The Challenge: Total Madness

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Total Madness
Season 35
Presented by T. J. Lavin
No. of contestants28
Winners
Location
No. of episodes18 (including the Reunion and the Behind-the-scenes specials)
Release
Original network MTV
Original releaseApril 1 (2020-04-01) 
July 29, 2020 (2020-07-29)
Season chronology
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War of the Worlds 2
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Double Agents

The Challenge: Total Madness is the thirty-fifth season of the MTV reality competition series The Challenge . This season features alumni from The Real World , Are You the One? , Big Brother , Celebrity Big Brother UK , The Amazing Race , Survivor , Geordie Shore , Ex on the Beach (US and UK), Shipwrecked , and Survival of the Fittest competing for a share at a $1 million prize. [1] [2] The season premiered on April 1, 2020, and concluded its run on July 29 of the same year with the Reunion and the Behind-the-scenes specials. [3]

Format

The cast of the thirty-fifth season of The Challenge, along with host T.J. Lavin. Challenge Total Madness Cast.jpg
The cast of the thirty-fifth season of The Challenge, along with host T.J. Lavin.

Total Madness features a main challenge, a nomination process, and an elimination round.

Twists

Contestants

Male contestants [3] Original seasonFinish
Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio The Real World: Key West Winner
Kyle Christie Geordie Shore 8 Runner-up
Cory Wharton Real World: Ex-Plosion Third place
Faysal "Fessy" ShafaatBig Brother 20Fourth place
Rogan O'Connor Ex on the Beach UK 2 Fifth place
Nelson Thomas Are You the One? 3 Episode 15
Josh Martinez Big Brother 19 Episode 14
Christopher "Swaggy C" Williams Big Brother 20 Episode 12
Wes Bergmann The Real World: Austin Episode 10
Stephen Bear Celebrity Big Brother UK 18 Episode 8
Jordan Wiseley The Real World: Portland Episode 8
Jay Starrett Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X Episode 5/6 [lower-alpha 1]
Chris "CT" Tamburello The Real World: Paris Episode 3
Asaf Goren So You Think You Can Dance 12 Episode 1
Female contestants [3] Original seasonFinish
Jennifer "Jenny" West Survival of the Fittest Winner
Kaycee ClarkBig Brother 20Runner-up
Bayleigh DaytonBig Brother 20Third place [lower-alpha 2]
Melissa ReevesEx on the Beach UK 2Fourth place [lower-alpha 3]
Dee Nguyen Geordie Shore 17 Episode 15
Aneesa Ferreira The Real World: Chicago Episode 14
Nany Gonzalez The Real World: Las Vegas (2011) Episode 13
Mattie Lynn Breaux Party Down South Episode 11
Jenna ComponoReal World: Ex-PlosionEpisode 9
Kailah Casillas Real World: Go Big or Go Home Episode 9
Tula "Big T" Fazakerley Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands Episode 9 [lower-alpha 4]
Tori Deal Are You the One? 4 Episode 6/7
Ashley MitchellReal World: Ex-PlosionEpisode 4
Jennifer "Jenn" Lee The Amazing Race 29 Episode 2

Gameplay

Challenge games

Purgatory games

Final Challenge

Checkpoint One: Players must ski over towards a pile of logs. They can take up to three logs before skiing across a valley towards a skull monument to deposit the logs. Once a player has collected twelve logs, they must ignite a fuse and light up their monument before proceeding to the end of the checkpoint. Unbeknownst to the players, the first male and female to finish the checkpoint form the final Tribunal of the season, ahead of an Instant Elimination.

The Journey: All nine players must traverse a via ferrata together to reach a compound at the top of a mountain, crossing a tightrope along the way. Once they reach the compound, players not in the Tribunal must select one male and one female to participate in an Instant Elimination. The Tribunal then select the second male and female for the Instant Elimination.

Instant Elimination - Knockout: Players start at opposite ends of a ring and must race to ring a hanging bell in the middle before their opponent. The player to ring the bell first twice, wins.

Overnight Stage: Both Tribunal members and both winners of the Instant Elimination are rewarded with a warm room to sleep inside of the compound for the night. The remaining three players must spend six hours outside by a fire before being allowed inside of the compound.

Final Push: Players follow a trail until they reach the glacier where the finish line is set up. Tribunal members have a two-minute headstart and the Instant Elimination winners have a one-minute headstart. Along the way, there are a series of math operations, the solution of which forms the combination to unlock a skull that they must smash before proceeding. The first male and female to cross the finish line are declared the winners of Total Madness and receive $500,000 each.

Game summary

EpisodeGenderChallenge typeWinnersTribunalPurgatory contestantsPurgatory gamePurgatory outcome
#ChallengeVoted InTribunal PicksWinnerEliminated
1Battle LinesMaleIndividualRoganCory, Jenny, RoganAsafJayKyleWesAir StrikeJayAsaf
Jenny
2Airdrop ExtractionFemale9 teams of 3Team 1Cory, Dee, Swaggy CJennBig TJennyToriFlip The SwitchJennyJenn
3Decode and DetonateMaleIndividualCTBayleigh, CT, Swaggy CJayBearNelsonRoganTake ShelterJayCT
Bayleigh
4Cold WarFemale5 teams of 5Team 4Aneesa, Bananas, Bear, Big T, KayceeAshleyDeeMattieToriCode BreakerDeeAshley
5/6Bomb SquadMale6 teams of 4Team 4Jenny, Josh, Kaycee, Swaggy CJayNelsonRoganWesFire BallRoganJay [lower-alpha 1]
6/7Fast & FuriousFemaleMale/Female pairs [lower-alpha 5] Jordan & NanyJenna, Jordan, NanyToriBig TDeeKailahDust To DustJennaTori
8DecontaminationMaleIndividualMattieBananas, Mattie, WesFessyBearCoryJordanKylePole WrestleFessyJordan
WesNelsonNelsonBear
9Tunnel Rats [lower-alpha 4] Female3 teams of 5 & 1 team of 4Team 3Bayleigh, Cory, Dee, Nany, WesKayceeJennaJennyKailahMelissaBombs AwayKayceeKailah
AneesaAneesaJenna
10Throne OffMaleIndividualDeeDee, Rogan, WesBananasCoryKyleSwaggy CCharge the WallBananasWes
Wes
11Flag DownFemaleIndividualJoshBananas, Josh, MelissaMattieBayleighDeeNanyTunnel VisionDeeMattie
Melissa
12Tanks-A LotMale5 teams of 3Team 5Bayleigh, Dee, FessyCoryJoshKyleSwaggy CLaunch ButtonCorySwaggy C
13Bloc'd InFemale2 teams of 7Team 1Aneesa, Bananas, Cory, Jenny, Josh, Nany, RoganMelissaBayleighDeeKayceeOff With Your HeadsMelissaNany
14Running Out of TimeFemaleIndividualJennyFessy, Jenny, JoshBayleighAneesaMelissaKnots of WarBayleighAneesa
MaleFessyKyleNelsonRoganKyleJosh
15Crash CourseFemaleIndividualKayceeBananas, Kaycee, KyleJennyBayleighDeeHall BrawlJennyDee
MaleBananasRoganCoryNelsonRoganNelson
16Final ChallengeIndividualBananas2nd place: Kyle; 3rd place: Cory; 4th place: Fessy; 5th place: Rogan
Jenny2nd place: Kaycee; 3rd place: Bayleigh; [lower-alpha 2] 4th place: Melissa [lower-alpha 3]

Elimination progress

ContestantsEpisodes
12345/6 [lower-alpha 1] 6/789 [lower-alpha 4] 101112131415Finale [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 2]
JennyWINELIMSAFESAFEWINSAFESAFENOMSAFESAFESAFEWINWINELIMWINNER
BananasSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEHIGHSAFEELIMHIGHSAFEWINSAFEWINWINNER
KyleNOMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMSAFENOMSAFENOMSAFEELIMHIGHSECOND
KayceeSAFESAFESAFEWINWINSAFESAFEELIMSAFESAFESAFENOMSAFEWINSECOND
CoryHIGHWINSAFESAFESAFESAFENOMWINNOMSAFEELIMWINSAFENOMTHIRD
BayleighSAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFENOMWINNOMELIMNOMTHIRD
FessySAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEWINSAFEFOURTH
MelissaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMSAFEWINSAFEELIMNOMSAFEFOURTH
RoganWINSAFENOMSAFEELIMSAFESAFESAFEHIGHSAFESAFEWINNOMELIMFIFTH
NelsonSAFESAFENOMSAFENOMSAFEELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMOUT
DeeSAFEWINSAFEELIMSAFENOMSAFEWINWINELIMWINNOMSAFEOUT
JoshSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINNOMWINLOST
AneesaSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFEELIMSAFESAFESAFEWINOUT
NanySAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEWINSAFENOMSAFELOST
Swaggy CSAFEWINHIGHSAFEWINSAFESAFESAFENOMSAFEOUT
MattieSAFESAFESAFENOMSAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEOUT
WesNOMSAFESAFESAFENOMSAFEWINWINLOST
JennaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEVOLSAFEOUT
KailahSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMSAFEOUT
Big TSAFENOMSAFEWINSAFENOMSAFEMED
BearSAFESAFENOMWINSAFESAFEOUT
JordanSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINOUT
ToriSAFENOMSAFENOMSAFEOUT
JayELIMSAFEELIMSAFEMED
AshleySAFESAFESAFEOUT
CTSAFESAFELOST
JennSAFEOUT
AsafOUT
Competition
  The contestant finished the final challenge and won
  The contestant finished the final challenge and lost
  The contestant was eliminated during the Final Challenge
  The contestant won the challenge and was part of the tribunal
  The contestant did not win the challenge, but was part of the tribunal
  The contestant was not selected for the Purgatory
  The contestant was nominated by the tribunal for interrogation, but was not selected for the Purgatory
  The contestant won the Purgatory and earned a Red Skull
  The contestant was part of the tribunal, volunteered for the Purgatory, won and earned a Red Skull
  The contestant lost the Purgatory and was eliminated
  The contestant was part of the tribunal, volunteered for the Purgatory, lost and was eliminated
  The contestant was removed from the competition due to medical reasons
  The contestant withdrew from the competition

Voting progress

House VoteAsaf
15 of 25 votes
Jenn
20 of 24 votes
Jay
8 of 23 votes
Ashley
7 of 20 votes
Jay
10 of 20 votes
Tori
20 of 20 votes
Fessy
6 of 19 votes
Nelson
9 of 19 votes
Kaycee
14 of 14 votes
Aneesa
14 of 14 votes
Bananas
14 of 14 votes
Mattie
13 of 13 votes
Cory
8 of 12 votes
Melissa
4 of 7 votes
Kyle
8 of 10 votes
Bayleigh
8 of 10 votes
Rogan
8 of 8 votes
Jenny
4 of 8 votes
Rogan
volunteered
Melissa
volunteered
Tribunal's VoteJay
3 of 3 votes
Jenny
3 of 3 votes
CT
volunteered
Dee
5 of 5 votes
Rogan
4 of 4 votes
Jenna
volunteered
Jordan
3 of 3 votes
Bear
2 of 3 votes
Kailah
4 of 5 votes
Jenna
4 of 5 votes
Wes
volunteered
Dee
2 of 3 votes
Swaggy C
2 of 3 votes
Nany
volunteered
Josh
volunteered
Aneesa
2 of 3 votes
Nelson
3 of 3 votes
Dee
3 of 3 votes
Bananas
2 of 2 votes
Kaycee
2 of 2 votes
VoterEpisodes
12345789101112131415Finale
BananasJayBig TJayDeeJayToriJordanCoryKayceeAneesaBananasDeeKyleKyleBayleighNelsonDee
JennyJayJennAshleyRoganToriNelsonKayceeAneesaBananasMattieKyleAneesaRoganDeeBananasKaycee
KyleJayJennJayAshleyJayToriFessyNelsonKayceeAneesaBananasMattieKyleMelissaKyleBayleighNelsonDee
KayceeAsafJennNelsonDeeRoganToriKayceeAneesaBananasMattieCoryMelissaKyleBayleighNelsonDee
CoryJayJennyJayBearToriBearKailahJennaBananasMattieCoryKyleBayleighRoganJennyBananasKaycee
BayleighAsafJennToriKailahJennaBananasMattieSwaggy CBayleighKyleBayleighRoganMelissa
FessyAsafJennBananasBearToriBearKayceeAneesaBananasMattieSwaggy CBayleighMelissaRoganDee
MelissaAsafJennJayAshleyJayToriNelsonKayceeAneesaBananasBayleighKyleMelissaKyleBayleighRoganBayleighMelissa
RoganJayBig TJayJayToriKayceeAneesaMattieCoryRoganJennyRogan
NelsonAsafJennBananasBearToriBearBearKayceeAneesaBananasMattieCoryBayleighKyleBayleighRoganJenny
DeeAsafJennyBananasAshleyJayToriKailahJennaMattieKyleMelissaRoganJenny
JoshAsafJennNelsonRoganToriNelsonNelsonKayceeAneesaBananasDeeCoryJoshAneesa
AneesaAsafJennJordanDeeToriNelsonNelsonKayceeAneesaBananasMattieCoryKyleBayleigh
NanyJayJennNelsonAshleyJayFessyJennyJennyBananasMattieCoryNany
Swaggy CAsafJennyRoganToriNelsonKayceeAneesaBananasMattieCory
MattieAsafJennAshleyJayToriJordanBearKayceeAneesaBananasMattie
WesAsafJennJayKyleToriJordanBearKailahJennaWes
JennaJayJennNelsonJennaFessyKayceeAneesa
KailahJayJennNelsonJayToriFessyNelsonKayceeAneesa
Big TAsafJennBananasDeeToriNelson
BearAsafJennJayDeeJayToriFessyNelson
JordanJayJennJordanJordanFessyJordan
ToriJayJennJayAshleyJayTori
JayAsafJennBananasBear
AshleyAsafJennBananas
CTJayBig TCT
JennJayBig T
AsafWes

Team selections

Airdrop Extraction (Ep. 2)
Team 1Team 2Team 3
CoryJennyAshley
DeeJordanBear
Swaggy CWesJenna
Team 4Team 5Team 6
BayleighBig TCT
JennMattieJay
JoshRoganKaycee
Team 7Team 8Team 9
AneesaKailahFessy
BananasNelsonKyle
NanyToriMelissa
Cold War (Ep. 4)
Team 1Team 2Team 3Team 4Team 5
AshleyDeeJayAneesaBayleigh
FessyJordanMattieBananasCory
JoshKailahMelissaBearJenna
NanyNelsonToriBig TJenny
RoganSwaggy CWesKayceeKyle
Bomb Squad (Ep. 5/6)
Team 1Team 2Team 3
JayBananasBig T
KailahBearMattie
NanyDeeNelson
WesToriRogan
Team 4Team 5Team 6
JennyBayleighAneesa
JoshCoryFessy
KayceeKyleJenna
Swaggy CMelissaJordan
Fast & Furious (Ep.6/7) [lower-alpha 5]
Jordan & Nany
Dee & Swaggy C
Big T & Kyle
Josh & Tori
Fessy & Jenna
Cory & Mattie
Aneesa & Nelson
Jenny & Rogan
Bananas & Melissa
Bear & Kaycee
Kailah & Wes
Bayleigh & Jordan
Tunnel Rats (Ep. 9)
Team 1Team 2Team 3Team 4
FessyBananasBayleighAneesa
JennyJennaCoryJosh
KayceeKyleDeeKailah
NelsonMelissaNanyMattie
RoganWesSwaggy C
Tanks-A Lot (Ep. 12)
Team 1Team 2Team 3Team 4Team 5
CoryBananasAneesaNanyBayleigh
JoshMelissaJennyNelsonDee
KayceeRoganKyleSwaggy CFessy
Bloc'd In (Ep. 13)
Team 1Team 2
AneesaBayleigh
BananasDee
CoryFessy
JennyKaycee
JoshKyle
NanyMelissa
RoganNelson

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
4541"Mad World"April 1, 2020 (2020-04-01)1.06 [4]
4552"Sweet Dreams Are Made of Dee"April 8, 2020 (2020-04-08)0.93 [5]
4563"A Hard Jay's Night"April 15, 2020 (2020-04-15)0.92 [6]
4574"Karma Chameleon"April 22, 2020 (2020-04-22)1.02 [7]
4585"Break Up With Your BF, I'm Bored"April 29, 2020 (2020-04-29)1.00 [8]
4596"Love Will Tear Us Apart"May 6, 2020 (2020-05-06)0.93 [9]
4607"Should I Stay Or Should I Go?"May 13, 2020 (2020-05-13)0.85 [10]
4618"Live and Let Die"May 20, 2020 (2020-05-20)1.02 [11]
4629"Backstabber"May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)0.93 [12]
46310"The Final Countdown"June 3, 2020 (2020-06-03)0.91 [13]
46411"You Ain't Right"June 10, 2020 (2020-06-10)0.88 [14]
46512"Pictures of You"June 17, 2020 (2020-06-17)0.90 [15]
46613"Victim of Love"June 24, 2020 (2020-06-24)0.94 [16]
46714"Your Time Is Gonna Come"July 1, 2020 (2020-07-01)0.85 [17]
46815"Crash Into Me"July 8, 2020 (2020-07-08)0.94 [18]
46916"It's the End of the World As We Know It"July 15, 2020 (2020-07-15)0.98 [19]

Reunion special

The Reunion special aired on July 22, 2020, and was hosted by former NFL player Vernon Davis. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was conducted by way of a Zoom chat. It was watched by 0.78 million viewers. [20] A behind-the-scenes special, also hosted by Davis, aired on July 29, 2020, and was watched by 0.49 million viewers. [21]

Controversy

"As a result of Dee Nguyen's offensive comments about Black Lives Matter movement, MTV have severed ties with her. Out of respect for the competition and other Challengers, MTV will air the season as planned. Dee Nguyen will not appear in the reunion to be filmed at a later date. MTV strongly condemns systemic racism."

Statement from MTV. [22]

Following controversial comments about the Black Lives Matter movement on Twitter, during the airing of the season, MTV decided to cut ties with cast member Dee Nguyen on June 9, 2020. After the incident, Nguyen posted an apology on her social media, and was mostly edited out of the remaining episodes of the season. [23] [24]

On June 12, it was reported that Nguyen had hired a legal team and was considering taking legal action against MTV for firing her. [25]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Jay suffered a concussion during the first round of the "Fire Ball" elimination and was deemed medically unable to continue. Rogan was declared the winner by default.
  2. 1 2 3 4 During the Final Challenge, Bayleigh injured her knee and deemed herself unable to continue. She withdrew from the Final Challenge during the Overnight Stage.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Melissa volunteered to participate in the mid-final 'Knockout' elimination. However, prior to the beginning of the elimination, she withdrew after she felt that she was unable to finish the Final Challenge due to mental and physical exhaustion. Kaycee was declared the winner by default.
  4. 1 2 3 Prior to the "Tunnel Rats" challenge in Episode 9, Big T was medically removed from the competition due to suffering a split toe in the previous episode.
  5. 1 2 Due to an uneven number of male players, Jordan was randomly selected and competed twice in the "Fast & Furious" challenge.

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The Challenge: Ride or Dies is the thirty-eighth season of the MTV reality competition series The Challenge, featuring alumni from The Real World, Road Rules, The Challenge, Are You the One?, Big Brother, Ex on the Beach, Survivor, Love Island, Ultimate Beastmaster, Prince Charming, The Mole Germany, Beauty & The Nerd and Exatlón Estados Unidos competing for a share at a $1 million prize. The season premiered on October 12, 2022, preceded by a launch special titled "Ready to Ride" which aired on October 10, 2022.

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