The challenge : Champs vs. Pros - wikipedia The challenge : Champs vs. Pros The Challenge : Champs vs. Pros Genre Reality game show Presented by Victor Cruz Starring Winners Cara Maria Sorbello Darrell Taylor Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of series No. of episodes 6 Production Location ( s ) Los Angeles, California Running time 60 minutes ( including commercials ) Production company ( s ) Bunim / Murray Productions Release Original network MTV Picture format 16 : 9 HD Original release May 16 ( 2017 - 05 - 16 ) -- June 20, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 20 ) External links Website www.mtv.com/shows/champs-vs-pros The Challenge : Champs vs. Pros is a special mini-series of MTV 's long - running reality game show, The Challenge. In the six - week event, ten Challenge greats competed against ten professional athletes. The series premiered on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, and concluded on June 20, 2017. The series was hosted by NFL wide receiver Victor Cruz. Contestants competed to win $ 50,000 to donate to the charity of their choice. The format featured alumni from Real World, Road Rules, and The Challenge, competing with athletes who have participated in professional leagues and events such as the National Football League, Women 's National Basketball Association, Ultimate Fighting Championship, World Surfing Championship, along with the Winter and Summer Olympics. Contents 1 Cast 2 Gameplay 2.1 Challenge games 2.2 Arena games 3 Gameplay 3.1 Episode progress 4 Episodes 5 References 6 External links Cast Host : Victor Cruz, NFL wide receiver Player Sport / Original season Charity Raised Finish Sorbello, Cara Maria ! Cara Maria Sorbello Fresh Meat II ASPCA $55,000 Winners Taylor, Darrell ! Darrell Taylor RR : Campus Crawl March of Dimes $55,000 Wimbley, Kamerion ! Kamerion Wimbley Athlete, Retired NFL linebacker ! Retired NFL linebacker Kamerion Wimbley Foundation $1,000 Runners - Up Jacobellis, Lindsey ! Lindsey Jacobellis Athlete, Snowboarder ! Snowboarder and Olympic medalist ASPCA $5,000 Nakagawa, Camila ! Camila Nakagawa Spring Break Challenge Men With Dreams $1,000 Third Place Wes Bergmann RW : Austin American Cancer Society $1,000 Tamburello, Chris ! Chris `` CT '' Tamburello RW : Paris Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine $5,000 Episode 6 Kenworthy, Gus ! Gus Kenworthy Athlete, Skier and Olympic Medalist ! Skier and Olympic medalist The Trevor Project and Happy Hippie Foundation $1,000 Hazel, Louise ! Louise Hazel Athlete, Heptathlete and Olympian ! Heptathlete and Olympian Save the Children $5,000 Lolo Jones Athlete, Olympic Hurdler and Bobsledder ! Olympic hurdler and bobsledder Hurdles of Hope $1,000 Mitchell, Ashley ! Ashley Mitchell RW : Ex-Plosion Facing Addiction $1,000 Episode 5 Vito, Louie ! Louie Vito Athlete, Snowboarder and Olympian ! Snowboarder and Olympian Wings for Life $1,000 Wiseley, Jordan ! Jordan Wiseley RW : Portland Lucky Fin Project $5,000 Episode 4 Punk, CM ! CM Punk Athlete, UFC Fighter / Ex - Professional Wrestler ! UFC Fighter / Former Pro Wrestler PAWS Chicago $1,000 Blanco, Tia ! Tia Blanco Athlete, Surfer and World Champion ! Surfer and World Champion St. Jude 's Children 's Hospital $1,000 Episode 3 / 4 Kelsey, Ashley ! Ashley Kelsey RW : San Diego ( 2011 ) Make - A-Wish Foundation $1,000 Episode 3 Devenanzio, Johnny ! Johnny `` Bananas '' Devenanzio RW : Key West Special Olympics $1,000 Episode 2 Merriman, Shawne ! Shawne Merriman Athlete, Retired NFL linebacker ! Retired NFL linebacker Lights On Foundation $1,000 Wiggins, Candice ! Candice Wiggins Athlete, Retired WNBA Player ! Retired WNBA Player Greater Than AIDS $1,000 Episode 1 Portillo, Veronica ! Veronica Portillo RR : Semester at Sea Planned Parenthood $1,000 Charity money shared ^ Jump up to : After winning final challenge Cara Maria agreed to give $5,000 of her prize money to each of Wes and Camila 's charities. ^ Jump up to : After both being eliminated Louise and Lolo agreed to pool their prize money together and split it $3,000 to each of their charities. Jump up ^ After defeating Ashley in elimination Lolo agreed to give $5,000 of her own personal money to Ashley 's charity, raising Ashley 's total raised to $6,000. The contestant is on the Pros team. The contestant is on the Champs team. Gameplay Challenge games Against the Ropes : Similar to the original challenge `` Piggy Back '' from Free Agents, teams are separated into two groups of five. Then, each group has to advance on hanging ropes from one platform to another that is suspended above water. After one player advances onto one rope, the next teammate has to use the first player as a `` human bridge '' in order to advance to the next rope. Subsequent players will continue the process, until each player is hanging into their own rope, at which point, players will continue to use their teammates as `` human bridges '' in order to reach the opposite platform. The team that gets the most players across wins. Winners : Pros Tailgate BBQ : Similar to the original challenge `` Sausage Party '' from Free Agents, players have to roll themselves along a `` barbecue - style '' obstacle course, while covered in shrink wrap. Each player will wiggle and roll through a variety of `` condiments '' and on oversize metal bars that resemble a grill grate, and toward place mats with hot dog labels on them. Certain players from each team will have to hold a `` chip '' bag in their mouth. If they do not hold it in their mouth the entire way through, a two - minute penalty will be added to their team total. The team with the shortest time wins. Winners : Champs Out of Bounds : Similar to the original challenge `` Pole Push '' from The Gauntlet III, Played in same sex heats, A pole is situated in the middle of a large rectangular pit surrounded by water. Pros and Champs will go head to head to try and push their opponent into the water. The team with the most points at the end wins. Winners : Pros Keep Your Eyes On The Prize : Similar to the original challenge `` Do n't Forget About Me '' from Battle of the Exes II, Teams will have to split up into groups. One team member will life up a steel door out of the sand that is connected to a memory puzzle for as long as they can. 2 other team members will try and memorize one row at a time. Those 2 team members will tell another 2 team members what the row combination is. Those 2 people will then sprint to their last team member and tell them what the row is. If the row is wrong, they will have to take that whole row down and restart that row. The team who finishes first wins. Winners : Champs Over the Line : Similar to the original challenge `` Reaching Out '' from The Duel. Arena games Pull No Punches : Similar to the original `` Wrecking Wall '' from Free Agents, each player must punch through a 30 - foot dry wall to make holes so they can climb up until they can reach a bell. The first player to ring the bell wins the elimination round. Played by : Ashley M. vs. Veronica and Candice vs. Lolo Blindsided : Similar to the original `` Snapper '' from Rivals II, played within a large circle, players have to swing and break a wooden stick at their opponent, while blindfolded. The blindfolded players will be wearing bells on their shoes and guided by their partners, who are standing outside of the circle. The player that breaks a stick on their opponent two times, wins the elimination. Played by : CM Punk vs. Shawne and Johnny vs. Wes Basket Brawl : Similar to the original `` Balls In '' from The Inferno II, Free Agents, and Invasion of the Champions, each player will be given 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, their ball is considered `` dead. '' Players will alternate between offense and defense in each round. To make things harder, the barrel is elevated and they are given a medicine ball. Played by : Ashley K. vs. Ashley M. and Lolo vs. Tia Ice Bath : Similar to the original `` Chill Out '' from Rivals III, players will have to submerge their arms into a bucket full of ice water for 1 minute. They will then have to unlock a series of locks to reveal a slide puzzle. They will then have to solve the puzzle. If the puzzle is not unlocked or solved within 2 minutes, they will then have to submerge their arms in the ice bucket again for another minute. The first player to solve their puzzle first wins. Played by : CM Punk vs. Gus and Jordan vs. Wes Gameplay Episode Gender Team Captains Winners Arena contestants Arena game Arena outcome # Challenge Champs Pros Captain Voted In Captain 's pick Voted In Winner Loser Against The Ropes Female Ashley M. Louise Pros Ashley M. Veronica Candice Lolo Pull No Punches Ashley M. Veronica Lolo Candice Tailgate BBQ Male Jordan CM Punk Champs CM Punk Shawne Wes Bananas Blindsided CM Punk Shawne Wes Bananas 3 / 4 Out of Bounds Female Ashley M. Lindsey Pros Ashley M. Ashley K. Lolo Tia Basket Brawl Ashley M. Ashley K. Lolo Tia Keep Your Eyes On The Prize Male Darrell Gus Champs Gus CM Punk Wes Jordan Ice Bath Gus CM Punk Wes Jordan 5 Over The Line Male CT Louie Champs Louie N / A Wes N / A Going the Distance Wes Louie Female Cara Maria Lolo Lolo Ashley M. Lolo Ashley M. 6 No Guts, No Glory N / A CT Gus Lolo Louise Final Challenge N / A Darrell & Cara Maria 2nd place : Kamerion & Lindsey ; 3rd place : Wes & Camila Episode progress Champs Episodes 5 6 Cara Maria SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN WINNER Darrell SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE WIN WINNER Camila SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE THIRD Wes SAFE ARENA SAFE ARENA ARENA SAFE THIRD CT SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN OUT Ashley M. ARENA SAFE ARENA SAFE OUT ARENA Jordan SAFE WIN SAFE OUT Ashley K. SAFE SAFE OUT Johnny SAFE OUT Veronica OUT Pros Episodes 3 / 4 5 6 Kamerion SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SECOND Lindsey SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SECOND Gus SAFE SAFE SAFE ARENA SAFE OUT Lolo ARENA SAFE ARENA SAFE ARENA OUT Louise WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT Louie SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT ARENA CM Punk SAFE ARENA SAFE OUT Tia SAFE SAFE OUT Shawne SAFE OUT Candice OUT Competition The contestant won the final challenge. The contestant did not win the final challenge. The contestant was immune from the Arena after being the team captain on the winning team and won $5,000 for their charity. The contestant won the challenge and was able to move on to the final challenge. The contestant was not selected for the Arena. The contestant won in the Arena. The contestant lost in the Arena and was eliminated. The contestant did n't win the challenge or was n't picked to be in the final challenge and was eliminated. Episodes No. Title Original air date U.S. TV first - run viewers ( million ) `` Secrets and Limes '' May 16, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 16 ) 0.57 `` Settling the Scores '' May 23, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 23 ) 0.53 `` Watch Out for the Wolfpack '' May 30, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 30 ) 0.63 `` A Cold Day In Hell '' June 6, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 06 ) 0.60 5 `` Immovable Objections '' June 13, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 13 ) 0.58 6 `` No Guts No Glory '' June 20, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 20 ) 0.53 References Jump up ^ `` Preview of MTV series The Challenge : Champs vs. Pros ''. espn.com. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Champs vs Pros : Beloved Challenge Victors Set to Battle Top Athletes. ''. MTV.com. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 24. Jump up ^ `` UPDATED : SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 5.16. 2017 ''. Retrieved 19 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` UPDATED : SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 5.23. 2017 ''. Retrieved 24 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` UPDATED : SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 5.30. 2017 ''. Retrieved 1 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` UPDATED : SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 6.6. 2017 ''. Retrieved 7 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` UPDATED : SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 6.13. 2017 ''. Retrieved 14 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` UPDATED : SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 6.20. 2017 ''. Retrieved 21 June 2017. External links Official website Real World, Road Rules, and The Challenge Real World seasons New York Los Angeles San Francisco London Miami Boston Seattle Hawaii New Orleans Back to New York Chicago Las Vegas Paris San Diego Philadelphia Austin Key West Denver Reunited : Las Vegas Sydney Hollywood Brooklyn Cancun D.C. 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Question: when did the challenge champs vs pros start
Answer: The series premiered on Tuesday, May 16, 2017