Pyramid Scheme

## Series Chronology

***Pyramid Scheme*** is the first season of *SBR: The Challenge*. It premiered on January 15th, 2023. Filming ended on February 27th, 2023 where Paola Garcia & Sand Castle were revealed to have won the grueling 2-part final.

## Description

Twenty-six money hungry competitors arrive in Cairo, Egypt, for a brand new series. With an original format, the players are forced to adapt every round to a new partner and have to hold up their end of the bargain as they compete individually in every challenge. With competitors' fates being in question in every round and a crazy format change at the halfway point, anything can happen in the Pyramid.

## Format

Prior to each challenge, players are randomized into pairings. For each daily challenge, each pair will be competing for points to add to their Pyramid. Everyone competes individually and the higher you place, the more points you receive. The team with the most combined points will become the Pharaohs while the bottom 3 teams will become The Contained. The Pharaohs, the daily winners, will cast an individual vote for one of The Contained to go into elimination. The rest of the house will participate in a house vote where they must decide with their pairs as to who they will be voting into elimination. The pair with the most votes will be sent into elimination and labeled "The Sacrifices." The 2 pairs will then compete in the elimination, "The Void," where the winners will come back to the game and the losers will be eliminated. Then, the pairs are randomized for the next round. After each round, points are still locked in the pyramid. The higher you place in each challenge, the more points you can have for an advantage later in the game.

Prize money splits as follows:

* **First Place:** $403,750 ($201,875 each)
* **Second Place:** $203,750 ($101,875 each)
* **Third Place:** $113,750 ($56,875 each)
* **Fourth Place:** $73,750 ($36,875 each)

### Twists

* **Individual Bank Accounts:** A new installment in the series; winning a daily challenge earns you $10,000 added to your bank account and winning an elimination earns you $5,000 added to your bank account.
* **Individual Portion:** After Chandler & James' eliminations, the cast was informed that the game would now be played individually with there being 1 pharaoh and only 1 person eliminated each round.
* **Duo Portion:** After Justin's elimination, the cast was informed that the game would now go back to it's original ways with set duos. There was a live draft for partners where the person you picked would be your partner for the remainder of the season. New additions to the format included last place loser being added to replace the Pharaoh vote, however, the Pharaohs are instead given 2 votes in the house vote.

## Game Summary

### Elimination Chart

**Notes**

* In episode 9, the duo in bold were chosen by the Pharaohs of the week.

### Elimination Progress

Competition
     The contestant won the final challenge.
     The contestant lost the final challenge.
     The contestant was eliminated at the Final Challenge.
     The contestant won the challenge and was a part of the Pharaohs.
     The contestant was not selected for the elimination round.
     The contestant was in containment but was not selected for the elimination round.
     The contestant won in the elimination round.
     The contestant won in the elimination round by default.
     The contestant was eliminated in the elimination round.
     The contestant was eliminated in the elimination round for inactivity.
     The contestant was removed for inactivity.
     The contestant decided to quit the game.

## References

1. ↑ Bad was automatically eliminated before the Time Flies elimination due to being inactive for a large amount of time.
2. ↑ Noah quit the game prior to the "Ring Cling" Daily Challenge in Episode 7 after feeling like the rules were made so he couldn't target who he wanted.
3. ↑ Timmy quit the game prior to the "Ring Cling" Daily Challenge in Episode 7 as he felt like his personal life prevented him from competing to the best of his abilities.
4. ↑ Carlos was brought back into the game prior to the "Ring Cling" Daily Challenge in Episode 7 to replace Timmy.
5. ↑ This round was labeled a double elimination round. The winners of the daily challenge will guarantee their spots in the final while the losers will be sent straight into The Void. The house, minus the Pharaohs, will then participate in the house vote to decide the 2nd pair heading into The Void. Finally, the Pharaohs will have the final decision to send 1 of the 3 remaining pairs to go into The Void. The winning pair will punch their tickets to the final challenge while the 2 losing pairs will be sent home.
6. ↑ Each pair had to run the first 3 stages of the final. The pair with the least amount of points across all 3 stages would finish in 4th place and not make Day 2 of the final.