Y2K

== Summary ==
Y2K, Fans vs. Favorites 3 is the twelfth season of The Gauntlet. Originally set to begin on December 1, 2023, the series was temporarily ended in November. The revival came in January, and this season was pushed to premiere on March 1, 2024. Though thematically Y2K themed, it revolves around pop culture as a whole.
== Format ==
This season introduced a new judging system for artistic challenges, where a permanent panel stays the whole season.
This was the third season to use a format where nine veterans competed against a tribe of nine new players. When there were fifteen people left, a swap occurred into three separate tribes. When there were eleven people left, the merge occurred and jury began. The season had a final three and a jury of eight.
== Cast ==
Photo	Name 	Tribe 	Tribe 	Tribe 	Status 	Placement
Photo	Name 	Origin 	Swap 	Merge 	Status 	Placement
 	Bia Aguiar 	Fans 	 	 	Pre-Jury	18th Place
 	Griffin Fons 	Fans 	 	 	Pre-Jury	17th Place
 	Aryana Perez 	Fans 	 	 	Pre-Jury	16th Place
 	Sabrina Guzman 	Fans 	Lohan 	 	Pre-Jury	15th Place
 	Jessica Gillooly 	Favorites	Lohan 	 	Pre-Jury	14th Place
 	Anthony DeFilippo	Favorites	Lohan 	 	Pre-Jury	13th Place
 	Alison Lattimer 	Fans 	Lohan 	 	Pre-Jury	12th Place
 	Oliver Day 	Favorites	Richie	Spears	Jury 	11th Place
 	Chelsea Amaral 	Favorites	Richie	Spears	Jury 	10th Place
 	Lady McCarthy 	Favorites	Hilton	Spears	Jury 	9th Place
(Medevac)
 	Kai Blumberg 	Fans 	Hilton	Spears	Jury 	8th Place
 	Emily Budway 	Fans 	Hilton	Spears	Jury 	7th Place
 	Angel Castrejon 	Fans 	Hilton	Spears	Jury 	6th Place
 	Logan Hatch 	Favorites	Richie	Spears	Jury 	5th Place
 	Leo Figueiredo 	Fans 	Lohan 	Spears	Jury 	4th Place
 	Kathlyn Pearl 	Favorites	Hilton	Spears	Finalist	3rd Place
 	Josh Campoverde 	Favorites	Richie	Spears	Finalist	Runner-up
 	Stella Evans 	Favorites	Richie	Spears	Finalist	Winner
== The Season ==
=== Pre-Swap ===
* Days 1 & 2
** Josh finds the Favorites/Hilton Idol!
** Leo finds the Fans/Richie Idol!
** Challenge is Scavenger Hunt.
** Favorites win with a maxed out score!
** Bia is voted off 4-2-1-1-1.
* Day 3
** Challenge is Unlimited Questions.
*** Fictional Characters Group 1 answer is Summer Smith.
*** Fictional Characters Group 2 answer is Amanda Young.
*** Y2K Icons answer is Britney Spears.
*** Both tribes chose FC Group 1.
** Favorites win immunity!
** Votes tie 3-3-2.
** Griffin is voted off in a 5-1 revote.
*Days 4-6
**Ashley Smith joins as an extra special guest judge.
**Challenge is Music Mania.
**Favorites wins immunity!
***Josh receives the top score on Favorites and best overall.
***Josh receives a conditional idol!
***Emily receives the top score on Fans and received individual immunity.
**Aryana is voted off with 7 votes.
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=== Post-Swap ===
* Day 7
** A tribe swap occurs!
** Kailani Farrell joins as an extra special guest judge.
** Challenge is Tribe Pride.
** Hilton wins a major advantage in the next immunity challenge.
** Lohan wins a minor advantage in the next immunity challenge.
*Days 8 & 9
**Lady receives the Legacy Advantage!
**Challenge is Everybody Is Here.
**Hilton wins first immunity!
**Richie wins second immunity!
**Sabrina is ejected for inactivity.
*Days 10 & 11
**Anthony finds the Lohan Idol!
**Natalie Aponte joins as an extra special guest judge.
**Challenge is That's Hot.
**Kailani Farrell joins the main chat as a special guest!
**Kathlyn is head chef for Hilton.
**Alison is head chef for Lohan.
**Stella is head chef for Richie.
* Day 12
**Hilton wins first immunity!
**Richie wins second immunity!
**Jessica is voted off 2*-2.
**Leo played his idol on himself.
**Anthony played his idol on himself.
*Day 13
**Leo finds the new Lohan idol!
**Logan finds the new Richie idol!
**Challenge is Celebrity Recognition.
**Richie wins first immunity!
**Hilton and Lohan both lose and go to tribal council together.
**Anthony is voted off 5-3.
*Days 14 & 15
**Challenge is Supersona.
**Richie wins first immunity!
**Hilton wins second immunity!
**Alison loses the tiebreaker to Leo.
**Leo used his hidden immunity idol.
=== Post-Merge ===
* Day 16
** Jury begins.
** Josh finds the Spears idol!
** Challenge is Entanglement.
** Kathlyn & Kai win immunity!
** Ollie is voted off 9-2.
*Day 17
**The auction takes place!
**Leo wins the challenge advantage for $100!
**Leo wins 4 Starbursts for $20!
**Stella wins a Vote Steal for $420! (Mystery)
**Josh wins Cape Cod Chips for $500! (Mystery)
**Leo wins 8 Starbursts for $360!
**Kathlyn wins an Advantage View for $500! (Mystery)
**Logan wins Knowledge Is Power for $20!
*Day 18
**Challenge is Family Feud!
***Leo picks the families due to his advantage.
**Josh, Stella, Leo, Logan, and Kathlyn win immunity!
**Stella scores the most and plays Fast Money!
**Stella loses Fast Money.
**Chelsea is voted off 4-3-3.
*Days 19-21
**Challenge is Cheap Thrills!
**Emily wins immunity!
**Lady is medically evacuated due to health complications.
**Tribal council is cancelled.
**Emily's immunity will carry over to Day 24.
**Lady bequeaths her Legacy Advantage to Stella.
*Day 22
**Challenge is Where U At?!
**Stella wins the luxury competition!
**She wins a cash tip of $5.00 USD.
*Days 23 & 24
**Challenge is Battle Royale!
**Kathlyn wins immunity!
**Double Birthday occurs.
***Logan steals Josh's Hilton idol at tribal.
***Logan plays two idols on himself and Angel.
***Josh plays two idols on himself and Stella.
***Votes tie 5*-3*.
***There is a revote between Leo and Kai as they are the only two eligible to receive votes.
***Kai is voted off 4-2.
*Day 25
**Josh finds the new Spears Idol!
**Challenge is Style Savvy!
**Logan wins immunity!
**Josh played his idol on himself.
**Emily is voted off 3*-3-1.
*Day 26
**Logan finds the new Spears Idol!
**Challenge is I Want Watermelon!
**Kathlyn wins immunity!
**Stella plays her Legacy Advantage on herself.
**Logan plays his idol on himself.
**Angel is voted off 2*-2*-2.
*Day 27
**Kathlyn finds the new Spears Idol!
**Challenge is Image Hunts!
**Stella wins immunity!
**Stella steals Logan's vote.
**Kathlyn players her idol on herself.
**Logan is voted off with 5 votes.
*Day 28
**Challenge is InstaGaga!
**Josh wins immunity!
**Leo is voted off with 4 votes.
*Days 29 & 30 (Finale)
**Votes tie 3-3-2!
**Kathlyn is not tied.
**Kathlyn breaks the tie.
**Josh places runner-up.
**Stella wins Y2K!
== Awards ==
Award 	Recipient
MVP 	Josh
Hero 	Leo
Villain 	Logan
Narrator	Kathlyn
== Trivia ==
* This is the second season to use yellow as a color after Fans vs. Favorites.
* This is the first season to undergo the pacing changes, resulting in more days than the seasons prior.
* This is the first season to have completely public casting throughout the US and Canada.
* This is the first season to feature contestants from New Jersey and Michigan.
* This is the first season to have an adult play, as Chelsea Amaral turned 18 on Day 15.
* This is the first season to utilize a new judging system.
* This is the first season to forgo the Fan Favorite Award.
** It was replaced by the Season Narrator Award.
*Each tribe (with the exception of the casting gimmick) was named after a Y2K icon.
**These were Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, and Britney Spears.
* This is the longest running season to date.