David Genat

David Genat (born March 13, 1980) is a television personality, having appeared as a contestant on two seasons of the reality game show Australian Survivor. He was the winner of the A$500,000 prize Australian Survivor: All Stars, having previously competed in Australian Survivor: Champions V Contenders II in which he placed tenth.

David Genat
Born	(1980-03-13) March 13, 1980 (age 45)
Occupation	Television personality
Television	Search for a Supermodel Australian Survivor: Champions V Contenders II Australian Survivor: All Stars The Celebrity Apprentice Australia Deal or No Deal Island Australian Survivor: Australia V The World
Spouses	Pearl Christensen
Children	4

In 2025, he competed on the second season of the American series Deal or No Deal Island in which he won the game and a prize of $US5,800,000, making him the biggest game show winner in the history of American television.^{[a] [1]}

Genat is set to return to compete in his third season of Survivor, in the upcoming Australia V The World season of Australian Survivor, which is set to air in 2025.^[2]

Australian Survivor

In 2019, Genat appeared on Australian Survivor: Champions V Contenders II. He was the 14th voted out on Day 34 and 2nd member of the jury, placing 10th.

In 2020, Genat returned the next season on Australian Survivor: All Stars. He was voted sole survivor on Day 50.

In 2025, it was announced that Genat is set to appear on Australian Survivor: Australia V The World.^[3] The full cast was officially announced on 13 April 2025, with the first preview airing that night along with the penultimate episode of Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn II.^[4]

Other reality shows

In 2002, Genat was the winner of the third season of Australian model search show Search for a Supermodel, competing in a field of both male and female modelling hopefuls.

Genat also appeared on the second season of Deal or No Deal Island, alongside four time Survivor contestant and Survivor: Micronesia winner Parvati Shallow and Big Brother 2 winner Will Kirby. He won the show and played a high-stakes game of Deal or No Deal to determine his prize. He was offered $US5,800,000 to walk away, when the remaining cases left were $75 and $12,232,001. Genat made a good deal, as his case contained $75 (which is what he would have walked away with had he continued his game).^[5]

Personal life

Genat is married to fitness coach Pearl Christensen, with whom he shares a daughter. Genat also shares two sons from a previous relationship and is also a stepfather to Christensen's eldest daughter from a former relationship.^[6]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021–present	Getaway	Guest host	[7]
2023	Rush	Host	[8][9]

Reality Competition

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Search for a Supermodel	Contestant	Winner
2019	Australian Survivor: Champions V Contenders		10th Place
2020	Australian Survivor: All Stars		Winner
2021	The Celebrity Apprentice Australia		8th Place
2025	Deal or No Deal Island (season 2)		Winner
	Australian Survivor: Australia V The World		TBA

Notes

1. For the purposes of this article, a traditional game show is defined as a televised contest in which prizes can be won within a single episode through objective completion of tasks and not through fan or contestant votes. Shows on YouTube channels or any other means of social media count as a reality show and not a game show. Thus, the $10,000,000 prize won by Jeffrey Randall Allen in Beast Games is not counted, while Deal or No Deal Island is a combination of a traditional game show and reality competition (unlike Survivor).