Tribal/team challenge record (7.0*-for-14; 4 2nds; 1 sit-out):

• [SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.1 RC - Blindfolded, helps gather supplies (not counted as a challenge).]
• SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.1 IC - Helps disassemble, carry, and re-assemble puzzle pieces, Laumei doesn't lose (2nd*/3).
• SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.2 RC/IC - Helps lift the bag of coconuts, as Laumei wins chickens (1st/3).
• SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.3 RC/IC "Mud Slide" - Loses one match-up, but Laumei doesn't lose (2nd*/3).
• SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.4 RC/IC - Tosses sandbags with Steffi, and Sa'ula doesn't lose (2nd*/3).
• SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.5 RC "Concentration" - Not shown making a match, and Sa'ula loses (3rd/3).
• SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.5 IC - Grabs a tile and moves it through the puzzle; Sa'ula eventually doesn't lose (2nd*/3).
• SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.6 RC - Fires the slingshot and makes no catches, and Sa'ula loses.
• SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.6 IC - Sits out, as Sa'ula wins.
• SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.7 RC "Spoon Man" - Helps transfer the balls along, and Ta'alo wins.
• SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.7 IC "Hot Pursuit" - Carries his own bag for Ta'alo, but Ta'alo loses.
• SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.8 RC "Kicking and Screaming" - Pole-holder for the first point; Ta'alo wins, 3-0.
• SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.8 IC - First ball carrier, Ta'alo takes a lead and eventually, Ta'alo wins.
• SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.10 RC - Navigates the obstacles, but part of the non-winning teal team.
• SA: Island of Secrets: Ep.11 RC/IC - With Dante and Jacques, part of the yellow winning team.

*Note: Second-place finishes in the three-tribe phase count as half a win.

Individual challenge record (1-for-8): (Mean % finish: 42.5%)

• SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 9 IC: "When It Rains" - Third person to drop out, fairly quickly (11th/13).
• SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 10 IC: "Last Gasp" - Third person to drop out (7th/12).
• SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 12 RC: (Cylinders) - Eliminated in the first round (tie-8th/10).
• SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 12 IC: "Flash Back" - Second person out, on the 6th symbol in Round 1 (tie-8th/10).
• SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 13 IC: (Bow, snake maze) - One of three to not reach the snake maze (tie-7th/9).
• SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 14 IC: (Keys, puzzle) - Working on the puzzle as Nicole wins (tie-3rd/8).
• SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 15 IC: "Teeter Tower" - Ends up in a tight race with Rob, and Mike wins! (1st/7).
• SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 16 RC/IC: (Loved ones) - One of five people with no blocks down as Rob wins (tie-2nd/6).

Island of Secrets/split RC duel record (0-for-1): (Mean % finish: 80.0%)

• SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 13 RC: Drops out voluntarily to let Steffi win letters from home (2nd/5).

Idols held/played (0/0):

• SA: Island of Secrets: None.

VFB - Votes for the person booted (5/9):

• SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 7: Rocco van Rooyen (voted out, 6-1).
• SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 9: Meryl Szolkiewicz (voted out, 7-6).
• SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 10: Geoffrey Cooke-Tonnesen (voted out, 9-2-1).
• SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 11: Seipei Mashugane (voted out, 7-2-1-1).
• SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 13: Cobus Hugo (voted out, 5-2-2).

VAP - Votes against (4):

• SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 16: Four votes, from Laetitia, Nicole, Rob, and Steffi (voted out, 4-1-1).

Jury votes made (1/1):

• SA: Island of Secrets, Ep. 18: Voted for Rob Bentele, who won (6-4-0).

Pre-game interviews

• M-Net pre-game interview video (Instagram).
• M-Net official bio page.

Post-game interviews

• El Broide at People.co.za (8/30/19): "Mike Venter Reflects on His Survivor SA Journey"

Official M-Net Island of Secrets bio excerpts (May, 2019):

"Energetic, optimistic, exuberant and motormouth-millennial, Mike is the youngest of the Survivors in the South African show’s seventh season. While studying law, Mike started pursuing a career in radio, first honing his skills at varsity radio station Voice of Wits and now doing a stint on EastCoast Radio. If someone can change the world, it’s Mike! Being an intelligent only-child from a middle-class family, Mike excelled at a prestigious boys’ school where he was head prefect in Matric, but it’s also important for him to debate socio-political issues, challenge conventional ways of thinking and questions the status quo. “It’s time for the youth to stand up and claim their place in the sun – by winning Survivor,” he says. Only problem is he can’t sleep without taking a hot bath and gets “hangry” by 9:30 in the morning. But maybe he’s just joking – because it’s obvious that he can talk a good game and likes a smile on his face."