Thread:TDIFan13/@comment-7985501-20140125072425/@comment-1376932-20140125212755

I don't think the cast was chosen by challenge wins; Sam never even made it to the merge. It was just seven of the most popular contestants from each generation (giving Alejandro and Sierra another chance and excluding Owen), but since RI was such a short season, they didn't know what guy to pick and they... somehow... decided on Sam.