New Beginnings

== Summary ==
New Beginnings was the debut season of The Gauntlet. It ran from October 7, 2021 to October 25, 2021 with 12 active days. Chelsea Amaral was crowned the winner with 5 jury votes against runner-up Emilee Dunham.
== Format ==
The cast consisted of 14 players. On the first day, they were divided randomly into two tribes of 7. These tribes would later be known as the Poopoobear Tribe and the Penis Tribe. At 9, the tribes merged into the Merged Tribe. Jury also started at this phase. Eliminations continued until there were only two players left, and the jury of seven voted for who they wanted to win.
== Cast ==
Photo	Name 	Tribes 	Tribes	Status 	Finish
Photo	Name 	Origin 	Merge 	Status 	Finish
 	Gavin Mattos 	Poopoobear	 	Pre-Jury	14th Place
 	Kailani Farrell 	Penis 	 	Pre-Jury	13th Place
(Quit)
 	Manny Marin 	Poopoobear	 	Pre-Jury	12th Place
 	Colin McKenna 	Poopoobear	 	Pre-Jury	11th Place
 	Logan Hatch 	Penis 	 	Pre-Jury	10th Place
 	Lilly Bossie 	Penis 	Merged	Jury 	9th Place
 	Erika Joaquin 	Penis 	Merged	Jury 	8th Place
 	Simon Ghebremariam	Poopoobear	Merged	Jury 	7th Place
 	Ashlee Canfield 	Penis 	Merged	Jury 	6th Place
 	Regan Glennon 	Penis 	Merged	Jury 	5th Place
 	Jessica Gillooly 	Poopoobear	Merged	Jury 	4th Place
 	Savannah Milso 	Poopoobear	Merged	Jury 	3rd Place
 	Emilee Dunham 	Penis 	Merged	Finalist	Runner-up
 	Chelsea Amaral 	Poopoobear	Merged	Finalist	Winner
== The Season ==
YouTube Link: New Beginnings and Its Bizarre Strategy (Season 1 Recap) - YouTube
== Trivia ==
* This season had a week gap between the final three vote-off and the finale for unexplained reasons.
* This is the only season where the merged tribe had no specific name.
* This season has had the highest percentage or returning players, with only Savannah being yet to return.