I wrote a giant article in which I tried to quantify the value of each Challenge title e.g., an individual win is often more valuable than a team win, etc. In the end, I came to one significant conclusion: Landon and Jordan are neck and neck in terms of their dominance and consistency. From a purely competitive standpoint, the two individuals have been the same up to this point, and if Jordan can pull out the win this season, then he takes the lead as probably the greatest player in Challenge History.

We as fans are afraid to anoint someone over existing legends, but Jordan has a 7–1 elimination record, a strong history in daily challenges, and might win three seasons in 5 appearances in an era where it is tough to win. Sidenote: he would be the first person to win three appearances in a row since Derrick did so on Inferno 3-Island-Ruins.

Zach Nichols (Team USA)

Does anyone else feel like Zach always carries himself as if his win on Battle of the Season was the previous season? Part of me wants Zach never to win again mostly because it is funnier to watch him enter every season after losing in such a catastrophic way. If Zach can pull off a second win, then he joins the conversation as a top all-time competitor. When you dig deep into the stat books, there’s a legitimate argument for Zach as one of the two or three best daily challenge competitors ever, and then he if he wins this, that is two wins to go with four final appearances.

I can’t imagine ranking Zach higher than Wes, Kenny, or Derrick with a win. I would put him over Brad, and then Abram might be a stretch. A Zach loss would be easier on us all.

Tori Deal (Team UK)