Issy's The Challenge: Vendettas 2

***Vendettas 2*** is the eighteenth season of *Issy's The Challenge*. It premiered on March 13th, 2023 and concluded on April 7th, 2023. It is the sequel to the 2022 season, Vendettas.

## Description

One of the fan favorite formats is back and better than ever. On top of an outspoken cast with pre-existing rivalries, this season the players will need to be cautious of who they trust as vendettas will be made before the season even begins.

## Format

Each player will participate in multiple challenges followed by an elimination round known as "The Ring". The winners of the challenge will split $20,000 among their individual bank accounts and the top three performers of the challenge will be declared "The Troika". The worst-performing player of the challenge will be sent straight to the Ring. The Troika is responsible for nominating three players to face the last place player in the Ring, named "The Inquisition". The Inquisition is responsible for pleading their case to stay in the competition, and the Troika will vote for the player to compete against the last place player at the Ring. The players will then compete in the elimination round. The winner stays in the game, while the loser is eliminated and their bank account is added into the elimination winner's bank account.

Prize money splits as follows:

* **First Place:** Individual bank account + $100,000
* **Second Place:** Individual bank account + $50,000
* **Third Place:** Individual bank account + $30,000
* **Fourth Place:** Individual bank account + $20,000

### Twists

* **Individual Bank Accounts:** Money will be up for grabs during each challenge and will be split evenly between the winners of that challenge. The players also have an opportunity to add another player's bank total to their own if they win the elimination.
* **Targets:** After the opening purge challenge, it was announced that each player was assigned a target that they must get eliminated by Episode 11 or else they will compete in a purge where the worst performer would leave right before the finale.
* **Troika and Inquisition:** Following every challenge, the top three performing players will be declared The Troika. The Troika must nominate three players, known as The Inquisition, for possible elimination.
* **Grenades:** Grenades are punishments that can be granted to any player by the previous elimination winner at the Challenge.
* **Mercenaries:** During double elimination rounds, two sets of Mercenaries were brought in to face the challengers in the Ring. Ari Compono, DLS Theqhat, Gible Guy, and Nolano Soprano were brought in as the first set of Mercenaries while James Rsweeney, Josh Birkenstock, Swaggy Klein, and TN Tea were brought in as the second set of Mercenaries.

## Game Summary

### Elimination Chart

**Notes**

**1.** The winners were unable to come to a decision. The Troika and Inquisition's roles were flipped and the Troika members were then eligible for elimination.

### Elimination Progress

Competition
     The contestant finished the Final Challenge and won.
     The contestant finished the Final Challenge and lost.
     The contestant was eliminated at the Final Challenge.
     The contestant won the challenge and was part of the Troika.
     The contestant won the challenge but was not part of the Troika and was still subject for elimination.
     The contestant won the challenge and was nominated by the Troika for the Inquisition, but was not selected for the elimination round.
     The contestant was not selected for the elimination round.
     The contestant was nominated by the Troika for the Inquisition but not selected for the elimination round.
     The contestant won the Ring.
     The contestant won the challenge, but was selected for the Ring, and won.
     The contestant lost the Ring and was eliminated.
     The contestant won the challenge, but was selected for the Ring, lost and was eliminated.
     The contestant was eliminated at the challenge.

### Voting progress

* **Bold** indicates the contestant was in the Troika