Brian Heidik

Brian Heidik (born March 9, 1968, Burtonsville, Maryland) won $1,000,000 on the reality TV competition, Survivor: Thailand. In 2004 Heidik began writing Survivor commentaries for the National Enquirer tabloid.

Survivor: Thailand

As part of the Chuay Gahn tribe, Brian was not immediately targeted due to his physical strength and his ability to provide food for the tribe. Early on in the game, he was considered a trustworthy individual, despite his used car salesman occupation being known by all. However, his status as trustworthy would soon change dramatically. When Brian's tribe lost the first and second immunity challenges, he joined the majority to vote out John Raymond and Tanya Vance. After the Grindgate incident between Ted Rogers and Ghandia Johnson, Brian was worried that the rift between the two would divide the tribe. So he enlisted the help of Helen Glover to side with himself, Ted and Clay Jordan to vote out Ghandia, which they did successfully in Episode 4. By doing so, he created a Final 2 alliance with Helen, despite already having one with Ted. Chuay Gahn then enjoyed two immunity wins.