Vendettas Win Value: 2.05

Valuing Vendettas slightly higher than Fresh Meat 2 is what made sense. Both seasons had eight finalists with roughly the same total cast. Vendettas had mercenaries and purges, but it also had guy/girl elimination days which allowed players to sometimes coast. Vendettas is hard to quantify, especially the late game. It’s pretty lame that there’s only one winner, I think Zach deserved a win for this season as well.

Winners: Cara Maria Sorbello (4.40)

Final Reckoning Win Value: 3.0 (if never hit the Redemption House), 2.0 (hit Redemption House once, or Mercenary), 1.25 (hit Redemption House multiple times)

I hate Final Reckoning. The amount of Purges, Twists, and Redemption Houses resulted in the game becoming convoluted and thus tough to figure out how to value. Paulie and Natalie were eliminated THREE times and were rewarded for it. On Vendettas, Nelson was simply Purged out of the game without even being warned that last place would result in elimination for the daily challenge. It’s hard to reward a team who lost that many times. Meanwhile, Mercenaries were able to skip challenges, and while they had to win an elimination, it’s not a high barrier of entry considering they are “Mercenaries”.

Winners: Ashley Mitchell (4.0) Hunter Barfield (2.0)

War of the Worlds Win Value: 3.05

I think War of the Worlds is the most quality win in Challenge history as it had a massive cast of people (34), only 8 finals spots, and only 4 people could place in the final. The Tribunal was a hidden negative to the players because even though they were given safety on the day, they were nominating players and hurting their political game. Meanwhile, this was a game where you can always get called out and you can get nominated whenever. There were no floater teams because you would just get called out and even the dominant teams had shots taken at them.

The difference between War of the Worlds and the Duel is the fact that it was a paired season which turned individual where there was only one sole winner. Again, it’s bullshit a woman did not receive a win for this season as Ninja killed the final.

DONE.

So now what? Here are the Top 10 Male and Female Winners ranked by total adjusted wins:

TOP 10 MALE WIN TOTALS:

1 Johnny Bananas 11.13

2 Darrell Taylor 5.55

3 Wes Bergmann 4.87

4 Landon Lueck 4.43

5 Jordan Wiseley 4.40

6 Evan Starkman 4.33

7 Chris Tamburello 4.12

8 Jamie Murray 3.98

9 Derrick Kosinki 3.58

9 Kenny Santucci 3.58

Johnny Bananas at a massive 11.13 wins (literally double 2nd place Darrell) will probably incense those who hate him. I mean, I carry a distaste for him as a human, however, the man is a damn good competitor and racked up multiple wins in difficult formats. He is the only player to win three partnered seasons and is a winner from an individual season.

Darrell in the two spot makes perfect sense. Wes finishing third makes sense, his wins always felt big despite him only being a 2x Champ. Landon’s total seems a bit low considering he’s one the more dominant players ever, although my system only accounted for the format’s difficulty and not any specific difficulties an individual might have taken on. His win with Carley was remarkable considering he eliminated Evelyn and beat Kenny/Laurel in a final with the last pick of the Fresh Meat draft. To me it’s the most impressive win ever, nonetheless I didn’t account for his feats as I focused on the game format itself. Jordan is the modern day Landon, and while he only he has 2 actual wins, he has played under tougher circumstances and the two being neck and neck is so perfectly apt.

TOP 10 FEMALE WIN TOTALS:

1 Camila Nakagawa 4.65

2 Rachel Robinson 4.5

3 Cara Maria Sorbello 4.40

4 Jodi Weatherton 4.33

5 Sarah Rice 4.25

6 Evelyn Smith 4.0

6 Ashley Mitchell 4.0

8 Paula Meronek 3.62

9 Veronica Portillo 3.6

10 Tori Hall 2.83

Camila and Rachel being the top two absolutely shocked me, then again, they are both winners from individual seasons. Considering how much value there was an individual based seasons, it’s no surprise to see five out of the top seven female winners ever are women who won Individual seasons.

Best Yields (3 seasons or more)

1 Jamie Murray 1.326

2 Landon Lueck 1.1075

3 Jordan Wiseley 1.10

4 Dan Setzler 0.883

4 Eric Nies 0.883

6 Tyler Duckworth 0.8125

7 Evan Starkman 0.7216

8 Theo Von 0.7125

9 Darrell Taylor 0.69375

10 Frank Sweeney 0.623

The Yield accounts for players adjusted win value divided by the amount of the seasons they have played. I only accounted for those who have played three seasons or more (Sorry Turbo). Despite Johnny leading total wins with a massive 11.13 wins, his Yield was not good enough to make the top 10 as he averages 0.618 wins per season, which is very impressive, just not top 10 material. Had he retired after Rivals 3, Bananas would have 11.13 wins in 13 seasons and a massive yield of 0.856. Having that big of a yield with the most total wins probably cements him as the GOAT statistically (of my fake number system). Similar to Albert Pujols, Bananas is ruining his legacy with each at bat he takes.

Jamie Murray with the highest yield makes perfect sense as he is 3 for 3 in actual wins. Meanwhile, Jordan and Landon continue to be neck and neck. Those are two quality candidates in terms of ranking all-time competitors, neither played a lot of seasons, yet the ones they did, they easily made their mark. Dan, Eric, and Theo as throwback names are fun to see on this list. Tyler Duckworth might be the most underrated competitor in Challenge history based on this experiment.

1 Jodi Weatherton 1.433

2 Tori Hall 0.9433

3 Ashley Mitchell 0.80

4 Susie Meister 0.6675

5 Kina Dean 0.666

6 Rachel Robinson 0.642

7 Emily Schromm 0.623

8 Evelyn Smith 0.571

9 Laurel Stucky 0.530

10 Cara Zavaleta 0.50

Jodi has one of the biggest wins in a Duel and only played three total seasons, she is a beast whose low amount of appearances gives her a great yield. Tori Hall making the top 10 adjusted win total and then having the second highest yield was a surprise. I’ve always thought Tori was underrated, but her being this high will definitely infuriate those who are Team Brad. Regardless, Tori is a great competitor. As Patrick Beverley once said: “Men Lie, Women Lie, Numbers Don’t”.

Ashley would be pulling a 1 win average if she had not shown up for Dirty 30 at all. Kina’s appearance on this list was another eye popping stat, except when it comes to Yield, those with a good win accompanied by a low amount of appearances can find a way to squeeze in.

I added an extra section for miscellaneous honorary wins. If you wanna go down that rabbit hole, go for it.

HONORARY WIN SECTIONS:

In this, I will allot “honorary” wins for finalist spots because the particular season had an added element of difficulty.

Battle of the Sexes 1 FEMALES 1.50 Wins

Winners: Ruthie Alcaide (1.5), Ellen Cho (1.5), Lori Trespicio (1.5)

Battle of the Sexes 2 FEMALES 1.50 Wins

Winners: Coral Smith (2.65), Arissa Hill (1.5), Sophia Pasquis (1.5)

Fresh Meat 1 2nd Place: 1.25 Wins

Winners: Kenny Santucci (4.83), Tina Barta (1.25)

Duel 1 2nd Place: 1.50 Wins

Winners: Brad Fiorenza (3), Svetlana Shusterman (1.5)

Duel 2 2nd Place: 1.50 Wins

Duel 2 3rd Place: 1.00 Wins

Winners: Brad Fiorenza (4.5), Mark Long (3.65), Brittini Sherrod (1.5), Aneesa Ferriera (1)

Fresh Meat 2nd Place: 1.25 Wins

Winners: Kenny Santucci (6.08), Laurel Stucky (3.90)

Exes 1 2nd Place: 1.25 Wins

Winners: Chris Tamburello (5.37), Diem Brown (1.25)

Battle of the Seasons (2012) 2nd Place: 1.00 Wins

Winners: Dustin Zito (1), Trishella Canatella (1)

Rivals 2 2nd Place: 1.00 Wins

Winners: Johnny Bananas (12.13), Frank Sweeney (2.87), Cara Maria Sorbello (5.4), Heather Cooke (1)

Free Agents 2nd Place: 1.40 Wins

Winners: Johnny Reilly (1.4), Nany Gonzalez (1.4)

Battle of the Exes 2 2nd Place: 1.25 Wins

Winners: Leroy Garrett (1.25), Theresa Gonzalez (1.25)

Bloodlines 2nd Place: 1.15 Wins

Winners: Cory Wharton (1.15), Mitch Reid (1.15)

Rivals 3 2nd Place: 1.25 Wins

Winners: Vince Gliatta (1.25), Jenna Compono (1.25)

Invasion 2nd Place Champ Wins: 1.33 2nd Place Underdog Wins: 1.25

Winners: Camila Nakagawa (5.98), Nelson Thomas (1.25)

Dirty 30 2nd Place: 1.50 wins if not Purged/Eliminated, 1.25 wins if Purged/Eliminated

Dirty 30 3rd Place: 1.00 wins if not Purged/Eliminated

Winners: Derrick Kosinski (5.18), Cara Maria Sorbello (6.65)

Vendettas Male 1st Place: 2.00 Wins

Vendettas Male/Female 2nd Place: 1.25 Wins

Winners: Zach Nichols (3.87), Kyle Christie (1.25), Kailah Casillas (1.25)

Final Reckoning 2nd Place: 1.50 Wins if not Purged/Eliminated, 1.25 Wins if so

Winners: Joss Mooney (1.5), Sylvia Elsrode (1.5)

WOTW Female 1st Place: 3.00 Wins

WOT Male/Female 2nd Place: 1.50 Wins

WOTW Male/Female 3rd: 1.00 Wins

Winners: Ninja Duran (3), Theo Campbell (1.5), Cara Maria Sorbello (8.15), Wes Bergmann (5.87), Mattie Lynn Breaux (1)

Honorary Top 10 Per Sex

1 Johnny Bananas 12.13

2 Kenny Santucci 6.08

3 Wes Bergmann 5.87

4 Darrell Taylor 5.55

5 Chris Tamburello 5.38

6 Derrick Kosinki 5.17

7 Brad Fiorenza 4.50

8 Landon Lueck 4.43

9 Jordan Wiseley 4.40

10 Evan Starkman 4.33

The biggest jump is Brad. He is a 1x actual champion, yet with honorary wins he has at 4.5 wins. He is a 2x Duel runner up and should be respected for that, unfortunately, his actual luck has not been great. Derrick and Kenny saw themselves get healthy bumps from their second place finishes in past seasons.

1 Cara Maria Sorbello 8.15

2 Camila Nakagawa 5.98

3 Rachel Robinson 4.50

4 Jodi Weatherton 4.33

5 Sarah Rice 4.25

6 Evelyn Smith 4.0

6 Ashley Mitchell 4.0

8 Laurel Stucky 3.90

9 Paula Meronek 3.62

10 Veronica Portillo 3.60

Cara has a massive lead in total wins when Honorary Wins are added because she is an 8x women’s finalists and has finished in second place five times now (if you include WOTW). She is the compiler of the group. Laurel is the one person who was outside of the top 10 who able to jump into it.