Where is Jake Chocholous now? 'The Trust: A Game of Greed' Season 1 winner hosts podcast about social affair

'The Trust: A Game of Greed' Season 1 winner Jake Chocholous currently resides in Austin
PUBLISHED JAN 24, 2024
'The Trust: A Game of Greed' Season 1 contestant Jake Chocholous wins whopping share (@netflix)
'The Trust: A Game of Greed' Season 1 contestant Jake Chocholous wins whopping share (@netflix)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, CARIBBEAN: 'The Trust: A Game of Greed' winner Jake Chocholous has received a whopping cash prize of $48,600. The contestant played the loyalty game strategically and is now thriving outside the Netflix show villa.

The Army veteran is currently based in Austin and hosts a podcast called 'The Man Up.' Jake regularly releases new episodes of his podcast discussing trendy topics revolving around social issues.

He also openly shares his political views on his social media with over 46K followers on Instagram and over 115K on TikTok. Additionally, Jake is a mental health advocate and has dedicated his social media channels to spreading awareness about the topic.

Jake worked as a military contractor and continues supporting the armed forces and their veterans.

Jake Chocholous (Instagram/@jakechocholous)
Jake Chocholous (Instagram/@jakechocholous)

Jake Chocholous expresses his love to Julie Theis

During the finale episode of 'The Trust: A Game of Greed' Season 1, Jake Chocholous confessed his feelings to Julie Theis. Jake and Julie had sparked romance while exploring the challenges in the vault.

However, he pulled out Julie for a conversation and said, "When is the next time I'm gonna be able to look at all this and like experience something like this? But most important, like experience it with you." He added, "Because it's been... It's kinda been life-changing for me so."

Jake also revealed that Julie has become an important person in his life adding, "I really want you to know that I see you and that I appreciate you and I value you. I really wanna know someone and that starts with the heart and with you, I feel like that's where I connected with you the most."

Jake teased the potential romance with Julie outside the villa and noted, "I wanna continue to talk to you and know you more. So outside of this, I still wanna explore things and be connected to you." Notably, Julie had similar feelings for Jake.

Jake Chocholous expresses his love to Julie Theis (@netflix)
Jake Chocholous expresses his love to Julie Theis (@netflix)

'The Trust: A Game of Greed' winner Jake Chocholous feels 'betrayed'

'The Trust: A Game of Greed' winner Jake Chocholous was expecting his other co-players to stay loyal to the team and reject the $25K offer during the last trust ceremony. However, one of the contestants, Tolu, accepted the offer leaving less cash prize to split.

Although it wasn't revealed in front of the group that Tolu snitched on the group, Jake was left disappointed and felt betrayed during the finale episode. He shared in the confessional, "Someone took some money, and you feel betrayed."

However, Jake appreciated Tolu for sticking to the team and sharing the cash prize during the finale. Jake added, "But at the same time that same person that did that trusted the group enough to know that hey they still wanna split money with the rest of these individuals."

He elaborated, "I just hope you use it in a way that really enhances someone else's life because that's most important pouring into lives of others not ourselves."

'The Trust: A Game of Greed' winner Jake Chocholous feels 'betrayed' (@netflix)
'The Trust: A Game of Greed' winner Jake Chocholous feels 'betrayed' (@netflix)

'The Trust: A Game of Greed' Season 1 is now available to stream on Netflix.

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