It seems that, once again, the cast of a reality TV show is not complete without a contestant who's had a drunken run-in with the cops. Witness the new season of "Survivor," whose cast includes Jed Hildebrand, a 25-year-old Texan convicted last year of DWI. After Hildebrand was spotted making an illegal U-turn, officers pulled over his car and, according to a Dallas Police Department report, noticed that a wobbly Hildebrand's speech was slurred, his eyes were bloodshot, and his breath smelled of alcohol. After refusing a Breathalyzer, the dental student flubbed the alphabet test, mistakenly placing "G" after "O." And he didn't fare too well on a subsequent counting test, which was filmed back at the station (below you'll find a link to a snippet from that videotaped sobriety test). Instead of copping a plea to the October 1999 DWI charge, Hildebrand opted for a trial in Dallas County Criminal Court, where a jury found him guilty last August of drunk driving. Hildebrand, who is appealing his conviction, was sentenced to 120 days in jail, fined $750, and ordered to perform 80 hours of community service and attend an alcohol education class. The jail stretch will be suspended as long as Hildebrand--who recently worked as a Christian missionary in India--stays out of trouble for two years. (6 pages)

Click here to view Hildebrand's sobriety test with RealPlayer.
Click here to view Hildebrand's sobriety test with Windows Media Player.

Unlike Jed, this "Survivor" was filmed with his pants off.

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