The Challenge: Final Reckoning

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The Challenge
Genre Reality Competition
Created by Piperjr
Country of Origin United States
Language(s) English
Winner
No. of Episodes 20 (Two-Part Reunion Included)
Chronology
Preceded by
Vendettas
Followed by
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The Challenge: Final Reckoning is the thirty-second season of The Challenge.













Cast[edit | edit source]

Host: Tyson Kidd

Male contestants
Player Original season Finish
Brendan Forest RW: Anchorage
Brian Snyder RW: Charleston
Caleb Jenkins RW: Cincinnati
Duncan Sawyer Big Brother 4
Ian Conner Fresh Meat II
Jay Tasker RW: Back to Cali
Joaquin Santiago Big Brother 4
Kris Brannon AYTO? 5
Levi Fischer RW: Boulder
Nick Peyton Bloodlines
Pete Blakeley RW: Boulder
Todd Knight TS: First Race
Tyler Harlow Bloodlines
Will Shannon RW: Charleston
Greg Stocker AYTO? 4 Currently in
Redemption
Jacob "JP" Parkins AYTO? 4
Female contestants
Player Original season Finish
Cece Fox RW: Columbus
Crystal Boland Bloodlines
Jade Avery Fresh Meat
Kori Bridges Bad Girls Club: Austin
Naomi Cousins Big Brother 7
Nikki Gaines Winter Break Challenge
Rian Ashwell Bad Girls Club: LA
Sarah Lucas Fresh Meat II
Savannah Eaton RW: St. Louis
Shea Coulson Bad Girls Club: Austin
Sienna Trevor Big Brother 7
Sophie Lanahan AYTO? 5
Emma Tinsley RW: Back to Cali Currently in
Redemption
Estelle Lusby RW: Boulder
Hannah Stead AYTO? 2
Helen Thorpe AYTO? 4

Teams[edit | edit source]

Partner 1 Partner 2 Gender Team Eliminated
Brendan Forest Sophie Lanahan Male/Female      Brendan & Sophie
Brian Snyder Pete Blakeley Male      Brian & Pete
Caleb Jenkins Crystal Boland Male/Female      Caleb & Crystal
Cece Fox Will Shannon Male/Female      Cece & Will
Duncan Sawyer Joaquin Santiago Male      Duncan & Joaquin
Ian Conner Jay Tasker Male      Ian & Jay
Jade Avery Savannah Eaton Female      Jade & Savannah
Kori Bridges Shea Coulson Female      Kori & Shea
Kris Brannon Tyler Harlow Male      Kris & Tyler
Levi Fischer Todd Knight Male      Levi & Todd
Naomi Cousins Sienna Trevor Female      Naomi & Sienna
Nick Peyton Nikki Gaines Male/Female      Nick & Nikki
Rian Ashwell Sarah Lucas Female      Rian & Sarah
Emma Tinsley Jacob "JP" Parkins Male/Female      Emma & JP Currently in
Redemption
Greg Stocker Helen Thorpe Male/Female      Greg & Helen
Estelle Lusby Hannah Stead Female      Estelle & Hannah

Pre-season team backgrounds[edit | edit source]

Male teams[edit | edit source]

  • Brian & Pete: Brian and Pete have butted heads since Bloodlines. On XXX: Dirty 30, Pete orchestrated a plan to send Brian into elimination, however, it backfired and he became public enemy #1. On Vendettas, Brian took the opportunity in the first elimination of the season to send in Pete, who ultimately went home.
  • Duncan & Joaquin: The two first met on Big Brother 4, where they were originally in an alliance. Joaquin became threatened by Duncan's social relationships, especially with Raquel Martinez. In week eight, Joaquin convinced his ally Kris Brodowski to nominate Duncan as a replacement nominee. Joaquin lied to Duncan and his allies saying that he was safe, but at the eviction Joaquin cast the deciding vote to evict Duncan. At the end of the game, Joaquin became the winner, with Duncan as one of two votes against him.
  • Ian & Jay: On Vendettas, both guys were on opposite sides of the house. When he joined the Troika in the second double elimination, Jay made a deal with Ian to not vote him in if the favor was returned in the future. After Ian became a member of the final Troika of the season, he betrayed the deal by voting in Jay. A stunned Jay won the elimination and returned to the game, only for Ian to screw him over during the Final, eliminating Jay with no money to take home.
  • Kris & Tyler: The two got into a heated shouting match during Vendettas, after Kris spearheaded a vote to send Tyler into elimination. They got into each other's faces with Tyler telling Kris he was a puppet and a weak-minded idiot, while Kris attacked Tyler for his poor performances in the challenges. The two were pulled apart, but the argument was reignited once Tyler lost the elimination to Ian Conner.
  • Levi & Todd: The two got into several arguments during their time on Vendettas, stemming from a love triangle with Tyler Harlow. Levi, Tyler's ex, believed that Todd was flaunting his flirtation with Tyler and ostracizing him from the group. Todd claimed that Levi was jealous that Tyler was much happier without him. Levi was placed in the first double elimination Troika, where he campaigned successfully for Todd to go into elimination and ultimately lose to mercenary Justin Gould.

Female/Male teams[edit | edit source]

  • Brendan & Sophie: The two developed a showmance during Vendettas. Things soon turned disastrous once Brendan's feud with Greg Stocker escalated to blows. Sophie was one of several people who tried to break up their altercation, which resulted in her getting hit in the face. Brendan and Greg were both removed from the game, while Sophie eventually quit the competition because she had lost interest following the fight. At the reunion, the two revealed they were not together and many of their issues were left unresolved.
  • Caleb & Crystal: Caleb and Crystal locked horns during XXX: Dirty 30 after Caleb complained about always being on Crystal's team. Crystal snapped back telling him that they were still winning, but Caleb told her that she does not pull her weight and was holding them back.
  • Cece & Will: Cece and Will quickly clashed on Vendettas during the first challenge, as Cece felt Will was trying to block her when she was walking up the hills. The two continued to rub each other the wrong way throughout the season, stemming from Cece's dislike for Will's new girlfriend, Crystal Boland. At the reunion, Crystal and Will got into a shouting match with Cece, who needed security to restrain her.
  • Emma & JP: On XXX: Dirty 30, rookies Emma and JP began hooking up. During the first elimination vote, JP was the sole person to not vote for Emma. At the reunion, the two announced they were not together with Emma stating JP is insufferable and a douchebag while JP stated that Emma was clingy and annoying.
  • Greg & Helen: The two hit it off on Are You The One? 4 and felt they were a perfect match. However, when it was revealed they were not, the two drifted apart. Helen eventually soured on Greg after he attacked Isaiah Herron, which many interpreted as racially motivated. By the end of the season, Helen stated that the person she least wanted to see after the show was Greg.
  • Nick & Nikki: Nick and Nikki have disliked each other for several seasons, originating on Invasion of the Champions, when Nikki flipped her vote at the first nomination, angering Nick and his allies. In turn, when he won the next challenge, Nick voted Nikki into elimination. On Vendettas, Nick was one of the votes to send Nikki into elimination after their team lost the daily challenge.

Female teams[edit | edit source]

  • Estelle & Hannah: Their first clash was on Rivals III, when Estelle and her partner Bert Snyder voted Hannah and her partner Brett Reade into the first elimination. Their rivalry heated up on Invasion of the Champions, where they were apart of opposing alliances. They eventually competed in the Lever Handed fortress against one another, with Estelle the victor, sending an enraged Hannah home. On XXX: Dirty 30, Estelle won the Purge challenge, and ultimately sent Hannah directly to the Redemption house.
  • Jade & Savannah: Jade and Savannah's rivalry stems all the way back to World Tour, where they faced off in the physical Sticks and Stones elimination, with Jade upsetting Savannah for the win. They met once again on Battle of the Exes, where Jade and her partner Ed Slater along with Savannah and her partner Buzz Allen were the front runners for the season. Jade and Savannah voted the other's team into elimination once each when they won Power Couple. Ultimately, both teams made the final, but both fell short to Brian Snyder and Karen Riley. They saw each other again for the first time in years on Vendettas, where Jade used her power in the Troika to blindside Savannah and sent her into the chamber, where she was sent home by mercenary Kandice Pierce.
  • Kori & Shea: After Kori joined as a replacement on Bad Girls Club: Austin, Shea did not appreciate Kori's lackluster attitude. Things boiled over once Kori expressed her disdain for the way Shea and some other girls kicked Josephina Dominquez out of the house. The two got into a physical altercation that tore through the entire house. Kori subsequently left the house on her own accord, with Shea gleefully putting her stuff in garbage bags.
  • Naomi & Sienna: The two both entered the Big Brother 7 house and were both placed on the Young team. Although originally aligned, the two quickly divided the house in half, staking their claims as the alpha female. In week four, Naomi tried to flip the house against Head of Household Sienna, but was unsuccessful. Ultimately, Sienna got the upper hand and evicted Naomi from the house the following week.
  • Rian & Sarah: Both women began XXX: Dirty 30 in a power duo: Rian with best friend Estelle Lusby and Sarah with close ally Cece Fox. After a few eliminations, the four realized their potential for domination and formed a power alliance. Sarah stuck her neck out for Rian, even going so far as to call out ally Gwen Randall after pulling the Double Cross. However, Rian became threatened by Sarah following her return from the Redemption house. Rian blindsided everyone when she voted Sarah into elimination, which Sarah subsequently lost to Cece. Sarah once again returned from the Redemption house, with sights set on revenge. Sarah won the next challenge, and sent Rian into elimination, and finally took her down in the final elimination of the season. On Vendettas, the two considered each other their biggest vendetta and got into a blowup at the nightclub, where Rian subsequently fell down the stairs injuring her knee.

Game Summary[edit | edit source]

Challenge games[edit | edit source]

  • Dead to Me: Half the cast is buried underground in caskets in a graveyard, and their partners must dig them out. The partners who are above ground must use walkie-talkies and the voices of their below-ground partners are disguised, so the digging partner is not sure who their partner is until they are unburied. The buried teammate must instruct their teammate where they are located in the graveyard. The last team to dig their partner out is automatically eliminated, while the winning team has to eliminate one additional team.
    • Winners: Caleb & Crystal
    • Sent to Redemption: Estelle & Hannah & Greg & Helen
  • Inter-Net: Players must jump onto cargo nets suspended above the water. They must traverse up and over one cargo net to the other without falling into the water. Each player must start on opposite platforms and traverse five cargo nets before meeting the partner in the center where they must ring a bell to stop their time. The team with the fastest time wins.
    • Winners: Ian & Jay

Armageddon games[edit | edit source]

  • Ramp It Up: Each team starts on separate ramps. Players must race up their opponent's ramp to collect a single ball. Once collecting a ball they must race back to the top of their ramp and deposit the ball into a cylinder tube. The first team to collect 8 balls wins, while the losing team is sent to Redemption.
    • Played by: Brendan & Sophie vs. Emma & JP

Apocalypse (Redemption) games[edit | edit source]

Elimination chart[edit | edit source]

Episode Winners Armageddon teams Armageddon game Armageddon outcome
# Challenge Voted In Called Out Winners Losers
11 Dead to Me Caleb & Crystal N/A Estelle & Hannah
Greg & Helen
2 Inter-Net Ian & Jay Emma & JP Brendan & Sophie Ramp It Up Brendan & Sophie Emma & JP
3 Quarterback Kris & Tyler Kori & Shea Nick & Nikki Nick & Nikki Kori & Shea
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
20 Final Challenge 2nd place: ; 3rd place: ; 4th place:

Episode progress[edit | edit source]

Teams Episode
11 2 3 6/7 7/8 8/9 10/11 11/12 12/13 14/15 16/17 17 18 19 Finale
Brendan & Sophie SAFE ARMA SAFE
Brian & Pete SAFE SAFE SAFE
Caleb & Crystal WIN SAFE SAFE
Cece & Will SAFE SAFE SAFE
Duncan & Joaquin SAFE SAFE SAFE
Ian & Jay SAFE WIN SAFE
Jade & Savannah SAFE SAFE SAFE
Kris & Tyler SAFE SAFE WIN
Levi & Todd SAFE SAFE SAFE
Naomi & Sienna SAFE SAFE SAFE
Nick & Nikki SAFE SAFE ARMA
Rian & Sarah SAFE SAFE SAFE
Kori & Shea SAFE SAFE OUT
Emma & JP SAFE OUT
Greg & Helen OUT
Estelle & Hannah OUT
Competition
     The team won the final challenge.
     The team did not win the final challenge and did not receive any money.
     The team won the challenge and was immune from the Armageddon.
     The team won the challenge and an advantage for the next challenge.
     The team did not nominate the team voted into the Armageddon and was not eligible to be picked for the Armageddon.
     The team was eligible to be picked for the Armageddon, but was not selected.
     The team won in the Armageddon.
     The Mercenaries won Armageddon and entered the game.
     The team lost in the Armageddon and was eliminated.
     The team won the challenge, but could not decide their vote and was automatically sent to the Armageddon, and lost.
     The team was eliminated at the challenge site.
     The team was disqualified from the competition due to physical violence.
     The team was removed from the competition due to injury.

Redemption House[edit | edit source]

Redemption chart[edit | edit source]

Four Horseman of the Apocalypse Eliminated teams Apocalypse Apocalypse outcome
# XX Holder XX’s Pick Winners Losers
4
10
15
18 N/A

Redemption progress[edit | edit source]

Teams Episode
4 10 15 18
Emma & JP
Estelle & Hannah
Greg & Helen
Competition
     The team won the Redemption elimination, and returned to the main game.
     The team pulled the XX card and chose their opponent for the Apocalypse.
     The team was selected by the XX Holder and competed in the Apocalypse.
     The team lost the Redemption elimination, and remained in the Redemption House.
     The team lost the Redemption competition, and was permanently eliminated from the competition.
     The team was not picked in the Double Cross and was permanently eliminated from the competition.
     A contestant was removed from the competition due to injury, so his/her partner was also eliminated.

Voting Progress[edit | edit source]

Voted into
Armageddon
Greg & Helen
1 vote to eliminate
Emma & JP
5 of 15 votes
Kori & Shea
4 of 14 votes
Called Out Brendan & Sophie
1 of 1 vote
Nick & Nikki
1 of 1 vote
Voter Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Brendan & Sophie Emma & JP Ian & Jay
Brian & Pete Levi & Todd Jade & Savannah
Caleb & Crystal Greg & Helen Emma & JP Nick & Nikki
Cece & Will Emma & JP Nick & Nikki
Duncan & Joaquin Rian & Sarah Kori & Shea
Ian & Jay Cece & Will Kori & Shea
Jade & Savannah Kori & Shea Brian & Pete
Kori & Shea Levi & Todd Naomi & Sienna
Kris & Tyler Emma & JP Levi & Todd
Levi & Todd Cece & Will Kori & Shea
Naomi & Sienna Nick & Nikki Brendan & Sophie
Nick & Nikki Naomi & Sienna Kori & Shea
Rian & Sarah Emma & JP Levi & Todd
Emma & JP Cece & Will
Greg & Helen
Estelle & Hannah
  • Bold - The winner of that week's challenge earns the Power Vote, so their vote against a team counts twice.

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • ^1 : Episode 1 started with a purge challenge with the last team getting sent to the Redemption house. Estelle & Hannah got last place and were eliminated. Host Tyson Kidd then instructed that challenge winners, Caleb & Crystal then had to eliminate one additional team. They chose Greg & Helen to be eliminated. Both teams were sent to the Redemption House.