The Royalty Challenge: Blood vs. Water

**The Royalty Challenge: Blood vs. Water** is the second season of *The Royalty Challenge*. Applications for the season opened on May 22nd and were closed in early June. The season started airing on June 13th, 2020. It consisted of 14 episodes with 19 pairs competing to earn virtual dollars for their *The Royalty Challenge* bank accounts. The season was hosted by returning hosts Brad and Jaysn.

The season ended on July 12th, 2020 with Lex Quinn/Ellie Smash being crowned the winners and Blake Sanders/Tasha Gaspard winning both Players of the Season and Fan Favourites.

**Applications:** [1]

**Discord Server:** [2]

At the start of the round each pair participates in the **daily challenge** followed by an elimination challenge; **‘The Warzone’.** The challenges involve players competing with their partners against other pairs. Each challenge has two winning pairs; the top scoring pair will decide whether to become **‘The Equalizers’** *(where they will enter The Armory)* or **‘The Victors’** *(where they gain immunity and a double vote for the round).* Whichever the top scoring pair chooses, the other automatically becomes the opposite. **‘The Equalizers’** will immediately enter **‘The Armory’** after the daily challenge. Only **‘The Victors’** are immune during the round; **‘The Equalizers’** are **NOT IMMUNE** and can still be sent into elimination that same round. The last-placing pair in the daily challenge will become **‘The Losers’** and automatically enter the elimination arena; **‘The Warzone’.**

After the daily challenge, there will be a 24 hour period where each pair will vote **another pair** into elimination to join the last place finishers. Each pair has 1 vote and the pair that receives the majority of the votes will become **‘The Prey’** and enter elimination. **‘The Victors’** have a double vote meaning the pair they choose will receive two votes against them.The vote this season is **SECRET**; all that will be revealed is which pair received votes and the amount of votes the majority pair received. If a pair does not vote in the given time period, they will be given a DNF and self-vote. The two pairs (the last-place pair and the prey pair) will enter **‘The Warzone**’ and the losing pair is eliminated from the game. The winners of elimination will also enter **‘The Armory’.**

When the winners of the daily enter **‘The Armory’**, they will choose a gun which has a power. They will choose a gun without knowing the power. The power won’t be revealed to them until the end of the round. When the winners of the elimination enter **‘The Armory’**, they will choose a grenade which has a power. In **Round 7**, The Equalizers stopped and the winners of **‘The Warzone’** won set grenades which would give other players disadvantages in the finale.

As well as competing for the title, the season continues **‘The Bank Progress’** which will be featured in each season. Winning the main challenge will earn pairs $30,000 added to their bank accounts and winning an elimination will earn pairs $10,000 added to their bank accounts. If you make it to the top 5 you will earn the contents for your placement for this season. At the end of the seasons, the contents of the bank accounts will be split between the pairs equally.

Pairs are competing for the money prizes of:

* **1st** - $300,000 (virtual) + individual bank account split
* **2nd** - $100,000 (virtual) + individual bank account split
* **3rd** - $40,000 (virtual) + individual bank account split
* **4th** - individual bank account split
* **5th** - individual bank account split

* **The Equalizers -** one of the top two pairs in the daily challenge who get the chance to enter the Armory. This pair won the daily but is not immune; entering The Armory at their own risk.
* **The Victors -** one of the top two pairs in the daily challenge who get immunity and a double vote in the house vote.
* **The Losers** - the last-place team that automatically enters the elimination area; The Warzone, from the daily challenge.
* **The Prey -** the pair voted into the elimination area; The Warzone, by the majority in the house vote.
* **The Warzone -** the elimination area where pairs will fight for survival to stay in the game.
* **The Armory -** the perk shop that The Equalizers visit and the winners of elimination visit.
* **The Bank Progress** - The money you earn from winning challenges and eliminations that could be added to your overall winnings from the season.

* **Blood vs. Water pairs** - This season will be played in pairs of pre-existing relationships of either family members or friendships. Applicants applied together as a pair and were cast as a pair. If veterans from *Parthenon* wanted to return then they had to apply with a rookie player.
* **Purge** - At the beginning of **Round 5** and **Round 12**, it was announced that the player who got last-place in the challenge would automatically be eliminated from the game.
* **Redemption Challenge** - At the beginning of **Round 9**, Emily/Randi quit allowing the opportunity for the eliminated pairs to return to the game. 6 pairs competed alongside the pairs in the daily which resulted in eventual winners Lex/Ellie to return to the game.

 **Host**

 **Host**

**The history of the season in the form of a season progress chart and elimination progress chart.**

* In **Round 5**, the daily challenge was revealed as a purge. Aqua, who was paired with Catchers, did not turn-up to do the challenge. As a result, their pair were automatically purged.
* In **Round 6**, Andy/Malik were originally the last-place pair but they used their **RPG-7** rocket-launcher which blows up the **The Losers** and replaces it with the next worse pair; Derpy/TN.

* In **Round 2**, Lex/Smash chose a grenade which allowed them to be immune in the next round but they would not be allowed a house-vote. This was activated in the following round; **Round 3**.

**Key**

     The contestant won the daily challenge and became **The Equalizers**
     The contestant won the daily challenge and became **The Victors**
     The contestant was **received at least one nomination** during the house vote but didn't get the majority.
     The contestant was **immune** during the round.
     The contestant was **in** or **won** the Warzone elimination game.
     The contestant **lost** the Warzone elimination game and was eliminated from the game.
     The contestant was **purged** and was eliminated from the game.
     The contestant was **eliminated** and not in the game.
     The contestant **quit** the game.
     The contestant was the **3rd**, **4th** or **5th** placer of the game.
     The contestant was the **runner-up** of the game.
     The contestant was the **winner** of the game.

### **Major Alliances**

* **Barbz** **(Day 1)** - *Nathaniel ®, Donnchadh, Jamie and Sarah*
* **TN’s Main Hoes** **(Day 1)** - *Randi ®, Aqua, Catcher, Derpy, Emily and TN*
* **Wendy’s Angels** **(Day 1)** - *Queenasia ®, Christian, Duccy. Jozea, Lani, Ny, Dominic, Steven, Kyle, Tory, Marq and Tina*
* **The Trinity Four** **(Day 1)** - *Nathaniel ®, Andy, Malik and Sarah*
* **ABMT** **(Day 4)** - *Malik ®, Andy, Blake and Tasha*
* **Blood Ring** **(Day 5)** - *Dorian ®, Andy, Donnchadh, Emily, Jamie, Jeremy, Kyle, Malik, Nathaniel, Randi, Sarah and Tory*
* **Best Accents** **(Day 12)** - *Derpy ®, Emily, Ludvig, Randi, Rhea and TN*
* **Bradley’s Angels** **(Day 13)** - *Rhea ®, Ludvig, Nathaniel and Sarah*
* **Ginger Tea** **(Day 13)** - *Blake ®, Lex, Smash and Tasha*
* **Starts to Panick** **(Day 15)** - *Julien ®, Andy, Malik and Nick*
* **The New Kids** **(Day 15)** - *Julien ®, Blake, Nick and Tasha*
* **Rookie Power** **(Day 16)** - *Julien ®, Blake, Lex, Marq, Nick, Smash, Tasha and Tina*
* **Praise Queen Rhea** **(Day 16)** - *Blake ®, Julien, Lex, Ludvig, Marq, Nick, Rhea, Smash, Tasha and Tina*
* **The Baguettes** **(Day 17)** - *Nick ®, Donnchadh, Jamie and Julien*
* **Destination Finale** **(Day 23)** - *Nathaniel ®, Julien, Ludvig, Nick, Rhea and Sarah*

### **Minor Alliances**

* **Circus Clowns** **(Day 1)** - *Timmy ®, Henry, Nathaniel and Sarah*
* **Out for Blood** **(Day 1)** - *Derpy ®, Emily, Jesse, Kendall, Randi and TN*
* **Hosts** **(Day 1)** - *Randi ®, Derpy, Emily and TN*
* **Blood Circle** **(Day 1)** - *Dorian ®, Andy, Emily, Jeremy, Kyle, Malik, Nathaniel, Randi, Sarah and Tory*
* **Youngins** **(Day 2)** - *Timmy ®, Henry, Jesse and Kendall*
* **Bloody Barbies** **(Day 2)** - *Nathaniel ®, Jesse, Kendall and Sarah*
* **Double Trouble** **(Day 2)** - *Jamie ®, Donnchadh, Jesse and Kendall*
* **Blitz n’ Shitz** **(Day 3)** - *Dominic ®, Jesse, Kendall and Steven*
* **Pink to Make the Boys Wink** **(Day 3)** - *Kendall ®, Jesse, Julien and Nick*
* **Bombshells** **(Day 3)** - *Nathaniel ®, Lex, Sarah and Smash*
* **The Core Four** **(Day 3)** - *Jamie ®, Donnchadh, Emily, Jesse, Kendall, Nathaniel, Randi and Sarah*
* **The Internationals** **(Day 4)** - *Ludvig ®, Jesse, Kendall and Rhea*
* **Fake Gang** **(Day 7)** - *Kendall ®, Christian, Duccy, Jesse, Lani and Ny*
* **The Dream Team** **(Day 8)** - *Ludvig ®, Derpy, Rhea and TN*
* **Ghost** **(Day 10)** - *Queenasia ®, Christian, Duccy, Jozea, Lani and Ny*
* **True Blood** **(Day 19)** - *Andy ®, Donnchadh, Jamie, Kyle, Malik, Nathaniel, Sarah and Tory*

* In **Round 4** and **Round 7** a public vote was announced and all the votes were revealed live.
* In **Round 5**, Christian/Lani failed to vote and received a self-vote. This resulted in a tie which daily winners Blake/Tasha broke to send them in.
* In **Round 8**, the double elimination round ended with a tie between Donnchadh/Jamie and Dorian/Jeremy. Daily winners Blake/Tasha broke the tie to send Dorian/Jeremy into elimination.

**Key**

     The contestant was **The Losers** and had no vote or didn't get a vote that round.
     The contestant was **eliminated** and not in the game.

**The Guns**

**The Grenades**

* In **Round 3**, Christian/Lani chose a grenade which allowed them to steal half of another pair's bank accounts. At the beginning of **Round 4**, they decided to steal $30,000 from Andy/Malik.
* In **Round 4**, Christian/Lani chose a grenade which allowed them to steal all of another pair's bank accounts. At the beginning of **Round 5**, they decided to steal $30,000 from Donnchadh/Jamie.

**Key**

     The contestant won the daily challenge and became **The Equalizers**
     The contestant won the daily challenge and became **The Victors**
     The contestant was **received at least one nomination** during the house vote but didn't get the majority.
     The contestant was **immune** during the round.
     The contestant was **in** or **won** the Warzone elimination game.
     The contestant **lost** the Warzone elimination game and was eliminated from the game.
     The contestant was **purged** and was eliminated from the game.
     The contestant was **eliminated** and not in the game.
     The contestant **quit** the game.
     The contestant was the **3rd** or **4th** placer of the game.
     The contestant was the **runner-up** of the game.
     The contestant was the **winner** of the game.

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