I need to lay down this stat. Of people who have competed in 30 or more daily challenges, Amanda has the 4th highest win ratio percentage of any female competitor ever. The three who are ahead of her are Laurel, Evelyn, and Jodi. Three of the most athletic and dominant women in Challenge history are followed by 5'4 and 110 lb Amanda. The Bitch Bye girl is a great competitor whose drama and fights supersede her abilities on the show.

Amanda is not going to sprint past you or physically dominate you, but she is competent, has good upper-body strength, great cardiovascular endurance, and is excellent in mental competitions. Eliminations being purely physical are what hurt her. Her two biggest allies have been Nelson and Ashley. Amanda is like the Chase Utley of the Challenge. Ashley and Nelson are Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard, they are winning MVPs because they are flashier players, but are also a bit lucky, while Amanda is potentially better than both of them, except casual fans don’t value what she is good at.

5 Jamie Banks

The most forgotten recent Challenge Champion. When people think of Bloodlines, they think of Cara Maria’s win. They forget that Jamie killed the eating portion of the final, giving them a good lead over Mitch and Cory and evaporating any chance of Jenna and Briana winning. He kept Cara cool and often acted as the motivating force she needed behind her. Whereas someone like Abram was a great partner, he was also a bit too soft on Cara because they were dating and he kind of wanted to protect her. Meanwhile, Jamie was cool being mean when he had to because Cara is his relative, they grew up together, anything he says will only drive her forward.

In his elimination with Wes on Rivals 1, everyone remembers Wes winning the tiebreaker to eliminate Jamie and KellyAnne, but they only had a tiebreaker because Jamie bullied Wes in the first round of the elimination and was bullying him in the tiebreaker until Wes pulled a rabbit out of his hat. Jamie might not have the hardest body, but he’s fit, and he can outmuscle a good amount of the men on the show.

4 Nehemiah Clark