1 Chris Tamburello and Veronica Portillo

2 Zach Nichols and Amanda Garcia

3 Paulie Calafiore and Natalie Negrotti

4 Derrick Henry and Tori Deal

5 Joss Mooney and Sylvia Elsrode

6 Chuck Mowery and Britni Thornton

7 Jozea Flores and Da’Vonne Rogers

One of these pairs has a person with 3 Challenge wins, and CT. Veronica is not in her prime, but she is no slouch either and is possibly the smartest strategic player in the game. The CT bump is real, especially considering he has made it to the final or final elimination in every season where he was not DQ’d. Zach had a great run on Vendettas, dominating the game with Tony. This season he is partnered with a girl who will operate as their brain in puzzles and mental competitions. The only problem is Zach likes a submissive partner and Amanda is known for being the Pop Off Queen.

The Big Brother pair may be overrated. Surprisingly, Natalie killed the daily challenges in Vendettas and was one of the strongest girls physically. Paulie was a college soccer player at Rutgers. While neither possess brute strength, they have great cardio, endurance, and coordination. The more confusing pairs are Tori/Derrick and Joss/Sylvia. While not liked much on social media, Tori is beloved in whatever house she is in, be it The Challenge or AYTO. Derrick is a college athlete who is sneaky smart. Can Tori elevate Derrick to a final? Joss and Sylvia impressed on Vendettas, Sylvia with her physical elimination win, and Joss with his elimination loss and challenge win. The sample size is not big enough to draw any major conclusions, but it would not be shocking to see them go decently far into the season.

Is anyone else shocked to see Chuck debut on the Challenge four years after his AYTO Season? He looks like Trent from Daria and will be competing with Britni. Maybe they will be good, though let’s hold a good long breathe until proven otherwise. Da’Vonne was eliminated second on her first Big Brother season even with a twist that allowed her to eliminate three votes. She was also the first person eliminated in the Jury phase of her second season. And she is the better partner in her pairing! Jozea is so bad that maybe you keep him in the game. Then again, he is annoying, you can cut him fast.