Challenge Choices: Will Kam Regret Voting Natalie Into Armageddon?

Friendly fire’s the name of the game on Final Reckoning, and Kam and Natalie both proved they’re well-equipped.


On tonight’s Challenge episode, Natalie recounted to Kam — Kayleigh’s partner — how Kayleigh sought to hurt Natalie by (incorrectly) outing her as a lesbian (Natalie is pansexual). Natalie mentioned she was devastated soon after Kayleigh exposed her on Instagram, noting that she hadn’t even instructed her family member about her sexuality.


Still, Natalie felt allegiance to Kam, her friend.


“My sexuality was outed incorrectly, number one. I’ve been getting gay-shamed each day — it’s f----- up!” Natalie mentioned. “But the Kayleigh situation is actually tough, because I really like Kam. Partnering up with Kayleigh, my biggest vendetta, isn’t [her] fault, [and] I’m not gonna really target Kam because of Kayleigh. I feel like our friendship sort of outweighs that.”


And Kam seemed to echo the sentiment.


“Kayleigh and Natalie -- they don't like each other at all, however I’m not really thinking it’s gonna affect my game. I have a pretty good relationship with Natalie,” Kam said.


Nevertheless as soon as push came to shove, Kam proved that the unspoken alliance wasn’t an ironclad one.


As piece of the 32nd Challenge season, host TJ Lavin reported that — to avoid things like burn votes or bandwagon sentencings — teams would vote for elimination round nominees in secret. And thus, they did.


What TJ didn’t tell players, though, was that voters could be exposed while they stepped foot into Armageddon.


Yup, right after Natalie and Paulie were shocked to discover they’d acquired the most votes and would have to compete in the second elimination round, an even bigger surprise came to light — Kam was one of the players who’d voted Natalie in.


And suddenly, Natalie saw an opportunity.


“How astonishing would it be to get Kayleigh out of this house?” She mentioned. “For me, it could be a game-changer.”


Sadly, though, things didn’t work out for Natalie and Paulie, and soon after they pulled Kam and Kayleigh into Armageddon with them, they learned they’d made a mistake. In “Think Outdoor the Box,” teams had to collect a life-size puzzle — one teammate would collect pieces, while another would create a specific shape indoors an enclosed space. The opening team to carry out their structure would win, and yes it proved to be Kayleigh’s lucky day, because Kam extended her elimination-round record to 4-0.


Yet there’s still a chance for Natalie and Paulie to return, and if they do, they’re coming for blood.


“As far as I’m concerned, anyone who'd a hand in putting us in is a Vendetta,” Paulie warned.


What do you suggest — did Kam make a big mistake by voting Natalie and Paulie into Armageddon, and will the “Big Brother” castoffs come back with a vengeance? Or was Kam right to throw ‘em under the bus, and will her game be easier right now that they’re gone? Share your thoughts, and sure to be able to see what occurs as soon as The Challenge returns Tuesday!