The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II
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| The Challenge | |
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| Genre | Reality Competition |
| Created by | Piperjr |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Winners | Mike Robbins & Erika Little |
| No. of Episodes | 17 (Reunion and Special Included) |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by Battle of the Seasons II |
Followed by Rivals II |
The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II is the twenty-third season of The Challenge.
This is a sequel to the eighteenth season, Battle of the Exes.
Cast[edit | edit source]
Host: Tyson Kidd
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Teams[edit | edit source]
| Male Partner | Female Partner | Team | Eliminated |
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| Mike Robbins | Erika Little | Mike & Erika | Winners |
| Steve Mason | Ally Dennis | Steve & Ally | Runner-Up |
| Phil Peyton | Tara Bryan | Phil & Tara | Third Place |
| Brian Snyder | Jade Avery | Brian & Jade | Episode 13/14 |
| Justin Gould | Alison Isaacson | Justin & Alison | Episode 12 |
| Nate Hughes | Jen Graham | Nate & Jen | Episode 11 |
| Joe Patrick | Farrah Armstrong | Joe & Farrah | Episode 10 |
| Eddie Jeffries | Tamra Boone | Eddie & Tamra | Episode 9 |
| Ian Conner | Amanda Bush | Ian & Amanda | Episode 8 |
| Dean Hunter | Kacey Sullivan | Dean & Kacey | Episode 7 |
| Drew Dotson | Bianca Escobar | Drew & Bianca | Episode 6 |
| Patrick Butler | Chantal Ferguson | Patrick & Chantal | Episode 5 |
| Luke Baldwin | Cece Fox | Luke & Cece | Episode 4 |
| Jeremy MacArthur | Kandice Pierce | Jeremy & Kandice | Episode 3 |
| Gustavo Espinosa | Lacey Horton | Gustavo & Lacey | Episode 2 |
| Wade Marshall | Zoe McDonald | Wade & Zoe | Episode 1 |
- Notes
- Drew & Bianca and Steve & Ally were also paired together on Fresh Meat II.
Pre-Season Romantic Backgrounds[edit | edit source]
- Brian & Jade: The two originally met on World Tour, however rarely interacted. On The Temple III, Jade and her allies targeted Brian for elimination and sent him home early on. Following his win on Shipwrecked, Brian hooked up with Jade. The two did not have a lasting relationship, however, they worked together on Battle of the Exes, both making it to the final, with Jade placing third and Brian going on to win with his partner Karen Riley.
- Dean & Kacey: The two met on The Dunes, both aligning themselves with Sarah Lucas' alliance. At the reunion, Dean revealed that he and Kacey were still going strong and were working on moving closer together. However, the two could not agree to move closer together and eventually their long distance relationship became too much for them to handle and they called it quits.
- Drew & Bianca: On Fresh Meat II, the two were paired together as partners. Early on, sparks began to fly between the two of them and they started a dalliance. They made it all the way to the final exile, before being eliminated by their allies Rebecca Malone and Lewis Song. At the reunion, the two seemed very close and still together. However, it was short lived after Bianca cheated on Drew with an old boyfriend and Drew ended things.
- Eddie & Tamra: The two were challenge sweethearts on Battle of the Seasons II, being the driving force behind the dominating alliance of the season. Both of them ended up making it to the final were Eddie placed third while Tamra and her team won. During the reunion, they said they were still together, but Eddie later revealed that he called things off between them because he was not ready for a serious relationship, following several bad breakups.
- Gustavo & Lacey: On The Real World: Dallas, the two hit it off instantly and were not shy about hiding their romantic relationship. In one episode, the two hooked up on another roommate's bed, sparking an argument. Things quickly turned sour in the real world after they both could not give up their partying lifestyles to be with each other. Gustavo said that they were not compatible romantically, and they only ever had a sexual relationship.
- Ian & Amanda: During their original season, Fresh Meat II, the two were in the same alliance and developed a friendship. During Rivals, Amanda had her eye on Caleb Jenkins, while Ian was interested in Aaryn Grimes. They were both shot down and they eventually hooked up with each other. During the reunion, their hook ups were explored and they both stated that they just needed companionship in the house and nothing more materialized.
- Jeremy & Kandice: The two became smitten with one another on Battle of the Exes. However, Jeremy and his partner Caitlin Oswald were sent home fairly early. Outside the challenge, Kandice said that Jeremy was egotistical and a hot head and she could not tolerate his behavior anymore and called things off. Her statements were confirmed during both The Dunes and Rivals, when Jeremy was sent home for getting into physical altercations.
- Joe & Farrah: Although not seen during Rivals, Joe and Farrah were rumored to have hooked up. The two were spotted leaving the men's bathroom at a club together, which was shown during the reunion. Joe said that a sexual encounter did occur, which Farrah later confirmed by saying that her lips are made for "more than just talking".
- Justin & Alison: The two had an off and on relationship on The Real World: Jacksonville. They hooked up early on and continued to do so for the rest of the season. However, they often fought because Justin did not take things seriously and Alison felt he was playing with her emotions. At the reunion, the two revealed that their relationship had ended and Alison stated that Justin was so arrogant and unbearable, while Justin said that Alison is a pathological liar and he hopes she stays lonely forever.
- Luke & Cece: The two were casual partners on The Real World: Columbus, which later grew into more. Cece felt Luke was the cutest guy in the house and she felt that he was a genuine guy. However, when Luke was talking with his other male roommates, he said that he was only with Cece for sex, and he did not actually like her. Following their time in the house, Cece came to realize Luke's true intentions and severed ties with him.
- Mike & Erika: On Rivals, the two started flirting and later turned their showmance into an alliance between their teams. Outside the house, the two felt they were not as compatible as they once felt and they ended things. Mike stated that they were really only together because they needed company, while Erika said that she was hurt by a lot of things that Mike had said about her online, that were false.
- Nate & Jen: The two developed a short-lived romance on Rivals after Nate and his partner Patrick Butler were sent home very early. Jen revealed at the reunion that they were still together and planned to move in together. However, Nate later cheated on Jen which quickly ended things. Nate stated that Jen went crazy and tore up his clothes, threw them out of windows, and burned them.
- Patrick & Chantal: Early on Battle of the Seasons II, the two hooked up after a drunken night at the bar. This later led to a power alliance between their teams, Dallas and Jacksonville. At the reunion, however, the two revealed they never developed a relationship outside of the game. Chantal stated that Patrick was a cocky, egotistical, and heartless person with an inferiority complex, and Patrick stated that Chantal was jealous of the attention that he got from other girls.
- Phil & Tara: On The Real World: Columbus, the two were "America's sweethearts" as they often provided heartwarming and sentimental relief on the show. At the reunion, the two announced they were still together and had moved in together. However, the two stated they had "marital problems" with things like finances, household things, and commitment issues, which ultimately was the demise of their relationship.
- Steve & Ally: The two were partners on Fresh Meat II and developed a flirtatious relationship. They were sent home after the second exile after losing to Ed Slater and Julie Owens. Outside of the game, Ally did not trust Steve and believed he was cheating because he rarely spent time with her, while Steve said Ally was to clingy and obsessive and that if she could not trust him, that he was not going to continue to prove himself and they parted ways.
- Wade & Zoe: The two hooked up during Battle of the Seasons II, and were dubbed the "rookie couple". They were later pitted against each other as their teams were in opposing alliance. Zoe later stated that Wade was toying with her emotions and played her, while Wade said that he was never interested in a serious relationship and just wanted to "fool around", but Zoe never took the hints.
Gameplay[edit | edit source]
Challenge games[edit | edit source]
- Separation Anxiety: Players are standing on balance beams suspended above the water facing their partner and connected by a rope. Teams must work together to advance themselves along the balance beam. Along the way, their are several jolts in the balance beam which stretches the rope, making it harder to keep balanced. The team that gets to the finish platform in the fastest time wins, while the team with the slowest time or the team that falls off earliest is automatically sent to the Dome.
- Winners: Brian & Jade
- Rock and a Hard Place: This challenge consists of a series of four tasks, each pertaining to moving or utilizing giant rocks.
- Transport: Each team has to race to transport ten giant rocks along a field by using two bamboo poles. The five last-place teams (out of fifteen) are eliminated from the challenge, while the last-place team at the first stage is automatically sent to the Dome.
- Traverse: Teams must race to scale a giant rock wall, and fill in the missing holes with the rocks that they just collected. The rocks can only fit in one of the holes, and must be placed properly before moving on. The first six teams to scale the wall advance.
- Toss: Each team member must toss rocks and land them on platforms. Each platform is a certain size, and the rock size corresponds to the size of the platform. The first three teams to land a rock on each of the four platforms advance.
- Turn: Teams must roll boulders around several obstacles to a giant gate. The first team to roll three boulders into their gates wins.
- Winners: Joe & Farrah
- Sticky Situation: 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 glue. The players have to transfer the glue to their partners only using their bodies. Once a player has soaked themselves with glue, that player has to walk back on the beam to their partner and have their partner scrub off the glue into a bucket. The other partner does the same, and the process repeats for ten minutes. The team with the most glue in their bucket after ten minutes wins, while the team with the least amount of glue in their bucket is automatically sent to The Dome.
- Winners: Dean & Kacey
- Fence Sitter: Players must jump onto giant fences suspended above the water. They must traverse from one fence to the other without falling into the water. A player may not advance to the next fence until their partner is on the same fence as them. The team that traverses all five fences and makes it to the finish platform in the fastest time wins, while the team with the slowest team or who falls off the earliest is automatically sent to the Dome.
- Winners: Brian & Jade
- Walk the Plank: Players are asked a series of trivia questions by host Tyson Kidd, which includes spelling, sports, geography, pop culture, U.S. history, and even past challenges. Each team is suspended above the water standing on a platform. If they correctly answer a question, they will stay in the game, but if they answer incorrectly, they will be pushed closer to the edge of the platform. Once a team answers three questions incorreclty, they are pushed off the platform, dropped into the water, and eliminated. The last team standing wins, while the first team to fall is automatically sent to the Dome.
- Winners: Nate & Jen
- Blinders: Separated into male and female heats, players will be blindfolded, while their partner will be above them telling them where to move. When the horn sounds, a team colored ball from each team will begin rolling down a hill. The blindfolded team member at the bottom of the hill must attempt to block the ball from crossing the line with a shield and the aid of their partner. Each time the player did not stop the ball, the earned an X. Once a team reached three Xs, they were eliminated. The last team standing wins, while the first team to be eliminated is automatically sent to the Dome.
- Winners: Phil & Tara
- Ejection: Players must sit on airplane-like seats. When the horn sounds, the seats will fall down a ramp, causing the players to be launched into the air. Once in the air, players must attempt to grab a bar to get further down the course. They must then swim around a flag and touch a buoy to stop their time. The team with the fastest time wins, while the last-place team is automatically sent to The Dome.
- Winners: Brian & Jade
- Food For Thought: Players must solve a puzzle which will correspond to a specific numbered plate on their table. If a team solves the puzzle correctly, they will pick the plate with the easiest and quickest food item to eat. If they solve it incorrectly, they must eat a hefty, more difficult food item. Once a team finishes their plate, they can move to the next station. The first team to go through all 10 stations and cross the finish line wins, while the last-place team is automatically sent to The Dome.
- Winners: Joe & Farrah
- On the Rocks: Teams must face off against another team and pull on a giant rope suspended above the water. The team who pulls the rope enough to knock their opponents off the platform and into the water wins the round and advances to the next round. This process continues until one pair remains, who will be declared the winners. The losing teams from the first round will then compete in a loser's bracket where the team that finishes in last is automatically sent to the Dome.
- Winners: Mike & Erika
- Head Strong: Teams must run across a field with a basket attached to their helmets, collecting coconuts. Each coconut is a different point value: either 1, 3, or 5. Teams must collect the coconuts in their baskets and may not use their hands. Once a coconut hits the ground, it loses its point value. After 15 minutes, the team with the most points wins, while the team with the fewest points is automatically sent to The Dome.
- Winners: Justin & Alison
- Better Together: Teams must unlock a series of gates by retrieving keys. To gain access to a key, each team must complete a series of tasks, while having to move in unison and banded together in a sumo suit. After completing a task, they unlocked a gate, bringing the lock back to the start, and then continuing to the next task. The first team to complete unlock all of the gates and cross the finish line wins, while the last-place team is automatically sent to the Dome.
- Winners: Steve & Ally
- Piece of My Mind: Teams must complete a vertical slide puzzle suspended above the water. They have to push and pull large, heavy pieces to get them into the proper places to create the Exes II logo. If a player falls off of the apparatus, they must climb up the ladder and back on, while their teammate cannot continue the puzzle until they return. The team that solved the puzzle the fastest wins, while team who solved it the slowest is automatically sent to the Dome.
- Winners: Phil & Tara
- Fly By Night: In the first-ever nighttime mission in Challenge history, teams are hooked into a giant circle with a lot a light beam and mirrors. Players must work together to shine the light off of the mirrors in order of the previous challenges this season. For added difficulty, players are harnessed to the same rope, so as one player moves the other moves the other way. The team that shines the light in the right order in the fastest time wins, while the team with the slowest time is automatically sent to the Dome.
- Winners: Mike & Erika
Dome games[edit | edit source]
- Storm the Castle: Players must race up and over a giant draw bridge to place a sword in front of a castle. Once each team member places 30 swords in front of the castle, they must open the castle door and ring the bell. The first team to ring the bell wins.
- Played Three Times: Jeremy & Kandice vs. Wade & Zoe, Justin & Alison vs. Patrick & Chantal, Phil & Tara vs. Eddie & Tamra
- Hook Up: Team must work together to use a giant hook and pull down five hatches, releasing puzzle ribbons in the process. Then, teams must solve a vertical ribbon puzzle. The first team to solve the puzzle wins.
- Played Three Times: Drew & Bianca vs. Gustavo & Lacey, Steve & Ally vs. Drew & Bianca, Phil & Tara vs. Joe & Farrah
- Spun Out: Team must work together to roll a ball up and over a ramp to their partner, while standing on a giant spinning platform. If a team drops the ball, they must start over. The first team to throw the ball over the ramp 500 times in a row wins.
- Played Three Times: Mike & Erika vs. Jeremy & Kandice, Ian & Amanda vs. Dean & Kacey, Justin & Alison vs. Nate & Jen
- Seeing Stars: Players are placed at the center of a circle and must place both hands on a giant star-shaped object. Played in same-gendered heats, the first team to two points wins. In the event of a tie, a coin-flip will determine the gender that would go against each other in one sudden death round.
- Played Three Times: Drew & Bianca vs. Luke & Cece, Mike & Erika vs. Ian & Amanda, Mike & Erika vs. Justin & Alison
- Hall Pass: Players battle one-on-one against each other, where they must run through a narrow hallway past another contestant to ring a bell. Played in same-gendered heats, the first team to two points wins. In the event of a tie, a coin-flip will determine the gender that would go against each other in one sudden death round. Note: Challenge previously used during the original Battle of the Exes.
- Played One Time: Steve & Ally vs. Brian & Jade
Game summary[edit | edit source]
Elimination chart[edit | edit source]
| Episode | Power Couple | Dome contestants | Dome game | Dome outcome | ||||||||
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| # | Challenge | Last-place team | Winners' selection | Winning team | Losing team | |||||||
| 1 | Separation Anxiety | Brian & Jade | Wade & Zoe | Jeremy & Kandice | Storm the Castle | Jeremy & Kandice | Wade & Zoe | |||||
| 2 | Rock and a Hard Place | Joe & Farrah | Drew & Bianca | Gustavo & Lacey | Hook Up | Drew & Bianca | Gustavo & Lacey | |||||
| 3 | Sticky Situation | Dean & Kacey | Mike & Erika | Jeremy & Kandice | Spun Out | Mike & Erika | Jeremy & Kandice | |||||
| 4 | Fence Sitter | Brian & Jade | Drew & Bianca | Luke & Cece | Seeing Stars | Drew & Bianca | Luke & Cece | |||||
| 5 | Walk the Plank | Nate & Jen | Patrick & Chantal | Justin & Alison | Storm the Castle | Justin & Alison | Patrick & Chantal | |||||
| 6 | Blinders | Phil & Tara | Steve & Ally | Drew & Bianca | Hook Up | Steve & Ally | Drew & Bianca | |||||
| 7 | Ejection | Brian & Jade | Dean & Kacey | Ian & Amanda | Spun Out | Ian & Amanda | Dean & Kacey | |||||
| 8 | Food For Thought | Joe & Farrah | Mike & Erika | Ian & Amanda | Seeing Stars | Mike & Erika | Ian & Amanda | |||||
| 9 | On the Rocks | Mike & Erika | Eddie & Tamra | Phil & Tara | Storm the Castle | Phil & Tara | Eddie & Tamra | |||||
| 10 | Head Strong | Justin & Alison | Phil & Tara | Joe & Farrah | Hook Up | Phil & Tara | Joe & Farrah | |||||
| 11 | Better Together | Steve & Ally | Nate & Jen | Justin & Alison | Spun Out | Justin & Alison | Nate & Jen | |||||
| 12 | Piece of My Mind | Phil & Tara | Justin & Alison | Mike & Erika | Seeing Stars | Mike & Erika | Justin & Alison | |||||
| 13/14 | Fly By Night | Mike & Erika | Steve & Ally | Brian & Jade | Hall Pass | Steve & Ally | Brian & Jade | |||||
| 14/15 | Final Challenge | Mike & Erika | 2nd place: Steve & Ally; 3rd place: Phil & Tara | |||||||||
Dome progress[edit | edit source]
| Teams | Challenges | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13/14 | Finale | ||
| Mike & Erika | SAFE | SAFE | DOME | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | DOME | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | DOME | WIN | WINNERS | |
| Steve & Ally | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | DOME | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | DOME | SECOND | |
| Phil & Tara | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | DOME | DOME | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | THIRD | |
| Brian & Jade | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||
| Justin & Alison | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | DOME | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | DOME | OUT | |||
| Nate & Jen | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| Joe & Farrah | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| Eddie & Tamra | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
| Ian & Amanda | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | DOME | OUT | |||||||
| Dean & Kacey | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
| Drew & Bianca | SAFE | DOME | SAFE | DOME | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
| Patrick & Chantal | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||
| Luke & Cece | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||
| Jeremy & Kandice | DOME | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||||
| Gustavo & Lacey | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||||
| Wade & Zoe | OUT | ||||||||||||||
- The team won the competition.
- The team did not win the final challenge.
- The team won the "Power Couple" challenge and put another team into the Dome.
- The team was not selected to go into the Dome.
- The team won in the Dome.
- The team lost in the Dome and was eliminated.
