Australian Survivor: Where Mark Wales Ranks Among Former Winners
The seventh season of Network 10's Australian Survivor has crowned its winner: author and former SAS commander Mark Wales. Mark was one of four returning players on the season, joining fellow Aussies Sam Gash and Andy Meldrum, as well as American Survivor legend Sandra Diaz-Twine. Mark originally played in season 2 of Australian Survivor in 2017, but he was eliminated early because he was perceived as a threat by his tribe due to his physical strength and budding relationship with Sam.
After meeting on Survivor, Mark and Sam's romance blossomed, and the two married and started a family shortly after their time on the show. They joined the cast of Australian Survivor season 7, a Blood V Water season and dominated the game together. They joined forces after the merge to decimate their competitors, becoming the final loved ones pair left in the game before Sam was voted out in eighth place. Mark then went on to win a unanimous jury vote against Shay Lajoie and Chrissy Zaremba.
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Though he didn't play the flashiest game in Blood V Water, Mark pulled off one the most dominant victories in Australian Survivor history. He ranks very highly among winners in terms of the overall control and skill he exhibited on his path to the Sole Survivor title. Despite his imposing physique and previous Survivor experience, he deftly managed his threat level throughout the game and made strong bonds with his tribemates, constantly positioning himself behind other threats to avoid elimination. Mark found a Hidden Immunity Idol along the way, and when his wife, Sam, obtained another idol in one of the show's most ruthless and iconic blindsides, Mark convinced many of
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