The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars season 2

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Champs vs Stars
Season 2
Presented by Mike "The Miz" Mizanin
No. of contestants20
Winners
No. of episodes11 (including the Reunion Special)
Release
Original network MTV
Original releaseApril 17 (2018-04-17) 
June 26, 2018 (2018-06-26)
Season chronology

The 2018 installment of The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars , a recurring special mini-series of MTV's The Challenge , premiered on April 17, 2018. The season features ten alumni from The Challenge who made it to a final on the show or on Road Rules competing with ten celebrities. [1]

Contents

Contestants

PlayerKnown FromTeamCharityRaisedFinish
Chris "CT" Tamburello The Real World: Paris ChampsF.I.G.H.T.$52,950Winner
Tony Raines Real World: Skeletons ChampsHands on NOLA$57,700Winner
Casper SmartDancerStarsInner-City Arts$30,700Runner-up
Louise Hazel Olympian [lower-alpha 1] Stars BLSYW $30,200Runner-up
Daniel Gibson Former NBA guardStars American Diabetes Association $3,200Third place
Wes Bergmann The Real World: Austin Champs36 Degrees North$3,200Third place
Drake Bell Actor and singerStarsGlobal Down Syndrome$3,200Episode 9/10
Kailah Casillas Real World: Go Big or Go Home Champs4Kids of South Florida$1,450Episode 9/10
Lil Mama Rapper StarsMan Up! Inc$950Episode 8
Tori Deal Are You the One? 4 Champs PanCAN $950Episode 8
Brooke Hogan TV personalityStars PETA $2,450Episode 8
Shane Landrum Road Rules: Campus Crawl Champs True Colors Fund $2,950Episode 8
Jozea Flores Big Brother 18 Stars JDRF $950Episode 7/8
Selita Ebanks ModelStarsNew Yorkers for Children$950Episode 7/8
Ashley Mitchell Real World: Ex-Plosion Champs Malala Fund $3,200Episode 6
Devin Walker Are You the One? 3 ChampsBregamos Community Theater$950Episode 5
Aneesa Ferreira The Real World: Chicago Champs RAINN $1,450Episode 4 [lower-alpha 2]
Hennessy CarolinaSocial media personalityStars BronxWorks $400Episode 3 [lower-alpha 3]
Kam Williams Are You the One? 5 ChampsLUCY Outreach$400Episode 2
Arian Foster NFL running backStarsArian Foster FoundationUnknownEpisode 1
  The contestant is representing the Champs.
  The contestant is representing the Stars.

Draft

The winners of the first challenge were made team captains that would divide the Champs and Stars into two separate teams. Tony and CT were the captains.

RoundBlue TeamRed Team
CaptainTonyCT
1Tori [lower-alpha 4] Kailah
2WesShane
3KamAshley [lower-alpha 4]
4CasperDevin
5LouiseBrooke
6DanielArian
7AneesaLil Mama
8DrakeJozea
9HennessySelita

In Episode 7, the remaining players were paired into teams of two. The leaders on the scoreboard got to choose their partners.

RoundCaptainSelection
1TonyCT
2DanielWes
3LouiseCasper
4DrakeKailah
5BrookeShane
6Lil MamaTori
7SelitaJozea

Game summary

Challenge games

Arena Games

Elimination chart

EpisodeGenderWinnersArena contestantsArena gameArena outcome
#ChallengeTeamMVPMVP's PickVoted InWinnerLoser
1Stair DownMaleBlue TeamTonyCasperArianScrew OffCasperArian
2Over The EdgeFemaleRed TeamAshleyBrookeKam [lower-alpha 5] Rock & RollBrookeKam
3 [lower-alpha 3] Release the RainbowMaleRed TeamCTShaneTonyThrowing ShadeTonyShane [lower-alpha 6]
4Face OffFemaleBlue TeamLouise [lower-alpha 2]
5Jumbo Table HockeyMaleBlue TeamDanielWesDevin [lower-alpha 7] Popping TagsWesDevin
6CrossfireFemaleBlue TeamDrakeAshleyKailah [lower-alpha 8] [lower-alpha 9] Free Your MindKailahAshley
7/8Go DeepBrooke & ShaneShaneCasper & LouiseJozea & Selita [lower-alpha 10] Flip CupCasper & LouiseJozea & Selita
8Spot OnCasper & LouiseCasper [lower-alpha 11] Brooke & Shane
Lil Mama & Tori
9/10Text TileCT & TonyTonyCasper & LouiseDrake & KailahIcy HotCasper & LouiseDrake & Kailah
10BankrollCT & TonySecond Place: Casper & Louise, Third Place: Daniel & Wes

Episode progress

ContestantsEpisodes
123 [lower-alpha 3] 4 [lower-alpha 2] 5 [lower-alpha 7] 6 [lower-alpha 8] [lower-alpha 9] 7/889/1010
CTSAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWONWINNER
TonyWINSAFEELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINWINNER
CasperELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMWINELIMSECOND
LouiseSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEELIMWONELIMSECOND
DanielSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFETHIRD
WesSAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFETHIRD
DrakeSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFERISKOUT
KailahSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMSAFERISKOUT
Lil MamaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELAST
ToriSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELAST
BrookeSAFEELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFEWONLAST
ShaneSAFESAFESAVESAFESAFESAFEWINLAST
JozeaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
SelitaSAFESAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFEOUT
AshleySAFEWINSAFESAFESAFEOUT
DevinSAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
AneesaSAFESAFESAFEMED
HennessySAFESAFEQUITARENA
KamSAFEOUT
ArianOUT
Competition
  The contestant won the final challenge.
  The contestant did not win the final challenge.
  The contestant won the challenge, was named "MVP" for their team, and was immune from the Arena.
  The contestant won the challenge with their team, but was not "MVP", and was immune from the Arena.
  The contestant won in the Arena.
  The contestant had immunity for the week.
  The contestant lost the challenge and was eligible for elimination by the MVP of that challenge, but was not chosen to be eliminated.
  The contestant lost in the Arena, but their team voted to save them.
  The contestant lost in the Arena and was eliminated.
  The contestant lost the challenge and was eliminated by the MVP of that challenge.
  The contestant was removed from the competition due to illness or injury.
  The contestant withdrew from the competition.

Bank progress

PlayersEpisodes
123 [lower-alpha 3] 4 [lower-alpha 2] 5 [lower-alpha 7] 6 [lower-alpha 9] 7/889/1010
CT$0$450$1,950$1,950$1,950$1,950$1,950$1,950$2,950$52,950
Tony$1,400$1,400$1,900$2,450$3,050$3,700$3,700$3,700$7,700$57,700
Casper$900$900$900$1,450$2,050$2,700$2,700$5,200$5,700$30,700
Louise$400$400$400$1,950$2,550$3,200$3,200$4,700$5,200$30,200
Daniel$400$400$400$950$2,550$3,200$3,200$3,200$3,200$3,200
Wes$400$400$900$1,450$2,550$3,200$3,200$3,200$3,200$3,200
Drake$400$400$400$950$1,550$3,200$3,200$3,200$3,200
Kailah$0$450$950$950$950$1,450$1,450$1,450$1,450
Lil Mama$0$450$950$950$950$950$950$950
Tori$400$400$400$950$950$950$950$950
Brooke$0$950$1,450$1,450$1,450$1,450$2,450$2,450
Shane$0$450$950$950$950$950$2,950$2,950
Jozea$0$450$950$950$950$950$950
Selita$0$450$950$950$950$950$950
Ashley$0$1,450$1,950$1,950$2,550$3,200
Devin$0$450$950$950$950
Aneesa$400$400$400$1,450
Hennessy$400$400$400
Kam$400$400
Arian$0
Competition
  The contestant won the final challenge.
  The contestant did not win the final challenge.
  The contestant won the challenge, was named "MVP" for their team, and was immune from the Arena.
  The contestant won the challenge with their team, but was not "MVP", and was immune from the Arena.
  The contestant won in the Arena.
  The contestant had immunity for the week.
  The contestant didn't win the challenge and was eligible for elimination by the MVP of that challenge, but was not chosen to be eliminated.
  The contestant lost in the Arena, but their team voted to save them.
  The contestant lost in the Arena and was eliminated.
  The contestant didn't win the challenge and was eliminated by the MVP of that challenge.
  The contestant was removed from the competition due to illness or injury.
  The contestant withdrew from the competition.

Power Play

MVPPower PlayRecipient
TonyProtect
(Protect any person on the opposing team from elimination.)
AshleyBench
(Bench one player from the opposing team at the next challenge.)
Wes
CTImmunity
(Grant immunity to any girl from the next girl's elimination.)
Selita
LouiseTrade
(Trade any player on your team for a player on the opposing team.)
Tori
Ashley
DanielSwitch
(Switch the opposing team's LVP with any available player on their team.)
Jozea
Devin
DrakeOverride
(Override any team's LVP decision and replace them with an available player on their team.)
Lil Mama
Kailah
ShaneAdvantage
(Give any team a significant disadvantage in the next challenge.)
Casper & Louise
CasperEliminate
(Eliminate two of the three bottom teams.)
Brooke & Shane
Lil Mama & Tori
TonySabotage
(Give any team a 2-minute delay at the start of the final challenge.)
Casper & Louise

Notes

  1. Louise Hazel previously competed on the Champs vs Pros season.
  2. 1 2 3 4 At the end of Episode 4, Aneesa was forced to withdraw from the competition, after she suffered a fractured ankle during the "Face Off" mission. As a result, no LVP nomination or female Arena was held.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Prior to the third Arena, Hennessy withdrew from the competition, after she engaged in a verbal altercation with Devin.
  4. 1 2 In episode 4, MVP Louise was given the Power Play "Trade", which meant that she could switch any member of the blue team for any member of the red team. She switched Tori for Ashley.
  5. After a tie with the vote, the winner of the previous elimination, Casper, received the power to cast the deciding vote.
  6. After losing the elimination round, the Red Team voted to save Shane from being eliminated.
  7. 1 2 3 Devin was placed into the Arena in place of Jozea, who was originally voted in, by the Blue Team's MVP, Daniel, whose Power Play gave him the chance to switch out the players at the nomination ceremony.
  8. 1 2 After a tie with the vote, the winner of the previous elimination, Wes, received the power to cast the deciding vote. He chose Lil Mama.
  9. 1 2 3 Kailah was placed into the Arena in place of Lil Mama, who was originally voted in, by the Blue Team's MVP, Drake, whose Power Play gave him the chance to switch out the players at the elimination arena.
  10. After a tie with the vote, the winner of the previous elimination, Kailah, received the power to cast the deciding vote.
  11. As the MVP, Casper received the Power Play, Eliminate, which granted him the choice of which two of the bottom three teams from the challenge to eliminate.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
151"Staring Down the Competition"April 17, 2018 (2018-04-17)0.56 [2]
162"Over the Edge and Under a Bus"April 24, 2018 (2018-04-24)0.49 [3]
173"From Rainbows to Storm Clouds"May 1, 2018 (2018-05-01)0.62 [4]
184"Face Off, Gloves On"May 8, 2018 (2018-05-08)0.52 [5]
195"Fire in the Heart, Ice in the Veins"May 15, 2018 (2018-05-15)0.50 [6]
206"Champs Caught in Cross Fire"May 22, 2018 (2018-05-22)0.56 [7]
217"Go Deep, or Go Home"May 29, 2018 (2018-05-29)0.62 [8]
228"When Loyalty Is Spot On"June 5, 2018 (2018-06-05)0.49 [9]
239"Crossed Words and Mixed Signals"June 12, 2018 (2018-06-12)0.52 [10]
2410"Bank Rolling in the Deep"June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19)0.53 [11]

Reunion Special

The reunion special aired on June 26, 2018, and was hosted by WWE pro wrestler, The Real World: Back to New York alum, and Challenge champion Mike "The Miz" Mizanin. Most of the cast members attended at the MTV Studios in New York. Missing from the reunion were Hennessy Carolina and Arian Foster. Drake Bell made his appearance via video chat.

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