The Banker | |
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Genre | Reality Competition |
Winner | Pepper |
Runners-Up | LaFierceBrittany2 Joshg222 |
No. of Episodes | 16 |
No. of Players | 27 |
Production | |
Location(s) | Cape Town, South Africa |
Chronology | |
Previous Season | Big Brother- Coaches Edition |
Next Season | The Glass House |
The Banker is the twenty-eighth season in the TTRS Franchise and the first original season of the series. It took place simultaneously with Big Brother- Coaches Edition. The season was announced during the reunion of NBTTRS: The Amazing Race.
This season took place in Cape Town, South Africa, and featured 27 new and returning TTRS players. In this season players were individuals, but had to work in trios and pairs along the way to get to the end. The Banker revolves around a wealthy gentlemen, referred to as the Banker, who wishes to share his wealth, but only with those who prove themselves through a series of challenges and social tests. The Banker's main motto for the game is "In this game you live and die by the dollar; only true greed will get you the win that you so deeply desire".
Production and Casting
The season was announced during the NBTTRS Amazing Race Reunion on June 11, 2014. Applications started at the conclusion of the reunion; they lasted for a total of four days. A total 44 completed applications were submitted. Of those 44 applications, production selected 27 people to compete.
The cast was not finalized until June 14, 2014 after two original contestants dropped due to personal reasons.
The Account Holders moved into the mansion on June 15, 2014.
Account Holders
Name | Original Show | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Eliminated |
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Pepper (Steven) | None | Gold | Orange | Winner |
LaFierceBrittany2 (Brittany) | Survivor Cook Islands | Red | Red | Runner-Up |
Joshg222 (Josh) | The Amazing Race | Green | Gold | 3rd Place |
FlameonX (Derek) | None | Silver | Silver | Episode 15 |
Absol (JT) | Legends of the Hidden Temple | Green | Purple | Episode 15 |
RShowFreak (Alex) | Big Brother- Battle of the Rookies | Silver | Black | Episode 14 |
BigBrotherManiac (Riley) | Survivor: Laos | White | Gold | Episode 13 |
Robinhood99 (Nico) | NBTTRS The Amazing Race | Silver | Pink | Episode 12 |
TylerKeith (Tyler) | The Hunger Games | Green | Orange | Episode 11 |
Amf7410 (Andy) | Big Brother- Battle of the Rookies | Blue | Blue | Episode 10 |
Joel_N (Joel) | The Mole- A Tale of A Traitor | Gold | Silver | Episode 9 |
Lemjam6 (Jake B) | Endurance | Orange | Blue | Episode 9 |
ShazamMcAmazing (Jake S) | Endurance | Orange | Red | Episode 8 |
Max7313 (Marks) | Big Brother- A Tangled Web | Red | Purple | Episode 8 |
EM002 (Eric) | Battle of the Seasons | Purple | Black | Episode 7 |
Rawr121 (Anthony) | The Mole- A Tale of A Traitor | Purple | Pink | Episode 7 |
DontVoteMePlease (Daniel) | Survivor Laos | Black | Green | Episode 6 |
Cfff (Brian) | The Hunger Games | Red | White | Episode 6 |
Jacob_C (Jacob) | None | Black | Green | Episode 5 |
RobertGuajardo (Robert) | None | Orange | White | Episode 5 |
Jkjkjk15 (Janet) | None | Gold | Episode 4 | |
IceIceBaby (Andrea) | Survivor Argentina- Fans vs Favorites | Blue | Episode 3 | |
Leonine_Divine (Jet) | The Duel | Black | Episode 3 | |
KarmaArrived (Saxon) | The Gauntlet 2- Revenge of the Veterans | Blue | Episode 2 | |
Ahmir99 (Ahmir99) | Fresh Meat 2 | Purple | Episode 2 | |
Rabbaj (Jabbar) | The Mole- A Tale of Traitor | White | Episode 1 | |
Coolexchangestudent (DJ) | Boot Camp | White | Episode 1 |
- Account Holders competed in trios during Phase 1 from Episode 1 to Episode 4
- Account Holders competed in pairs during Phase 2 from Episode 5 to Episode 8
- Account Holders competed as individuals during Phase 3 from Episode 9 to the Finale
Format
The game was designed by the Banker, a wealthy gentlemen seeking to share his wealth with a worthy competitor. The game starts off with 27 players and was divided into 3 Phases.
Each episode account holders compete in a Teller Challenge. At each Teller Challenge, the Banker offers a group pot where account holders can earn money based on their performance. The winners of the Teller Challenge form the Inner Circle, and earn the ability to people to the Vault. The highest bidders during the Auction for Safety earn immunity for the round and cannot be voted in by the Inner Circle or their fellow competitors. Once the Inner Circle has made their decision, then each person votes to send someone to the Vault. The team/person with the most votes along with the Inner Circle's selection compete in the Vault. In the Vault, there is a challenge; the winners of the challenge remain in the game and take the losers' money while losers go home empty handed.
In the end, the person with the most money will keep their account open with the Banker, and have permanent trust fund set up.
Along the way, there were variations of the format to fit the different phases:
- Phase 1: Account Holders competed in trios. The winning team would become the Inner Circle and send in one team to compete in the Vault. The members of the two teams who bid the most money collectively during the Auction for Safety would earn Immunity. Everyone except for the Inner Circle and their selection would vote as individuals to send one more team to the Vault. The team with the most votes along with the Inner Circle's selection would be sent to the Vault. Only two of the three members from each team compete in the Vault. Players could either volunteer or forced to do a Draw if they could not decide. Players remained on their team until they were eliminated or Phase 2 began, no matter how many players were left.
- Phase 2: Account Holders competed in pairs. Same as Phase 1 for the most part, except the two winning account holders in the Vault become a new team in the game.
- Phase 3: Account Holders competed as individuals. Until Final 7, the top three in the Teller Challenge comprise the Inner Circle, starting at Final 7, only one person becomes the Inner Circle. The Inner Circle still sends in one person, however prior to Final 7, everyone else votes in two people to go to the Vault. No matter how many people are sent to the Vault, only one person is eliminated.
- Finale Phase: At an unannounced point, the game completely changes. In the Final Teller Challenge of the season, the Inner Circle gets to eliminate one person from the game. The remaining players face a jury who decide to eliminate one player and give one play an advantage in the Final Challenge. After the jury eliminates someone, the remaining players compete in the Final Challenge.
Game Summary
Episode | Challenge Winner | Voting | The Vault | Winner | Eliminated | ||||||||||
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# | Challenge | Auction for Safety Winners | Inner Circle's Selection | Voted In | Face-Offs | Challenge | |||||||||
1 | You Can't Keep That! | Blue Team | Purple Team | White Team | Green Team | DJ vs JT | Letters On Lock | JT | DJ | ||||||
Orange Team | Jabbar vs Tyler | Tyler | Jabbar | ||||||||||||
2 | Walk to the Top | Orange Team | Green Team | Blue Team | Purple Team | Ahmir vs Anthony | Gold High | Anthony | Ahmir | ||||||
Gold Team | Andy vs Saxon | Andy | Saxon | ||||||||||||
3 | Great Faceoff | Gold Team | Orange Team | Black Team | Blue Team | Andy vs Jet | Safecracker | Andy | Jet | ||||||
Purple Team | Andrea vs Jacob | Jacob | Andrea | ||||||||||||
4 | 5 Point Nomination | Nominations Week: Account Holders were given 5 points to nominate 2 players. The 6 with the most nomination points would be placed in the Vault. | Brittany, Eric, Jake B, Janet, JT, Nico | Mr. Popularity | Brittany, Eric, Jake B, JT, Nico | Janet | |||||||||
Janet and JT were automatically nominated for failing to vote. | |||||||||||||||
5 | Stampede to Victory! | Black Team | Red Team | White Team | Green Team | Brian vs Robert | Ransack | Brian | Robert | ||||||
Silver Team | Jacob vs Daniel | Daniel | Jacob | ||||||||||||
6 | The Decider Has Spoken | Silver Team | Red Team | Purple Team | Green Team | Brian vs JT | Conquer The Territory | JT | Brian | ||||||
Orange Team | |||||||||||||||
Pink Team | Daniel vs Marks | Marks | Daniel | ||||||||||||
7 | Trash the Mansion | Silver Team | Purple Team | Pink Team | Black Team | Eric vs Nico | Shop Till You Drop | Nico | Eric | ||||||
Alex vs Anthony | Alex | Anthony | |||||||||||||
8 | The Biggest Baller | Black Team | Blue Team | Purple Team | Red Team | Brittany vs Marks | Can't Stop, Won't Stop! | Brittany | Marks | ||||||
Jake S vs JT | JT | Jake S | |||||||||||||
9 | 5 Point Nomination | Nominations Week: Account Holders were given 5 points to nominate 2 players. The 5 with the most nomination points would be placed in the Vault. | Alex, Derek, Joel, Nico, Riley | Mr. Popularity | Alex, Derek, Nico, Riley | Jake B (Removed) | |||||||||
Joel was automatically nominated for failing to vote. | Joel | ||||||||||||||
10 | The Auction | Derek, Nico, Steven | Alex | JT | Andy | Andy vs Brittany vs JT | Match Me A Win | Brittany and JT | Andy | ||||||
Brittany | |||||||||||||||
11 | For The Record | Derek and Steven | Brittany | JT | Josh (POV) |
JT vs Tyler | Risky Trivia | JT | Tyler | ||||||
Tyler | |||||||||||||||
12 | Tax Collector | JT and Steven | Brittany | Nico | Alex | Alex vs Nico vs Riley | 1991 To Victory | Alex and Riley | Nico | ||||||
Riley | |||||||||||||||
13 | Radioactive Mine | Derek | Alex | Riley | JT | Riley vs JT | Knight Moves | JT | Riley | ||||||
14 | ABC...It's Easy As 123 | Steven | Brittany | JT | Alex | JT vs Alex | Roll With It | JT | Alex | ||||||
15 | Change In The Jar | Derek | Compete For Safety Round: Inner Circle eliminates between one of the two last placers in the challenge | Josh and JT | None | Josh | JT | ||||||||
The Jury Votes | The Jury Vote: The 8 most recently eliminated players return to the game to eliminate one of the remaining account holders | Brittany, Derek, Josh, Steven | None | Brittany, Josh, Steven | Derek | ||||||||||
16 | Around the Mansion | Steven | Final Teller Challenge 2nd Place- Brittany 3rd Place- Josh |
Episode Progress
Contestants | Challenges | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||||||
Breakdown | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Steven | 7th | SAFE | AFS | WIN | SAFE | 6th | SAFE | AFS | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER | |||
Brittany | 6th | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | VAULT | 7th | AFS | AFS | SAFE | VAULT | SAFE | VAULT | AFS | AFS | SAFE | AFS | SAFE | SAFE | RUNNER-UP | |||
Josh | 4th | VAULT | AFS | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | POV | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | THIRD PLACE | ||||
Derek | 11th | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | 8th | AFS | WIN | WIN | SAFE | VAULT | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | OUT | ||||
JT | 9th | VAULT | AFS | SAFE | VAULT | 10th | SAFE | VAULT | AFS | VAULT | SAFE | VAULT | VAULT | WIN | VAULT | VAULT | OUT | |||||
Alex | 10th | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | 5th | WIN | SAFE | VAULT | WIN | VAULT | AFS | SAFE | VAULT | AFS | OUT | ||||||
Riley | 22nd | VAULT | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | 9th | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | VAULT | SAFE | SAFE | VAULT | OUT | |||||||
Nico | 2nd | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | VAULT | 4th | SAFE | AFS | VAULT | WIN | VAULT | WIN | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
Tyler | 26th | VAULT | AFS | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | AFS | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||
Andy | 20th | WIN | VAULT | VAULT | SAFE | 1st | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | AFS | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||
Joel | 27th | SAFE | AFS | WIN | SAFE | AFS | WIN | WIN | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||||
Jake B | 12th | AFS | WIN | AFS | VAULT | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | AFS | OUT | ||||||||||||
Jake S | 8th | AFS | WIN | AFS | SAFE | AFS | AFS | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||||
Marks | 13th | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | VAULT | AFS | OUT | |||||||||||||
Eric | 5th | AFS | VAULT | AFS | VAULT | WIN | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||||||
Anthony | 1st | AFS | VAULT | AFS | SAFE | SAFE | AFS | OUT | ||||||||||||||
Daniel | 21st | SAFE | SAFE | VAULT | SAFE | VAULT | OUT | |||||||||||||||
Brian | 24th | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | VAULT | OUT | |||||||||||||||
Jacob | 16th | SAFE | SAFE | VAULT | SAFE | 2nd | OUT | |||||||||||||||
Robert | 3rd | AFS | WIN | AFS | SAFE | 3rd | OUT | |||||||||||||||
Janet | 15th | SAFE | AFS | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
Andrea | 19th | WIN | VAULT | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
Jet | 14th | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
Saxon | 18th | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
Ahmir | 23rd | AFS | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
Jabbar | 25th | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||
DJ | 17th | OUT |
Key | |
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WINNER | The Winner of The Banker |
RUNNER-UP | The Runner-Up of The Banker |
WIN | This person won the Teller Challenge and was a part of the Inner Circle. |
AFS | This person won the Auction for Safety and earned immunity for the round. |
VAULT | This person was sent to the Vault, had to compete, but won the Vault Challenge and remained in the game. |
VAULT | This person was sent to the Vault, but was spared from competing in the Vault Challenge. |
OUT | This person was eliminated after losing the Vault Challenge. |
Voting History
Account Holders | Episodes | Total Votes Received | |||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |||
Steven | 3- Green | 1- Purple | Inner Circle | 4- Daniel 1- Nico |
1- Green | 1- Black | 1- Black | 4- Red | 3- Brittany 2- Nico |
Inner Circle | Inner Circle | Inner Circle | 5- JT | Inner Circle | N/A | N/A | 04 |
Brittany | 1- Black | 2- Purple | 2- Blue | 3- Eric 2- Riley |
1- Green | 1- Black | 1- Black | 4- Silver | 1- Riley 4- Derek |
1- Riley 1- Andy |
1- Josh | 2- Alex | 3- Josh | 1- Josh | N/A | N/A | 82 |
Josh | 1- Red | 2- Purple | 3- Blue | 3- Daniel 2- Andy |
2- Green | 1- Black | 2- Black | 2- Red | 3- Jake B 2- Riley |
2- Brittany | DNV | 5- Alex | 5- JT | 5- Alex | RISK | N/A | 43 |
Derek | 1- Black | 1- Purple | 1- Blue | 4- Eric 1- Anthony |
1- Green | Inner Circle | Inner Circle | 5- Red | 3- Brittany 2- Riley |
Inner Circle | Inner Circle | 3- Riley | Inner Circle | 5- Alex | Inner Circle JT |
N/A | 28 |
JT | DNV | 3- Purple | 1- Blue | 10- Failed To Vote |
1- Green | VAULT | 3- Black | VAULT | 3- Riley 2- Steven |
VAULT | VAULT | Inner Circle | 1- Josh | VAULT | RISK | E- Derek A- Brittany |
47 |
Alex | 1- Red | 1- Red | DNV | 3- Riley 2- Janet |
Inner Circle | 3- Green | 5- Blue | Inner Circle | 3- JT 2- Jake B |
1- Andy | 1- Tyler | 5- Josh | 1- JT | 7- Josh | OUT | E- Derek A- Josh |
57 |
Riley | VAULT | 1- Red | 5- Red | 3- Jake B 2- Rob |
5- Green | 5- Green | 3- Black | 4- Silver | 3- Jake B 2- Alex |
DNV | 5- Tyler | DNV (Controlled) |
VAULT | OUT | E- Steven A- Brittany |
30 | |
Nico | 1- Green | 1- Red | 1- Blue | 3- Brittany 2- JT |
1- Green | 1- Green | VAULT | Inner Circle | 4- Derek 1- Joel |
Inner Circle | 1- Josh | VAULT | OUT | E- Brittany A- Steven |
23 | ||
Tyler | 4- Red | 3- Purple | 3- Blue | 3- Andy 2- Daniel |
2- Green | 1- Black | 2- Black | 3- Red 2- Silver |
3- Nico 2- Jake B |
2- Andy 2- Brittany |
1- Riley | OUT | E- Derek A- Josh |
26 | |||
Andy | Inner Circle | VAULT | 3- Red | 3- Jake S 2- Jake B |
1- Green | 1- Black | 2- Black | 3- Red | 3- Alex 2- Riley |
DNV | OUT | DNV | 40 | ||||
Joel | 4- Green | 1- Red | Inner Circle | 3- Nico 2- Jake S |
1- Green | Inner Circle | Inner Circle | 5- Red | 10- Failed To Vote |
OUT | E- Josh A- Derek |
26 | |||||
Jake B | 1- Black | Inner Circle | 1- Blue | 3- Nico 2- Janet |
1- Green | 1- Black | 3- Black | 1- Gold | 3- Alex 2- Nico |
OUT | E- Brittany A- Steven |
30 | |||||
Jake S | 1- Black | Inner Circle | 1- Blue | 3- Nico 2- Janet |
1- Green | 1- Black | 1- Black | 5- Silver | OUT | E- Steven A- Brittany |
31 | ||||||
Marks | DNV | 1- Purple | 3- Blue | 2- Eric 3- Riley |
2- Green | VAULT | 1- Black | VAULT | OUT | 37 | |||||||
Eric | 1- Red | 2- Red | 2- Red | 4- Brittany 1- Brian |
Inner Circle | 2- Green | 5- Blue | OUT | 62 | ||||||||
Anthony | 1- Red | 3- Red | 1- Red | 4- Brittany 1- Andy |
1- Green | 1- Green | VAULT | OUT | 24 | ||||||||
Daniel | 1- Green | 1- Red | VAULT | 3- Jake B 2- Jake S |
1- Pink | 1- Black | OUT | 47 | |||||||||
Brian | 1- Green | 2- Purple | 1- Blue | 3- Eric 2- Riley |
VAULT | 3- Black | OUT | 50 | |||||||||
Jacob | 1- Green | 1- Red | VAULT | 3- Jake B 2- Jake S |
1- Pink | OUT | 26 | ||||||||||
Robert | 1- Black | Inner Circle | 1- Blue | 2- Nico 3- Janet |
VAULT | OUT | 02 | ||||||||||
Janet | 5- Green | 3- Red | Inner Circle | 10- Failed To Vote |
OUT | 19 | |||||||||||
Andrea | Inner Circle | VAULT | 3- Red | OUT | 18 | ||||||||||||
Jet | 2- Green | 4- Purple | VAULT | OUT | 05 | ||||||||||||
Saxon | Inner Circle | VAULT | OUT | 00 | |||||||||||||
Ahmir | 1- Red | DNV | OUT | 21 | |||||||||||||
Jabbar | VAULT | OUT | 00 | ||||||||||||||
DJ | VAULT | OUT | 00 |