TT The Challenge: Armageddon

## Series Chronology

***Armageddon*** is the fifth season of the ***Turney Time The Challenge*** series. Filming took place in Australia with former cast members from *The Real World* series, *Road Rules* series, and the previous *Challenge*. This season is based on the *MTV The Challenge Series* format *Final Reckoning* The season debuted on May 27th, 2019 and the finale aired on July 3rd, 2019.

## Production

*Turney Time The Challenge* was renewed for a fifth season during the Final 16 of *The Island* on May 1, 2019. Applications opened on May 3, 2019, closing twenty days later on May 23, 2019. The full cast of 32 was announced on May 24th, three days before the season premiered on May 27, 2019.

## Format

Contestants are competing in pairs. The teams will endure twists such as being eliminated for placing last in challenges, being eliminated by a winning team of a challenge, mercenaries who enter the game if they successfully eliminate another team. The winning team of the daily challenge wins immunity from elimination and the Power Vote, meaning their vote counts twice against another team. In addition, this season the teams vote in private, but the team voted into the elimination then chooses who they want to compete against, and may only choose from teams that voted for them.

Money for finalists is split as follows:

* Champions: $300,000 (split evenly among team)
* Runner-Up: $70,000 (only given to Jake B as Kamani quit in Final Mission)

## Twists/Changes

* **Mystery Rankings:** Prior to the start of the game or reveal of the format, players were asked to rank the other players based on how uch they liked them. After all players submited rankings, teams were formed based on average likeability; with the most liked players being paired with the least liked players.
* **Purge Round:** During Episodes 5 and 10, teams participated in Purge Rounds where the last place team in the daily challenge is immediately eliminated from the game while the first place team is given an advantage in the next daily challenge.
* **Double Elimination:** During Episode 7, players were warned that there would be dire consequences for coming in last place during the daily challenge. After revealing results, Andrew, immediately sent in Jack and Nick who came in place place to the Armageddon. Teams were then told that the round would continue with a normal vote and call out but two teams would be eliminated in Armageddon.
* **One Day Round:** For Episode 9, the round was played in the matter of one day, with the daily challenge and voting taking place in the course of one hour with the Armageddon taking place afterwards on the same day.

## Game Summary

**^1** In Episode 4, Vivian & Brittany failed to call out a team into the Armageddon before the given deadline, as a result, they were issued a severe penalty in the Armageddon and one of the eligible teams was selected at random. Nick J & AJ were selected at random.
**^2** In Episode 7, Nick M & Jack came in last place during the "Balancing A Storm" mission. As a result, Andrew called them out into the Armageddon. With the addition of Nick M & Jack, the Armageddon for the round became a double elimination.
**^3** In Episode 11, neither Tyler & Josh nor Ryan & Steve attempted the Final Mission, and were therefore awarded 3rd place with no prize money.

## Armageddon Progress

Competition
     The team won the competition.
     The team did not complete the final challenge.
     The team won the main mission, received the power vote, and was safe for the episode.
     The team won the Purge Challenge and earned an advantage for the next challenge.
     The team was not eligible to be called into Armageddon.
     The team was eligible to be called out, but was not selected for Armageddon.
     The team won in Armageddon.
     The team lost in Armageddon and was eliminated.
     The team was eliminated at the Purge Challenge.
     The team quit the game.