3 Seasons: Gauntlet 3 (Win), Duel II, Cutthroat (Win)

2–1 Elimination Record

7 Challenge Wins

Daily Challenges: 8/10

Eliminations: 8/10

Finals: 8/10

Politics: 8.5/10

Yet another female on this list with a resume of just three seasons, Tori proved herself as an excellent competitor and political player in her short time on the show.

The former Miss Teen Virginia met her future husband Brad on Gauntlet 3, and her relationship with him served her well in the game, as she was never sent into elimination by the dominating Veterans team.

Her alliance on the rookies team with the Austin cast also helped her advance in the game, only getting voted in to take out Melinda in Beach Brawl. Tori and Frank R were at each other’s throats the entire season, but in the end they were able to come together to win the final (thanks to Big Easy’s collapse).

Tori returned engaged to Brad on Duel II, and was in the dominant female alliance with Rachel, Brittini and Diem.

It helped keep her out of elimination until the second-to-last duel, where she was taken out by Aneesa in The Elevator.

On Cutthroat, Tori lived up to title of the season more than any other player. On the red team filled with mostly vets, she and Brad used their relationships to continuously throw in rookies Brandon and Camila, keeping themselves out of elimination for the entire game.

Once their whipping boy and girl were eliminated, Tori stepped up to go into the gulag to face Theresa, but got a lucky break when Tina came in as a mercenary. Tina threw the Back Up Off Me elimination to let Tori win, and Tori was able to skate to the final when the red team threw in Paula against Emily in the final elimination.

Not only did Tori keep herself out of elimination for most of the season, but she also protected Brad, getting Dunbar on their side to throw in Tyler to the final two eliminations.

Despite being one of the villains of the season, it’s hard to argue with the effectiveness Tori’s gameplay, as it got her and her husband to the final together, where the red team won convincingly.

Although Tori’s two wins were more a product of other teams collapsing in the final (the Vets on Gauntlet III and Abe and Sarah going down for the gray team on Cutthroat), Tori was always in the upper echelon of female competitors in all three of her seasons, and she was always in the most dominant alliances.

She got to ride off into the sunset with Brad, and the two lived happily ever after.

Don’t fact-check that last part.

Rankings

25. Tonya Cooley

24. Holly Shand

23. Ruthie Alcaide

22. Theresa Gonzalez

21. Jenna Compono

20. Jillian Zobroski

19. Diem Brown

18. Tori Deal

17. Dee Nguyen

16. Kam Williams

15. Jenn Grijalva

14. Tori Hall

13. Jodi Weatherton

12. Ashley Mitchell

11. Veronica Portillo

10. Paula Meronek

9. Susie Meister

8. Coral Smith

7. Rachel Robinson

6. Sarah Rice

5. Camila Nakagawa

4. Emily Schromm

3. Cara Maria Sorbello

2. Evelyn Smith