Ex-SAS specialist, Mark Wales, has won Australian Survivor: Blood v Water taking home the $500,000 cash prize in a landslide win.

The jury unanimously gave him the series title over runners-up Shayelle “Shay” Lajoie and Christine “Chrissy” Zaremba.

In his second season, Mark was selected as Sole Survivor after concealing two hidden immunity idols and enduring punishing physical challenges.

The final Immunity Challenge saw the final four contestants – Mark, Chrissy, Josh and Shay – standing on a ledge suspended over a waterfall while they held onto pegs until just one was left standing. That proved to be Shay, with Josh voted out in the Tribal Council.

It was the second season filmed in Queensland due to the pandemic, which featured US Survivor queen Sandra Diaz-Twine, who was voted out on Day 16.

Presuming the show is renewed for 10, it should look to international locations, previously in Fiji.