advisor Wyatt's comments towards women in the sports industry came under fire when after it was revealed both Team Synecdoche and Team Victorieux had chosen female athletes, he loudly criticized both choices by saying that male athletes were more likely to promote the sports drink better than a female one could. After an emotional justification from Team Synecdoche's Allie on why she pushed so hard for a female athlete, Wyatt doubled down on his already inflammatory comments and further added fuel to the fire when he attempted to cut her off mid-plea by telling her to "Shut up bitch." After the episode's airing, thousands of women publicly posted their outrage at the comments, and a Change.org petition created to advocate for the removal of Wyatt from the show garnered over 20,000 signatures in the first week. Upon hearing about the news, Olympic athlete Katie Ledecky, (Synecdoche's choice of sponsor for the task) reached out to Allie over social media in order to let her know that her story had touched her, and that Allie was an inspiration to strong female businesswomen everywhere. In further support, Ledecky pledged $20,000 of her own money to Allie's charity in order to further inspire young women everywhere to chase their dreams, no matter how hard the patriarchy tried to shut them out.
