World Tour

== Summary ==
World Tour is the sixth season of The Gauntlet. It ran for sixteen competitive days, starting on May 20 and ending on June 7. Delaney Allen was crowned winner against runner-up Shannon Gustin. Michaela Duquette was also a finalist, and she placed 3rd overall. This season was also the first to feature awards given at the end of the season.
== Format ==
This season is the second to use the Fans vs. Favorites format. The game started with two tribes of 8. When there were 14 players left, there was a swap between two new tribes, Nakamura and Laeken, named after French-Pop singers. The merge took place at 10 and jury began at 10. There would be 3 finalists and a jury of 7.
Each challenge this season was themed around a different place from around the world.
== Cast ==
Photo	Name 	Tribe 	Tribe 	Tribe 	Status 	Placement
Photo	Name 	Origin 	Swap 	Merge 	Status 	Placement
 	Joey Mann 	Fans 	 	 	Pre-Jury	16th Place
 	Lilly Bossie 	Favorites	 	 	Pre-Jury	15th Place
 	Shea Allen 	Fans 	Laeken 	 	Pre-Jury	14th Place
 	Giada Morell 	Fans 	Laeken 	 	Pre-Jury	13th Place
 	Kenzie McManus 	Fans 	Nakamura	 	Pre-Jury	12th Place
 	Melia Olenik 	Favorites	Laeken 	 	Pre-Jury	11th Place
 	Allyson Leary 	Fans 	Nakamura	Expedia	Jury 	10th Place
 	Corri Crissinger 	Favorites	Nakamura	Expedia	Jury 	9th Place
 	Maheen Chowdhury 	Favorites	Nakamura	Expedia	Jury 	8th Place
 	Wes McKinley 	Fans 	Nakamura	Expedia	Jury 	7th Place
 	Colin McKenna 	Favorites	Nakamura	Expedia	Jury 	6th Place
 	Anthony DeFilippo	Fans 	Laeken 	Expedia	Jury 	5th Place
 	Kat Mini 	Favorites	Nakamura	Expedia	Jury 	4th Place
 	Michaela Duquette	Fans 	Laeken 	Expedia	Finalist	3rd Place
 	Shannon Gustin 	Favorites	Laeken 	Expedia	Finalist	Runner-up
 	Delaney Allen 	Favorites	Laeken 	Expedia	Finalist	Winner
== The Season ==
=== Pre-Jury ===
The first challenge was the Scavenger Hunt. The Favorites won and the Fans lost. Allyson led the plan to vote off Joey as he didn't contribute at all. He was sent home in a 5-2-1 vote. Anthony began his reign of fake alliances here.
Unlimited Questions took place next. The Favorites lost and Colin accidentally pulled a Simon Moment, revealing his target, Corri. Corri decided to go for Lilly, despite being her friend. She did this because it was the only way she'd be able to survive. Lilly ended up voting for Maheen. Melia did not follow her allies and voted for Lilly, resulting in her departure with a 4-3-1 vote.
Tribes swapped into Nakamura and Laeken. Celebrity Recognition took place, and Nakamura won! Delaney targeted Shannon on Laeken, but Shannon had more allies and targeted Delaney's sister, and thus Shea went home 5-2.
Delaney immediately took Greed in the next challenge. With such a conflict, Shannon organized a blindside to try and get Giada out. Giada and Michaela ended up in a deadlock tie. However, Melia and Delaney both flipped their votes to avoid drawing rocks.
During the Silky Jigsaw Puzzle, both tribes were due for tribal. Colin and Shannon won immunity on their respective tribes. On Nakamura, Corri was targeted by Colin yet again, but Allyson saved her with an idol. Either way, Kenzie would've gone home with four votes against her. On Laeken, Delaney and Melia sought to vote out Michaela, but the other three sent Melia home right before the merge.
=== Merge + Jury ===
In the auction, Anthony bought the legacy advantage. Kat bought an immunity challenge aid. Corri bought an extra vote. Shannon bought a super idol. Wes bought an advantage view. Michaela created a fake alliance with Allyson and Corri to get information.
The first individual immunity challenge was Entanglement, introduced by Megan Joyce. Kat won and lines were clearly drawn as Anthony's true colors were revealed. He played the Legacy Advantage on Colin, nullifying five votes. Allyson was sent home with an idol in her pocket by a 5*-4-1 vote.
Colin won Fishtopia. Corri used her extra vote, resulting in a 5-5 tie between her and Shannon. On the revote, Maheen and Wes abandoned her and Delaney, sending Corri to the ponderosa.
Kat won Touchy Subjects in a tiebreaker against Colin and Shannon. Wes tried to make an alliance with the other side. However, they threw Delaney out as a throwaway vote for him and Maheen. Delaney, isolated, voted for Shannon. Maheen was the true target of the majority and was voted out 4-3-1 with an idol in his pocket.
Colin won Bitmoji Party. At tribal, nobody wanted anything to do with Delaney. She was left in the dark and voted for Kat. Wes voted for Michaela. Ultimately, everyone turned on him and Wes was voted out by a 5-1-1 vote.
Delaney won Wide Awake in a tiebreaker against Colin. This screwed up the majority's plan, and they were forced to turn on each other. By a 4-2 vote, Anthony would've gone home, but Shannon used her super idol, resulting in Colin's elimination instead. This also revealed Michaela's true alignment, since Anthony and Shannon thought she was with them.
At final five, Shannon won Hooda Escape. Inevitably, Anthony, her closest ally, was sent home 3-2.
The final immunity challenge was a Kahoot recap. Shannon won after studying and putting in the work. Delaney was worried and tried everything in her power to stay. Fortunately for her, she was able to turn everyone against Kat, sending her home by a 3-1 vote.
At the finale, Delaney won with six jury votes. Shannon placed runner-up with one vote from Wes. Michaela received zero votes.
== Awards ==
Award 	Recipitent
MVP 	Shannon Gustin
Hero 	Corri Crissinger
Villain 	Anthony DeFilippo
Fan Favorite	Delaney Allen
== Locations ==
Day 	Challenge 	Location
1 & 2	Scavenger Hunt 	Paris, France
3 	Unlimited Questions 	Athens, Greece
4 	Celebrity Recognition	Mallorca, Spain
5 	Greed 	Moscow, Russia
6 	SIlky Jigsaw Puzzle 	London, United Kingdom
7 	Auction 	Dubai, UAE
8 	Entanglement 	Mexico City, Mexico
9 	Fishtopia 	Tokyo, Japan
10 	Touchy Subjects 	Mamanuca, Fiji
11 	Bitmoji Party 	Bangkok, Thailand
12 	Wide Awake 	Longyearbyen, Norway
13 	Hooda Escape 	Pyongyang, North Korea
14 	Break 	N/A
15 	Season Kahoot 	Borneo, Indonesia
16 	Finale 	Boston, United States
== Trivia ==
* Egypt and Finland are both scrapped locations from the season.
*Turin, Italy was incorporated as a location with a Eurovision Trivia for a substitute after the airline ticket saved somebody. However, the round-trip ticket never came into play and as a result Italy was never used.
*This was the first and only season to feature Airline Tickets.
** Delaney ended up having the round-trip ticket, but it was never used.
* This season launched the same day Harry Styles' third studio album dropped, which many players this season were excited about.