So far, there have been 63 cast members in the history of AYTO. And because Season 7 is currently being cast, it felt like the perfect time to get people upset and reveal the 11 best AYTO cast members in the show’s history. Here is what I was looking for:

Trend setters. People who either defined their season or defined the type of characters that would be seen on later seasons.

What they did on the show. Nelson, Hunter, and Amanda have had good runs on the Challenge, but they were not as impactful on their original AYTO season. If you are incredible on AYTO and go on to do Challenges and represent AYTO, you get to add that to your resume. Not the other way around.

Avoiding recency bias. Seasons 4, 5, and 6 are the most recent seasons, so their cast members will be more easily remembered, but that doesn’t necessarily make them better.

Sometimes individuals and sometimes pairs because it’s hard to figure out whether they deserve one or two spots.

This was waaaaaay too subjective. On a show with “competition”, like The Challenge, it is a lot easier to be objective. AYTO attracts the romantics and aesthetics, therefore, you will probably hate the list as you are probably deeply interested in your favorites. I’m sorry.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

— Hayden Weaver & Gianna Hammer (S5): Had they announced Gianna’s pregnancy before I started my drafts, they probably would have clinched the 7/8 slot.

— Nelson Thomas & Hunter Barfield (S3): Bigger on the Challenge than they were on AYTO.

— Britni Thornton & Amanda Garcia (S3): See Nelson and Hunter.

— Kam Williams & Alicia Wright (S5): Benefactors of a bad season.

— Briana LaCuesta (S2): Better on Social Media than she was on AYTO.

— Julia Rose & Stephen McHugh (S4): Drifted from the AYTO community following their season.

— Ethan Cohen (S6) & John Jacobs (S1): The Napoleon Dynamite figures were great comedic relief, but a little weird on the show.

— Chris Scali (S1) & Asaf Goren (S4): Crazy people who missed the cut.

— Cheyenne Floyd & Kiki Cooper (S3): Cheyenne had a bigger presence after the show. Meanwhile, Kiki hasn’t done any show to capitalize on her potential.— Zach Longo & Hannah Rathburn (S3): Toughest omission. Bigger couple off the show than on of it.

11 & 10. Adam Kuhn and Brittany Baldassari (S1)