Seasons: 2 | Days played: 65 | Wins: 1 | Jury: 0
- SurvivorAU: 2017 (2017) - 18th place, 7th out.
- Voted out in Episode 7 (Day 18).
- SurvivorAU: Blood v Water (2022) - Winner, 10-0-0.
- Received 10 jury votes, to win unanimously in Episode 24.
Mark Wales on social media: Instagram
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall scores | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| AU2: 2017 | 0.64 | 1.47 | 0.44 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0.26 | 0.85 | - | - | - | 0.70 | 1.49 |
| AU7: Blood v Water | 3.44 | 18.76 | 0.18 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 0.82 | 2.56 | - | - | - | 2.00 | 12.00 |
| Career | 0.64 | 1.47 | 0.44 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 0.26 | 0.85 | - | - | - | 0.70 | 1.49 |
AU2: 2017
AU7: Blood v Water
Tribal/team challenge record (4-for-12; 1 sit-out):
- AU: 2017, Ep.1 RC (Rice race) - Helps carry the raft and try to get rice, but Asaga loses.
- AU: 2017, Ep.1 IC (Obstacles, tiki puzzle) - Crosses obstacles and rolls cubes, and Asaga loses again.
- AU: 2017, Ep.2 RC (Water slide) - Loses twice to Locky, and Asaga loses, 7-5.
- AU: 2017, Ep.2 IC (Three little pigs OC, war clubs) - Smashes through the obstacles, and eventually, Asaga wins.
- AU: 2017, Ep.3 RC (Big balls) - Helps push the ball, but Asaga can't hook the levers, and Asaga loses.
- AU: 2017, Ep.3 IC (Rafts, bamboo tower) - Paddles and stacks bamboo, and Asaga wins.
- AU: 2017, Ep.4 RC (Coconuts, surfing) - Helps gather coconuts and move the raft, but Asaga loses.
- AU: 2017, Ep.4 IC (Builders & runners) - One of the builders, literally carries people, and Asaga wins.
- AU: 2017, Ep.5 IC (Team "This Much") - Holds up his disc with Henry for over 105 minutes, and Asaga wins!
- AU: 2017, Ep.6 RC "By the Numbers" - Sits out, as Asaga loses.
- AU: 2017, Ep.6 IC (Water obstacles, puzzle) - Chops through the log, but Asaga mysteriously blows lead, "loses."
- AU: 2017, Ep.7 IC "Sumo'an Mud" - Beats Jarrad twice, but overall, Asaga loses, 7-6.
Individual challenge record (0-for-0):
- AU: 2017: None.
Duel/ hero challenge record (1-for-1): (Mean % Finish: 100%)
- AU: 2017, Ep. 1 Hero RC - With Jacqui, patiently builds a solid fire, and eventually, Asaga wins! (1st/2).
Tribal/team challenge record (12-for-21):
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 1 RC: "Water Slaughter" - Not shown competing; Water wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 1 IC: (Battering rams) - Exhausted Water can't break gate, loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 2 RC: (Water cage match) - Helps Khanh score; Water wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 2 IC: (Barrel roll) - Crosses obstacles, but Water loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 3 RC: (Sandbag pile) - Carries sandbags, but Water loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 3 IC: (Poles, seesaw) - Water takes a late lead; Water wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 4 RC: (Mud pit, bell) - Scores vs. Croc, but Water loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 4 IC: (Boats, arch puzzle) - Water solves the puzzle; Water wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 5 RC: "Sumo at Sea" - Scores vs. Jesse; Water wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 5 IC: (Endurance logs) - Fifth out for Water, which eventually loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 6 RC: (3-on-3 rugby) - Scores twice, loses once; Water wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 6 IC: (Pairs basketball) - Retrieves the fifth ball; Water wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 7 RC: (Rowing tug-of-war) - Wins one, loses one; Blood loses, 3-1.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 7 IC: (Boxes, table maze) - Collects, carries box, but Blood loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 8 IC: (Disc chain) - Hangs in to the end with Jordan; Blood wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 9 RC: (Dunk log) - Wins first match vs. Croc, and Blood wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 9 IC: (Spool stack) - Stacks his spool with ease, but Blood loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 10 RC: (Water slide b-ball) - Mark scores, and pink team wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 10 IC: (Chariot slingshot) - Hauls the chariot; Blood wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 11 IC: (Team Spoon Man) - Works first & last maze; Blood wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 15 RC: (Pairs block stack) - Paired with Michelle, doesn't win.
Individual challenge record (2-for-16): (Mean % Finish: 63.0%)
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 12 IC: "Ballin' A Jack" - Third out for Blood, under 9 min. (6th/8).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 13 RC: "A Bit Tipsy" - Initial leader, but drops his stack (tie-2nd/13).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 13 IC: "When It Rains" - Fifth out, over 10 minutes in (9th/13).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 14 IC: (Leaky bucket, puzzle) - Not among leaders (tie-4th/12).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 15 IC: (Hanging ball track) - Last out, over 30 min. in (2nd/11).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 16 IC: "Chimney Sweeps" - Fourth out, at 20+ min. (7th/10).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 17 RC: (Obstacles + Paddle Out) - Lands one ball (3rd/9).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 17 IC: "Audio Slave" - Sixth out, over 6 min. in (4th/9).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 18 IC: (Rings, fireballs) - Lands fireballs, and Mark wins! (1st/7).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 19 IC: (Slide, 3-layer puzzle) - On the 1st puzzle layer (tie-4th/9).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 20 IC: (Domino ball) - Methodically places tiles, Mark wins (1st/8).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 21 RC: "Splash Back" - Fourth out, around 30 min. (4th/7).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 21 IC: (Obstacles, word puzzle) - Working on the puzzle (tie-2nd/7).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 22 IC: (Obstacles, vertical puzzle) - Working the puzzle (tie-2nd/6).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 23 IC: "Always on the Run:" - Last out, on four balls (2nd/5).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 24 IC: (Waterfall hold) - Lasst out, over 1 hr, 38 min. in (2nd/4).
Hero challenge/ duel record:
- AU: Blood v Water: None.
| Wins: | 16 |
| Played: | 33 |
| Win%: | 0.48 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 2 |
| Played: | 16 |
| Win%: | 0.13 |
| Mean % Finish: | 63.0% |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Played: | 1 |
| Win%: | 1.00 |
| Mean % Finish: | 100% |
Idols held/played (0/0):
- AU: 2017: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (1/3):
- AU: 2017, Ep. 1: Joan Caballero (voted out, 6-6; 7-3 on revote).
VAP - Votes against (7):
- AU: 2017, Ep. 7: Seven votes, from Ben, Henry, Jacqui, Kent, Michelle, Odette, and Sarah (voted out, 7-3).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- AU: 2017: None.
Idols/advantages held/played (2/2; 3 votes voided):
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 10: Finds a clue (spotted by Jordie) at reward (Day 21).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 12: Finds the idol in Blood camp (also spotted by Jordie, Day 24).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 19: Receives Sam's idol (originally Jesse's; Day 37).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 21: Plays his idol for himself, voiding three votes and saving himself (Day 42).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 22: Plays Sam's idol for himself, voiding no vote (Day 44).
VFB - Votes for the person booted (14/17):
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep.1: Andy Meldrum (voted out, 9-2-1).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 7: Sandra Diaz-Twine (voted out, 9-1).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 9: Amy Ong (voted out, 6-2-1).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 12: Mel Chiang (voted out, 5-3; back in via fire).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 13: Khanh Ong (voted out, 7-4-2).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 15: Jesse Hansen (voted out, 6-4-1).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 16: Shay Lajoie (voted to Exile, 7-2-1).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 17: Jordie Hansen (voted to Exile, 8-1).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 17: KJ Austin (voted to Exile, 5-2-1).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 18: Michelle Chiang (voted to Exile, 6-1).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 21: David Goodchild (idoled out, [0]-2-2; 4-1).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 22: Jordie Hansen (voted out again, 5-1).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 23: KJ Austin (voted out again, 2-2-1 [2-1]).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 24: Josh Millgate (voted out, 3-1).
VAP - Votes against (5):
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 16: Two votes, from Jordie and Shay.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 17 (2nd vote): Two votes, from David (?) and Michelle.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 23: One vote, from Chrissy.
Jury votes received (10/10):
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 24: Received 10 jury votes, from Khanh Ong, Melissa Chiang, Jesse Hansen, Michelle Chiang, Jordan Schmidt, Sam Gash, David Goodchild, Jordie Hansen, KJ Austin, and Josh Millgate, to win, 10-0-0.
| Held: | 2 |
| Played: | 2 |
| Votes voided: | 3 |
| VFB: | 15 |
| Tribals: | 20 |
| VAP: | 12 |
| Made: | 0 |
| For Winners: | -- |
| Received: | 10 |
| Total jurors: | 10 |
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SurvivorAU: 2017 intro shot -
SurvivorAU: 2017 intro shot -
Opening sequence confessional -
Greeting Jonathan, Day 1 -
The Asaga tribe -
Bringing the raft in, opening RC -
Asaga loses the rice reward -
Working on the shelter -
Talking about the new tribe -
With Jacqui, the Asaga firemakers are ready to go -
Almost there... -
Asaga wins flint and a lit torch! -
Yay, Asaga has fire now! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Listening to Jonathan -
Crossing obstacles -
Watching the puzzle stage -
The losing Asagas -
Heading to Tribal -
Asaga, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Listening to Jacqui -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Muddy, almost to the war clubs stage -
Asaga wins! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC -
Moving the big ball -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC -
Starting line -
Paddling out -
Building the tower -
Asaga wins! -
Safe from Tribal Council tonight -
Running out, Ep4 RC -
Moving the raft and "surfer" -
The reward-losing Asagas, as usual -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Starting line -
Watching the throwing -
Asaga wins! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Starting line -
The final two... Asaga wins! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC -
Sitting out, not going well -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC -
Leaping off the starting line -
Watching Asaga blow the lead -
Something's up, something's off -
Asaga, Ep6 Tribal Council -
Listening to Jonathan -
Ready for vengeance, Ep7 -
Luke proposes moving against Henry and Jacqui -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC -
Taking on Jarrad -
The losing Asagas -
Asaga, Ep7 Tribal Council -
Listening to Jonathan -
Seventh person voted out... -
Snuffed, Day 18 (Episode 7)
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AU: Blood v Water intro shot -
AU: Blood v Water intro shot -
Opening sequence scene with Sam -
Arrival, Day 1, watching Sandra's chopper land -
The newly assigned Water tribe -
Watching KJ vs. Sophie, Ep1 RC
Pre-game interviews
- None found.
Post-game interviews
- Ashling Lee at Popsugar.com.au (8/15/17): "Mark on His Alliance with Sam on Survivor: 'We Didn't Have Ambitions to Dominate the Tribe'"
- Ryan Brink at Brink of Reality (5/19/18): "Samantha Gash and Mark Wales Deep Dive | Australian Survivor 2017 Retrospective"
Pre-game interviews
- None yet.
Post-game interviews
- Official 10play.com exit interview (4/5/22): "'My Story Arc is Done': Mark Wales Looks Back on His Winning Return to Australian Survivor."
Official Ten SurvivorAU: 2017 bio excerpts (July, 2017):
"Mark is an ex-SAS Troop Commander who served in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, East Timor and the Solomon Islands who has recently launched his own fashion label.
Currently living in New York, Mark has also completed an MBA and works as a business consultant. But it is his SAS skills that he plans to bring to Australian Survivor.
“I think my time as a combat officer in the SAS was very, very formative, changed me a lot and has given me the skills to try this game. I have had to fight my way out of some desperate situations and I am great at hanging in there until the bitter end. It’s often when you think it’s all over that you pull through and something good happens,” he said.
One of his abilities is reading people. Mark says he has learnt how to look at someone and determine whether they want to kill him or be his friend. He also has taken some traits from last year’s contestants.
“I think I will be a lot like Lee but not so naïve – of course you can’t be that honest all the time. Sue was a killer and just got on with it. I would like to be like her, she was physical and good on the team but I will be more ruthless when I need to be,” he said.
“I love breaking rules. A great quote that I love is by Lord Nelson: ‘No one ever made history by following the rules’.”
Mark also loves cooking, travelling and surfing and after dealing with the after effects of war, he knows what he wants. “I genuinely think I will be good at it but I am also here to inspire other veterans to live a full life. It can be hard after leaving the military so I am encouraging them to have a go.”"
Official Ten AU: Blood v Water bio excerpts (January 24, 2022):
"Last time Mark played Survivor, he thought being fit and strong would be enough to go far in the game, but he quickly realised this was not the case and that his social game would need to improve. He won’t be making the same mistake twice.
What’s one thing people won’t expect from you? That I am a soft heart. I do feel everything and have a lot of empathy and that made it extremely hard for me as a peacekeeper and a combat soldier.
How will you try to ensure you don’t get blindsided? Try to use a trusted network of people and using my lie detection to read the votes before we go to Tribal!"