The Challenge: Cutthroat

*Cutthroat*
Cutthroat
Season 20
Presented by	T. J. Lavin
No. of contestants	30
Winners	Brad Fiorenza; Dunbar Merrill; Tori Fiorenza ; Tyler Duckworth;
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
No. of episodes	12 (Special & Reunion Included)
Release
Original network	MTV
Original release	October 6 –; December 22, 2010
Season chronology
	← Previous; Fresh Meat II Next →; Rivals

Last updated October 12, 2024

Filmed in Prague, Czech Republic, Cutthroat features a first-ever three-team format with cast members from The Real World , Road Rules , and The Challenge. The season premiered on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, and concluded with the "S#!% They Should Have Shown" special on December 22, 2010.^[1]

Format

This season of The Challenge features a new format, consisting of three teams. A race to the "Gulag" was held to determine the selections of the teams. The three players that finished last in the race — Camila Nakagawa, Shauvon Torres and Emilee Fitzpatrick — were chosen as the team captains. Those three selected players, alternating between male and female, until each team was split evenly — five men and five women on each team — see Cast and Draft sections below.

The three teams will participate in numerous challenges (sometimes called "missions"), which are followed by an elimination challenge, known as the "Gulag." The team who wins a challenge will receive a cash prize of $20,000 to be banked in their team bank accounts, as well as winning immunity from the Gulag.^[2]

The two losing teams will then be forced to choose one player of each gender from their own teams for possible elimination. Each player will cast secret votes to decide which two men and two women will battle in same-gender Gulags. The winning players will rejoin their respective teams and stay in the game for a chance at a share of $120,000, while the losing players will be eliminated from the game.^[1]^[2]

Cast members who had been eliminated were removed from the opening credits, leaving only current members of the three teams left. It is the first (and so far only) time in challenge history that this has occurred.^[2]

In the event a vote is tied, a run-off vote is conducted. If the run-off does not resolve the tie, the player going into the Gulag from the opposing team selects any (same-sex) member of the other team to send to the Gulag.^[3]

Contestants

Male contestants	Original season	Finish
Brad Fiorenza	The Real World: San Diego	Winner
Dunbar Merrill	The Real World: Sydney	Winner
Tyler Duckworth	The Real World: Key West	Winner
Abram Boise	Road Rules: South Pacific	Runner-up^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Luke Wolfe	The Challenge: Fresh Meat II	Runner-up
Derrick Kosinski	Road Rules: X-Treme	Episode 9/10
Johnny Devenanzio	The Real World: Key West	Episode 8/9
Dan Walsh	Road Rules 2007: Viewers' Revenge	Episode 7
Brandon Nelson	The Challenge: Fresh Meat II	Episode 6
Chet Cannon	The Real World: Brooklyn	Episode 6^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Ty Ruff	The Real World: D.C.	Episode 5^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Eric Banks	Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat	Episode 4
Vinny Foti	The Challenge: Fresh Meat II	Episode 3
JD Ordoñez	The Real World: Brooklyn	Episode 2
Derek Chavez	The Real World: Cancun	Episode 1

Female contestants	Original season	Finish
Tori Fiorenza	Road Rules 2007: Viewers' Revenge	Winner
Cara Maria Sorbello	The Challenge: Fresh Meat II	Runner-up
Laurel Stucky	The Challenge: Fresh Meat II	Runner-up
Sarah Rice	The Real World: Brooklyn	Runner-up^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Emily Schromm	The Real World: D.C.	Third place
Jenn Grijalva	The Real World: Denver	Third place
Paula Meronek	The Real World: Key West	Episode 9/10
Theresa Gonzalez	The Challenge: Fresh Meat II	Episode 8/9
Camila Nakagawa	Spring Break Challenge	Episode 7
Melinda Stolp	The Real World: Austin	Episode 6
Katie Doyle	Road Rules: The Quest	Episode 5
Ayiiia Elizarraras	The Real World: Cancun	Episode 4
Shauvon Torres	The Real World: Sydney	Episode 3^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Mandi Moyer	The Challenge: Fresh Meat II	Episode 2
Emilee Fitzpatrick	The Real World: Cancun	Episode 1

Draft

Round	Red Team	Grey Team	Blue Team
Captain	Camila	Shauvon	Emilee
1	Dunbar	Vinny	Johnny
2	Tori	Laurel	Jenn
3	Brad	Abram	Derrick
4	Paula	Sarah	Emily
5	Tyler	Dan	Ty
6	Melinda	Ayiiia	Theresa
7	Chet	Luke	Derek
8	Mandi	Cara Maria	Katie
9	Brandon	JD	Eric

Heavy hitters

Heavy hitters^[4]	Original season
Chris "CT" Tamburello	The Real World: Paris
Tina Barta	Road Rules: South Pacific

Gameplay

Challenge games

Gas Problems: Teams have to assemble a five-layered puzzle, and each puzzle has different diagrams that are locked in five separate boxes. In order to unlock the boxes, players have to enter a gas chamber in pairs, and memorize combinations of codes and letters that will unlock the boxes containing the diagrams. The first team to correctly assemble their puzzle together wins.^{[lower-alpha 5]}^[2]
- Winner: Grey Team
Brain Buster: Players from each team are suspended upside down from ropes in front of the Průmyslový palác in Prague, and have to transfer color-coded beer steins from one end of a course to another by swinging toward their team members, and having their teammates place the steins on color-coded pedestals. The team that transfers the most beer steins within a 15-minute time limit wins. (Note: Since there were eight ropes present and ten players from the Red and Grey teams, those teams had to sit out two players each.)^[5]
- Winner: Blue Team
Bed Head: A series of five beds is suspended from a platform 40 feet above the water, and players from each team have to jump one-by-one from bed to bed, with each bed decreasing in size from start to finish. Once an entire team has landed on the same bed, the process continues until each team member has landed on the last bed at the end of the platform. Players are disqualified if they fall into the water, or if one player is touching their bed with their hands when a teammate jumps to join that player on the bed. The team that makes it to the last bed with the fewest disqualifications and in the fastest time wins.^[6]
- Winner: Red Team
Bottleneck Stampede: Players from each team have to push their way simultaneously through a giant obstacle course, with each obstacle creating its own "bottleneck." The first team to get all their players across a finish line wins.^[3]
- Winner: Red Team
Surf's Up: Teams jump onto a platform that is hanging from a side of a cliff, 40 feet above water. Teams jump onto a "flying surfboard" in pairs, and players have to "surf" as far as possible before falling into water, then swim around two buoys, and ring a bell once they reach the other side of the lagoon. The team with the fastest average time wins.^[7]
- Winner: Grey Team
Sky Hook: Players from each team have to climb onto a series of metal rings that are hanging from a platform suspended high above water. Players have to pass basketballs from one teammate to another until the player closest to the basket can shoot basketballs into a basket that is also hanging from a platform. Each player has to be on a ring before any balls can be transferred from player to player. A team loses one ball for each player that falls into water. Each team has 10 basketballs and a 20-minute time limit to shoot as many balls into a basket as possible. The team that makes the most baskets in the fastest time wins.^[8]
- Winner: Grey Team
Gimme a Hand: Teams have to walk on a tightrope suspended high above ground, from one nine-story building to another at Prosek Point in Prague. Players try to advance on the tightropes in pairs, with their hips and ankles attached to their partner, and have to use overhead ropes to guide them on the tightropes. The team with the most players advancing from building to building in the fastest time wins.^[9]
- Winner: Blue Team
High Ball: Teams have to transfer and balance balls uphill in pairs, on a ball carrier that resembles an oversize martini glass with a flat lid. Two players have to hold the ball carrier while one player loads a ball to the top of the ball carrier, and each pair of players has to deposit balls into a high basket at the top of the hill, using the ball carrier. The team that transfers the most balls into their basket within a 90-minute time limit wins.^[4]
- Winner: Grey Team
Riot Act: Players have to knock players from opposing teams off a square dirt platform and into a mud pit, using glass riot shields. The challenge is played in two rounds: guys vs. guys and girls vs. girls. A team is still in the game as long as one teammate is still in the platform. If there are two different winners after each gender has been knocked out of the platform in each round, one player from each winning team will face off in a head-to-head match, in which the last player standing wins the challenge for their team and well as an automatic bid to the final challenge.^[10]
- Winner: Grey Team

Gulag games

Handcuffs: Players have to wrestle rings out of their opponent's hands. The first player to wrestle rings out of their opponent's hands five times wins.^[2]^[8]
- Played By:Brandon vs. Derek, Camila vs. Emilee, Brandon vs. Derrick & Emily vs. Melinda
Back Up Off Me: Players are tied to each other, back-to-back, and have to drag their opponent to knock over their own barrel. The first player to knock over their own barrel twice wins.^[4]^[5] In Episode 9, a variation of the Back Up Off Me: challenge was played where both Gulag Nominees played against a "Heavy Hitter". The winner would be the player that wins the fastest time or alternatively, lasts longer before their Heavy Hitter wins.^{[lower-alpha 6]}^[10]
- Played By:Brandon vs. JD, Cara Maria vs. Mandi, Johnny vs. Tyler (Heavy Hitter: CT) & Theresa vs. Tori (Heavy Hitter: Tina)
Die Hard: Players have to stand, kneel on and roll oversize dice, without any body parts touching the ground. The players have to match the number that T. J. Lavin rolls prior to the Gulag. The first player to roll their die into a designated square with the matching number facing up wins.^[6]^[9]
- Played By:Eric vs. Vinny, Dan vs. Dunbar & Camila vs. Laurel
Swat: Players are chained by their necks at a table, and have to slap each other in the face with fly swatters (while wearing protective goggles). After multiple rounds of "swatting", players have to hold up a bucket filled with dirt with one arm, while continuing to slap their opponent in the face with fly swatters. The opponent wins if a player drops their bucket to the ground.^[3]
- Played By:Katie vs. Ayiiia & Luke vs. Eric
Pole Me Over: Players have to grab a pole, and push their opponent backwards toward their own barrels. The first player to knock over their opponent's barrels twice wins.^[7]^[11]
- Played By:Brandon vs. Ty, Camila vs. Katie, Derrick vs. Tyler & Emily vs. Paula

Czech Point final challenge

The final challenge begins with each team sprinting to the first checkpoint, "Seeing Spots," in which each team has to designate one player to stand in front of a wall containing five white targets, and one teammate has to hit each target with a paint ball gun before advancing. The next checkpoint is "So Tired," in which teams have to roll oversize tires on the tarmac. The next checkpoint is "Down & Dirty," in which players have to slide through an obstacle course containing a dirt pit. At the "Free Ride" checkpoint, all players from each team have to ride horses to the next check point. (Note: Since the Blue Team only had two members — Emily & Jenn, they instead ride a single horse.) At the "Hard Wood" checkpoint, each team must transfer a pile of wood to the top of a hangar in a designated area before advancing to the "Sign Language" checkpoint, in which each team has to memorize the placement of a sign post containing Czech road signs, then crawl through an obstacle course through mud and under barb wire, then swim through a lake. After swimming through a lake, each team has to slide a series of Czech road signs through a pole to duplicate the sign post from the earlier "Sign Language" checkpoint. If a team slides in each sign correctly, they can advance, otherwise, they have to return to the original "Sign Language" checkpoint. The final stretch involves a sprint to the top of Bezděz Castle.^[11]

Winner: Red Team

Game summary

Elimination chart

Episode		Winners	Gulag nominees			Gulag game	Gulag outcome
#	Challenge	Winners	Red	Grey	Blue	Gulag game	Winner		Eliminated
1	Gas Problems^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Grey Team	Brandon	—	Derek	Handcuffs		Brandon		Derek
1	Gas Problems^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Grey Team	Camila	—	Emilee	Handcuffs		Camila		Emilee
2	Brain Buster	Blue Team	Brandon	JD	—	Back Up Off Me		Brandon		JD
2	Brain Buster	Blue Team	Mandi	Cara Maria	—	Back Up Off Me		Cara Maria		Mandi
3	Bed Head	Red Team	—	Vinny	Eric	Die Hard		Eric		Vinny
3	Bed Head	Red Team	—	Shauvon	Katie	Die Hard	—^{[lower-alpha 4]}
4	Bottleneck Stampede	Red Team	—	Ayiiia	Katie	Swat		Katie		Ayiiia
4	Bottleneck Stampede	Red Team	—	Luke	Eric	Swat		Luke		Eric
5	Surf's Up	Grey Team	Brandon	—	Ty	Pole Me Over		Brandon		Ty^{[lower-alpha 3]}
5	Surf's Up	Grey Team	Camila	—	Katie	Pole Me Over		Camila		Katie
6^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Sky Hook	Grey Team	Melinda	—	Emily	Handcuffs		Emily		Melinda
6^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Sky Hook	Grey Team	Brandon	—	Derrick	Handcuffs		Derrick		Brandon
7	Gimme a Hand	Blue Team	Dunbar	Dan	—	Die Hard		Dunbar		Dan
7	Gimme a Hand	Blue Team	Camila	Laurel	—	Die Hard		Laurel		Camila
8/9	High Ball	Grey Team	Tori	—	Theresa	Back Up Off Me^{[lower-alpha 6]}		Tori		Theresa
8/9	High Ball	Grey Team	Tyler	—	Johnny	Back Up Off Me^{[lower-alpha 6]}		Tyler		Johnny
9/10	Riot Act	Grey Team	Tyler	—	Derrick	Pole Me Over		Tyler		Derrick
9/10	Riot Act	Grey Team	Paula	—	Emily	Pole Me Over		Emily		Paula^{[lower-alpha 7]}
10	Czech Points	Red Team	2nd place: Grey Team; 3rd place: Blue Team

Cutthroat progress

Contestants		Challenges
Contestants		1	2	3^{[lower-alpha 4]}	4	5^{[lower-alpha 3]}	6^{[lower-alpha 2]}	7	8/9	9/10^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Finale^{[lower-alpha 1]}
	Brad	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
	Dunbar	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
	Tori	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	WINNER
	Tyler	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	ELIM	WINNER
	Cara Maria	WIN	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SECOND
	Laurel	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	ELIM	WIN	WIN	SECOND
	Luke	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SECOND
	Abram	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SECOND
	Sarah	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SECOND
	Emily	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	WIN	SAFE	ELIM	THIRD
	Jenn	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	THIRD
	Paula	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	DQ
	Derrick K.	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	WIN	SAFE	OUT
	Johnny	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	OUT
	Theresa	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	OUT
	Camila	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	WIN	ELIM	SAFE	OUT
	Dan	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	OUT
	Brandon	ELIM	ELIM	WIN	WIN	ELIM	OUT
	Melinda	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	OUT
	Chet	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	MED
	Katie	SAFE	WIN	SAVE	ELIM	OUT
	Ty	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	DQ
	Eric	SAFE	WIN	ELIM	OUT
	Ayiiia	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Shauvon	WIN	SAFE	QUIT
	Vinny	WIN	SAFE	OUT
	Mandi	SAFE	OUT
	JD	WIN	OUT
	Emilee	OUT
	Derek C.	OUT

Teams: The contestant is on the Red team; The contestant is on the Blue team; The contestant is on the Grey team
Competition: The contestant's team won the competition; The contestant's team did not win the final challenge; The contestant's team won the challenge and was safe from the Gulag; The contestant's team lost the challenge, but the contestant was not chosen for the Gulag; The contestant was chosen for the Gulag, but did not have to compete; The contestant won the Gulag; The contestant lost the Gulag and was eliminated; The contestant was disqualified in the Gulag and was eliminated; The contestant withdrew from the competition prior to the Gulag; The contestant was removed from the competition due to medical reasons

Voting progress

Voter		Episodes
Voted Into the Gulag		Brandon 8 of 10 votes	JD 6 of 10 votes	Eric 5 of 8 votes	Luke 7 of 7 votes		Ty 7 of 7 votes	Derrick 5 of 5 votes	Dunbar 3 of 6 votes	Tyler 5 of 5 votes	Tyler 3 of 5 votes
		Camila 9 of 10 votes	Cara Maria 7 of 10 votes	Katie 5 of 8 votes	Ayiiia 4 of 7 votes		Katie 7 of 7 votes	Emily 5 of 5 votes	Camila 5 of 6 votes	Tori 5 of 5 votes	Paula 4 of 5 votes
		Derek 8 of 10 votes	Brandon 8 of 10 votes	Vinny 6 of 9 votes	Tie Vote	Eric 6 of 8 votes	Brandon 8 of 8 votes	Brandon 6 of 8 votes	Dan 6 of 6 votes	Johnny 5 of 5 votes	Derrick By Default
		Emilee 9 of 10 votes	Mandi 8 of 10 votes	Shauvon 9 of 9 votes	Katie 8 of 8 votes		Camila 7 of 8 votes	Melinda 6 of 8 votes	Laurel 4 of 6 votes	Theresa 5 of 5 votes	Emily 3 of 3 votes
Voter		1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8/9	9/10
	Brad	Brandon	Brandon				Brandon	Brandon	Tyler	Tyler	Tyler
	Brad	Camila	Mandi				Camila	Melinda	Camila	Tori	Paula
	Dunbar	Brandon	Brandon				Brandon	Brandon	Tyler	Tyler	Tyler
	Dunbar	Camila	Mandi				Camila	Melinda	Camila	Tori	Paula
	Tori	Brandon	Brandon				Brandon	Brandon	Dunbar	Tyler	Tyler
	Tori	Camila	Mandi				Camila	Melinda	Camila	Tori	Paula
	Tyler	Brandon	Brandon				Brandon	Brandon	Dunbar	Tyler	Brad
	Tyler	Camila	Mandi				Camila	Melinda	Camila	Tori	Paula
	Abram		Abram	Luke	Luke				Dan
	Abram		Shauvon	Shauvon	Sarah				Laurel
	Cara Maria		Luke	Vinny	Luke				Dan
	Cara Maria		Shauvon	Shauvon	Ayiiia				Laurel
	Laurel		JD	Vinny	Luke				Dan
	Laurel		Cara Maria	Shauvon	Cara Maria				Cara Maria
	Luke		JD	Vinny	Luke				Dan
	Luke		Cara Maria	Shauvon	Ayiiia				Laurel
	Sarah		JD	Vinny	Luke				Dan
	Sarah		Cara Maria	Shauvon	Ayiiia				Cara Maria
	Emily	Derek		Eric	Eric	Eric	Ty	Derrick		Johnny	Derrick
	Emily	Emilee		Katie	Katie		Katie	Emily		Theresa	Emily
	Jenn	Derek		Eric	Ty	Eric	Ty	Derrick		Johnny	Derrick
	Jenn	Emilee		Katie	Katie		Katie	Emily		Theresa	Emily
	Paula	Brandon	Brandon				Brandon	Brandon	Dunbar	Tyler	Dunbar
	Paula	Camila	Mandi				Camila	Melinda	Camila	Tori	Tori
	Derrick	Derek		Ty	Ty	Eric	Ty	Derrick		Johnny	Derrick
	Derrick	Emilee		Emily	Katie		Katie	Emily		Theresa	Emily
	Johnny	Derek		Eric	Eric	Eric	Ty	Derrick		Johnny
	Johnny	Emilee		Katie	Katie		Katie	Emily		Theresa
	Theresa	Derek		Eric	Eric	Eric	Ty	Derrick		Johnny
	Theresa	Emilee		Katie	Katie		Katie	Emily		Theresa
	Camila	Brandon	Dunbar				Brandon	Brad	Brad
	Camila	Mandi	Mandi				Melinda	Melinda	Tori
	Dan		JD	Luke	Luke				Dan
	Dan		Cara Maria	Shauvon	Ayiiia				Laurel
	Brandon	Chet	Dunbar				Brandon	Dunbar
	Brandon	Camila	Camila				Camila	Paula
	Melinda	Dunbar	Brandon				Brandon	Brandon
	Melinda	Camila	Mandi				Camila	Camila
	Chet	Brandon	Brandon
	Chet	Camila	Mandi
	Katie	Derek		Ty	Ty	Ty	Ty
	Katie	Emilee		Theresa	Katie		Katie
	Ty	Derek		Eric	Eric	Eric	Ty
	Ty	Emilee		Katie	Katie		Katie
	Eric	Derek		Ty	Ty	Ty
	Eric	Emilee		Theresa	Katie
	Ayiiia		JD	Vinny	Luke
	Ayiiia		Cara Maria	Shauvon	Cara Maria
	Shauvon		Luke	Vinny
	Shauvon		Cara Maria	Shauvon
	Vinny		JD	Luke
	Vinny		Shauvon	Shauvon
	Mandi	Brandon	Brandon
	Mandi	Camila	Camila
	JD		Luke
	JD		Cara Maria
	Emilee	Ty
	Emilee	Katie
	Derek	Ty
	Derek	Emilee

Partners

Gas Problems (Episode 1)^{[lower-alpha 5]}
Red Team		Grey Team		Blue Team
	Dunbar & Camila		Abram & Cara Maria		Johnny & Emilee
	Brad & Tori		Laurel & Luke		Derrick & Emily
	Tyler & Paula		JD & Shauvon		Derek & Jenn
	Chet & Mandi		Dan & Sarah		Ty & Katie
	Brandon & Melinda		Vinny & Laurel		Eric & Theresa

Surf's Up (Episode 5)
Blue Team		Grey Team		Red Team
	Derrick & Johnny		Abram & Luke		Chet & Tyler
	Emily & Jenn		Laurel & Sarah		Camila & Tori
	Katie & Theresa		Cara Maria & Dan		Melinda & Paula
	Derrick & Ty				Brandon & Dunbar
					Brad & Tyler

Gimme a Hand (Episode 7)
Blue Team		Red Team		Grey Team
	Johnny & Theresa		Tyler & Camila		Abram & Cara Maria
	Emily & Jenn		Dunbar & Paula		Laurel & Sarah
	Derrick & Johnny		Brad & Tori		Dan & Luke

Episodes

In contrast to past seasons of The Challenge, the title sequence features only the players that are still in the game for that episode (in past seasons, every player that participated would be shown, even after elimination).

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
251	1	"Czech Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself"	October 6, 2010 (2010-10-06)	1.74
252	2	"Newbie Doobie Doo"	October 13, 2010 (2010-10-13)	1.27
253	3	"Karma's a Bitch"	October 20, 2010 (2010-10-20)	1.28
254	4	"Swat the Hell?"	October 27, 2010 (2010-10-27)	1.44
255	5	"Couching Tyger, Hidden Danimal"	November 3, 2010 (2010-11-03)	1.31
256	6	"Where The Red Team Blows"	November 10, 2010 (2010-11-10)	1.47
257	7	"Hell Hath No Fury"	November 17, 2010 (2010-11-17)	1.41
258	8	"Back With a Vengeance"	December 1, 2010 (2010-12-01)	1.05
259	9	"Always a Bridesmaid..."	December 8, 2010 (2010-12-08)	1.24
260	10	"Czechmate"	December 15, 2010 (2010-12-15)	1.39

Reunion special

The Challenge: Cutthroat Reunion was aired after the season finale on December 15, 2010, and was hosted by Maria Menounos. The cast members who attended the reunion were: Brad, Dunbar, Tori, Tyler, Cara Maria, Laurel, Luke, Abram, Sarah, Emily, Jenn, Derrick, Paula, Johnny and Eric.^[12]

Controversy

During the third episode of the season, which aired on October 20, 2010, Fresh Meat II castmember Laurel Stucky drunkenly directed a series of insults at Fresh Meat castmember Eric Banks, regarding Banks' body image.^[6] Stucky later issued a tearful apology on MTV.com after the episode aired,^[13] however, at the Reunion special, Banks confronted and chided Stucky for the lack of sincerity and making the apology on MTV.com instead of apologizing to Banks in person during filming, though Stucky claimed that Banks brushed her off following the incident.^[12]

Notes

1 2 3 Abram and Sarah were removed from the "Czech Point" final mission, after they both fell severely ill midway through the final race. They both earned a share of the $100,000 that the Grey team earned in the team challenges that they won, with each Grey team player earning $20,000.^[11]
1 2 3 Chet was rushed to the hospital after he suffered a concussion at the "Surf's Up" challenge in Episode 5.^[7] Prior to the "Sky Hook" challenge in Episode 6, it was announced that Chet was medically prohibited from competing.^[8]
1 2 3 Brandon won the "Pole Me Over" Gulag by default, after an exhausted Ty failed to get up midway through the Gulag.^[7]
1 2 3 Katie and Shauvon were set to compete in the "Die Hard" Gulag in Episode 3. However, Shauvon quit the game and no female Gulag was held.^[6]
1 2 3 Ayiiia was prohibited from entering the gas chamber due to a medical condition, though she could still help out with assembling the puzzle. Laurel entered the gas chamber twice to suffice.^[2]
1 2 Instead of facing each other, the contestants selected for the Gulag faced the Heavy Hitters. Johnny and Tyler faced Chris "CT" Tamburello, while Theresa and Tori faced Tina Barta.^[11]
1 2 Paula was disqualified for repeatedly grabbing the boundary chains in the "Pole Me Over" Gulag. Therefore, Emily was declared the winner by default.^[11]

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The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons is the 23rd season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. Although the season shares the same name as the show's fifth season, Battle of the Seasons, unlike other sequel seasons, the season is not distinguished as part "II" as it has a completely different format. The season took place in Bodrum, Turkey and Swakopmund & Windhoek, Namibia.

The Challenge: Rivals II is the 24th season of the MTV reality game show The Challenge. The season took place in Phuket, Thailand, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World and The Challenge competing. The season followed the same format as the original Rivals challenge, with players paired up with arch enemies from past seasons of The Real World and The Challenge.

<i>The Challenge: Free Agents</i> 25th season of the reality television series

The Challenge: Free Agents is the 25th season of the MTV reality game show The Challenge. The season is located in Uruguay and Chile, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World and The Challenge competing. This season marks the first since season 11 that does not include any cast members from The Real World: Austin or the first Fresh Meat challenge. The season follows a new format, featuring each contestant competing in either teams, pairs, or for themselves, for a share of $350,000 in prize money.

The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II is the 26th season of MTV's reality game show, The Challenge, and the sequel to the show's 22nd season, Battle of the Exes. Filming occurred in Pedasí, Panama and Ørsta, Norway in August and September 2014, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World, The Challenge, and Are You the One? competing. With Are You the One?, this season marks the first to feature cast members from a show not produced by Bunim-Murray Productions.

The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines is the 27th season of MTV's reality game show, The Challenge. Filming occurred in Bodrum, Turkey and Berlin, Germany during June and July 2015, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World, Road Rules, The Challenge, and Are You the One? competing both with and against their relatives. This season marks the first appearance of a Road Rules alum since season 22.

<i>The Challenge: Invasion of the Champions</i> 29th season of the reality television series

The Challenge: Invasion of the Champions is the 29th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The new individual format was filmed in Krabi, Thailand during October and November 2016, and features alumni from The Real World, Road Rules, The Challenge, and Are You the One? competing.

The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30 is the thirtieth season of the MTV reality competition series, The Challenge. 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.

The Challenge: Vendettas is the thirty-first season of MTV reality competition series, The Challenge. The official trailer was shown during the special mini-series Champs vs. Stars. For the first time, this season featured alumni from the US version of Big Brother, and the UK TV shows Ex on the Beach and Geordie Shore, competing with alumni from the regular shows of The Real World, Road Rules, The Challenge, and Are You the One?. For the first time ever, there was only one winner.

The Challenge: War of the Worlds is the thirty-third season of the MTV reality competition series The Challenge. This season featured alumni from The Real World, The Challenge, Are You the One?, The Bachelor Canada, The Bachelorette, Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother UK, Love Island UK, Survivor Turkey, American Ninja Warrior, Party Down South, Geordie Shore, Ex on the Beach, Telemundo, and Floribama Shore competing for a share of a $1 million prize. The season had a "Basic Training" launch special on January 30, 2019, and premiered on February 6, 2019 on MTV.

The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 is the thirty-fourth season of the MTV reality competition series The Challenge, and the sequel to the show's 33rd season, War of the Worlds, which aired in the spring of 2019. This season features alumni from The Real World, The Challenge, Are You the One?, Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother UK, Love Island UK, Survivor Turkey, American Ninja Warrior, Vanderpump Rules, Geordie Shore, Ex on the Beach, Shipwrecked, Survival of the Fittest, and BKCHAT LDN competing for a share at a $1 million prize. The season premiered on August 28, 2019 and concluded its run on December 18 of the same year with a two-hour reunion special.

The third season of The Challenge: All Stars premiered on Paramount+ on May 11, 2022. The season features twenty-five cast members from The Real World and Road Rules competing for $500,000.

The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion is the thirty-ninth season of the MTV reality competition series The Challenge, featuring alumni from The Challenge, Are You the One? (U S.), Big Brother, Ex on the Beach, Survivor, Love Island (U.S.), So You Think You Can Dance, The Mole Germany, Exatlón Estados Unidos, Ibiza Weekender, The Bachelor & The Bachelorette (Australia), 12 Dates of Christmas, The Circle (U.S.), The Only Way Is Essex, Shipwrecked, and The Royal World competing for a share at up to a $500,000 prize. It is the first season without a full-time contestant from The Real World and the first flagship season without a first-time contestant; the season also features no prior winners.

References

1 2 "The Challenge: Cutthroat at MTV.com". Archived from the original on September 10, 2010.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Episode 1: "Czech Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on October 9, 2010.
1 2 3 "Episode 4: "Swat The Hell?" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on October 30, 2010.
1 2 3 "Episode 8: "Back With a Vengeance" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 4, 2010.
1 2 "Episode 2: "Newbie Doobie Doo" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on October 16, 2010.
1 2 3 4 "Episode 3: "Karma's a Bitch" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on October 24, 2010.
1 2 3 4 "Episode 5: "Couching Tiger, Hidden Danimal" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on November 6, 2010.
1 2 3 "Episode 6: "Where the Red Team Blows" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on November 13, 2010.
1 2 "Episode 7: "Hell Hath No Fury" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010.
1 2 "Episode 9: "Always a Bridesmaid..." – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 12, 2010.
1 2 3 4 5 "Episode 10: "Czechmate" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 19, 2010.
1 2 "The Challenge: Cutthroat Reunion – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 19, 2010.
↑ "The Challenge: Cutthroat "Laurel's Apology" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on October 24, 2010.

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[Abram&Sarah-4] 1 2 3 Abram and Sarah were removed from the "Czech Point" final mission, after they both fell severely ill midway through the final race. They both earned a share of the $100,000 that the Grey team earned in the team challenges that they won, with each Grey team player earning $20,000.^[11]

[Chet-5] 1 2 3 Chet was rushed to the hospital after he suffered a concussion at the "Surf's Up" challenge in Episode 5.^[7] Prior to the "Sky Hook" challenge in Episode 6, it was announced that Chet was medically prohibited from competing.^[8]

[BrandonTy-6] 1 2 3 Brandon won the "Pole Me Over" Gulag by default, after an exhausted Ty failed to get up midway through the Gulag.^[7]

[Shauvon-7] 1 2 3 Katie and Shauvon were set to compete in the "Die Hard" Gulag in Episode 3. However, Shauvon quit the game and no female Gulag was held.^[6]

[GasProblems-9] 1 2 3 Ayiiia was prohibited from entering the gas chamber due to a medical condition, though she could still help out with assembling the puzzle. Laurel entered the gas chamber twice to suffice.^[2]

[HeavyHitters-16] 1 2 Instead of facing each other, the contestants selected for the Gulag faced the Heavy Hitters. Johnny and Tyler faced Chris "CT" Tamburello, while Theresa and Tori faced Tina Barta.^[11]

[LastGulag-18] 1 2 Paula was disqualified for repeatedly grabbing the boundary chains in the "Pole Me Over" Gulag. Therefore, Emily was declared the winner by default.^[11]

[OfficialSite-1] 1 2 "The Challenge: Cutthroat at MTV.com". Archived from the original on September 10, 2010.

[Episode1-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Episode 1: "Czech Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on October 9, 2010.

[Episode4-3] 1 2 3 "Episode 4: "Swat The Hell?" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on October 30, 2010.

[Episode8-8] 1 2 3 "Episode 8: "Back With a Vengeance" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 4, 2010.

[Episode2-10] 1 2 "Episode 2: "Newbie Doobie Doo" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on October 16, 2010.

[Episode3-11] 1 2 3 4 "Episode 3: "Karma's a Bitch" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on October 24, 2010.

[Episode5-12] 1 2 3 4 "Episode 5: "Couching Tiger, Hidden Danimal" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on November 6, 2010.

[Episode6-13] 1 2 3 "Episode 6: "Where the Red Team Blows" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on November 13, 2010.

[Episode7-14] 1 2 "Episode 7: "Hell Hath No Fury" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010.

[Episode9-15] 1 2 "Episode 9: "Always a Bridesmaid..." – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 12, 2010.

[Episode10-17] 1 2 3 4 5 "Episode 10: "Czechmate" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 19, 2010.

[Reunion-19] 1 2 "The Challenge: Cutthroat Reunion – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on December 19, 2010.

[20] "The Challenge: Cutthroat "Laurel's Apology" – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on October 24, 2010.

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Spin-offs	Spring Break Challenge Champs vs. Pros Champs vs. Stars Season 1 2 All Stars Season 1 2 3 4 USA Season 1 2 Australia Argentina: El Desafío UK World Championship Sweden
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