Giving Jemmye the title of MTV Challenge competitor is a bit of a stretch these days. At this point, Jemmye is an MTV personality who happens to be appear on the Challenge.

Because Jemmye is more of a character than a player, we will go through some of her best tweets from the Dirty 30 season, before she left to film Vendettas.

Knight was my favorite all time Real World/Challenge personality. Watching Jemmye is always a happy reminder of him and their dynamic. It is awesome for her to be back on the show. Let’s break her down as a competitor now.

Skills & Physical Strength: She is in much better shape compared to Dirty 30. Jemmye has been in the gym and seems to be doing well in her professional life as well (she was tweeting earlier in the year about a book she is writing). Around 5'6, Jemmye can stand up to any of the tiny girls without a ton of fear, and while she might not be able to out-run them, if she ever got into a physical fight from stirring the pot, she could hold her own for a while. One of her strengths is heights challenges as she is not super afraid of the heights, the problem is if it you are asking her to jump twenty feet over the ocean from one pole to another like last season, she probably can’t do it.

Do not expect much from Jemmye. She is not trying to win challenges, she is trying to not finish last and play up her social game. Jemmye’s even stated it before, she is a lay-up, and she is going to play up the lay-up angle. Her best skill is her swimming ability. She has won a swimming mission in the past and used to be a life guard.

Social, Mental, & Political Game: Jemmye is the Queen of trashing people in her confessionals and behind closed doors, but not to their face. Does it make her fake? Somewhat. Everyone is fake at the end of the day. Growing up my mom loved to throw a sarcastic comment or a dig at me right as I walked out the door. Do I take it personally? No, because we would have gotten into an argument if she said to my face. Jemmye plays up the social game. She doesn’t let you know if she dislikes you because that puts a target on her back.

Jemmye voting Jenna into the double cross last season was an overrated move because she should have thrown Camila into the elimination. It was an underrated move in she got protection from her other veterans by siding with them, and a 50% chance of getting rid of one of Jailah. At the time there was no concept of a Redemption house, so really she got done dirty. In no way did Jemmye owe Jenna anything.

Her biggest strength is self-awareness. An ability almost nobody has on these shows. Without the delusions of grandeur, Jemmye makes plays to further her game. Don’t give her any power, because she will do the most with it.

Eliminations & Winning Potential: Only one of four competitors in the female portion of the cast to have ever made a final. She has a 2–4 elimination record for her career. Her last three eliminations have been quite underwhelming. She lost in Balls In to LaToya on Free Agents (LaToya has not won anything since), lost with Knight to AYTO’s Adam and Brittany, and then last season to Camila in Hall Brawl. Like everyone, Jemmye should steer clear of the elimination arena as long as possible.

Could Jemmye win a traditional final? No. She is a threat to make it to the final because she can use her social game and play up the lay-up role. Her weakness would be finishing in last place (possibly sending her to eliminations), and being in a purge where her place in the game is solely dependent on physical performance.

Overall Rating: 64/100