Battle of the Exes II is the 26th season of The Challenge. It premiered on January 6th, 2015 and concluded with the reunion special on March 24th, 2015. It is the sequel to the 2012 season, Battle of the Exes. This season marks the final television appearances of Diem Brown and Ryan Knight.
Description
Battle of the Exes II takes twenty six of the most infamous former flames, recent splits, and fresh faces from other MTV reality series, to Panama for one of the most explosive Challenge formats yet. Once paired up with their exes, these competitors must overcome their past in order to face the present, if they want a shot at claiming their share of the $350,000 grand prize. Will romances be rekindled or will unresolved issues ruin these pairs? Between the bitter rivalries, jealous lovers, and demanding challenges, it’ll take the ultimate couple to withstand the pressures of the game. And with a brand new, mid-season twist that will shock the cast like never before, the stakes have never been higher for these exes to work as teams.
Cast
|
|
Teams
| Male partner | Female partner | Team | Ex-iled | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Wiseley | Sarah Rice | Jordan & Sarah | Winners | |
| Leroy Garrett | Theresa Gonzalez | Leroy & Theresa | Runners-Up | |
| Jay Gotti | Jenna Compono | Jay & Jenna | Third Place | |
| Johnny Devenanzio | Nany González | Bananas & Nany | Episode 5 | Episode 10/11 |
| Leroy Garrett | Nia Moore | Leroy & Nia | ||
| Wes Bergmann | Theresa Gonzalez | Wes & Theresa | Episode 9/10 | |
| Zach Nichols | Jonna Mannion | Zach & Jonna | Episode 8 | Episode 8 |
| Johnny Reilly | Averey Tressler | Johnny & Averey | Episode 7 | Episode 7 |
| Adam Kuhn | Brittany Baldassari | Adam & Brittany | Episode 6/7 | Episode 6/7 |
| John Jacobs | Simone Kelly | John & Simone | Episode 3 | Episode 5 |
| Ryan Knight | Jemmye Carroll | Knight & Jemmye | Episode 4 | Episode 4 |
| Dustin Zito | Jessica McCain | Dustin & Jessica | Episode 1 | Episode 3 |
| Chris Tamburello | Diem Brown | CT & Diem | ||
| Thomas Buell | Hailey Chivers | Thomas & Hailey | Episode 2 | Episode 2 |
Format
Each team participates in numerous challenges, which are followed by an elimination round — "The Dome." The winning team of each challenge earns the title of "Power Couple," as well as immunity from entering The Dome, while the last-place finisher is automatically sent to The Dome. The "Power Couple" also earns the right of choosing the team that will face the last-place finisher in The Dome. The team who wins the elimination round returns to the game and has a shot at a $350,000 prize, while the losing team is eliminated from the game.
After the first eight "Dome" games, a losing team will have a chance to re-join the competition in "Battle of the EX-iled," which will pit a newly-eliminated couple against the winner of the previous week's "Ex-iled" winner. Ex-ile matches and mini episodes were shown on MTV.com and MTV aired a Battle of the EX-iled Recap special after episode 6 showing progress in ex-iles up to that point.
Money for finalists is split as follows:
- First Place: $250,000 ($125,000 each)
- Second Place: $70,000 ($35,000 each)
- Third Place: $30,000 ($15,000 each)
Game Summary
Dome Progress
| Teams | Episodes | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6/7 | 7 | 8 | 9/10 | 10/11 | Finale | ||
| Jordan & Sarah | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | DOME | WIN | WIN | WINNERS | |
| Leroy & Theresa | N/A | DOME | SECOND | |||||||||
| Jay & Jenna | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | THIRD | |
| Bananas & Nany | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | EX-ILE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| Leroy & Nia | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | DOME | SAFE | DOME | WIN | DOME | DQ | ||
| Wes & Theresa | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||
| Zach & Jonna | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | EX-ILE | ||||
| Johnny & Averey | SAFE | DOME | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | DOME' | EX-ILE | |||||
| Adam & Brittany | DOME | SAFE | DOME | DOME | SAFE | EX-ILE | ||||||
| Knight & Jemmye | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | EX-ILE | ||||||||
| John & Simone | SAFE | SAFE | EX-ILE | |||||||||
| CT & Diem | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
| Thomas & Hailey | SAFE | EX-ILE | ||||||||||
| Dustin & Jessica | EX-ILE | |||||||||||
Competition
- The team won the challenge and became the Power Couple.
- This team was sent into the Dome and won, keeping them in the competition.
- This team lost in the Dome and was sent to Ex-ile.
- This team was removed from the competition due to injury/illness.
Ex-ile Progress
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bananas & Nany | EX-ILE | EX-ILE | EX-ILE | EX-ILE | |||||
| Zach & Jonna | OUT | ||||||||
| Johnny & Averey | OUT | ||||||||
| Adam & Brittany | OUT | ||||||||
| John & Simone | EX-ILE | EX-ILE | OUT | ||||||
| Knight & Jemmye | OUT | ||||||||
| Dustin & Jessica | EX-ILE | EX-ILE | OUT | ||||||
| Thomas & Hailey | OUT | ||||||||
Competition
- This team won the Ex-ile, keeping them in the competition.
- This team lost the Ex-ile and was eliminated from the competition.
- This team was removed from the competition due to injury/illness.
- This team was in Ex-ile but did not have to compete.
Gallery
TJ Lavin