The Royalty Challenge: Cold Zone

**The Royalty Challenge: Cold Zone** is the fifth season of *The Royalty Challenge*. Applications for the season opened in early October and were closed in late October. The season started airing on October 31st, 2020. It consisted of 14 episodes with 21, originally 20, individuals competing to earn virtual dollars for their *The Royalty Challenge* bank accounts. The season was hosted by returning hosts Brad and Parzi.

The season ended on November 27th, 2020 with Ryan Matthew/Zaire Langill being crowned the winners with James X winning Player of the Season and Fan Favourite. In addition, Izel Bitcherzina won Rookie of the Season and Sylvia Riah won Most Improved Veteran.

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At the start of the round each player participates in teams for the daily challenge followed by an elimination challenge; '**The Glacier'**. Every round, the teams will change; sometimes it could be 2 teams, or 3 teams, or 4 teams etc.; it will depend on the round and the teams will be mostly randomised. Each daily challenge has one winning team; '**The Zoners’**, gaining immunity and the ability to each vote anyone from the losing teams straight into elimination. The nomination selection occurs immediately after the challenge, unlike in other Challenges, where there is a period of deliberation between the end of the challenge and the selection of the challengers for the elimination game. The player with the majority of the votes, called ‘**The Icelated**’, from the winning team will enter elimination. If there is a tie, there will be a re-vote.

The winners will also vote for someone to start a chain of choice where the last person left unpicked will have a draw to face regarding how the next player will enter elimination. This selection process is called ‘**The Chain**’. During the daily challenge, each player will submit a line of choice from the person they would pick the most down to the player they would pick the least. The player left unpicked, called ‘**The Selected**’, will then pull one of the ice blocks from **‘The Iceberg Ceremony’.** Each block will have a different symbol carved into it that will result in a certain action. There are a certain amount of each symbol out there; and they are only revealed live/once that ice block is picked. Until then, it remains a mystery. The five different symbols that could be pulled include:

* **Death** - *2 available* - This cube sends the puller straight into elimination.
* **Double** -  *2 available* - This cube forces a double elimination; the puller will automatically enter elimination and they will pick another player to join them.
* **Immunity** - *2 available* - This cube gives the puller immunity and the choice of who to send straight into elimination.
* **Majority** - *2 available* - This cube forces a secret house-vote including everyone; the player with the majority of votes will enter elimination. *The puller automatically has 1 vote cast against them.*
* **Reverse** - *3 available* - This cube will reverse the chain of choice into a chain of safety started by the puller; referring to the lists already submitted. The last player to not get picked will enter elimination.

The player who is sent into elimination through this process will face the winner’s choice, ‘**The Icelated**’, in elimination. These individuals will face-off in **‘The Glacier’**. The winner will remain in the game whilst the loser is eliminated from the game. The elimination winner will also get the opportunity to pick one of the other players to be on their team for the following daily challenge.

As well as competing for the title, the season introduces ‘**The Bank Progress**’ which will be featured in each season. Winning the daily challenge will earn players $15,000 added to their bank accounts and winning an elimination will earn players $5,000 added to their bank accounts. If you make it to the top 3 you will earn the contents for your placement for this season.

Players are competing for the money prizes of:

* **1st** - $300,000 (virtual) split + individual bank account
* **2nd** - $100,000 (virtual) split + individual bank account
* **3rd** - $50,000 (virtual) split + individual bank account

* **The Zoners** - the daily winners; earning immunity for the round and the ability to vote someone from the losing teams straight into elimination and vote someone to start *The Chain*.
* **The Icelated** - the player nominated by the Zoners to go straight into elimination.
* **The Chain** - the process of the losing players in the daily challenge selecting each other in order to determine one player unpicked; the Selected.
* **The Selected** - the player left unpicked during the Chain; the enter The Iceberg Ceremony to determine the next player to enter elimination.
* **The Glacier** - the elimination area where challengers will fight for survival to stay in the game.
* **The Bank Progress** - The money you earn from winning challenges and eliminations that could be added to your overall winnings from the season.

* **The Iceberg Ceremony** - the process of pulling an ice-block to determine the next player in elimination
* **Reverse Block** - In **Round 1**, the Selected pulled the "Reverse" ice block; meaning the person who was selected starts a new chain of safety and the person left unpicked would go straight into elimination. The second block was pulled in **Round 6**. The third and final block was pulled in **Round 12**.
* **Double Block** - In **Round 2**, a double elimination was announced when the Selected pulled the "Double" ice block; meaning they would enter elimination and choose another non-immune player to come in with them. The second and final block was pulled in **Round 7**.
* **Majority Block** - In **Round 3**, the Selected pulled the "Majority" ice block; meaning a secret house-vote was put into play. The player with the most votes will go into elimination. The second and final block was pulled in **Round 11**.
* **Immunity Block** - In **Round 4**, The Selected pull the "Immunity" ice block; meaning they were immune and could instantly throw one other player into elimination. The second and final block was pulled in **Round 8**.
* **Purge** - At the beginning of **Round 5**, it was announced that the challenger who got last-place in the challenge would automatically be eliminated from the game.
* **Death Block** - In **Round 9**, the Selected pull the "Death" ice block; meaning they were sent straight into elimination against The Zoner's Icelated pick. The second and final block was pulled in **Round 10**.

 **Host**

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**The history of the season in the form of a season progress chart and elimination progress chart.**

**ROUND 1** *(5 teams of 4)*

**ROUND 2** *(2 teams of 9 + a sit-out)*

After winning elimination, Zaire Langill chose James X to be on her team.

**ROUND 3** *(4 teams of 4 + a sit-out)*

After winning elimination, Sylvia Riah chose Zaire Langill to be on her team.

**ROUND 4** *(8 teams of 2)*

After winning elimination, Sylvia Riah chose James X to be on her team.

**ROUND 6** *(2 teams of 7)*

After winning elimination, Sierra Castillo chose Kay Opondo to be on her team.

**ROUND 7** *(3 teams of 4 + a sit-out)*

After winning elimination, Izel Bitcherzina chose Sylvia Riah to be on his team.

**ROUND 8** *(5 teams of 2 + a sit-out)*

After winning elimination, Izel Bitcherzina chose Sylvia Riah to be on his team.

**ROUND 9** *(2 teams of 5)*

After winning elimination, Ryan Matthew chose James X to be on his team.

**ROUND 10** *(3 teams of 3)*

After winning elimination, Fergus Crowe chose Sylvia Riah to be on his team.

**ROUND 11** *(4 teams of 2)*

After winning elimination, Sylvia Riah chose Zaire Langill to be on her team.

**ROUND 12** *(2 teams of 3 + a sit-out)*

After winning elimination, Remi Rowan chose Ryan Matthew to be on her team.

**ROUND 13** *(3 teams of 2)*

After making it to the finale, challengers were ranked from 1-6 based on challenge performance this season; daily challenge wins = 1 point and elimination wins = 2 points. Someone from the top 3 performers were randomly paired with someone from the bottom 3 performers. They then chose which team they'd like to represent them in the finale.

**Key**

     The challenger won the daily challenge and became **The Zoners**
     The challenger was left unpicked during The Chain and became **The Selected** but didn't go into elimination.
     The challenger **won** the Glacier elimination game.
     The challenger **lost** the Glacier elimination game and was eliminated from the game.
     The contestant was **purged** and was eliminated from the game.
     The challenger was **eliminated** and not in the game.
     The contestant **quit** the game.
     The challenger was the **3rd** placer of the game.
     The challenger was the **runner-up** of the game.
     The challenger was the **winner** of the game.

### **Major Alliances**

* **Drifting 5 (Day 1)** - *Caoimhe ®, Devin, Jamie, Remi and Sylvia*
* **Ice Ring (Day 2)** - *Dorian ®, Caoimhe, Danielle, Devin, Drew, James, Jamie, Remi, Zaire and Evan*
* **Frost Giants (Day 2)** - *Devin ® and James*
* **Black Is Magic (Day 3)** - *Devin ®, Donald, Dorian and Kay*
* **Icons Of STC (Day 4)** - *Sierra ®, Izel, Mariah and Sylvia*
* **The Inner Circle (Day 6)** - *Devin ®, Caoimhe, Dorian, James and Remi*
* **Tres Tontos (Day 7)** - *Ryan ®, Danielle and Zaire*
* **The Skinnier Legends (Day 8)** - *Sylvia ®, Devin, Izel, James and Sierra*
* **British Oreo (Team Supermodel) (Day 8)** - *Devin ®, James and Kay*
* **Mystery Inc (Day 11)** - *James ®, Danielle, Devin and Ryan*
* **Outsiders (Day 13)** - *Sierra ®, Izel, Sylvia and Zaire*
* **Kid Killers (Day 15)** - *Caoimhe ®, Devin, Dorian, James, Remi and Ryan*
* **Canuk (Day 18)** - *Ryan ®, James and Kay*

### **Minor Alliances**

* **Drevan (Day 2)** - *Drew ® and Evan*
* **The Skinny Legends (Day 8)** - *Sylvia ®, Devin, Drew, Evan, Izel, James, Sierra and Zaire*
* **Cookie Squad (Day 11)** - *Sierra ®, Danielle, Izel, James, Kay, Ryan, Sylvia and Zaire*

**Key**

     The challenger was left unpicked during The Chain and became **The Selected**.
     The challenger was last in the reverse chain and entered **elimination**.

**Key**

     The challenger won the daily challenge and became **The Zoners**
     The challenger was left unpicked during The Chain and became **The Selected** but didn't go into elimination.
     The challenger **won** the Glacier elimination game.
     The challenger **lost** the Glacier elimination game and was eliminated from the game.
     The contestant was **purged** and was eliminated from the game.
     The challenger was **eliminated** and not in the game.
     The contestant **quit** the game.
     The challenger was the **3rd** or **4th** placer of the game.
     The challenger was the **runner-up** of the game.
     The challenger was the **winner** of the game.

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