Seasons: 2 | Days played: 56 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- SurvivorAU: 2017 (2017) - 19th place, 6th out.
- Voted out in Episode 7 (Day 16).
- SurvivorAU: Blood v Water (2022) - 8th place, 17th out - 6th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 20 (Day 40).
| 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 | 0.39 | 1.09 | 0.36 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0.30 | 1.08 | - | - | - | 0.66 | 1.47 |
| AU7: Blood v Water | 0.82 | 14.26 | 0.06 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 0.73 | 1.87 | - | - | - | 0.79 | 2.69 |
| Career | 1.21 | 15.35 | 0.08 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 0.70 | 1.77 | - | - | - | 0.78 | 2.58 |
AU2: 2017
AU7: Blood v Water
Tribal/team challenge record (4-for-11; 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) - Beats Tessa for a point, but Asaga loses, 7-5.
- AU: 2017, Ep.2 IC (Three little pigs OC, war clubs) - Goes 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 runners, helps keep pace, and Asaga wins.
- AU: 2017, Ep.5 IC (Team "This Much") - Drops out somewhere in the middle, Asaga wins.
- AU: 2017, Ep.6 RC "By the Numbers" - First (of just two) Asaga to get across, Asaga loses.
- AU: 2017, Ep.6 IC (Water obstacles, puzzle) - Sits out, as Asaga mysteriously blows a lead on the puzzle, "loses."
Individual challenge record (0-for-0):
- AU: 2017: None.
Duel/ hero challenge record (0-for-0):
- AU: 2017: None.
Tribal/team challenge record (8-for-21; 2 sit-outs):
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 1 RC: "Water Slaughter" - Not shown competing; Blood loses, 3-2.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 1 IC: (Battering rams) - Hits one of the five targets, and Blood wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 2 RC: (Water cage match) - Sits out, as Blood loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 2 IC: (Barrel roll) - Crosses obstacles, and Blood wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 3 RC: (Sandbag pile) - Carries sandbags, and Blood wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 3 IC: (Poles, seesaw) - Places blocks, but Blood loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 4 RC: (Mud pit, bell) - Scores a point vs. Shay; Blood wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 4 IC: (Poles, seesaw) - Blood can't solve their puzzle, loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 5 RC: "Sumo at Sea" - Scores vs. Sophie, but Blood loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 5 IC: (Endurance logs) - Eighth out for Blood, but thanks to Ben, Blood wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 6 RC: (3-on-3 rugby) - Not shown competing; Blood loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 6 IC: (Pairs basketball) - Retrieves the third ball, but Blood loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 7 RC: (Rowing tug-of-war) - Scores once; Water wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 7 IC: (Boxes, table maze) - Collects, carries a box; Water wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 8 IC: (Disc chain) - Third-to-last Water pair to drop, Water loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 9 RC: (Dunk log) - Not shown participating; Water loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 9 IC: (Spool stack) - Places a spool, and Water wins.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 10 RC: (Water slide b-ball) - Not shown competing; team loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 10 IC: (Chariot slingshot) - Sits out, as Water loses.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 11 IC: (Team Spoon Man) - Works a maze, but Water "loses."
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 15 RC: (Pairs block stack) - With KJ, near the lead, doesn't win.
Individual challenge record (0-for-11):
(Mean % Finish: 48.4%)
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 12 IC: "Ballin' A Jack" - Last out for Water, passes out (2nd/6).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 13 RC: "A Bit Tipsy" - Not among the leaders shown (tie-2nd/13).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 13 IC: "When It Rains" - 10th out, over 35 minutes in (4th/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) - Second out, quickly (10th/11).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 16 IC: "Chimney Sweeps" - 8th person out, at 70 min. (3rd/10).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 17 RC: (Obstacles + Paddle Out) - Lands no balls (tie-4th/9).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 17 IC: "Audio Slave" - Fifth out, over 4 min. (5th/9).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 18 IC: (Rings, fireballs) - Out in Rd.1, still getting rings (tie-6th/7).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 19 IC: (Slide, 3-layer puzzle) - Only one not to reach puzzle (9th/9).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 20 IC: (Domino ball) - Not in danger of beating Mark (tie-2nd/8).
Hero challenge/ duel record:
- AU: Blood v Water: None.
| Wins: | 12 |
| Played: | 32 |
| Win%: | 0.38 |
| Sat out: | 3 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 11 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean % Finish: | 48.4% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean % Finish: | - |
Idols held/played (0/0):
- AU: 2017: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (1/2):
- AU: 2017, Ep. 1: Joan Caballero (voted out, 6-6; 7-3 on revote).
VAP - Votes against (9):
- AU: 2017, Ep. 6: Nine votes, from Ben, Henry, Jacqui, Jericho, Kent, Luke, Michelle, Odette, and Sarah (voted out, 9-2).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- AU: 2017: None.
Idols/advantages held/played (1/0):
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 15: Catches Jesse finding the idol, offers to hide it in her sarong, since he had been gone a while. He accepts, she keeps it (Day 30).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 19: Hands the idol off to Mark to avoid detection (Day 37).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 20: Voted out without her or Mark playing the idol (Day 40).
VFB - Votes for the person booted (11/15):
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 4: Sophie Cachia (voted out, sent to Water, 7-4).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 6: Jay Bruno (voted out, 4-[0]-3).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 8: Sophie Cachia (voted out again, 6-2-1).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 12: Ben Watson (voted out, 4-2; out via fire).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 13: Khanh Ong (voted out, 7-4-2).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 14: Mel Chiang (voted out, 6-4-1-1).
- 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).
VAP - Votes against (7):
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 17 (1st vote): One vote, from Jordie.
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 17 (2nd vote): One vote, from David (?).
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 20: Five votes, from David, Jordie, Josh, KJ, and Shay (voted out, 5-3).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- AU: Blood v Water, Ep. 24: Voted for Mark Wales, who won, 10-0-0.
| Found: | 1 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 12 |
| Tribals: | 16 |
| VAP: | 17 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For Winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
-
SurvivorAU: 2017 intro shot -
SurvivorAU: 2017 intro shot -
Greeting Jonathan, Day 1 -
The Asaga tribe -
Bringing the raft in, opening RC -
Asaga loses the rice reward -
Talking about arriving in camp -
Yay, Asaga has fire now! -
Listening to Joan's alliance preferences -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Listening to Jonathan -
Crossing obstacles -
Watching the puzzle stage -
The losing Asagas -
Putting the target on Joan -
Happy with the plan -
Nothing can go wrong with this plan -
Heading to Tribal -
Asaga, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Listening to Kent -
It's a tie?!? -
Not thrilled with how Tribal went down, Ep2 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Muddy, almost to the war clubs stage -
Asaga wins! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC -
Pushing the giant ball -
Sarah, has anyone brought up my name? -
Talking about the tribe -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC -
Starting line -
Paddling out -
Solid work by Henry here -
Helping stack bamboo -
Asaga wins! -
Safe from Tribal Council tonight -
Running out, Ep4 RC -
Moving the raft with its "surfer" -
The reward-losing Asagas, as always -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Starting line -
Waiting for Henry and Odette -
Watching the throwing -
Asaga wins! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Starting line -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC -
Starting line -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC -
Watching from the bench as Henry can't do the puzzle -
This should be easy, Ben and Michelle haven't helped much in challenges -
Heading to Tribal -
Asaga, Ep6 Tribal Council -
Listening to Jonathan -
Michelle talks about her lack of camping experience -
Trust is important in this game -
Sixth person voted out... -
Snuffed, Day 16 (Episode 6)
-
AU: Blood v Water intro shot -
AU: Blood v Water intro shot -
Opening sequence scene, with Mark -
Day 1 arrival, watching Sandra's chopper land -
The newly assigned Blood tribe -
Watching Sophie vs. KJ, 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 Samantha Gash Deep Dive | Australian Survivor 2017 Retrospective"
Pre-game interviews
- None yet.
Post-game interviews
- Official TenPlay.com exit interview (3/22/22): "'Both of Us Were Willing to Sacrifice Ourselves': Sam Gash Makes One Final Big Move"
- Shannon Guss at RHAP (3/22/22): "Australian Survivor: Blood v Water | Week 8 (Eps 19-20) Exit Interviews"
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):
"Sam’s mantra is “composure and calm, this is a marathon not a sprint”, and says she doesn’t have a game play as she wants to adapt to the people she is playing with.
Why do you think you were chosen to be on Survivor? My husband and I met on Australian Survivor and made the cardinal sin of getting swept up in our connection at the detriment of playing the game. Our whole tribe turned against us and we were swiftly voted out.
What are you most looking forward to? I’ve been dreaming about being on that mat for the very first challenge with JLP. The heart is pumping, and you know you are about to play a bloody tough but epic game."