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Lore & Background

Luke Toki first appeared on Australian Survivor in its 2017 edition (Season 4), assigned to the Asaga tribe. There he formed a close bond and alliance with Jericho Malabonga, surviving 46 days before being voted out in seventh place. He voted for Jericho to win. He returned for the 2019 edition (Season 6), the second Champions vs Contenders iteration, as a member of the Champions tribe. He maintained solid bonds with the majority of his tribe and formed an alliance with David Genat after gaining possession of a hidden immunity idol. Aware he would become a late-game target, Toki began to win numerous individual challenges and orchestrate several eliminations. After narrowly being beaten at the final four immunity challenges by Harry Hills, he pitched to Pia Miranda to force a vote between himself and Baden Gilbert which would go to a fire-making challenge. The plan failed and Toki survived 47 days overall finishing in fourth place. He voted for Pia to win. Following his elimination from Champions vs Contenders, a GoFundMe page raised upwards of A$500,000 in under two days, exceeding the grand prize of Australian Survivor. Toki has been branded by Australian Survivor fans as the 'greatest player to have never won' the show.

In Their Own Story

Luke Toki worked as a mining technician in Western Australia before becoming a reality television contestant. In July 2022, he announced he had changed professions and was now working as a real estate agent. He is married to Mary-Louise Toki and has three children: two sons born in 2012 and 2014, and a daughter born in 2019 who has cystic fibrosis. In December 2021, Toki's home was raided by police after it was revealed he was a co-owner of trucking business Segano Holdings, which was directed and co-owned by biker gang commander Nikola Maksimovic who was convicted of methamphetamine trafficking and property and money laundering. Toki denied the allegations of links to bikie gangs and had not been linked by police to Maksimovic's offences.

Reader's Guide

Since 2020, Toki has co-hosted the Australian Survivor aftershow Talking Tribal, a companion series introduced in the All Stars season, which unpacks all of the castaways' strategies from the main show. The show aired weekly, after each Wednesday episode of the main show, as a web series on 10 Play and as an audio podcast on 10's podcast platform 10 Speaks. In May 2023, Toki was announced as a contestant on the second season of the Australian version of The Traitors, which aired in August 2023. In August 2021, Toki was announced by Seven Network as a contestant on the first series of Big Brother VIP, a spin-off celebrity series of Big Brother. On 23 November 2021, Toki was announced as the series' winner.

Did You Know?

• Luke Toki survived a combined 93 days across his two Australian Survivor seasons (46 days in Season 4, 47 days in Season 6).
• A GoFundMe page for Toki raised upwards of A$500,000 in under two days after his Season 6 elimination—more than the show's grand prize.
• Toki was branded by Australian Survivor fans as the 'greatest player to have never won' the show.
• He won the first season of Big Brother VIP, announced as the winner on 23 November 2021.
• Toki's daughter, born in 2019, has cystic fibrosis.