Former casts from select seasons of MTV's The Real World and The Challenge competed with the hopes of winning a piece of the $250,000 grand prize.[1] This is the first season since season 12 that does not include any cast members from The Real World: Key West.
The season premiered with a special 90 minutes episode on September 19, 2012, and concluded its run on December 19, 2012, with the reunion episode.[2]
8 teams of 4 competed in this season of The Challenge. Most teams were formed from Housemates from the same season of The Real World. In a minor twist, the Las Vegas team was composed of two Housemates each from the two Las Vegas-based seasons of The Real World. Additionally (due to the pre-production disqualification of a Real World: Sydney team[b]), an 8th team consisted solely of Fresh Meat (contestants who debuted on The Challenge) was introduced at the First Challenge.
During each Challenge, teams will compete in order to become the Power Team, who will have the ability to place one team of their decision into the Arena. The other couple going into the Arena will be that day's Challenge losers. Once in the Arena, a team must decide one male-female pair to compete, and have the potential to go home with no money. The losing pair in the Arena will go home, and leave their team short two players. Teams can compete with only two players, and have potential to make a greater share of the final's $250,000.[1][2]
Three seasons will be represented in the final challenge. First place wins $250,000, second-place wins $50,000 and third-place wins $40,000.[1]
Gameplay
Challenge games
Don't Cross Me: There are four giant beams shaped like two crosses suspended 25 feet above the water, with ladders coming down from the edges. The object is to cross the beams, meet at the center, then climb back down the ladders until all team members reach the markers. If one player falls off the ladder or the beams, that player, along with their teammate on the other side, has to start over at the bottom of the ladder. The team that crosses the beams and climbs down the ladders in the fastest time becomes the power team, while the team with the slowest time is automatically sent to the Arena.[1]
Winner:Team Cancun
Runners-up:Team Las Vegas
Oil Change: Players from two opposing teams have to wrestle each other out of a square pit filled with olive oil, alternating between male and female. A team wins if one player from the opposing team makes contact with a boundary surrounding the pit. The player that wins the wrestling match collects one of four puzzle pieces needed to complete their team icon, and gets to choose the match for the next round. If nobody wins a watch within a 10-minute time limit, the match ends in a draw with no puzzle pieces earned. The first team to collect four puzzle pieces becomes the power team; however, the challenge continues until the last team that fails to collect all of their puzzle pieces is automatically sent to the Arena.[7]
Winner:Team San Diego
Runners-up:Team New Orleans
Hook, Line & Sinker: A platform is suspended from a structure 30 feet above water, and teams have to advance from one side of the platform to the other using metal hooks and foot holds. A team is disqualified if one player falls into the water or does not make it to the end within a 10-minute time limit. The team that makes it to the end of the platform in the fastest time becomes the new power team, while the team with the slowest time is automatically sent to the Arena.[8]
Winner:Team Las Vegas
Runners-up:Team Cancun
Don't Weigh Me Down: Teams have to hold up a large basket attached to a rope from a platform. Each team is split in half — one half of the team is standing atop their designated platform holding up their basket, while the other half runs to a rockpile, and deposits heavy rocks in their opponents' baskets. The players atop the platform have to keep their baskets from touching the ground for as long as possible, while opposing players try to "weigh down" their opponents' baskets with the heavy rocks. The team whose basket touches the ground first is automatically sent to the Arena, while the last team to keep their basket full of rocks from touching ground level wins Power Team.[9]
Winner:Team Cancun
Runners-up:Team Las Vegas
Chairman of the Board: One member of each team sits on a chair on a platform suspended 30 feet above water. Host T. J. Lavin asks each player a trivia question based on categories like sports, U.S. currency, previous Challenges, Real World seasons, and spelling. At the end of each round, if a player has fallen and still has teammates left, another team member may take their place on the platform. The first team to lose all members is automatically sent to the Arena, while the last team with a player on the platform wins power team. (Note: Trishelle did not participate in this challenge due to dehydration, leaving Team Las Vegas with one less team member.)[10]
Winner:Team San Diego
Runners-up:Team Brooklyn
Insane Games: This challenge consists of a series of games: "Chariot Race," "Egg Drop," "Ear Pull," a Winner's Playoff and "Fish Head." The team that finishes last in the first two games will compete in a loser's bracket at the end in order to avoid the Arena.
"Chariot Race": One guy from each team has to act as a "horse," and pull a sled with his teammates inside the sled. The player pulling the sled has to wear a horse mask, which will make it hard to see, and will require communication from the entire team. Last-place finisher: Team Brooklyn.
"Egg Drop": One guy and one girl from each team is chosen to toss eggs over a 10-foot wall. One player on the other side of the wall wears a collar around his/her head (shaped like an oversize funnel), and has to catch the egg in their collar. The first team to catch six eggs in their collar wins. Last-place finisher: Team St. Thomas.
"Ear Pull": One player per team sits on a pair of logs, and has to pull a two-foot string from their opponent's ear by only using their own ears and faces. The game in played in same-gender rounds, in a best 2 out of 3. The top two teams advance to a playoff round for a chance to win Power Team. Top two finishers: Team Las Vegas and Team New Orleans.
Winner's playoff: Teams Las Vegas and New Orleans compete in a jousting race. Teams approach each other in opposite directions on a track, with a wooden rail in the middle. The riders in the chariot have to knock their opponent off their chariot. The first team to do so wins Power Team.
Loser's round - "Fish Head": One player from each team has to knock their opponent off a platform, using a 15-pound fish. The game is played in same-gender rounds. If teams are tied after the first two rounds, a sudden-death round is played, in which T. J. Lavin flips a coin to determine which gender will compete. The losing team is automatically sent to the Arena. Losing team: Team St. Thomas.[11]
Insane Games Winner:Team New Orleans
Runners-up:Team Las Vegas
Logged Out: Each team has to solve a simple memory game while hiking up a tall mountain. Each team starts at the foot of the mountain, where the first station shows the 9 pieces that solve the puzzle. They then must hike up to the second station, where there are 13 logs with pictures of the pieces; each team must carry the logs to the top of the mountain and reassemble them in the right position. Everyone must stay together at all times. The first team to get the puzzle right wins Power Team, while the team that fails to complete their puzzle is automatically sent to the Arena.[12]
Winner:Team Brooklyn
Runners-up:Team Cancun
Hunger Games: T. J. Lavin will show each team a food item which must be consumed. Each team will write an estimation of how much of that food item they can eat; the team with the highest estimation will be required to eat said item. If the team fails, they will move onto the loser's round. If the team wins, they will choose another team to enter the loser's round, and their team will advance to the winner's round. A team is disqualified if even one team member vomits. The two losing teams will compete head-to-head to each as much food as possible within two minutes to decide the losing team. The two winning teams will compete head-to-head to each as much food as possible within two minutes to decide the new Power Team, while the team who loses the loser's round is automatically sent to the Arena.[13]
Winner:Team Brooklyn
Runners-up:Team St. Thomas
Abandon Ship: Teams have to race a life raft from a ship to the shore. First, at least one player has to pull off three buoys from a line resting 25, 20 and 15 feet below the surface of the life raft buoy, which is five feet below the water. After the last buoy is pulled, the life raft immediately inflates above the water, and each team races in their life raft to the shore. A team is given a five-minute penalty is a player does not pull off a buoy before a teammate jumps off the ship into the water. The team that advances their life raft to the shore in the fastest time wins Power Team, while the team with the slowest time is automatically sent to the Arena.[14]
Winner:Team San Diego
Runners-up:Team Brooklyn
Force Field: Teams have to push each other off a platform that is placed in the center of a mud pit, by using large, inflatable inner tubes. The challenge is played in two different rounds — one for each gender, as well as with a point system, ranging from zero to 80 points. A team is disqualified if they fall down within the platform three times. The first team to be knocked off the platform (during a gender-designated round) will get zero points, while the second, third and fourth teams knocked off receive 20, 40 and 60 points, respectively. The last team standing gets 80 points and wins the round for their team. The same process continues in the second gender-designated round until the team that accumulates the most points in both rounds becomes the new Power Team, while the team that accumulates the fewest combined points is automatically sent to the Arena.[15]
Winner:Team San Diego
Runners-up:Team St. Thomas
Sling Shot: One player from each team is towed on a launch ramp from a four-wheeler that is driven by their teammate. Once that player is launched into the water, he/she has to swim to a dock in the middle of a lake, ring a bell, then swim back to the shore. Teams with four players will have two timings merged into one. The team with the fastest average time not only becomes the new Power Team, but is also guaranteed a spot in the finals, while the team with the slowest time is automatically sent to the Arena.[16]
Winner:Team Las Vegas
Runners-up:Team Brooklyn
Arena games
There are four games in the Arena: Physical, Mental, Strategy, and Endurance. This game is selected by the Power Team after they reveal their choice to go into the Arena. However, the same game cannot be used more than once until each of the other games have been used.[1]
Hall Brawl (Physical): Played in same-gender heats, players must run through a narrow hallway past another contestant to ring a bell. The players who ring the bell first in the best two out of three heats, wins the elimination.[1][13]
Played by:Cara Maria & Eric vs. Lacey & Wes and Sam & Zach vs. CJ & Jasmine
Balls Out (Endurance): Players have to slide 25 silver balls over a wall towards their opponents side of the field. The players with the fewest balls on their field wins the elimination.[7][10][14]
Played by:Danny & Melinda vs. Camila & Eric, McKenzie & Preston vs. Chet & Sarah, and Robb & Marie vs. Alton & Nany
Knot So Fast (Strategy): Players have 10 minutes to create as many knots using feet of rope within a dome shaped structure. After those 10 minutes are up, players must untie their opponents' knots. The players who untie the other team's knots first wins the elimination.[8][11][16]
Played by:Brandon & Cara Maria vs. Chet & Sarah, Laura & Trey vs. Dustin & Nany and Ashley & Frank vs. Derek & Jonna
Water Torture (Mental): The guys are hanging from a rope system connected to their female partner by their ankles. The object is for the guys to submerge themselves into a water tank and hold their breath for as long as possible, which pulls the girls up the rope allowing them to solve a memory game. The first team to complete their puzzle wins the elimination.[9][12][15]
Played by:Devyn & JD vs. Eric & Camila, Jemmye & Knight vs. Sam & Zach, and Dustin & Trishelle vs. Robb & Marie
Final challenge
The first phase of the final challenge begins with players from each team parachuting from a plane to ground level on the Namibian desert. Each team then sprints through the desert to their first checkpoint, "Mind Field," in which each team has a 20-minute time limit to align nine numbers on a 3x3 grid to where each number equals 15 in each direction. After a team has correctly aligned the numbers, they can push a red button, which will detonate the designated "mine field" and enable a team to hop aboard a helicopter, which will take them over the mountains to the next checkpoint, "Rung Out." Players from each team must swing a ring roped to a hook toward a pole until one player successfully hooks the ring to the pole. If a player misses, he/she has to take a drink of warm camel milk. The next checkpoint is "Get Tired," in which each team must use multiple poles and ropes in order to carry a series of tires through the desert — for the four-player teams, it is eight tires; for the only two-player team, it is four tires. A helicopter takes each team to the last checkpoint of the first phase, "Camel Nap," in which all but one player from each team must stand within a small designated rectangle in the sand, and supervise a camel overnight in a tent, while one team member gets to sleep by a nearby campfire. A team is assessed a one-minute penalty to begin the second phase of the final challenge if one team member steps out of the rectangle for any reason while supervising the camel. The first team to arrive the "Camel Nap" checkpoint earns a 10-minute headstart, the second-place team earns a five-minute headstart, while the third-place team does not earn a headstart. After racing through numerous sand dunes, the first checkpoint of the second phase is "Hallucination Station," in which each team must locate words from a large chart from a distance of 15 feet in order to match an answer key needed to unlock wooden crates that each team will use at the "Sand Shift" checkpoint, in which each team must use the crates to transfer sand into their designated containers several feet away. Once the containers have been filled with sand, the final section is a race to the top of a sand dune, with a flag at the end, in which the first-place team wins $250,000, the second-place team wins $50,000, and the third-place team wins $40,000.[17]
The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons Winner:Team San Diego
The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons Reunion was aired on December 19, 2012, after the season finale. The episode featured Jonny Moseley, one of previous sporadic presenters of the series, who had not previously appeared on The Challenge since its 9th season. The cast members who attended the reunion were: Ashley, Frank, Sam, Zach, Alton, Dustin, Nany, Trishelle, Chet, Devyn, JD, Sarah, Derek, Jonna, Marie & Robb.[22]
Notes
^ abcdeDuring the "Water Torture" Arena at the beginning of Episode 5, Eric grew frustrated and quit when he determined that his weight prevented him from competing in the Arena, despite being in the lead. As a result, Team Fresh Meat was disqualified, and Team Brooklyn was declared the winner by default.[10]
^ abKellyAnne Judd, Dunbar Merrill, Ashli Robson, and Isaac Stout from The Real World: Sydney were originally cast, and flew out to Turkey to participate. However, they were removed prior to the start of the first challenge. The producers claimed that Stout did not pass his medical test, and they were replaced by the Fresh Meat team. Stout claims his doctor has told him that they have no idea how the producer claimed that and that Stout was in good health.[4][5][6]
^ abcAs the Nominated team was unable to choose two of their own players to enter the Arena, the Power Team in each episode chose for them.[7][8][12]
References
^ abcdef"Episode 1: "Tis The Season" – Video at MTV.com". MTV.
^ ab"The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons at MTV.com". MTV.
^ ab"The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons Cast Bios". MTV.
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Not to be confused with Real World Road Rules Challenge Battle of the Seasons The Challenge Battle of the Seasons is the 23rd season of the MTV reality game show The Challenge Although sharing the same name as the show s 5th season Battle of the Seasons unlike other sequel seasons is not distinguished as part II as the Season has a completely different format The season took place in Bodrum Turkey and Swakopmund amp Windhoek Namibia Battle of the SeasonsSeason 23Presented byT J LavinNo of contestants32WinnersAshley Kelsey Frank Sweeney Sam McGinn Zach NicholsLocationBodrum Turkey Swakopmund amp Windhoek NamibiaCountry of originUnited StatesNo of episodes13 Reunion Included ReleaseOriginal networkMTVOriginal releaseSeptember 19 2012 09 19 December 19 2012 2012 12 19 Season chronology PreviousBattle of the ExesNext Rivals IIFormer casts from select seasons of MTV s The Real World and The Challenge competed with the hopes of winning a piece of the 250 000 grand prize 1 This is the first season since season 12 that does not include any cast members from The Real World Key West The season premiered with a special 90 minutes episode on September 19 2012 and concluded its run on December 19 2012 with the reunion episode 2 Contents 1 Contestants 1 1 Teams 2 Format 3 Gameplay 3 1 Challenge games 3 2 Arena games 3 3 Final challenge 4 Game summary 4 1 Elimination chart 4 2 Arena progress 5 Episodes 5 1 Reunion special 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksContestants EditMale contestants 3 Original season FinishFrank Sweeney The Real World San Diego 2011 WinnerZach Nichols The Real World San Diego 2011 WinnerDustin Zito The Real World Las Vegas 2011 Runner upChet Cannon The Real World Brooklyn Third placeJD Ordonez The Real World Brooklyn Third placeDerek Chavez The Real World Cancun Episode 11Robb Schreiber The Real World St Thomas Episode 10Alton Williams The Real World Las Vegas 2002 Episode 9CJ Koegel The Real World Cancun Episode 8Ryan Knight The Real World New Orleans 2010 Episode 7Trey Weatherholtz The Real World St Thomas Episode 6Preston Charles The Real World New Orleans 2010 Episode 5Eric Banks Real World Road Rules Challenge Fresh Meat Episode 4 5 a Brandon Nelson The Challenge Fresh Meat II Episode 3Danny Jamieson The Real World Austin Episode 2Wes Bergmann The Real World Austin Episode 1 Female contestants 3 Original season FinishAshley Kelsey The Real World San Diego 2011 WinnerSam McGinn The Real World San Diego 2011 WinnerTrishelle Cannatella The Real World Las Vegas 2002 Runner upDevyn Simone The Real World Brooklyn Third placeSarah Rice The Real World Brooklyn Third placeJonna Mannion The Real World Cancun Episode 11Marie Roda The Real World St Thomas Episode 10Nany Gonzalez The Real World Las Vegas 2011 Episode 9Jasmine Reynaud The Real World Cancun Episode 8Jemmye Carroll The Real World New Orleans 2010 Episode 7Laura Waller The Real World St Thomas Episode 6McKenzie Coburn The Real World New Orleans 2010 Episode 5Camila Nakagawa Spring Break Challenge Episode 4 5 a Cara Maria Sorbello The Challenge Fresh Meat II Episode 3Melinda Stolp The Real World Austin Episode 2Lacey Buehler The Real World Austin Episode 1Teams Edit 8 teams of 4 competed in this season of The Challenge Most teams were formed from Housemates from the same season of The Real World In a minor twist the Las Vegas team was composed of two Housemates each from the two Las Vegas based seasons of The Real World Additionally due to the pre production disqualification of a Real World Sydney team b an 8th team consisted solely of Fresh Meat contestants who debuted on The Challenge was introduced at the First Challenge Team Teammates Team Austin Danny Jamieson Lacey Buehler Melinda Stolp Wes Bergmann Team Brooklyn Chet Cannon Devyn Simone JD Ordonez Sarah Rice Team Cancun CJ Koegel Derek Chavez Jasmine Reynaud Jonna Mannion Team Fresh Meat b Brandon Nelson Camila Nakagawa Cara Maria Sorbello Eric Banks Team Las Vegas Alton Williams Dustin Zito Nany Gonzalez Trishelle Cannatella Team New Orleans Jemmye Carroll Ryan Knight McKenzie Coburn Preston Roberson Charles Team San Diego Ashley Kelsey Frank Sweeney Sam McGinn Zach Nichols Team St Thomas Laura Waller Marie Roda Robb Schreiber Trey WeatherholtzFormat EditDuring each Challenge teams will compete in order to become the Power Team who will have the ability to place one team of their decision into the Arena The other couple going into the Arena will be that day s Challenge losers Once in the Arena a team must decide one male female pair to compete and have the potential to go home with no money The losing pair in the Arena will go home and leave their team short two players Teams can compete with only two players and have potential to make a greater share of the final s 250 000 1 2 Three seasons will be represented in the final challenge First place wins 250 000 second place wins 50 000 and third place wins 40 000 1 Gameplay EditChallenge games Edit Don t Cross Me There are four giant beams shaped like two crosses suspended 25 feet above the water with ladders coming down from the edges The object is to cross the beams meet at the center then climb back down the ladders until all team members reach the markers If one player falls off the ladder or the beams that player along with their teammate on the other side has to start over at the bottom of the ladder The team that crosses the beams and climbs down the ladders in the fastest time becomes the power team while the team with the slowest time is automatically sent to the Arena 1 Winner Team Cancun Runners up Team Las Vegas Oil Change Players from two opposing teams have to wrestle each other out of a square pit filled with olive oil alternating between male and female A team wins if one player from the opposing team makes contact with a boundary surrounding the pit The player that wins the wrestling match collects one of four puzzle pieces needed to complete their team icon and gets to choose the match for the next round If nobody wins a watch within a 10 minute time limit the match ends in a draw with no puzzle pieces earned The first team to collect four puzzle pieces becomes the power team however the challenge continues until the last team that fails to collect all of their puzzle pieces is automatically sent to the Arena 7 Winner Team San Diego Runners up Team New Orleans Hook Line amp Sinker A platform is suspended from a structure 30 feet above water and teams have to advance from one side of the platform to the other using metal hooks and foot holds A team is disqualified if one player falls into the water or does not make it to the end within a 10 minute time limit The team that makes it to the end of the platform in the fastest time becomes the new power team while the team with the slowest time is automatically sent to the Arena 8 Winner Team Las Vegas Runners up Team Cancun Don t Weigh Me Down Teams have to hold up a large basket attached to a rope from a platform Each team is split in half one half of the team is standing atop their designated platform holding up their basket while the other half runs to a rockpile and deposits heavy rocks in their opponents baskets The players atop the platform have to keep their baskets from touching the ground for as long as possible while opposing players try to weigh down their opponents baskets with the heavy rocks The team whose basket touches the ground first is automatically sent to the Arena while the last team to keep their basket full of rocks from touching ground level wins Power Team 9 Winner Team Cancun Runners up Team Las Vegas Chairman of the Board One member of each team sits on a chair on a platform suspended 30 feet above water Host T J Lavin asks each player a trivia question based on categories like sports U S currency previous Challenges Real World seasons and spelling At the end of each round if a player has fallen and still has teammates left another team member may take their place on the platform The first team to lose all members is automatically sent to the Arena while the last team with a player on the platform wins power team Note Trishelle did not participate in this challenge due to dehydration leaving Team Las Vegas with one less team member 10 Winner Team San Diego Runners up Team Brooklyn Insane Games This challenge consists of a series of games Chariot Race Egg Drop Ear Pull a Winner s Playoff and Fish Head The team that finishes last in the first two games will compete in a loser s bracket at the end in order to avoid the Arena Chariot Race One guy from each team has to act as a horse and pull a sled with his teammates inside the sled The player pulling the sled has to wear a horse mask which will make it hard to see and will require communication from the entire team Last place finisher Team Brooklyn Egg Drop One guy and one girl from each team is chosen to toss eggs over a 10 foot wall One player on the other side of the wall wears a collar around his her head shaped like an oversize funnel and has to catch the egg in their collar The first team to catch six eggs in their collar wins Last place finisher Team St Thomas Ear Pull One player per team sits on a pair of logs and has to pull a two foot string from their opponent s ear by only using their own ears and faces The game in played in same gender rounds in a best 2 out of 3 The top two teams advance to a playoff round for a chance to win Power Team Top two finishers Team Las Vegas and Team New Orleans Winner s playoff Teams Las Vegas and New Orleans compete in a jousting race Teams approach each other in opposite directions on a track with a wooden rail in the middle The riders in the chariot have to knock their opponent off their chariot The first team to do so wins Power Team Loser s round Fish Head One player from each team has to knock their opponent off a platform using a 15 pound fish The game is played in same gender rounds If teams are tied after the first two rounds a sudden death round is played in which T J Lavin flips a coin to determine which gender will compete The losing team is automatically sent to the Arena Losing team Team St Thomas 11 Insane Games Winner Team New Orleans Runners up Team Las Vegas Logged Out Each team has to solve a simple memory game while hiking up a tall mountain Each team starts at the foot of the mountain where the first station shows the 9 pieces that solve the puzzle They then must hike up to the second station where there are 13 logs with pictures of the pieces each team must carry the logs to the top of the mountain and reassemble them in the right position Everyone must stay together at all times The first team to get the puzzle right wins Power Team while the team that fails to complete their puzzle is automatically sent to the Arena 12 Winner Team Brooklyn Runners up Team Cancun Hunger Games T J Lavin will show each team a food item which must be consumed Each team will write an estimation of how much of that food item they can eat the team with the highest estimation will be required to eat said item If the team fails they will move onto the loser s round If the team wins they will choose another team to enter the loser s round and their team will advance to the winner s round A team is disqualified if even one team member vomits The two losing teams will compete head to head to each as much food as possible within two minutes to decide the losing team The two winning teams will compete head to head to each as much food as possible within two minutes to decide the new Power Team while the team who loses the loser s round is automatically sent to the Arena 13 Winner Team Brooklyn Runners up Team St Thomas Abandon Ship Teams have to race a life raft from a ship to the shore First at least one player has to pull off three buoys from a line resting 25 20 and 15 feet below the surface of the life raft buoy which is five feet below the water After the last buoy is pulled the life raft immediately inflates above the water and each team races in their life raft to the shore A team is given a five minute penalty is a player does not pull off a buoy before a teammate jumps off the ship into the water The team that advances their life raft to the shore in the fastest time wins Power Team while the team with the slowest time is automatically sent to the Arena 14 Winner Team San Diego Runners up Team Brooklyn Force Field Teams have to push each other off a platform that is placed in the center of a mud pit by using large inflatable inner tubes The challenge is played in two different rounds one for each gender as well as with a point system ranging from zero to 80 points A team is disqualified if they fall down within the platform three times The first team to be knocked off the platform during a gender designated round will get zero points while the second third and fourth teams knocked off receive 20 40 and 60 points respectively The last team standing gets 80 points and wins the round for their team The same process continues in the second gender designated round until the team that accumulates the most points in both rounds becomes the new Power Team while the team that accumulates the fewest combined points is automatically sent to the Arena 15 Winner Team San Diego Runners up Team St Thomas Sling Shot One player from each team is towed on a launch ramp from a four wheeler that is driven by their teammate Once that player is launched into the water he she has to swim to a dock in the middle of a lake ring a bell then swim back to the shore Teams with four players will have two timings merged into one The team with the fastest average time not only becomes the new Power Team but is also guaranteed a spot in the finals while the team with the slowest time is automatically sent to the Arena 16 Winner Team Las Vegas Runners up Team BrooklynArena games Edit There are four games in the Arena Physical Mental Strategy and Endurance This game is selected by the Power Team after they reveal their choice to go into the Arena However the same game cannot be used more than once until each of the other games have been used 1 Hall Brawl Physical Played in same gender heats players must run through a narrow hallway past another contestant to ring a bell The players who ring the bell first in the best two out of three heats wins the elimination 1 13 Played by Cara Maria amp Eric vs Lacey amp Wes and Sam amp Zach vs CJ amp Jasmine Balls Out Endurance Players have to slide 25 silver balls over a wall towards their opponents side of the field The players with the fewest balls on their field wins the elimination 7 10 14 Played by Danny amp Melinda vs Camila amp Eric McKenzie amp Preston vs Chet amp Sarah and Robb amp Marie vs Alton amp Nany Knot So Fast Strategy Players have 10 minutes to create as many knots using feet of rope within a dome shaped structure After those 10 minutes are up players must untie their opponents knots The players who untie the other team s knots first wins the elimination 8 11 16 Played by Brandon amp Cara Maria vs Chet amp Sarah Laura amp Trey vs Dustin amp Nany and Ashley amp Frank vs Derek amp Jonna Water Torture Mental The guys are hanging from a rope system connected to their female partner by their ankles The object is for the guys to submerge themselves into a water tank and hold their breath for as long as possible which pulls the girls up the rope allowing them to solve a memory game The first team to complete their puzzle wins the elimination 9 12 15 Played by Devyn amp JD vs Eric amp Camila Jemmye amp Knight vs Sam amp Zach and Dustin amp Trishelle vs Robb amp MarieFinal challenge Edit The first phase of the final challenge begins with players from each team parachuting from a plane to ground level on the Namibian desert Each team then sprints through the desert to their first checkpoint Mind Field in which each team has a 20 minute time limit to align nine numbers on a 3x3 grid to where each number equals 15 in each direction After a team has correctly aligned the numbers they can push a red button which will detonate the designated mine field and enable a team to hop aboard a helicopter which will take them over the mountains to the next checkpoint Rung Out Players from each team must swing a ring roped to a hook toward a pole until one player successfully hooks the ring to the pole If a player misses he she has to take a drink of warm camel milk The next checkpoint is Get Tired in which each team must use multiple poles and ropes in order to carry a series of tires through the desert for the four player teams it is eight tires for the only two player team it is four tires A helicopter takes each team to the last checkpoint of the first phase Camel Nap in which all but one player from each team must stand within a small designated rectangle in the sand and supervise a camel overnight in a tent while one team member gets to sleep by a nearby campfire A team is assessed a one minute penalty to begin the second phase of the final challenge if one team member steps out of the rectangle for any reason while supervising the camel The first team to arrive the Camel Nap checkpoint earns a 10 minute headstart the second place team earns a five minute headstart while the third place team does not earn a headstart After racing through numerous sand dunes the first checkpoint of the second phase is Hallucination Station in which each team must locate words from a large chart from a distance of 15 feet in order to match an answer key needed to unlock wooden crates that each team will use at the Sand Shift checkpoint in which each team must use the crates to transfer sand into their designated containers several feet away Once the containers have been filled with sand the final section is a race to the top of a sand dune with a flag at the end in which the first place team wins 250 000 the second place team wins 50 000 and the third place team wins 40 000 17 The Challenge Battle of the Seasons Winner Team San Diego Runners up Second place Team Las Vegas Third place Team BrooklynGame summary EditElimination chart Edit Episode Winners Arena contestants Arena game Arena outcome Challenge Last place Winners pick Last place pair Selected pair Winners Eliminated1 Don t Cross Me Team Cancun Team Fresh Meat Team Austin Cara Maria amp Eric Lacey amp Wes Hall Brawl Cara Maria amp Eric Lacey amp Wes2 Oil Change Team San Diego Team Austin Team Fresh Meat Danny amp Melinda Camila amp Eric c Balls Out Camila amp Eric Danny amp Melinda3 Hook Line amp Sinker Team Las Vegas Team Fresh Meat Team Brooklyn Brandon amp Cara Maria c Chet amp Sarah Knot So Fast Chet amp Sarah Brandon amp Cara Maria4 5 Don t Weigh Me Down Team Cancun Team Brooklyn Team Fresh Meat Devyn amp JD a Camila amp Eric Water Torture Devyn amp JD Camila amp Eric a 5 Chairman of the Board Team San Diego Team New Orleans Team Brooklyn McKenzie amp Preston Chet amp Sarah Balls Out Chet amp Sarah McKenzie amp Preston6 Insane Games Team New Orleans Team St Thomas Team Las Vegas Laura amp Trey Dustin amp Nany Knot So Fast Dustin amp Nany Laura amp Trey7 Logged Out Team Brooklyn Team New Orleans Team San Diego Jemmye amp Knight Sam amp Zach c Water Torture Sam amp Zach Jemmye amp Knight8 Hunger Games Team Brooklyn Team San Diego Team Cancun Sam amp Zach CJ amp Jasmine Hall Brawl Sam amp Zach CJ amp Jasmine9 Abandon Ship Team San Diego Team St Thomas Team Las Vegas Marie amp Robb Alton amp Nany Balls Out Marie amp Robb Alton amp Nany10 Force Field Team San Diego Team Las Vegas Team St Thomas Dustin amp Trishelle Marie amp Robb Water Torture Dustin amp Trishelle Marie amp Robb11 Sling Shot Team Las Vegas Team Cancun Team San Diego Derek amp Jonna Ashley amp Frank Knot So Fast Ashley amp Frank Derek amp Jonna12 Final Challenge Team San Diego 2nd place Team Las Vegas 3rd place Team BrooklynArena progress Edit Contestants Episode1 2 3 4 5 a 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 FinaleAshley SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN ELIM WINNERFrank SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN ELIM WINNERSam SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE ELIM ELIM WIN WIN SAFE WINNERZach SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE ELIM ELIM WIN WIN SAFE WINNERDustin SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM WIN SECONDTrishelle SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM WIN SECONDChet SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE ELIM SAFE WIN WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE THIRDDevyn SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE WIN WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE THIRDJD SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE WIN WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE THIRDSarah SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE ELIM SAFE WIN WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE THIRDDerek WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUTJonna WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUTMarie SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM OUTRobb SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM OUTAlton SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUTNany SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE OUTCJ WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE OUTJasmine WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE OUTJemmye SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN OUTKnight SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN OUTLaura SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUTTrey SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUTMcKenzie SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUTPreston SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUTCamila SAFE ELIM SAFE DQEric ELIM ELIM SAFE QUITBrandon SAFE SAFE OUTCara Maria ELIM SAFE OUTDanny SAFE OUTMelinda SAFE OUTLacey OUTWes OUTCompetition The contestant s team won the final challenge The contestant s team did not win the final challenge The contestant was a part of the Power Team was safe from the Arena and selected a team to compete in the Arena The contestant s team was not selected to go into the Arena The contestant s team was nominated for the Arena but was not selected to compete The contestant won in the Arena The contestant was eliminated in the Arena The contestant withdrew from the Arena The contestant was forced to leave the competition after their partner quit from the ArenaEpisodes EditNo overallNo inseasonTitleOriginal air dateUS viewers millions 2811 Tis the Season September 19 2012 2012 09 19 1 152822 The Perks of Being a Rookie September 26 2012 2012 09 26 1 232833 What Happens in Vegas October 3 2012 2012 10 03 1 112844 The Dark Knight October 10 2012 2012 10 10 1 062855 N A R C I S S I S T I C October 17 2012 2012 10 17 0 912866 Going Insane October 24 2012 2012 10 24 1 162877 I Do Not Like You Sam I Am November 7 2012 2012 11 07 1 102888 Honey I m Homeless November 14 2012 2012 11 14 1 072899 The Chronicles of Nanyia November 28 2012 2012 11 28 1 34 18 29010 A Woman Scorned December 5 2012 2012 12 05 0 98 19 29111 I Like to Move it Move it December 12 2012 2012 12 12 0 96 20 29212 Operation Desert Scorn December 19 2012 2012 12 19 1 01 21 Reunion special Edit The Challenge Battle of the Seasons Reunion was aired on December 19 2012 after the season finale The episode featured Jonny Moseley one of previous sporadic presenters of the series who had not previously appeared on The Challenge since its 9th season The cast members who attended the reunion were Ashley Frank Sam Zach Alton Dustin Nany Trishelle Chet Devyn JD Sarah Derek Jonna Marie amp Robb 22 Notes Edit a b c d e During the Water Torture Arena at the beginning of Episode 5 Eric grew frustrated and quit when he determined that his weight prevented him from competing in the Arena despite being in the lead As a result Team Fresh Meat was disqualified and Team Brooklyn was declared the winner by default 10 a b KellyAnne Judd Dunbar Merrill Ashli Robson and Isaac Stout from The Real World Sydney were originally cast and flew out to Turkey to participate However they were removed prior to the start of the first challenge The producers claimed that Stout did not pass his medical test and they were replaced by the Fresh Meat team Stout claims his doctor has told him that they have no idea how the producer claimed that and that Stout was in good health 4 5 6 a b c As the Nominated team was unable to choose two of their own players to enter the Arena the Power Team in each episode chose for them 7 8 12 References Edit a b c d e f Episode 1 Tis The Season Video at MTV com MTV a b The Challenge Battle of the Seasons at MTV com MTV a b The Challenge Battle of the Seasons Cast Bios MTV Twitter DunbarMerrill JohnnyZiggler dunbarmerrill Twitter com Retrieved 2012 12 30 https www facebook com realworld posts 10154887347048943 user generated source Ep 130 Isaac Stout Spreaker a b c Episode 2 The Perks of Being A Rookie Video at MTV com MTV a b c Episode 3 What Happens in Vegas Video at MTV com MTV a b Episode 4 The Dark Knight Video at MTV com MTV a b c Episode 5 N A R C I S S I S T I C Video at MTV com MTV a b Episode 6 Going Insane Video at MTV com MTV a b c Episode 7 I Do Not Like You Sam I Am Video at MTV com MTV a b Episode 8 Honey I m Homeless Video at MTV com MTV a b Episode 9 The Chronicles of Nanyia Video at MTV com MTV a b Episode 10 A Woman Scorned Video at MTV com MTV a b Episode 11 I Like To Move It Move It 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