Paul Tilge

 is a contestant from Australian Survivor: Venezuela - Fates.

Profile

 * Name (Age): Paul Tilge (44)
 * Tribe Designation: TBD
 * Current Residence: Perth, WA
 * Occupation: Game Critic
 * Season 01 Contestant You Are Most Like: Maybe Shannon because we're both overweight, but I hope my game play is closer to a mix between Jim and Aaron.

Paul hails from Perth and until recently he worked as a shopping centre security guard and part-time contractor, until he gave it all up to chase his dreams.

"Ultimately, in this life, we need to be happy and I wasn't happy working a job that I hated for minimum wage. I took the shot and decided I'd chase my dream, I decided to make up a podcast for all things nerdy! The money isn't as steady, but I'm in a much better place mentally, but, hey, these things take time."

Paul is an avid gamer, he reviews mainly board games and tabletop role-playing games, but he has been known to spend an afternoon or two on the PlayStation. He believes his gaming expertise will help him in the game of Survivor.

"I'm a big-time strategy guy, I love games where you have to think, plan and act. Survivor is a huge passion of mine because it brings those elements to the forefront, everyone is always plotting and planning, it's easy to play sitting in your living chair at home, you know exactly what the person should do, we'll see if that translates to the real-life game."

Paul and his wife have recently seperated, due to financial issues. Although the two remain friendly for the sake of their teenage daughter they're at a cross-roads in terms of their future. Paul insists that if he were to win the money, he could continue his dream job and support his family.

"When Kelly took Allison and left, it hit me like a tonne of bricks, she was my world, but it was killing her that I wasn't bringing in stable paychecks anymore. But, you know, my old life was killing me, so we're at a bit of an impasse at the moment, but if I can win this game, which I know I can, I'll have my dream life and my dream wife together again."

Trivia

 * Paul, David Reeves and Jimmy Welkes are the first male contestants to represent the state of Western Australia.
 * Coincidently both Seaon 01 and Season 02 had three contestants representing Western Australia and they were all of the same gender.