Issy's The Challenge: Rivals

***Rivals*** is the twelfth season of *Issy's The Challenge*. It premiered on February 28th, 2022 and concluded on March 28th, 2022.

## Description

They've been pissed off. They've been wronged. They've been betrayed. And now they want vengeance! Rivals is here and the stakes couldn't be higher! Twenty-eight fan-favorites from a multitude of ORGs will head to exotic Mexico and be paired up with their biggest enemy! These players 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 prize! Tempers will rise, passions will flare, and pride will be on the line in the most shocking season of Issy's The Challenge yet!

## 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 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 two teams nominated by the winning team participate in a elimination draw in which all four participants either draw one of three white skulls or one black skull out of a bag (similar to the *Free Agents* season). When a participant draws a black skull, their 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 the prize, while the losing team is eliminated from the game.

Prize money splits as follows:

* **First Place:** $250,000 ($125,000 each)
* **Second Place:** $50,000 ($25,000 each)
* **Third Place:** $30,000 ($15,000 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:** In the Final Challenge, 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.

## Game Summary

### Elimination Chart

**Notes**

**1.** Clink withdrew from the competition after the "Don't Weigh Me Down" challenge. Julian was brought back as his replacement.

**2.** No challenge was held prior to the final skull selections, and no team had immunity from the final skull draws. James & Nota and Jermu & TN each drew white skulls out of a bag, and secured their spots in the final challenge, while Ian & Stef and Miko & Pino each drew black skulls, and participated in the last Jungle.

### 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 won in the Jungle.
     The team lost in the Jungle.
     A contestant withdrew from the competition.