Australian Survivor Star Wins $9 Million On Deal Or No Deal Island

“Australian Survivor star wins $9 million on Deal or No Deal Island”

Former Australian Survivor winner David Genat, nicknamed “The Golden God”, has simply bagged himself much more gold. The ex-model who lives in Perth has gained the second season of US sequence Deal or No Deal Island, taking dwelling $US5.8 million ($A9.2 million).

It’s one of many greatest money prizes in TV historical past – second solely to the winner of Amazon Prime’s Beast Video games, who obtained a whopping $US10 million ($A15.9 million) final month.

David Genat and Joe Manganiello in the season finale of Deal or No Deal Island. — David Genat and Joe Manganiello within the season finale of Deal or No Deal Island.Credit score: Monty Brinton/NBC

“I want to be clear, if you take this offer, this would be the most money anyone’s ever made on network television,” mentioned host Joe Manganiello, as Genat deliberated between his ultimate two instances containing $US75 and $US12,232,001. “You would truly be The Golden God.”

“But if you turn this down, and you have $75 in your case, David, you would be the biggest loser in TV history.” The deal was provided by Chrissy Teigen, who was unveiled because the mysterious “banker” within the ultimate episode – 20 years after showing as a briefcase mannequin on the primary season of the unique present.

Genat, who was recognized for his daring gameplay on Australian Survivor in 2019 and 2020, in the end selected the deal as a result of he’s “seen hubris take out a lot of people”.

The present is a comparatively new idea. It combines the unique Deal or No Deal premise – wherein contestants randomly choose briefcases containing completely different sums of money – with bodily challenges and social gameplay that mimics components of Survivor. And sure, because the present’s identify suggests, all of the contestants live on an island (although they don’t should tough it on the seashore).

That makes it an interesting prospect for individuals like Genat who’ve mastered different actuality franchises. He was joined this season by Parvati Shallow, a US Survivor legend (who will star alongside Genat in Ten’s upcoming season of Survivor: Australia v The World), and Will Kirby, a former winner of Massive Brother.