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Paul Ryan Christopher "Paulie" Calafiore is a contestant from Big Brother 18 and Ex on the Beach 1. He was a finalist on Final Reckoning and War of the Worlds 2. He also competed on War of the Worlds, The Challenge: USA 2, and Battle of the Eras.

Biography[]

Final Reckoning[]

Retrieved from MTV.com

Housemates on Big Brother 18, Natalie didn't like Paulie's gameplay – he flirted with girls to get their vote. She went on a one-woman campaign to get him evicted. When he got wind of what she was doing, he lashed out, calling her every name in the book. Paulie has no regrets about his comments and they've done nothing but bad-mouth each other ever since.

War of the Worlds[]

Retrieved from MTV.com

Paulie entered his Rookie season Final Reckoning guns blazing and quickly became a target in eyes Kyle after flirting with his ex, Cara Maria. Now he and Cara are officially a power couple, but house with Kyle in the house as well, it seems likely that chaotic drama of this love triangle is just getting started. After coming up short in his debut season, will notoriously hotheaded Paulie be able to keep his hatred toward his romantic rival in check and commit himself not just making it back to the Final but also winning it this season?

War of the Worlds 2[]

Retrieved from MTV.com

The self-proclaimed "new blood" of The Challenge, the fiery Big Brother alum Paulie has made a big impact on his first two seasons, making one Final and coming within an epic gas-out of a second. Shrewd and calculated in politicking, he will no doubt be looking to form some fast alliances and control the gameplay from day one. Paulie and long-term love interest Cara Maria have their sights on reaching the Final as a power couple and locking down Paulie's first-ever win. He promises there won't be any gassing out this time around.

The Challenge: USA 2[]

Retrieved from Parade.com

Paulie entered Big Brother two seasons after his brother Cody had gone to the finals. And after playing aggressively, he ended up flaming out mid-game. Moving to The Challenge, he faced an uphill battle in spending most of his first season in the Redemption House before finally coming back and making the final. In that season he also met Cara Maria, who became his tightest ally, now-girlfriend, and the power couple behind his most recent Challenge season (where he floundered in the final).

Final Reckoning[]

Challenge History[]

Episode Challenge Partner Result
1 Opening Challenge SAFE
2/3 Wreck Yourself OUT
5 In Redemption House
6/7
7/8
8/9
10/11
11/12
12/13
14/15
16/17 Hit List WIN
17 Heads Will Roll WIN
18 Rolling Thunder SAFE
19 Painfully Wrong ELIM
20 Final Challenge THIRD

Elimination History[]

Episode Elimination Partner Opponents Result
3 Think Outside the Box OUT
19 Milk and Cookies WIN

Redemption History[]

Episode Elimination Partner Opponents Result
4 Balls to the Wall LOSE
10 Pyramid Schemers LOSE
15 That's the Ticket WIN

War of the Worlds[]

Challenge History[]

Episode Challenge Partner Result
1 Impending Dune WIN
2 Arms-a-geddon Tired NinjaWOTWIcon
Natalie D.
SAFE
3 Search and Destroy WIN
4 Fallout WIN
5 Tired Out WIN
6 Doom Buggy SAFE
7 Eye in the Sky SAFE
8 Brain Freeze SAFE
9 Road Warrior ELIM
10 Fandemonium WIN
11/12 Highway to Hell SAFE
12/13 Day of Wreckoning Georgia WIN
13/14 Crash Landing WIN
14 Judgement Day OUT

Elimination History[]

Episode Elimination Partner Opponents Result
9 Wheel of Death WIN

War of the Worlds 2[]

Challenge History[]

Episode Challenge Team Result
1 Trench Warfare Team USA SAFE
2 Cryptic Crossbow WIN
3 Paddlewheel Puzzle SAFE
4 Relic Runner SAFE
5 Hooked WIN
6 Explosive Decision SAFE
7 Resilient River Run SAFE
8 Crate Expectations WIN
9 Under Siege SAFE
10 Incoming SAFE
11 Temple Wall Traverse WIN
12 Escape to Freedom SAFE
13 Puzzling Swim SAFE
14 Mine the Cart SAFE
15/16 Final Challenge LOSER

The Challenge: USA 2[]

Challenge History[]

Episode Challenge Team Result
1/2 Storm the Castle Red Team SAFE
2 Working the Poles SAFE
3 Capsized OUT

Elimination History[]

Episode Elimination Opponent Result
3 Fire & Ice BananasUSA2Icon
Bananas
OUT

Battle of the Eras[]

Challenge History[]

Episode Challenge Team Result
1/2 Light It Up Era IV OUT

Elimination History[]

Episode Elimination Opponent Result
2 Hall Brawl TheoErasIcon
Theo
OUT

Post-Challenge[]

  • Paulie and Cara Maria Sorbello appeared as a couple on the 8th episode of the first season of MTV's How Far Is Tattoo Far?. Cara Maria gave Paulie a tattoo of herself from Dirty 30, while he gave her a tattoo of a crow from Game of Thrones with a heart, along with the coordinates of Hermanus, South Africa, where Final Reckoning took place, and where they met.
  • Paulie and Cara Maria appeared during the finale of CBS's Big Brother: All-Stars (2020), cheering on his brother Cody Calafiore alongside the rest of their family.
  • Paulie participated in the special six-part documentary series, The Challenge: Untold History, in 2022.
  • Paulie and his brother Cody competed in The Soccer Tournament in June 2023, organizing and playing for the Kingdom Football Club team. Their team ultimately finished in the fifth match of the Top 16 by a score of 4-3.
  • Paulie appeared during the launch special of Battle for a New Champion during Cara Maria's Mercenary intro package.
  • Paulie appeared in the second episode of The Challenge: Home Turf, which featured Cara Maria, on The Challenge's official YouTube channel.
  • Paulie competed in The Soccer Tournament once again in June 2024 alongside Cody on the Kingdom FC team once again. Their team lost both of their qualifying matches and did not advance to the knockout stage of the tournament. Cara Maria was also a part of the team, as a booster.

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