The Challenge: Rivals
Encyclopedia
The Challenge: Rivals is the twenty-first season of the MTV
reality television
game show
, The Challenge, and follows Cutthroat
. It takes place in Costa Rica
, Argentina
and Patagonia
, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World
, Fresh Meat
, Fresh Meat II and the Spring Break Challenge
competing. This marks the first season of The Challenge to not feature a castmember from any season of the cancelled series
, Road Rules
. The season features a new format, putting players who are partnered with their worst enemies from past seasons of The Real World and The Challenge. The season premiered on June 22, 2011, and concluded with the "S#!% They Should Have Shown" special on September 7, 2011.
Competition
First aired June 22, 2011
Twenty-eight competitors arrived in the Costa Rican
jungle and were surprised to be greeted by host T.J. Lavin, who had suffered an injury and was in an induced coma
after a BMX
riding accident. The challengers quickly learned that they would be competing with their worst enemy as their partner. The rookies dominate the "High Dive" mission, while a surprise last-place team is sent to the Jungle. Adam R. and Ty have a blow-up that leads to a challenger being sent home early.
Episode 2 – "Through the Looking Glass"
First aired June 29, 2011
Jasmine and Tyrie's relationship heats up; Camila & Theresa brawl with rookies Jasmine & Jonna; Wes and Kenny screws up the Car Crusher challenge, automatically sending them both to the Jungle.
Episode 3 – "Underdog Day Afternoon"
First aired July 6, 2011
An intimidated Wes tries to get in CT's head, Laurel and Cara Maria's lack of communication costs them another challenge. Camila and Theresa try a desperate psych-out move, which backfires.
Episode 4 – "D-Day"
First aired July 13, 2011
The men of the mob conspire to get CT out of the competition while Laurel upstages Mandi and flirts with CT; The mob's plan to get rid of CT backfires when a challenge competitor surprisingly ruins things at the mission.
Episode 5 – "Ill-Communication"
First aired July 20, 2011
Jasmine and Jonna have a game-changing fight; Adam tries to get closer to Jenn; T.J. Lavin visits the Jungle nominees with a little twist.
Episode 6 – "Blowup"
First aired July 27, 2011
The plan to get CT thrown into the Jungle is resurfaced; Evan's desperation to get rid of CT sets Nehemiah off; Laurel and Mandi compete for CT's affection.
Episode 7 – "Blood on the Dance Floor"
First aired August 3, 2011
Paula and Michael's relationship heats up. Cara Maria and Jenn have a huge fight over Jenn's relationship with Adam K. The house turns against Cara Maria. T.J. Lavin reveals an unexpected twist that takes place over 3000 miles away.
Episode 8 – "Cry For Me, Argentina"
First aired August 10, 2011
Evelyn and Paula are faced with a tough decision that has consequences; Wes and Paula bully Cara Maria, which prompts Laurel to come to her aid. Tyler is intimidated by CT, which causes him to lash out.
Episode 9 – "The Storm Before the Storm"
First aired August 17, 2011
A grueling Jungle between Adam & CT and Johnny & Tyler ends with surprising results; Cara Maria and Wes have it out once again; a bout of food poisoning threatens two players before the final challenge.
Episode 10 – "At the End of the World"
First aired August 24, 2011
Competitors learn that the final challenge is a multiday event; two teams are disqualified from the final challenge, while one competitor loses steam prompting his partner to "carry" him through the challenge; a challenge competitor wins their first challenge.
.
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, The Challenge, and follows Cutthroat
The Challenge: Cutthroat
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. It takes place in Costa Rica
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, Argentina
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and Patagonia
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, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World
The Real World
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, Fresh Meat
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, Fresh Meat II and the Spring Break Challenge
Spring Break Challenge
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competing. This marks the first season of The Challenge to not feature a castmember from any season of the cancelled series
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, Road Rules
Road Rules
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. The season features a new format, putting players who are partnered with their worst enemies from past seasons of The Real World and The Challenge. The season premiered on June 22, 2011, and concluded with the "S#!% They Should Have Shown" special on September 7, 2011.
Cast
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Teams
| Partner 1 | Partner 2 | Gender | Team | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Johnny & Tyler | Winners | ||
| Female | Evelyn & Paula | Winners | ||
| Male | Kenny & Wes | Runner-up | ||
| Female | Cara Maria & Laurel | Runner-up | ||
| Female | Jenn & Mandi | Third Place | ||
| Male | Leroy & Michael (replacement) | Third Place | ||
| Male | Adam K. & CT | Episode 8/9 | ||
| Female | Jasmine & Jonna | Episode 7 | ||
| Male | Evan & Nehemiah | Episode 6 | ||
| Female | Katelynn & Sarah | Episode 5 | ||
| Male | Brandon & Ty | Episode 4 | ||
| Female | Camila & Theresa | Episode 3 | ||
| Male | Davis & Tyrie | Episode 2 | ||
| Female | Aneesa & Robin | Episode 1 | ||
| Male | Adam R. (disqualified) |
Rivalries
- Adam K. & CT: The bad blood between the two dates back to their original season together on The Real World: ParisThe Real World: ParisThe Real World: Paris is the thirteenth season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships...
, with CT becoming confrontational toward Adam numerous times. On The Gauntlet III, the two had gotten into a minor scuffle and it led to CT pouring a beer on Adam's head. The years of tension between the two finally came to head on The Duel II, when they engaged in an ugly brawl that got them both removed from the show before any challenge took place. - Adam R. (replaced by Michael) & Leroy: The tension between the two developed during The Real World: Las Vegas (2011)The Real World: Las Vegas (2011)The Real World: Las Vegas is the twenty-fifth season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras document their lives and interpersonal relationships...
, when Leroy became disgusted by Adam's obnoxious behavior within their Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoHard Rock Hotel and CasinoThe Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada, is an entertainment resort owned and operated by Brookfield Asset Management and Warner Gaming, LLC....
suite and the accompanying Vanity nightclub. Adam became even more disorderly when he got drunk, and Leroy made his feelings clear to the rest of the roommates, with Adam taking great offense to that. Adam ended up getting kicked off after punching Ty during the first episode, and was subsequently replaced by Michael Ross, who was ironically (due to the theme of Rivals) very good friends with Leroy on their original season. - Aneesa & Robin: During The DuelReal World/Road Rules Challenge: The DuelThe Duel is the thirteenth season of the MTV television series Real World/Road Rules Challenge. It took place in Búzios, Brazil, with former cast members from MTV series The Real World and Road Rules competing, along with several cast members from the previous Challenge, Fresh Meat. The host of...
, a drunk Robin made several offensive remarks regarding Aneesa's sexual orientation, race and origins, which drew Aneesa's wrath. Aneesa chose Robin to go into the Duel subsequently after and sent Robin home. - Brandon & Ty: The two engaged in a heated squabble during CutthroatThe Challenge: CutthroatThe Challenge: Cutthroat is the twentieth season of the MTV reality television game show, The Challenge, and follows Fresh Meat II. Filmed in Prague, Czech Republic, Cutthroat features a first-ever three-team format, with cast members from The Real World, Road Rules, Fresh Meat, Fresh Meat II and...
and they later faced off in a grueling Gulag, in which Brandon won by default after an exhausted Ty failed to get up. - Camila & Theresa: Camila was excoriated by Theresa in Cutthroat, after Theresa claimed that Camila had stole Ty's sweatpants and Jenn's hat, causing Camila to break down while a drunk Theresa laughed in her face.
- Cara Maria & Laurel: Tension between the two began on Cutthroat, when Laurel accused Cara Maria of not being a worthy team member. Laurel continued to harbor hatred towards her, stating that she did not want to share any prize money with her and insinuated that Cara Maria got a "free ride" to the end because she had been romantically involved with Abram, their team's appointed leader.
- Davis & Tyrie: In their original season of The Real World: DenverThe Real World: DenverThe Real World: Denver is the eighteenth season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. This season premiered...
, the two engaged in a very heated verbal scuffle, which included Davis drunkenly using a racial epithet toward Tyrie and producers having to separate the two in order to keep the fight from escalating. The two won the Best Fight award at the Real World Awards Bash in 2008. - Evan & Nehemiah: The animosity between the two began on The Duel II, after Nehemiah stated that he does not like how Evan plays the game. Nehemiah then called out Evan for a Duel, which an enraged Evan subsequently won, sending Nehemiah home. Evan would later go on to win the challenge altogether and the grand prize of $100,000.
- Evelyn & Paula: Tension between the two occurred on The IslandReal World/Road Rules Challenge: The IslandReal World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island is the sixteenth season of the reality television game show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, which aired on the American cable tv network MTV. It premiered on September 10, 2008 at 10pm ET/PT...
challenge, when Evelyn was constantly ridiculed by Paula's alliance members, Johnny and Kenny. Paula was then double crossed by Evelyn after she won the final face-off and made a deal with Johnny and Kenny that she would not take their keys (and consequently eliminate them from the game) in a bid to join their boat and win the final challenge. In turn, Paula was then shafted by her own friends and left behind by the group, who would go on to win the final challenge without her. Evelyn and Paula would again face each other in an Exile elimination during Fresh Meat II, in which Evelyn was again victorious and Paula was visibly crushed after she and her partner (Jeff Barr) were eliminated. - Jasmine & Jonna: The two were involved in an awkward love triangle during their original season of The Real World: CancunThe Real World: CancunThe Real World: Cancun is the twenty-second season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras document their lives and interpersonal relationships. Cancun, Mexico was...
, when Jonna cheated on her boyfriend from home and became close to Jasmine's love interest, drawing jealousy from Jasmine. - Jenn & Mandi: The two were involved in a heated scuffle during Fresh Meat II after Mandi questioned Jenn's voting strategy. The two women got into a huge argument which led to Mandi calling Jenn a "dumb bitch". Jenn reacted by shoving Mandi off a table, throwing a drink at her, and almost punching her, only to have a barrage of insults follow the attack. Producers gave Mandi the option of sending Jenn home, but Mandi allowed Jenn to remain in the game.
- Johnny & Tyler: Their feud dates back to the first episode of The Duel, after Tyler called out his own Real World: Key WestThe Real World: Key WestThe Real World: Key West is the seventeenth season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships...
roommate Johnny to the first male Duel and sent him home. Johnny would then exact revenge during The Gauntlet III by calling out Tyler for a Gauntlet, in which Tyler was eliminated. The two were set to face against each other in a Gulag elimination during Cutthroat, but were met with a shocking twist to the game in which Johnny was eliminated by CT instead. Tyler not only went on to win the Gulag, but to win his first challenge with his team. - Katelynn & Sarah: The two were friends during their original season of The Real World: BrooklynThe Real World: BrooklynThe Real World: Brooklyn is the twenty-first season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras document their lives and interpersonal relationships...
, but their friendship soured during Fresh Meat II, when Katelynn voted Sarah (and her partner, Vinny Foti) for the Exile, after Katelynn vowed not to vote her in. Sarah confronted Katelynn over this and revealed that her own mother warned her not to trust Katelynn. Sarah and Vinny would then be eliminated in the Exile by Kenny and his partner, Laurel. - Kenny & Wes: The conflict between the two had been initially spearheaded in The Island after Kenny became involved in a relationship with Johanna Botta, whom was not only Wes' roommate in The Real World: AustinThe Real World: AustinThe Real World: Austin is the sixteenth season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. The Real World: Austin...
and romantic interest, but was someone whom Wes wanted to even marry at one point. Their rivalry culminated in The RuinsReal World/Road Rules Challenge: The RuinsReal World Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins is the eighteenth season of the MTV reality television game show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, and follows The Duel 2. The Ruins took place in Phuket, Thailand, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World and Road Rules competing along with...
, when the two became teammates on the Champions team, and Kenny did everything in his power to remove Wes from his team, which he ultimately did after sending Wes into The Ruins three times. Though they appeared to extinguish their animosity toward each other during The Ruins reunion, their hatred re-kindled during the next challenge they appeared on (Fresh Meat II) and its subsequent reunion.
Elimination chart
| Episode | Gender | Challenge winners | Jungle contestants | Jungle game | Jungle outcome | ||||||||||||||
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| # | Challenge | Won $2,000 | Safe from the Jungle | Last-place finisher | Voted for the Jungle | Winning team | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 1 | High Dive | Female | Adam R. & Leroy | Evelyn & Paula | Aneesa & Robin | Evelyn & Paula | Aneesa & Robin | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Car Crusher | Male | Evelyn & Paula | Adam K. & CT | Kenny & Wes | Davis & Tyrie | Blast Off | Kenny & Wes | Davis & Tyrie | ||||||||||
| 3 | Sync or Swim | Female | Adam K. & CT | Evelyn & Paula | Door Jam | Camila & Theresa | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Hammock Crawl | Male | None | Johnny & Tyler | Kenny & Wes | Brandon & Ty | Going Up | Kenny & Wes | Brandon & Ty | ||||||||||
| 5 | Female | Johnny & Tyler | Jenn & Mandi | Katelynn & Sarah | Jasmine & Jonna | Unburied | Jasmine & Jonna | Katelynn & Sarah | |||||||||||
| 6 | Catch & Release | Male | Kenny & Wes | Evan & Nehemiah | Adam K. & CT | Rail Slide | Adam K. & CT | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Sawed Off | Female | Johnny & Tyler | Evelyn & Paula | Cara Maria & Laurel | Jasmine & Jonna | Blast Off | Cara Maria & Laurel | Jasmine & Jonna | ||||||||||
| 8/9 | Bombs Away | Male | Evelyn & Paula | Leroy & Michael | Adam K. & CT | Johnny & Tyler | T-Bone | Johnny & Tyler | Adam K. & CT | ||||||||||
| 9/10 | Final Challenge | Evelyn & Paula | 2nd place: Cara Maria & Laurel, 3rd place: Jenn & Mandi | ||||||||||||||||
| Johnny & Tyler | 2nd place: Kenny & Wes, 3rd place: Michael & Leroy | ||||||||||||||||||
- The three male teams in the final challenge are Johnny & Tyler, Kenny & Wes and Leroy & Michael.
- The three female teams in the final challenge are Cara Maria & Laurel, Evelyn & Paula and Jenn & Mandi.
Jungle progress
| Teams | |Episodes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8/9 | 9/10 | |||
| Evelyn & Paula | JUNGLE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WINNERS | ||
| Johnny & Tyler | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | JUNGLE | WINNERS | ||
| Cara Maria & Laurel | SAFE | SAFE | JUNGLE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | JUNGLE | SAFE | SECOND | ||
| Kenny & Wes | SAFE | JUNGLE | SAFE | JUNGLE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SECOND | ||
| Jenn & Mandi | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | THIRD | ||
| Leroy & Michael | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | THIRD | ||
| Adam K. & CT | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | JUNGLE | SAFE | OUT | |||
| Jasmine & Jonna | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | JUNGLE | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| Evan & Nehemiah | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| Katelynn & Sarah | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
| Brandon & Ty | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
| Camila & Theresa | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
| Davis & Tyrie | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
| Aneesa & Robin | OUT | ||||||||||
| Adam R. | DQ | ||||||||||
Competition
- The team won the competition.
- The team did not win the final challenge.
- The team could not complete the final challenge and was disqualified.
- The team won the challenge, and was safe from the Jungle.
- The team won the challenge and $2,000.
- The team was not selected for the Jungle.
- The team won in the Jungle.
- The team lost in the Jungle and was eliminated.
- The contestant was disqualified from the competition.
Jungle games
- Hands On: Each player starts on a platform, leaning into their own partner. When T.J. Lavin pulls a lever, the platforms will slowly separate until it becomes difficult to keep balance. The team that falls into a mud pit first loses.
- Played by: Evelyn & Paula vs. Aneesa & Robin
- Blast Off: Players are attached to their partners, matched up two-on-two in football helmets and shoulder pads against their opponents in a circle, and have to tackle their opponent out of the circle. The first team to tackle their opponent out of the circle three times wins.
- Played by: Davis & Tyrie vs. Kenny & Wes and Cara Maria & Laurel vs. Jasmine & Jonna
- Door Jam: A wall is placed in between two teams. The wall has many doors that rotate to either side. Once the door is rotated to the "Rivals" logo, the door is claimed by that team at the end of the challenge. However, each team has the chance to turn the logo back to their side. The team with more doors with the "Rivals" logo facing them after five minutes wins.
- Played by: Camila & Theresa vs. Cara Maria & Laurel
- Going Up: Each player runs and jumps into a water pit, and has to climb up their assigned rope to the top to ring a bell. If a tie occurs with one player from each team winning, then those two players will face off in a one-on-one elimination, with the player who makes it to the top first winning the Jungle for their team.
- Played by: Brandon & Ty vs. Kenny & Wes
- Unburied: One player is taken away ahead of time and locked in a coffin, buried under a pile of hay. The other partner must dig through the hay to find their partner, but they don't know which pile contains their partner. After they successfully get their partner out, they must solve a complicated brain-teaser puzzle. The first team to solve the puzzle will win the Jungle.
- Played by: Jasmine & Jonna vs. Katelynn & Sarah
- Rail Slide: Players are hanging from a pipe 25 feet above the ground, and have to slide their pipe together from one side of an obstacle course to the other. The first team to slide their pipe to the end of the obstacle course wins.
- Played by: Adam K. & CT vs. Evan & Nehemiah
- T-Bone: Players run up and down, through intersecting half-pipes, and have to transfer colored balls to their partner's ball rack. The first team to transfer five balls to their partner's ball rack wins.
- Played by: Adam K. & CT vs. Johnny & Tyler
Episode guide
Episode 1 – "Welcome to the Jungle"First aired June 22, 2011
- Viewers - 1.879 million
Twenty-eight competitors arrived in the Costa Rican
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
jungle and were surprised to be greeted by host T.J. Lavin, who had suffered an injury and was in an induced coma
Coma
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after a BMX
BMX
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riding accident. The challengers quickly learned that they would be competing with their worst enemy as their partner. The rookies dominate the "High Dive" mission, while a surprise last-place team is sent to the Jungle. Adam R. and Ty have a blow-up that leads to a challenger being sent home early.
- Mission: High Dive
- Safe from the Jungle: Jasmine & Jonna
- Prize Winners: Adam R. & Leroy
- Prize: $2,000
- Last-place team: Evelyn & Paula
- Voted into the Jungle: Aneesa & Robin
- Jungle Game: "Hands On"
- Eliminated: Aneesa & Robin
- Disqualified: Adam R.
- Replacement: Michael
Episode 2 – "Through the Looking Glass"
First aired June 29, 2011
- Viewers - 1.357 million
Jasmine and Tyrie's relationship heats up; Camila & Theresa brawl with rookies Jasmine & Jonna; Wes and Kenny screws up the Car Crusher challenge, automatically sending them both to the Jungle.
- Mission: Car Crusher
- Safe from the Jungle: Adam K. & CT
- Prize Winners: Evelyn & Paula
- Prize: $2,000
- Last-place team: Kenny & Wes
- Voted into the Jungle: Davis & Tyrie
- Jungle Game: "Blast Off"
- Eliminated: Davis & Tyrie
Episode 3 – "Underdog Day Afternoon"
First aired July 6, 2011
- Viewers - 1.658 million
An intimidated Wes tries to get in CT's head, Laurel and Cara Maria's lack of communication costs them another challenge. Camila and Theresa try a desperate psych-out move, which backfires.
- Mission: Sync or Swim
- Safe from the Jungle: Evelyn & Paula
- Prize Winners: Adam K. & CT
- Prize: $2,000
- Last-place team: Cara Maria & Laurel
- Voted into the Jungle: Camila & Theresa
- Jungle Game: Door Jam
- Eliminated: Camila & Theresa
Episode 4 – "D-Day"
First aired July 13, 2011
- Viewers - 1.616 million
The men of the mob conspire to get CT out of the competition while Laurel upstages Mandi and flirts with CT; The mob's plan to get rid of CT backfires when a challenge competitor surprisingly ruins things at the mission.
- Mission: Hammock Crawl
- Safe from the Jungle: Johnny & Tyler
- Prize Winners: None
- Prize: N/A
- Last-place team: Kenny & Wes
- Voted into the Jungle: Brandon & Ty
- Jungle Game: Going Up
- Eliminated: Brandon & Ty
Episode 5 – "Ill-Communication"
First aired July 20, 2011
- Viewers - 1.662 million
Jasmine and Jonna have a game-changing fight; Adam tries to get closer to Jenn; T.J. Lavin visits the Jungle nominees with a little twist.
- Mission: Against the Current
- Safe from the Jungle: Jenn & Mandi
- Prize Winners: Johnny & Tyler
- Prize: $2,000
- Last-place team: Katelynn & Sarah
- Voted into the Jungle: Jasmine & Jonna
- Jungle Game: Unburied
- Eliminated: Katelynn & Sarah
Episode 6 – "Blowup"
First aired July 27, 2011
- Viewers - 1.986 million
The plan to get CT thrown into the Jungle is resurfaced; Evan's desperation to get rid of CT sets Nehemiah off; Laurel and Mandi compete for CT's affection.
- Mission: Catch & Release
- Safe from the Jungle: Kenny & Wes
- Prize Winners: Cara Maria & Laurel
- Prize: $2,000
- Last-place team: Evan & Nehemiah
- Voted into the Jungle: Adam K. & CT
- Jungle Game: Rail Slide
- Eliminated: Evan & Nehemiah
Episode 7 – "Blood on the Dance Floor"
First aired August 3, 2011
- Viewers - 1.591 million
Paula and Michael's relationship heats up. Cara Maria and Jenn have a huge fight over Jenn's relationship with Adam K. The house turns against Cara Maria. T.J. Lavin reveals an unexpected twist that takes place over 3000 miles away.
- Mission: Sawed Off
- Safe from the Jungle: Evelyn & Paula
- Prize Winners: Johnny & Tyler
- Prize: $2,000
- Last-place team: Cara Maria & Laurel
- Voted into the Jungle: Jasmine & Jonna
- Jungle Game: Blast Off
- Eliminated: Jasmine & Jonna
Episode 8 – "Cry For Me, Argentina"
First aired August 10, 2011
- Viewers - 2.057 million
Evelyn and Paula are faced with a tough decision that has consequences; Wes and Paula bully Cara Maria, which prompts Laurel to come to her aid. Tyler is intimidated by CT, which causes him to lash out.
- Mission: Bombs Away
- Safe from the Jungle: Michael & Leroy
- Prize Winners: Evelyn & Paula
- Prize: $2,000
- Last-place team: Adam K. & CT
- Voted into the Jungle: Johnny & Tyler
Episode 9 – "The Storm Before the Storm"
First aired August 17, 2011
- Viewers - 1.987 million
A grueling Jungle between Adam & CT and Johnny & Tyler ends with surprising results; Cara Maria and Wes have it out once again; a bout of food poisoning threatens two players before the final challenge.
- Jungle Game: T-Bone
- Eliminated: Adam K. & CT
Episode 10 – "At the End of the World"
First aired August 24, 2011
- Viewers - 2.371 million
Competitors learn that the final challenge is a multiday event; two teams are disqualified from the final challenge, while one competitor loses steam prompting his partner to "carry" him through the challenge; a challenge competitor wins their first challenge.
- Mission: Final Challenge
- The Challenge: Rivals Winners:
- Evelyn & Paula and Johnny & Tyler (win $100,000 each)
- Runners-up:
- Second place: Cara Maria & Laurel and Kenny & Wes (win $50,000 each)
- Third place: Jenn & Mandi and Michael & Leroy (win nothing)
Reunion Special
The Reunion Special aired on August 31, 2011, and was hosted by Maria MenounosMaria Menounos
Maria Menounos is a Greek-American actress, journalist, and television presenter known in America for her appearances as a correspondent for Today, Access Hollywood, Extra, and abroad for co-hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece.-Early life and beauty pageants:Menounos, a...
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