Rivals III

***Rivals III*** is the 28th season of *The Challenge*. This season features various alumni from *The Real World, The Challenge,* and *Are You the One?* teaming up with their biggest rival of the opposite sex for a share of $350,000. This season was filmed in Mexico and Argentina for the final from November to December 2015.

## Description

They’ve been pissed off. They’ve been wronged. They’ve been betrayed. And now they want vengeance! Rivals is back and the stakes couldn’t be higher! Twenty-six fan-favorites from *The Challenge*, *The Real World*, and *Are You The One?* will head to exotic Mexico and be paired up with their biggest enemy! However...this time around the game has a shocking twist – players will be paired up with their rival – of the opposite sex! These guys and girls must figure out a way get over their bad blood as they compete in a series of heart-pounding challenges in order to earn a share of the massive $350,000 prize! Tempers will rise, passions will flare, and pride will be on the line in the most shocking season of The Challenge yet!

## Format

Similar to the *Battle of the Exes* format, each team participates in numerous challenges, which are followed by an elimination round — "The Jungle." The winning team of each challenge is safe from elimination, while the last-place finisher is automatically sent to the The Jungle. The winning team also earns the right of choosing two teams that will face the last-place finisher in The Jungle. Prior to The Jungle, the one teams nominated by the winning team participate in a elimination, his or her team 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 $350,000 prize, while the losing team is eliminated from the game.

Money for finalists is split as follows:

* **First Place:** $275,000 ($137,500 each)
* **Second Place:** $50,000 ($25,000 each)
* **Third Place:** $25,000 ($12,500 each)

### Twists

* **Skull Draw:** Unlike previous seasons where the Power Team chooses one team to go against the last-place player, the Power Team will nominate two teams. The team that competes is determined by the Skull Draw. One by one each player from each team will draw out skulls from a box. If they draw out a white skull, the team is safe at that moment. If they draw a black skull, the team will go into elimination against the last-place players.
* **Share or Steal:** Each contestant will compete against their partners for points. The partner that accumulates the most points will decide to share or steal the money they earned in the Final Challenge.

## Game summary

### Jungle progress

Competition
     The team won the final challenge.
     The team lost the final challenge.
     The team won the challenge and was safe from the Jungle.
     The team was not selected for the Jungle.
     The team was selected for the Jungle, but pulled a white skull and was safe.
     The team was selected for the Jungle, but did not have to compete.
     The team won in the Jungle.
     The team lost in the Jungle.
     A contestant was removed from the competition due to injury, so his/her partner was also eliminated.
     A contestant withdrew from the competition, so his/her partner was also eliminated.
     The team was disqualified from the competition due to violent behavior.