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XXX: Dirty 30
Season 30
Presented byT. J. Lavin
No. of contestants31
Winners
  • Jordan Wiseley
  • Camila Nakagawa
Location
No. of episodes19 (including the two-part Reunion special/finale)
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseJuly 18 (2017-07-18) –
November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28)
Season chronology
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Vendettas

The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30[1] (often promoted as The Challenge XXX) is the thirtieth season of the MTV reality competition series, The Challenge.[2] It was filmed in Colombia during May and June 2017, with alumni from The Real World, Road Rules, The Challenge, and Are You the One? competing. Jonathan Murray, Gil Goldschein, Scott Freeman, and Fred Birckhead were the executive producers, with Ryan Smith and Danny Wascou serving as co-executive producers.[3]

A launch special aired on July 11, 2017, and the season premiered on July 18, 2017. The season concluded with a two-part reunion special/finale on November 14 and 21, 2017 and behind-the-scenes special of the reunion and the reunion after-party on November 28, 2017.[4] It also marks the first chapter of a Challenge trilogy, followed by Vendettas and Final Reckoning.[5][6][7]

Format

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The cast of the thirtieth season of The Challenge, excluding Briana LaCuesta.

The main elements of the game are as follows.

  • Daily Missions: Each round, the players compete in a challenge. The challenges will vary between individual and team challenges. The winners are immune from elimination and nominate one player of each gender for the Elimination Round. The losers players are eligible for the Double Cross. In some challenges, not everyone is eligible for the Double Cross but is still vulnerable to be nominated by the winning team.
  • Nominations: The winners from the Main Match openly vote to nominate one other player of each gender for the Elimination Round.
  • Elimination Rounds (Presidio): At the "Presidio", the "Double Cross" Draw is held. All losing players from the Daily Mission participate in a Random-Draw. The player who draws the Double Cross is safe from elimination and must nominate a fellow losing player of their Gender into the Presidio.The winners remain in the game, while the losers are eliminated.

In the end, only six players - 3 male and 3 female - compete in the final challenge for a share of $1,000,000.[4] The winners of each gender win $450,000, the runners-up win $35,000, third place win $15,000.

Twists
  • Purge Challenges: Some challenges are designated as Purges - sudden death challenges where the losers are immediately eliminated.
    • In the opening challenge "The Purge", the players competed in several rounds to guarantee their safety, with 3 players of each gender being eliminated.
    • The "X Marks the Spot" and "Snaking Your Way Back In" challenges composed the second purge of the game. This purge would narrow down the 10 players, to the final 6 that would face the Final Challenge.
  • Vote-Offs: At some points in the game, the winners of the Daily Mission also win the power to vote-off one of the losers.
    • In "The Purge", the winners of the final part of the challenge has to vote-off 3 out of the 4 remaining losing players of their gender.
    • In "Blackout", the winning team has to vote one male and one female out of the game.
    • In "Backstabber", the individual winners vote one male and one female out of the game.
  • Redemption House: Similar to Ex-ile from Battle of the Exes II, the "Redemption House" gives eliminated players a chance to re-enter the game. Periodically, the players in Redemption House participate in a Redemption Game, with the winners returning to the game, while the losers are officially eliminated.

Contestants

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Male contestants Original season Finish
Jordan Wiseley The Real World: Portland Winner
Derrick Kosinski Road Rules: X-Treme Runner-up
Chris "CT" Tamburello The Real World: Paris Third place
Hunter Barfield Are You the One? 3 Episode 15/16
Tony Raines Real World: Skeletons Episode 15/16
Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio The Real World: Key West Episode 14
Leroy Garrett The Real World: Las Vegas (2011) Episode 13
Dario Medrano Are You the One? 2 Episode 11/12
Nelson Thomas Are You the One? 3 Episode 11[a]
Cory Wharton Real World: Ex-Plosion Episode 7/8
Chris "Ammo" Ammon Hall Real World: Go Big or Go Home Episode 6
Derrick Henry Are You the One? 5 Episode 2/3
Darrell Taylor Road Rules: Campus Crawl Episode 1
Shane Raines The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines Episode 1
Devin Walker-Molaghan Are You the One? 3 Episode 1
Female contestants Original season Finish
Camila Nakagawa Spring Break Challenge Winner
Cara Maria Sorbello The Challenge: Fresh Meat II Runner-up
Tori Deal Are You the One? 4 Third place
Jenna Compono Real World: Ex-Plosion Episode 15/16
Kailah Casillas Real World: Go Big or Go Home Episode 15/16
Britni Thornton Are You the One? 3 Episode 14
Veronica Portillo Road Rules: Semester at Sea Episode 14
Jemmye Carroll The Real World: New Orleans (2010) Episode 13
Aneesa Ferreira The Real World: Chicago Episode 11/12
Nicole Ramos The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines Episode 9
Marie Roda The Real World: St. Thomas Episode 6/7
Briana LaCuesta Are You the One? 2 Episode 2/3
LaToya Jackson The Real World: St. Thomas Episode 1
Amanda Garcia Are You the One? 3 Episode 1
Simone Kelly Are You the One? 1 Episode 1
Ashley Mitchell Real World: Ex-Plosion Episode 1[b]

Gameplay

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Challenge games

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  • The Purge: This challenge is played in three different phases. In the first phase, which is individual, each player must roll barrels up a hill. The top four finishers of each gender are safe from elimination. In the second phase, which is played as two teams, each team must carry a pair of cannons up a hill. The players from the team that win are the next to be safe from elimination. In the third phase, each remaining player must race toward a pile of cannonballs, bring it up a hill and fire with their cannon. The first player of each gender to fire their cannons are the last to be safe from elimination, and choose three players (out of four) of the same gender to be eliminated (and unbeknownst to them or the other players, be sent to Redemption House).[4]
    • Round 1 Winners: Aneesa, Bananas, Camila, Derrick K., Hunter, Jordan, Kailah & Tori
    • Round 2 Winners: Blue Team (Ammo, Britni, Cara Maria, Dario, Derrick H., Leroy, Marie, Nelson, Nicole & Veronica)
    • Round 3 Winners: Cory & Jenna
    • Sent to Redemption: Amanda, Devin, Darrell, LaToya, Shane & Simone
  • Cool Under Fire: Players will be suspended 30 feet above the water while sitting on a ledge against a wall. Every so often the wall will tilt forward to make it harder to remain on. There are safety ropes along the wall in order to allow players to get into position, but they are not allowed to grab them once the horn has been blown. The challenge is played in two heats of six males and six females per heat. The remaining not playing in the heat may choose to launch rotten tomatoes from stationary slingshots at their opponents. The two male and two female players to last the longest in each heat will be declared the winners. The two males and two females to fall first will be the losers of the challenge and are eligible for The Double Cross.[8]
    • Heat 1 Winners: Cara Maria, Derrick K., Nelson & Nicole
    • Heat 2 Winners: Bananas, Camila, CT & Tori
  • Battle Royale: Players will be divided into two teams of ten and the challenge will be played in male and female heats. Teams will start from opposing poles in the arena with a narrow hallway in the middle. Once TJ sounds the horn, players must run through the hallway to the opposing team's pole to retrieve five rings hanging from their pole. Upon retrieving these rings, teams must run back to their starting pole and place their opponents rings on them. Each player is responsible for grabbing a ring. The first team to win two heats will win while the losing team will all be eligible for The Double Cross. The two players not selected for a team will be required to sit out from the challenge and will also be eligible for The Double Cross.
    • Winners: Aneesa, CT, Cara Maria, Cory, Dario, Hunter, Leroy, Marie, Tori & Veronica
  • Pirates' Treasure: Players will be placed into male-female pairs. The game will be played in two heats and once TJ sounds the horn, pairs must carry a 100 lb chest through a series of obstacles in order to reach the finish line. Once reaching the finish line, players must smash open their chests with a hammer in order to a retrieve a Jolly Roger flag which they must hoist up a flagpole to complete. The first pair to hoist their flag in each heat wins while the bottom two pairs in each heat will be declared the losers and are eligible for The Double Cross.
    • Heat 1 Winners: CT & Cara Maria
    • Heat 2 Winners: Nelson & Veronica
  • Ups And Downs: Players must divide themselves into teams of four with two males and two females on each team. Teams will have to place thirty Challenge logos in chronological order using placards on a tall beam. One player will be in charge of placing the placards in order while the remaining three teammates will be required to hoist them up and down the beam using a rope. The first team to place all of their logos in order will be declared the winners. The two last-place teams will be eligible for The Double Cross.
    • Winners: Camila, Cara Maria, CT & Leroy
  • Talk Thirty to Me: Players will compete as individuals and will be suspended 30 feet in the air above water. Players will be asked a series of trivia questions related to their cast-mates. If a player gets a question wrong, they will receive an 'X' to their score, but if they answer correctly they will be able to add an 'X' to an opposing player's score. Once a player has three 'X's they will be out of the challenge. The game will be played in a male heat and a female heat. The first four players to hit the water in each heat will be the losers and eligible for The Double Cross, and the last male and female players will be the winners of the challenge. Winners of the challenge will also receive a getaway for themselves and a friend.
    • Winners: Camila & Tony
  • Saved By The Bell: Players will be divided into four teams of four. Teams must go from one platform 30 feet in the air to the other platform across the way hopping across a series of bells. They must do this while another team is competing as well. The team to finish the fastest, or with the most players across, will be declared the winners. All three losing teams will be eligible for The Double Cross. The two players not selected for a team will be required to sit out from the challenge and will also be eligible for The Double Cross.
    • Winners: Camila, CT, Hunter & Kailah
  • Blackout: Players will be placed into three teams of five. Teams will be placed inside a blacked-out 8x8 box where they will be unable to see anything. They must scratch and claw the paint away from their window to unveil numbers that will unlock a combination to a pickaxe. They will need to use the pickaxe to escape the box and then solve a three-dimensional puzzle. The first team to solve the puzzle will win while the two losing teams will be eligible for the Double Cross. The winning team is also able to select one male and one female to send straight to the Redemption House.
    • Winners: Britni, Jordan, Kailah, Tony & Veronica
    • Sent to Redemption: CT & Cara Maria
  • Backstabber: Players will be playing 600 feet in the air on the top of a building. Competing as individuals, players must walk across a balance beam going off of a building where there are three 'X's at the end of every beam, representing the other player's beams. The first player to reach their X's may knock whoever they'd like off of a beam. The fastest male and fastest female players to complete the challenge will win while all losing players will be eligible for The Double Cross. The challenge will be played in two heats each for male and female players. The first players knocked off in each heat will also be eligible to be sent straight to the Redemption House by the winners.
    • Winners: Hunter & Jenna
    • Sent to Redemption: Jordan & Veronica
  • X Marks the Spot: As part of the first challenge in The Second Purge players will divide themselves into male-female pairs. Once TJ blows the horn, the pairs must compete in a grueling obstacle course that will eventually lead the pairs to puzzle pieces. Once the pairs retrieve their puzzle pieces, they will split off as individuals to complete their puzzles. The first two males and first two females to complete their puzzles will earn their spot in the final challenge while the bottom six players will compete in the next challenge for the last two spots in the final challenge.
    • Winners: Cara Maria, CT, Jordan & Tori
  • Snaking Your Way Back In: As part of the second challenge in The Second Purge players will once again compete as individuals. Players will be hanging from two blue ropes on a structure 30 feet above the water. They must shimmy their way until they reach a yellow rope and must transition onto it. They must then shimmy off the structure and swim to a buoy and wrap their rope around it. The first male and female player to put their rope around their buoy will win and continue on to the final challenge while the losers will be permanently eliminated from the game.
    • Winners: Camila & Derrick K.
    • Eliminated: Hunter, Jenna, Kailah & Tony

Presidio games

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  • Balls to the Wall: Players are placed in separate areas with rods sticking out of the walls attached to metal balls on the end. The male players would compete with ten balls while the female players compete with six balls. The first player to rip out each ball from the wall before their opponent wins.
    • Played by: Cory vs. Derrick H., Briana vs. Britni
  • The Great Escape: Players must climb to the top of a plaster wall using pegs to dig through holes hidden behind marked circles. The player reaches the top of the wall and dumps the trough of mud on their opponent wins.
    • Played by: Kailah vs. Jenna, Ammo vs. Tony
  • Striptease: Players are blindfolded in the middle of the arena. On their opponent are patches placed on various parts of the body. First player to pull off a patch gains a point. Male players play in a best-of-9 rounds formant while females play best-of-5. First male to 5 and first female to 3 wins.
    • Played by: Jordan vs. Ammo, Marie vs. Tori
  • Deadweight: Players must climb their respective ladder and ring the bell to win. However, their ankles are attached to weights and must pull them through breakable walls while climbing up. The first player to reach the bell wins.
    • Played by: Aneesa vs. Kailah, Cory vs. Hunter
  • Rampage: Players are assigned a color before being tied to each other, back-to-back, similar to "Back Up Off Me" from Cutthroat. Players then have to drag their opponents down their assigned-colored ramp to earn a point. The first player to earn two points wins.
    • Played by: Nicole vs. Britni, Nelson vs. Hunter
  • Web of Lies: Players start on the top platform of a 25-foot tower, covered in webs and rope. The first player to break through the webs all the way down, retrieve their flag, climb back up to the top platform, and hook their flag to the pole wins.
    • Played by: Dario vs. Tony, Veronica vs. Aneesa
  • Body Check: Players have to run through a wall with the door covered in cellophane, colliding into each other, and pass each other to a pole where they around and go straight through another cellophane door where they'll pass each other again to ring a bell. The first person to ring their bell in two out of three rounds wins.
    • Played by: Leroy vs. Hunter, Jemmye vs. Camila
  • The Reel World: Players are placed in front of a giant wheel attached to a length of rope with a ball at the end of it. Players then have to jump on the wheel to reel in the rope so that the ball will go pass a line. The first to reel in their rope and have their ball pass the line wins.
    • Played by: Camila vs. Britni, Derrick K. vs. Bananas

Redemption games

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  • Man Overboard: Players will start on a swinging platform suspended 20 feet above the water. On TJ's signal they must do whatever it takes to knock their opponent off the platform and into the water. The challenge will be played in one-on-one male and female rounds with two qualifying rounds and one final round. The player of each gender to win the final round will win the challenge and return to the competition. The losing six players will be permanently eliminated from the game.
    • Winners: Jenna & Tony
  • Green With Envy: Players must dine on a series of five disgusting dishes. Once they finish a dish, they must race up the El Totumo mud volcano and dive into the mud to retrieve a toltumo that may contain either an emerald or a rock. If they break open their toltumo and receive an emerald then they may place it in front of whichever dish they would like to avoid eating and head back up the volcano. If it is a rock, they must eat another dish in order to continue. The first male and first female players to finish all five of their dishes will return to the game while the losing players will be permanently eliminated.
    • Winners: Aneesa & Hunter
  • The Final Redemption Challenge: Players will poke their heads through holes on a life-sized whack-a-mole board to read a code that provides a combination to a lock that contains puzzle pieces. While they are reading the code, the players still in the competition will whack them on the head with mallets to distract them. The first two male players and first female player to retrieve and complete their puzzle will return to the game while the losers will be permanently eliminated.
    • Winners: Cara Maria, CT & Jordan

Final challenge

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For the final challenge, the competition moved to Salta, Argentina, where the players will compete for their share of $1 Million. The players will compete in a series of timed checkpoints full of unpredictable twists and turns. First place players will receive $450,000 each, second will receive $35,000 each, and third will receive $15,000 each. To kick off the final challenge, players were tasked with jumping 20,000 feet out of an airplane. Players would then continue on through the course with the help of video clues from TJ.

  • Stage 1: Players must run to the top of the ruins and donate a salt gem. At the top players must wait for the next member of the opposite sex available in order to continue. They must then run back down and donate 30 stones to the apacheta pile in order to stop their time.
  • Stage 2: From behind the designated line, pairs must toss their bola onto a pole. After each failed attempt the player must take a shot of fermented llama's milk. Once a pair has hooked their bola their time will be stopped.
  • Dirty Deed #1: The winners from Stage 1 must assign one of the other pairs an extra bola to toss onto their pole.
  • Stage 3: The winning pair from the last stage will separate and choose two new partners. The pairs will race to collect puzzle pieces to complete their board. Once the puzzle is completed their time will be stopped.
  • The Double Cross: Players will once again compete as individuals and draw from The Double Cross. The player who pulls the double cross may assign a five-minute time penalty to the player of their choosing from the same sex.
  • Stage 4: Players must each race to find an emblem somewhere in the canyon that will allow them to complete the design of a totem pole. In order to retrieve their emblem they must climb to the top of the canyon using climbing gear. They must also memorize the pattern on a totem pole within the course in order to complete their puzzle. If a player's puzzle is incorrect they must run back to the totem pole before attempting again.
  • Stage 5: The winners from the last stage will now separate and choose two new partners. Each pair must run into a smokey structure and feel around until they can discover the word on the wall. Once they believe they know the word they must run outside and write the word on a board. If the pair guesses correctly, their time will be stopped. If they are incorrect they must run back inside before trying again.
  • Dirty Deed #2: The winners from Stage 5 will assign one player of the same sex to sleep on the ground all night while the other finalists will enjoy a comfortable bed.
  • Stage 6: Players must each put on safety gear and hold onto a sled that is being pulled by a truck for as long as they can and then run to the finish line. If they drop prematurely, they must run the remaining distance. TJ would later reveal that he would not be announcing the winners until the reunion.
  • The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30 winners: Jordan & Camila
    • Second place: Derrick K. & Cara Maria
    • Third place: CT & Tori

Game summary

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Elimination chart

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Episode Challenge type Winners Saved Eliminated
# Challenge
1[b] The Purge Individual Bananas Kailah
Hunter Camila
Jordan Aneesa
Derrick K. Tori
2 teams of 10 Blue Team
Individual Jenna Jemmye Simone
Amanda
LaToya
Cory Tony Devin
Shane
Darrell
# Challenge Challenge type Winners Voted In XX Holder Double-Crossed Presidio game Winner Loser
2/3 Cool Under Fire Individual Derrick K. Bananas Cory Dario Derrick H. Balls to the Wall Cory Derrick H.
Nelson CT
Cara Maria Camila Briana Veronica Britni Britni Briana
Nicole Tori
3/4 Battle Royale 2 teams of 10 Green Team Kailah Jemmye Jenna The Great Escape Kailah Jenna
Ammo Nelson Tony Ammo Tony
6/7 Pirates' Treasure Male/Female pairs Cara Maria & CT Jordan Derrick K. Ammo Striptease Jordan Ammo
Nelson & Veronica Marie Aneesa Tori Tori Marie
7/8 Ups And Downs 5 teams of 4 Dark Blue Team Aneesa Nicole Kailah Deadweight Kailah Aneesa
Cory Jordan Hunter Hunter Cory
8/9 Talk Thirty to Me Individual Camila Nicole Jenna Britni Rampage Britni Nicole
Tony Nelson Jordan Hunter Nelson Hunter
11/12 Saved By The Bell 4 Teams of 4 Dark Blue Team Dario Jordan Tony Web of Lies Tony Dario
Veronica Tori Aneesa Veronica Aneesa
12/13 Blackout 3 Teams of 5 Green Team CT
Cara Maria
Leroy Derrick K. Hunter Body Check Hunter Leroy
Jemmye Jenna Camila Camila Jemmye
14 Backstabber Individual Hunter Jordan
Veronica
Jenna Camila Tori Britni The Reel World Camila Britni
Derrick K. Tony Bananas Derrick K. Bananas
15/16 X Marks the Spot Male/Female pairs
Individual
CT Cara Maria
Jordan Tori
Snaking Your Way Back In Individual Derrick K. Tony
Hunter
Camila Jenna
Kailah
16/17 Final Challenge Male/Female pairs
& Individual
Jordan 2nd place: Derrick K.; 3rd place: CT
Camila 2nd place: Cara Maria; 3rd place: Tori

Episode progress

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Contestants Episodes
1[b] 2/3[c] 3/4 6/7 7/8 8/9 11/12[a] 12/13 14 15/16 Finale
Camila WIN ADV ADV WIN RISK SAFE WIN WIN WIN ELIM ELIM SAFE WIN WINNER
Jordan WIN ADV ADV SAFE RISK ELIM XX XX XX WIN LAST WIN ADV WINNER
Cara Maria SAFE WIN ADV WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE RISK LAST WIN ADV SECOND
Derrick K. WIN ADV ADV WIN RISK XX RISK SAFE RISK XX ELIM SAFE WIN SECOND
CT WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE WIN LAST WIN ADV THIRD
Tori WIN ADV ADV WIN WIN ELIM RISK RISK XX RISK XX WIN ADV THIRD
Jenna SAFE SAFE WIN RISK OUT SAFE RISK XX RISK XX WIN SAFE LAST
Kailah WIN ADV ADV SAFE ELIM SAFE ELIM RISK WIN WIN RISK SAFE LAST
Hunter WIN ADV ADV SAFE WIN SAFE ELIM OUT WIN ELIM WIN SAFE LAST
Tony SAFE SAFE SAVE SAFE OUT RISK SAFE WIN ELIM WIN XX SAFE LAST
Bananas WIN ADV ADV WIN RISK SAFE RISK SAFE RISK RISK OUT
Britni SAFE WIN ADV ELIM RISK SAFE SAFE ELIM RISK WIN OUT
Veronica SAFE WIN ADV XX WIN WIN SAFE SAFE ELIM WIN LAST
Jemmye SAFE SAFE SAVE RISK XX RISK SAFE SAFE RISK OUT
Leroy SAFE WIN ADV RISK WIN SAFE WIN SAFE RISK OUT
Aneesa WIN ADV ADV SAFE WIN XX OUT OUT
Dario SAFE WIN ADV XX WIN RISK SAFE RISK OUT
Nelson SAFE WIN ADV WIN XX WIN SAFE ELIM DQ
Nicole SAFE WIN ADV WIN RISK RISK XX OUT
Cory SAFE SAFE WIN ELIM WIN SAFE OUT
Marie SAFE WIN ADV SAFE WIN OUT
Ammo SAFE WIN ADV SAFE ELIM OUT
Briana OUT
Derrick H. SAFE WIN ADV OUT
Darrell SAFE SAFE LAST
LaToya SAFE SAFE LAST
Shane SAFE SAFE LAST
Amanda SAFE SAFE LAST
Devin SAFE SAFE LAST
Simone SAFE SAFE LAST
Ashley QUIT
Competition
  The contestant won the final challenge
  The contestant did not win the final challenge
  The contestant won the challenge and was safe from elimination
  The contestant won safety and did not have to participate in the challenge
  The contestant was protected from being eliminated by the challenge winner
  The contestant was not selected for the Presidio
  The contestant participated in the Double-Cross draw, but did not draw the XX card
  The contestant pulled the XX card and voted someone into the Presidio
  The contestant won in the Presidio
  The contestant lost in the Presidio
  The contestant was eliminated at the challenge site
  The contestant was disqualified from the competition due to disciplinary reasons
  The contestant withdrew from the competition

Redemption house

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Elimination chart

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Episode Winner Eliminated
# Redemption game
5[d] Man Overboard Qualifying Round Darrell Devin
Amanda LaToya
Tony Derrick H.
Jenna Briana
Final Round Tony Darrell
Jenna Amanda
10[e] Green With Envy Hunter Cory
Aneesa Nicole
Marie
15 The Final Redemption Challenge
Cara Maria Britni
Veronica
Jemmye
Aneesa
CT Bananas
Leroy
Jordan Dario

Redemption progress

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Males Episode
5[d] 10[e] 15
Qualifying
Round
Final
Round
Final
Round
Final
Round
CT WON
Jordan WON
Bananas OUT
Leroy OUT
Dario OUT
Hunter WON
Cory OUT
Ammo QUIT
Tony SAFE WIN WON
Darrell WIN SAFE OUT
Derrick H. SAFE OUT
Devin OUT
Shane DQ
Females Episode
5[d] 10 15
Qualifying
Round
Final
Round
Final
Round
Final
Round
Cara Maria WON
Britni OUT
Veronica OUT
Jemmye OUT
Aneesa WON OUT
Nicole OUT
Marie OUT
Jenna SAFE WIN WON
Amanda WIN SAFE OUT
Briana SAFE OUT
LaToya OUT
Simone DQ
Competition
  The contestant won the Redemption competition, and returned to the actual game
  The contestant lost the Redemption match, and was permanently eliminated from the competition
  The contestant withdrew from the competition due to injury/illness
  The contestant was disqualified from the competition due to violent behavior

Voting progress

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Voted into
Presidio
Cory
6 of 8 votes
Kailah
10 of 10 votes
Jordan
4 of 4 votes
Aneesa
4 of 4 votes
Nicole
2 of 2 votes
Dario
3 of 4 votes
CT
5 of 5 votes
to eliminate
Tie
Vote
Leroy
3 of 5 votes
Jordan
2 of 2 votes
to eliminate
Camila
2 of 2 votes
Briana
8 of 8 votes
Ammo
9 of 10 votes
Marie
4 of 4 votes
Cory
4 of 4 votes
Nelson
2 of 2 votes
Veronica
3 of 4 votes
Cara Maria
5 of 5 votes
to eliminate
Jemmye
4 of 5 votes
Veronica
2 of 2 votes
to eliminate
Derrick K.
2 of 2 votes
Contestant Episodes
2/3 3/4 6 7 8/9 11/12 12/13 14
Jordan Cara Maria Jemmye
CT Hunter Hunter
Camila Briana Aneesa Nicole Veronica
Hunter Cory Nelson Dario
Cara Maria Briana Kailah Marie Aneesa
Cory Ammo Jordan Cory
Derrick K. Briana
Cory
Tori Briana Kailah
Cory Ammo
CT Briana Kailah Marie Aneesa Veronica
Cory Ammo Jordan Cory Dario
Jenna Veronica Camila
Jordan Derrick K.
Kailah Veronica Cara Maria Jemmye
Dario CT Hunter Hunter
Hunter Kailah Jemmye Veronica Camila
Ammo Jordan Jordan Derrick K.
Tony Nicole Cara Maria Jemmye
Nelson CT Derrick K. Leroy
Bananas Briana
Cory
Britni Cara Maria Jenna
CT Leroy Leroy
Veronica Kailah Marie Cara Maria Jemmye
Ammo Jordan CT Leroy Leroy
Jemmye
Leroy Kailah Aneesa
Ammo Cory
Aneesa Kailah
Ammo
Dario Kailah
Ammo
Nelson Briana Marie
Ammo Jordan
Nicole Briana
Cory
Cory Kailah
Bananas
Marie Kailah
Ammo
Ammo
Briana
Derrick H.
Darrell
LaToya
Shane
Amanda
Devin
Simone
Ashley

Types of challenges

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  • Bold indicates team captains

Team selections

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Contestants Episodes
1 2/3 3/4 6/7 7/8 8/9 11/12 12/13 14 15/16 16/17
Camila Individual Individual Blue Team Leroy Dark Blue Team Individual Dark Blue Team Pink Team Individual Derrick K. Individual Jordan CT Derrick K.
Jordan Blue Team Kailah Red Team Green Team Green Team Tori Camila Tori
Cara Maria Blue Team Green Team CT Dark Blue Team Light Blue Team Blue Team CT Derrick K. CT
Derrick K. Blue Team Aneesa Red Team Pink Team Pink Team Individual Camila Cara Maria Camila
CT N/A Green Team Cara Maria Dark Blue Team Dark Blue Team Pink Team Cara Maria Tori Camila Cara Maria
Tori Individual Green Team Tony Red Team Green Team Pink Team Individual Jordan CT Jordan
Jenna Pink Team Blue Team Bananas Red Team Pink Team Blue Team Tony
Kailah Blue Team Jordan Light Blue Team Dark Blue Team Green Team Hunter
Hunter Green Team Marie Light Blue Team Dark Blue Team Blue Team Kailah
Tony Pink Team Blue Team Tori Pink Team Green Team Green Team Jenna
Bananas Blue Team Jenna Light Blue Team Pink Team Blue Team
Britni Blue Team Blue Team Cory Green Team Green Team Green Team
Veronica Blue Team Green Team Nelson Pink Team Green Team
Jemmye Pink Team Blue Team Ammo Pink Team Light Blue Team Blue Team
Leroy Blue Team Green Team Camila Dark Blue Team Light Blue Team Pink Team
Aneesa Green Team Derrick K. Green Team Pink Team
Dario Blue Team Green Team Nicole Pink Team Individual
Nelson Blue Team Blue Team Veronica Green Team Light Blue Team
Nicole Blue Team Dario Light Blue Team
Cory Pink Team Green Team Britni Green Team
Marie Blue Team Green Team Hunter
Ammo Blue Team Jemmye
Briana N/A
Derrick H. Individual Blue Team
Darrell Pink Team
LaToya Pink Team
Shane Pink Team
Amanda Pink Team
Devin Pink Team
Simone Pink Team
Ashley

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
3711"Thirty Rotten Scoundrels"July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)0.84[10]
3722"Shots Fired!"July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)0.82[11]
3733"Pride Before the Fall"August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01)0.84[12]
3744"Dirty Deeds"August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08)0.93[13]
3755"Road to Redemption"August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)0.88[14]
3766"YAAAASS, Booty!"August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)0.83[15]
3777"Ankles Aweigh"August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29)0.81[16]
3788"Dirty Little Secret"September 5, 2017 (2017-09-05)0.83[17]
3799"Rampage"September 12, 2017 (2017-09-12)0.65[18]
38010"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"September 19, 2017 (2017-09-19)0.83[19]
38111"The Heart is a Lonely Hunter"September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)0.74[20]
38212"Boxed In"October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03)0.91[21]
38313"Feel The Burn"October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10)0.81[22]
38414"Pretty Little Backstabbers"October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17)0.77[23]
38515"A Million More Reasons"October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)0.76[24]
38616"The Sinister Six"October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31)0.64[25]
38717"One in a Million"November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)0.71[26]

Reunion special

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The two-part reunion special/finale aired on November 14 and 21, 2017, and was hosted by WWE pro wrestler, The Real World: Back to New York alum, and former Challenge champion Mike "The Miz" Mizanin. Host T. J. Lavin and each cast member, for the exceptions of Camila and LaToya, attended at the Capitale in New York. A The Final Dirt special showing behind-the-scenes at the reunion and the reunion's after-party aired on November 28, 2017.

Controversy

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After winning the daily challenge on episode 8, cast member Camila Nakagawa overheard Leroy Garrett mentioning a woman to other contestants. Nakagawa angrily assumed he was referring to her; she confronted Garrett and started verbally attacking him, using racial slurs. After the episode aired, Nakagawa posted an apology on her social media.[27][28] The incident was later discussed on an MTV special that followed called Race in America: An MTV Discussion hosted by Nessa.[29]

In November 2021, after he stopped appearing in the competition series, Garrett spoke about the incident on his social media. Garrett criticised MTV for their handling of the situation, expressing to the network that "[...] someone should have stepped in [...] And the fact that no one did, I felt like MTV, you dropped the ball".[30] The network and the show's production company released a statement in which they apologized to Garrett for not taking action and allowing Nakagawa to remain in the competition after her racist outburst.[31]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Nelson was disqualified from the competition at the end of Episode 11, after a physical altercation with Derrick K. Cite error: The named reference "Nelson" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Before any challenges took place, Ashley quit the game when she became upset over not having her luggage in time for the first daily challenge as well as exhaustion from coming straight from physical hardship on Champs vs. Pros into filming season 30.[4]
  3. ^ Briana and CT entered the competition in Episode 2. Briana arrived as a replacement for Ashley, while CT's late arrival was the result of passport issues.
  4. ^ a b c Shane and Simone were disqualified from the competition in episode 2, following an incident in the Redemption house in which they got into a physical altercation with each other. Though this incident was not recorded, there was video evidence of the fight that permanently sent both contestants home.[8]
  5. ^ a b Ammo required medical attention after he lost to Jordan in the Presidio at the end of Episode 6. Instead of going to the Redemption house, Ammo returned home, where he announced on camera that he suffered an undisclosed injury. It was later revealed that Ammo suffered from an episode of PTSD.[9]

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