Earl Brock

 is a contestant from Australian Survivor: Taroko - Joint Ventures.

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Name: Earl Brock

Age: 69

Current Residence: Perth, WA

Occupation: Publican

Earl is the owner/manager of The Duke’s Boots Hotel, a much loved worker’s bar in Northern Perth. Coming from a working class background himself, working for five years as a heavy machinery operator in several mines across the Wheatbelt region and a short stint as a Labourer, he knew that he would be happiest catering for “his people”. After getting a job tending a bar at 25, he never looked back, obtaining his publican’s licence and the deed to the Hotel by age 33.

Things weren’t always easy for Earl, the long nights put a strain on his marriage and young family, separating for a time. After a lot of soul-searching Earl decided to merge his two worlds, moving his family into the pub and managing the bar with his wife. Earl learnt from his mistakes and is now a loving husband to his wife of 46 years, Peggy and their three children and nine grandchildren.

Earl battled alcoholism for many years, often sharing a “few too many drinks” with old friends at the Duke. His diagnosis of liver cancer twelve years ago changed Earl’s life, with help from Peggy and his family, Earl quit drinking and smoking and began a whole new exercise routine. Now thanks to his lifestyle, surgery and chemo therapy, Earl’s cancer has been in remission for twelve years and he has a whole new lease on life.

Falling into Survivor almost by accident, Earl would call himself a “casual fan, who watches when he can”. He claims that, while working one slow evening, he had nothing better to do than watch the telly, but when his beloved West Coast Eagles started “getting flogged by bloody Freo” he switched the channel to anything else. With a stroke of luck, he came across Survivor and wanting to channel his rage at something, he found himself invested, tuning in the next week to keep up with the story.

Earl is now here in Taiwan to play the game that he accidentally found himself watching one evening. Not too fussed about perceptions around his age, Earl intends to “pay it no mind” and as far as the game goes: “Well, we’ll roll the dice and see what happens”.