The Greatest Female Players in Challenge History: #11- Kam Williams
7 Seasons: Vendettas (7th place), Champs vs. Stars 2, Final Reckoning, War of the Worlds, War of the Worlds 2 (Final), Double Agents (2nd place), All Stars 4
Final Efficiency: 3/7 (42.9%)
Win Efficiency: 0/7 (0%)
19 Mission Wins, 9–4 Elimination Record
Individual Missions: 0/12 (0%)
Partner Missions: 3.33/33.33 (1 Tri) (10%)
Combined: 3.33/45.33 (1 Tri) (7.3%)
Average Times Voted In Per Season: 1.42
Seasons Making Final Going Into Minimum Amount of Elims: 2
Despite being winless, Kam has established herself as one of the elite women on The Challenge.
She had an excellent debut on her rookie season, Vendettas, as she took out mercenaries Tori D and Ashley M, and also defeated Natalie. Kam had a legitimate chance to win the season, as she was in second place among women early in the final, but she was screwed when she chose wrong in the high/low game and was punished by Melissa.
She shouldn’t have been dumb enough to guess higher on a 10 card, but it was a bullshit twist by production to allow eliminated competitors to give arbitrary punishments, and it cost her from being in the top four and having a chance to win on the final puzzle.
Kam had a brief stint on Champs vs. Stars 2, losing in episode two to Brooke Hogan.
Kam started Final Reckoning paired with Melissa, but was immediately partnered with Kayleigh after Melissa and Kailah got DQ’d. Kayleigh was a downgrade in athleticism compared to Melissa, but her and Kam were able to work together well.
They won a daily challenge, took out Paulie/Natalie and Jozea/Da’Vonne in elimination and earned their way back from the Redemption House by beating Brad/Kyle. Kam/Kayleigh never lost a non-Apocolypse elimination on Final Reckoning (although they did lose to Cara/Marie to get back into the house), but were purged out twice.
Although they fell short of the final, Kam/Kayleigh were arguably the most impressive team on Final Reckoning given their expectations going into the season. Nobody expected much of them, but they won three eliminations and were the best female/female team of the season (even though Cara/Marie made the finals).
When Kam got partnered with Ashley C on War of the Worlds, they immediately became one of the most fearsome male/female teams in Challenge history from a purely physical standpoint.
Unfortunately for them, they were pretty mediocre in daily challenges, only reaching the tribunal once. They also never got a headbanger elimination, which would have been tailor-made for them. Although they beat Josh/Amanda in the Uphill Battle elimination (when they should have been disqualified for having their backs against each other), Kam/Ashley were eliminated by Paulie/Ninja in Wheel of Death.
Kam returned on War of the Worlds 2 and rode her alliance all the way to the final without ever seeing an elimination. She performed well in the first day of the final carrying the gurney, but she fell short on the puzzle and didn’t make it to the second phase.
Kam had her best season on Double Agents, controlling the house politically and having a strong showing physically, winning two challenges, beating Ashley in elimination and placing second with Cory in the final.
Less than a year after childbirth on All Stars 4, Kam had a fairly up-and-down season, winning two team challenges, finishing in the middle group three times and the bottom group four times. She beat Tina in elimination but lost to Cara Maria.
Politically, Kam has to be considered the best woman on the show today. On Vendettas she established her Dolphins alliance with Kailah, Marie and Sylvia. She was forced to betray Marie and send her into elimination, but it was a savvy move by Kam because she probably would have been thrown in by the troika if she didn’t make the move.
Final Reckoning saw Kam pull off one of the greatest strategic moves of all time in tricking the house into getting the matchup she wanted in Armageddon. It was a bit lackluster because her ultimate plan was to get a pair of weak teams in Angela/Faith and Da’Vonne/Jozea into elimination, and it became somewhat meaningless when Hunter/Ashley were brought in as mercenaries to face Angela/Faith, but it still proved that Kam has an aptitude for the game that most players don’t.
She and Paulie were the main people controlling the politics on the US team on War of the Worlds 2. She, Leroy and the Big Brother alliance ran the game on Double Agents, and they were also power players on All Stars 4, with Kam leading the charge against Cara and orchestrating an elimination matchup against Tina to get her star.
Physically, Kam is one of the most imposing females to ever be on the show.
And although she’s one of the biggest girls in the house, she has proven she has pretty solid endurance, including finishing third among girls in the opening Rock of Gribraltr challenge on Vendettas, winning the long Escape the Volcano challenge on Double Agents and also placing third in the Smuggle Run mini-final that season.
She hasn’t proven herself to be anything special in daily challenges yet, but she still has to be considered one of the top women on the show.
Kam has the brains and the brawn, and while she is still searching for her first victory, she’s already established herself in my eyes to be one of the greatest women in Challenge history.
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