The Cataclysm: New World 2

**The Cataclysm: New World 2** was the 29th season of the fictional reality competition series *The Cataclysm*. Taking place in the Socotra Archipelago of Yemen, eight men and eight women, compete in the ultimate test of strength, endurance, and intelligence in order to be the "last one standing" and claim the $2,000,000 prize.

Runner Up Artem Novak, Duncan Connelly, Elodie Beauchamp, and Lauren Elliot all returned for *The Cataclysm: Resurrection II*. Cameron Nson later returned for *The Cataclysm: Santa Maria*.

## Format

* **Exemption Challenge:**The Cataclysm's immunity challenge. The winner(s) of this challenge is exempt from elimination.
* **Final Challenge:**The finalists are determined in a Final Challenge, where the remaining contestants compete in a multi-level final competition that determines who advances to the end. In this season, the remaining four contestants compete to earn one of three final spots and the loser becomes the final member of the jury.
* **Ballot:**The Cataclysm's elimination round. Those nominated to face the ballot risk being eliminated.
* **Medallions:**In addition to the **Resurrection Medallion**, the other medallions available to use are: the **Fire Medallion**, which allows the holder to instantly nominate a player for the ballot, and the **Chaos Medallion**, which allows the holder to erase the ballot nominations and leave all the players up for elimination, excluding the holder of the chaos medallion and the exemption challenge winner.

## New Twists/Changes

* **New World:** For the second time in series history, all contestants compete individually from the start. All 16 contestants are isolated on one island. Together they must establish a living area and must win individual challenges to guarantee safety.
* **Open ballot:** As part of the New World twist, all contestants not exempt from elimination are automatically nominated for the ballot.
* **New World Exemption:** At each Exemption Challenge during the New World stage, a select number of people will be safe. The winners of the Exemption Challenge will not nominate any players for the ballot and they will not be able to cast a vote at the ballot.

* **Purgatory:** For the first time since *Resurrection*, previously eliminated contestants are given the opportunity to return to the game. Following each elimination during the faction stage, the cast-offs are taken to a secret island known as *Purgatory*. After the eliminations, contestants compete to earn their place back in the game. The two players that survive purgatory are re-entered into the game.

## Episode Progress

Legend
 Runner-Up
 2nd Runner-Up
 SAFE
 LOW
 BTM
 ELIM

## Notes

* On Episode 5, Duncan played the **Resurrection Medallion**, thus removing himself from the voting ballot.
* On Episode 8, Jeff and Lauren returned to the game.
* On Episode 10, Artem played the **Fire Medallion**, and added Tony to the voting ballot.
* On Episode 12, there was a tie between Artem and Elodie. As a result, they competed in a duel and Elodie was eliminated.
* On Episode 14, there was a tie between Artem and Haniya. As a result, they competed in a duel and Haniya was eliminated.

## Season Summary

The sixteen contestants arrived in Socotra and learned they'd be competing under New World rules. Once settled on the beach, alliances began to form as contestants seek to protect themselves in upcoming votes. Kayla initially became a target among the majority, but won the first Exemption Challenge. As a result, Kayla's closest ally, Philippe, was the first voted off. The Purgatory twist was revealed to the cast after Philippe moved to the island. In the following episode, Kayla was eliminated and sent to Purgatory.

A voting bloc formed with the alliances of Artem/Duncan/Jeff and Haniya/Robyn, with the latter working with Daniella and Gareth. Their first target was the alliance of Angelina/Cameron/Jayden, with Jayden going first. With the opportunity on Episode 4, Elodie, Georgina, Lauren, and Tony came up with a plan to vote out Jeff instead of targeting Cameron. As a result, Jeff was eliminated. Duncan became the next target, however when he played a Medallion, contestants were left to scramble. Feeling he was a bigger threat, Tony flipped and helped to send Cameron out. Angelina's elimination followed on the next episode. Elodie and Georgina soon had their backs against the wall, and with Tony being safe from elimination, they offered Artem and Duncan a deal to vote out Lauren to split Lauren/Tony's wildcard votes. As a result, Lauren was blindsided and sent to Purgatory.

Jeff and Lauren won the re-entry challenge on Purgatory and returned to the game, thus beginning the Solo Stage of the game. With their returns, Jeff rejoined his allies in Artem and Duncan and they formed a final five deal with Elodie and Georgina. Lauren and Tony realigned and immediately went on the hunt for Medallions to ensure their safety. With Elodie winning the Exemption Challenge, her new alliance decided to go after outside power players in Gareth, Haniya, and Robyn, with Robyn being eliminated. The power shifted when Lauren won the Exemption Challenge, when a desperate Gareth and Haniya offered a final four with Lauren and Tony. Jeff's elimination then followed. Lauren winning her second challenge in a row gave Artem and his alliance the idea to blindside Tony with a Fire Medallion, thus voting him out. With wildcard Daniella winning the Exemption Challenge, she formed an official alliance with Elodie and Georgina to go to the end. Feeling betrayed by her old allies, she targeted Haniya with Gareth and Lauren. Lauren was voted out for the second time this round. Haniya defied the odds and won the next Exemption Challenge and nominated Artem, Elodie, and Georgina. Artem beat Elodie in a duel following a tie and Elodie was eliminated. Gareth winning his first challenge led to Duncan being eliminated next. When Georgina won the next Exemption Challenge, it split the votes between Artem/Daniella and Gareth/Haniya. Haniya lost the duel against Artem and was the last contestant eliminated before the final.

In the final challenge of the season, Gareth failed to reach the final leaving Artem, Daniella, and Georgina to plead their case to the jurors. As the finalists plead their case, the jury ultimately voted based on their previous relationships with the person. Although Daniella argued she played under the radar, none of the jury felt she did much playing. Although the jury agreed with Artem controlling a majority of the game from the start, they felt Georgina played just as hard and were impressed with how she recovered from being in the minority. Georgina ended up defeating Artem and Daniella in a 6-2-0 vote.