James Furness

 is a contestant from Survivor: Mentawai.

Survivor: Whatever
Age: 22

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Current residence: Chicago, IL

Occupation: Student

Hobbies: Watching reality TV and working on campaigns.

Pet peeves: Just general bigotry, although I feel like that's generic. So I guess petty people? I don't need that kind of negativity.

Three words to describe you: Funny, likable, attractive. (He laughs)

What is your personal claim to fame? I can intentionally dislocate my thumb. Yes, I was that kid in elementary school.

Who or what is your inspiration in life? Oprah. She's just inspiring. Such a giving person! And how can you not like her? I'm not one of those "Oprah for President" people, but she's done such a service to our nation and the world. If God's real, she's going straight to Heaven!

If you could have three things on the island, what would they be and why? A book that I normally wouldn't have time to read off the island, supplies to make a fake idol to get out of a dodge, and matches. For obvious reasons.

Which Survivor contestant are you the most like? I would say I'm a lot like Devon Pinto. I wanna play a very social game but also be strategic, and I think people will sleep on me until the end. Hopefully I don't get robbed by some crap twist like he did.

What's your reason for being on Survivor? Because I'm a superfan and I needed to come out here! I'm just about to graduate from college and didn't really know what to do with myself, so I thought I might as well apply!

Why do you think you'll "survive" Survivor? Like I said, I'm gonna try to be a very social castaway, building bonds with people. Even though I said I don't like pettiness, I wanna be the person people come to to s**ttalk other people on the tribe. I feel like I could function in, like, the GBF role, especially with the girls, but I can build up a build up a rapport with the guys too and have a constant amount of things to use against people if the situation arises. People are naturally confrontational, and beef will develop, and information is power in this game.