Eleven brand spanking new contestants are about to be treated to an innovation in the group gaming experience. After a successful first season, Inner Circle has been brought back for another go. But this time, a new twist will turn the game upside down.

The Rags to Riches (R2R) twist.
This twist will only occur on pre-selected weeks. Here's how it works. Contestants will be informed that the following week will be a R2R week.
The eviction for that week will occur as normal, a person will be evicted.
But instead of a Grandmaster vote for the next week, the nominee with the second most votes to evict will automatically become the Grandmaster. They will then pick the members of their Inner Circle and the week will continue as normal.

This week puts a new spin on retribution. The previous weeks Grandmaster and Inner Circle will have to do some scrambling, as the person they just put up for elimination will now be in control. Of course, I can think of a few strategies that will let alliances evade the dangers of this twist, but they're risky. I'll let you all figure them out for yourself.

If you have any questions on the twist, let me know.

Now it's time for the Cast Reveal! Congratulations to all of you for making it in.

Season 2 Cast
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Jabbar I. (rabbaj)
Nick J. (NJKoda1998)
Bob S. (tunertin)
Jason K. (jasoncutie7542)
Oakley L. (ofl1998)
Kara K. (k4r4k)
Zach B. (tuter32)
Madison G. (EternalBlossom)
Lisa C. (ThatLoudDodrio)
Jake S. (tundrahenry101)
Jethro S. (Jettsmith7)

Now that you've seen who you will be competing against, let's get things started shall we?

The first Grandmaster vote begins now.

From now between 12:00 PM EST tomorrow, send me a list of your fellow players (not including yourself) ranked from 1 to 10. (1 for who you most want to be Grandmaster, 10 for who you least want to be Grandmaster).

After 24 hours whoever has the highest average score will become the first Grandmaster.
After they are chosen they will only have until the end of the day to select members of their inner circle, so make sure to check sometime after 12:00 PM.

If you do not submit a Grandmaster ranking, you will receive an undisclosed punishment.
Trust me when I say you do not want to be punished in this game.

Good luck competitors.