Tina Scheer

 was a contestant from Survivor: Panama.

Profile
The youngest of six children born into a logging sports family, Tina Scheer learned how to log roll in Northern Wisconsin when she was seven years old. She feels all of her childhood memories are good ones and credits her mother for raising six children by herself.

Scheer is the owner of the World Champion Lumberjills, "Chics with Axes," a traveling group of female lumberjacks. She is also owner of The Great Maine Lumberjack Show, which is based in Trenton, Maine. She competes regularly as a lumberjill and is also a logging sports promoter. In addition to touring the country, she has traveled to Australia ten times with her exhibitions. She also traveled to South Africa, Germany and New Zealand. She has been featured in CBS's Challenge of the Sexes, MTV's Real World, National Geographic, Sports Illustrated and Women's Sport & Fitness.

After Scheer was accepted to participate in SURVIVOR: GUATEMALA, her only child, Charlie, 16, was killed in an auto accident one week before she was expected to leave. In spite of this tragedy, Scheer was determined to complete the SURVIVOR adventure that they had started together. She describes herself as outgoing, funny and adventurous. Scheer feels her greatest achievement, apart from the privilege of being Charlie's mom, is promoting women in a man's sport.

Having grown up in the woods, Scheer is most comfortable in the outdoors. She is an avid hiker and biker, kayaks regularly and does X-C skiing.

Scheer currently splits her time between Hayward, Wisconsin, and Trenton, Maine. Her birth date is November 17, 1960.

Survivor: Exile Island
Being one of four eldest female contestants, she was placed at the purple Casaya tribe.

After Ruth Marie Milliman won the first Reward Challenge for Casaya, Tina assumed the leadership position at Casaya camp because of her uncanny outdoor skills. Her leadership made the tribe flourished, having a bonfire and a livable shelter during the first day. In Day 2, she noticed Cirie Fields' lack of outdoor experience, branding her immediately as a weak link.

When Casaya lost the inaugural Immunity Challenge, Tina wanted to vote Fields out because of her perceived physical weakness and lack of outdoor skills, and seemingly further her influence at the tribe by catching a large fish while secretly grieving at the beach because of her son's death. Tribemate Melinda Hyder even stated that "There are a gazillion reasons to keep Tina." Unknown to her, Cirie was orchestrating Tina's own elimination.

At the season's first Tribal Council, though Tina was praised for bettering camp life, Tina accused the other three women for having a poor work ethic. Hurt by her allegations, Cirie, Ruth Marie and Melinda sent Tina packing in a 3-1 vote.

Links

 * Tina's CBS Profile