Spotlight History

## Martha Ramirez

**Challenges:** *Dog-Eat-Dog*, *Skirmish*, *All Stars*
Powerhouse Martha made her TFC debut during the series' third season and quickly proved to everyone that she is just as much a threat as she is beautiful. She was a part of the Pack Leaders on four separate daily challenges, two of which as the Alpha leader, and took home a fourth place finish on her rookie season. She was also among the top three overall performers of the season, earning herself the “Best Rookie Performance” award. With an incredible rookies showing, she quickly returned for another season during *Skirmish*. She quickly found herself is a bit of a showmance with one of the new rookies that season and built up her alliance numbers. She earning three daily mission wins, her first elimination win and placed among the top performers of the season. Although her season performance was good, she had a slight target on her back and was unfortunately eliminated a few episodes before the final. Martha was hungry to get redemption and her crown and was brought back for *All Stars* where she was up against the best of the best players known to the series. She was part of the Podium twice, earned one Power Battle win, avoided elimination by playing a great social game and found herself among the top performers of the season. With all that she was able to reach her second final and ultimately take home her first season win by a 4/3/2 Jury Vote and was the very first *Hall of Fame* inductee. To read about Martha's gameplay stats, click here.

## Jason White

**Challenges:** *The Fandom Challenge*, *Dog-Eat-Dog*, *All Stars*
Jason White is a household name and has proven to be one of the best players that TFC has ever seen. He is an OG player from the very first season and quickly proved he was a force to be reckoned with. He played a great social game avoiding two early eliminations, earned the MVP role once, won his first elimination taking out the highest ranked player of the game and beat out three other finalists to become the very first Champion of the series. He took a season break to focus on IRL responsibilities and came back during *Dog-Eat-Dog* to defend his title and crown. He was part of the Pack Leaders on five separate daily challenges, two of which as the Alpha Leader, played a great physical game by placing among the top performers of the season and avoiding every elimination. He earned his spot in finals, dominating each and every stage and took home the crown for the second time in a row. Feeling validated he took another break before returning to his final season during *All Stars*. He earned a spot on the Podium, earned the Power Battle win and chose to eliminate a threat instead of a friend. This was probably Jason’s one and only unforeseeable mistake during his TFC career as his friend failed to return the favor during the next episode and eliminated him from the game, based off threat level. Jason has since retired from the game, or at least is taking an extended break. To read about Jason’s gameplay stats, click here.

## Lex Quinn

**Challenges:** *Survival of the Fittest*, *Battle Royale*, *Triage*, *Jubilee*, *The Shift*, *All Stars 2*
Lex Quinn has proven that she can compete with some of the best players within TFC but her social skills are what make her stand out as one of the most well rounded players TFC have ever seen. Her debut season was during TFC’s sixth season, Survival of the Fittest, where she quickly put her social skills to work by forming a strong alliance with two fellow rookies and was friendly towards and well liked by the majority of the house. Even though she was nominated on four separate occasions those relationships she was able to quickly form saved her from facing three of those four eliminations. She was able to secure her spot in the final by winning her only elimination round of the season and placed among the top performers of the season. Her final performance kept her out of the bottom during each stage and avoided facing the mercenaries all together and was able to walk away with a third place finish. The following spinoff season, Battle Royale, she played the socal game well by learning where the majority of the house were landing before each round to avoid as many Cell Battles as possible. She earned two advantages, one Cell Battle win and a third place finish for a second time in a row.
She returned again for her second main season, Triage, where she was partnered with two strong players on the White team and were the first team to win two Daily Challenges. This gave the perception that they were one of the strongest teams in the game and a target was painted on their backs. When the opportunity arose the White team was nominated for elimination. Lex was chosen to represent the White team in the elimination round as the Elim Game was Speed Count and she had the best previous performance with that game in recent seasons. Lex and her opponent gave their all and it was one of the closest elimination rounds during the season, but unfortunately Lex came up just short and the White team was eliminated halfway through the season. Although she was eliminated early she did however earn the “Best Overall Performance” award. Following Lex’s first elimination loss she came out to celebrate TFC’s year anniversary celebration during Jubilee where she placed in the Top 6 on two separate occasions but was unfortunately eliminated right before the final challenge.
Lex came back for her third main season during The Shift and although she was on the losing team more often than not, she had great position in the game with a good core alliance in place to keep her out of harms way. She earned an advantage and used it to keep herself from becoming a captain which earned her the “Best Game Move” award. She was also awarded with the “Worst Game Move” award within the seasons for mixing up time zones and missing a deadline which ultimately lead to her self voting herself into elimination against a very strong physical player. Following her upsetting exit in the previous season, she was more determined than ever to make another final. Lex was one of the first eligible players for All Stars 2 and was a prime pick for the final cast. She played more of an under the radar style gameplay and her performance was kind of up and down all season long as she was among the Top Two performers twice but was also among the Bottom Two performers on three separate occasions. While some of the competitions proved to be troubling for her given the stiff competition she was against, she managed to make her third final. A combination of the relationships that she was able to maintain and the aggressive gameplay of her fellow finalists led to her first TFC win by a 4/3/2 Jury vote.
Lex has since taken a much needed break as a player but people will see her again soon as she will be testing out the hosting waters during TFC’s tenth season expected to begin sometime in April. To read about Lex’s gameplay stats, click here.

## Don G

**Challenges:** *Skrimish*, *Havoc*, *Survival of the Fittest*, *Triage*, *All Stars 2*, *The Quest*, *March Madness*, *Vendettas*
Our next Challenger Spotlight is going to none other than Don G. Don is known to one of the biggest TFC threats when it comes to anything speed related, puzzles and most app game, making him an extremely well-rounded player. His debut season was on TFC’s fourth season, Skirmish. He and his fellow rookie partner played an above average game for the majority of the season until they found themselves in elimination and inevitably got separated. After this he got paired with a vet and the pair went on a win streak for three straight episodes. Unfortunately, Don broke the Screen Shot rule and was disqualified right before finals. Determined to redeem himself, we saw his return on Havoc where he won four eliminations, earning himself the *Elim Beast* award, was the only player on his team to make the final and walked away as a solo runner-up against two multi-player teams.
He came back even more confident than before during Survival of the Fittest, and while his physical game was among the best, he found himself struggling with the format and his alliance was targeted from the very beginning, resulting in his elimination midway through the season. He took a short break and returned during Triage and found himself teamed up with two strong players. They played an average game towards the beginning of the season but after facing and winning an elimination, this was the kickstart they needed. Don and his team won two daily challenges during the last half of the season, made his second final and took home another runner-up finish.
With Don’s impressive resume, he was invited to participate in All Stars 2, where he placed among the top two performers and won two Power Battles within the first three episodes. Again luck ran out and he found himself in elimination during episode 4 with another strong player and was eliminated. He quickly came back for redemption during The Quest, but Lady Luck still wasn’t on his side and he was eliminated midway through the season.
Hungry, and more determined than ever, Don returned on his second spinoff season, March Madness, and wasn’t playing around. He beat out three of the most well rounded players TFC has ever seen, made his third final and dominated his fellow finalist, ultimately taking home his first TFC win. He came back again during Vendettas and played a lowkey game towards the first half of the season then really kicked up the heat towards the end earning three daily wins and an elimination win. He made his fourth final but was up against eight of the strongest players of the season. He came in second place during the first half of the final, surviving the bottom four purge. He went into full gear during the last stages of the final with an hour lead over the second-place finisher and became the fourth 2X winner of TFC.
Don has since taken an extended break from playing, but when will that itch to play again become unbearable? To read about Don’s gameplay stats, click here.