I have decided to rank each of the RSF Seasons I have hosted based off of what I remember and with each part of this blog series, add my thoughts on the following champion.
1. BOBROCKS333 (I Love Money) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
2. Piddu (Battle of the Seasons) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
3. Ethan000 (Endurance Bora Bora) - Had a dominating performance as part of the Gray Team winning every single Temple Mission. They overcame two samadhis (penalties) to win some of those missions and ultimately luck was on their side at the Final Temple when they overcame a 9-5 piece deficit to win. While his partner went on to win two Temple missions individually (one Ethan000 was required to sit out due to the Samadhi), Ethan000 is ranked higher for winning the crucial partner mission and making the decision to bring together this team that would go on to dominate the season. Also gets a bonus for winning in his Rookie Season (1st RSF Season).
4. coltsfan876 (Endurance Bora Bora) - Had a dominating performance as part of the Gray Team winning every single Temple Mission. They overcame two samadhis (penalties) to win some of those missions and ultimately luck was on their side at the Final Temple when they overcame a 9-5 piece deficit to win. Went on to win two individual Temple Missions due to his Endurance trivia knowledge and gave a strong performance. Only ranked lower than partner due to his partner being responsible for them being a pair in the partner mission.
5. BOBROCKS333 (The Castle) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
*ADDED ENTRY* - 6. aiwfwyattroh (The Quest: All Stars) - Played a very strong season against a strong overall cast to earn at the time was advertised as the title of One True Champion of the RSF Franchise due to it being the last season at the time. He won the most number of challenges in the season with 3 challenge wins plus the win in the Final Challenge. He really took advantage of the format never finishing in the bottom half throughout nearly the entire game thus never making himself vulnerable for elimination. The only time he was ever really vulnerable was in the penultimate round when he didn't win the challenge but he then won the Final Fates' Challenge to earn safety. Thus, he was never eligible for elimination the entire season due to his performance in the challenges. Strategically, he also was strong in building relationships voting in the majority for most of the season (voting wrong once and not voting once). Then in the Final Challenge stepped up once again to claim the title of One True Champion. Overall, played a strong all around game against a strong cast.
7. BOBROCKS333 (The Mole) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
8. Timster (Free Agents) - For a game that mainly revolves around competition in winning challenges and eliminations, he played more of a social game that helped him get to the Finals along with some wins when needed. Throughout most of the season he performed just well enough individually to stay out of the Draw and implemented his strong relationships to reach the Finals as 1 of 2 people to never had a vote cast against them to enter Elimination. Throughout most of the season he never had any standout challenge wins earning only 4 challenge wins (3 teams, 1 pair) to earn safety but consistently stayed safe. Only in the later rounds did he face 2 Eliminations due to pulling the Kill Card and won both an individual one (1v1) and a free for all elimination (1v1v1v1). While he didn't have any standout moments throughout the season, his highlight was his performance in the Final Challenge giving a strong showing, being the only one to clear one of the toughest checkpoints easily and keeping the lead long enough to claim the win. Overall, played a strong strategic game and a more under the radar game physically but stepped it up when needed to claim the win.
9. BBlover96 (Big Brother: The Mystery Room) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
10. Piddu (Cutthroat 2) - Without a doubt, was on the worst overall team to start as the only round Gray won a challenge was when he was the only team member remaining. But despite drafting a team that was overall not that strong in comparison was able to stay alive due to his own merit. He won only 1 challenge before the Final but it was a crucial challenge that granted him immunity in the following round. In addition, he won 4 Gulags in the 9 rounds before the Final all against decent competitors and then ultimately won the Final against a strong individual (splozojames50) and a strong team of 4 who performed well throughout the season (Blue Team).
11. BOBROCKS333 (Fresh Meat) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
12. Nelson (Fresh Meat) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
13. 49288 (Big Brother: The Mystery Room 2) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
14. bbfan21 (The Mole 3: Vengeance is Sweet) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
15. nbkiller (Solitary) - Winning a season of Solitary is never an easy thing to do as you can't have one bad round as it could lead to your elimination. nbkiller gave a solid performance throughout the entire Solitary season. He won 1 Test in the season but really performed well in the Treatments. He "won" the most number of Treatments, performing the best in 3 of them and in the other Treatments performed strong to secure his spot in the season. The only time he was ever close to being eliminated was at the Final Four when he struggled with the Virtual Maze but bounced back to continue his strong performance. This culminated with a strong finish where he narrowly claimed a victory by 2 posts to earn the title of RSF Champion.
16. Jkjkjk15 (Opposite Worlds) - Played a strong game throughout the season. Out of the 11 rounds before the Final, he was safe for 8 of those rounds (4 via being on the winning team in the challenge, 4 by becoming the Protected on their team via its team's rules). He really implemented the format of the game to his advantage to be safe throughout, even being a popular player for the viewers early on, being the Decider twice in a row. For his 3 vulnerable rounds he participated in 2 Duels of Destiny (i.e. 1 inactive in the middle of the game) and survived. In the late game he stepped up to win in both the Final Duel of Destiny and Final Worldly Challenge to win the season. Overall he played a great game but drops namely due to the middle chunk which was extremely inactive.
17. nick9811 (The Inferno) - As part of the Good Guys team, was part of a very back and forth season in one of the closest seasons yet. In only his 2nd RSF season gave an extremely strong performance. He was seen as a threat by the other team and thrown into the Inferno several times but he won 4 Life Shields in a row (the longest streak of the season) as well as won 1 Inferno to cement himself as a strong contender.
18. turney1805 (The Inferno) - As part of the Good Guys team, was part of a very back and forth season in one of the closest seasons yet. He really played a strong social game forming bonds with teammates as he only ever received 1 vote all season from a team member with the remaining votes he received being from the other team. He also competed when necessary earning 3 Life Shields, 1 of which was the special Golden Life Shield which helped protect him through Stage 2 especially. Was probably the biggest team player on the Good Guys, even choosing early on to take a teammate's place in the Inferno to help unify the team.
19. nothingbutrouble (The Inferno) - As part of the Good Guys team, was part of a very back and forth season in one of the closest seasons yet. He was definitely one of the most vocal members of the team and was the center of some drama early on during Stage 1. Despite this, he was given another chance by teammate turney1805 who took his place in an Inferno. From then on he helped put more effort towards the team and secured his spot in the Final Challenge by winning the last 2 Infernos.
20. Jordonk (The Inferno) - As part of the Good Guys team, was part of a very back and forth season in one of the closest seasons yet. He finally achieved a win in the series after being a part of a solid team. Throughout the season he performed decently enough to not be thrown in by the team and not appear too threatening to the opposing team. He entered 1 pair Inferno and won and from then on cruised to the end where he helped contribute to the Good Guys' narrow win.
21. BOBROCKS333 (The Gauntlet) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
22. splozojames50 (The Gauntlet) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
23. BBlover96 (The Gauntlet) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
24. nbkiller (The Gauntlet) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
25. jimboslice (The Gauntlet) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
26. Spinner554 (The Gauntlet) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
27. nbkiller (Pirate Master) - Played a strong well rounded game taking full advantage of the format. Recognized the advantage of being an officer in the safety and not having to vote and was an officer for 4 rounds (the most of any player). Also proved himself by winning challenges having one of the best winning percentages, being on the winning crew 10 of the 13 rounds and ultimately winning the final. Towards the end game really had a stronghold on the game by having the longest run of captaincy (4 rounds) and purchasing advantages to help dictate the votes end game either as a tiebreaker or via secret vote. The only reason he drops is due to the activity of the cast, namely early on which led to the drop of difficulty in winning.
28. Piddu (Fresh Meat 2) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
29. sarge455 (Fresh Meat 2) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
30. sarge455 (Survivor Worldwide) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
31. Austinsscott (The Gauntlet) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
32. michael222 (The Amazing Race) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
33. coltsfan876 (The Amazing Race) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
34. Timster (A Coach's Game) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
35. Piddu (The Ruins) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
36. turney1805 (The Ruins) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
37. Timster (The Ruins) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
38. splozojames50 (The Ruins) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
39. Dito (The Ruins) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
40. jharrin7887 (The Ruins) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
41. Insanity17 (The Mole: Return of the Traitor) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
42. BOBROCKS333 (Moolah Beach) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
43. LilAngelBaby (Survivor East vs West) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
44. BBlover96 (A Coach's Game) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
45. aiwfwyattroh (Cutthroat) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
46. johnoliver96 (Cutthroat) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
47. ofl1998 (The Duel) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
48. cfff (Big Brother: The Mystery Room 3) - Throughout the season, cfff never won a single competition and namely got by due to having strong allies. He was involved in a Final 2 deal with one of the biggest targets in the game, BBlover96 and that alliance held strong throughout the entire game. cfff won a Mystery Room power but it went unused in the week it was allowed to be used. Despite not voting in the 1st week, cfff voted correctly at every opportunity despite being a perpetual pawn for almost the entire back half of the game. One of the biggest reasons he got to the end was in his closest ally going on a late game comp run that helped bring him to the end. He won over the jury vote by being less offensive than his partner who had to do most of the dirty work due to winning. He was seen as the lesser of two evils and ultimately earned a championship because of it.
49. BOBROCKS333 (Survivor Atlantis: The Lost Empire) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
50. LaFierceBrittany2 (Fresh Meat 3) - The main reason this is so low is due to the level of difficulty of the season. Since nearly everyone was inactive in eliminations, getting to the Final was significantly easier than other seasons. Was part of a pair that did not win any challenges but did win the Final Exile, even though the 2 teams they beat both did not participate. A plus is they did win the Final Challenge against one of the better teams on the season. She is ranked higher than her partner because she was more active in challenges and in voting.
51. thatonepeople (Fresh Meat 3) - The main reason this is so low is due to the level of difficulty of the season. Since nearly everyone was inactive in eliminations, getting to the Final was significantly easier than other seasons. Was part of a pair that did not win any challenges but did win the Final Exile, even though the 2 teams they beat both did not participate. A plus is they did win the Final Challenge against one of the better teams on the season. He is ranked lower than his partner because he was less active in challenges and in voting.
52. ohhayy (Moolah Beach) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
53. Supahhero (Battle of the Seasons) - See Gen 1 finished blog (Champions of Seasons 1-20) linked above
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LMAO @ all the real allstars losing in the first few rounds w/ a flop final 3. No tea or shade but I wouldn't rank him #6 for beating the worst winner of all time (Ofl) and someone who is notorious for never winning after 50 million seasons. But whatever!
If you need to shade other players wins to make yourself feel better than feel free.
Point is he was never eligible for elimination ONCE the entire season due to challenge performance and there was stiff competition that season so I say that type of performance deserves 6th
