Gauntlet Draft Grades

25. Nate the Nuclear Engineer - Team Gower

Lets be real Nate and Priscilla are gonna be the first couple going home. That doesn't mean Nate isn't going to score more points then people that leave after him he has the highest potential for intoxication points of any Challenger since Adam Royer and is quite possible in the top 5 of that category of all time. Grade B+

24. Heather Marter - Team Gustafson

Probably the most boring RW castmate of her season Heather is going to need to step her game up if she hopes to become a Challenge regular. Fortunately I do think she has it in her she's one person making fun of her for Dustin's porn career away from a verbal argument, crying and calling her Mom. Grade B

23. Vinny Foti - Team Burden

As previously mentioned Vinny added a small child to part of his diet since we last saw him resulting in a nice pare shaped body. Due to his lack of intelligence this may be part of his strategy as he was eliminated by the much larger and doughier Big Easy. Grade B

22. Dustin Zito - Team Effin Bananas

Dustin will get at least 5 points each week hes there for confessionals. He will get made fun of for his (potential sexual orientation) and he may cry. If he gets drunk enough he might even fight. He's gonna hook up with Heather to prove his straightness and when doing all that he just might play a better Social/Physical game then you expect. Grade B-

21. Mandi Moyer - Team Cleaver
Mandi has always had two things going for her on the Challenges a willingness to try anything (see her licking a blood spot on the floor of the tent on the Fresh Meat II Combine) and willingness to hook up with just about all of her male castmates: Luke, Chet, CT, Wes (shes only been on 3 Challenges) unfortunately she has a serious boyfriend at home. Fortunately she got breast implants after Cutthroat so she should be ready to rock. Grade B+

20. Rachel Robinson - Team Cleaver

One of the strongest (her twitter is @Rachel_Fitness) female competitors in Challenge history she actually finished before all of the male's on The Duel II. Rachel will have to repeat her performance of beating men as she will for all intents and purposes be competing directly with them. Look for her to try and hook-up/coitus Emily Shromm as she promised in her preview video and give a better showing then you might expect against the males. Grade B+

19. Sarah Rice - Team Effin Bananas

The great tattoed one, Sarah always brings a sense of fun to the challenges as she's known around the house for having lots of games to pass the time. She also balances that with a fierce competitive side. Unfortunately for her she has only failed to podium when paired with a single partner. Whats double unfortunate is she is once again partnered with Vinny Foti who she paired with on her worst finish to date on Battle of the Sexes II whos singlehandedly kept the price of bacon grease steady by eating every last bit Tyrie said no to since we last saw him on Cutthroat. Grade B   

18. Paula "Walnuts" Meronek - Team Burden

The only bad part of Rivals was watching Paula get her first win. She was much more interesting as a truly pathetic character that didn't get that she wasn't really in any alliances and was not especially good at any challenge. Also we will no longer get to hear her say that she just cares about the win not the money whatever the hell that means. Fortunately I doubt winning solved any of her insecurity crisises so expect a self loathing filled coitus and multiple crying sessions. Grade A

17. Tyrie Ballard - Team Gustafson

To date Tyrie's best showing in a Challenge was probably the island where he lected to return home early due to an illness in the family? Coincidentally due to starvation that was probably the lightest Tyrie has been on a challenge which is why many are picking the big man to go far for the first time ever as he looks to have cut bacon grease out of his diet and may even be showering regularly. Grade B

16. Naomi Defensor - Team Gower

Classic stage 5 clinger, Naomi caught feelings for Leroy on RW Las Vegas. If they aren't reciprocated on Exes (they won't be) expect Naomi to do something crazy. This could damage their Social game when Johnny and CT decide they are tired of hearing her yelling, but should result in massive points before then regardless. Grade B+

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15. Dunbar Flinn - Team Gower

Without a doubt every challenge Dunbar enters he is the most likely to commit sexual assault. After allegedly blowing all of his Cutthroat winnings on somesort of silver astro-van/rape headquarters??? Dunbar comes in hungry to refill his coffers. Expect a coitus with at least one castmate (I'd take Robin) and a fight with Paula resulting in him watching her sleep. Grade A

14. Diem Brown - Team Gustafson

Two letters CT not only is he guaranteed to drag her deep into the competition she is also certain to elicit multiple emotional reactions from the big guy. While Diem does not know many of the other competitors this year as she typically does I definitely expect to see her befriend some of them which may even keep the power couple from throwing CT into the Dome every chance they get. Grade A-

13. Ty Ruff - Team Burden

Ty comes in with one of the more interesting villain resumes in Challenge History. He definitely loves to play the bad guy as one of only 2 competitors to attempt murder on the show (Julie Stouffer being the other, though it could be argued CT has as well) when he pushed Andrew off the balcony during his RW season. Then he does weird stuff like lose to the much smaller Brandon in a challenge where weight was clearly the most important factor. Grade B+

12. Cara Maria Sorbello - Team Effin Bananas

Cara Maria often gets ignored as one of the stronger female competitors due to her pirate wardrobe flukey early exit on Fresh Meat II and propensity to cry when put under pressure, but lets review the facts she was the decisive winner of the Fresh Meat II combine (questionable pull ups not-withstanding), she's coming off 2 straight podium finishes, and partnered with noted motivator/insane person Abram. Grade A

11. Emily Shromm - Team Cleaver

A true dual threat to coitus with either males or females comes into the Challenge looking to drag partner Ty Ruff to his best finish yet. As a finalist in her only other appearance on Cutthroat she certainly seems capable of doing so. Grade A-

 10. Robin Hibbard - Team Cleaver

One of the most veteran woman on this Challenge Robin pairs with ex boy toy Mark Long. While Robin has certainly had her low points (The Duel I Aneesa incident) she has seemed to change significantly since the arrival of her son Peyton. Look for her to have her best season yet as long as she lays low. Grade B-

9. Camilla Nakagawa - Team Effin Bananas

The Brazilian Chiquita banana comes into her third straight challenge looking to break through and make her first final. Camilla has an extremely respectable elimination round record and history of giving 100% pairing with Johnny Bananas should help her to go deep. Expect her to clash with other girls and call Wes on his BS of running the Challenge. Grade A-

8. Jasmine Reynaud - Team Burden

An absolute firecracker you can be sure that Jasmine will do a few things: break all kinds of shit, insult her partner, cry, threaten to leave, verbally/physically fight with someone and if I were a betting man I'd say theres a good chance she cheats on her boyfriend too. Look for her to be a solid competitor in the challenges as well. Grade A+

7. Aneesa Ferreira - Team Gustafson

While Aneesa has never won a competition she has also always proven to be a strong competitor. Shes also a shoe in for multiple big time scores in calling the game evil as she has literally no fear in calling out her less morale castmates. Look for her to compete her heart out and leave with a "you killed it" from TJ Grade B

6. Abram Boise - Team Gower

We first met Abe as a typical small town Wild boy going off having threesomes that loved to fight. Now he's barely recognizable as his body is covered in tattoos and brands. Yet the fire that burns within him clearly still exists as he has had one of the most consistent careers in Challenge history always making it deep into Challenges. Partnered with Cara Maria a strong female competitor he has to be considered a threat to get his first ever individual win. Grade A

5. Leroy Garrett - Team Gower

Leroy comes in off the most impressive debut Challenge in Rookie history complacently riding the wave of being kept around for being a weak team then singlehandedly winning the final immunity Challenge to make the final. Fortunately for him he will not have to change his strategy as with Naomi he is unlikely to perform extremely well in the Challenges. Grade B+

4. Wes Bergmann - Team Gustafson

One of the more controversial players in Challenge History Wes went from seeming close friends with Fresh Meat era Evan Starkmann and Kenny Santucci to sworn enemies primarily due to his Raskolnikov complex. While Rivals may have been a return to form for Wes as he made it to the final he really hasn't been the same player since his return from retirement in The Ruins. Grade C+

3. Mark Long - Team Burden

The oldest competitor in Challenge history Mark comes in at 40 years young looking for his first win since Battle of the Sexes I Mark looks to improve on two straight podium finishes in Gauntlett 2 and Duel 2. Grade A

2. Johnny Bananas - Team Effin Bananas

Bananas comes into Exes off a fairly dominating victory in Rivals. Perhaps the greatest Social Game player in history as he always seems to be the object of half the casts hate but rarely enters elimination rounds he has to be considered amongst the favorites; especially when factoring in that he and partner Camilla don't have an ugly past. Grade A+

1. Chris "CT" Tamburello - Team Cleaver

The bad boy from Bean town has never failed to be one of the most compelling characters on the Challenges. From bikiniing up on the original Inferno to punching through a wall to beat the crap out of Adam King to spending all of Rivals trying to become friends with Adam King he has produced massive points every season. Surprisingly despite making it to the final challenge of three challenges and extremely deep in several others CT has never won he comes into Rivals looking to change that with past lover Diem. Grade A