👋 File this under “brutal honesty” — Australian Survivor champ David Genat called American Survivor boring after winning Deal or No Deal Island. “I don’t want to do puzzles with a bunch of dorks,” he said about Jeff Probst’s show.
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💔 Deal Or No Deal Winner Slams American Survivor
David Genat, fresh off his $5.8 million Deal Or No Deal Island victory, has delivered a brutal assessment of American Survivor, claiming the once-groundbreaking reality competition has lost its edge. The Australian Survivor champion didn’t mince words in a recent Parade interview when asked about potentially competing on Survivor’s upcoming 50th season.
“Look, and this is no disrespect. Actually, it is going to be disrespect,” Genat bluntly stated before criticizing the current format. The reality TV veteran, who has found success across multiple competitions, believes American Survivor has significantly declined from its glory days when it featured more intense physical challenges and strategic gameplay.
Genat didn’t hold back in his critique, stating “American Survivor is not what it was, in my opinion. If this was 20 years ago, that’s the game I want to play.” He added bluntly, “I don’t want to do puzzles with a bunch of dorks, man,” and complained that the show now features “just gamebots” instead of “real competition, real strategy, real physical strategy.”
The Deal Or No Deal Island winner made it clear he prefers his home country’s version, declaring “Australian Survivor is so superior in every way to that game” and dismissing any interest in Survivor 50 by stating, “I’ve won the harder, better version of the game and against the best players.”
His criticisms echo sentiments from other Survivor veterans, including original winner Richard Hatch who told TheThings in January that “Survivor’s producers have no responsibility to protect players from their own choices and risks.” Many longtime fans have noted that challenges have become increasingly puzzle-focused and repetitive, with a February 2025 analysis calling challenges “Survivor’s biggest weakness.”
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Sara & Ben: Lived together briefly post-show before Ben unexpectedly ended things
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