Behind the Screen: Challenge Interesting Facts

For over two decades, MTV's The Challenge has been the proving ground where reality TV's fiercest competitors come to cement their legacies. What started as a Real World/Road Rules spinoff has evolved into one of the most physically and mentally demanding competition series on television.

The franchise's expansion — with spinoffs in the USA, UK, Argentina, and Australia — speaks to a global appetite for the brand of cutthroat competition and alliance-driven gameplay that Vevmo's community has been tracking since 2007.

Next season will be the first season since Exes without Jenna or Zachshows how forgettable (Jenna mostly) they are. I wouldn't have thought about that at all...

— rwportland2

thinking about how Jenna could've won Total Madness if she rlly needed the money but threw the raggamuffin a bone <3...

— purpletank22

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Discussion thread about Challenge Interesting Facts with 10 replies from the Vevmo community.

Challenge Interesting Facts

rwportland2 ·

Next season will be the first season since Exes without Jenna or Zach

shows how forgettable (Jenna mostly) they are. I wouldn't have thought about that at all 

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rwportland2#3692

Next season will be the first season since Exes without Jenna or Zach

shows how forgettable (Jenna mostly) they are. I wouldn't have thought about that at all 

TeaByKesha#3693

Josh has never won an elim

purpletank22#3694

thinking about how Jenna could've won Total Madness if she rlly needed the money but threw the raggamuffin a bone <3

mariochristopher__#3695

I believe Season 36 will be the first season that Aneesa and Darrell have a proper time in the house together since Darrell got flung 1st in Dirty 30.

AshtonMartin#3696

I believe Season 36 will be the first season that Aneesa and Darrell have a proper time in the house together since Darrell got flung 1st in Dirty 30.

I'm really hoping a Darrell/Aneesa/Leroy/Kam alliance is flourishing

kvm1977#3697

thinking about how Jenna could've won Total Madness if she rlly needed the money but threw the raggamuffin a bone <3

Jenna is never winning a season.  Never. 

Snarkyy#3698

This has likely been shared, but after rewatching old seasons on CBS All Access, it's crazy to see the parrallels between the two seasons:

  1. Robin won the first challenge on both Duel seasons
  2. Aneesa won 3 duels on both Duel seasons
  3. Aneesa got 3rd on both Duel seasons
  4. A rookie female got second both Duel seasons (Svet & Britt)
  5. Brad got second on both Duel seasons
  6. Brad won two Duels on both seasons
  7. Diem got cut in 4th place on both Duel seasons
  8. The winning female of both seasons never went into the Duel
  9. Aneesa beat Paula in both Duel seasons
  10. The man that won the most missions in both seasons went out in 4th place (Evan & Landon) 
Psy4potato#3699

thinking about how Jenna could've won Total Madness if she rlly needed the money but threw the raggamuffin a bone <3

agreed. If she would lose Zach, and had her head in the game it was def a good one for her, Jenny is still stronger but Jenny would have had real competition in the end of Jenna's head was in the game

Psy4potato#3700

Damn snarky, those are crazy for the duels. Never realized how much similarities they had! 

El Lobito#3701

This has likely been shared, but after rewatching old seasons on CBS All Access, it's crazy to see the parrallels between the two seasons:

  1. Robin won the first challenge on both Duel seasons
  2. Aneesa won 3 duels on both Duel seasons
  3. Aneesa got 3rd on both Duel seasons
  4. A rookie female got second both Duel seasons (Svet & Britt)
  5. Brad got second on both Duel seasons
  6. Brad won two Duels on both seasons
  7. Diem got cut in 4th place on both Duel seasons
  8. The winning female of both seasons never went into the Duel
  9. Aneesa beat Paula in both Duel seasons
  10. The man that won the most missions in both seasons went out in 4th place (Evan & Landon) 

11. there's more too. the rookie who got 2nd place also never returned to the show.

12. a gay man won the first elimination (Tyler and Ryan)

13. the same gay man went home in the second elim

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