The Greatest Female Players in Challenge History: #30- Jillian Zobroski
3 Seasons: Gauntlet 2, Gauntlet III (Win), Fresh Meat II (3rd place)
Final Efficiency: 2/3 (66.7%)
Win Efficiency: 1/3 (33.3%)
15 Mission Wins, 5–1 Elimination Record
Individual Missions: 0/1
Partner Missions: 1/11 (9.1%)
Combined: 1/12 (8.3%)
Average Times Voted In Per Season: 2
Seasons Making Final Going Into Minimum Amount of Elims: 0
Maybe the most underrated female competitor of all time, the pint-sized Jillian was a strong competitor on all three of her seasons.
After a quiet rookie season on Gauntlet 2 (seriously, she had just eight confessionals in the first 14 episodes) where she lost to her Road Rules castmate Kina in the final elimination, she returned on Gauntlet III and was one of the stars of the season.
Jill got into a romance with Frank R, and the pair were backed into a corner on their own team the entire season. Jillian was forced to go into elimination three times, defeating Angel, Brooke and reigning champion Janelle to make the final. The rookies winning the Gauntlet III final due to Big Easy’s collapse is one of the cheapest wins of all time, but Jillian earned the title of champion that season.
After a long layoff, Jillian returned on Fresh Meat II and once again found herself immediately with her back against the wall. Wes and Evelyn got the entire house to throw Jill/Pete into the first exile against Darrell/Cara Maria.
Jill and Pete were able to take out the strong pair, but they still came back with no allies outside of Kenny/Laurel. Luckily, they aligned with one of the most dominant teams in Challenge history, and managed to only go into one more exile the entire season, as they narrowly defeated Danny/Sandy. Jill made her second final, finishing third behind Landon/Carley and Kenny/Laurel.
Jillian was an underdog for most of her career, but she was almost always able to scrap her way to the end.
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