Contessa Widow

***Contessa*** was a castaway on Essential Survivor: Scotland. She later returned for Essential Survivor: Peru.

## Scotland

Playing on a season with 4 starting tribes makes for very passive-based gameplay throughout the entire cast. And as much as Contessa had tried to adapt, it seemed as if it failed. Whether it’s because of gameplay or premades, she places 11th, yet has a lasting impact on this season that most won’t forget.

Let’s start from where it all began, the ill-fated Talamh tribe. As she stated in her interview pre-season, she wasn’t the best at the social game. Which proved to be somewhat wrong as she began to make strong ties with Calvin and decent ties with Andy. While she wanted to get a boy out originally, Tierra’s lack of connections influenced Contessa and the guys to vote her off. So now Talamh was at a huge deficit in numbers. They managed to win only one tribal immunity challenge before returning to Tribal Council. And this time it was in the hands of a double. And even though only three castaways were residing at the Talamh camp, in the hours before Tribal it felt like there were 6.

Back at the previous vote, when talking to Andy, Contessa realized that the former had tried to plant seeds about targeting Calvin in his head. As most people would, she reported this info right back to Calvin in an attempt to flip him over on her side for this vote. Unfortunately, what Contessa didn't realize was that Andy and Calvin were way closer than she thought. She finally sniffed that out though, due to Calvin’s nervousness. But all-in-all, Contessa managed to pull Calvin over and blindside Andy with some fitting parchments. Now heading into the swap, these two were guaranteed allies, so the only thing that could break them apart there would be a bad swap…

And of course… that’s what happened. After getting split up from her only ally in Calvin, Contessa was placed onto the Teine 2.0 tribe. And just taking a quick glance at her new tribemates, she knew that she wouldn’t be enjoying them for much longer. Then again, no one could really enjoy each other’s presence due to the immediate loss they had. And while the whole tribe seemed in unison to part ways with Chloe on this first vote, Contessa had campaigned for Logic hard, knowing that he has a strong bond with Trey that could be detrimental to her game. Needless to say, Chloe ended up self-voting and the vote was 5-1, with Contessa being the only vote on Logic. This, indeed, was that started the one-episode arc between them.

Now we move onto the next episode and things have somewhat chilled down at the Teine camp. Both Contessa and Logic’s name continued to get thrown out repeatedly by everyone, as they were also the biggest personalities at said camp. But things didn't stay so chilled out for long because Teine had lost yet another challenge, and Contessa and Logic’s unfinished business began to stir their tribemates. Contessa knew that she’d have to start getting troops to boot Logic. Thankfully, she only had to work for one because once the challenge had ended, Bee had suspicions about Logic’s performance. Saying that he threw it (which he did), so obviously they used that against him and he was easily target #1. Next, they tried to pull in Antony, who was sticking by Logic heavily for this vote, as he was too big of a target to boot now. So that meant all eyes were on Elena.

Now Elena, as she was probably the most reserved person on this tribe, reassured both sides that she’d be sticking with them. But when the votes came in 3-2, she was blatantly exposed by Contessa, who not only had lost her battle with Logic, but got voted out with an idol in her pocket. Tough luck.

## Voting History

 I Haven't Even Had Any Fun Yet
 Trying To Align With A Rock
 I Think You Misspelled Piece Of Furnitiure
 I'm Making New Friends
 Stupid Spaghetti Internet
 Voted Out, Day 16

## Peru

Contessa, an alumni from Season 5, was nearly not even on Second Chances in the first place, as they were an alternate candidate. However, when they got to campaign, they won their way onto the season.

Beginning the game on the Inti tribe, Contessa was not a very good social player, but paired up with Lindsay from the other tribe pretty immediately. When Inti lost for the first time, they put this pair to use, pushing Kristin’s name as someone with a lot of connections on both tribes and to make a move on a power player as a whole. More people wanted Raini out as an easy vote, and Contessa had to settle and vote for Raini. This failed move definitely stained Contessa’s reputation, which was already not great due to their weak social game.

After Barney quit the game, Inti lost another challenge, sending them back to tribal. Contessa’s name was thrown out pretty fast, and Lindsay caught wind of it, and leaked to Contessa. Both of them fought hard against it, with Lindsay claiming to have an idol they were going to give to them. They did not in fact have an idol, but this hurt Contessa’s chances further, plus now they were mad at Lindsay for claiming an idol without telling them first. They continued to throw everything at the wall but the kitchen sink to see if anything would stick. They tried to target Amber, Dawit, even Jack, but nothing would stick and they were voted out unanimously in 16th place. Overall a chaotic end for a chaotic player, but better social game and not pushing for Kristin at Raini’s tribal could have given them some more longevity in the game.

## Voting History

 Lost The Plot
 Boot Bingo
 Fakey McGee
 Barney
 Love The Animosity
 Voted Out, Day 11