The Challenge: Invasion of the Champions

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The Challenge
Genre Reality Competition
Created by Piperjr
Country of Origin United States
Language(s) English
Winners Caleb Jenkins
Sydney Leigh
No. of Episodes 16 (Reunion and Special Included)
Chronology
Preceded by
Rivals III
Followed by
XXX: Dirty 30

The Challenge: Invasion of the Champions, originally promoted as The Challenge: Invasion, is the twenty-ninth season of The Challenge.













Cast[edit | edit source]

Host: Tyson Kidd

Male contestants
Player Original season Finish
Caleb Jenkins[1] RW: Cincinnati Winner
Nick Peyton Bloodlines Runner-Up
Jaylen Edge RW: Phoenix Third Place
Terrell Williams[2][3][4] RW: Orlando Episode 12
Xavier Howard[5] TS: Grand Prix Episode 11
Todd Knight TS: First Race Episode 10
Brian Snyder[6][7][8][9][10][11] RW: Charleston Episode 9
Silas Bryce AYTO? 2 Episode 8
Wade Marshall[12] RW: Dallas Episode 7
Jay Tasker RW: Back to Cali Episode 6
Andy Warner[13] AYTO? 1 Episode 5
Oliver Griffith AYTO? 1 Episode 4
Leo Madani AYTO? 2 Episode 3
Connor Wright RW: Back to Cali Episode 2
Micah Belmont AYTO? 3 Episode 1
Female contestants
Player Original season Finish
Sydney Leigh AYTO? 2 Winner
Dustin Leach[10] RW: Charlotte Runner-Up
Rian Ashwell Bad Girls Club: LA Third Place
Chantal Ferguson[12] RW: Dallas Episode 12
Sarah Lucas[14] Fresh Meat II Episode 11
Nikki Gaines Winter Break Challenge Episode 10
Jade Avery[13] Fresh Meat Episode 9
Estelle Lusby RW: Boulder Episode 8
Erika Little[15][11] RW: Jacksonville Episode 7
Hannah Stead AYTO? 2 Episode 6
Ariane Cameron[16] TS: Burnin' Rubber Episode 5
Amelia Shelby Bad Girls Club: LA Episode 4
Lucy Sully AYTO? 2 Episode 3
Destiny Locke AYTO? 3 Episode 2
Shareen Christie RW: Phoenix Episode 1
Champion of

Note: The Champions — Andy, Ariane, Brian, Caleb, Chantal, Dustin, Erika, Jade, Sarah, Terrell, Wade, and Xavier — entered the game later than everyone else as a season twist.

Game summary[edit | edit source]

Challenge games[edit | edit source]

  • Diggin' It: Players must race through a series of sand dunes to four fences. At each fence, players must dig under it in order to to find a key and then crawl under to continue. Once they collect all four keys, players must use the keys to unlock a box containing a bag of puzzle pieces. The first male and first female to complete the puzzle win, while the last-place male and female are automatically sent to the Fortress.
    • Winners: Oliver & Rian
  • Clock n' Roll: Players must jump onto a giant pendulum suspended from a clock hanging from the base of a platform. They must swing the pendulum as far as possible in order to jump to a zip line and ride it into the water. Then, players must swim around a flag and touch a buoy to stop their time. The male and female with the fastest times win.
    • Winners: Nick & Sydney
  • Dark Horse: Players must go into a pitch black room where they must use their sense of touch to memorize the specific symbols on different puzzle pieces used to assemble a giant horse statue. Then, players must go back outside and recreate the horse statue using the proper pieces. The first male and female to complete their horse statue win. The two remaining players will automatically go into the elimination.
    • Winners: Todd & Hannah
  • Earn Your Stripes: When the horn sounds, three ball will be catapulted into the air. Players must race to grab the striped ball and work with their teammates to shoot the ball into their team basket. Played in two separate gendered heats, the first team to score three points wins the round. In the event of a tie, a coin-flip will determine the gender that would go against each other in one sudden death round. The first team to win two heats wins.
    • Individual Winners: Jay & Sydney
    • Team Winners: Champions
  • Revolutionary War: Played two pairs at a time, each player will spend twenty minutes on a platform jumping onto spinning logs made out of four beams that is suspended above water. Each player must jump onto a log as many times as possible without falling into the water. A player accumulates one point for each rotation when they successfully land back on the platform. The team who accumulates the highest average points wins.
    • Individual Winners: Caleb & Jade
    • Team Winners: Champions
  • Hot Air: Players must advance from one end of a platform to another that is suspended high above water. Each player has to jump onto a series of giant hot air balloons. As the players advance, the hot air balloons get smaller and smaller, making it harder to fit each player. The team that advances the most players to the finish platform in the fastest time wins.
    • Individual Winners: Silas & Rian
    • Team Winners: Underdogs
  • Dam Jam: Players walk on a beam, from a platform that is suspended above water, from one side to the other, and have to soak themselves in a bathtub filled with jam. The players have to transfer the jam into their own buckets on the other side of the beam. Played in same-gendered heats, players may push their opponents off of the beam and into the water in order to stop them from transferring jam. The team with the most combined average jam in their buckets wins.
    • Individual Winners: Brian & Dustin
    • Team Winners: Champions
  • Tilted Towers: A large, slippery platform is suspended above water. Played in separate male/female heats, players must attempt to grab one of two ropes, and hang on for as long as possible. When the platform pivots like a seesaw, players will end up sliding into and knocking other players into the water, making it difficult to hang onto the ropes. When a player falls into the water, his/her time is stopped. The team with the longest cumulative time hanging on the ropes wins.
    • Individual Winners: Nick & Rian
    • Team Winners: Underdogs
  • Crowning Achievement: Each player is asked a series of trivia questions by host Tyson Kidd, which includes spelling, sports, geography, U.S. currency, the periodic table, math, and even past challenges. Each player is suspended above the water on a crown, and if they correctly answer a question, they will stay in the game, but if they answer incorrectly, they will be dropped into the water and eliminated. The team that has last player left standing wins.
    • Individual Winners: Caleb & Sarah
    • Team Winners: Underdogs
  • Plates a Plenty: Chained together as a team, players must race down a giant hill to eat a plate of Filipino delicacies. Once everyone has finished, players must race back up the hill with their plate and use a slingshot to smash their plate. This process will continue for three different food items, with each portion getting larger and each shooting distance getting further away. The first team to eat all three plates and break them wins.
    • Individual Winners: Jaylen & Sydney
    • Team Winners: Champions
  • Shape Shifter: Players begin on a giant treadmill suspended above the water. When the challenge begins, the treadmill will begin moving and walls with shape cutouts will begin moving across the treadmill. Players must contort their bodies in order to fit through the shapes in the wall in order to stay on the treadmill. Once a player reaches the end of the treadmill, they will fall into the water and their time will stop. The team with the fastest average time wins.
    • Individual Winners: Caleb & Chantal
    • Team Winners: Underdogs
  • Connecters: Players begin on two platforms suspended above the water. When the challenge begins, the players must work with their teammates to connect two poles to one another. Once they have them connected, players must slide across the poles to the center where they must switch platforms and get a ring to the other side. Players must repeat this process for five sets of poles. If a player falls off, they must climb back up the platform while their teammates must wait for them. The team that completes the process the fastest wins.
    • Team Winners: Underdogs

Fortress games[edit | edit source]

  • Kettle Cooker: Players begin in a box and must use a kettle bell to break through a series of walls and hit a target. Once all six targets are hit, a popcorn container will break through the ceiling of the box and players must use the container to get out of the box and ring a bell. First player to ring the bell wins.
    • Played by: Amelia vs. Shareen and Jay vs. Micah
  • Attachment: Players must pull a giant rope through the mud in order to eject a magnet towards them. Once they retrieve the magnet, players must throw it at a board to get it to stick. First player to land all five magnets on the board wins.
    • Played by: Nikki vs. Destiny and Silas vs. Connor
  • Goose Chase: Players must circle around an oval course while dragging a giant goose statue. Players must run around the course in order to catch up to their opponent. The first player to catch their opponent and touch their shoulder wins.
    • Played by: Estelle vs. Lucy and Jaylen vs. Leo
  • Catching Zs: Players begin by placing both hands on a giant "Z"-shaped object. On go, players must pull the object out of their opponents hands. The first player to have sole control of the object scores a point. Played in a best-of-five rounds, the first player to score three points wins.
    • Played by: Nikki vs. Amelia and Nick vs. Oliver
  • Boomerang: Similar to the original "Boomerang" from World Tour II, players are placed at the center of a circle and are asked to place both hands on a giant boomerang. The first contestant to wrestle the boomerang out of his or her opponent's hands wins a point. First player to three points wins.
    • Played by: Sarah vs. Ariane and Terrell vs. Andy
  • Lever Handed: Players must move 150 cinder blocks from one platform to another in order to unlock a lever. Once they unlock the lever, a flag will be released, which players must hang in the center of the ring. The first player to hang their flag wins.
    • Played by: Estelle vs. Hannah and Todd vs. Jay
  • Balls In: Similar to the original "Balls In" from Free Agents, players will receive five chances to get as many balls inside a barrel, located in the middle of a large circle. If a player is either knocked out of or steps out of the ring, or if the ball is knocked out of the ring, a new round begins. Players will alternate between offense and defense in each round. The player who has more baskets than their opponent after five rounds wins.
    • Played by: Sarah vs. Erika and Xavier vs. Wade
  • Slip and Slide: Players must run across a spinning log to retrieve a key and return it to their basket. Once a player retrieves all six keys, they must use the keys to unlock a slide puzzle. The first player to solve their puzzle wins.
    • Played by: Sydney vs. Estelle and Jaylen vs. Silas
  • Space Odyssey: Similar to the original "Space Odyssey" from The Dunes, players are put into harnesses that are attached to seventy-five-percent of their weight, making it very easy to climb the ladder, but very difficult to come down. Players must maneuver along the ladder to transfer twenty flags from the top to the bottom. The first player to transfer all twenty flags wins.
    • Played by: Chantal vs. Jade and Xavier vs. Brian
  • In Your Court: Players must use a croquet mallet to hit balls from their court into their opponents court. After fifteen minutes, the player with the fewest balls in their court wins.
    • Played by: Rian vs. Nikki and Nick vs. Todd
  • Hall Pass: Similar to the original "Hall Pass" from Battle of the Exes and Battle of the Exes II, players must run through a narrow hallway past their opponent to ring a bell. The first player to ring the bell scores a point. The first player to score three points wins.
    • Played by: Dustin vs. Sarah and Terrell vs. Xavier
  • Carry Out: Similar to the original "Carry Out" from Sacrifice, players are harnessed to a rope tied behind their back in the center of the fortress. Players must then pull against their opponent to get outside of the circle to ring their bell. The first player to ring their bell wins.
    • Played by: Dustin vs. Chantal and Caleb vs. Terrell

Elimination chart[edit | edit source]

Episode N/A Winners Fortress Contestants Fortress Game Fortress Outcome
# Challenge Last-place Voted In Winner Loser
1 Diggin' It Rian Amelia Shareen Kettle Cooker Amelia Shareen
Oliver Micah Jay Jay Micah
Challenge Winners Winner's pick Voted In Fortress Game Winner Loser
2 Clock n' Roll Sydney Nikki Destiny Attachment Nikki Destiny
Nick Connor Silas Silas Connor
Challenge Winners Last-place Fortress Game Winner Loser
3 Dark Horse Hannah Estelle Lucy Goose Chase Estelle Lucy
Todd Jaylen Leo Jaylen Leo
Challenge Fortress Team Winners Winner's Pick Voted In Fortress Game Winner Loser
4 Earn Your Stripes Underdogs Champions Nikki Amelia Catching Zs Nikki Amelia
Nick Oliver Nick Oliver
5 Revolutionary War Champions Champions Ariane Sarah Boomerang Sarah Ariane
Terrell Andy Terrell Andy
6 Hot Air Underdogs Underdogs Estelle Hannah Lever Headed Estelle Hannah
Todd Jay Todd Jay
7 Dam Jam Champions Champions Sarah Erika2 Balls In Sarah Erika
Wade Xavier Xavier Wade
8 Tilted Towers Underdogs Underdogs Sydney Estelle Slip and Slide Sydney Estelle
Silas Jaylen Jaylen Silas
9 Crowning Achievement Champions Underdogs Chantal Jade Space Odyssey Chantal Jade
Brian Xavier Xavier Brian
10 Plates a Plenty Underdogs Champions Nikki vs. Rian In Your Court Rian Nikki
Nick vs. Todd Nick Todd
11 Shape Shifter Champions Underdogs Dustin vs. Sarah Hall Pass Dustin Sarah
Terrell vs. Xavier Terrell Xavier
12 Connecters Champions3 Underdogs Chantal vs. Dustin Carry Out Dustin Chantal
Caleb vs. Terrell Caleb Terrell
13/14 Final Challenge N/A Caleb 2nd place: Nick; 3rd place: Jaylen
Sydney 2nd place: Dustin; 3rd place: Rian

Fortress progress[edit | edit source]

Males Episodes
1 2 3 41 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Finale
Caleb N/A1 SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE WIN FORT WINNER
Nick SAFE WIN SAFE FORT SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE FORT SAFE WIN SECOND
Jaylen SAFE SAFE FORT SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE FORT SAFE WIN SAFE WIN THIRD
Terrell N/A1 SAFE FORT SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE FORT OUT
Xavier N/A1 SAFE SAFE SAFE FORT SAFE FORT SAFE OUT
Todd SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE FORT SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Brian N/A1 SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE OUT
Silas SAFE FORT SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE OUT
Wade N/A1 SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Jay FORT SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE OUT
Andy N/A1 SAFE OUT
Oliver WIN SAFE SAFE OUT
Leo SAFE SAFE OUT
Connor SAFE OUT
Micah OUT
Females Episodes
1 2 3 41 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Finale
Sydney SAFE WIN SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE FORT SAFE WIN SAFE WIN WINNER
Dustin N/A1 SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE FORT FORT SECOND
Rian WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE WIN SAFE FORT SAFE WIN THIRD
Chantal N/A1 SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE FORT SAFE WIN OUT
Sarah N/A1 SAFE FORT SAFE FORT SAFE WIN SAFE OUT
Nikki SAFE FORT SAFE FORT SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Jade N/A1 SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Estelle SAFE SAFE FORT SAFE SAFE FORT SAFE OUT
Erika N/A1 SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Hannah SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE OUT
Ariane N/A1 SAFE OUT
Amelia FORT SAFE SAFE OUT
Lucy SAFE SAFE OUT
Destiny SAFE OUT
Shareen OUT
Competition
     The contestant won the final challenge.
     The contestant did not win the final challenge.
     The contestant won the challenge and won safety from the Fortress.
     The contestant won the challenge, but was subject to the Fortress.
     The contestant was exempt from participating in the Fortress.
     The contestant was not selected for the Fortress.
     The contestant won in the Fortress.
     The contestant lost in the Fortress and was eliminated.
     The contestant came in last in the daily challenge and was eliminated.
     The contestant withdrew from the elimination round.
Notes
  • In Episodes 2 and 3, a contestant is exempt from both challenge participation and elimination after earning a ticket into the Oasis — the result of either winning a challenge or in the Fortress.
  • The Underdogs participate in individual challenges from Episodes 1–3. When the Champions enter the competition in Episode 4, all contestants will be separated into two teams — Champions and Underdogs.

Voting Progress[edit | edit source]

Voted into
Elimination
Jay
5 of 8 votes
Connor
1 of 1 vote
Silas
4 of 7 votes
No
vote
Nick
1 of 1 vote
Oliver
3 of 5 votes
Terrell
1 of 1 vote
Andy
3 of 5 votes
Todd
1 of 1 vote
Jay
3 of 4 votes
Wade
1 of 1 vote
Xavier
2 of 4 votes
Silas
1 of 1 vote
Jaylen
2 of 3 votes
Brian
1 of 1 vote
Xavier
2 of 3 votes
No vote
Shareen
4 of 8 votes
Nikki
1 of 1 vote
Destiny
7 of 7 votes
Nikki
1 of 1 vote
Amelia
4 of 5 votes
Ariane
1 of 1 vote
Sarah
3 of 5 votes
Estelle
1 of 1 vote
Hannah
4 of 4 votes
Sarah
1 of 1 vote
Erika2
2 of 4 votes
Sydney
1 of 1 vote
Estelle
2 of 3 votes
Chantal
1 of 1 vote
Jade
2 of 3 votes
Voter Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Caleb N/A1 Ariane Erika Chantal
Sydney Jay Connor Nick Jay Jaylen
Dustin N/A1 Wade Wade Xavier
Nick Destiny Nikki Hannah Hannah Sydney
Jaylen Lucy Destiny Amelia Hannah Nikki
Rian Leo Leo Oliver Todd Silas
Chantal N/A1 Andy Caleb Terrell
Terrell N/A1 Erika Erika Jade
Sarah N/A1 Wade Xavier Brian
Xavier N/A1 Sarah Jade Jade
Nikki Jay Silas Jaylen Jay Jaylen
Todd Shareen Destiny Amelia Hannah Estelle
Brian N/A1 Sarah Sarah Dustin
Jade N/A1 Terrell Xavier Xavier
Estelle Leo Leo Oliver Nick Todd
Silas Shareen Destiny Amelia Estelle Estelle
Erika N/A1 Andy Terrell
Wade N/A1 Sarah Jade
Hannah Jay Silas Jaylen Jay
Jay Nikki Destiny Nikki Hannah
Andy N/A1 Erika
Ariane N/A1 Andy
Amelia Leo Oliver
Oliver Shareen Destiny Amelia
Leo Shareen Destiny
Lucy Jay Silas
Connor Nikki Destiny
Destiny Jay Silas
Micah
Shareen Leo

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • ^1 : The Champions (Andy, Ariane, Brian, Caleb, Chantal, Dustin, Erika, Jade, Sarah, Terrell, Wade, and Xavier) entered the competition at the fourth challenge as a season twist.
  • ^2 : After a tie with the vote, Tyson Kidd told the guys that if they could not come to a decision on the vote, that the opponent, Sarah, would select which girl should would want to face in elimination. The guys were unable to come to a decision, so Sarah selected Erika to be her opponent in the Fortress.
  • ^3 : In episode 12, the Fortress was deemed teamless; however, Tyson Kidd revealed that the winning team would be safe from elimination and the losers would be sent to the final Fortress. As the Underdogs won, they were safe, sending the Champions into the final Fortress.