KellyAnne wins as she filled the roles of both hot girl and kick-ass competitor. She came into this season hot, getting into fights with Kenny and Johnny, created an awesome friendship with Evelyn, and outlasting Rachel in a face off. Her performance at the Reunion was iconic.

Honorable Mentions: Derrick Kosinski, Kenny Santucci

The Duel 2 — Mark Long

As a major Big Brother fan, he’d probably love the AFP title. He always plays up the comedy and old man shtick while still finishing at the top of every competition. Mark Long is the apple pie of the Challenge.

Honorable Mentions: Evan Starkman* (lost due to him winning the season), Landon Lueck

The Ruins — KellyAnne Judd

The Veterans of Gauntlet 3 and the Champions of the Ruins were victims of their own success. Their undaunted success did not allow any characters to shine. The only Champion who had a major role every episode was Wes, and to many, he was a villain. Therefore, the award goes to KellyAnne over Sarah for the Challenger team, mostly due to KellyAnne being crazier and still having fans from her previous win.

Honorable Mentions: Wes Bergmann, Sarah Rice, Evan Starkman, Kenny Santucci

Fresh Meat 2 — Kenny Santucci

The only season where Kenny didn’t have the numbers, he rose to the occasion. Kenny and Laurel worked together to demolish Wes’ giant alliance, won multiple missions, and finished second to Landon and Carley in the final. The Kenny/Wes dynamic is when the two are at their best and Kenny 100% won the battle on Fresh Meat 2.

Honorable Mentions: Laurel Stucky, Wes Bergmann

Cutthroat — Abram Boise

This was Abram at his peak. From being an insane lunatic one moment, to captaining the Grey team to 100,000 dollars in missions won, to hooking up with Cara Maria on a piano, Abram brought it. He created an ex (Cara), a rival (Laurel), and remained one of the best players in the entire game. This was also his last eligible season to win.

Honorable Mentions: Brandon Nelson, Laurel Stucky

Rivals 1 — Chris Tamburello

After teasing his comeback on Cutthroat, CT’s appearance on Rivals 1 was legendary. He returned and took on JEK head first. He dominated the missions, eliminated Evan, and lost on suspicious terms. Moreover, his abs were at their best, and he was playing two girls to his advantage.

Honorable Mentions: Wes Bergmann, Mike Ross

Exes 1 — Diem Brown

Because CT can’t win two consecutive seasons, this award goes to Diem. Their mending relationship and their performance to season’s end is one of the reasons the Exes format and original season are remembered so fondly. Even Jonathan Murray, in an AMA a few years ago, said the perfect ending would have been Diem and CT winning.

Honorable Mentions: Emily Schromm, Jasmine Reynaud, Mark Long

Battle of the Seasons — Sarah Rice

There are seasons where Sarah is a bit of a villain and others where she is a hero. On Battle of the Seasons she is at her best. Following an early exit due to her partner on Exes 1, people were sympathetic to her. She played the game against the evil that was Team San Diego. Sarah won two eliminations (one against Cara Maria), and ensured her team a spot in the final despite having a major target on their backs the whole season.

Honorable Mentions: CJ Koegel, Nany Gonzalez, Dustin Zito

Rivals 2 — Jordan Wiseley

After a not so good-looking performance on Real World Portland, Jordan got to channel his performance side. He won two eliminations with Marlon and hooked up with two different girls (Sarah and Jonna). The Sarah hook up led to him winning Exes 2. Jordan also fought with CT, Frank, and Bananas.

Honorable Mentions: Cara Maria Sorbello, Heather Cooke

Free Agents — Cara Maria Sorbello

For a long time, Cara Maria was an outcast who did not have a ton of mass appeal. On Free Agents, that changed when she came onto the show in the best shape of her life. Cara fought her way through three eliminations and was primed to make the final before breaking her hand. The broken hand compounded with facing Laurel in elimination ended her season just before the final. And while she lost, fans had someone they could all get behind and root for.

Honorable Mentions: Cohutta Grindstaff, Devyn Simone, Theresa Gonzalez

Exes 2 — Theresa Gonzalez

Like Cara Maria, Theresa struggled with overcoming the hump and displaying herself as an elite competitor, for a long time. She had terrible luck with partners and timing (wrong eliminations at the wrong time). On Exes 2, she complemented Wes incredibly well, and they were a team who dominated the game socially and physically. Wes being ineligible for this gives Theresa the win.

Honorable Mentions: Leroy Garrett, Jenna Compono

Bloodlines — Jenna Compono