Rivals | |
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Season 21 | |
Presented by | T. J. Lavin |
No. of contestants | 29 |
Winners |
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Location | |
No. of episodes | 12 (Special & Reunion Included) |
Release | |
Original network | MTV |
Original release | June 22 September 7, 2011 | –
Season chronology |
The Challenge: Rivals is the 21st season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. Rivals takes place in Costa Rica, Argentina, and Patagonia. The season used former cast members from The Real World and The Challenge. Rivals marked the first season of The Challenge not to include any cast members from Road Rules.
The season featured a format in which players were teamed with their arch 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. [1]
This is the first edition of the Rivals series, with Rivals II and Rivals III following in 2013 and 2016, respectively.
This season of The Challenge featured a brand new format, consisting of 14 same-gender teams — seven male and seven female. Each team will consist of players who will be paired with their "worst enemies," whom they have engaged in bitter feuds, fights and rivalries with in previous Real World and/or Challenge seasons. This format was inspired by ESPN columnist Bill Simmons in a mailbag by someone known as "B.J. from Brooklyn (where it was dubbed “Mortal Enemies” but maintained the premise) [2] Simmons and Dave Jacoby further discussed this idea on the B.S. Report, Simmons' podcast.
Each team participates in numerous challenges (sometimes called "missions"), which are followed by an elimination round called "The Jungle." Each challenge is alternatively designated as either a male or a female challenge day. The winning team of the gender not designated for the Jungle is awarded $2,000. The winning team whose gender is designated for elimination wins immunity from the Jungle, while the team that finishes last is automatically sent to the Jungle. An open deliberation and vote then held among the players to determine which team of the same gender will face the last-place finisher in the Jungle. The team who wins the elimination round returns to the game and has a shot at a $300,000 prize, while the losing team is eliminated from the game. [1]
At the end of the season, six teams will compete in the final challenge — three of each gender. The first-place male and female teams win $100,000 apiece, second-place wins $50,000 and the third-place finishers go home empty-handed. [3]
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Team | Partner 1 | Partner 2 |
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Adam K. & CT | Adam King | Chris "CT" Tamburello |
Aneesa & Robin | Aneesa Ferreira | Robin Hibbard |
Brandon & Ty | Brandon Nelson | Ty Ruff |
Camila & Theresa | Camila Nakagawa | Theresa Gonzalez |
Cara Maria & Laurel | Cara Maria Sorbello | Laurel Stucky |
Davis & Tyrie | Davis Mallory | Tyrie Ballard |
Evan & Nehemiah | Evan Starkman | Nehemiah Clark |
Evelyn & Paula | Evelyn Smith | Paula Meronek |
Jasmine & Jonna | Jasmine Reynaud | Jonna Mannion |
Jenn & Mandi | Jenn Grijalva | Mandi Moyer |
Johnny & Tyler | Johnny Devenanzio | Tyler Duckworth |
Katelynn & Sarah | Katelynn Cusanelli | Sarah Rice |
Kenny & Wes | Kenny Santucci | Wes Bergmann |
Leroy & Michael | Leroy Garrett | Michael Ross |
Rivals combines individuals who have had acrimonious or at least strained relations or interactions prior to the season. The following lists all the teams on Rivals, and explains why they've been paired and dubbed as "rivals." Each of the teams' history of animosity and/or open expressions of hostility are detailed.
The first part of the final challenge begins with each team being dragged 200 yards by a rope under water, from a boat, and once each team releases themselves from the boat, they have to swim to their designated kayaks, and paddle their way three miles to the end of the river. Once each team has changed into their team uniforms, they arrive at their first checkpoint, "Pet Rock," in they have to carry a heavy rock and chain. Once teams arrive at a "Memories" campsite, they have to memorize the details and placement of each item present at the example campsite for a later checkpoint. After studying the details of the campsite, each team advances to a "Pile Up" checkpoint, which involves shoveling mounds of dirt into a wheelbarrow, and transferring the dirt into their designated dumpzone. Teams cannot advance until their designated dumpzone is completely filled with dirt. Each team then arrives at a "Re-creation Campsite," in which each team has to memorize the details from the earlier example campsite. If a team copies each detail of the aforementioned campsite correctly, they can advance to the next checkpoint, if not, they have to return to the original example campsite. The next checkpoint is "Final Feast," in which each team has to eat every item on their plate, but results in each player vomiting. After the Final Feast, each team hikes up a mountain before sunset, and at nightfall, arrives at a "Sleep or Stand" checkpoint, in which one player can sleep while their partner has to balance on a rock. If a player falls off the rock, they have to wake their sleeping partner and trade places with their partner. The second part of the final challenge begins in the morning, with each team racing to the top of a mountain. The order of the teams starting up the mountain is determined by each teams' arrival at the "Stand or Sleep" checkpoint—first place gets a two-minute head-start, while second place gets a one-minute head-start. Each team hikes to the top of a mountain, and has to go on a search & rescue, using avalanche beacons which are programmed to locate the keys needed to unlock the trophies at the finish line. [42] [43]
Episode | Gender | Winners | Jungle contestants | Jungle game | Jungle outcome | ||||||||||||||
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# | Challenge | Won $2,000 | Safety | Last-place | Voted in | Winners | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
1 | High Dive | Female | Adam R. & Leroy [b] | Jasmine & Jonna | Evelyn & Paula | Aneesa & Robin | Hands On | 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 | Cara Maria & Laurel | Camila & Theresa | Door Jam | Cara Maria & Laurel | Camila & Theresa | ||||||||||
4 | Hammock Crawl | Male | — [c] | Johnny & Tyler | Kenny & Wes | Brandon & Ty | Going Up | Kenny & Wes | Brandon & Ty | ||||||||||
5 | Against the Current | Female | Johnny & Tyler | Jenn & Mandi | Katelynn & Sarah | Jasmine & Jonna | Unburied | Jasmine & Jonna | Katelynn & Sarah | ||||||||||
6 | Catch & Release | Male | Cara Maria & Laurel | Kenny & Wes | Evan & Nehemiah | Adam K. & CT | Rail Slide | Adam K. & CT | Evan & Nehemiah | ||||||||||
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 [a] | ||||||||||||||||
Johnny & Tyler | 2nd place: Kenny & Wes, 3rd place: Leroy & Michael [a] |
Teams | Challenges | ||||||||||
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1 [b] | 2 | 3 | 4 [c] | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8/9 | Finale [a] | |||
Johnny & Tyler | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WON | SAFE | WON | ELIM | WINNERS | ||
Evelyn & Paula | ELIM | WON | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WON | WINNERS | ||
Kenny & Wes | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SECOND | ||
Cara Maria & Laurel | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | WON | ELIM | SAFE | SECOND | ||
Leroy & Michael [b] | — | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | THIRD | ||
Jenn & Mandi | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | THIRD | ||
Adam K. & CT | SAFE | WIN | WON | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | OUT | |||
Jasmine & Jonna | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | 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. & Leroy [b] | DQ |
Team Kenny & Wes | Team Cara Maria & Laurel | ||
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Kenny & Wes | Cara Maria & Laurel | ||
Evelyn & Paula | Adam K. & CT | ||
Johnny & Tyler | Jenn & Mandi | ||
Jasmine & Jonna | Leroy & Michael |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
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261 | 1 | "Welcome to the Jungle" | June 22, 2011 | 1.88 |
262 | 2 | "Through the Looking Glass" | June 29, 2011 | 1.36 |
263 | 3 | "Underdog Day Afternoon" | July 6, 2011 | 1.66 |
264 | 4 | "D-Day" | July 13, 2011 | 1.62 |
265 | 5 | "Ill-Communication" | July 20, 2011 | 1.66 |
266 | 6 | "Blowup" | July 27, 2011 | 1.99 |
267 | 7 | "Blood on the Dance Floor" | August 3, 2011 | 1.59 |
268 | 8 | "Cry For Me, Argentina" | August 10, 2011 | 2.06 |
269 | 9 | "The Storm Before the Storm" | August 17, 2011 | 1.99 |
270 | 10 | "At the End of the World" | August 24, 2011 | 2.37 |
The Challenge: Rivals Reunion was aired on August 31, 2011, and was hosted by Maria Menounos. The cast members who attended the reunion were: Evelyn, Paula, Jenn, Mandi, Laurel, Cara Maria, Leroy, Mike, Tyler, Johnny Bananas, Wes, Kenny, Adam and CT. [44]
Rivals | |
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Season 21 | |
Presented by | T. J. Lavin |
No. of contestants | 29 |
Winners |
|
Location | |
No. of episodes | 12 (Special & Reunion Included) |
Release | |
Original network | MTV |
Original release | June 22 September 7, 2011 | –
Season chronology |
The Challenge: Rivals is the 21st season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. Rivals takes place in Costa Rica, Argentina, and Patagonia. The season used former cast members from The Real World and The Challenge. Rivals marked the first season of The Challenge not to include any cast members from Road Rules.
The season featured a format in which players were teamed with their arch 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. [1]
This is the first edition of the Rivals series, with Rivals II and Rivals III following in 2013 and 2016, respectively.
This season of The Challenge featured a brand new format, consisting of 14 same-gender teams — seven male and seven female. Each team will consist of players who will be paired with their "worst enemies," whom they have engaged in bitter feuds, fights and rivalries with in previous Real World and/or Challenge seasons. This format was inspired by ESPN columnist Bill Simmons in a mailbag by someone known as "B.J. from Brooklyn (where it was dubbed “Mortal Enemies” but maintained the premise) [2] Simmons and Dave Jacoby further discussed this idea on the B.S. Report, Simmons' podcast.
Each team participates in numerous challenges (sometimes called "missions"), which are followed by an elimination round called "The Jungle." Each challenge is alternatively designated as either a male or a female challenge day. The winning team of the gender not designated for the Jungle is awarded $2,000. The winning team whose gender is designated for elimination wins immunity from the Jungle, while the team that finishes last is automatically sent to the Jungle. An open deliberation and vote then held among the players to determine which team of the same gender will face the last-place finisher in the Jungle. The team who wins the elimination round returns to the game and has a shot at a $300,000 prize, while the losing team is eliminated from the game. [1]
At the end of the season, six teams will compete in the final challenge — three of each gender. The first-place male and female teams win $100,000 apiece, second-place wins $50,000 and the third-place finishers go home empty-handed. [3]
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|
Team | Partner 1 | Partner 2 |
---|---|---|
Adam K. & CT | Adam King | Chris "CT" Tamburello |
Aneesa & Robin | Aneesa Ferreira | Robin Hibbard |
Brandon & Ty | Brandon Nelson | Ty Ruff |
Camila & Theresa | Camila Nakagawa | Theresa Gonzalez |
Cara Maria & Laurel | Cara Maria Sorbello | Laurel Stucky |
Davis & Tyrie | Davis Mallory | Tyrie Ballard |
Evan & Nehemiah | Evan Starkman | Nehemiah Clark |
Evelyn & Paula | Evelyn Smith | Paula Meronek |
Jasmine & Jonna | Jasmine Reynaud | Jonna Mannion |
Jenn & Mandi | Jenn Grijalva | Mandi Moyer |
Johnny & Tyler | Johnny Devenanzio | Tyler Duckworth |
Katelynn & Sarah | Katelynn Cusanelli | Sarah Rice |
Kenny & Wes | Kenny Santucci | Wes Bergmann |
Leroy & Michael | Leroy Garrett | Michael Ross |
Rivals combines individuals who have had acrimonious or at least strained relations or interactions prior to the season. The following lists all the teams on Rivals, and explains why they've been paired and dubbed as "rivals." Each of the teams' history of animosity and/or open expressions of hostility are detailed.
The first part of the final challenge begins with each team being dragged 200 yards by a rope under water, from a boat, and once each team releases themselves from the boat, they have to swim to their designated kayaks, and paddle their way three miles to the end of the river. Once each team has changed into their team uniforms, they arrive at their first checkpoint, "Pet Rock," in they have to carry a heavy rock and chain. Once teams arrive at a "Memories" campsite, they have to memorize the details and placement of each item present at the example campsite for a later checkpoint. After studying the details of the campsite, each team advances to a "Pile Up" checkpoint, which involves shoveling mounds of dirt into a wheelbarrow, and transferring the dirt into their designated dumpzone. Teams cannot advance until their designated dumpzone is completely filled with dirt. Each team then arrives at a "Re-creation Campsite," in which each team has to memorize the details from the earlier example campsite. If a team copies each detail of the aforementioned campsite correctly, they can advance to the next checkpoint, if not, they have to return to the original example campsite. The next checkpoint is "Final Feast," in which each team has to eat every item on their plate, but results in each player vomiting. After the Final Feast, each team hikes up a mountain before sunset, and at nightfall, arrives at a "Sleep or Stand" checkpoint, in which one player can sleep while their partner has to balance on a rock. If a player falls off the rock, they have to wake their sleeping partner and trade places with their partner. The second part of the final challenge begins in the morning, with each team racing to the top of a mountain. The order of the teams starting up the mountain is determined by each teams' arrival at the "Stand or Sleep" checkpoint—first place gets a two-minute head-start, while second place gets a one-minute head-start. Each team hikes to the top of a mountain, and has to go on a search & rescue, using avalanche beacons which are programmed to locate the keys needed to unlock the trophies at the finish line. [42] [43]
Episode | Gender | Winners | Jungle contestants | Jungle game | Jungle outcome | ||||||||||||||
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# | Challenge | Won $2,000 | Safety | Last-place | Voted in | Winners | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
1 | High Dive | Female | Adam R. & Leroy [b] | Jasmine & Jonna | Evelyn & Paula | Aneesa & Robin | Hands On | 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 | Cara Maria & Laurel | Camila & Theresa | Door Jam | Cara Maria & Laurel | Camila & Theresa | ||||||||||
4 | Hammock Crawl | Male | — [c] | Johnny & Tyler | Kenny & Wes | Brandon & Ty | Going Up | Kenny & Wes | Brandon & Ty | ||||||||||
5 | Against the Current | Female | Johnny & Tyler | Jenn & Mandi | Katelynn & Sarah | Jasmine & Jonna | Unburied | Jasmine & Jonna | Katelynn & Sarah | ||||||||||
6 | Catch & Release | Male | Cara Maria & Laurel | Kenny & Wes | Evan & Nehemiah | Adam K. & CT | Rail Slide | Adam K. & CT | Evan & Nehemiah | ||||||||||
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 [a] | ||||||||||||||||
Johnny & Tyler | 2nd place: Kenny & Wes, 3rd place: Leroy & Michael [a] |
Teams | Challenges | ||||||||||
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1 [b] | 2 | 3 | 4 [c] | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8/9 | Finale [a] | |||
Johnny & Tyler | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WON | SAFE | WON | ELIM | WINNERS | ||
Evelyn & Paula | ELIM | WON | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WON | WINNERS | ||
Kenny & Wes | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SECOND | ||
Cara Maria & Laurel | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | SAFE | WON | ELIM | SAFE | SECOND | ||
Leroy & Michael [b] | — | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | THIRD | ||
Jenn & Mandi | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | THIRD | ||
Adam K. & CT | SAFE | WIN | WON | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | SAFE | OUT | |||
Jasmine & Jonna | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | 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. & Leroy [b] | DQ |
Team Kenny & Wes | Team Cara Maria & Laurel | ||
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Kenny & Wes | Cara Maria & Laurel | ||
Evelyn & Paula | Adam K. & CT | ||
Johnny & Tyler | Jenn & Mandi | ||
Jasmine & Jonna | Leroy & Michael |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
261 | 1 | "Welcome to the Jungle" | June 22, 2011 | 1.88 |
262 | 2 | "Through the Looking Glass" | June 29, 2011 | 1.36 |
263 | 3 | "Underdog Day Afternoon" | July 6, 2011 | 1.66 |
264 | 4 | "D-Day" | July 13, 2011 | 1.62 |
265 | 5 | "Ill-Communication" | July 20, 2011 | 1.66 |
266 | 6 | "Blowup" | July 27, 2011 | 1.99 |
267 | 7 | "Blood on the Dance Floor" | August 3, 2011 | 1.59 |
268 | 8 | "Cry For Me, Argentina" | August 10, 2011 | 2.06 |
269 | 9 | "The Storm Before the Storm" | August 17, 2011 | 1.99 |
270 | 10 | "At the End of the World" | August 24, 2011 | 2.37 |
The Challenge: Rivals Reunion was aired on August 31, 2011, and was hosted by Maria Menounos. The cast members who attended the reunion were: Evelyn, Paula, Jenn, Mandi, Laurel, Cara Maria, Leroy, Mike, Tyler, Johnny Bananas, Wes, Kenny, Adam and CT. [44]