This is the most underrated recent moment. I don’t think people realize how huge this moment is in Challenge history. Zach and Amanda were the front-runners and had won 4 daily challenges (two more than the next best team). They continued to pick up win after win and complimented each other perfectly. Except they hated each other and refused to work with one another politically. Amanda had an alliance, and Zach had Tony; however, Tony’s partner was Bananas who Amanda’s alliance was entirely against. In the end, neither side budged, and they paid the punishment.

Do you know how incredibly stubborn two people have to be to volunteer themselves for elimination when they won immunity? Now, had they faced DaVonne and Jozea, there’s a good chance they win the elimination, return to the game and move on, or are disqualified due to Zach’s injury (in the case he gets injured again). Except the Mercenary Twist resulted in their elimination and then medical DQ.

It was easily one of the biggest bonehead moves in Challenge history as they threw away a potential win. Ashley and Hunter were the B- version of Amanda and Zach on Final Reckoning, and they won the season. I think what hurts this moment is the length of Final Reckoning burying its relevance, and then how much has gone on between Zach and Amanda over the last couple years.

3 Mandy and Wes getting nominated for elimination by a team who was DQ’d the same day