After 16 days of gruelling competition in Samoa, Parvati Shallow has been crowned Sole Survivor of Australian Survivor: Australia V The World.
In a world first season, 14 veteran players from all corners of the globe travelled to the South Pacific to compete in the ultimate Survivor showdown.
Hailing from the likes of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the United States of America, Finland, and Québec, these all-stars competed for the chance to win $250,000 – and the opportunity to cement themselves in global Survivor history.
It was a formidable final four who arrived at the final individual immunity challenge of the season, which included Australians Janine Allis and Luke Toki, and Americans Cirie Fields and Parvati Shallow.
Almost immediately, four-time player Cirie lost her balance in the challenge as she struggled to stand on narrow wooden pegs while also holding up bags that weighed 20 percent of her body weight.
After an hour and 15 minutes, Janine then fell. As the pegs became narrower, it all became too much for Luke, who fell to the ground after one hour and 48 minutes – leaving Parvati as the only contestant to have a secured spot in the final three.
It was a harrowing repeat of history for Luke, who had his dreams of being Sole Survivor cut short five years ago after also failing to win the final individual immunity of Champions vs Contenders in 2019.
While Parvati and Cirie were hopeful that Janine would vote with them against Luke in favour of an all-girls final three, the “godmother” was unable to betray her alliance member, resulting in a tie, leaving the fate of Luke and Cirie up to a fire challenge.
Ultimately, it was Luke who won, leaving Cirie devastated.
Despite her disappointment, the five-time player said she was proud of herself for making it so far in the game and being able to make a fire (even if it didn’t burn as high or fast as Luke’s).
“I leave with my head held high,” she shared in a parting message.
“I hate the title of being the best Survivor player to never win, but I’ll take it,” she added.
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When it came down to pitching to the jury why they were the greatest Survivor player of all time, Parvati’s pitch stood out amongst the rest, and she received an almost unanimous vote to win.
“This is my final time playing Survivor, so to have been awarded the win from the jury is like the sweetest moment,” Parvati exclaimed after hearing the votes.
“I’m so grateful to have been a part of this incredible experience of Australia V The World… there is something about this game that just gets in my blood. I feel like I was born to play Survivor.”
“I think this is the best game of Survivor I’ve played because I think I made some pretty great moves, I kept myself in a majority alliance, [and] this feels like a full circle moment for me personally.”
“I feel like I’m rewriting history in a way that feels so right,” she added.
Speaking exclusively with New Idea after being crowned, the reality veteran said that after filming three different endings, she only found out that she was indeed the winner shortly before the finale aired.
She also added that while she would always hold Survivor close to her heart, she was now officially retired from the game.
“I have hung up my torch. I have completely retired from competing on Survivor forever,” Parvati shared with us.
“The [black widow] is dead, I set her free, but her spirit lives on.”
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