Survivor fans raise nearly $200k for failed contestant's family

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Luke Toki was voted off the island on Monday night, prompting an outpouring of sympathy for the contestant whose family faces health struggles.

Luke Toki, a former miner from southern Western Australian, had been competing for a $500,000 cash prize that might have really made a difference to the life of his young family.

The Australian Survivor contestant's two sons are on the autism spectrum, while his daughter, born shortly before he filmed the latest series of the show in Fiji this year, was recently diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. This year, Luke became a fan favourite on the Champions vs Contenders series of Survivor, which is consistently a top-rated free-to-air show. He had previously appeared on the show in 2017.

His popularity was partly based on his clear reason for playing the game. He had sacrificed time with his family and his career, he said, because of what the ultimate cash prize would mean for his kids. And so what was also real, once the tribe had spoken on Monday night, was the outpouring of sympathy on social media.

 

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