Cynthia was initially doing very well in the first couple days of the game. She had become part of the first alliance of the game known as the The Formation and was cementing quick bonds in particular with Carson Kressley and Teddi Mellencamp. Cynthia benefited from the first twist of the season, getting the “Mon Won” hat to guarantee she would avoid being the first evicted. Teddi, however, was not so lucky. Feeling she and Carson were out on an island, Cynthia was able to survive as the opposition when the Athlete's Alliance began to turn on each other. And even when it looked like Cynthia may have been in trouble in the third eviction, Shanna Moakler drew a line in the sand when she used the veto on Carson, affirming her loyalty to their duo.
When Carson won HoH, Cynthia was ready to get some revenge on Miesha Tate. But Todrick Hall made a last-ditch effort to protect his closest ally, saying Shanna had been working with them and was playing both sides. Clouded by her relationship with Todrick and her previously existing suspicions on Shanna, Cynthia surprisingly bought into the pitch. She got Carson involved, and things built to a fever where they ended up backdooring their only other ally in the house. Cynthia, of course, wasn’t aware of the ramifications, ready to move forward with a new final four deal with Carson, Todrick and Miesha. And unfortunately for her, Miesha and Todrick quickly betrayed Cynthia and Carson when they finally successfully got Carson out the next round. Cynthia tried to mount a campaign against the duo with Lamar Odom and Todd Bridges. But she was literally powerless, as the other two won nearly every single competition in the endgame. At the end, when it mattered most, Cynthia once again lost HoH to Miesha. Miesha unsurprisingly chose to take her closest ally Todrick to the end instead of Cynthia, making Cynthia place third and become the final member of the jury.
