Kat Mini

== Summary ==
Kat Mini is a contestant from Brains vs. Brawn. She is one of the most congenial players and is recognized for her appearances on numerous seasons, including both All Star seasons. She is also the co-host of The Gauntlet Podcast.
== Gameplay ==
=== Brains vs. Brawn ===
Kat started off on the Brains Tribe, and she made some great relationships here. She later swapped onto Mars and formed an alliance with Melia. Together, they made it to the merge and formed a majority with Colin and Gavin. Despite losing Gavin to an idol play, she and her allies made it all the way to the final three, utilizing Lilly's rogue position as much as possible. Colin won the final immunity challenge and took Kat with him to the finale. Kat ended up placing runner-up with two jury votes, both cast by Melia and Manny.
=== Fans vs. Favorites ===
Kat returned for Fans vs. Favorites. Right from the start, she was in a powerful position as the swing vote. The players from New Beginnings targeted Maheen while the players from Brains vs. Brawn targeted Chelsea. Kat ultimately sided with the earlier players and voted off Maheen, sending him to Redemption Island. The following day, Chelsea got medically evacuated. The Favorites had to attend tribal yet again, and Kat voted for Jessica, thinking that both Maddy and Kate would also. Although Jessica was the original target, Kate suggested Kat last minute, and so, she was sent to Redemption Island by a 2-2*-1 vote.
==== Redemption Island ====
On redemption, Kat's first opponent was Maheen. They faced off on the Silky Jigsaw puzzle, and she beat him with a faster time, knocking him out of the game for good. From here, Kat stood her ground on Redemption, knocking out every voted out player to arrive. She successfully won every duel and rejoined the game on Day 9.
==== Fiji Tribe ====
Kat joined the Fiji Tribe and created an alliance with Megan. If she reinstated her alliance with Jessica, they could've had a majority. However, there were many weak social connections, which led to James getting voted out. Jessica was the next target of the perpetrators, but she won immunity on Touchy Subjects. Due to being immune, Kat was targeted instead, and she was voted out. She voted for Maddy to win.
=== All Stars ===
==== Fallen Heroes ====
Kat started the game on the Heroes Tribe. Chelsea was an obvious first boot, but following their next tribal, things got more complicated. She and her allies Melia and Maddie sought to eliminate Jessica. However, Jeremy voted for Melia, sending her home by a 4-3 vote. The following tribal, Jessica and her allies targeted Kat. However, Jeremy flipped to their side and voted for Jessica, resulting in a tie. The revote also tied, and the four remaining players had to make a unanimous decision. Through Regan's convincing, Jeremy eventually was okay with Kat being voted out, but Maddie would not budge. As a result, rocks were drawn, and Maddie went home. Kat was left with no allies, but she was later picked up by Jessica and Regan when proposed to vote off Jeremy. Unfortunately, Jeremy had a hidden immunity idol, nullifying all votes cast against him. Due to his vote block, a revote occurred, and Kat was vulnerable again. She kept her fingers crossed and voted for Delaney, which paid off as she went home 3-1. Jeremy went home in the following tribal, and she merged with Jessica and Regan as allies.
==== Partner In Crime ====
The Heroes welcomed Colin and Megan into their alliance to create a majority. Kat ended up closest with Megan, similar to Fans vs. Favorites. Due to Maddy's super idol play, Colin went home first. Despite this loss, Kat's alliance was still in the majority. However, Megan eventually decided to flip to Maddy's group and vote off Jessica, and Kat went with her. As a result, Jessica was backstabbed by a 5-2 vote and Regan was left in the dark. Regan then joined Maddy, Lizbeth, and Maheen to target Kat and Megan. Despite Kat being the original target, Megan contradicted herself, putting a target on her back. During the Night of Bruxelles, Megan was voted off and Kat lost her partner in crime.
==== Miss Congeniality ====
She was alone at final five but saved when the plan to blindside Lizbeth was carried out by Regan. Unfortunately for her, though, this led to the Rickus Night, where Maddy stated that if she wins the next immunity challenge, she'll be voting for her as she's the most likeable player left. As things turned out, Maddy ended up winning immunity, and Kat was sent home in a 3-1 vote. She later voted for Maheen to win the game.
=== World Tour ===
==== Same Allies, New Season ====
Kat started off on the Favorites Tribe. She maintained an alliance with alumni she had worked with in the past, most notably Colin and Melia. She also had new alliances with players like Shannon. After Colin outed Corri as their target, Kat maintained the target and kept Corri as her vote. Lilly ended up taking the boot, though. She later swapped onto Nakamura, where she aligned with Kenzie. Their tribe dominated every challenge, but on Day 6, they were required to go to tribal. A second attempt to eliminate Corri was carried out but failed yet again as Kat and her allies were in the minority. Kenzie ended up going home in a 4-3* vote. Her two IRL best friends Giada Morell and Melia were taken out before the merge, so unfortunately Kat had no opportunity to play with them at that stage of the game. At the merge, she purchased the challenge advantage, which came in handy as she won the first immunity. She became part of an alliance with Colin, Michaela, Anthony, and Shannon, and together they eliminated every remaining player up until Delaney won immunity on Day 12.
==== History Repeats Itself ====
With Delaney immune, Kat stuck with her O.G. ally, Colin. Michaela and Delaney joined their side, and together they voted for Anthony. However, Shannon used her Super Idol, and Colin was sent home by a 4*-2 vote instead. Staying together, they took out Anthony the following day when Shannon won individual immunity. Facing the final challenge, Shannon won immunity. Kat believed that Delaney was going to go home, but she convinced everyone to vote Kat. As a result, Kat was voted out 3-1 and placed 4th for the second season in a row. She later voted for Delaney to win.
=== Second Chance ===
Kat's return was highly anticipated after her strong performances on the past two seasons. However, the game got the best of her on Second Chance. She was placed on the McKenna Tribe, which did not allow many strong connections for allies. She had a relationship with Shannon, but that was about it. With their tribe's first loss, Maheen was the easy vote. Things got a little more complicated after the dissolve, but she still stuck with the majority when it came to sending Michaela home. However, the tribe faced difficulties as they lost the challenge right before the merge. There were rumors about a trio alliance between Lilly, Erika, and Llewellyn. She and Shannon had rough communication as they both voted for different people. Kat ended up being voted off 3-1-1. After seeing that the redemption duel was the Silky Slide Puzzle, she immediately through in the towel and handed Corri the win, placing 11th overall.
=== Resolutions ===
To the surprise of many fans, Kat had an underwhelming appearance on Resolutions. She was on the ARTPOP Tribe, and performed well in the challenges. She stayed strong with Anthony for the most part, but was in with the majority of her tribe. Facing losses, voting off Kahley was easy. She lost her ally Erin the following night, though, and was tricked by Ashlee on Day 8 as Maddie was blindsided. At the merge, she became a member of the Perfect Illusionists, the opposing group of Gaga's Bad Kids. Kat was never targeted by the other group, though. Her eventual elimination occurred on Day 14, as she was backstabbed by her alliance after missing the Photo Roulette challenge. Despite having a weak strategic presence, her social and congenial reputation was only improved. She reached out to Stella during the many social bashing incidents, something a large portion of the Resolutions cast failed to do. She later voted for Stella to win.
=== All Stars 2 ===
==== Invisible (Kat's Version) ====
Being an iconic player of the series, no one was surprised to see Kat back for All Stars 2. Similarly, to her previous season, she had an underwhelming presence. Still, this did not take away from the moments where she really shined. On the Hollywood Tribe, she aligned with Colin early on, and the one-on-one eventually grew into the alliance known as The Hollywood Dream, which was dominant on their tribe. Losing the first challenge, they easily voted out Llewellyn Gaffney. Worst case scenario was that if they lost again, they could vote out Ailish. Kat liked being allies with Resolutions contestant Ayesha for the time that it lasted. Hollywood did very well in the challenges, and Kat's input definitely contributed. She raked in many points for the Scavenger Hunt and worked well with Colin and Ailish crafting their world for Supersona, which ended up winning first prize. They only lost again during the Silky Slide Puzzle, where they were subject to a joint tribal council with the Malibu Tribe. Fortunately, a plan formulated by Ayesha allowed the entire tribe to stay safe. On Day 14, tribes were swapped, and Kat ended up on The Hills, where she fell back into the background. Don't blame her for low participation, though, as most of The Hills sucked as a whole, losing both immunity challenges and the reward challenge. Kat was well liked, though, and easily survived both tribal councils. She made it to top ten, where the merge occurred.
==== End Game ====
On the Angeles Tribe, her only ally she was certain about was Colin, but he was in danger as a plan was being formed unbeknownst to them. Dominant alliances in the game, including Shameless Party and eventually KYS, formatted a plan to take out Colin. It was executed perfectly as he went home that night. Kat was sort of lost socially, forcing laughter and faking smiles in the same old tired, lonely place. It did not help that the main chat was muted due to how chaotic it could get some nights. She found purpose soon, though, as Josh and Emilee were working on a legendary blindside. Recruiting Kat, as well as Wes and Ailish, they blindsided Lady Madonna McCarthy on Day 18, eventually starting the ultimate destruction of the Shameless Party alliance. She became a member of Karma. Fortunately, Ice Spice was not a part of it. Together, they worked on taking down the opposing alliance. They were successful for the most part as Ashlee and Stella were sent home with no difficulty, other than Ailish screwing herself along the way. By final five, however, the sole survivor of the alliance, Ayla Aponte, won immunity in Color Your World. As a result, Karma was forced to turn on one another. She was an easy target and ending up receiving two votes. However, Ayla decided to target the threats, and Josh ended up getting the boot here. At final four, Emilee won immunity and Ayla was voted out with no hesitation. Kat made it to the end game, just like Ed Sheeran and Future. Having a reputation of being sane and a rational juror, she literally pleaded not to win at the finale as she did not deserve it compared to the other two. She still ended up receiving one vote by Colin, which made her a two-time runner-up, tying for the spot with Wes McKenna. Emilee Dunham ended up being the victor of the season by a 6-1-1 vote. Kat scored well in the season's Fan Favorite voting.
== Guest Appearances ==
In Dynamic Duos, she visited the cast on Day 12 to introduce the next challenge, Cheap Thrills. She referenced a real upcoming mall trip with Ben and stayed until tribal council was over. She left on Day 13.
== The Gauntlet Podcast ==
Kat is the co-host of The Gauntlet Podcast. In early February, the idea was discussed. She first appeared in the trailer for the podcast alongside Ben on February 11, 2023. The series debuted on March 8, 2023 where the two talked about the eighth season, Resolutions. Kat is the permanent co-host of the series and appears on every episode. Since the RHS Library closing in April, no new episodes have premiered, but the podcast is not yet cancelled.
== Personality Assessment ==
==== Brains vs. Brawn ====
* Favorite Element: Social
* Self-View: Brain
* Favorite Color: Green
==== All Stars ====
* Self-View: Neutral
* Favorite Moment: Redemption Island
* Feelings For All Stars: A little nervous lol
==== World Tour ====
* Favorite Element: Challenges
* Self-View: Beauty
==== Resolutions ====
* Favorite Color: Red
* Self-View: Beauty
* New Years Resolution: get out of my flop era
==== All Stars 2 ====
* Favorite Beverage: Lemonade
* Favorite Show: Shameless
== Trivia ==
* Kat is considered one of, if not the most, congenial players of all time. In every game of Touchy Subjects up until World Tour, she was voted as the nicest.
* Kat is the first player to redeem herself through Redemption Island
** She defeated four opponents total.
* Kat is the first player to ever win a duel on Redemption Island
*She was eliminated in Indonesia (World Tour)
*She has won individual Entanglement twice.
*She is literally iconic.
*Addicted to playing Hay Day.
*Vacations in Aruba every year.
*Emotional support during sophomore year Rich Little class.
*Discussion about The Gauntlet Podcast began with Ben on February 6, 2023.
*She was asked to co-host The Gauntlet Podcast with Ben.
*Also known as Paris Hilton.
*She went to the Taylor Swift Eras Tour with Regan Glennon at Gillette Stadium.
*Went to the concert as reputation.
*When she let her tribe know that she would submit the body pillow in All Stars 2, Wes tried to shame her because he didn't know what an actual body pillow was.
*Kat violently assaulted Ben with a French fry, as shown in the following video.
*She knows.
== French Fry Video ==
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