AU3: Champs v Contenders
AU8: Heroes v VillainsChallenges: MPF percentile
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Seasons: 2 | Days played: 38 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 0
- SurvivorAU 3: Champions v. Contenders (2018) - 21st place, 4th out.
- Voted out in Episode 4 (Day 11).
- SurvivorAU 8: Heroes v Villains (2023) - 13th place, 12th out.
- Voted out in Episode 13 (Day 27).
Steve Khouw on social media: Instagram
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall scores | ||||||||||
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| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| AU3: Champs v Contenders | 0.27 | 0.73 | 0.36 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0.26 | 0.93 | - | - | - | 0.62 | 1.20 |
| AU8: Heroes v Villains | 0.94 | 3.70 | 0.25 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0.73 | 1.62 | - | - | - | 0.99 | 2.55 |
| Career | 1.20 | 4.43 | 0.27 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 0.68 | 1.48 | - | - | - | 0.95 | 2.08 |
Steve Khouw - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
50%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
5
Challenges: MPF percentile
31%
Tribal: VFB% percentile
85%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
40%
Performance ranks are a quick visual measure of the contestant's season vs. historical data from all prior contestants, in three basic (scorable) categories:
1. Performance in individual challenges (MPF), as a measure of "physical game";
2. Ability to vote people out consistently (VFB%, or VFB/TCA), or "strategic game"; and
3. Ability to avoid being voted against (rVAP, or TCA-VAP) - which scales better than a percentage would - for "social/strategic game."
See also: Full glossary for all these abbreviations.
Steve Khouw - Challenge record
Tribal/team challenge record (3-for-8; 1 sit-out):
- AU: Champs v Contenders Ep. 1 RC: Not shown competing (but does search loot for idol clues). Both tribes win.
- AU: Champs v Contenders Ep. 1 IC: Helps carry the battering ram, but the Contenders lose.
- AU: Champs v Contenders Ep. 2 RC: "Sumo at Sea" - Loses the winning point to Russell; Contenders lose.
- AU: Champs v Contenders Ep. 2 IC: Follows along across the obstacles; Contenders win.
- AU: Champs v Contenders Ep. 3 RC: Not shown competing, despite multiple people going twice; Contenders lose.
- AU: Champs v Contenders Ep. 3 IC: Fishes for baskets with Anita, and the Contenders win!
- AU: Champs v Contenders Ep. 4 RC: "Kicking and Screaming" - Sits out, as the Contenders (barely) lose.
- AU: Champs v Contenders Ep. 4 IC: Helps Heath swing the ball, sort of; Contenders lose.
Individual challenge record (0-for-0):
- AU: Champs v Contenders: None.
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- AU: Champs v Contenders: None.
Tribal/team challenge record (7-for-22):
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.1 RC: (Gathering supplies) - Villains aren't as tall as Shaun, lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.1 IC: (Obstacles, hammers) - Crosses obstacles, but Villains lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.2 RC: (Turnstile) - With Mimi, strategically loses vs. Shaun; Villains win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.2 IC: (Giant ball, block puzzle) - Helps move ball; Villains lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.3 RC: (Water Slaughter-ish) - Strategically loses vs. Shaun again; Villains win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.3 IC: (Ladders, coconuts) - Villains lag on monkey bars, lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.4 RC: (Water football) - Part of the second point-losing team, Villains lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.4 IC: "Vampire Bats" - Holds on until the end, Villains win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.5 RC: (Hitting barrels) - With Simon, loses a point; Villains lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.5 IC: (Cart, bonfire) - Helps push cart, lights the fire, Villains win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.6 RC: "Idol Hands" - Not shown competing; Villains lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.6 IC: (Paddles, word puzzle) - Crosses obstacles, but Villains lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.7 IC: "Chinese Checkers" - Not shown competing, Villains lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.8 IC: (Box bridge)- With George, second Villain pair to drop, but Villains win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.9 IC: (Coffins, puzzle) - Helps work the puzzle, but the new Heroes lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.10 RC: "Hot Pursuit" - Not shown competing; Heroes lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.10 IC: (Obstacles, slingshot) - Crosses obstacles, Heroes win.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.11 IC: Crate Outdoors + obstacles - Helps roll cubes, but Heroes lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.12 RC: (High ring toss) - Scores a point vs. Liz, but Heroes lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.12 IC: (Memory) - Scores a point vs. Hayley, Heroes "win".
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.13 RC: (Cart, baskets) - Helps haul the cart; Heroes lose.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep.13 IC: (Team "When It Rains" plus) - Works the puzzle, losing to Nina; Heroes lose.
Individual challenge record (0-for-1): (Mean % Finish: 50%)
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep. 7 Ind. IC: (Jailbreak, fire): One of six to not retrieve their flint (tie-2nd/7).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- AU: Heroes v Villains: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 10 |
| Played: | 30 |
| Win%: | 0.33 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 1 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 50% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | -- |
| Mean% Finish: | -- |
Steve Khouw - Tribal Council record
Idols held/played (0/0):
- AU: Champs v Contenders: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (1/2):
- AU: Champs v. Contenders, Ep. 1: Matt Dyson (voted out, 7-5).
VAP - Votes against (11):
- AU: Champs v Contenders, Ep. 1: Five votes, from Benji, Jenna, Matt, Robbie, and Tegan.
- AU: Champs v Contenders, Ep. 4: Six votes, from Anita, Fenella, Heath, Jenna, Shonee, and Tegan (voted out, 6-4-1).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- AU: Champs v Contenders: None.
Idols held/played (0/0):
- AU: Heroes v Villains: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (6/8):
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep. 1: Anjali Rao (voted out, 9-1).
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep. 2: Michael Warren (voted out, 8-1-1).
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep. 3: Mimi Tang (voted out, 8-1).
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep. 6: Sarah Marschke (voted out, 8-1).
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep. 9: Paige Donald (idoled out, [0]-4]).
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep. 11: Benjamin Law (voted out, 4-3).
VAP - Votes against (9):
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep. 1: One vote, from Anjali.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep. 2: One vote, from George.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep. 3: One vote, from Mimi.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep. 7: Two votes, from Fraser and Jordie.
- AU: Heroes v Villains, Ep. 13: Four votes, from George, Gerry, Liz, and Shonee (voted out, 4-2-1).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- AU: Heroes v Villains: None.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 0 |
| Played: | -- |
| Votes voided: | -- |
| VFB: | 7 |
| Tribals: | 10 |
| VAP: | 20 |
| Made: | 0 |
| For winners: | -- |
| Received: | -- |
Steve Khouw - Pictures
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Champions v. Contenders intro shot -
Champions v. Contenders intro shot -
Arrival, Day 1: Contenders -
Looking over at the arriving Champions -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC -
Watching Shane vs. Paige -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Hauling the battering ram -
Contenders, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Listening to Matt -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC -
About to lose to Russell -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Helping lift Paige -
Ready to grab the buoys -
Watching the shooting -
Contenders win! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC -
Watching Sam vs. Benji -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC -
Starting line -
Contenders win! -
Talking about chess and being a puppet master, Ep4 -
Convincing Zach to vote out the women -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC -
Cheering from the sidelines as Contenders score -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Helping push the ball as the Champions win -
Thinks everything should be okay tonight -
Thinking about his male intuition -
Waiting for the vote reveal -
Seeing his name come up -
Fourth person voted out... -
Snuffed, Day 11 (Episode 4)
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Heroes v Villains intro shot -
Heroes v Villains intro shot -
HvV pre-game shot -
Day 1, greeting JLP -
Villains trailing, Ep1 RC -
Villains introductions -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Talking about the vote -
Villains, Ep1 Tribal -
Talking to JLP -
Strategically losing a point, Ep2 RC -
Villains raid the Heroes camp -
Villains trailing again, Ep2 IC -
Villains, Ep2 Tribal -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC -
Losing big to Shaun again -
Villains win a ton of cookies! -
Cookie cheers! -
Villains trailing, Ep3 IC -
Villains, Ep3 Tribal -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC -
Villains finally win immunity, Ep4 IC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC -
Tossing coconuts with Jordie -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Villains win! -
Villains have a new old guy, Ep6 -
Starting line, Ep6 IC -
Close race on the word puzzle -
The losing Villains -
Villains, Ep6 Tribal -
Talking to JLP -
Villains overmatched again, Ep7 IC -
Plotting with Simon -
It's time to take out George -
Villains, Ep7 Tribal (part 1) -
But first, an individual IC -
Operation Anaconda still in effect -
Thanking the Shiz for saving him, Ep8 -
Villains doing well, Ep8 IC -
Villains win! -
Pre-swap sit-down, Ep9 -
The new Heroes tribe -
New camp, Paige goes through all the rules -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC -
With George, not solving the puzzle -
Time for more orders from Paige -
Heroes, Ep9 Tribal -
A pyramid for some reason, Ep10 -
Heroes getting caught, Ep10 RC -
Heroes catching up, Ep10 IC -
Heroes win! -
Heroes lose again, Ep11 IC -
The core four -
Heroes, Ep11 Tribal -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC -
Just scored a point vs. an Olympian -
I had my eyes closed! -
About to score vs. Hayley, Ep12 IC -
Heroes 'win' -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 RC -
Hauling the cart -
Working the puzzle, Ep13 IC -
Heroes, Ep13 Tribal -
Listening to JLP -
11th person voted out of Heroes v Villains... -
Snuffed, Day 27 (Episode 13)
Steve Khouw - Interviews
Pre-game interviews
- Official SurvivorAU "Meet Steve K" pre-game interview (YouTube)
Post-game interviews
- Mat Whitehead at TenPlay.com (8/7/18): "Australian Survivor's Sneaky Steve Says He Was Just Winging It"
- Chelsea McLaughlin at MamaMia.com (8/8/18): ""It was a classic blindside.' Survivor's Steve on the moment his tribe turned against him"
- Ryan Brink at Brink of Reality (8/8/18): "Exit Interview - Australian Survivor: Champions v. Contenders Episode 4"
Pre-game interviews
- None yet.
Post-game interviews
- Official 10play exit interview (2/26/23): "'It Just Doesn't Make Any Sense': A Stalemate and An Ultimatum Sees Stevie Become Collateral Damage"
Steve Khouw - Bios
Excerpts from Steve's official bio page (7/31/18):
"One of the biggest characters to hit the island, Steve lives by the motto, ‘comfort is a wonderful place to be in, but you never grow there.’
He lives a diverse life and has had a varied career as a successful sustainability consultant but has since taken a break from his career and is now working as a takeaway delivery rider because he enjoys the look on people’s faces when their food is delivered.
Born in China, growing up in Indonesia and moving to Australia at nine, Steve loves the great outdoors and does everything from remote bushwalking to rock climbing to canyoning and sailing.
“I am stimulated by everything. I enjoy playing board games and cooking, I dig salsa dancing, going to concerts and getting involved in intellectual debates such as politics, the environment, social justice and diversity.
“My love of everything has resulted in me backpacking all over the world, learning new languages and enlarging my circle of friends. I have volunteered for the environment and community and been an activist in preventing domestic violence and helping the homeless.”
As one of the oldest players in Survivor, Steve definitely won’t let it stop him from being a physical threat saying, “I deliberately don’t own a motor vehicle so I cycle to commute, I go to the gym and most weekends I am somewhere outside bushwalking or playing touch football.”
Steve believes in a strict honour that won’t be compromised even in the game saying, “I hope I can be a role model to the younger castaways, especially in matters of winning, fair play, leadership and team work. I hope to inspire the older generation also that even seniors can pursue a healthy lifestyle leading to contentment and independence.” "
"Meet Steve K" pre-game interview video (YouTube):
Official Ten AU: Heroes v Villains bio excerpts (December 22, 2022):
"Sneaky Stevie has left Fiji and is ready for the beaches of Samoa. While he admits he didn’t last as long as he wanted last time he played, Stevie made an impression and is back for revenge.
“I was too kind back then, I was sneaky but I should’ve been more. I had a blast but there was one person who blindsided me – Shonee. She’s been in the back of my mind for four years and I’ve been dreaming of getting back at her.”
Famous for his Idol hunting in Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders, Stevie got his nickname from his tribemates and it’s one he loves to embrace. A food delivery rider and now an independent politician, Stevie also finished his Masters in Environmental Law and is also a volunteer fire fighter.
But all that heroic work won’t stop him from playing a more villainous game this time around. Stevie says, “As a villain, I can be all the worst characters all in one. Last time, I had no strategy, I had no plan, and I was trying to be a Villain. But I was more like an apprentice Villain. But this time I’ve had time to study how to become a real Villain and I’m going to really show everyone how it’s meant to be. I’ll be the master this time.”"