The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II

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Battle of the Exes II
Season 26
The Challenge Season 26 Logo.jpg
Presented by T. J. Lavin
No. of contestants26
Winners
  • Jordan Wiseley
  • Sarah Rice
Location
No. of episodes16 (Reunion and 3 Specials Included)
Release
Original network MTV
Original releaseJanuary 6 (2015-01-06) 
March 24, 2015 (2015-03-24)
Season chronology
 Previous
Free Agents
List of episodes

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, [1] 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. [2]

The season was dedicated to cast members Diem Brown and Ryan Knight, both of whom died in November 2014, two months after filming ended. [3] Brown was featured in an MTV special titled "We Heart Diem" that aired on December 9, 2014. [4]

A launch special, "EX-tra Baggage", hosted by T. J. Lavin and Battle of the Exes champion Camila Nakagawa, aired on December 30, 2014. [5] The season premiered with a special 90 minutes episode on January 6, 2015, and concluded its run on March 24, 2015, with the Reunion and "The S... They Should've Shown" specials. [6]

Format

Battle of the Exes II follows the same format as the original Battle of the Exes challenge, with the following differences:

Contestants

Male contestants [2] Original seasonFinish
Jordan Wiseley The Real World: Portland Winner
Leroy GarrettThe Real World: Las Vegas (2011)Runner-up
Jay Mitchell Real World: Ex-Plosion Third place [a]
Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio The Real World: Key West Episode 10/11
Wes Bergmann The Real World: Austin Episode 9/10
Zach Nichols The Real World: San Diego (2011) Episode 8
Johnny ReillyThe Real World: PortlandEpisode 7
Adam Kuhn Are You the One? 1 Episode 6/7
Ryan Knight The Real World: New Orleans (2010) Episode 4 [b]
John JacobsAre You the One? 1Episode 3
Chris "CT" Tamburello The Real World: Paris Episode 3 [c]
Thomas BuellReal World: Ex-PlosionEpisode 2
Dustin Zito The Real World: Las Vegas (2011) Episode 1
Female contestants [2] Original seasonFinish
Sarah Rice The Real World: Brooklyn Winner
Theresa González [d] The Challenge: Fresh Meat II Runner-up
Jenna ComponoReal World: Ex-PlosionThird place [a]
Nany GonzálezThe Real World: Las Vegas (2011)Episode 10/11
Nia MooreThe Real World: PortlandEpisode 10/11 [d]
Jonna Mannion The Real World: Cancun Episode 8
Averey TresslerThe Real World: PortlandEpisode 7
Brittany BaldassariAre You the One? 1Episode 6/7
Jemmye CarrollThe Real World: New Orleans (2010)Episode 4 [b]
Simone KellyAre You the One? 1Episode 3
Diem Brown Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat Episode 3 [c]
Hailey ChiversReal World: Ex-PlosionEpisode 2
Jessica McCainThe Real World: PortlandEpisode 1

Teams

Team [2] Male partnerFemale partner
  Adam & BrittanyAdam KuhnBrittany Baldassari
  Bananas & NanyJohnny "Bananas" DevenanzioNany González
  CT & DiemChris "CT" Tamburello Diem Brown
  Dustin & JessicaDustin ZitoJessica McCain
  Jay & JennaJay MitchellJenna Compono
  John & SimoneJohn JacobsSimone Kelly
  Johnny & AvereyJohnny ReillyAverey Tressler
  Jordan & SarahJordan WiseleySarah Rice
  Knight & JemmyeRyan KnightJemmye Carroll
  Leroy & NiaLeroy GarrettNia Moore
  Thomas & HaileyThomas BuellHailey Chivers
  Wes & TheresaWes BergmannTheresa González
  Zach & JonnaZach NicholsJonna Mannion

Pre-season romantic backgrounds

Gameplay

Challenge games

Dome games

Ex-ile games

Final challenge

The Final Challenge is a two-day race from a Norwegian fjord to the top of Mount Slogen. Prior to the start of the race, host T. J. Lavin explains that a team must complete the Final Challenge in order to get paid. To start, each team takes a helicopter ride, then will be dropped into the water, where they will have to swim to the shore to their first checkpoint, "Kayak The Fjord." Each team must kayak their way through the fjord, where they will change into their team uniforms, then sprint to the third checkpoint, "Mind Games." Each team has 30 minutes to unscramble a five-word sentence with a pile of rocks marked with letters. (The five-word sentence is "You will respect the trolls.") The third checkpoint is "Don't Flip Your Lid," where each team has to flip a series of six cards with the Flag of Norway from the edge of a table into a series of six glasses filled with liquid fish eggs. Each team must consume one glass prior to flipping the cards. A team is required to consume a full glass for each time that they fail to flip a card into the glass after three attempts. (Note: Jay & Jenna were disqualified at this checkpoint, after Jay was unable to consume the liquid, leaving Jordan & Sarah and Leroy & Theresa as the only teams competing in the final.) Each team then sprints to the fourth checkpoint, "Get Your Rocks Off," in which teams have 30 minutes to grab five rocks from a rockpile, and then toss the rocks from a distance into a bucket. Prior to this checkpoint, each team is required to consume a tube of liquid caviar. If players from each team misses, they must sprint back and continue the process of collecting rocks from the rockpile until they toss a total of five rocks into the bucket. The fifth checkpoint is a bicycle ride to the Slogen trailhead. The sixth checkpoint is a "Rest Stop," where teams must take their place either within their designated zone next to a campfire, or on top of their beds. On day two, the final race is a grueling climb to the top of Slogen, in which the first-place team wins $250,000 and the second-place team wins $70,000. Since Jordan & Sarah made it to the rest stop first, they earned a five-minute headstart before Leroy & Theresa. [26] [32]

Game summary

Elimination chart

EpisodePower CoupleDome contestantsDome gameDome outcome
#ChallengeLast-placeWinners' pickWinnersEliminated
1I Got You BabeWes & TheresaAdam & BrittanyDustin & JessicaPole PositionAdam & BrittanyDustin & Jessica
2Rounding the BasesBananas & NanyJohnny & AvereyThomas & HaileyBanded TogetherJohnny & AvereyThomas & Hailey
3 [c] On Again, Off AgainJordan & SarahJohn & SimoneAdam & BrittanyHe Said, She SaidAdam & BrittanyJohn & Simone
4The Brush OffZach & JonnaKnight & JemmyeAdam & BrittanyBreaking UpAdam & BrittanyKnight & Jemmye
5Open ArmsWes & TheresaLeroy & NiaBananas & NanyStrung OutLeroy & NiaBananas & Nany
6/7Don't Forget About MeWes & TheresaAdam & BrittanyJohnny & AvereyStacking UpJohnny & AvereyAdam & Brittany
7Are You the One?Jay & JennaJohnny & AvereyLeroy & NiaHooking UpLeroy & NiaJohnny & Averey
8Speed DatingLeroy & NiaJordan & SarahZach & JonnaHammer It HomeJordan & SarahZach & Jonna
9/10Wrecking BallJordan & SarahWes & TheresaLeroy & NiaHall BrawlLeroy & NiaWes & Theresa
10/11Don't Let Me DownJordan & SarahLeroy & Nia [d] Bananas & NanyX-BattleLeroy & Theresa [d] Bananas & Nany
11/12Final ChallengeJordan & Sarah2nd place: Leroy & Theresa; 3rd place: Jay & Jenna [a]

Dome progress

TeamsEpisodes
123 [c] 456/7789/1010/11 [d] Finale [a]
Jordan & SarahSAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMWINWINWINNERS
Leroy & Theresa [d] N/AELIMSECOND
Jay & JennaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFEDNF
Bananas & NanySAFEWINSAFESAFEOUTSAFEOUT
Leroy & Nia [d] SAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMSAFEELIMWINELIMDQ
Wes & TheresaWINSAFESAFESAFEWINWINSAFESAFEOUT
Zach & JonnaSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFEOUT
Johnny & AvereySAFEELIMSAFESAFESAFEELIMOUT
Adam & BrittanyELIMSAFEELIMELIMSAFEOUT
Knight & JemmyeSAFESAFESAFEOUT
John & SimoneSAFESAFEOUT
CT & DiemSAFESAFEMED
Thomas & HaileySAFEOUT
Dustin & JessicaOUT
Competition
  The team won the competition
  The team did not win the final challenge
  The team quit the final challenge and received no money
  The team won the "Power Couple" mission and put another team into the Dome
  The team was not selected to go into the Dome
  The team won in the Dome
  The team lost in the Dome and was eliminated
  A contestant was removed from the competition due to medical reasons, so his/her partner was also eliminated
  A contestant was disqualified from the competition due to disciplinary reasons, but his/her partner later received a replacement teammate in the Dome

Battle of the EX-iled

Elimination chart

EpisodeEx-ile contestantsEx-ile gameEx-ile outcome
#InhabitantChallengerWinning teamLosing team
1Dustin & Jessica
2Dustin & JessicaThomas & HaileySweatersDustin & JessicaThomas & Hailey
3Dustin & JessicaJohn & SimoneMental ProblemsJohn & SimoneDustin & Jessica
4John & SimoneKnight & Jemmye [b] Knight & Jemmye
5John & SimoneBananas & NanyThe RingBananas & NanyJohn & Simone
6/7Bananas & NanyAdam & BrittanyControl IssuesBananas & NanyAdam & Brittany
7Bananas & NanyJohnny & AvereyTake OutBananas & NanyJohnny & Averey
9 [e] Bananas & NanyZach & JonnaIt Takes Two to TangleBananas & NanyZach & Jonna

Ex-ile progress

TeamsEpisodes
1234 [b] 56/779 [e]
Bananas & NanyWINWINWINWON
Zach & JonnaOUT
Johnny & AvereyOUT
Adam & BrittanyOUT
John & SimoneWINSAFEOUT
Knight & JemmyeMED
Dustin & JessicaSAFEWINOUT
Thomas & HaileyOUT
Competition
  The team won in the Ex-ile and returned to the competition
  The team won in the Ex-ile
  The team was in the Ex-ile, but did not compete against any team
  The team lost the Ex-iled match, and was permanently eliminated from the game
  A contestant was removed from the competition due to medical reasons, so his/her partner was also eliminated

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release dateUS viewers
(millions)
3171"Where Is The Love?"January 6, 2015 (2015-01-06)0.78 [34]
3182"I Will Always Hate You"January 13, 2015 (2015-01-13)0.91 [35]
3193"Love Sick"January 20, 2015 (2015-01-20)0.84 [36]
3204"Crazy Stupid Love"January 27, 2015 (2015-01-27)1.01 [37]
3215"Love, Sweat, and Tears"February 3, 2015 (2015-02-03)0.99 [38]
3226"Love Hurts"February 10, 2015 (2015-02-10)0.75 [39]
3237"That's the Way Love Goes"February 17, 2015 (2015-02-17)0.83 [40]
3248"You've Lost That Loving Feeling"February 24, 2015 (2015-02-24)0.76 [41]
3259"Total Eclipse Of The Heart"March 3, 2015 (2015-03-03)0.83 [42]
32610"Lovers In The Dark"March 10, 2015 (2015-03-10)1.03 [43]
32711"Bye Bye Love"March 17, 2015 (2015-03-17)1.01 [44]
32812"The Greatest Love of All"March 24, 2015 (2015-03-24)1.03 [45]

Reunion special

The Reunion special aired on March 24, 2015, after the season finale and was hosted by Zuri Hall. The cast members who attended the reunion were: Jordan, Sarah, Leroy, Theresa, Jay, Jenna, Bananas, Nany, Wes, Nia, Zach, and Jonna. [6]

Controversy

During episode 11, cast member Nia Moore was expelled from the competition after physically and verbally harassing fellow The Real World: Portland cast member, Jordan Wiseley. After the episode aired, Moore apologized to anyone offended by her words and actions, during an interview with MTV News. [46]

Dedications to Diem Brown and Ryan Knight

In November 2014, two months after filming ended, tragedy struck the Battle of the Exes II cast twice.

On November 14, 2014, Diem Brown died at the age of 34, following a decade-long battle with cancer. Brown was diagnosed with cancer for a third time in June 2014, though she had kept this information private. [47] Two months later, media reports indicated that she collapsed during filming of Battle of the Exes II, and was subsequently airlifted to a New York-area hospital, where she learned her cancer had metastasized to her colon and stomach. [1] [48]

On November 27, 2014, Ryan Knight was found dead at the age of 28, following a house party in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Four months later (March 2015), autopsy results determined that Knight died of acute mixed drug and alcohol intoxication. [49]

This was Diem's and Knight's final challenge appearances prior to their deaths, and MTV dedicated this season of The Challenge to their memories. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Jay & Jenna quit the competition after failing to complete the third checkpoint. Since it was required to complete the final challenge in order to earn any money, they were not awarded the third place monetary prize. [26] [32]
  2. 1 2 3 4 No "Battle of the Ex-iled" was held after Episode 4. Knight & Jemmye forfeited due to Knight suffering a dislocated shoulder following the "Breaking Up" Dome. [33]
  3. 1 2 3 4 Diem fell severely ill following the "Rounding the Bases" challenge in Episode 2. [17] At the beginning of Episode 3, it was announced that Diem was medically unable to continue competing. CT was sent home as a result of being partnered with Diem. [18]
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Prior to the final Dome elimination in Episode 11, Nia was sent home following an incident in which she verbally, physically, and sexually assaulted Jordan, temporarily leaving Leroy without a female partner. Theresa was subsequently brought back to the competition as Leroy's replacement partner for the "X-Battle" Dome. [26]
  5. 1 2 The "Final Battle of the Ex-iled" was held on Episode 9 of the main show. Following the battle, Exile winners Bananas & Nany returned to the main game.

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