Emilee Dunham

== Summary ==
Emilee Dunham is a contestant from New Beginnings. She is also the winner of All Stars 2. Emilee is known for her competitive spirit and sharp strategy which made her iconic since the very first season of the Zoom Era. She is currently fighting for Class of 2025 Valedictorian.
== Gameplay ==
=== New Beginnings ===
Emilee started off on the Penis Tribe and made it to the merge easily. From there, she was disconnected and, in the minority, but fought to survive by winning immunity. With the exception of the first challenge (won by Savannah), Emilee consistently won every single immunity challenge. She even gifted immunity to Jessica on Day 9. She made it all the way to the finale, but unfortunately, she couldn't compete with the strategic ability of Chelsea. By a vote of 5-2, Emilee placed runner-up, receiving votes from Erika and Simon.
=== Cameo Island ===
Double E later returned as part of a twist on Cameo Island and joined the Kalawao Tribe. She got along well with the tribe, but when their tribe had to attend tribal, she was blindsided in a 3-2 vote, orchestrated by Shannon Gustin. It was a short-lived appearance and marked the first time Double E was voted out before the merge.
=== All Stars ===
Emilee returned for All Stars as a villain and aligned with Colin and Simon. After Simon was voted out, she was in the minority. Due to deception by Maheen, her vote was thrown off. Maddy orchestrated a vote split between her and Colin with Emilee as the primary target. She was voted out in a 3-2-1-1 vote. She expressed her feelings very well in her video diary.
=== Second Chance ===
On Second Chance, Emilee began her journey on the Amaral Tribe. She found the hidden immunity idol on Day 1 and kept it a secret for as long as possible. Her tribe performed extremely well, and she found herself in a solid alliance with Simon, Megan, and eventually Jessica after Lorgeree dissolves. Her alliance voted off Wes after they lost 21 Flags and they move onto the merge, where Shannon joins them and creates an alliance of five.
Emilee purchases a Vote Steal in the auction and intends to use it soon. Meanwhile, Shannon wins the first immunity challenge and her alliance targets Corri. After a 5-5 tie, the alliance collectively persuades Llewellyn to flip, and it is successful as Corri is sent home by a 5-3 revote. The following day, however, Shannon leaks a message sent by Llewellyn where she wanted to take out Simon, and the alliance's target shifts, Emilee used her vote steal on Llewellyn before tribal, and that night she was sent home 6-3. The group kept picking off the other side, eventually taking out Erika and soon set their sights on Allyson. However, on Day 13, Shannon and Megan flipped and blindsided Jessica and her allies. With Jessica on Redemption Island, Emilee was left alone with Simon. Simon managed to win the next immunity challenge and Emilee had her idol, but to her surprise, Shannon used an Advantage View on her and exposed the idol to the entire game. On the night of Day 14, Lilly ended up going home and Jessica rejoined the game. With the sides split 3-3, Emilee's side became known as the Depression Era. In an effort to get the numbers back in their favor, Emilee single-handedly reached out to Allyson and successfully got her on their side, and Megan went home on Day 16. Unfortunately for Allyson, she was voted out by the Depression Era the next day because Shannon won immunity. The alliance was able to take out Shannon on Day 18, and the entire alliance made it to the finale. Emilee got a lot of praise for her game, most notably by Allyson in Second Chance: The Complete Confessions. Jessica got equal praise as well, which was shown by the jury as the votes tied 3-3-1, an unprecedented vote count for the winner. Simon was left to decide the winner, and he voted for Jessica. Emilee placed runner-up for a second time. She received the Hero Award at the end of the season, reflecting her strong morality this season and how she changed from being public enemy in All Stars to a team player in Second Chance.
=== All Stars 2 ===
==== Back & Better Than Ever ====
Emilee is a queen, and there was no question that she would be appearing on All Stars 2. This time around, she was determined to not be a third time runner-up and take the crown for herself. She had a strong start on The Hills Tribe, aligning with classmates Josh Campoverde and Anthony DeFilippo. To no one's surprise, she pulled her weight in the challenges, scoring high. Her competitive spirit was still thriving, which pissed her off a bit when Corri screwed up the Scavenger Hunt. As a result, she and her allies were planning on voting her off. Unbeknownst to Emilee, though, the other half of the tribe was targeting Emilee for no direct reason other than surviving tribal. Eventually, the target flipped to Josh for being a threat, and the trio tried to recruit Emilee into their plan, openly admitting that they were going to vote for her first. Emilee does not take any shit though, so she wasted no time leaking the information to Josh. As a result, Josh used his idol, and Corri went home. Emilee had security for the rest of the game now, but she did not need it as The Hills Tribe absolutely dominated every challenge, not having to go to tribal again. Of course, Emilee was a big contributor to this. She stood out in Melotika's Cyber Party, placing first overall! She even got admiration from Melotika herself! On Day 14, she had to part ways with her tribe as she swapped onto Hollywood. At this point, Josh was her number one ally, and they would go on to do everything together. Their challenge abilities still dominated, and Emilee made it to the merge without having to go to tribal other than that one time!
==== It's Been a Long Time Coming... ====
On Day 16, Emilee made it onto the Angeles Tribe. She and Josh both won immunity in Image Hunts after she defeated Stella Evans in the tiebreaker for second place! With Josh, they decided to do the unthinkable, and blindside Colin McKenna as he has a history of making it to the end. He was already a threat to begin with, being the only reputable two-time winner. They created a plan and collaborated with major alliance Shameless Party. In the end, Colin went home by a 6-2-1-1 vote. It was a huge move, and Emilee was already building her resume. KYS was formed shortly after, where Josh and Emilee were leaders. In the auction, she won an advantage for the next immunity challenge as well as a selection of Starbursts! The advantage never came in to play as Josh dominated the next challenge. He is still her #1, though, and she did not mind. At this point in the game, she started to get really pissed off at Wes McKinley for his game personality. It really set her off when his review of the Super Mario Movie as well as the Gettysburg Address crashed her game of Clash Royale, where she was fighting for her life on Trophy Road. She ranted in All Stars 2: The Complete Confessions, which went on to be one of the most memorable moments of the 80-minute video. She knew where her priorities were, though, and realized that she needed to take out the threats.
Working with Josh, they exploited Ailish O'Hara, who was previously known for betraying her allies. They got her to do the exact same thing and ended up successfully blindsiding Lady Madonna McCarthy in a 5-4 vote. It was an even bigger move which put Emilee in a powerful position without even looking guilty. Karma was formed shortly after, where Emilee was working with her closest ally Josh, the deviant Ailish, friend Kat, and the boy she could not stand, Wes. Emilee won immunity in a new challenge, Battle Royale. Karma decided to split the votes, which resulted in a crazy tribal. Ailish's sleazy motives resulted in a deadlock tie, and eventually her own downfall. Karma still walked out with the majority, though, which they used to easily take out Ashlee and Stella at the next two tribals. On Day 21, Emilee found the Angeles Tribe hidden immunity idol! A roadblock occurred on Day 23, where the only surviving member of Shameless Party, Ayla Aponte, won individual immunity in Color Your World. She and Josh strived to get Kat out and get Ayla on their side. Emilee played her idol on herself as it was the last night to do so. However, Josh was voted against by Kat, Wes, and Ayla, and Emilee lost her closest ally mere days before the finish line. She knew she had to push forward, and won Gauntlet's most grueling challenge, Hands On An Idol, on Day 24. Ayla was voted out, and Emilee made it final three once again. She made a compelling case, and got lots of approval from the jury. In the end, she won the season by a 6-1-1 vote, finally joining the winners' circle. Since the beginning, back in the Zoom Era, she has strived to make it out on top. After two and a half years, she finally did it. Just for the cherry on top, she won Fan Favorite as well.
=== Mystery Island ===
Emilee is a staple contestant in The Gauntlet, and she returned to play Mystery Island after coming off her winning reign from May through September. On the Merlot Tribe, she fit in well and was looked up to, making her way into the majority alliance. After flopping in the first challenge, they sought to vote out Corri for being annoying as fuck, but later changed the target to Amanda for sending pornography in the main chat. She was the first person to be sent to Mystery Island, where she won her game and received the Legacy Advantage! The next challenge was That’s Hot, where Emilee took the challenge and made a sugar cookie for dessert. Unfortunately, it scored the lowest out of all five dishes, and Merlot lost the challenge. Being targeted was not a concern at all, however, as Amy quit and tribal was canceled. Emilee was brought into the Koochie Killerz around the same time, which would go on to be the dominant alliance of the season. She swapped and remained on Merlot on the fifth day, where she worked with her allies to boot Ollie for his inactivity. Afterwards, Merlot was able to work together and win every single challenge up to the merge! Former ally Ailish joined the game on Day 9, and things started to pick up a little.
The Grigio Tribe idol was announced, and Emilee found it! She was thriving and now had two advantages that would offer immunity. Koochie Killerz were renamed to Anti-Corrinators, with the name and group photo being designed by Emilee herself. They were all on the same page to get rid of her as soon as possible, as they were not only tired of her speeches but how much she dick rode Meg. Emilee in particular carried her tribe to victory during 21 Flags, but hated how Corri took credit as if they had equal input. Adrian won immunity in Check In, and Corri was voted off 9-1. Emilee purchased a mystery item in the auction, which turned out to be nothing. In the next immunity challenge, Where U At?, she came very close to winning but ultimately fell short. It did not matter though as Bailey was the easy vote that night. Entanglement came next where Emilee stayed safe with a high score, but the alliance lost Kathlyn. With loyalty as strong as ever, they stuck together for the next three days, taking out Ailish, Rian, and Natalie in the process. In this time, Emilee was able to win Touchy Subjects for the first time as well as play her Legacy Advantage on Meg and Grigio idol on herself. At final four, Jada sacrificed herself for the sake of the other three players, and Emilee finished the game in second place with two votes to win. She won MVP for her amazing competitive and social efforts. Emilee also made a mark as being the only three-time runner-up (crazy as hell) and still never being on the jury after six seasons!
== Guest Appearances ==
In Fans vs. Favorites, Emilee was going to visit and chat with whoever was in exile after the tribe swap. This ended up being Megan Joyce. and after talking Emilee had the chance to give her one of three advantages if she chooses to. Megan ended up receiving a Vote Steal from Emilee.
== Judge History ==
In Y2K, Emilee made her judging debut as part of the panel for the whole season. She had a huge part in judging high stake challenges.
== Personality Assessment ==
==== New Beginnings ====
* Favorite Color: Black, Green, & Yellow
* Favorite Aspect: Challenges
==== Cameo Island ====
* Favorite Element: Challenges
* Self-View: Brawn
* Favorite Color: Black & Yellow
==== All Stars ====
* Self-View: Neutral
* Favorite Moment: getting less than a minute on puzzle <3
* Feelings For All Stars: they’re just another player tbh. if they’re smart, i beat em w brawn. if they’re brawn, i beat them w brains. if they’re beauty, then they be deadweight lmao
==== All Stars 2 ====
* Favorite Beverage: Coffee
* Favorite Show: Pretty Little Liars
==== Mystery Island ====
* Favorite Color: Purple & Pink
* Favorite Food: Anything from Cava
* Favorite Store: Amazon
== Trivia ==
* In season 4, she was exclusively known and called by the nickname "Double E" due to confusion with Emily Gustavsen.
* Emilee has never been on the jury before.
* She was the first ever special guest in any season.
* Emilee was originally going to appear on World Tour, but was cut.
*She is the winner of Gauntlet Anonymous.
*Emilee loves to be on seasons where new challenges debut.
*She is the first player to ever receive a video diary "best of" video alongside Ayla Aponte.
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