👋 Ready to see real guts and gambles in action? Australian Survivor star David Genat risked it all multiple times in the Deal or No Deal Island Season 2 finale before walking away with $5.8 million, proving that sometimes it pays to gamble big.
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HEADLINES
🔍 DONDI’s Record-Breaking $5.8 Million Win
Season 2 of Deal or No Deal Island has concluded with a jaw-dropping finale, where David Genat, aka the “Golden God” – a secret Survivor Australia star, walked away with $5.8 million after an intense showdown with The Banker. The 45-year-old strategist beat out volleyball player Alexis Lete by just $200,000 in the final excursion to earn his spot in the final temple.
The prize pot reached an unprecedented $12,232,001 — the biggest in game show history — after host Joe Manganiello revealed The Banker (played by Chrissy Teigen) added the highest case value from the final daily challenge. “That is generational wealth,” David admitted, visibly overwhelmed by the stakes.
The fact that David won the most money in TV history but then will also convert it 1.5x to AUD and maybe doesn’t even get taxed on it? HUGE congrats to the Golden God #SurvivorAU#DONDI
— Shannon Guss (Gaitz) (@ShannonGaitz)
12:33 PM • Mar 26, 2025
What’s particularly surprising? David rejected multiple life-changing offers, including $230,000, $499,000, $994,000, $1,523,000, $1,980,000, $2,900,000, and $3,870,018 before finally accepting $5.8 million in the final round. Fellow contestants were shocked by his risk-taking, with Big Brother star Dr. Will Kirby calling it the most daring gameplay he’d witnessed.
The dramatic reveal of David’s Survivor background stunned eliminated contestants watching from the audience. “That actually hurts,” David responded when Chrissy taunted him about Boston Rob being the superior Survivor player. The psychological warfare didn’t stop his momentum.
In a moment of divine intervention, David’s original case #18 contained just $75, proving his final decision to take the $5.8 million offer was the right call. “I actually can’t even believe it,” he confessed after the nerve-wracking finale. “I knew I had it.”
Go Deeper: David Genat says he “didn’t want to play it safe.”
The fact that David is walking into #SurvivorAU V World just a few weeks later and no one knows he just won $9 million (AUD) & has an ally he never had to betray who he called his wife all season #DONDI
— Shannon Guss (Gaitz) (@ShannonGaitz)
12:55 PM • Mar 26, 2025
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