The Greatest Female Players in Challenge History: #29- Ruthie Alcaide
5 Seasons: Battle of the Sexes (Final), Battle of the Sexes 2, Gauntlet 2, Duel II, All Stars 1 (7th place)
Final Efficiency: 2/5 (40%)
Win Efficiency: 0/5 (0%)
14 Mission Wins, 1–2 Elimination Record
Individual Missions: 8/18 (44.4%)
Partner Missions: 0/7
Combined: 8/25 (32%)
Average Times Voted In Per Season: .5
Seasons Making Final Going Into Minimum Amount of Elims: 1
Arguably the best female competitor from the show’s early days, Ruthie is a true Challenge legend.
Ruthie had one of the most impressive seasons by a female ever on her rookie season of Battle of the Sexes, getting first place for her sex in a ridiculous six missions, winning Life Savers on the Dead Man’s Drop and Maximum Velocity missions, and staying in the Inner Circle for all but one round.
But Ruthie could never quite re-capture the magic she had on her first season. She didn’t live up to her own standards on Battle of the Sexes 2, placing fifth among the girls.
She won the Royal Rumble to become the captain for the Veterans on Gauntlet 2, but after beating Jisela in Reverse Tug-O-War (Jisela didn’t really try), she lost to the much bigger Beth in the same elimination.
Ruthie earned an impressive mission victory on Duel II, winning the difficult All Shook Up challenge, but she lost to Kim in Back Off.
She returned on All Stars and made the final, but didn’t do much to impress throughout the season, finishing the final in seventh place.
Ruthie is tough to judge because she was great in daily challenges, but she got into trouble in physical eliminations due to her size. She has always been respected which helped her politically, but she has never been a strategic player.
Ruthie was a true pioneer of the show, and her place in the show’s history remains in tact.
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