The Challenge ( TV series ) - wikipedia The Challenge ( TV series ) For the current season, see The Challenge XXX : Dirty 30. The Challenge Logo for the current season Genre Reality game show Created by Mary - Ellis Bunim Jonathan Murray Presented by Various hosts ( 1998 -- 2005 ) T.J. Lavin ( 2005 -- present ) Starring Various alumni of : Real World Road Rules The Challenge Are You the One ? Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons 30 Production Running time 30 minutes ( 1998 - 2007 ) 1 hour ( 2008 - present ) Production company ( s ) Bunim / Murray Productions Distributor Viacom Media Networks Release Original release June 1, 1998 -- present Chronology Preceded by Real World Road Rules Related shows Are You the One ? External links Website challenge.mtv.com Production website www.bunim-murray.com The Challenge ( originally known as Road Rules : All Stars, followed by Real World / Road Rules Challenge ) is a reality game show on MTV that is spun off from the network 's two reality shows, Real World and Road Rules. It features alumni from these two shows, in addition to first - time cast members called ' Fresh Meat ', alumni from Are You the One ?, and relatives of these cast members called ' Bloodlines ', competing against one another for a cash prize. The Challenge is currently hosted by T.J. Lavin. The series premiered on June 1, 1998. The title of the show was originally Road Rules : All Stars before it was renamed Real World / Road Rules Challenge by the show 's 2nd season, then later abridged to simply The Challenge by the show 's 19th season. The series initially used no hosts but instead a former cast member who had been kicked off his or her season, providing assignments as `` Mr. '' or `` Ms. Big '' ( David `` Puck '' Rainey, David Edwards, and Gladys Sanabria served this role ). Later on, however, the series began using hosts : Eric Nies and Mark Long co-hosted a season, and Jonny Moseley and Dave Mirra hosted various seasons before T.J. Lavin became the show 's regular host by the 11th season. Since the 4th season, each season has supplied the show with a unique subtitle, such as Rivals. Each season consists of a format and theme whereby the subtitle is derived. Of each season 's format and theme, 8 have been repeated or revamped through sequel seasons with shared subtitles. In chronological order, these include : Battle of the Sexes ( tied to Battle of the Sexes II, the show 's first sequel season ) ; The Inferno ( tied to The Inferno II and The Inferno III, the show 's first trilogy ) ; The Gauntlet ( tied to The Gauntlet II and The Gauntlet III ) ; The Duel ( tied to The Duel II ) ; Fresh Meat ( tied to Fresh Meat II ), Battle of the Seasons ( tied to the second Battle of the Seasons ) ; Rivals ( tied to Rivals II and Rivals III ) ; and Battle of the Exes ( tied to Battle of the Exes II ). The current 30th season, entitled XXX : Dirty 30 premiered on July 18, 2017. Contents 1 Structure 1.1 Overview 1.2 Theme and format by season title 2 TV show 's conception 3 External episodes 4 The Challenge lingo 4.1 Veterans and rookies 4.2 Alliance 5 Specials 5.1 Spring Break Challenge 5.2 The Challenge : Champs vs. Pros 5.3 The Challenge : Champs vs. Stars 6 Seasons 7 5 Timers Club 8 Cast members 8.1 Players with the most final challenge prize money 8.2 Challenge records 9 Locations 10 References 11 External links Structure Overview The Challenge casts are season specific as the cast varies from season to season. The casts are made up of contestants originating from one of The Challenge 's related TV programs and contestants originating from one of the few Challenge seasons that have allowed previously unknown contestants. These shows and seasons are : Real World, Road Rules, Are You the One ?, and The Challenge ( from Spring Break Challenge, Fresh Meat, Fresh Meat II and Battle of the Bloodlines ). A season 's typical multitude of cast members are usually divided up into separate teams according to a certain criteria, which varies from season to season. The criteria that teams have been arranged by over the show 's history have ranged all across the board, from gender of the contestants and original show of contestants to bad guy / good guy status of contestants and ex-romantic partners of contestants. Each of the opposing teams compete in numerous missions in order to win prizes and advance in the overall game. Following each mission, a team or a cast member is voted into an elimination round to take on the least successful team from the previous mission. In elimination rounds, they must compete against one another to determine which one is eliminated from the season. Each season has its own, very distinct elimination round, distinguished from those of other seasons in title, design, and general atmosphere. Determining which two teams or two cast members are sent into the episode 's elimination round frequently leads to drama and contestants playing the game dirty ; this is due to the show 's contestants being in charge of who is thrown into elimination rounds. Like that of The Real World, sporadically throughout the course of each episode, various contestants are seen privately expressing themselves through reality TV confessionals about the events taking place on the show. Some seasons, however, have used entirely different formats from the typical : The Island is one Challenge in particular that adopted many features atypical to Real World / Road Rules Challenge, instead taking concepts like that of another reality television game show Survivor ; as another example, the first season ( Road Rules : All Stars ) ironically only included contestants from The Real World and consisted of a much smaller cast before the show was completely reconstructed by its second season. Except for season one, a monetary prize has always been the award for winning the final mission. Theme and format by season title Each distinct season title has indicated the general gameplay format used : Original Real World / Road Rules Challenge ( including RW / RR Challenge 2000 and RW / RR Extreme Challenge ) : Real World vs. Road Rules groupings, six players per team, no eliminations, missions in number of previous challenges ( though the original Gauntlet and Inferno were Real World vs. Road Rules ). Battle of the Seasons ( 2002 ) and Battle of the Seasons ( 2012 ) : On the first Battle of the Seasons, players were separated into teams of Real World and Road Rules, each cast member is paired off with a castmate from their original season. Each mission gave points based on finish. After each mission, the players with the most points cumulative from each team became the `` Inner Circle '' and voted off whichever pair they wanted. The individual winning pair of each challenge would earn an `` additional prize. '' After five pairs from each team were voted off, the final three Real World teams and final three Road Rules teams would compete against each other in a series of challenges before the final race. The 2012 Battle of the Seasons had a completely different format from the original. Each team consists of two men and two women from select seasons. After each challenge, there is a winning team and a losing team. The losing team is automatically sent to `` The Arena, '' and faces possible elimination. The winning team become the Power Team, and selects one team to battle against the last - place team in the Arena. The teams entering the Arena must select one player of each gender from their own team to compete in the elimination. If the teams entering the Arena can not decide which players will compete in the elimination, the Power Team chooses for them. The winning pair in the elimination rounds return to their season and stay in the game, while the losing pair is eliminated, reducing their season to two players. Battle of the Sexes and Battle of the Sexes 2 : As the title implies, players are divided by gender. Each mission gave points based on finish, either with a partner or individually. After each mission, the players with the most points cumulative from each team became the `` Inner Circle '' and voted off whoever they wanted to. The winner of each challenge would earn a `` lifesaver '' which could be given to a member of either team ; the recipient of the `` lifesaver '' would enjoy total immunity from being voted out, which created many interesting situations. No life - shields were used in the second installment. The final three players of each gender would compete against each other in a final race. Inferno, Inferno II and Inferno 3 : The first Inferno consisted of Team Real World vs. Team Road Rules. The 2nd and 3rd installment consisted of Team Bad Asses vs. Team Good Guys. Teams nominate two of their own players for each elimination round and vote one of the opponents ' two nominations into the `` Inferno '' round. The players going into the `` Inferno '' then have the opportunity to save themselves from going in by winning a `` life saver '' in the challenge before the `` Inferno. '' Gauntlet, Gauntlet 2 and Gauntlet III : The first gauntlet consisted of Team Real World vs. Team Road Rules. The 2nd and 3rd installment consisted of Team Veterans vs. Team Rookies. In the 2nd and 3rd particular installment, `` Veterans '' are considered players who have participated in a minimum of two challenges, while `` Rookies '' had either participated in one challenge or none at all. In the first two installments, team captains are assigned on a pre-challenge mission. The losing team 's captains would alternate between male and female to go into the `` Gauntlet, '' in which they would face off against someone from their own team as voted by the remaining team members. In the third installment, no team captains are assigned, and the winning team also protects one player from the losing team from being chosen for the Gauntlet, but can not protect the same player on two consecutive opportunities. Fresh Meat and Fresh Meat II : These seasons introduce new people to Challenges without appearing on The Real World or Road Rules. These new players are `` drafted '' by `` alumni '' of the opposite gender ( those who come from RW, RR, or previous ' FM ', some of whom have not been on a Challenge before ) to create pairings which are the teams for these Challenges. The winning team chooses one team for an elimination round called an `` Exile, '' while the other team is selected by a vote. The Duel and The Duel II : Promoted as `` every man for himself '' as there are no permanent teams ( though some individual challenges require teams to be formed ). All players compete individually, leading to just one champion of each gender. The Island : A challenge with no missions, just elimination rounds where the competitors are put on an island with limited supplies. In each episode, the competitors select three people ( not necessarily by gender ) to go into an elimination round to win safety and a key to the prize money chest at the final challenge. The two non-winning players have a chance to plead their case to all the other competitors at the vote - off, where one player wins a key and the other is eliminated. The Ruins : Two teams of `` Challengers '' and `` Champions '' based on whether players have won a previous season 's final challenge. Prior to each challenge, each team nominates a group of three players of each gender within the team for elimination ; after that challenge, the winning team 's nominated group picks the match - ups for the `` Ruins, '' which consist of a male Challenger against a male Champion, and a female Challenger against a female Champion. Cutthroat : Teams are not initially set. There is a race in the beginning, and while the top three players are announced, the bottom three are named as captains of the three teams ; the three teams are then drafted by the captains ( while maintaining equal numbers of players of each gender ). Each challenge involves all three teams ; the winning team is safe from the elimination round -- the `` Gulag, '' while the losing teams go against each other in the Gulag. Voting is done within one 's own team by secret ballot to choose one player of each gender to go into the Gulag. Rivals, Rivals II and Rivals III : The first two installments feature two - player teams of the same gender consist of players who are paired against their `` worst enemies, '' whom they have engaged in bitter feuds, fights and rivalries with in previous Real World and / or Challenge seasons. The challenge winner is safe from elimination -- `` The Jungle, '' while the last - place finisher and a non-winning team of the same gender battle it out in `` The Jungle. '' Each challenge alternates between a male and a female Jungle elimination in the first two installments. The third installment features male / female pairs. The third installment also has 3 teams going into the elimination ; the losing team, and 2 teams picked by the winning team. At the Jungle, the 2 teams picked for elimination by the winning team go back and forth picking skulls out of a box. There are 3 white skulls and 1 black skull. Whoever picks the black skull, them and their partner go into the Jungle against the last place team, and the other team is safe from the Jungle. Also, in the finale, teammates would go head to head in challenges, whoever finishes first the most in the challenges would decide if they would keep the money they earned for their respective placing, or split it with their partner. If the cast member chose to keep it for themselves, then their teammate would leave empty handed. Battle of the Exes and Battle of the Exes II : Thirteen teams of ex couples compete in a challenge where the winner is safe from elimination and will be known as `` The Power Couple, '' and they are responsible for choosing one team to go into the elimination round called `` The Dome, '' along with the team that came in last - place in the challenge. A twist was added on Battle of the Exes II : Eliminated teams would compete in `` Battle of the Ex-iled, '' which no one in the house knows about. The eliminated team will compete against the last `` Ex-ile '' winner and the loser would be permanently eliminated. This lasts until only four teams remain in the house, and the last team standing from Ex-ile will go back to the house for two more challenges before the final, which they are eligible for as long as they are not eliminated again. Free Agents : Each challenge is declared as either an individual, pair, or team challenge. For pair and team challenges, names are drawn out of a bag -- one of each gender, or more for multi-team or pair challenges -- that will be designated as captains. For team challenges, the captains will select players that will be split evenly amongst gender. For pair challenges, the captains will either select players of the opposite gender for challenges that are designated as male / female pairs, or the same gender for challenges that are designated as same - gender pairs. The winning team / pair / players are safe from elimination, and choose one player of each gender for elimination. The remaining non-winning players then participate in `` The Draw, '' where the one player of each gender that draws a `` kill card '' faces the previously voted players in the elimination round. Battle of the Bloodlines : The season starts with 14 pairs of two, each consisting of an The Real World, The Challenge or Are You The One ? alumni and their relatives. The winning pair of the mission sends in one pair to face the losing team of the mission into The Pit, depending on gender. However, after the second elimination, pairs are separated into two teams, each consisting of 12. The losing team has to send one player from the losing team into The Pit, while the winning team has to send another player from the losing team into The Pit. If a player loses in The Pit, that player is not only eliminated, but so is their bloodline. The final five teams reverted to their pairs of two. The Pit consisted of both teammates competing instead of one representative competing for both teams for one elimination, then reverted to one representative for each team for the last elimination. Invasion of the Champions : The game started off with 18 Underdogs ( players who have yet to win a challenge ) who get dropped off a boat and onto a beach, where they were living in `` The Shelter. '' They compete individually in challenges, followed by an elimination round. The male and female winners of the challenge would be safe from elimination, and earn their ticket to `` The Oasis '' -- the season house. The last - place male and female finishers automatically went straight into elimination for the first challenge. In the second challenge, the challenge winners will choose a player of the opposite gender to go into the elimination. The rest of the house then voted in who goes against them for the first and second challenge. The males voted for the females, and vice versa. For the third challenge, and the last chance to earn a ticket to the Oasis, the winners will be safe from elimination, and the two remaining players of each gender will compete. In the elimination, each gender will compete. The winners of the elimination round would return to the game, and earn a ticket to The Oasis. The losers of the elimination round go home. Players could not go into The Oasis until every ticket has been earned. Players who earned their ticket to the Oasis will be exempt from elimination and will not compete in challenges until the Champions enter the game. Beginning with the fourth challenge, ss the season twist, eight Champions of past seasons of the show will enter the game, and the Underdogs will form a team against them. Each challenge will be designated for an Underdog or a Champion elimination -- entitled `` The Fortress. '' The winning team will earn $10,000 in their team bank account. The best performing guy and girl of the team designated for the Fortress will then choose one guy and one girl to go into the elimination. The rest of the house will then vote in the players who will go against them. The winners return to the game, and the losers go home. XXX : Dirty 30 : Similar to Free Agents TV show 's conception During the filming of The Real World : Boston and Road Rules : Islands, the two casts met while the Real World cast was vacationing in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Producers set up a face - off where both teams would compete for a cash prize. The intensely competitive challenge brought in high ratings and this set ideas in motion to produce yet another spin - off series. After another face - off called AquaGames, hosted by Kit Hoover and Mark Long, between The Real World : Seattle and Road Rules : Down Under in 1997, the Challenge series was born in 1998 with Road Rules : All Stars, and featured cast members from five different seasons of The Real World. After All Stars, producers decided to include former castmembers of Road Rules in the series as well. In the next season, two six - member teams were sent around the world in a competition to see which show could best the other in head - to - head competition. The series followed the format for three years and brought in hugely successful ratings. Following the hugely successful boom of reality television in the new millennium, producers decided to add new elements to the series. In 2001, production began on Battle of the Seasons. This season, the first to depart from the previous six - member structure, brought in a large group of former cast members to compete in one location. Beginning with the first Battle of the Seasons, MTV added a fantasy challenge game to their website. Players `` draft '' cast members, a la fantasy baseball and cast members are given points for performing certain tasks, such as cursing or `` hooking up. '' After switching to the `` vote off '' format, the series would alternate between `` Battle '' seasons, including two seasons of Battle of the Sexes and themed Challenges which included the Gauntlet and Inferno seasons. Both the Gauntlet and Inferno seasons contained `` showdown '' matches between members of the two opposing teams. The cast member who lost the showdown would be sent home. The Gauntlet seasons featured an intra-cast dynamic as teams were forced to vote off cast members within their own groups into the showdown, while the Inferno seasons featured an inter-cast dynamic as teams were forced to vote off cast members from the other group into the showdown. In 2005, Bunim - Murray Productions decided to invite new people to the Challenges who were never a part of either Real World or Road Rules and called them ' Fresh Meat. ' This decision was forced, in part, because of the status of Road Rules at the time. While Road Rules had stopped production until further notice after its thirteenth season, Real World had just finished wrapping its sixteenth season in Austin, Texas. Road Rules had a fourteenth, and final, season in 2007. One additional ' Fresh Meat ' season has followed with cast also being integrated in The Challenge from the 2010 Spring Break Challenge miniseries, Are You the One ?, and the Battle of the Bloodlines season of cast relatives. External episodes While internal episodes are the usual and feature an original mission, voting process, elimination round, and surrounding social lives between the season 's contestants, external episodes feature the season 's contestants reviewing themselves in internal episodes and adding feedback. This is typically combined with video clips from the internal episodes in question. The Challenge has three types of these external episodes, an aftershow that takes place sporadically in the form of a series throughout the entire season, a post-show reunion of notable cast members from that season, and a bonus footage special. The Challenge lingo Veterans and rookies Two commonly used terms on the show are `` veterans '' ( or vets ) and `` rookies. '' Veterans are particularly thought of as players that have won at least one Challenge season, but the term has also been applied to players who have appeared on several seasons of the show, or have appeared in the final stages of a challenge. Rookies are thought of as players that have done none of the above. The most vulnerable rookies are those who have just recently completed their season on The Real World, Road Rules or Are You the One ? and are participating in the game for their very first time ; often they are the first to be singled out and targeted by everyone else due to their lack of bonds with existing cast. However, at least one rookie has reached the final challenge on almost every season. Exceptions include The Island, Fresh Meat II and Battle of the Exes. Alliance Another commonly used term on the show is `` alliance. '' The term is used to refer to challengers working together. These contestants have colluded together so as to increase their overall chances of winning the season game. But for safety in numbers offered by the collusion, the show 's contestants would run the risk of victimization to the game 's politics and popularity factors. Politics plays a role due to the show 's formats in which options of who is thrown into elimination rounds and other determining factors are left up to challengers themselves. Alliances are typically formed through pacts and negotiations made among certain contestants early on in the game. Alliance operations can range from saving alliance members, throwing missions for the purposes of advancing the alliance, picking and choosing based upon alliance involvement as opposed to levels of performance, etc. In early seasons of the show, alliances were heavily frowned upon by most of the contestants. As such, alliances used to be carried out with much more secrecy, craft, and deviousness. In fact, many of the earliest alliances on the show were formed to sabotage members of one 's own team who were perceived as weak. Once exposed, alliances typically came as offensive and shocking to those not involved. Since the later seasons, however, alliances have become a norm among the show 's contestants, so much so that most contestants are expected to join an alliance upon beginning out a season. Despite its use among most, there are still a minority of contestants who elect to play the game straightforwardly, feeling as though alliance tactics are a sign of weakness and a lack of competitive spirit. Those who reject alliances, however, are seen as not playing the game strategically. Although the widespread and overt practice of alliance construction has expelled its original devious reputation, its effectiveness and capacity to surprise attack has waned. Specials Spring Break Challenge Main article : Spring Break Challenge In March 2010, prior to the airing of the 19th season, MTV aired a special spring break spin - off of The Challenge in Acapulco, Mexico. Challenge alum coached teams of college - aged friends in various challenges of old and new, while Fresh Meat alumnus Evan Starkman and The Real World : Key West alumna Paula Meronek served as broadcasters, with T.J. Lavin as the host. Camila Nakagawa, a contestant of the winning team, went on to appear on future challenges, with her debut Challenge being Cutthroat. To date, Camila is the only player to appear on the challenges. The Challenge : Champs vs. Pros Main article : The Challenge : Champs vs. Pros In a six - episode event entitled The Challenge : Champs vs. Pros, ten Challenge greats competed against ten pros. The series premiered on May 16, 2017, and was hosted by NFL wide receiver Victor Cruz. The Challenge : Champs vs. Stars Main article : The Challenge : Champs vs. Stars The Challenge : Champs vs. Stars is a special eight - week mini-series in which ten Challenge greats compete against ten celebrities. It premieres on November 21, 2017, and Mike `` The Miz '' Mizanin will be the host. Seasons Order Title Host Format Original Release Location of the residence Winners All Stars David `` Puck '' Rainey 1 team of 5 June 1, 1998 - June 29, 1998 Road trip : Montreal → Lake Placid → Wellington → Auckland → Los Angeles Cynthia Roberts, Eric Nies, Jon Brennan, Rachel Campos & Sean Duffy Real World vs. Road Rules David Edwards 2 teams of 6 November 9, 1999 - December 14, 1999 Road trip : San Francisco → Los Angeles → Las Vegas → Los Angeles Road Rules ( Anne Wharton, Kalle Dedolph, Kefla Hare, Mark Long, Noah Rickun & Roni Martin ) Challenge 2000 Gladys Sanabria 2 teams of 6 January 17, 2000 - April 3, 2000 Road trip : Las Vegas → Nashville → Miami Road Rules ( Carlos Jackson, Dan Setzler, Holly Shand, Piggy Thomas, Veronica Portillo & Yes Duffy ) Extreme Challenge none 2 teams of 6 January 9, 2001 - May 22, 2001 Road trip : Portland, ME → Montreal → Boston → London → Hamburg → Prague → London → New York → Los Angeles Real World ( Dan Renzi, Jamie Murray, Julie Stoffer, Kameelah Phillips, Rebecca Lord & Syrus Yarbrough ) 5 Battle of the Seasons Eric Nies & Mark Long 2 teams of 8 pairs of 2 January 28, 2002 - May 27, 2002 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Real World ( Mike Mizanin & Coral Smith, Sean Duffy & Elka Walker, Danny Roberts & Kelley Limp ) 6 Battle of the Sexes Jonny Moseley 2 teams of 18 December 30, 2002 - May 12, 2003 Montego Bay, Jamaica Guys ( Mark Long, Colin Mortensen, Jamie Murray ) 7 The Gauntlet 2 teams of 14 September 29, 2003 - January 26, 2004 Telluride, Colorado Road Rules ( Adam Larson, Cara Zavaleta, Darrell Taylor, Dave Giuntolli, Rachel Robinson, Roni Martin, Sarah Greyson, Theo Vonkurnatowski & Veronica Portillo ) 8 The Inferno Dave Mirra 2 teams of 10 February 2, 2004 - May 31, 2004 Acapulco, Mexico Road Rules ( Abram Boise, Christena Pyle, Darrell Taylor, Holly Shand, Katie Doyle, Kendal Sheppard, Timmy Beggy & Veronica Portillo ) 9 Battle of the Sexes 2 Jonny Moseley 2 teams of 18 October 4, 2004 - January 31, 2005 Santa Fe, New Mexico Guys ( Dan Setzler, Eric Nies & Theo Vonkurnatowski ) 10 The Inferno II Dave Mirra 2 teams of 10 March 7, 2005 - June 20, 2005 Manzanillo, Mexico Good Guys ( Darrell Taylor, Jamie Chung, Landon Lueck & Mike Mizanin ) 11 The Gauntlet 2 T.J. Lavin 2 teams of 16 December 5, 2005 - March 27, 2006 Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago Rookies ( Alton Williams, Ibis Nieves, Jamie Murray, Jodi Weatherton, Kina Dean, Landon Lueck, MJ Garrett, Randy Barry & Susie Meister ) 12 Fresh Meat 12 pairs of 2 ( m / f ) May 29, 2006 - September 11, 2006 Myocum, Australia Darrell Taylor & Aviv Melmed 13 The Duel Individual October 12, 2006 - January 18, 2007 Armação dos Búzios, Brazil Wes Bergmann Jodi Weatherton 14 The Inferno 3 2 teams of 10 April 10, 2007 - July 3, 2007 Somerset West, South Africa Bad Asses ( Abram Boise, Derrick Kosinski, Evelyn Smith, Janelle Casanave, Kenny Santucci & Tonya Cooley ) 15 The Gauntlet III 2 teams of 16 January 23, 2008 - March 26, 2008 Riviera Nayarit, Mexico Rookies ( Frank Roessler, Jillian Zoboroski, Johanna Botta, Nehemiah Clark, Rachel Moyal & Tori ( Hall ) Fiorenza ) 16 The Island Individual → 2 teams of 4 September 10, 2008 - October 29, 2008 Colón Island, Panama Red Boat ( Derrick Kosinski, Evelyn Smith, Johnny Devenanzio & Kenny Santucci ) 17 The Duel II Individual April 8, 2009 - June 17, 2009 Queenstown, New Zealand Evan Starkman Rachel Robinson 18 The Ruins 2 teams of 14 September 30, 2009 - December 23, 2009 Phuket, Thailand Champions ( Derrick Kosinski, Evan Starkman, Johnny Devenanzio, Kenny Santucci & Susie Meister ) 19 Fresh Meat II 13 pairs of 2 ( m / f ) April 7, 2010 - June 9, 2010 Whistler, British Columbia, Canada Landon Lueck & Carley Johnson 20 Cutthroat 3 teams of 10 October 6, 2010 - December 22, 2010 Prague, Czech Republic Red Team ( Brad Fiorenza, Dunbar Merrill, Tori ( Hall ) Fiorenza & Tyler Duckworth ) 21 Rivals 14 pairs of 2 ( same gender ) June 22, 2011 - September 7, 2011 Dominical, Costa Rica → Buenos Aires & Bariloche, Argentina Johnny Devenanzio & Tyler Duckworth Evelyn Smith & Paula Meronek 22 Battle of the Exes 13 pairs of 2 ( 12 m / f ; 1 f / f ) January 25, 2012 - April 4, 2012 Sosúa, Dominican Republic → Reykjavík, Iceland Johnny Devenanzio & Camila Nakagawa 23 Battle of the Seasons 8 teams of 4 September 19, 2012 - December 19, 2012 Bodrum, Turkey → Swakopmund, Namibia Team San Diego ( Ashley Kelsey, Frank Sweeney, Sam McGinn & Zach Nichols ) 24 Rivals II 16 pairs of 2 ( same gender ) July 10, 2013 - September 25, 2013 Phuket, Thailand Chris `` CT '' Tamburello & Wes Bergmann Emily Schromm & Paula Meronek 25 Free Agents Individual Pairs Teams April 10, 2014 - June 26, 2014 Punta del Este, Uruguay → Pucón, Chile 03 Johnny `` Bananas '' Devenanzio 24 Laurel Stucky 26 Battle of the Exes II 13 pairs of 2 ( m / f ) January 6, 2015 - March 24, 2015 Pedasí, Panama → Ørsta, Norway Jordan Wiseley & Sarah ( Rice ) Patterson 27 Battle of the Bloodlines 14 pairs of 2 → 2 teams of 12 → 5 pairs of 2 December 2, 2015 - February 17, 2016 Bodrum, Turkey → Berlin, Germany Cara Maria Sorbello & Jamie Banks 28 Rivals III 13 pairs of 2 ( m / f ) May 4, 2016 - August 3, 2016 Huatulco, Mexico → Mendoza, Argentina Johnny `` Bananas '' Devananzio & Sarah ( Rice ) Patterson 29 Invasion of the Champions Individual → 2 teams → Individual February 7, 2017 - May 16, 2017 Krabi, Thailand Chris `` CT '' Tamburello Ashley Mitchell 30 XXX : Dirty 30 Individual Pairs Teams July 18, 2017 Cartagena, Colombia 5 timers club As of XXX : Dirty 30 # Cast member Original season Challenge seasons Challenge seasons won # of challenge wins Total Money Made 15 Johnny `` Bananas '' Devenanzio RW : Key West The Duel, The Inferno 3, The Gauntlet III, The Island, The Ruins, Cutthroat, Rivals, Battle of the Exes, Rivals II, Free Agents, Battle of the Exes II, Battle of the Bloodlines, Rivals III, Invasion of the Champions, XXX : Dirty 30 The Island, The Ruins, Rivals, Battle of the Exes, Free Agents, Rivals III 6 $685,543 13 Chris `` CT '' Tamburello RW : Paris The Inferno, The Inferno II, The Duel, The Inferno 3, The Gauntlet III, The Duel II, Rivals, Battle of the Exes, Rivals II, Free Agents, Battle of the Exes II, Invasion of the Champions, XXX : Dirty 30 Rivals II, Invasion of the Champions $249,750 12 Aneesa Ferreira RW : Chicago Battle of the Sexes, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Gauntlet 2, The Duel, The Inferno 3, The Duel II, Rivals, Battle of the Exes, Rivals II, Free Agents, Battle of the Bloodlines, XXX : Dirty 30 0 $23,571 10 Camila Nakagawa Spring Break Challenge Cutthroat, Rivals, Battle of the Exes, Battle of the Seasons ( 2012 ), Rivals II, Free Agents, Battle of the Bloodlines, Rivals III, Invasion of the Champions, XXX : Dirty 30 Battle of the Exes $111,750 10 Cara Maria Sorbello Fresh Meat II Fresh Meat II, Cutthroat, Rivals, Battle of the Exes, Battle of the Seasons ( 2012 ), Rivals II, Free Agents, Battle of the Bloodlines, Invasion of the Champions, XXX : Dirty 30 Battle of the Bloodlines $188,500 10 Derrick Kosinski RR : X-Treme Battle of the Sexes 2, The Inferno II, The Gauntlet 2, Fresh Meat, The Duel, The Inferno 3, The Island, The Ruins, Cutthroat, XXX : Dirty 30 The Inferno 3, The Island, The Ruins $176,293 10 Paula Meronek RW : Key West The Duel, The Inferno 3, The Gauntlet III, The Island, The Duel II, Fresh Meat II, Cutthroat, Rivals, Battle of the Exes, Rivals II Rivals, Rivals II $126,000 10 Wes Bergmann RW : Austin Fresh Meat, The Duel, The Ruins, Fresh Meat II, Rivals, Battle of the Exes, Battle of the Seasons ( 2012 ), Rivals II, Battle of the Exes II, Rivals III The Duel, Rivals II $248,000 9 Abram Boise RR : South Pacific The Gauntlet, The Inferno, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Inferno II, The Inferno 3, The Island, Cutthroat, Battle of the Exes, Battle of the Bloodlines The Inferno, The Inferno 3 $102,500 9 Katie Doyle RR : The Quest The Gauntlet, The Inferno, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Gauntlet 2, Fresh Meat, The Gauntlet III, The Duel II, The Ruins, Cutthroat The Inferno $41,071 9 Robin Hibbard RW : San Diego Battle of the Sexes 2, The Inferno II, The Gauntlet 2, The Duel, The Gauntlet III, The Island, The Duel II, Rivals, Battle of the Exes 0 $8,571 9 Sarah ( Rice ) Patterson RW : Brooklyn The Ruins, Fresh Meat II, Cutthroat, Rivals, Battle of the Exes, Battle of the Seasons ( 2012 ), Rivals II, Battle of the Exes II, Rivals III Battle of the Exes II, Rivals III $173,739 9 Veronica Portillo RR : Semester at Sea Challenge 2000, Battle of the Seasons ( 2002 ), Battle of the Sexes, The Gauntlet, The Inferno, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Inferno II, The Ruins, XXX : Dirty 30 Challenge 2000, The Gauntlet, The Inferno $79,309 8 Brad Fiorenza RW : San Diego Battle of the Sexes 2, The Inferno II, The Gauntlet 2, The Duel, The Gauntlet III, The Duel II, The Ruins, Cutthroat Cutthroat $75,000 8 Darrell Taylor RR : Campus Crawl The Gauntlet, The Inferno, The Inferno II, Fresh Meat, The Ruins, Fresh Meat II, Invasion of the Champions, XXX : Dirty 30 The Gauntlet, The Inferno, The Inferno II, Fresh Meat $240,555 8 Diem Brown Fresh Meat Fresh Meat, The Duel, The Gauntlet III, The Duel II, The Ruins, Battle of the Exes, Rivals II, Battle of the Exes II 0 $55,000 8 Kenny Santucci Fresh Meat Fresh Meat, The Duel, The Inferno 3, The Gauntlet III, The Island, The Ruins, Fresh Meat II, Rivals The Inferno 3, The Island, The Ruins $236,293 8 Leroy Garrett RW : Las Vegas ( 2011 ) Rivals, Battle of the Exes, Rivals II, Free Agents, Battle of the Exes II, Battle of the Bloodlines, Rivals III, XXX : Dirty 30 0 $36,500 8 Tonya Cooley RW : Chicago Battle of the Sexes, The Gauntlet, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Inferno II, Fresh Meat, The Inferno 3, The Island, The Ruins The Inferno 3 $50,000 7 Beth Stolarczyk RW : Los Angeles RW / RR Challenge, Battle of the Seasons ( 2002 ), Battle of the Sexes, The Inferno II, The Gauntlet 2, The Duel, The Gauntlet III 0 $2,206 7 Evelyn Smith Fresh Meat Fresh Meat, The Inferno 3, The Gauntlet III, The Island, The Ruins, Fresh Meat II, Rivals The Inferno 3, The Island, Rivals $167,000 7 Rachel Robinson RR : Campus Crawl Battle of the Sexes, The Gauntlet, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Inferno II, The Island, The Duel 2, Battle of the Exes The Gauntlet, The Duel II $135,555 6 Adam King RW : Paris Battle of the Sexes 2, The Gauntlet 2, The Gauntlet III, The Duel II, The Ruins, Rivals 0 $1,000 6 Coral Smith RW : Back to New York Battle of the Seasons ( 2002 ), The Gauntlet, The Inferno, Battle of the Sexes 2, Fresh Meat, The Gauntlet III Battle of the Seasons ( 2002 ) $72,000 6 Danny Jamieson RW : Austin Fresh Meat, The Inferno 3, The Gauntlet III, The Ruins, Fresh Meat II, Battle of the Seasons ( 2012 ) 0 $0 6 Dunbar Flinn RW : Sydney The Island, The Duel II, The Ruins, Cutthroat, Battle of the Exes, Rivals II Cutthroat $40,000 6 Eric Banks Fresh Meat Fresh Meat, The Duel, The Gauntlet III, The Duel II, Cutthroat, Battle of the Seasons ( 2012 ) 0 $0 6 Evan Starkman Fresh Meat Fresh Meat, The Duel, The Gauntlet III, The Duel II, The Ruins, Rivals The Duel II, The Ruins $151,293 6 Jenn Grijalva RW : Denver The Inferno 3, The Island, The Duel II, Fresh Meat II, Cutthroat, Rivals 0 $20,000 6 Mark Long RR : First Adventure RW / RR Challenge, Battle of the Sexes, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Gauntlet 2, The Duel II, Battle of the Exes RW / RR Challenge, Battle of the Sexes $80,184 6 Nany González RW : Las Vegas ( 2011 ) Battle of the Seasons ( 2012 ), Rivals II, Free Agents, Battle of the Exes II, Battle of the Bloodlines, Rivals III 0 $35,000 6 Theresa González Fresh Meat II Fresh Meat II, Cutthroat, Rivals, Rivals II, Free Agents, Battle of the Exes II 0 $35,500 6 Tyrie Ballard RW : Denver The Inferno 3, The Gauntlet III, The Island, Rivals, Battle of the Exes, Rivals II 0 $0 5 Brandon Nelson Fresh Meat II Fresh Meat II, Cutthroat, Rivals, Battle of the Seasons ( 2012 ), Free Agents 0 $0 5 Jasmine Reynaud RW : Cancun Rivals, Battle of the Exes, Battle of the Seasons ( 2012 ), Rivals II, Free Agents 0 $500 5 Jemmye Carroll RW : New Orleans ( 2010 ) Battle of the Seasons ( 2012 ), Rivals II, Free Agents, Battle of the Exes II, XXX : Dirty 30 0 $7,500 5 Jenna Compono RW : Ex-Plosion Battle of the Exes II, Battle of the Bloodlines, Rivals III, Invasion of the Champions, XXX : Dirty 30 0 $37,500 5 Jonna Mannion RW : Cancun Rivals, Battle of the Seasons ( 2012 ), Rivals II, Free Agents, Battle of the Exes II 0 $0 5 Julie Stoffer RW : New Orleans Extreme Challenge, Battle of the Sexes, The Inferno, The Inferno II, The Gauntlet 2 Extreme Challenge $27,904 5 Laurel Stucky Fresh Meat II Fresh Meat II, Cutthroat, Rivals, Free Agents, Invasion of the Champions Free Agents $201,000 5 Mike Mizanin RW : Back to New York Battle of the Seasons ( 2002 ), The Gauntlet, The Inferno, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Inferno II Battle of the Seasons ( 2002 ), The Inferno II $104,500 5 Ryan Kehoe Fresh Meat Fresh Meat, The Gauntlet III, The Island, The Duel II, Fresh Meat II 0 $0 5 Syrus Yarbrough RW : Boston Extreme Challenge, Battle of the Sexes, The Inferno, The Gauntlet 2, The Ruins Extreme Challenge $28,333 5 Shane Landrum RR : Campus Crawl Battle of the Sexes, The Inferno, Battle of the Sexes 2, Fresh Meat, Invasion of the Champions 0 $0 5 Tina Barta RR : South Pacific The Gauntlet, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Inferno II, Fresh Meat, The Duel 0 $25,000 5 Zach Nichols RW : San Diego ( 2011 ) Battle of the Seasons ( 2012 ), Rivals II, Free Agents, Battle of the Exes II, Invasion of the Champions Battle of the Seasons ( 2012 ) $78,000 Note : Challenge names in bold indicate those that the cast member competed in the final challenge. Cast members Main article : List of The Challenge ( TV series ) contestants Players with the most final Challenge prize money Note : This list includes players who have won a minimum of $ 100,000, and is updated as of Invasion of the Champions. Place Cast member Original season Challenge wins / # of Challenges Total money won Johnny `` Bananas '' Devenanzio RW : Key West 6 / 14 $685,043 Chris `` CT '' Tamburello RW : Paris 2 / 12 $249,750 Wes Bergmann RW : Austin 2 / 10 $248,000 Darrell Taylor RR : Campus Crawl 4 / 7 $240,555 5 Kenny Santucci Fresh Meat 3 / 8 $236,293 6 Laurel Stucky Fresh Meat II 1 / 5 $201,000 7 Cara Maria Sorbello Fresh Meat II 1 / 9 $188,500 8 Landon Lueck RW : Philadelphia 3 / 4 $184,166 9 Jodi Weatherton RR : X-Treme 2 / 3 $176,666 10 Derrick Kosinski RR : X-Treme 3 / 9 $176,293 11 Sarah ( Rice ) Patterson RW : Brooklyn 2 / 9 $173,739 12 Evelyn Smith Fresh Meat 3 / 7 $167,000 13 Evan Starkman Fresh Meat 2 / 6 $151,293 14 Rachel Robinson RR : Campus Crawl 2 / 7 $135,555 15 Jordan Wiseley RW : Portland 1 / 3 $133,000 16 Mike Mizanin RW : Back to New York 2 / 5 $129,500 17 Paula Meronek RW : Key West 2 / 10 $126,000 18 Aviv Melmed Fresh Meat 1 / 1 $125,000 19 Jamie Banks Battle of the Bloodlines 1 / 2 $125,000 20 Ashley Mitchell RW : Ex-Plosion 1 / 3 $121,250 21 Camila Nakagawa Spring Break Challenge 1 / 9 $111,250 22 Emily Schromm RW : DC 1 / 3 $104,000 23 Abram Boise RR : South Pacific 2 / 9 $102,500 24 Susie Meister RR : Down Under 2 / 4 $100,173 25 Carley Johnson Fresh Meat II 1 / 1 $100,000 Every cast member who has competed on The Challenge. Cast Member Original Season Seasons ( W = Winner ; F = Finalist ; C = Cameo ) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Abram Boise RR : South Pacific Ace Amerson RW : Paris Adam King RW : Paris Adam Kuhn AYTO ? 1 Adam Larson RR : The Quest Adam Royer RW : Las Vegas ( 2011 ) Alex Smith RW : Denver Alton Williams RW : Las Vegas ( 2002 ) Amanda Garcia AYTO ? 3 Amaya Brecher RW : Hawaii Anastasia Miller RW : Portland Aneesa Ferreira RW : Chicago Angel Turlington RR : Viewers ' Revenge Angela Trimbur RR : X-Treme Anika Rashaun RW Seattle : Bad Blood Anne Wharton RR : Northern Trail Anthony Bartolotte AYTO ? 2 Anthony Cuomo Battle of the Bloodlines Antoine de Bouverie RR : Europe Arissa Hill RW : Las Vegas ( 2002 ) Ashley Kelsey RW : San Diego ( 2011 ) Ashley Mitchell RW : Ex-Plosion Ashli Robson RW : Sydney Averey Tressler RW : Portland Aviv Melmed Fresh Meat Ayanna Mackins RR : Semester at Sea Ayiiia Elizarraras RW : Cancun Becky Blasband RW : New York Belou Den Tex RR : Europe Beth Stolarcyk RW : Los Angeles Blair Herter RR : The Quest Brad Fiorenza RW : San Diego ( 2004 ) Brandon Nelson Fresh Meat II Brandon Swift RW : St. Thomas Brandon Tindel AYTO ? 2 Briana LaCuesta AYTO ? 2 Brianna Julig Battle of the Bloodlines Brianna Taylor RW : Hollywood Britni Thornton AYTO ? 3 Brittany Baldassari AYTO ? 1 Brittini Sherrod RW : Hollywood Brooke LaBarbera RW : Denver Bruno Bettencourt RW : Skeletons Cameran Eubanks RW : San Diego ( 2004 ) Camila Nakagawa Spring Break Challenge Candice Fowler Battle of the Bloodlines Cara Zavaleta RR : South Pacific Cara Maria Sorbello Fresh Meat II Carley Johnson Fresh Meat II Carlos Jackson RR : USA 1 Casey Cooper Fresh Meat Chadwick Pelletier RR : Down Under Chanda Sneed Fresh Meat Chet Cannon RW : Brooklyn Cheyenne Floyd AYTO ? 3 Chris Graebe RR : South Pacific Chris Melling RR : Europe Chris `` CT '' Tamburello RW : Paris Christian Breivik RR : USA 2 Chris `` Ammo '' Ammon Hall RW : Go Big or Go Home CJ Koegel RW : Cancun Christina LeBlanc AYTO ? 2 Christina Pazsitzky RR : Down Under Christena Pyle RR : South Pacific Cohutta Grindstaff RW : Sydney Colie Edison RW : Denver Colin Mortensen RW : Hawaii Coral Smith RW : Back to New York Cory Wharton RW : Ex-Plosion Cynthia Roberts RW : Miami Dan Renzi RW : Miami Dan Setzler RR : Northern Trail Dan Walsh RR : Viewers ' Revenge Danny Dias RR : X-Treme Danny Jamieson RW : Austin Danny Roberts RW : New Orleans ( 2000 ) Dario Medrano AYTO ? 2 Darrell Taylor RR : Campus Crawl Dave Giuntoli RR : South Pacific David `` Puck '' Rainey RW : San Francisco David Broom RW : New Orleans ( 2000 ) David Burns RW : Seattle David Edwards RW : Los Angeles David Malinosky RW : Hollywood Davis Mallory RW : Denver Derek Chavez RW : Cancun Derek McCray RR : Viewers ' Revenge Derrick Henry AYTO ? 5 Derrick Kosinski RR : X-Treme Devin Walker - Molaghan AYTO ? 3 Devyn Simone RW : Brooklyn Diem Brown Fresh Meat Dunbar Flinn RW : Sydney Dustin Zito RW : Las Vegas ( 2011 ) Elka Walker RW : Boston Ellen Cho RR : The Quest Emilee Fitzpatrick RW : Cancun Emily Baily RR : USA 2 Emily Reese Battle of the Bloodlines Emily Schromm RW : DC Eric Banks Fresh Meat Eric Jones RR : Campus Crawl Eric Nies RW : New York Evan Starkman Fresh Meat Evelyn Smith Fresh Meat Flora Alekseyeun RW : Miami Frank Roessler RW : Las Vegas ( 2002 ) Frank Sweeney RW : San Diego ( 2011 ) Genesis Moss RW : Boston Gladys Sanabria RR : Latin America Hailey Chivers RW : Ex-Plosion Heather Cooke RW : Las Vegas ( 2011 ) Heather Gardner RW : New York Heather Marter RW : Las Vegas ( 2011 ) Holly Brentson RR : Maximum Velocity Tour Holly Shand RR : Latin America Hunter Barfield AYTO ? 3 Ibis Nieves RR : X-Treme Irulan Wilson RW : Las Vegas ( 2002 ) Isaac Stout RW : Sydney Jacquese Smith RW : San Diego ( 2004 ) Jake Bronstein RR : Islands James Orlando RR : Maximum Velocity Tour Jamie Banks Battle of the Bloodlines Jamie Chung RW : San Diego ( 2004 ) Jamie Murray RW : New Orleans ( 2000 ) Janelle Casanave RW : Key West Janet Choi RW : Seattle Jasmine Reynaud RW : Cancun Jason Cornwell RW : Boston Jay Mitchell RW : Ex-Plosion JD Ordoñez RW : Brooklyn Jeff Barr Fresh Meat II Jemmye Carroll RW : New Orleans ( 2010 ) Jenn Grijalva RW : Denver Jenna Compono RW : Ex-Plosion Jeremy Blossom RR : South Pacific Jesse Stark Fresh Meat Jessica McCain RW : Portland Jill Tuttle Battle of the Bloodlines Jillian Zoboroski RR : X-Treme Jisela Delgado RR : The Quest Jo Rhodes RW : San Francisco Jodi Weatherton RR : X-Treme Johanna Botta RW : Austin John `` JJ '' Jacobs AYTO ? 1 Johnnie McBride Fresh Meat Johnny `` Bananas '' Devenanzio RW : Key West Johnny Reilly RW : Portland Jon Brennan RW : Los Angeles Jonna Mannion RW : Cancun Jordan Wiseley RW : Portland Josh Florence RR : Latin America Julie Stoffer RW : New Orleans ( 2000 ) Kailah Casillas RW : Go Big or Go Home Kalle Dedolph RR : Islands Kameelah Phillips RW : Boston Karamo Brown RW : Philadelphia Kat Ogden RW : London Katelynn Cusanelli RW : Brooklyn Katie Doyle RR : The Quest Kefla Hare RR : Down Under Kelley Limp RW : New Orleans ( 2000 ) KellyAnne Judd RW : Sydney Kendal Sheppard RR : Campus Crawl Kenny Santucci Fresh Meat Kimberly Alexander RW : Hollywood Kina Dean RR : X-Treme Lacey Buehler RW : Austin Landon Lueck RW : Philadelphia Larissa Nakagawa Battle of the Bloodlines Laterian Wallace RR : Maximum Velocity Tour LaToya Jackson RW : St. Thomas Laura Waller RW : St. Thomas Laurel Stucky Fresh Meat II Leah Gillingwater RW : Paris Leroy Garrett RW : Las Vegas ( 2011 ) Lindsay Brien RW : Seattle Linette Gallo Fresh Meat Lori Trespicio RW : Back to New York Luke Wolfe Fresh Meat II McKenzie Coburn RW : New Orleans ( 2010 ) Mallory Snyder RW : Paris Mandi Moyer Fresh Meat II Marie Roda RW : St. Thomas Mark Long RR : USA 1 Marlon Williams RW : Portland Matt Smith RW : New Orleans ( 2000 ) Melinda Stolp RW : Austin Melissa Howard RW : New Orleans ( 2000 ) Michael Ross RW : Las Vegas ( 2011 ) Michelle Parma RR : Europe Mike Boise Battle of the Bloodlines Mike Johnson RW : London Mike Lambert RW : Miami Mike Mizanin RW : Back to New York Mitch Reid Battle of the Bloodlines MJ Garrett RW : Philadelphia Montana McGlynn RW : Boston Naomi Defensor RW : Las Vegas ( 2011 ) Nany González RW : Las Vegas ( 2011 ) Nate Stodghill RW : San Diego ( 2011 ) Nathan Blackburn RW : Seattle Nathan `` Nate '' Siebenmark AYTO ? 2 Nehemiah Clark RW : Austin Neil Forrester RW : London Nelson Thomas AYTO ? 3 Nia Moore RW : Portland Nick Brown RW : Hollywood Nick Haggart RR : X-Treme Nicole Ramos Battle of the Bloodlines Nicole Zanatta RW : Skeletons Noah Rickun RR : Northern Trail Noor Jehangir Fresh Meat II Norman Korpi RW : New York Paula Meronek RW : Key West Pete Connolly Fresh Meat II Piggy Thomas RR : Down Under Preston Charles RW : New Orleans ( 2010 ) Priscilla Mendez RW : San Diego ( 2011 ) Rachel Braband RW : Back to New York Rachel Campos RW : San Francisco Rachel Moyal RW : Austin Rachel Robinson RR : Campus Crawl Randy Barry RW : San Diego ( 2004 ) Raphy Medrano Battle of the Bloodlines Rebecca Lord RW : Seattle Rianna Polin Battle of the Bloodlines Robb Schreiber RW : St. Thomas Robin Hibbard RW : San Diego ( 2004 ) Roni Martin RR : Northern Trail Ruthie Alcaide RW : Hawaii Ryan Kehoe Fresh Meat Ryan Knight RW : New Orleans ( 2010 ) Sam McGinn RW : San Diego ( 2011 ) Sandy Kang Fresh Meat II Sarah Greyson RR : Campus Crawl Sarah ( Rice ) Patterson RW : Brooklyn Sean Duffy RW : Boston Shane Landrum RR : Campus Crawl Shane Raines Battle of the Bloodlines Sharon Gitau RW : London Shauvon Torres RW : Sydney Shavonda Bilingslea RW : Philadelphia Shawn Sealy RR : Semester at Sea Simone Kelly AYTO ? 1 Sophia Pasquis RR : The Quest Stephen Buell Battle of the Bloodlines Stephen Williams RW : Seattle Steve Meinke RR : The Quest Steven Hill RW : Las Vegas ( 2002 ) Susie Meister RR : Down Under Svetlana Shusterman RW : Key West Sydney Walker Fresh Meat II Sylvia Elsrode RW : Skeletons Syrus Yarbrough RW : Boston Tara McDaniel RR : Northern Trail Teck Holmes RW : Hawaii Theo Bradley RW Seattle : Bad Blood Theo Gantt RW : Chicago Theo von Kurnatowski RR : Maximum Velocity Tour Theresa González Fresh Meat II Thomas Buell RW : Ex-Plosion Timmy Beggy RR : USA 2 Tina Barta RR : South Pacific Tony Raines RW : Skeletons Tonya Cooley RW : Chicago Tori Deal AYTO ? 4 Tori ( Hall ) Fiorenza RR : Viewers ' Revenge Trey Weatherholtz RW : St. Thomas Trishelle Cannatella RW : Las Vegas ( 2002 ) Ty Ruff RW : DC Tyler Duckworth RW : Key West Tyrie Ballard RW : Denver Veronica Portillo RR : Semester at Sea Vince Gliatta Battle of the Bloodlines Vinny Foti Fresh Meat II Wes Bergmann RW : Austin Yes Duffy RR : Semester at Sea Zach Mann RW : Key West Zach Nichols RW : San Diego ( 2011 ) Challenge records Feat Male Cast Members Record Female Cast Members Record Most Season Appearances Johnny `` Bananas '' Devenanzio 15 Aneesa Ferreira 12 Most Seasons Won Johnny `` Bananas '' Devenanzio 6 Evelyn Smith Veronica Portillo Most Consecutive Seasons Won Darrell Taylor Jodi Weatherton Roni Martin Sarah Rice Veronica Portillo Most Consecutive Seasons Johnny `` Bananas '' Devenanzio 7 Cara Maria Sorbello Sarah Rice 7 Most Seasons Between Challenges Shane Landrum 16 Trishelle Cannatella 14 Longest Span of Seasons Shane Landrum Darrell Taylor 24 Veronica Portillo 28 Multiple Wins in the Same Format Abram Boise Inferno / Inferno III Paula Meronek Rivals / Rivals II Darrell Taylor Inferno / Inferno II Johnny `` Bananas '' Devenanzio Rivals / Rivals III Most Seasons Before Winning Chris `` CT '' Tamburello 9 Cara Maria Sorbello Paula Meronek Sarah Rice 8 Most Appearances in a Final Johnny `` Bananas '' Devenanzio 8 Paula Meronek Sarah Rice 5 Most Consecutive Appearances in a Final Kenny Santucci 6 Coral Smith Laurel Stucky Susie Meister Most Appearances in a Final Without Winning One Cory Wharton Leroy Garrett Jenn Grijalva Most Challenges Without Appearing in a Final Danny Jamieson Tyrie Ballard 6 Jasmine Reynaud Jonna Mannion 5 Most Challenges Without Winning a Final Leroy Garrett 7 Aneesa Ferreira 11 Most Seasons in Challenge History Without Ever Being Sent Home Jamie Murray Dan Setzler Susie Meister Most Elimination Wins in a Single Season Wes Bergmann 5 Casey Cooper Sarah Greyson 5 Most Consecutive Eliminations in a Single Season Wes Bergmann Casey Cooper Most Elimination Rounds in a Single Season Derrick Kosinski Wes Bergmann 5 Casey Cooper Sarah Greyson 5 Most Elimination Rounds in Challenge History Wes Bergmann 19 Cara Maria Sorbello Aneesa Ferreira 17 Most Consecutive Elimination Wins in Challenge History Wes Bergmann 8 Laurel Stucky 9 Most Challenges Without Winning an Elimination Round Danny Jamieson Tyrie Ballard 6 Melinda Stolp Most Finals Without Participating in an Elimination Round Chris `` CT '' Tamburello Rachel Robinson Most Seasons in Challenge History Sent Home Without Formally Losing an Elimination Round Chris `` CT '' Tamburello Camila Nakagawa Most Money Won From a Single Season Johnny `` Bananas '' Devenanzio $275,000 Jodi Weatherton $150,000 Most Money Won in Challenge History Johnny `` Bananas '' Devenanzio $680,793 Laurel Stucky $201,000 ^ Jump up to : Updated as of XXX : Dirty 30 ; all other feats are updated as of Invasion of the Champions. Locations The Challenge has been shot in many different countries around the world, as well as some taking place in North America. During seasons 1, 4, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, and 28, the cast traveled between several different countries. Rank Location Seasons visited United States 6 ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9 ) Mexico 5 ( 5, 8, 10, 15, 28 ) Argentina 2 ( 21, 28, 30 ) Canada 3 ( 1, 4, 19 ) Thailand 3 ( 18, 24, 29 ) 6 New Zealand 2 ( 1, 17 ) Czech Republic 2 ( 4, 20 ) Panama 2 ( 16, 26 ) Turkey 2 ( 23, 27 ) Germany 2 ( 4, 27 ) 11 United Kingdom 2 ( 4 ) Jamaica 1 ( 6 ) Trinidad and Tobago 1 ( 11 ) Australia 1 ( 12 ) Brazil 1 ( 13 ) South Africa 1 ( 14 ) Costa Rica 1 ( 21 ) Dominican Republic 1 ( 22 ) Iceland 1 ( 22 ) Namibia 1 ( 23 ) Uruguay 1 ( 25 ) Chile 1 ( 25 ) Norway 1 ( 26 ) Colombia 1 ( 30 ) References Jump up ^ MTV. `` The Challenge : Battle of the Exes 2 ( TV Series ) MTV ''. Challenge.mtv.com. Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 10. Jump up ^ Remodeling TV Talent : Participation and Performance in MTV 's Real World... - Hugh Phillips Curnutt - Google Books. Books.google.com. ISBN 9780549747185. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Real World / Road Rules : The Island -- TJ Lavin is Developing an Attitude Problem '' ( blog ). wordpress. October 2, 2008. Jump up ^ MTV. `` The Challenge : Battle of the Exes 2 ( TV Series ) MTV ''. Challenge.mtv.com. Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 10. Jump up ^ `` MTV Spring Break 2010 ''. Mtv.com. Retrieved 2012 - 08 - 23. 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 ^ Russian, Ale ( 2017 - 10 - 11 ). `` Cast Revealed ! Josh Murray, Shawn Johnson and More Stars to Compete in MTV 's The Challenge : Champs vs. Stars ''. PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 11. ^ Jump up to : Donnelly, Matthew Scott ( January 11, 2017 ). `` Underdogs Will Have Their Day When The Challenge Returns For Season 29 ''. MTV. Retrieved January 11, 2017. External links MTV 's Official The Challenge website MTV. ca 's Official The Challenge website TV.com series reference page TVGuide.com series reference page The Challenge at TV.com 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 first season of the challenge air
Answer: June 1, 1998