OK, so you say Survivor challenges online in the comfort of your own home is nothing compared to the real Survivor challenges.  Well, what if you had to get up in the middle of the night to compete in every competition in a language that wasn't your primary language?  Yuwie's first winner of Yuwie Survivor had to do just that.

Jude says, "Waking up was killing me!!!  Mostly I was almost asleep when I sat beside my computer.  There were times when I didn't find my glasses, so reading instructions with sleepy eyes without glasses was just a nightmare.  My brain was just in sleep mode and I had to read the instructions of the challenge several times to understand them.  To be honest, there were mornings when I did wish to be voted out."  You see, Jude had to get up at 3am to compete in the competitions because he is a native of Finland.  This dedication paid off because with almost half of the public votes and half of the juy votes, Jude unanimouly won Yuwie's first season of Survivor.

Jude takes that no quit attitude with everything in life.  He tells Yuwie members to not lose hope with anything in life.  He says that life is full of challenges and that is the fun part of it.  "The harder the challenge, the better you feel when you make it as a winner.  Just never give up."

When not online, Jude spends a lot of his time competing in ballroom dancing where his specialty is Latin-American dances and Standards.  Even though he took a 30 year hiatus, Jude now spends four days a week at the dancehall.

So Jude, who is accustomed to competition, was hanging out in Yuwie reading blogs when he came accross the Survivor blog, he jumped in feet first thinking it was a good idea.  So, was it worth it?  Well, just for getting the February featured profile got him free referrals . . . congratulations, Jude!!