The Challenge: World Championship is a spin-off in the Challenge franchise. The season will feature champions and MVPs from The Challenge: Argentina, The Challenge: Australia, The Challenge: UK, and The Challenge: USA, as well as Challenge luminaries from MTV’s flagship series.
Follow previous winners of The Challenge as they compete to win the $500,000 prize. In the end, only the most dominant will conquer the game and prove they are not just the best in their home country, but the best in the world.”
Hosted by Alejandro “Marley” Wiebe, Brihony Dawson, Mark Wright, and TJ Lavin.
The season was shot in South Africa during October and November 2022, and it will air with two episodes back-to-back on March 8, 2023, on Paramount+. {Wikipedia Source}
Contestants:
- Johnny ‘Bananas’ Devenanzio
- Jordan Wiseley
- Amber Borzotra
- Tori Deal
- Wes Bergmann
- KellyAnne Judd
- Sarah Lacina
- Nelson Thomas
- Ben Driebergen
- Nia Moore
- Kaycee Clark
- Justine Ndiba
- Jodi Weatherton
- Theo Campbell
- Darrell Taylor
- Tristan Phipps
- Yes Duffy
- Kaz Crossley
- Emily Seebohm
- Kirralee ‘Kiki’ Morrisf
- Grant Crapp
- Benjamín Alfonso
- Jonna Stephens
- Troy Cullen
- Sofía Jiménez
- Rodrigo Cascón
- Nathan Henry
- Danny McCray
- Claudia Albertario
- Zara Zoffany
Trivia:
- “The Challenge: World Championship” is a spin-off of the reality competition series “The Challenge,” featuring notable veterans from the flagship MTV series and winners from four spin-off seasons: The Challenge Argentina: El Desafío, The Challenge: Australia, The Challenge: USA, and The Challenge UK.
- Hosted by T.J. Lavin, the series also includes guest appearances from hosts of the international adaptations: Brihony Dawson, Mark Wright, and Marley. It premiered on Paramount+ on March 8, 2023.
- The season’s winners not only earn the title of “The Challenge: World Championship” champions but also receive a grand prize of US$500,000, with equivalent amounts in other currencies.
- Sol Pérez, the winner of The Challenge Argentina: El Desafío, intended to participate in the season but faced challenges obtaining a required yellow fever vaccination in time.
- The format of “World Championship” includes a daily challenge, nomination process, winner’s selection, and an elimination round, with “MVPs” (spin-off contestants) competing initially, followed by teaming up with “Legends” (flagship series contestants) after the first elimination.
- Daily Challenge: Teams compete, with the last-place team heading directly to the elimination round, while the winning team gains immunity and selects another team to join the elimination.
- Nominations: Teams vote for two teams to compete in the elimination round, except in episode 11 where they vote for one team.
- Eliminations (“The Arena”): Winners of the daily challenge choose the second team to compete in the elimination against the last-place team. Winners stay, and losers are eliminated.
