Despite the fact that Double Agents season, more than half of the male players are still in the game. It's entirely possible that this security breach is going to change that, but despite the fact that there are still quite a few fellas left, nearly all of them are a significant threat in some way.
But, just like any other season of The Challenge, it looks like some of them have a better shot at pulling off a final win than others. There's always the chance of a classic Challenge upset, but as it stands now, who has the best and worst shot of winning?
Devin Walker
For the entertainment factor alone, it will be devastating to see Devin leave this season. And while it's not exactly a foregone conclusion that he's about to be eliminated, the likelihood that he survives a showdown with CT is slim to none.
Given the security breach twist, it's entirely possible that Devin will use up another of his Challenge nine lives, but unfortunately for him, he's on the losing end of the remaining alliances this season, so if he makes it beyond this elimination he's guaranteed to see at least a few more.
Josh Martinez
CT may have been the one to coin the brilliant catchphrase "gimme the goof," but he's clearly not going to be the last one to utter that refrain. Once Devin is gone, Josh is an obvious target.
He's huge and actually does pretty well at dailies that don't involve hand-eye coordination, however, his abysmal elimination record means that pretty much any guy who has to go into elimination is going to want to go up against him, and statistically speaking it's pretty likely that he'll wind up the loser.
Kyle Christie
People consistently underestimate Kyle, which is something he also constantly plays to his advantage. If he finds himself in another elimination, he certainly has a better chance at winning than Josh, however, given how stacked the remaining male competitors are, his chances aren't that great either.
He's been doing really well with Kam, but ultimately he's aligned himself with the wrong side of the house this season, and unfortunately, he's just an easy vote for the Big Brother juggernaut. Kyle is undeniably a scrapper, but most of the men left are bigger and stronger than he is.
CT Tamburello
The gold skull twist leaves CT in an incredibly interesting position in the game. The smart strategy is obviously to prevent CT from getting a gold skull if at all possible, and that has seemingly worked up until now. And it's not a foregone conclusion that he's about to get one, but it seems likely.
However, every elimination before the final, and given who he might be facing, it'll be a pretty tough fight.
Darrell Taylor
Darrell is in a slightly better position than CT because he's aligned himself with Kam, Leroy, and the whole Big Brother squad. But realistically, his ties with them are much more tenuous than their ties with each other, and if people don't want to see CT in a final, then they really don't want to see Darrell in one.
Darrell has been able to lie low thus far, but once things really get down to the wire, it seems likely that either the rest of the players will try to block him from even getting a chance at a gold skull, or they'll keep on throwing him in against other big competitors.
Nam Vo
Despite being a rookie and working with the losing side of this season, Nam is actually in a slightly better position than some other remaining players. Obviously, he's incredibly physically intimidating, so most of the other contestants won't want to risk facing him in an elimination.
But, he's also a rookie and untested in a final, so he's not as much of a threat as CT or Darrell. And of course, he seems sweet as pie and appears to get along with everyone. If he made it to a final his chances of winning would be decent, but he might be another player who doesn't even get a shot at a gold skull.
Cory Wharton
Cory seems to have hacked the system of Double Agents, and ironically the fact that every one of his female partners seems to be cursed to exit the game as soon as they're paired with him has really worked out in his favor. Being rogue agent constantly has kept Cory out of elimination, and if he keeps this up he might just sail to the final.
However, with that said, while Cory has made it to finals and done alright before, he's just not quite well-rounded enough to beat some better players left in the game.
Fessy Shafaat
To be honest, Fessy hasn't quite lived up to his intimidating stature in the way that some other players like CT have. However, at this point he's really sitting pretty.
He's his allies are in complete control of the game at this point. It seems like even if he doesn't win, he'll make the final at least.
Leroy Garrett
Leroy is one of those Challenge players that has been on the verge of taking home the win pretty much since he started The Challenge. Aside from swimming, he's pretty solid all-around as a player, and it seems like mostly luck has stopped him from going home with the gold.
However, this season he has one thing that he didn't have before. Killa Kam using her killer instincts to politic, fight, and basically drag him over the final finish line.
