Love & War

***Love & War*** is the 13th season of *The Challenge*. This season features alumni from *The Real World*, *The Challenge*, and *Ex on the Beach* teaming up with their girlfriends,boyfriends and spouses for a share of $500,000. This season was filmed in Spain and Prague for the Final Challenge. It premiered on January 2nd, 2019 and concluded with the reunion special on April 24th, 2019. It is the sequel to, *Battle Of The Exes*.

## Description

*Love & War*takes twenty-six of the most romantic showmances and fresh faces from other MTV reality series, to Spain for one of the most explosive Challenge formats yet. Once paired up with their exes, these competitors must overcome their past in order to face the present, if they want a shot at claiming their share of the $500,000 grand prize. Will romances be rekindled or will unresolved issues ruin these pairs? Between the bitter rivalries, jealous lovers, and demanding challenges, it’ll take the ultimate couple to withstand the pressures of the game. And with a brand new, mid-season twist that will shock the cast like never before, the stakes have never been higher for these exes to work as teams.

## Format

Each team participates in numerous challenges, which are followed by an elimination round — "The Dome." The winning team of each challenge earns the title of "Power Couple," as well as immunity from entering The Dome, while the last-place finisher is automatically sent to The Dome. The "Power Couple" also earns the right of choosing the team that will face the last-place finisher in The Dome. 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:** $500,000 ($250,000 each)
* **Second Place:** $200,000 ($100,000 each)
* **Third Place:** $50,000 ($25,000 each)
* **Fourth Place:** $10,000 ($5,000 each)

### Twists

* **Ex-Ile**: After the first eight "Dome" games, a losing team will have a chance to re-join the competition in "Battle of the EX-iled," which will pit a newly-eliminated couple against the winner of the previous week's "Ex-iled" winner.

## Game Summary

### Elimination chart

**Notes:**

* Reese fell severely ill during the "Final Challenge", after everyone was at a rest stop, Reese was sent to the hospital. Chris McClain later delivered the news that Reese was medically unable to continue competing. Michelle was sent home as a result of being partnered with Reese.

### Dome Progress

Competition
     The team won the competition.
     The team did not win the final challenge.
     The team could not finish the final challenge and received third place but were disqualified and received no money since they did not finish.
     The team won the "Power Couple" mission and put another team into the Dome.
     The team was not selected to go into the Dome.
     The team won in the Dome.
     The team lost in the Dome, was sent to "Battle of the EX-iled," and was later permanently eliminated during "Battle of the EX-iled."
     A contestant was removed from the competition due to illness, so his/her partner was also eliminated.
     A contestant was disqualified from the competition, but his/her partner later received a replacement teammate in the Dome.
     The team withdrew from the competition.
### Battle of the EX-iled

Competition
     The team won the Ex-ile competition, and returned to the actual game.
     The team won in the Ex-ile.
     The team was in the Ex-ile, but did not compete against any team.
     The team wasn't in the "Battle of the EX-iled" competition.
     The team lost the Ex-iled match, and was permanently eliminated from the game.
     A contestant was removed from the competition due to injury, so his/her partner was also eliminated.