Battle of the Seasons is the 23rd season of The Challenge. It premiered on September 19th, 2012 and concluded with the reunion special on December 19th, 2012. It is the sequel to the 2002 season, Battle of the Seasons.
We paired up enemies in "Rivals" and old flames in "Battle of the Exes," now, for the first time ever, it will be an all out battle for Real World supremacy. "The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons" reunites cast members from seven of the Real World's most memorable seasons. Within each team, there are exes, rivalries, current romances, best friendships and everything in between that could either help or hurt them in their goal to become the last season standing. And to make matters more intense, in competing for $350,000 in grand prizes, the former roommates may have to turn on each other to secure their own safety in the game. The usual struggles of strength and stamina will remain, but this time, they'll have to sort out their issues from their original season if they want to win it all.
During each Challenge, teams will compete in order to become the Power Team, who will have the ability to place one team of their decision into the Arena. The other team going into the Arena will be that day's Challenge losers. Once in the Arena, each team must decide one male-female pair to compete, and have the potential to go home with no money. The losing pair in the Arena will go home, and leave their team short two players. Teams can compete with only two players, and have potential to make a greater share of the final's $340,000.
Money for finalists is split as follows:
First Place: $250,000
Second Place: $50,000
Third Place: $40,000
Game Summary
Elimination chart
Episode
Power team
Arena contestants
Arena game
Arena outcome
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Challenge
Last-place team
Winners' selection
Last-place pair
Selected pair
Winning pair
Losing pair
1
Don't Cross Me
Team Cancun
Team Fresh Meat
Team Austin
Cara Maria & Eric
Lacey & Wes
Hall Brawl
Cara Maria & Eric
Lacey & Wes
2
Oil Change
Team San Diego
Team Austin
Team Fresh Meat
Danny & Melinda
Camila & Eric**
Balls Out
Camila & Eric
Danny & Melinda
3
Hook, Line & Sinker
Team Las Vegas
Team Fresh Meat
Team Brooklyn
Brandon & Cara Maria**
Chet & Sarah
Knot So Fast
Chet & Sarah
Brandon & Cara Maria
4/5
Don't Weigh Me Down
Team Cancun
Team Brooklyn
Team Fresh Meat
Devyn & JD
Camila & Eric
Water Torture
Devyn & JD*
Camila & Eric
5
Chairman of the Board
Team San Diego
Team New Orleans
Team Brooklyn
McKenzie & Preston
Chet & Sarah
Balls Out
Chet & Sarah
McKenzie & Preston
6
Insane Games
Team New Orleans
Team St. Thomas
Team Las Vegas
Laura & Trey
Dustin & Nany
Knot So Fast
Dustin & Nany
Laura & Trey
7
Logged Out
Team Brooklyn
Team New Orleans
Team San Diego
Jemmye & Knight
Sam & Zach**
Water Torture
Sam & Zach
Jemmye & Knight
8
Hunger Games
Team Brooklyn
Team San Diego
Team Cancun
Sam & Zach
CJ & Jasmine
Hall Brawl
Sam & Zach
CJ & Jasmine
9
Abandon Ship
Team San Diego
Team St. Thomas
Team Las Vegas
Marie & Robb
Alton & Nany
Balls Out
Marie & Robb
Alton & Nany
10
Force Field
Team San Diego
Team Las Vegas
Team St. Thomas
Dustin & Trishelle
Marie & Robb
Water Torture
Dustin & Trishelle
Marie & Robb
11
Sling Shot
Team Las Vegas
Team Cancun
Team San Diego
Derek & Jonna
Ashley & Frank
Knot So Fast
Ashley & Frank
Derek & Jonna
12
Final Challenge
Team San Diego
2nd place: Team Las Vegas; 3rd place: Team Brooklyn
Notes
"**" indicates that the team was unable to choose representatives to compete in the Arena, so the Power Team chose those two players to go into the Arena.
During the "Water Torture" Arena at the beginning of Episode 5, Eric grew frustrated and quit when he determined that his weight prevented him from competing in the Arena, despite being in the lead. As a result, Team Fresh Meat was disqualified, and Team Brooklyn was declared the winner by default.
Arena Progress
Males
Episodes
1
2
3
4/5
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Finale
Frank
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
WIN
ARENA
WINNER
Zach
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
ARENA
ARENA
WIN
WIN
SAFE
WINNER
Dustin
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
ARENA
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
ARENA
WIN
SECOND
Chet
SAFE
SAFE
ARENA
SAFE
ARENA
SAFE
WIN
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
THIRD
JD
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
ARENA
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
THIRD
Derek
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
OUT
Robb
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
ARENA
OUT
Alton
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
OUT
CJ
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
OUT
Knight
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
OUT
Trey
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
OUT
Preston
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
OUT
Eric
ARENA
ARENA
SAFE
QUIT
Brandon
SAFE
SAFE
OUT
Danny
SAFE
OUT
Wes
OUT
Females
Episodes
1
2
3
4/5
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Finale
Ashley
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
WIN
ARENA
WINNER
Sam
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
ARENA
ARENA
WIN
WIN
SAFE
WINNER
Trishelle
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
ARENA
WIN
SECOND
Devyn
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
ARENA
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
THIRD
Sarah
SAFE
SAFE
ARENA
SAFE
ARENA
SAFE
WIN
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
THIRD
Jonna
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
OUT
Marie
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
ARENA
OUT
Nany
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
ARENA
SAFE
SAFE
OUT
Jasmine
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
OUT
Jemmye
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
OUT
Laura
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
OUT
McKenzie
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
OUT
Camila
SAFE
ARENA
SAFE
DQ
Cara Maria
ARENA
SAFE
OUT
Melinda
SAFE
OUT
Lacey
OUT
Gallery
Team Austin Melinda, Danny, Lacey, and Wes
Team Brooklyn Sarah, Devyn, JD, and Chet
Team Cancun Derek, Jasmine, CJ, and Jonna
Team Las Vegas Dustin, Nany, Alton, and Trishelle
Team New Orleans Preston, McKenzie, Knight, and Jemmye