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Paschal English is a contestant from Survivor: Marquesas.

Closely aligned with Neleh Dennis, Paschal is the first person to be eliminated by a rock drawing tiebreaker, despite never receiving a vote against him the entire game. His unfortunate fate, which went unmatched for over a decade, became a precedent to avoid a deadlock tie at all costs.

Profile[]

Retrieved from CBS.com

Paschal English was born in Birmingham, Alabama. At two years of age, he and his family moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he went on to attend junior and senior high school. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Georgia in Athens.

English currently serves as a Superior Court Judge in the Griffin Judicial Circuit in Georgia. He was a member of the United States Air Force from 1969–73, serving in Southeast Asia from 1971-72. After leaving the Air Force as a Captain, he joined the Georgia Air National Guard where he retired in 1998 as a Colonel. Prior to his appointment in 1987 as a Superior Court Judge, English served as Chief Assistant District Attorney for 12 years.

English enjoys jogging, traveling and watching athletic events. He is a member of the Thomaston Bar Association, Griffin Circuit Bar Association, Georgia Bar Association and First United Methodist Church of Thomaston (he is a member of the administrative board).

Paschal English currently lives in Thomaston, Georgia, with his wife of 35 years, Beverly, and their dog, Dudley. They have two grown daughters, Ashley (who is married to Tim) and Rachel. He and Beverly are the proud new grandparents of Connelly English, born right after the New Year. His birth date is March 5.[1]

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Episode Tribe
Affiliation
Challenge Challenge Type Sit-Out? Result
1 Rotu Outrigger Fire Quest Immunity No Won
2 Float Your Boat Reward No Won
Marquesan Menu Immunity No Won
3 Raft Rescue Reward Yes Won
Coconut Maze Race Immunity No Won
Switched Tribes, Day 10
4 Maraamu Life's a Tapestry Immunity No Lost
5 Tiki Towers Reward No Won
Distress Signal Immunity No Won
6 Jungle Relay Reward No Won
The Maze Immunity No Lost
Tribes Merged, Day 20
7 Soliantu Sea Legs Immunity Lost
8 Go Fly A Kite Reward Lost
Parang Swing Immunity Lost
10 Coconut Juice Reward Won
High Stepping Immunity Lost
11 Rock Bottom Reward Won
Virtues of Fire Immunity Lost
12 Turtle Roll Reward Lost
Sands of Time Immunity Lost
13 Second Chance Reward Lost
Marquesan Folklore Immunity Lost
14 Fallen Comrades Immunity Lost
Eliminated, Day 37

Episode Paschal's
Votes
Voted Against
Paschal
1 Rotu Tribe Immune
2 Rotu Tribe Immune
3 Rotu Tribe Immune
4 Sarah -
5 Maraamu Tribe Immune
6 Gina -
7 Rob -
8 John -
10 Zoe -
11 Tammy -
12 Robert -
13 Sean -
14 Kathy -
Eliminated, Day 371
Voted for
Sole Survivor
Neleh

^1 In "The Sole Survivor", the vote ended with a 2-2 tie between Kathy and Neleh, forcing a rock-drawing tiebreaker. Paschal drew the odd-colored rock and was eliminated from the game.

Post-Survivor[]

  • Paschal attended the Survivor: Thailand Reunion Show.
  • In May 2010, Paschal abruptly resigned as a judge, following an investigation of numerous sex scandals involving affairs with numerous women, including a public defender.

Trivia[]

  • Paschal is the oldest contestant on Marquesas.
  • Paschal's luxury item was an American flag.
  • Paschal was the first contestant to be the sole representative of their gender after a tribe switch.
  • Paschal and Neleh Dennis voted for the same person at every Tribal Council they attended together.
  • Paschal is the first person to be eliminated at Tribal Council without being voted out.
  • Paschal is the second person to be eliminated despite never receiving a vote against him, after Michael Skupin in The Australian Outback.
    • Paschal is the first castaway to be eliminated at Tribal Council without quitting or having his name written down on parchment at any point in a season. He would be joined in this feat by Cirie Fields in Game Changers and Kara Kay in David vs. Goliath. He is the only male castaway with this distinction.
  • Paschal is the first person to be eliminated by rocks, followed by Katie Collins in Blood vs. Water and Jessica Lewis in Millennials vs. Gen X.
    • He is currently the only man to be eliminated by rocks.
    • Had the current rock drawing rules applied in his season, Paschal would have been eliminated by default, as the three other people on the tribe were either immune (Vecepia) or part of the deadlock (Kathy and Neleh).
      • However, under the current deadlock rules, Paschal would have been safe and Kathy and Neleh would have played a fire-making challenge.
  • Paschal's elimination significantly affected strategy in subsequent seasons of Survivor. Due to contestants not wanting to force a tie vote, there would not be another tie until "The Best and Worst Reward Ever" in Palau, six seasons later, and no tie created with the intent of drawing rocks until "The Day of Reckoning" in Samoa, fifteen seasons later.
  • Paschal is the first jury member to miss a Tribal Council attended by the rest of the jury. He was unable to attend the Day 38 Tribal Council because he was hospitalized. He would be followed by Sophie Clarke in Winners at War, also on Day 38.

References[]

Survivor: Marquesas Castaways
 Gabriel
Rotu
S4 gabriel t
 Gina
Maraamu
S4 gina t
 Hunter
Maraamu
S4 hunter t
 John
Rotu
S4 john t
 Kathy
Rotu
S4 kathy t
 Neleh
Rotu
S4 neleh t
 Paschal
Rotu
S4 paschal t
 Patricia
Maraamu
S4 patricia t
 Peter
Maraamu
S4 peter t
 Rob
Maraamu
S4 rob t
 Robert
Rotu
S4 robert t
 Sarah
Maraamu
S4 sarah t
 Sean
Maraamu
S4 sean t
 Tammy
Rotu
S4 tammy t
 Vecepia
Maraamu
S4 vecepia t
 Zoe
Rotu
S4 zoe t
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