Fans vs. Favorites

== Summary ==
Fans vs. Favorites is the third season of The Gauntlet, running from December 1, 2021 to December 17, 2021. Maddy Kearns was crowned the winner in a 5-2 jury vote against runner-up Jeremy Leonard. This is the first season to use the Fans vs. Favorites cast division method.
== Format ==
This season had 7 new players and 7 returning players, dividing into Fans and Favorites. At 11, tribes were divided into two tribes of 5. One player would be on exile for the time being and receive a visit from Emilee Dunham. 
==== Redemption Island ====
The merge and jury occurred at 9. There were 2 finalists and a jury of 7. This season also featured Redemption Island during the pre-jury phase. Players would arrive one-by-one and face off in one-on-one duels. The winner would stay and the loser would be out permanently. The last one standing would then rejoin the game when there were eight players left. Kat Mini won Redemption this season.
== Cast ==
Logan Hatch was originally asked to be on this season, but declined. He was later replaced with Regan Glennon.
Photo	Name 	Tribes 	Tribes 	Tribes	Status 	Placement
Photo	Name 	Origin 	Swap 	Merge 	Status 	Placement
 	Chelsea Amaral 	Favorites	 	 	Pre-Jury	14th Place
(Medevac)
 	Maheen Chowdhury	Favorites	 	 	Pre-Jury	13th Place
(Originally 14th)
 	Regan Glennon 	Favorites	Vanuatu 	 	Pre-Jury	12th Place
 	Tori Breda 	Fans 	Samoa 	 	Pre-Jury	11th Place
 	Adam Stewart 	Fans 	Samoa 	 	Pre-Jury	10th Place
 	James McCrorey 	Fans 	Samoa 	Fiji 	Jury 	9th Place
 	Kat Mini 	Favorites	 	Fiji 	Jury 	8th Place
(Originally 12th)
 	Jessica Gillooly	Favorites	Samoa 	Fiji 	Jury 	7th Place
 	Lizbeth Samayoa 	Fans 	Vanuatu 	Fiji 	Jury 	6th Place
 	Megan Joyce 	Fans 	Exile; Vanuatu	Fiji 	Jury 	5th Place
 	Katelynn Seapeck	Favorites	Vanuatu 	Fiji 	Jury 	4th Place
 	Delaney Allen 	Fans 	Samoa 	Fiji 	Jury 	3rd Place
 	Jeremy Leonard 	Fans 	Vanuatu 	Fiji 	Finalist	Runner-up
 	Maddy Kearns 	Favorites	Vanuatu 	Fiji 	Finalist	Winner
== The Season ==
YouTube Link: Fans vs. Favorites and Its Advantage Madness (Season 3 Recap) - YouTube