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Jenna Jimenez
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Information
Full name

Jenna Carina Jimenez

Occupation

Actress, Student

Endurance, 7th Place,
Endurance 2, 1st Place
Hometown

Rogers Park, Illinois

Age

14 (E1), 15 (E2)

Team

Gray Team (E1)
Brown Team (E2)

Partner

Max DeLeo

Arrived

Right to Stay (E1)
Wash Out (E2)”

Left

Knotted Up (E1)
The Finale (E2)”

"I like to be playful and I like to have a good time, and other people, they tend to be too serious."
— Jenna in her introduction in Right to Stay

Jenna is into hip-hop, drama, Irish dancing and swimming. She has a wall in her bedroom covered with graffiti because she believes that anyone who enters her room should speak their mind freely and write down their thoughts.

—DiscoveryKids.com bio

Jenna Carina Jimenez (born December 17, 1987) is a former contestant on Endurance and Endurance 2, winning in the latter season. She competed alongside her partner, Max DeLeo, first as the Gray Team, and the following season as the Brown Team.

About[]

Jenna attended Lincoln Park High School.

Endurance[]

Jenna was one of the 14 contestants that made it through the Right to Stay. In the partner selection, she was to be partnered with Max, according to the List. After Max messed up the list by pairing Trevor and Lana together, she paired Brandon with Layla after she caught the purple ball (which was also against the list). Because they were the last two contestants standing after the six teams were formed, they became each other's partners and formed the Gray team. They were also given two starting pieces as a reward: Heart and Trust.

They thought of themselves as a target, because of getting two pieces from the start, so in Tilt, Jenna let go deliberately to lessen their chances of being a threat. Simultaneously, they started an alliance with Red and Yellow.

In Knotted Up, they lost the mission, and was sent up to the Temple of Fate, along with Green, because everyone thought the Gray Team would be able to eliminate Green. However, the mission there wasn't a strength challenge, as thought of, and Green managed to eliminate Gray, making them the first team to be eliminated in Endurance History.

Endurance 2[]

Jenna considers herself a leader, but is that all she needs to win this round of ENDURANCE? Jenna describes herself as a leader, not a follower. She enjoys expressing herself through her unique sense of style. A vegetarian, her favorite subjects are algebra and drama.

—DiscoveryKids.com bio

The following year, at fifteen, Jenna was voted by her former castmates to return to Endurance 2 alongside her former partner Max as the Brown team.

When she returned, Jenna immediately became friends with Calley and Keetin, which formed into a strong alliance. However, the other contestants disagreed with her and Max's re-arrival, and some of them were determined to eliminate the Brown Team as soon as possible. In Tower of Power, the Brown Team struggled a bit at first, but managed to gain enough ground so that they came close to winning a few times, but ultimately lost to Green. Because of their friendship though, they were spared from the Temple of Fate.

In Fireball, Jenna was unable to catch their ball in the first round but Blue did. Scooter got Christa to eliminate them from the game. Purple ultimately won the challenge. Jenna was nervous as Annie seemed to be one of the people who wanted Brown gone. While Purple did seem to strongly consider giving the samadhi to Brown, they instead gave it to Orange. In Rollerball, Brown managed to get a ball in their net but had difficulty in their attempts to get a second won. Eventually, Green won the challenge and were once again spared from the temple.

In Tide Pull, Jenna was the rower for Brown. She managed to remain in the water while Max helped pulled the other to shore, giving Brown their first win. She noted that while it was good to win and have the power of the samadhi, she notes it would be hard to give it to anyone as she claims she has an alliance with everyone. She was present when Max was discussing a deal with Purple. Brown decided, despite Max making a deal with them earlier, to give the samadhi to Blue. In On The Ropes, she guided Max through the mission, who was blindfolded. After a close race with Blue, Brown won their first temple mission. Jenna was seen consulting with Keetin and Calley on who to send to temple and both agreed that Brown should send Blue and Purple. Max claimed Purple was on Brown's side and would target Yellow and Blue based on what Jeff and Annie told him but Jenna claims that Mike said that Annie would send Brown to temple if they won. Brown's final decision was to send Purple with Blue to temple where Blue got eliminated.

Quotes[]

Endurance[]

  • "I like to be playful and I like to have a good time, and other people, they tend to be too serious."
  • "Cause [she and Trevor] are from Chicago." (about why she wants Trevor as a partner)

Endurance 2[]

  • "It's just bad luck!" (on why the Gray Team gets sent home in the first elimination.)
  • "We're thankful we made it this far because we didn't have such luck last season."
  • "Who goes up to people other than Tyler and says they're going to send you guys?"
  • "You can't let [Annie] get to you." (to Calley)
  • "I'm already handicapped by this much." (when referring to the two-foot Samadhi and Max's height)
  • "All this strategy is getting us in a lot of trouble." (confessional)
  • "I'm really happy with being in the final three, but I'm not satisfied with it."
  • "[The Brown-Green alliance] was the only alliance that has stuck together until the end. It feels good to face the Green Team."
  • "I really enjoyed many aspects of this beach, probably one of the things I love and miss here are the different types of animals, the scorpions, the many types of jellyfish in the water...and the stars at night, because we don't get that in Chicago, because there's too much pollution."
  • "For everyone who has already left, who hasn't made it this far, I just wanted to say that it was really nice meeting everybody and I've had a good time, and it wouldn't have been the same if one person wasn't here...I know a lot of people are going to be disappointed they didn't make final two or final three or they had to leave as early as they did, but everything happens for a reason and we may not realize that now, but we will later on, we just have to keep thinking that our friendships at this beach are unforgettable." (confessional)
  • "It's like you go on a vacation and you miss being there."

Post Endurance[]

Jenna attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and has been experimenting with acting.

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