Yi, Mookie, Alex, and Edgardo planned to used Mookie's idol to help them. However, when Mookie told Dreamz about the idol, Dreamz became upset that the other three kept the idol a secret from him, and flipped to the Syndicate Alliance. Mookie then gave Alex the idol believing he was in trouble. At Tribal Council, Mookie, Alex, and Edgardo voted for Cassandra Franklin. Alex played the idol, but received no votes and Edgardo was blindsided in a 5-3-1 vote.

Following Tribal Council, Mookie and Alex confronted Dreamz about why he flipped, but Dreamz lied and said that he did not flip. The next day, Mookie and Alex found Yau-Man Chan's idol in his bag, and planned to blackmail him to admit that he had the idol, but were caught by Cassandra and Stacy Kimball, thwarting their plans. At Tribal Council, the Syndicate Alliance split their votes between Mookie and Alex, but Alex voted against Mookie to save himself, resulting in Mookie's elimination.

At the Final Tribal Council, Mookie confronted Dreamz about revealing his idol and asked him if he considered that a betrayal. He voted for Earl Cole, who won in a unanimous 9-0-0 vote.

Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Ravu	Chariots of Mire	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost
2		Supply Ships	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost
3		Slip, Slide & Score	Reward	No	Lost
3		U Pick, I Chews	Immunity	No	Lost
4		By the Numbers	Reward	No	Lost
4		Crab Pots	Immunity	No	Lost¹
5		Kung Fu Cannibals	Reward	No	Lost
5		Concentration	Immunity	No	Lost
6		Crosswalk	Immunity	No	Lost
7		Hot La Cross Buns	Reward	No	Won
7		Blind Rage	Immunity	No	Lost
8		So You Think You Can Meke?	Reward	No	Lost
8		Warrior's Choice	Immunity	No	Lost
Tribes Merged, Day 22
9	Bula Bula	River Rats	Reward/Immunity		Lost
10		Get Smashed Q&A	Reward		Lost
10		Chimney Sweep	Immunity		Lost
11		Slosh Pit	Reward		Lost
11		Torched	Immunity		Lost
Voted Out, Day 30
Notes: ^1 After winning the Immunity Challenge, Moto was forced to decide whether to keep their immunity at the expense of giving up their luxurious camp to Ravu. Moto decided to forfeit their immunity to Ravu.

Episode	Mookie's Votes	Voted Against Mookie
1	Jessica	Rocky
2	Erica	-
3	Anthony	-
4	Ravu Tribe Immune
5	Rita	-
6	Anthony	-
7	Lisi	-
8	Lisi	-
9	Stacy	-
10	Cassandra	Dreamz
11	Boo	Alex, Boo, Cassandra, Dreamz
Voted Out, Day 30
Voted for Sole Survivor	Earl

Post-Survivor[]

Mookie co-founded Monarc, a custom clothing brand.
On January 9, 2010, Mookie attended Survivor's 10-year anniversary party.

Trivia[]

Mookie is the youngest man on the original Ravu tribe.
Mookie's 25th birthday was on Day 12 of Fiji.
Mookie was the first Survivor contestant to reach the merge without winning any Immunity Challenges. Ravu was immune from one Tribal Council, but by the other tribe giving up immunity after winning the challenge. He was followed by Denise Stapley in Philippines.
Among the Bula Bula tribe, Mookie was the only castaway to stay on Ravu throughout the pre-merge stage of the game, having never experienced the luxuries of the Moto camp.
Mookie is the first person to give a Hidden Immunity Idol to another contestant.
Mookie is the first Survivor contestant to be eliminated as the secondary target of a Split Vote. He was voted out in a 4-3-1 vote (Sylvia Kwan is the first contestant to be eliminated as the primary target).