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Biography
Jacque Berg (25)
Hometown: Santa Barbara, California
Occupation: Medical Sales

Jacque Berg always plays to win and will settle for nothing less than number one. She's trained her whole life to play a game like SURVIVOR. Competing in several sports such as gymnastics, water polo, crew, track and swimming, she's proven herself a leader.

Berg thrives off pressure and has gone as far as competing against sales executives with 10 years experience to land her dream job as a medical device sales representative. Berg, one of the youngest people in her industry, is also a writer and charity organizer.

Constantly on the go, Jacque admits she doesn't like to sit still and is full of life. Her hobbies include running, swimming, surfing and boating. She describes herself as enthusiastic, adventurous, sweet and extremely positive. Her biggest pet peeve is people who talk about their big dreams but do nothing about it. She believes we all have control over our own destiny.

Berg confesses that she performs her best when in extreme situations and can't wait to overcome the physical and mental challenges SURVIVOR will offer.

Berg grew up in Minnesota and is currently single and lives in Santa Barbara, California. She has a B.S. in business administration from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Her birth date is September 10, 1982.

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marigold:
An interesting article an interview with Jacque:

I kind of just want to sit back so that people can’t judge me, good or bad

Like Survivor Gabon cast member Paloma Soto-Castillo, medical device salesperson Jacquie Berg was totally nice—and totally forgettable. I continually forget she’s even on the show. Our conversation was the shortest one I had with any contestant, and while Jacquie has a relatively interesting strategy, it was kind of boring to hear her talk about it because she’s so restrained. At one point, she said, “I’m trying not to be right now, but I’m very high energy,” and I almost laughed at the second part because of the subdued way she said that and everything else.

Jacquie “applied the day before applications were due” because she “I needed a change; I was working 80 hours a week for the past three years, and I needed a vacation, to say the least,” she said. She’s watched the show for the “last few years,” and as a role model in the game, cites a “mixture of like Elisabeth Hasselbeck and possibly Jenna Morasca, just because I think they could play off people’s emotions really well and get instant rapport with people.”

While she’s “super, super competitive,” her strategy is to attempt to fly under the radar, even to the point of throwing challenges, so she doesn’t come off as a threat and conceals her strengths, such as her athleticism (her CBS bio said she “[competes] in several sports such as gymnastics, water polo, crew, track and swimming”).

“This is going to be really, really hard I’m going to hold back. I don’t want to be a dominating leader in the group, which I tend to do when I’m doing team sports, because I have this intrinsic need to win. But I’m going to try to hold back as much as I can,” Jacquie said. “I kind of just want to sit back so that people can’t judge me, good or bad.”

I asked how she could win with that strategy, and she said she’d wait until after the merge and then start “winning all the immunity idols that I can.” That said, she also intends to strategize while using others as a shield. “I’ll probably try to instigate a couple vote-offs but not make it seem like it’s coming from me, make it seem like the other person—they’ll be the voice,” Jacquie told me.

Other parts of her strategy seemed to be completely obvious. For example, she said, “I probably don’t want to befriend or make alliances with those people that are going to backstab me,” she said. As to how she’d know that, she had pre-judged the other contestants. “I think I’ve pretty much pinpointed those that I feel are genuine and people who I can trust, and I can already see people who are trying to scheme a plan and, you know, have a front. So, stay away from those people,” she said.

While Jacquie had clear ideas already about who she could trust and who she wouldn’t because she’s “a really good reader of people,” she refused to identify those people (by description, because of course they didn’t yet know each others’ names). “I can’t say; I’m not going to say,” she said after discussing trusting “those people who can’t hide a smile” and “have true emotions,” and not trusting those who are “seclusive” and “hide behind rocks and stuff.”

Link: http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/survivor_gabon/2008_Sep_18_jacquie_berg

marigold:
An interesting article:

Did Minnesota Nice Survive 'SURVIVOR'?

Nobody can accuse Jacquie Berg of being lazy. The 26-year-old Woodbury native sprinted up the corporate ladder, earning four promotions in three years as a medical device sales rep with Medtronic. Add training for a triathlon and doing charity work to her already hectic schedule, and it's easy to see why Berg wanted to take a break from her fast-paced life.

Instead of a relaxing beach trip or spa weekend, her interpretation of a vacation was to be a contestant on one of the most physically and mentally demanding reality shows on TV -- "Survivor."

"I had watched a few seasons of the show, and I absolutely loved it," said Berg, who now lives in Santa Barbara, Calif., about the CBS show in which contestants are isolated in the wilderness while competing for $1 million.

"I loved how contestants are super strategic and how they have to be athletic. It seemed like a new challenge that would be an incredible experience that I'd never forget. I'm very adventurous, and the best time of my life is when I get to go up to my cabin on Leech Lake. 'Survivor' is kind of similar in a lot of ways -- just being out in the wilderness and being on the lake. It was a nice break."

For the 17th installment of the "Survivor" series, Berg and 17 other contestants were shipped out to Gabon, a country in west-central Africa.

Although Berg is under contract to remain mum on anything that happened while in Gabon, if previous seasons of the show are any indication, you'll see plenty of mind games, rumbling tummies and physical challenges when it debuts on Thursday (7 p.m.).

Before heading to Africa, Berg made sure she was in the best physical shape possible. She swam in the ocean and ran daily and practiced Bikram yoga so she'd be ready to handle the African heat. Then, there was the mental preparation.

"I went to a meditation coach, thinking that might help in the challenges," said Berg. "If I was really struggling out there, I learned how to focus and feel grounded. Normally, I'm a very optimistic and positive person, but I just wanted to make sure nothing out there would bring me down. Knowing that I would be on almost a starvation diet, you lose a lot of mental clarity and mental sharpness, so I wanted to do as many things as possible to stay clear and be able to strategize more than I normally would."

Even though Berg said she was in the best physical and mental shape possible when she went on "Survivor," she had something else to worry about -- appearing too strong in front of her fellow competitors. She was also concerned that she was a little too "Minnesota nice."

"I'm extremely trusting, and I was nervous that I would trust the wrong people. I'm also extremely genuine, and I was nervous that I wouldn't be able to deceive people as well as others. Midwesterners are always known to be very genuine and trustworthy, so I felt like that would also help me. I definitely told everyone I was from Minnesota and not California."

Berg plans on watching her "Survivor" debut in Woodbury with friends and family, including her dad, Daniel, and mom, Sharon. The 2001 Woodbury High School grad -- Berg was captain of the track and gymnastics teams, on the swim team, on the chess team, a student council member and a member of the homecoming court -- said she has been slowly adjusting to life back in the States after her trip to Africa.

"It's definitely a different pace of life out there in the wilderness. Now, I feel like I'm working double time because it's like I'm catching up on a million things. I'm also writing a book and starting a charity."

Sounds like things are back to normal in Berg's busy world.

Link: http://www.foxreality.com/news.php?id=77737&type=news

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