The Totem Pole

## **Hosts**

 **Host**

 **Host**

 **Host**

 **Intern**

 **Intern**

## **Format**

The Totem Pole is a format that stayed very much the same each round, but is broken into multiple phases per round. The round is split into five sections; The Totem Pole Competition; The Ranking; The Switch; The Defender; and The Vote. By the end of each round, two players are eliminated. In addition to the round, various cards can be found throughout the game that can save the holder from elimination (Safety Cards) or reveal information about the vote (Expose Cards).

### *The Totem Pole Competition*

In the Totem Pole Competition, all players compete. The winner of this competition will be named the Top of the Totem Pole and win immunity for the round, meaning they will survive two eliminations, and immense power for the rest of the round. All players, unless specified otherwise, will be able to compete in the Totem Pole Competition, meaning it is possible for players to win this competition in back to back rounds.

### *The Ranking*

In the Ranking, the Top of the Totem Pole will place all other players in the game on the Totem Pole. The players placed in the Bottom Five positions will be vulnerable for the rest of the round. The person placed in the very last spot will become the Bottom of the Totem Pole and be in immediate danger of being eliminated.

### *The Switch*

Each round, one player will be named the Switch. The first round, this will be decided by a house-wide vote, and in all other rounds, the two players eliminated the round before will decide the next Switch. This person must switch the placements of two people on the Totem Pole. They can switch any two people except the Top of the Totem Pole. This includes moving themself, moving the Bottom of the Totem Pole, or anyone out of the Bottom Five.

### *The Defender*

After the Switch has made their decision, whoever is left as the Bottom of the Totem Pole will name another player to be their Defender. This person will have the option to choose one of two cards: Save or Power. If they choose Save, the Bottom of the Totem Pole will be spared for the time being and a twist will be released on the game. If they choose Power, the Bottom of the Totem Pole will be immediately eliminated and the Defender will receive an advantage in the game. Each option may only be chosen five times throughout the game.

#### *Saves*

* *Fire*: This twist was the 2nd From the Bottom. Instead of the Bottom of the Totem Pole being eliminated, the heat would move up a spot and eliminate the 2nd from the bottom of the Totem Pole. This was used Week 3 Re Rank when Megan saved Wyatt and eliminated Jonah.
* *Globe*: This twist was the Heavy Vote. Nobody would be eliminated from the Totem Pole, but instead the two players with the most votes would be eliminated in the vote. All players would still only vote once. This was used Week Two when Anthony saved Timmy.
* *Shooting Star*: This twist was the Re Rank. The current Totem Pole would be knocked down. The Bottom of the Totem Pole will move up to second and gain half of the Top of the Totem Pole's power. The week would reset and the two Tops of the Totem Pole would take turns placing the new Totem Pole. After this, the week would continue like a normal week. This was used Week Three when Kaleigh saved Dom.
* *Sparkles*: This twist was the Flash Back. It sent the game into a lockdown for a day. After the lockdown, the players got a flashback to the last season and participated in a twist called Two Can Keep a Secret. This twist saw players in one-on-one rooms having time to strategize with everyone once. At the end of the night, everyone voted and the person who was eliminated had to take one of the people who voted for them out of the game with them. This was used Week Five when Anthony saved Dom and Kaleigh was voted out, taking Cindi with her.
* *Sun*: This twist was the Elimination Battle. The Bottom of the Totem Pole would have a chance to earn their safety in the game. The Bottom of the Totem Pole would be able to challenge any player in the game, besides the Top of the Totem Pole, to an elimination challenge. The winner of the challenge would return to their spot on the Totem Pole and the loser would be eliminated. This was used Week Four when Juls saved Henry and he challenged and eliminated Sam.

#### *Powers*

* *Comet*: This Power allowed the Defender to immediately save someone from the Bottom Five from the vote. The vote would continue with the remaining players still vulnerable. This was used Week One when Dom as the Defender saved Kaleigh from the Bottom Four.
* *Explosion*: This Power gave the Defender the ability to name any two people, aside from the Top of the Totem Pole, to be the only two people eligible for the vote. This was used Week Seven when Lanie was chosen by William as the Defender and nominated Juls and Megan.
* *Lightning*: This Power let the Defender steal the vote of another player. This player would not vote at the elimination and the Defender would vote twice. This Power was never claimed.
* *Moon*: This Power gave the Defender immunity from one complete round starting from when the Power was given. That means that the Defender would not be eligible for the upcoming vote if they were in the Bottom Five. At the start of the next round, the holder would not be eligible to be placed or switched to the Bottom of the Totem Pole. Their immunity would wear off when the next Defender was chosen. This was used Week Six when Dom was chosen by Lynn as the Defender.
* *Star*: This power gave the Defender the role of the Switch for the next round. Instead of the two eliminated players deciding the Switch, this Defender would automatically be the Switch next round. If the Defender was eliminated before fulfilling their role as the Switch, the Switch would be chosen like normal. This was used Week Eight when Lanie choose Wyatt to be her Defender, but without a Switch in Week Nine, this Power went unused.

### *The Vote*

After the Defender has made their decision, whoever remains out of the Bottom Five will face the vote. All players in the game, including the Bottom Five and the Top of the Totem Pole, will have one vote and must vote for one of the people in the Bottom Five. The vote count will not be revealed unless an Expose is played, and the player with the most votes will be eliminated. If there is a tie in the vote, the players in the tie will be revealed and all other players will revote for one of them. If the tie is not broken, one of players not in the deadlock, except the Top of the Totem Pole will, be randomly eliminated.

### *The Final Four*

At the Final Four, the round will be shortened, skipping the Switch, the Defender and the Vote, leaving on the Totem Pole Competition and the Ranking. After the final Totem Pole Competition of the season, the final Top of the Totem Pole will rank the other three players one more time. The player placed as the Bottom of the Totem Pole will be immediately eliminated and sent to the jury.

### *Jury Vote*

When three players remain, the nine most recently eliminated players will have the chance to question the Final Three on their games. After the jury question and answer session, the nine jury members will cast their votes, voting for who they want to win. The player with the most votes will win the Totem Pole. In the event of a tie, the jurors' votes will be voided one by one until the tie is broken.

## **Contestants**

 **Winner**

 **Runner-Up**

 **2nd Runner-Up**

 **Jury: Asya**

 **Jury: Anthony**

 **Jury: Anthony**

 **Jury: Asya**

 **Jury: Anthony**

 **Jury: Juls**

 **Jury: Anthony**

 **Jury: Asya**

 **Jury: Anthony**

 **Eliminated**

 **Eliminated**

 **Eliminated**

 **Eliminated**

 **Eliminated**

 **Removed**

 **Eliminated**

 **Quit**

## **Voting History**

* Voting History
* Rankings

## **Weekly History**

* WEEK 1
* WEEK 2
* WEEK 3
* WEEK 4 (RE RANK)
* WEEK 5
* WEEK 6
* WEEK 7
* WEEK 8
* WEEK 9
* WEEK 10
* WEEK 11

### Week 1

 **TOTTP**

 **The Switch**

 **The Defender**

 **BOTTP Bottom Four Saved from Vote**

 **Bottom Four 2 Votes**

 **Bottom Four 2 Votes**

 **Quit**

 **Eliminated 14 Votes**

### Week 2

 **TOTTPThe Switch**

 **The Defender**

 **Bottom Five 0 Votes**

 **Bottom Five 0 Votes**

 **Bottom Five 7 Votes**

 **Removed**

 **BOTTP Eliminated 10 Votes**

### Week 3

 **TOTTP**

 **The Switch**

 **BOTTP Bottom Five**

 **Bottom Five**

 **Bottom Five**

 **The Defender Bottom Five**

 **Bottom Five**

### Week 4 (RE RANK)

 **Co TOTTP**

 **Co TOTTPThe Switch**

 **The Defender**

 **BOTTP Bottom Five 0 Votes**

 **Bottom Five 0 Votes**

 **Bottom Five 7 Votes**

 **Bottom Five Eliminated 8 Votes**

 **Bottom Five Eliminated**

### Week 5

 **TOTTP**

 **The Switch**

 **The Defender**

 **Bottom Five 0 Votes**

 **Bottom Five 1 Vote**

 **Bottom Five 5 Votes**

 **BOTTP Bottom Five 7 Votes Eliminated**

 **Bottom Five Eliminated**

### Week 6

 **TOTTP**

 **BOTTP Bottom Five 0 Votes**

 **Bottom Five 0 Votes**

 **Bottom Five 8 Canceled Votes**

 **The Defender Bottom Five 1 Vote**

 **Eliminated**

 **The Switch Bottom Five 3 Votes Eliminated**

### Week 7

 **TOTTP**

 **The Defender**

 **Bottom Five 0 Votes**

 **Bottom Five 0 Votes**

 **Bottom Five 4 Votes**

 **Bottom Five 5 Votes Eliminated**

 **The Switch BOTTP Bottom Five Eliminated**

### Week 8

 **TOTTP**

 **The Switch The Defender**

 **Bottom Five**

 **Bottom Five**

 **Bottom Five 3 Votes**

 **Bottom Five 4 Votes Eliminated**

 **BOTTP Bottom Five Eliminated**

### Week 9

 **TOTTP**

 **The Switch Bottom Five**

 **Bottom Five 1 Vote**

 **The Defender Bottom Five 2 Votes 1 Revote**

 **Bottom Five 2 Votes  2 Revotes Eliminated**

 **BOTTP Bottom Five Eliminated**

### Week 10

 **TOTTP**

 **2nd**

 **3rd**

 **BOTTP Eliminated**

### Week 11

 **Anthony**

 **Asya**

 **Anthony**

 **Juls**

 **Anthony**

 **Asya**

 **Anthony**

 **Anthony**

 **Asya**

 **2nd Runner-Up 1 Vote**

 **Runner-Up 3 Votes**

 **Winner 5 Votes**

## **Statistics**

* COMP WINS
* BOTTOM FIVES
* SWITCHES/DEFENDERS
* ADVANTAGES/EXPOSES
* VOTES

* Anthony - **3**
* Henry - **2**
* Megan - **2**
* Drew - **1**
* Cindi - **1**
* Wyatt - **1**
* Dom - **1**

- Dom - **5**

- Lynn - **4**

- Henry - **3**

- Sam - **3**

- Anthony - **3**

- Kaleigh - **3**

- William - **3**

- Asya - **3**

- Juls - **3**

- Wyatt - **3**

- Lanie - **3**

- Lachie - **2**

- Timmy - **2**

- Quinn - **2**

- Megan - **2**

- Ben - **1**

- Cindi - **1**

- Drew - **1**

- Adam - **1**

- Dom - **3**

- Kaleigh - **2**

- Anthony - **2**

- Lanie - **2**

- Juls - **2**

- Sam - **1**

- Henry - **1**

- William - **1**

- Megan - **1**

- Asya - **1**

- Lynn - **1**

- Wyatt - **1**

- Adam - **2**

- William - **1**

- Dom - **1**

- Dom - **17**

- Ben - **14**

- Timmy - **12**

- William - **12**

- Drew - **8**

- Henry - **7**

- Sam - **7**

- Adam - **5**

- Megan - **4**

- Juls - **3**

- Kaleigh - **3**

- Wyatt - **3**

- Lachie - **2**

- Anthony - **1**

- Asya - **1**

- Lynn - **1**

## **Alliances**

* **Subway Surfers (EoC)** - *Jonah, Juls*
* **The Anti-Men Agenda** - *Asya, Cindi, Jonah, Juls, Kaleigh, Lanie, Lynn, Megan, Wyatt*
* **WAP** - *Asya, Jonah, Juls, Wyatt*
* **Svalbard 2** - *Adam, Cindi, Megan, William*
* **My Favorites** - *Asya, Henry, Jonah, Juls*
* **Pug Party Bitch** - *Lanie, Megan*
* **SWW** - *Sam, William, Wyatt*
* **Musical Hoes** - *Adam, Asya, Cindi, Juls*
* **Alcoholics Anonymous** - *Adam, Anthony, Cindi, Lanie, Megan*
* **[Redacted]** - *Adam, Asya, Henry, Lanie, Wyatt*
* **The Swifties** - *Anthony, Dom, Lynn*
* **The Monopoly** - *Adam, Timmy, William*
* **We Know What We Know About** - *Cindi, Megan, Lanie, Timmy*
* **The Endgame** - *Adam, Lanie, Megan, Sam, William, Wyatt*
* **The Influencers** - *Cindi, Megan, Wyatt*
* **Blah Blah Premade w/e** - *Asya, Jonah, Juls*
* **IDC Anything** - *Dom, Kaleigh*
* **Folklore Stans** - *Anthony, Dom, Kaleigh, Lynn, William*
* **WTF** - *Adam, Anthony, Dom, Kaleigh, William*
* **Asya's Michigan Bitches** - *Asya, Adam, Cindi, Drew*
* **Real Folklore Stans** - *Anthony, Dom, Lynn, Kaleigh*
* **One Hag and Her Fags** - *Anthony, Dom, Megan*
* **Two Queers and Juls** - *Anthony, Dom, Juls*
* **The Fantastic Four** - *Anthony, Dom, Lanie, Wyatt*

* This season set the series record for most alliances in a single season with 24.
* Juls set the season record for individual with most alliances in series history with 15, eight from Season 1 - Sequester.