The Challenge: Free Agents

Not to be confused with The Challenge: Double Agents.

Free Agents
Season 25
Presented by	T. J. Lavin
No. of contestants	28
Winners	Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio Laurel Stucky
Location	Punta del Este, Uruguay Pucón, Chile
No. of episodes	13 (Reunion Included)
Release
Original network	MTV
Original release	April 10 (2014-04-10) – June 26, 2014 (2014-06-26)
Season chronology
← Previous Rivals II Next → Battle of the Exes II

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. ^[1]

The season premiered with a special 90-minute episode on April 10, 2014 on MTV, ^[1] marking the first time the show aired on a night other than a Wednesday since season 14 aired in 2007. The season concluded its run on June 26, 2014 with the Reunion special. ^[2]

Format

Prior to each challenge, it is announced whether it is going to be whether an individual, pair, or team challenge. For pair and team challenges, names are drawn out of a bag — one of each gender, or more for multi-team or pair challenges — that are designated as captains. For team challenges, the captains select players evenly amongst gender. For pair challenges, the captains either select players of the opposite gender for challenges that are designated as male/female pairs, or the same gender for challenges that are designated as same-gender pairs. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

After each challenge, the winning teams/pairs/players are not only safe from elimination, but also choose one player of each gender to compete in the elimination round. If a challenge is played in a team or pair format, each member of the winning pair/team is safe from elimination. The losing players then participate in an elimination vote called "The Draw", in which each player either flip over a "kill card", which has a skeleton symbol, or a blank card. If a player flips over a blank card, that player saves himself/herself from participating in the elimination, however, if a player flips over the "kill card", that player has to face the player of the respective gender that was previously voted by the winning team/pair/individual in the elimination. The winning players of each gender return to the game and have a shot at competing for a $350,000 prize, while the losing male and female players are eliminated from the game. ^[3]

At the end of the season, six players compete in the final challenge — three of each gender. The first-place finishers each win $125,000, second-place contestants each win $35,000 and third-place contestants each win $15,000. ^[3]

Contestants

Male contestants [6] Original season Finish Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio The Real World: Key West Winner Johnny Reilly The Real World: Portland Runner-up Zach Nichols The Real World: San Diego (2011) Third place Chris "CT" Tamburello The Real World: Paris Episode 11 Leroy Garrett The Real World: Las Vegas (2011) Episode 10/11 Cohutta Grindstaff The Real World: Sydney Episode 9 Preston Charles The Real World: New Orleans (2010) Episode 8 Jordan Wiseley The Real World: Portland Episode 7 Brandon Swift The Real World: St. Thomas Episode 6 Isaac Stout The Real World: Sydney Episode 5 Brandon Nelson The Challenge: Fresh Meat II Episode 4 Frank Sweeney The Real World: San Diego (2011) Episode 3 [lower-alpha 1] Dustin Zito The Real World: Las Vegas (2011) Episode 2 Chet Cannon The Real World: Brooklyn Episode 1 [lower-alpha 2]

Female contestants [6] Original season Finish Laurel Stucky The Challenge: Fresh Meat II Winner Nany González The Real World: Las Vegas (2011) Runner-up Devyn Simone The Real World: Brooklyn Third place Theresa González The Challenge: Fresh Meat II Episode 11 Cara Maria Sorbello The Challenge: Fresh Meat II Episode 10/11 Jessica McCain The Real World: Portland Episode 9 Aneesa Ferreira The Real World: Chicago Episode 8 Jonna Mannion The Real World: Cancun Episode 7 Camila Nakagawa Spring Break Challenge Episode 6 Jasmine Reynaud The Real World: Cancun Episode 5 LaToya Jackson The Real World: St. Thomas Episode 4 Nia Moore The Real World: Portland Episode 3 Emilee Fitzpatrick The Real World: Cancun Episode 2 Jemmye Carroll The Real World: New Orleans (2010) Episode 1

Jersey numbers

Contestants had numbers on the backs of their jerseys. All of the male contestants wore odd-numbered jerseys, while the females wore even-numbered jerseys.

01	CT	15	Cohutta	02	Cara Maria	16	Jessica
03	Bananas	17	Johnny	04	Jemmye	18	LaToya
05	Frank	19	Brandon	06	Devyn	20	Jonna
07	Preston	21	Swift	08	Theresa	22	Emilee
09	Chet	23	Zach	10	Aneesa	24	Laurel
11	Isaac	25	Jordan	12	Jasmine	26	Nia
13	Leroy	27	Dustin	14	Nany	28	Camila

Gameplay

Challenge games

• Out on a Ledge: Played in two teams of 14 players, each team participates in a multi-stage race to the top of Montevideo's World Trade Center. The teams are then split up into three teams — two of four players and one of six players. The three teams are positioned at three different locations — one four-player team is chained together at the rooftop next to a locked box at a puzzle station, another four-player team is chained together at a plank hanging from the edge of the rooftop, while the six-player team is chained together at the base of the building.
  • In Phase 1, the two six-player teams race against each other through all 42 stories of the World Trade Center, and each team is possessing a key that is required to unchain their respective 4-player team that is chained together at the locked box, where Phase 2 begins.
  • In Phase 2, one four-player team uses a key to unlock a box which contains puzzle pieces. When that team solves their puzzle, another key is retrieved to unchain the other four-player team standing by near the plank.
  • In Phase 3, players from the remaining four-player teams have to race along a plank suspended 450 feet above ground level, one player at a time, then retrieve a pink flag sitting in the middle of a rolling log, and ring a bell in the fastest time possible. The entire challenge is a timed event, and the team that completes the challenge in the fastest time wins, while all members of the losing team are automatically sent to "The Draw." ^[3]
    • Winners: Team Black (Aneesa, Bananas, Cohutta, CT, Devyn, Jasmine, Jessica, Johnny, Jordan, Laurel, Nany, Nia, Preston, and Swift)
• Auto Body Rally: Played in male/female pairs, each pair has to race in a sports car on a drag strip, then run around a series of hay bales, and ride together on an oversize bicycle within an obstacle course consisting of bales of hay, toward a finish line. When each pair rides the bicycle, one player has to backwards-steer the front of the bicycle while the other pedals in order to navigate through the obstacle course. The team with the fastest time wins the challenge, while the teams with the four slowest times are automatically sent to "The Draw." ^[4]
  • Winners: Cohutta and Laurel
• Bar Crawl: A giant wall, with platforms on both sides, numerous holes horizontally-aligned at the base of the wall and two oversize bars in two holes, is suspended from a crane over water. Played in teams of four (two players on both sides of the wall), ^{[lower-alpha 3]} each team has to advance from one platform to the other by using the bars as a "walkway." Players on each side have to shove the bars through the holes in order for their partners to advance forward on the bars. It is a timed event, and the team that advances all of their players from one platform to the other in the fastest time wins, while the teams with the two slowest times are automatically sent to "The Draw." A team is disqualified if they do not complete the challenge within a time limit, or if any team member drops a bar into the water. ^[7]
  • Winners: Team Brandon (Brandon, Bananas, Camila and Jessica)
• Bounce Out: First, players are separated into two teams of 11 players. Then, the two teams are split into two groups — of six and five players. Each player wears oversize plastic bumper suits with pictures of their faces on them, and the groups have to designate one player to serve as "the ball", in which that player try to advance from one side of a beach to another, toward a soccer goal. The remaining players either try to defend their own goal or help escort the designated "ball" toward their opponent's goal. After one group scores a goal, the other group takes the field and try to do the same. The first team to score three goals wins the challenge, while all members of the losing team are automatically sent to "The Draw." ^[8]
  • Winners: Team Red (Bananas, CT, Jessica, Johnny, Jonna, Jordan, Laurel, Nany, Preston, Swift, and Theresa)
• Piggy Back: First, players are separated into two teams of ten — five of each gender. Then, each team has to advance on ten hanging ropes from one platform to another that is suspended above water. After one player advances onto one rope, the next teammate has to use the first player as a "human bridge" in order to advance to the next rope. Subsequent players continue the process, until each player is hanging into their own rope, at which point, players continue to use their teammates as "human bridges" in order to reach the opposite platform. Players are disqualified if they don't grab each rope. The team that advances the most players from one platform to the other in the fastest time wins, while all members of the losing team are automatically sent to "The Draw." ^[9]
  • Winners: Team Purple (Cara Maria, Devyn, Jessica, Johnny, Jonna, Jordan, Leroy, Swift, Theresa, and Zach)
• Smarty Pants: Played as an individual challenge, host T. J. Lavin asks each player a series of trivia questions, which includes spelling, sports, geography, pop culture, and U.S. history. The challenge is played in multiple rounds — separated by gender. Each player is hanging by a rope from a platform suspended above water, and if they correctly answer a question, they will stay in the game, but will get a red X for each wrong answer. If a player gets two red X's, he/she is dropped into the water. The first four players of each gender to be dropped into the water are automatically sent to "The Draw", while the last player of each gender standing wins the challenge. ^[10]
  • Winners: Zach and Devyn
• Sausage Party: Played as an individual challenge, players have to roll themselves along a "barbecue-style" obstacle course on the beach, while covered in shrink wrap. The challenge is played in two separate heats — one for each gender. Player wiggle and roll through a variety of "condiments" and on oversize metal bars that resemble a grill grate, towards a series of oversize circular discs at the end of the course that resemble bread buns. The first player that makes his/her way through the course and onto the oversize "bread buns" wins, while the three players in each heat that do not make it to the buns are automatically sent to "The Draw." ^[11]
  • Winners: Johnny and Laurel
• Hold That Pose: Played in two teams of seven, all members of each team have to grab hold of a certain color of rope with their feet and hands. There are two ropes with 28 straps — four straps for each player, and once the hands and feet of each player are strapped in, all team members have to hold a pose above the sand for one minute. The first team to hold a pose for one minute without any players touching the ground wins, while all members of the losing team are automatically sent to "The Draw." ^[12]
  • Winners: Team Devyn (Devyn, Cara Maria, CT, Jessica, Leroy, Nany, and Zach)
• Dug Out: Much like the "T-Bone" elimination from Rivals , players run up and down, through intersecting half-pipes that are dug several feet deep, and have to transfer five colored balls to their partner's ball rack from one side to the other. The challenge is played in same-gender pairs — one round for each gender, and the pair that transfers all of their colored balls — 10 total — to each other's racks wins, while the remaining players are sent to "The Draw." ^[5]
  • Winners: CT and Zach & Nany and Theresa
• Crossover: Played in male/female pairs, each pair has to advance through a lagoon toward a sandbar, where two designated treasure chests are buried. Inside the treasure chests are oversize puzzle pieces that pairs need to assemble their puzzles. One partner digs through the sand to retrieve the pieces from one chest, then each pair advances back across the lagoon to the sandbar, where the other partner has to digs through the sand in order to retrieve the pieces from the second chest, the players finally advance back across the lagoon to reach their designated puzzle station. The first pair to solve the puzzle wins, while the two last-place pairs are automatically sent to "The Draw." ^[13]
  • Winners: Bananas and Nany

Elimination games

• Balls In: Each player is given five chances to get as many balls inside a barrel, located in the middle of a large circle. If a player is either knocked out of or steps out of the ring, or if the ball is knocked out of the ring, their ball is considered "dead." Players alternate between offense and defense in each round. The player who has more baskets than their opponent after five rounds wins the elimination round. ^{[3] [5] [9]} Note: Challenge previously used during The Inferno II and Spring Break Challenge.
  • Played by:Chet vs. Frank, Jemmye vs. LaToya, Bananas vs. Isaac, Jasmine vs. Laurel, Cara Maria vs. Jessica and Cohutta vs. Leroy.
• Wrecking Wall: Each player must punch through a 30-foot dry wall to make holes so they can climb up until they can reach a bell. The first player to ring the bell wins the elimination round. ^{[4] [11]}
  • Played by:Dustin vs. Frank, Emilee vs. Jonna, Bananas vs. Jordan, Aneesa vs. Jonna, CT vs. Leroy, and Cara Maria vs. Laurel
• Looper: Each player has a rope hooked to their backs and has to run around two posts to reach a bell. The first player to ring the bell wins the elimination round. ^[7] After its original appearance, a rope was added to each post, allowing competitors to use it to make pulling their opponent easier. ^[10]
  • Played by:Cara Maria vs. Nia, Jordan vs. Swift and Camila vs. Theresa
• Oppenheimer: Each player must run across a caged circle hallway and passed the other player to ring a bell. The first player to ring the bell twice wins the elimination round. ^{[8] [12]}
  • Played by:Cara Maria vs. LaToya, Brandon vs. Zach, Cohutta vs. Preston and Aneesa vs. Laurel
• Puzzle Pyramid: Each player has three puzzles to solve. After solving one puzzle, they will step up onto a podium until they reach the final puzzle. The first person to complete all three puzzles and ring the bell wins. ^[14]
  • Played by:Bananas vs. CT and Laurel vs. Theresa

Final challenge

The final challenge is a five-stage competition in a race to the top of Villarica. The first three stages are male/female pairs, while the last two stages are individual competitions. Each guy is paired with each girl in the initial three stages. When each player reaches the top of the volcano, their accumulated times from each stage are added up. The guy and girl with the fastest accumulated times win $125,000 apiece. The second-place finishers win $35,000 each, while the third-place finishers win $15,000 each. However, prior to the start of the race, host T. J. Lavin explained to the contestants that a player must complete all five stages of the final challenge in order to get paid.

• Stage 1: Each pair races in a kayak. Bananas is paired with Laurel, Johnny is paired with Nany, and Zach is paired with Devyn.
  • Bananas and Laurel – 40 minutes
  • Nany and Johnny – 44 minutes 53 seconds
  • Zach and Devyn – 58 minutes 21 seconds
• Stage 2: Each pair races in a 10K run which gains 2,000 feet (610 m) through a mountain trail. Johnny is paired with Laurel, Zach is paired with Nany, and Bananas is paired with Devyn. At the end of the trail, each pair has to solve a puzzle entitled "Latitude Problems", in which they have to stack a series of wooden discs in a pole that contain city names in geographical order from north to south. If a pair does not correctly solve the puzzle within a 30-minute time limit, they are permitted to reach the finish line to complete Stage 2.
  • Johnny and Laurel – 1 hour 23 minutes 54 seconds
  • Zach and Nany – 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Bananas and Devyn – 1 hour 34 minutes 47 seconds
• After Stage 2, the total times are:
  • Johnny – 2 hours 8 minutes 54 seconds
  • Bananas – 2 hours 14 minutes 47 seconds
  • Zach – 2 hours 28 minutes 21 seconds
  • Laurel – 2 hours 3 minutes 54 seconds
  • Nany – 2 hours 14 minutes 53 seconds
  • Devyn – 2 hours 33 minutes 8 seconds
• Stage 3: Each pair has to climb up a steep and rocky mountainside. Bananas is paired with Nany, Zach is paired with Laurel and Johnny is paired with Devyn. Due to the steep and rocky terrain, pairs are given staggered starts every 15 minutes in random order.
  • Bananas and Nany – 2 hours 19 minutes 14 seconds
  • Zach and Laurel – 2 hours 39 minutes 36 seconds
  • Johnny and Devyn – 2 hours 52 minutes 45 seconds
• After Stage 3, the total times are:
  • Bananas – 4 hours 34 minutes 1 second
  • Johnny – 5 hours 1 minute 32 seconds
  • Zach – 5 hours 7 minutes 57 seconds
  • Nany – 4 hours 34 minutes 7 seconds
  • Laurel – 4 hours 43 minutes 30 seconds
  • Devyn – 5 hours 25 minutes 53 seconds
• Stage 4: Each contestant has to pedal 25 miles on a stationary bike before seeking a meal and overnight rest in a nearby tent.
  • Bananas – 1 hour 1 minute
  • Johnny – 1 hour 23 minutes
  • Zach – 1 hour 31 minutes
  • Laurel – 1 hour 32 minutes
  • Nany – 1 hour 50 minutes
  • Devyn – 2 hours 43 minutes
• After Stage 4, the total times are (with previous seconds rounded to the nearest minute since seconds are no longer reported):
  • Bananas – 5 hours 35 minutes
  • Johnny – 6 hours 25 minutes
  • Zach – 6 hours 39 minutes
  • Laurel – 6 hours 16 minutes
  • Nany – 6 hours 24 minutes
  • Devyn – 8 hours 9 minutes
• Stage 5: Each competitor has to climb up the snow-covered slopes of Villarica.
  • Johnny – 2 hours 4 minutes
  • Bananas – 2 hours 36 minutes
  • Laurel – 3 hours 10 minutes 38 seconds
  • Nany – 3 hours 10 minutes 42 seconds
  • Zach – 3 hours 37 minutes
  • Devyn – 4 hours 30 minutes

Overall placement and time

• Males
  • Bananas – 8 hours 11 minutes (winner)
  • Johnny – 8 hours 29 minutes (second place)
  • Zach – 10 hours 16 minutes (third place)
• Females
  • Laurel – 9 hours 26 minutes (winner)
  • Nany – 9 hours 34 minutes (second place)
  • Devyn – 12 hours 39 minutes (third-place)

Sources for this section: ^{[14] [15]}

Game summary

Elimination chart

Episode		Challenge type	Winners		Elimination contestants				Elimination game	Elimination outcome
#	Challenge				Voted in		Draw pick			Winner		Eliminated
1	Out on a Ledge	Two teams of 14		Team Black		Chet		Frank	Balls In		Frank		Chet [lower-alpha 2]
						LaToya		Jemmye			LaToya		Jemmye
2	Auto Body Rally	Male/female pairs		Cohutta & Laurel		Jonna		Emilee	Wrecking Wall		Jonna		Emilee
						Dustin		Frank			Frank		Dustin
3 [lower-alpha 1]	Bar Crawl	Six teams of 4 [lower-alpha 3]		Team Brandon		Johnny	— [lower-alpha 4]		Looper	— [lower-alpha 4]
						Nia		Cara Maria			Cara Maria		Nia
4	Bounce Out	Two teams of 11		Team Red		LaToya		Cara Maria	Oppenheimer		Cara Maria		LaToya
						Brandon		Zach			Zach		Brandon
5	Piggy Back	Two teams of 10		Team Purple		Laurel		Jasmine	Balls In		Laurel		Jasmine
						Bananas		Isaac			Bananas		Isaac
6	Smarty Pants	Individual		Zach		Swift		Jordan	Looper		Jordan		Swift
				Devyn		Theresa		Camila			Theresa		Camila
7	Sausage Party	Individual		Laurel		Aneesa		Jonna	Wrecking Wall		Aneesa		Jonna
				Johnny		Bananas		Jordan [lower-alpha 5]			Bananas		Jordan
8	Hold That Pose	Two teams of 7		Team Devyn		Preston		Cohutta	Oppenheimer		Cohutta		Preston
						Aneesa		Laurel			Laurel		Aneesa
9	Dug Out	Same-gender pairs		Nany & Theresa		Jessica		Cara Maria	Balls In		Cara Maria		Jessica
				CT & Zach		Cohutta		Leroy			Leroy		Cohutta
10/11	Crossover	Male/female pairs		Bananas & Nany		CT		Leroy	Wrecking Wall		CT		Leroy
						Cara Maria		Laurel			Laurel		Cara Maria
11	— [lower-alpha 6]					Laurel vs. Theresa			Puzzle Pyramid		Laurel		Theresa
						Bananas vs. CT					Bananas		CT
11/12	Final Challenge	Male/female pairs → Individual		Bananas	2nd place: Johnny; 3rd place: Zach
				Laurel	2nd place: Nany; 3rd place: Devyn

Episode progress

Contestants Episodes 1 [lower-alpha 2] 2 3 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 4] 4 5 6 7 8 9 10/11 11 [lower-alpha 6] Finale 03 Bananas WIN SAFE WIN WIN ELIM SAFE ELIM RISK RISK WIN ELIM WINNER 24 Laurel WIN WIN SAFE WIN ELIM SAFE WIN ELIM RISK ELIM ELIM WINNER 17 Johnny WIN RISK SAVE WIN WIN RISK WIN RISK RISK RISK RISK SECOND 14 Nany WIN SAFE SAFE WIN RISK RISK RISK WIN WIN WIN RISK SECOND 06 Devyn WIN SAFE SAFE RISK WIN WIN RISK WIN RISK RISK RISK THIRD 23 Zach RISK SAFE SAFE ELIM WIN WIN SAFE WIN WIN SAFE RISK THIRD 01 CT WIN RISK RISK WIN RISK RISK SAFE WIN WIN ELIM OUT 08 Theresa RISK RISK SAFE WIN WIN ELIM SAFE RISK WIN SAFE OUT 02 Cara Maria RISK RISK ELIM ELIM WIN SAFE SAFE WIN ELIM OUT 13 Leroy RISK SAFE SAFE RISK WIN RISK RISK WIN ELIM OUT 15 Cohutta WIN WIN SAFE RISK RISK SAFE SAFE ELIM OUT 16 Jessica WIN SAFE WIN WIN WIN RISK SAFE WIN OUT 10 Aneesa WIN SAFE RISK RISK RISK RISK ELIM OUT 07 Preston WIN SAFE SAFE WIN RISK SAFE RISK OUT 25 Jordan WIN SAFE RISK WIN WIN ELIM OUT 20 Jonna RISK ELIM RISK WIN WIN SAFE OUT 28 Camila RISK SAFE WIN RISK RISK OUT 21 Swift WIN RISK RISK WIN WIN OUT 11 Isaac RISK SAFE SAFE RISK OUT 12 Jasmine WIN SAFE RISK RISK OUT 19 Brandon RISK SAFE WIN OUT 18 LaToya ELIM SAFE SAFE OUT 26 Nia WIN RISK OUT 05 Frank ELIM ELIM MED 27 Dustin RISK OUT 22 Emilee RISK OUT 04 Jemmye OUT 09 Chet QUIT

Competition

  The contestant won the competition

  The contestant did not win the final challenge

  The contestant won the week's competition, making him/her safe from the elimination round

  The contestant did not win the week's competition, but was not selected for the elimination round

  The contestant participated in the elimination draw, but did not draw the "kill card"

  The contestant was selected for the elimination round, but did not have to compete

  The contestant won the elimination round

  The contestant won the elimination round by default

  The contestant lost the elimination round

  The contestant withdrew from the elimination round due to injury

  The contestant was removed from the competition due to medical reasons

Voting progress

Voted into Elimination	Chet 7 of 14 votes	Jonna 2 of 2 votes	Johnny 4 of 4 votes	Tie Vote	LaToya 6 of 11 votes	Laurel 4 of 10 votes	Swift 2 of 2 votes	Aneesa 2 of 2 votes	Preston 7 of 7 votes	Jessica 4 of 4 votes	CT 2 of 2 votes
	LaToya 11 of 14 votes	Dustin 2 of 2 votes	Nia 3 of 4 votes	Brandon 4 of 11 votes		Bananas 4 of 10 votes	Theresa 2 of 2 votes	Bananas 2 of 2 votes	Aneesa 7 of 7 votes	Cohutta 3 of 4 votes	Tie Vote	Cara Maria 2 of 2 votes
Kill Card	Frank	Emilee	No Draw	Cara Maria		Jasmine	Jordan	Jonna	Cohutta	Cara Maria	Leroy
	Jemmye	Frank	Cara Maria	Zach		Isaac	Camila	Jordan	Laurel	Leroy	Laurel
Voter	Episodes
	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8	9	10/11
Bananas	LaToya		Nia	LaToya	LaToya						Cara Maria	Cara Maria
	Chet		Johnny	Brandon							CT
Laurel	LaToya	Jonna		Aneesa	Aneesa			Aneesa
	Chet	Dustin		Isaac				Bananas
Johnny	LaToya			LaToya	LaToya	Camila		Aneesa
	Dustin			Brandon		Bananas		Bananas
Nany	LaToya			Aneesa	Aneesa				Aneesa	Jessica	Theresa	Cara Maria
	Isaac			Zach					Preston	Johnny	CT
Zach						Laurel	Theresa		Aneesa	Jessica
						Bananas	Swift		Preston	Cohutta
Devyn	Emilee					Laurel	Theresa		Aneesa
	Leroy					Cohutta	Swift		Preston
CT	LaToya			LaToya	LaToya				Aneesa	Jessica
	Dustin			Brandon					Preston	Cohutta
Theresa				Jasmine	LaToya	Jasmine				Jessica
				Isaac		Preston				Cohutta
Cara Maria						Aneesa			Aneesa
						Bananas			Preston
Leroy						Laurel			Aneesa
						Isaac			Preston
Cohutta	LaToya	Jonna
	Chet	Dustin
Jessica	LaToya		Devyn	Jasmine	Aneesa	Aneesa			Aneesa
	Chet		Johnny	Leroy		Isaac			Preston
Aneesa	LaToya
	Brandon
Preston	Theresa			Aneesa	Aneesa
	Frank			Isaac
Jordan	LaToya			LaToya	LaToya	Nany
	Dustin			Leroy		Bananas
Jonna				Jasmine	LaToya	Laurel
				Cohutta		Preston
Camila			Nia
			Johnny
Swift	Emilee			Aneesa	Aneesa	Nany
	Chet			Brandon		Isaac
Isaac
Jasmine	LaToya
	Chet
Brandon			Nia
			Johnny
LaToya
Nia	LaToya
	Chet
Frank
Dustin
Emilee
Jemmye
Chet

Team selections

• Bold indicates team captains

Out on a Ledge (Ep. 1) Team Black Team Red Aneesa Johnny Brandon Isaac Bananas Jordan Camila Jemmye CT Laurel Cara Maria Jonna Cohutta Nany Chet LaToya Devyn Nia Dustin Leroy Jasmine Preston Emilee Theresa Jessica Swift Frank Zach

Auto Body Rally (Ep. 2) Swift & Theresa Dustin & Nany Frank & Nia CT & Emilee Cohutta & Laurel Aneesa & Zach Bananas & Jonna Cara Maria & Johnny Brandon & LaToya Jasmine & Jordan Devyn & Isaac Camila & Preston Jessica & Leroy

Bar Crawl (Ep. 3) [lower-alpha 3] Team Cara Maria Team Brandon Team LaToya Aneesa Bananas Cohutta Cara Maria Brandon LaToya CT Camila Nany Swift Jessica Preston Team Zach Team Jasmine Team Leroy Devyn Jasmine Isaac Johnny Jonna Laurel Theresa Jordan Leroy Zach Nia

Bounce Out (Ep. 4) Team Red Team Yellow Bananas Laurel Aneesa Isaac CT Nany Brandon Jasmine Jessica Preston Camila LaToya Johnny Swift Cara Maria Leroy Jonna Theresa Cohutta Zach Jordan Devyn

Piggy Back (Ep. 5) Team Purple Team Yellow Cara Maria Jordan Aneesa Isaac Devyn Leroy Bananas Jasmine Jessica Swift Camila Laurel Johnny Theresa Cohutta Nany Jonna Zach CT Preston

Hold That Pose (Ep. 8) Team Devyn Team Johnny Cara Maria Aneesa CT Bananas Devyn Cohutta Jessica Johnny Leroy Laurel Nany Preston Zach Theresa

Dug Out (Ep. 9) CT & Zach Bananas & Cohutta Johnny & Leroy Devyn & Laurel Nany & Theresa Cara Maria & Jessica

Crossover (Ep. 10/11) Zach & Theresa Bananas & Nany CT & Cara Maria Johnny & Devyn Leroy & Laurel

Final Challenge (Ep. 11/12) Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Bananas & Laurel Bananas & Devyn Bananas & Nany Johnny & Nany Johnny & Laurel Johnny & Devyn Zach & Devyn Zach & Nany Zach & Laurel

Episodes

1. Prior to the "Bar Crawl" challenge in Episode 3, it was announced that doctors diagnosed Frank with a contagious viral lung infection, and he was removed from the competition. Frank has since disputed this reasoning, saying the nurse told him he had pneumonia and not a viral infection. ^{[7] [16]}
2. Chet withdrew from the "Balls In" elimination, after sustaining an open wound on his chin. He was given the option to either continue the elimination round with a bandage, or get stitches and forfeit. Chet chose the latter option. ^[3]
3. As a result of Frank's departure due to illness, Team Jasmine competed in the "Bar Crawl" challenge with three players, while the other five teams competed with four players. ^[7]
4. Johnny was selected for the elimination round in Episode 3, but did not compete. There were four cards in "The Draw", but only three male players were eligible for participation — CT, Jordan and Swift — none of them drew the "kill card". Therefore, by virtue of Frank's illness that resulted in his removal from the competition, no male elimination round was held. ^[7]
5. Jordan was the first to flip a card and flipped all 3 cards until he received the kill card as part of his vow to take on Bananas. ^[11]
6. In Episode 11, no challenge was held prior to the final draw, and no competitor had immunity from the final draw. ^[14]

References

1. "The Challenge: Free Agents at MTV.com".
2. "The Challenge: Free Agents Reunion – Video at MTV.com".
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External links

• Official website

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
305	1	"Live Free or Die"	April 10, 2014 (2014-04-10)	0.95 [17]
306	2	"Love in the Fast Lane"	April 17, 2014 (2014-04-17)	0.92 [18]

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