The Challenge: Battle for Redemption

Battle for Redemption is the 8th season of The Challenge. This season features 30 people in a battle to redeem themselves, for a total prize of $2,000,000. This season was filmed in and around Cambridge in England, and began airing on 24 July 2024. The season was won by Taylor Swift and Cole Xo, being Cole's third victory in the franchise.
== Background ==
Battle for Redemption was announced by a promo video on 23 July, the day before the season aired. On 24 July, the season began with an hour long premiere event special where the first two contestants were eliminated. The season borrows similar branding to contestant Charli XCX's Brat album, with lime green branding and the song "Von Dutch" used for promotion content.
== Format ==
In this season, each episode would start with a "Daily Challenge" in which one man and one woman would win, becoming the "Redeemers". The Redeemers would then choose one player each to send instantly into the "Battle for Redemption" (elimination competition), with the Redeemer who placed higher in the daily getting first pick on any player in the game, and the other Redeemer having to pick a player of opposite gender to the first pick. After this, there would be 2 "Redemption Chains" in each gender, where the last player picked in each would also go to the Battle. In the "Battle for Redemption", there would be two rounds - male vs male and female vs female, where they would each play the same elimination, with the loser going home.
The season started with 26 players. In episode 4, four players - called "Silhouette Players", joined the game late after that episodes daily challenge. They were immune for that episode, however played the rest of the season as normal players.
== Cast ==
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Contestant	Contestant 	Finish
 	Taylor SwiftCelebrity 	Winnerin Final Battle
 	Ducki DuckInfluencer 	Fifth Placein Final Battle
 	Carla LazzariJunior Eurovision 	Sixth Placein Final Battle
 	Jaiden AnimationsInfluencer 	Eliminatedin Purgultimate
 	Kamala HarrisVice President of the USA	Eliminatedin Purgultimate
 	Jenn McAllisterInfluencer 	Eliminatedin Shepherd Scramble
 	Kalynn KouryInfluencer 	Eliminatedin Pass It
 	Pia Maria AusserlechnerEurovision 	Eliminatedin You Wanna Guess?
 	Carla DenverMember of UK Parliament 	Eliminatedin Hall Brawl Bowdown
 	Ekin-Su CülcüloğluLove Island UK 	Eliminatedin Cannon Event
 	Kate ChastainBelow Deck 	Eliminatedin Paint The Town Red
 	Karla BazzariBig Brother Albania 	Eliminatedin Signed Silhouettes
 	Charli XCX AitchisonCelebrity 	Eliminatedin One In 16 Thousand
 	Ailee LeeCelebrity 	Eliminatedin Chicken Shift
 	Dev LemonsInfluencer 	Eliminatedin Ascension Redemption
=== Silhouette Teasers ===
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Contestant	Contestant
 	Teaser Silhouette 1"The Animation Champion"
 	Teaser Silhouette 2"The Game Bot"
==Game summary==
===Elimination chart===
Episode	Episode 	RedeemersDaily Winners	Battle for Redemption 	Battle for Redemption 	Battle for Redemption 	Battle Outcome 	Battle Outcome 	
# 	Mission 	RedeemersDaily Winners	Winner's PickThe redeemer (daily winner) who placed higher in the daily would get first choice for sending someone into the elimination, forcing the other winner to pick someone of the opposite gender to the first pick.	Chain losersStarting from the daily winners, the cast did a "safety chain" each episode for each gender, with the last man and last woman picked entering the elimination	Battle 	Redeemed 	Eliminated 	
1 	Hold Tight 	Karla 	Phil 	Ducki 	Ascension Redemption 	Ducki 	Dev 	
1 	Hold Tight 	Daniel 	Dev 	Vinnie 	Ascension Redemption 	Vinnie 	Phil 	
2 	The World Stopped Spinning	Karla 	Carla D 	Ailee 	Chicken Shift 	Carla D 	Ailee 	
2 	The World Stopped Spinning	Jake 	Ezzo 	Daniel H 	Chicken Shift 	Ezzo 	Daniel H 	
3 	Coin Toss Trials 	Taylor 	Daniel F 	Karla 	Toilet Cloggers 	Karla 	Charli 	
3 	Coin Toss Trials 	Mousea 	Charli 	Ezzo 	Toilet Cloggers 	Ezzo 	Daniel F 	
4 	The Challenge Election 	Weston 	Daniel C 	Vinnie 	Run Don't Walk 	Daniel C 	Vinnie 	
4 	The Challenge Election 	Jenn 	Ekin-Su 	Karla 	Run Don't Walk 	Ekin-Su 	Karla 	
5 	One In The Chamber 	Carla L 	Jacob 	Kate 	Paint The Town Red 	Ducki 	Kate 	
5 	One In The Chamber 	Barack 	Ducki 	Weston 	Paint The Town Red 	Weston 	Jacob 	
6 	Cannon Event 	Ducki 	Ekin-Su 	Pia Maria 	Booty Bashers 	Pia Maria 	Ekin-Su 	
6 	Cannon Event 	Barack 	Cole 	Awsten 	Booty Bashers 	Cole 	Awsten 	
7 	Bowdown Tournament 	Barack 	Carla D 	Cole 	Hall Brawl 	Cole 	Ezzo 	
7 	Bowdown Tournament 	Taylor 	Ezzo 	Kamala 	Hall Brawl 	Kamala 	Carla D 	
8 	Embrace The Dark 	Kalynn 	Ducki 	Pia Maria 	You Wanna Guess? 	Ducki 	Pia Maria 	
8 	Embrace The Dark 	Barack 	Jake 	Gui 	You Wanna Guess? 	Jake 	Gui 	
9 	Hard As A Stone 	Mousea 	Cole 	Barack 	Pass It 	Cole 	Barack 	
9 	Hard As A Stone 	Ducki 	Kalynn 	Kamala 	Pass It 	Kamala 	Kalynn 	
10 	Trivia Trouble 	Jaiden 	Jenn 	Taylor 	Shepherd Scramble 	Taylor 	Jenn 	
10 	Trivia Trouble 	Weston 	Daniel C 	Cole 	Shepherd Scramble 	Cole 	Daniel C 	
11 	Crack Beneath Your Weight 	 	 	 	 	 	Mousea 	
11 	Crack Beneath Your Weight 	 	 	 	 	 	Kamala 	
11 	Crack Beneath Your Weight 	Jake 	Weston 	Luke 	Shepherd Scramble 	Luke 	Weston 	
11 	Crack Beneath Your Weight 	Taylor 	Ducki 	Jaiden 	Shepherd Scramble 	Ducki 	Jaiden 	
12 	Final Battle 	Taylor 	2nd (5th): Ducki, 3rd (6th): Carla L 	2nd (5th): Ducki, 3rd (6th): Carla L 	2nd (5th): Ducki, 3rd (6th): Carla L	2nd (5th): Ducki, 3rd (6th): Carla L	2nd (5th): Ducki, 3rd (6th): Carla L	2nd (5th): Ducki, 3rd (6th): Carla L
12 	Final Battle 	Cole 	2nd (3rd): Jake, 3rd (4th): Weston 	2nd (3rd): Jake, 3rd (4th): Weston 	2nd (3rd): Jake, 3rd (4th): Weston 	2nd (3rd): Jake, 3rd (4th): Weston 	2nd (3rd): Jake, 3rd (4th): Weston 	2nd (3rd): Jake, 3rd (4th): Weston
===Elimination Progress===
Contestants	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes													
Contestants	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Taylor 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	SAFE 	SAFE 	BATTLE 	WIN 	WINNER 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Cole 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	BATTLE 	BATTLE 	SAFE 	BATTLE 	BATTLE 	SAFE 	WINNER 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Jake 	SAFE 	WIN 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	BATTLE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	THIRD 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Weston 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	BATTLE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	BATTLE 	FOURTH 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Ducki 	BATTLE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	BATTLE 	WIN 	SAFE 	BATTLE 	WIN 	SAFE 	BATTLE 	FIFTH 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Carla L 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SIXTH 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Jaiden 	 	 	 	ENTR 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Luke 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Mousea 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Kamala 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	BATTLE 	SAFE 	BATTLE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Jenn 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Daniel C 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	BATTLE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Kalynn 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WIN 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Barack 	 	 	 	ENTR 	WIN 	WIN 	WIN 	WIN 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Pia Maria 	 	 	 	ENTR 	SAFE 	BATTLE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Gui 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Carla D 	SAFE 	BATTLE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Ezzo 	SAFE 	BATTLE 	BATTLE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Awsten 	 	 	 	ENTR 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Ekin-Su 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	BATTLE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Kate 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Jacob 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Karla 	WIN 	WIN 	BATTLE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Vinnie 	BATTLE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Charli 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Daniel F 	WIN 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Ailee 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Daniel H 	SAFE 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Dev 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
Phil 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 													
;Competition
: The contestant won the Final Mission.
: The contestant lost the Final Mission.
: The contestant was a Redeemer.
: The contestant was entered the game late as a Silhouette, and was immune.
: The contestant was not selected for the Battle for Redemption.
: The contestant won the Battle for Redemption and was Redeemed.
: The contestant was eliminated in the Battle for Redemption.
: The contestant was eliminated at the challenge.
;
===Safety Chains===
Episode	Daily Winners	1st Pick	2nd Pick 	3rd Pick	4th Pick	5th Pick	6th Pick	7th Pick	8th Pick 	9th Pick	10th Pick	Not Picked
1 	Karla 	Taylor 	Carla D 	Charli 	Ekin-Su 	Carla L 	Kate 	Kamala 	Jenn 	Kalynn 	Ailee 	Ducki
1 	Daniel F 	Luke 	Weston 	Cole 	Jake 	Daniel H	Mousea 	Ezzo 	Jacob 	Daniel C	Gui 	Vinnie
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Karla 	Kate 	Kalynn 	Ducki 	Carla L 	Ekin-Su 	Jenn 	Charli 	Kamala 	Taylor 	 	Ailee
2 	Jake 	Daniel F	Cole 	Luke 	Weston 	Vinnie 	Jacob 	Daniel C	Gui 	Mousea 	 	Daniel H
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Taylor 	Kamala 	Kate 	Jenn 	Ducki 	Ekin-Su 	Carla L 	Carla D 	Kalynn 	 	 	Karla
3 	Mousea 	Daniel C	Jacob 	Luke 	Vinnie 	Gui 	Jake 	Weston 	Cole 	 	 	Ezzo
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Jenn 	Taylor 	Carla D 	Kamala 	Kate 	Kalynn 	Ducki 	Carla L 	 	 	 	Karla
4 	Weston 	Mousea 	Gui 	Cole 	Jake 	Jacob 	Ezzo 	Luke 	 	 	 	Vinnie
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Carla L 	Ekin-Su 	Carla D 	Jaiden 	Taylor 	Kamala 	Kalynn 	Jenn 	Pia Maria	 	 	Kate
5 	Barack 	Daniel C	Cole 	Luke 	Ezzo 	Awsten 	Gui 	Jake 	Mousea 	 	 	Weston
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Ducki 	Kalynn 	Kamala 	Carla L 	Jenn 	Taylor 	Carla D 	Jaiden 	 	 	 	Pia Maria
6 	Barack 	Daniel C	Weston 	Luke 	Ezzo 	Jake 	Gui 	Mousea 	 	 	 	Awsten
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Taylor 	Jenn 	Pia Maria	Jaiden 	Ducki 	Carla L 	Kalynn 	 	 	 	 	Kamala
7 	Barack 	Weston 	Daniel C 	Luke 	Gui 	Mousea 	Jake 	 	 	 	 	Cole
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Kalynn 	Jaiden 	Kamala 	Jenn 	Carla L 	Taylor 	 	 	 	 	 	Pia Maria
8 	Barack 	Mousea 	Cole 	Luke 	Daniel C	Weston 	 	 	 	 	 	Gui
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Ducki 	Taylor 	Carla L 	Jaiden 	Jenn 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Kamala
9 	Mousea 	Weston 	Jake 	Daniel C	Luke 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Barack
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Jaiden 	Carla L 	Ducki 	Kamala 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Taylor
10 	Weston 	Mousea 	Luke 	Jake 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Cole
Note: In Episode 11, there were not enough people to form a safety chain, so the Winner's Picks (Weston + Ducki) chose who they would be up against. Weston chose to go against Luke, making Cole safe, while Ducki chose to go against Jaiden, making Carla L safe.
==Trivia==
* This season features the highest proportion of celebrities & influencers vs reality TV stars, at 20 (66%) celebrities/influencers and 10 reality TV stars.
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