Dunkins

Dunkins is one of the runner-ups of Hacked. 
Overall, Dunkins played a dominant game which lead to them being awarded the Player of the Season award. Their alliances, such as Alien Superstars and ACDC, formed during The Totem Pole round in which Dunkins strategically controlled the twists and their outcomes. After Dunkins' rival Chavicon fumbled and was eliminated in 11th place, the game was smooth sailing for Dunkins and their power remained constant throughout the game. However, Dunkins lost the finale in a close 3-2-2 vote to Sevyn for her unique strategic approach of playing under the radar and using others to pitch her ideas, avoiding direct involvement with the power players - such as Dunkins themselves. 
 
== Hacked ==
Dunkins started the game on the purple Binaria tribe. Fortunately, their rival Chavicon was on the opposing orange Código tribe. The tribal immunity challenge had the Binaria tribe cooperate on making a PowerPoint, and despite Jamo’s negligence which lost Binaria the challenge, he was voted out at a straightforward Tribal Council.
When the game’s format switched to The Totem Pole, Dunkins hit the ground running and lasted until the end of The Totem Challenge, tying with Thighs. However, Dunkins automatically became the top of The Totem Pole when Thighs was disqualified from the tiebreaker for breaking the challenge’s rules. Dunkins placed Chavicon at the bottom of The Totem Pole, further fuelling their rivalry. Additionally, they strategically placed their newfound allies, the Alien Superstars (Amree & Cass), in the middle of The Totem Pole to avoid suspicion. When Chavicon randomly drew "Player’s Choice" in the draw for the Switch, he chose Amree as the Switch. This was perfect for Dunkins, as they had become very close allies with Amree earlier in the round. The Alien Superstars controlled the switching of players, deciding to switch Chavicon with Cal, which put Cal at the bottom of The Totem Pole instead. To save themselves, Cal leaked information about Chavicon’s Código Hackers alliance (consisting of the whole of Código tribe) to the Alien Superstars, which created the four-person alliance ACDC. As the bottom of The Totem Pole, Cal then picked Cass as his Defender. Cass was given a choice to save Cal and unleash a mystery twist onto the game, or to eliminate the bottom of The Totem Pole and take power in the game. As Dunkins was at the top of The Totem Pole and had strategically controlled the placements and the earlier Switch, they persuaded Cass to save Cal so that they would enter the next round as a strong four-person alliance. Thus, Dunkins’ core alliance was formed, and a twist was unleashed which saw Zodiac sacrifice her game to Thighs.
Additionally, during their time at the top of The Totem Pole, Dunkins found the Safety Lock advantage in private. This advantage effectively froze a player’s progress for one round, locking them in safely. They could not lose any challenges or receive any votes whilst this alliance was active. Ironically, Dunkins only found this advantage because Chavicon, their rival, gave up even after receiving a clue.
After being placed low on The Totem Pole by Dunkins, Thighs was feeling paranoid and at a loss in terms of allies. As the format was now a free-for-all vote based on Circle, he made the VC Alliance after ranting on voice chat to multiple people - Dunkins themselves being one of them. Chavicon, upon joining the VC Alliance and discovering their deceitful tactics against him, made a desperate plea to be saved despite the controversy around the Código Hackers. As the VC Alliance now had a much higher profile, Dunkins used their recently found Safety Lock advantage to ensure their safety in the vote. After some convincing by the hands of the VC Alliance, Chavicon falsely believed they were now voting for the inactive Nuggs. However, in reality, Chavicon himself was voted out after receiving the majority of votes. Dunkins spearheaded this vote after planting seeds of doubt about Chavicon being a liar and a messy player from the beginning of the Circle round, which successfully resulted in Chavicon’s elimination after his last resort plea on voice chat.
Although the next few rounds were chaotic for most, Dunkins’ core alliances and safe position after Chavicon’s elimination allowed them to stay out of any worry or trouble. All-in-all, the people who Dunkins wanted to go home, went home, how and when Dunkins wanted them to. Dunkins’ allies were still loyal to them and were also able to source votes from the outlying players in the times when it was needed. However, Cass’ quit and Nuggs’ elimination, both during The Challenge round, set back Dunkins a bit as they were both players on their side. Luckily, Dunkins was still able to stay in power, as both them and their ally Amree became influencers in The Circle. They had to decide between eliminating Star, whom Dunkins had a one-sided rivalry with due to their challenge performance, or Stud Muffin, whom Dunkins saw as a cunning strategic player with increasing power and paranoia. Ultimately, the close pair eliminated Stud Muffin due to worries that he would disrupt Dunkins and Amree’s power in the game.
As the game reached its final six players, there was a second Circle round - meaning another free-for-all vote. Amree and Dunkins began to disagree, which meant a split vote between Thighs and Star. Thighs was a close duo with Stud Muffin, and despite him now being powerless, Amree still wanted him out. In the tiebreaker revote, Cal sided with Amree and Dunkins began to feel more unsettled about Star beating them in the endgame challenges. Then, the final five played a classic Big Brother US round. Despite Dunkins’ Head of Household win and efforts to evict Star, he won the Power of Veto and Dunkins quickly found himself being the deciding vote between Cal and Sevyn (the eventual winner) being evicted. After some deliberation, Dunkins evicted Cal in fifth place because they thought Sevyn would not be able to win over the jurors - clearly, Dunkins was wrong.
At the final four, Dunkins knew they had to pull off an amazing feat in The Hacker’s Gauntlet to make it to the end. Amazingly, they placed first in all three parts (Endurance, Cheapest Wins, and Splice and Dice). This achievement gave Dunkins the power to decide which of their competitors did not make it to the final three. Without hesitation, Dunkins selected Star, recognizing the resemblance between Star and themselves in terms of being low key and under the radar. In addition, Star had an impressive track record of challenge victories, second only to Dunkins.
Dunkins pitched themselves as a dominant player to the jury, highlighting the way they excelled in challenges, formed strong alliances, and successfully eliminated their targets throughout the game. However, Dunkins' dominant gameplay was overshadowed by Amree's strong social bonds with the cast and Sevyn's strategic approach of remaining under the radar and using others to pitch her ideas, avoiding direct involvement with the threats such as Dunkins themselves.
Dunkins received only two votes to win, from Thighs and Stud Muffin, despite Dunkins’ part in their eliminations. Despite her perceived inactivity, Sevyn ultimately emerged as the winner of Hacked in a close 3-2-2 vote, for her ability to spread her opinions around the cast without attracting attention. 
=== Competition History ===
Ep	 	 	
1 	Hacker TeamsTeam Safety () 	Team Design 	Loss
2 	Majority RulesThe Totem Challenge 	Majority Rules 	Tie(w/ Thighs)
2 	Hearts In A JarTiebreaker 	Amount Guess 	Win
4 	Zebra PuzzlePower of Veto 	Zebra Puzzle 	Loss
4 	Verbal MemoryHead of Household 	Human Benchmark 	Loss
5 	MirrorsDaily Challenge 	Mirrors 	WIN
6 	The CircleThe Circle Rankings 	Trust Rankings 	INFLUENCER2nd/7
8 	What's Trending?Head of Household 	Twitter Trends 	Win
8 	Race Around The WorldPower of Veto	Race Around The World	Loss
9 	EnduranceGauntlet Part 1 	Endurance Challenge 	Win
9 	Cheapest WinsGauntlet Part 2 	Online Scavenger Hunt	Win
9 	Splice and DiceGauntlet Part 3 	Splice and Dice 	Win
=== Voting History ===
Episode 	Format 	Format 	Voted for 	Majority? 	Voted by 	Position
1 	Survivor 	Survivor 	Jamo 	 	— 	—
2 	The Totem Pole 	The Totem Pole 	— 	— 	— 	Top1st/13
3 	Circle 	Circle 	Chavicon 	 	Safety Lock Used 	Safety Lock Used
4 	Big Brother:Backwards Week	NominationVote 	CupidSevyn 	 	— 	—
4 	Big Brother:Backwards Week	NominationRevote 	Thighs 	 	— 	—
4 	Big Brother:Backwards Week	EvictionVote 	Ineligible 	— 	Ineligible 	—
5 	The Challenge 	The Challenge 	Thighs 	 	— 	Win
6 	The Circle 	The Circle 	— 	— 	— 	Influencer2nd/7
7 	Circle II 	Vote 	Star 	Tie 	— 	—
7 	Circle II 	Revote 	Star 	 	Ineligible 	—
8 	Big Brother US 	Big Brother US 	Cal 	 	Ineligible 	
9 	The Hacker's Gauntlet 	The Hacker's Gauntlet 	Star 	 	Ineligible 	Win
Jury Votes for Dunkins 	Jury Votes for Dunkins 	Jury Votes for Dunkins 	Ineligible 	— 	Thighs, Stud Muffin 	Finalist
Co-Runner-Up, Episode 10	Co-Runner-Up, Episode 10 	Co-Runner-Up, Episode 10	Co-Runner-Up, Episode 10	Co-Runner-Up, Episode 10	Co-Runner-Up, Episode 10	Co-Runner-Up, Episode 10
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