The Challenge: New Beginnings

**New Beginnings** is the first season of *The Challenge*. This season features 20 American contestants competing for the first time in a spy-themed game for a share of a million dollars. This season was filmed in Uruguay from October to December 2018.

## Description

From Uruguay, 20 American players battle it out in cutthroat challenges and brutal eliminations for a share of the $1 million prize.

## Format

Prior to each challenge, players are informed whether a challenge will be declared as either an individual, pair, or team challenge. For pair and team challenges, Fanzy draws names out of a bag, or more for multi-team or pair challenges — that will be designated as captains. For team challenges, the captains will select players that will be split evenly.

After each challenge, the winning teams/pairs/players are not only safe from elimination, but will also choose one player to compete in the elimination round. If a challenge is played in a team or pair format, each member of the winning pair/team is safe from elimination. The remaining players will participate in an elimination vote called "The Draw," in which each player will either flip over a "kill card," which has a skeleton symbol, or a blank card. If a player flips over a blank card, that player saves himself/herself from participating in the elimination, however, if a player flips over the "kill card," that player will face the player of the respective order that was previously voted by the winning team/pair/individual in the elimination. The winning players of each round will return to the game and have a shot at competing for a $2,000 robux prize, while the losing players are eliminated from the game.

At the end of the season, six players will compete in the final challenge.

Money for finalists is split as follows:

* **Winners:** $1,000 robux
* **Second:** $500 robux
* **Third and fourth place:** $250 robux
* **Fifth and sixth place:** $0 robux

### Twists

* **Format Change:** During episode 4, Fanzy announced that there would be a format change. The winner of the challenge will be safe from elimination. One player will be voted into elimination via secret ballot. The challenge winner will receive the Power Vote which will give them two votes. The selected player will be revealed in the Arena. The votes for that player will also be revealed. The selected player will then choose out of those players who they would want to go against. The two players will then compete in the elimination round. The winner stays in the game, while the loser is eliminated.
* **Mercenaries:** During the "Light It Up" elimination round, two Mercenaries, Jessica and Deslynn, will be brought in to compete to take out one of the players from the game.

## Game summary

### New Beginnings progress

Competition
     The player won the Final Challenge.
     The player lost the Final Challenge, but received money.
     The player lost the Final Challenge and received no money.
     The player won the Challenge.
     The player was not selected for the Arena.
     The player was eligible for The Arena, but was not chosen.
     The player won in The Arena.
     The player lost The Arena and was eliminated.
     The player was removed from the competition due to injury or illness.
     The player was disqualified from the competition.