Paschal English

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

Age: 57
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Judge
Hometown: Thomaston, GA
Luxury Item: American Flag

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]

Survivor[]

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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
2		Marquesan Menu	Immunity	No	Won
3		Raft Rescue	Reward	Yes	Won
3		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
5		Distress Signal	Immunity	No	Won
6		Jungle Relay	Reward	No	Won
6		The Maze	Immunity	No	Lost
Tribes Merged, Day 20
7	Soliantu	Sea Legs	Immunity		Lost
8		Go Fly A Kite	Reward		Lost
8		Parang Swing	Immunity		Lost
10		Coconut Juice	Reward		Won
10		High Stepping	Immunity		Lost
11		Rock Bottom	Reward		Won
11		Virtues of Fire	Immunity		Lost
12		Turtle Roll	Reward		Lost
12		Sands of Time	Immunity		Lost
13		Second Chance	Reward		Lost
13		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, Kara Kay in David vs. Goliath and Liz Wilcox in Survivor 46. 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.