Maddie Tansey

== Summary ==
Maddie Tansey is a contestant from Swifties vs. The World. She is a great person to be around, the biggest Lana Del Rey stan, and she also escaped a cult when she was sixteen!
== Gameplay ==
=== Swifties vs. The World ===
==== Lana > Taylor ====
Maddie debuted in Season 13 of The Gauntlet, and was a member of the Variety Tribe. She got the hang of the game very quickly and was well liked by her tribe. All of Variety survived the first challenge and moving into the second, Maddie's relationships would only strengthen. The challenge was Music Mania, and Maddie had a difficult time window to complete the challenge due to a hospital trip. She expressed this to the tribe and stated that she would try her best to do her part, and that's where Emily and Shea offered to help. She wanted to do a song from her queen, Lana Del Rey. She described the summer aesthetic of "Ride," and sent some images in her tribal chat to convey the vibe. Through her imagery and vivid description, Emily created the poster for her! The collaboration was received so well by the season's judge panel and the two guest judges that Maddie's submission ranked #1 compared to all fourteen competitors! The Variety Tribe stayed safe as Koda from the Swifties Tribe got medically evacuated. Moving onto Day 6, she competed in Celebrity Recognition. She would've gotten her tribe a point for Blake Lively if Stella Evans didn't swoop in and take advantage of the surname rule. Stella taunted her afterwards, which left a lasting impact. Her tribe eventually forfeited the challenge, and Maddie wanted to get either Shea or Delaney out due to their attitudes. She sided with Leo, and he claimed that he attempted to get Maddie to sway Emily to their side. This never came into fruition as Emily sided with the majority, and Leo was voted out that night.
Fortunately, Maddie would not have to attend tribal again until the merge as the Variety Tribe won the following challenges! Maddie got a great time in the Silky Jigsaw, using the placement strategy to lower her time. She finished under a minute with a final time of 55 seconds, which was very on par with the rest of her tribe. She joined the celebration and mocking of the Swifties' egos after they suffered a loss against them. Maddie did her part in Family Feud as well, and her tribe won during the sudden death round! Without facing the risk of elimination again, she made it to the top ten and guaranteed herself a spot on the jury.
==== Fan Favorite? ====
While her performance in the immunity challenges was starting to slip, her social game played a great role for her. She aligned with Kailani and Emily, creating a solid trio. The best part of all was Kailani's extended connections to Y2K Unite, and Kailani mentioned how they wanted to remain loyal to Maddie as long as possible. Shea was vulnerable at the first merged tribal council, and it was agreed among the majority of the cast that he needed to go. Maddie sided correctly and Shea was promptly eliminated by a 7-2-1 vote. On Day 12, the auction occurred and Maddie didn't buy anything. Hot Couture was the next immunity challenge and she didn't compete due to time restraints. Stella wanted to vote her out at this point and tried to get her alliance to do so, but Kailani was able to sway the target to Kai, and he ended up going home instead. She received her first vote against her at this tribal, being only one cast by Stella. She survived and made it into the top half of players, being the final eight. She was eliminated during the first round of Check In and between then and tribal, something big happened. The Instagram update for the previous few days revealed one of the judge's harsh text messages, and Maddie decided to confess in the main group chat that she had sat out of Hot Couture and other challenges due to serious events going on with her personal life at the time. She offered to spare the group and be voted off that night, promising to do better and play harder if she returned on a future season. Her wish was granted as she was sent home in a unanimous vote that night, becoming the third member of the jury. She later voted for Kailani to win. Although the Fan Favorite Award was taken away in favor for the Narrator Award, an interest poll was posted via Snapchat a week after the season's end. Due to the results, Maddie would've been a strong contender of winning Fan Favorite if the award was still in place due to how likeable she was.
== Personality Assessment ==
==== Swifties vs. The World ====
* Favorite Artist: Lana Del Rey
* Favorite Album: Born To Die & Ultraviolence
* Favorite Scent: Anything beach related
== Trivia ==
* The biggest Lana Del Rey stan on planet earth
* Committed to Lana's one-night special event show in Boston, MA on June 20th.
* Likes "Florida!!!" by Taylor Swift despite it being by Taylor Swift.
* Gets threatened by a girl from Weymouth on a daily basis.