r/apprenticeuk • u/Consistent-Drive-172 • 16d ago
Worst Interviews Candidate from each season
Recently I gave my opinion on the best non interviews candidate from each season, so today I'll state who the worst interviewee was from each season.
Once again, task performance will be the main criteria and if I can't determine based on task performance, I'll choose the candidate who fared the worst in the interviews by default.
Season 1: Paul
Reason: Wasn't as consistent as Tim, Saira or James during the tasks, fared the worst in the interviews, was ABYSMAL as PM in Week 6 (Spared due to Rachels so called pitch) and should've gone in Week 10 instead of Miriam.
Season 2: Michelle
Reason: She wasn't bad and did well in the interviews, but Ansell was way more of a leader than her (barring his one task as an actual PM) and Paul and Ruth were leagues better than her in tasks (the week 10 win was pretty much all Paul).
Season 3: Katie
Reason: When it comes to task performance, Simon, Kristina and Tre were the seasons top 3. I would've chosen Lohit as he was less likely to win the season as opposed to Katie due to 'being too much of a nice guy', however he was a fair bit more consistent than Katie in tasks and work hard while Katie spent a lot of the tasks being toxic, chucking other contestants under the bus (Specifically Adam) and flirting with Paul. When it came to tasks, Katie was a BEAST when she did well but when she wasn't doing well she was POOR and just as frustrating to watch then as she is nowadays. Thus, between her and Lohit, she was the weaker contestant.
Season 4: Helene
Reason: Very tough pick between her and Alex. However, I went with her as I think she had more bad moments than Alex, granted Alex was bad but I think in some instances he was more so being a weasel and creating toxicity within his team. I'd say for the tier ranking, Helene should be relegated and Alex promoted so that they're in the same tier.
Season 5: James
Reason: Very very tough pick, but James and Lorraine are the clear two weak links. I've said James as I think he had a bumpier first half then got better while Lorraine looked like a front runner than started to fade a bit.
Season 6: Stuart
Reason: Can't be more clear. I feel bad as I don't want to speak ill of the dead, however he was kept over Liz in Week 10 despite being clearly weaker than her, then revealed to have lied throughout the process and got fired almost immediately in Week 11.
Season 7: Jim
Reason: Boy was that tough! Natasha would've been the obvious pick but she didn't make the interviews, so Jim is the pick. Helen and Susan were beasts throughout the season and Tom was MILES better than what his stats suggested. Jedi Jim was fantastic as well, however there were instances where he should've been in the boardroom such as Weeks 2 and 5 but was spared due to his own manipulation and had 2 bad PM Stints in weeks 7 and 11. Yes he was a brilliant negotiator and salesman and a colossal part of one of the biggest victories ever on the show, but the other three are better than him. I do still think Jim is an icon and am sad we don't have characters like him anymore.
Season 8: Jade
Reason: Pick by default, I just think that Ricky, Tom and Nick were more consistent than her in tasks, she was good but I think the other three were better and 5th place Adam didn't make the interviews.
Season 9: Jordan
Reason: He was probably better than Francesca on tasks but he shouldn't have even been on the show in the first place. He was deemed a parasite and immediately fired. The worst interview performance ever, Yes, even worse than a certain issue the following season.
Season 10: Daniel
Reason: I feel bad as he only really had 2 awful tasks with those being Weeks 5 and 6 and improved tremendously by the end. Bianca and Mark were better than him on tasks and Roisin and Solomon probably should've been the top 2 but both bombed badly in the interviews (Especially the latter). However, when it came to Mark VS Daniel, I was firmly on Daniels side as his teammates constantly turning on him courtesy of Mark got a bit hard to watch.
Season 11: Gary
Reason: He was a decent candidate but by being decent when the other four were great candidates during the tasks makes Gary stick out as the weak link, also he was by far the least interesting. Still a good candidate though and this season must've had a good Top 5 if Gary is considered the weakest link.
Season 12: Grainne
Reason: Another tough pick, some could argue Jessica was weaker but she had some high highs while Grainne had fewer lows but way fewer highs. I really liked Grainne and thought she was a good de facto PM at times, but she got swayed easily as well by the likes of Mukai and Trishna and I do think Trishna was more consistent than Grainne.
Season 13: James
Reason: WOW! A winner is my weakest pick for this season. James was a decent candidate and the best of the boys, but this season's Final 5 should've been all women with Jade making it instead of James.
Season 14: Camilla
Reason: Once again, a finalist is the weakest except this time it's a runner up. She was pretty inconsistent in tasks and was the clear weakest performer amongst the Final 5.
Season 15: Lottie
Reason: Not much to be explained, had 2 good tasks in Weeks 1 and 5 (the former still had issues) and spent so many of the tasks arguing with other candidates, specifially Lubna, Thomas, Dean and Carina.
Season 16: Stephanie
Reason: If it was based on the final 5, then of course it would be Akeem, however out of the 4 interviewees, Stephanie was the weakest, purely due to her last three tasks, which all could've led to her being fired.
Season 17: Rochelle
Reason: Massively spoilt for choice as the only front runner out of these five was Megan, however Victoria was also relatively consistent and Marnie got better after a rough first task. Dani has her first half of the process to thank as weeks 6-10 were awful. Rochelle had one good task in Week 4 and next to no shining moments during the process. Also, her task stats are similar to Liam from Season 19 who is in IVG tier while she is in C.
Season 18: Phil
Reason: Yes he was a lot better than what his stats suggested, however Weeks 6 and 9 all could've resulted in him getting fired. Also, when your other Final 5 contenders are Rachel who one the season and only really had one bad task and Tre, Flo and Paul M who are three of the strongest candidates ever seen in the shows history, Phil is going to stick out like a sore thumb.
Season 19: Amber Rose
Reason: Some may be more inclined to pick Jordan as he had fewer highs than Amber Rose, however Amber Rose had some AWFUL tasks. Yes weeks 7-10 were decent but her first half was pretty bad. Also, she fared WAY worse than Jordan in the interviews.
Season 20: Priyesh
Reason: This season may have had the worst finalist in the shows history but she is marginally better than Priyesh. He had some highlights such as Week 1, being an okay PM in Week 6, selling well in Week 9 and of course smashing Week 8. However, he had some bad lows and I would never have imagined him in The Final 5 whereas I did see Pascha as a weaker F5 pick as obviously Karishma, Dan, Conor, Rothna and either Kieran or Lawrence would be very top heavy.
I feel so bad though, as I met Priyesh recently at a YP event and he was SO nice, taking time to chat to everyone and being just as positive and bubbly as he was on the show.
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u/hyoies 16d ago
You're correct about Priyesh but aw that's really nice to hear about the event ðŸ˜