The Challenge: Redemption

***Redemption*** is the 3rd season of *The Challenge*. This season features alumni from *The Real World*, *Road Rules*, *Big Brother* and *Survivor*. This multi-format season features 24 players who have yet to win competing against eachother for a share of $350,000. The season was filmed in Thailand.

## Description

The Challenge: Redemption brings together 24 Underdogs to battle across a series of contests for the chance to move out of squalor and into typical Challenge luxury, The Oasis! Just when the lucky ones get comfortable, they’ll find the game is far from over. The final crop of Underdogs will have to face down against eachother for their share at the $350,000 prize. With devastating elimination rounds, truly baffling hookups and the first-ever three-day final on the way, Season 3 may just prove to be the most unpredictable and gripping yet!

## Format

In the beginning of the game there will be two teams: Green and Gold. Each round a captain is assigned to each team by the previous elimination winner, no player can be captain twice in a row. The teams then compete in a challenge. The winning teams captain will become the Paymaster and receive an extra $5,000. The losing teams captain is automatically nominated for elimination, At Exile the losing team votes two of their own players to be nominated along with their captain. At Exile, the paymaster will decide which of the 3 will be safe from elimination while the other two nominees will face off.

However after a certain point, The game will turn individual. Each challenge will be played in either teams, pairs, or individuals. The winners of the challenge will split $25,000 among their individual bank. The winners of the challenge will become paymaster while the worst performing player will be automatically sent into Exile. The remaining contestants will vote on two people to be nominated for elimination. The paymasters will then decide on who will be sent into elimination against the last place player. The players will then compete in the elimination round. The winners stay in the game takes the eliminated players money, while the losers are eliminated from the game.

### Twist

* **The Shelter:** The Miz announced to the starting cast of the season that they would be staying in a run-down shelter at the start of the game rather than the traditional luxury house. They would be moved the luxury house once they reached the Individual portion of the game. The Miz later surprised the players in the Final Challenge by revealing that they would have to stay at The Shelter for the remainder of the competition.
* **Purge Challenges:** In some challenges, the last-place teams will be automatically eliminated from the game.
* **Individual Bank Accounts:** Similar to All Stars, money will be up for grabs during each challenge and will be split evenly between the winners of that challenge. The players also have an opportunity to add another player's bank total to their own if they win the elimination. For players who were purged out of the game, their totals were added to the final prize.
* **Redemption:** Eliminated players are able to compete for a chance to re-enter the game. Once eliminated your bank account goes to $0.

## Game Summary

### Episode Progress

Competition
     The contestant won the final challenge.
     The contestant did not win the final challenge.
     The contestant won safety from Exile.
     The contestant was the Team Captain for the challenge and won.
     The contestant was nominated but wasnt selected to participating in Exile.
     The contestant was not selected for the elimination round.
     The contestant won in the elimination round.
     The contestant lost in the elimination round and was eliminated.
     The contestant withdrew from the elimination round.
     The contestant came in last in the daily challenge and was eliminated.
### The Exile Games

Competition
     The team won the Exile competition and returned to the actual game.
     The team won in the Exile.
     The team was in the Exile, but did not compete against any team.
     The team wasn't in the "Exile Games" competition.
     The team lost the Exile Game and was permanently eliminated from the game.