Champs vs. Pros | |
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Presented by | Victor Cruz |
No. of contestants | 20 |
Winners |
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Location | Los Angeles, California |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Release | |
Original network | MTV |
Original release | May 16 – June 20, 2017 |
Season chronology |
The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros is a special mini-series of MTV's long-running reality game show, The Challenge . In the six-week event, ten Challenge greats competed against ten professional athletes. The series premiered on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, and concluded on June 20, 2017. The series was hosted by NFL wide receiver Victor Cruz. Contestants competed to win $50,000 to donate to the charity of their choice. [1] [2] In 2017 the series format was changed to include celebrities and was renamed Champs vs. Stars .
The format featured alumni from The Real World , Road Rules , and The Challenge, competing with athletes who have participated in professional leagues and events such as the National Football League, Women's National Basketball Association, Ultimate Fighting Championship, World Surfing Championship, along with the Winter and Summer Olympics.
Player | Known For | Team | Charity | Raised | Finish |
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Cara Maria Sorbello | The Challenge: Fresh Meat II | Champs | ASPCA | $55,000 [upper-alpha 1] | Winner |
Darrell Taylor | Road Rules: Campus Crawl | Champs | March of Dimes | $55,000 | Winner |
Kamerion Wimbley | Retired NFL linebacker | Pros | Kamerion Wimbley Foundation | $1,000 | Runner-up |
Lindsey Jacobellis | Snowboarder and Olympic medalist | Pros | ASPCA | $5,000 | Runner-up |
Camila Nakagawa | Spring Break Challenge | Champs | Men With Dreams | $1,000 [upper-alpha 1] | Third place |
Wes Bergmann | The Real World: Austin | Champs | American Cancer Society | $1,000 [upper-alpha 1] | Third place |
Chris "CT" Tamburello | The Real World: Paris | Champs | Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine | $5,000 | Episode 6 |
Gus Kenworthy | Skier and Olympic medalist | Pros | The Trevor Project and Happy Hippie Foundation | $1,000 | Episode 6 |
Louise Hazel | Heptathlete and Olympian | Pros | Save the Children | $5,000 [upper-alpha 2] | Episode 6 |
Lolo Jones | Olympic hurdler and bobsledder | Pros | Hurdles of Hope | $1,000 [upper-alpha 2] | Episode 6 |
Ashley Mitchell | Real World: Ex-Plosion | Champs | Facing Addiction | $1,000 [upper-alpha 3] | Episode 5 |
Louie Vito | Snowboarder and Olympian | Pros | Wings for Life | $1,000 | Episode 5 |
Jordan Wiseley | The Real World: Portland | Champs | Lucky Fin Project | $5,000 | Episode 4 |
CM Punk | UFC Fighter/Former Pro Wrestler | Pros | PAWS Chicago | $1,000 | Episode 4 |
Tia Blanco | Surfer and World Champion | Pros | St. Jude's Children's Hospital | $1,000 | Episode 3/4 |
Ashley Kelsey | The Real World: San Diego (2011) | Champs | Make-A-Wish Foundation | $1,000 | Episode 3 |
Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio | The Real World: Key West | Champs | Special Olympics | $1,000 | Episode 2 |
Shawne Merriman | Retired NFL linebacker | Pros | Lights On Foundation | $1,000 | Episode 2 |
Candice Wiggins | Retired WNBA Player | Pros | Greater Than AIDS | $1,000 | Episode 1 |
Veronica Portillo | Road Rules: Semester at Sea | Champs | Planned Parenthood | $1,000 | Episode 1 |
Episode | Gender | Winners | Arena contestants | Arena game | Arena outcome | ||||||||||||||
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# | Challenge | Team | Captain | Losing Captain | Voted In | Captain's Pick | Voted In | Winner | Loser | ||||||||||
1 | Against the Ropes | Female | Pros | Louise | Ashley M. | Veronica | Candice | Lolo | Pull No Punches | Ashley M. | Veronica | ||||||||
Lolo | Candice | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Tailgate BBQ | Male | Champs | Jordan | CM Punk | Shawne | Wes | Bananas | Blindsided | CM Punk | Shawne | ||||||||
Wes | Bananas | ||||||||||||||||||
3/4 | Out of Bounds | Female | Pros | Lindsey | Ashley M. | Ashley K. | Lolo | Tia | Basket Brawl | Ashley M. | Ashley K. | ||||||||
Lolo | Tia | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Keep Your Eyes On The Prize | Male | Champs | Darrell | Gus | CM Punk | Wes | Jordan | Ice Bath | Gus | CM Punk | ||||||||
Wes | Jordan | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Over The Line | Male | Champs | CT | Louie | — | Wes | — | Going the Distance | Wes | Louie | ||||||||
Female | Cara Maria | Lolo | Ashley M. | Lolo | Ashley M. | ||||||||||||||
6 | No Guts, No Glory | — | Cara Maria | — | CT | ||||||||||||||
Darrell | |||||||||||||||||||
Camila [lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Wes [lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Kamerion | Gus | ||||||||||||||||||
Lindsey | Lolo | ||||||||||||||||||
Louise | |||||||||||||||||||
Final Challenge | — | Darrell & Cara Maria | 2nd place: Kamerion & Lindsey; 3rd place: Wes & Camila |
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Captain's Pick | Ashley M. losing captain | Candice 1 of 1 vote | CM Punk losing captain | Wes 1 of 1 vote | Ashley M. losing captain | Lolo 1 of 1 vote | Gus losing captain | Wes 1 of 1 vote | Louie losing captain | Lolo losing captain | |||
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Voted Into Arena | Veronica consensus | Lolo random draw | Shawne 5 of 8 votes | Bananas 4 of 7 votes | Tie Vote | Ashley K. 1 of 1 vote | Tie Vote | Tia 1 of 1 vote | Tie Vote | CM Punk 1 of 1 vote | Jordan 5 of 5 votes | Wes 1 of 1 vote | Ashley M. 1 of 1 vote |
Voter | Episodes | ||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3/4 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
Cara Maria | Bananas | Ashley K. | Jordan | Ashley M. | |||||||||
Darrell | Bananas | Ashley K. | Wes | ||||||||||
Lindsey | Shawne | Lolo | Kamerion | ||||||||||
Kamerion | Shawne | Louise | CM Punk | ||||||||||
Camila | Darrell | Camila | Jordan | ||||||||||
Wes | Cara Maria | Jordan | |||||||||||
CT | Bananas | Ashley K. | Jordan | Wes | |||||||||
Gus | Shawne | Louise | CM Punk | ||||||||||
Lolo | Shawne | Tia | Louie | ||||||||||
Louise | Candice | Unknown | Tia | Kamerion | |||||||||
Ashley M. | Bananas | Ashley K. | Jordan | ||||||||||
Louie | Unknown | Tia | CM Punk | ||||||||||
Jordan | Wes | Cara Maria | Jordan | ||||||||||
CM Punk | Tia | Louie | |||||||||||
Tia | Unknown | Louise | |||||||||||
Ashley K. | CT | Cara Maria | |||||||||||
Bananas | Unknown | ||||||||||||
Shawne | Shawne | ||||||||||||
Candice | |||||||||||||
Veronica |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Secrets and Limes" | May 16, 2017 | 0.57 [3] |
2 | 2 | "Settling the Scores" | May 23, 2017 | 0.53 [4] |
3 | 3 | "Watch Out for the Wolfpack" | May 30, 2017 | 0.63 [5] |
4 | 4 | "A Cold Day In Hell" | June 6, 2017 | 0.60 [6] |
5 | 5 | "Immovable Objections" | June 13, 2017 | 0.58 [7] |
6 | 6 | "No Guts No Glory" | June 20, 2017 | 0.53 [8] |
Name | Challenges | Challenges Won | Total Money Earned |
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Lolo Jones | Double Agents | None | $0 |
- | - | $1,000 for charity | |
Louise Hazel | - | - | - |
Champs vs. Stars (2018) | None | $35,200 for charity |
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