The Challenge: All Stars season 5

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The Challenge All Stars: Rivals
Season 5
Presented by T. J. Lavin
No. of contestants26
Location Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
No. of episodes1
Release
Original network MTV
Original releaseJanuary 29, 2025 (2025-01-29) –
present
Season chronology
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Season 4

The Challenge All Stars: Rivals [1] is the fifth season of The Challenge: All Stars . The season premiered on MTV on January 29, 2025, following the prior four seasons airing exclusively on Paramount+. The season features twenty-six cast members from The Real World , Road Rules , Are You the One? , Big Brother , Ex on the Beach , Survivor , Shipwrecked , and 12 Dates of Christmas competing for a $300,000 prize. [2]

Format

The Challenge All Stars: Rivals features teams made up of partners who have previously had conflict or rivalries with each other.

Twists

Contestants

Male contestants [2] Original seasonFinish
Adam Larson Road Rules: The Quest
Corey Lay12 Dates of Christmas 1
Dario Medrano Are You the One? 2
Devin Walker-Molaghan Are You the One? 3
Faysal Shafaat Big Brother 20
Frank Sweeney The Real World: San Diego (2011)
Leroy Garrett The Real World: Las Vegas (2011)
Shane Landrum Road Rules: Campus Crawl
Steve MeinkeRoad Rules: The Quest
Turabi "Turbo" Çamkıran Survivor Turkey 8
Female contestants [2] Original seasonFinish
Amber Borzotra Big Brother 16
Aneesa Ferreira The Real World: Chicago
Ashley KelseyThe Real World: San Diego (2011)
Ashley Mitchell Real World: Ex-Plosion
Beth Stolarczyk The Real World: Los Angeles
Da'Vonne Rogers Big Brother 17
Jonna Mannion The Real World: Cancun
Katie CooleyRoad Rules: The Quest
KellyAnne Judd The Real World: Sydney
Melissa Reeves Ex on the Beach UK 2
Nany GonzalezThe Real World: Las Vegas (2011)
Nicole Zanatta Real World: Skeletons
Sam McGinnThe Real World: San Diego (2011)
Sylvia ElsrodeReal World: Skeletons
Tula "Big T" Fazakerley Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands
Veronica Portillo Road Rules: Semester at Sea

Teams

Partner 1Partner 2
Adam LarsonSteve Meinke
Amber BorzotraFaysal Shafaat
Aneesa FerreiraAshley Mitchell
Ashley KelseyDario Medrano
Beth StolarczykJonna Mannion
Tula "Big T" FazakerleyCorey Lay
Da'Vonne RogersShane Landrum
Devin WalkerLeroy Garrett
Frank SweeneySam McGinn
Katie CooleyVeronica Portillo
KellyAnne JuddSylvia Elsrode
Melissa ReevesNicole Zanatta
Nany GonzalezTurabi "Turbo" Çamkıran

Pre-season rivalry backgrounds

Male teams

  • Adam & Steve: Adam voted for Steve to compete in the first elimination round of The Challenge: All Stars 4. Later in the season, Adam voted Steve in again, and after winning the "Shish Kestack" Arena that he faced because of this vote, Steve opted to steal Adam's Star as a result of this decision. [3]
  • Devin & Leroy: After Devin was voted into the elimination round on The Challenge: Double Agents , Leroy selected Devin's ally Wes Bergmann to be his opponent. [4]

Female/male teams

  • Amber & Faysal: Faysal and Amber first clashed in a shaky Big Brother alliance on The Challenge: Double Agents. Faysal then blindsided Amber to go into the elimination round on The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies . [5]
  • Ashley K. & Dario: The two are exes. They first met on The Challenge: Invasion of the Champions and later started dating. They have not spoken to one another in six years. [1]
  • Big T & Corey: The two had a falling out after Corey claimed he was using game information from Big T against her, and she became the main target on The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion . She felt their personal relationship was affected by this cold reveal and did not fully accept his apology at the reunion. [6]
  • Da'Vonne & Shane: Da'Vonne and Shane fought on The Challenge: Final Reckoning after Shane threw the "Don't Push Me Around" challenge, thus causing Da'Vonne and her partner Jozea Flores to be voted into the elimination round, which they ultimately lost. This was preceded by an earlier vote where Shane felt Da'Vonne went against her word and during an argument verbally accosted her. [7]
  • Frank & Sam: The two former The Real World: San Diego roommates competed together on The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons , where they ultimately won. Frank did not consider Sam a worthy teammate and physically pushed her through the finish line during the Final Challenge. [8]
  • Nany & Turbo: On The Challenge: War of the Worlds Turbo picked Nany to be his partner. On The Challenge: Ride or Dies , the two had a falling out and Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio and Nany ultimately selected Turbo and his partner Tamara Alfaro for the elimination round. [9]

Female teams

  • Aneesa & Ashley M.: Aneesa talked poorly about Ashley at a Challenge-related fan event. [1]
  • Beth & Jonna: Entering The Challenge: All Stars 3, Beth did not trust Jonna and implied she was cheating on her husband with MJ Garrett. Jonna was eventually voted in elimination and called out Beth as her opponent. However, Beth withdrew midway through the "Knock Off" elimination since her opponent was receiving help from MJ. [10]
  • Katie & Veronica: The two were teammates on both Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet and Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno . On both seasons, Katie was perceived as the Road Rules team's weak link. After being selected for The Inferno twice by the opposing team, Veronica won the Aztec Life Saver and sent Katie in to replace her both times. Katie won both elimination rounds and ultimately was part of the winning team alongside Veronica. [11] [12]
  • KellyAnne & Sylvia: On The Challenge: All Stars 3, Sylvia used her first sabotage on KellyAnne. Later in the season, KellyAnne selected Sylvia to go into the elimination which she ultimately lost. [13]
  • Melissa & Nicole: They hooked up on The Challenge: Vendettas . They remained friends until Melissa became friends with Nicole's ex, Laurel Stucky. [14] [1]

Gameplay

Challenge games

Game summary

Episode progress

ContestantsEpisodes
1
Adam & SteveSTAR
Amber & FaysalSAFE
Aneesa & Ashley M.SAFE
Ashley K. & DarioSTAR
Beth & JonnaSAFE
Big T & CoreySAFE
Da'Vonne & ShaneSAFE
Devin & LeroySTAR
Frank & SamSAFE
Katie & VeronicaSAFE
KellyAnne & SylviaSAFE
Melissa & NicoleSAFE
Nany & TurboSTAR
Competition key
  The team won the daily challenge and was immune from having their Star stolen.
  The team earned a Star in the daily challenge.
  The team was safe from the Jungle.
  The team was nominated for the Jungle and won.
  The team lost in the Jungle and was eliminated.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [15] Original release dateUS viewers
(millions)
421"A Star Studded Ar-Rival"January 29, 2025 (2025-01-29)TBD
432"Rivals on the Edge"February 5, 2025 (2025-02-05)TBD

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