Duel II: Worlds Apart

***Duel II*** also known as ***Worlds Apart*** is the 12th season of the *The Challenge*. It premiered on July 10th, 2018 and concluded on December 4th, 2018 with the reunion show. It is the first time in challenge history where there are two houses and the contestants are seperated by gender.

## Description

Twenty-six competitors are headed to New Zealand to compete in one of the most intense Challenges ever: Worlds Apart. What makes this season different? There will be no teams. That's right; it's every man and woman for themselves. This time around, players will be pushed past their limits as they will be seperated by gender and compete in nine extreme challenges leading up to an epic finale where the winners will split a purse of $300,000.

As has become the norm for every Real World/Road Rules Challenge, expect to see the Challengers plot, scheme and stab one another in the back as they put everything on the line to win!

Who's in? Thirteen men and thirteen women -- will step up to try to claim their share.

Here's how it will work:

After each week's challenge, the Challenger ranks will be thinned as players are sent into The Duel --- a no holds barred, head-to-head battle between two competitors, where one man and one woman will be eliminated. The rules of "The Duel" are simple: win at all costs and send your opponent packing. The winner stays and continues to fight for the money. The loser goes home empty handed ... end of story.

Staying out of The Duel depends on how well players do in the weekly challenges. After each grueling challenge the male winner and the female winner will be safe. These two must then pick someone to be safe from the duel. That person, in turn, will chose someone of the same sex to save, and so on down the line. The last man and woman standing are automatically sentenced to The Duel. But they're not out of the game yet, because each will get to choose a same-sex Duel opponent and battle it out until only one is left standing.

In order to ensure survival, players will form alliances and pair up, keeping their friends close and their enemies closer. But make no mistake about it, in the end, friendships will be tested, hearts will be broken and blood will be spilled as players must ultimately stand alone in order to be crowned champions of The Challenge: Worlds Apart!

## Format

*The Duel II* features several changes from the original format. Each contestant will compete in numerous challenges followed by eliminations rounds known as "The Duel". Eliminations are not split by gender, and both winners of the challenge will be safe from the Duel. Unlike the previous *Duel*, the winners will have a period of deliberation where they will choose one player to start the call out process. The two players that are left will compete in the duel. Those players will then challenge a player of their gender in the Duel. The players who were voted in will then choose the Duel game. In the Duel, there will be a male and a female elimination round. the winners will remain in the game while the losers go home.

In the Final Challenge, the final three players of each gender will race for a share of $300,000. The prize money splits as follows:

* **Winners:** $500,000 each
* Runners-up: $235,000 each
* Third place: $50,000 each
* Third place: $15,000 each

## Game Summary

### Duel Progress

Competition
     The contestant won the final challenge.
     The contestant did not win the final challenge.
     The contestant won the challenge.
     The contestant won the Duel.
     The contestant was exempt from Duel selection.
     The contestant lost the Duel and was eliminated.
     The contestant was disqualified from the competition due to physical violence.