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Cutthroat is the 20th season of The Challenge. It premiered on October 6th, 2010 and concluded with the reunion special on December 22nd, 2010.

Description

This season, thirty fan favorites will head to the mysterious city of Prague in the Czech Republic to compete in a bold new Challenge: Cutthroat, where players will discover an exciting new game, filled with twists and surprises. For the first time ever, there will be three teams, chosen by the players themselves. These three teams will battle each other in nine extreme challenges, leading up to a massive and grueling finale. With over $500,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs, the Challengers will need to stay true to the name of the game and get cutthroat to secure their share of the prize!

With a whopping thirty players competing, not everyone will make it to the end to vie for the riches. After each challenge, one man and one woman from each losing team will be sent into the "Gulag," a one-on-one battle arena that will test players' mental and physical capacities. Only the strong will survive and proudly return to the game to compete. The weak will leave with nothing. Staying out of the hellish "Gulag" means achieving victory in the challenges. After each challenge, the winning team will be safe from "The Gulag" and bank $20,000 to be shared amongst their final players. These lucky winners will have the pleasure of dining on an elegant feast, while the two losing teams will each be forced to send one male and one female player from their own ranks into "The Gulag." And in one of the biggest shockers of the game, players will enter a shadowy dungeon to cast a secret vote. Lies will be told and hearts will be broken, as these Challengers realize the powerful impact of a secret vote. Once the dust clears and the votes have been cast, the man and woman on each team with the most votes against them will be sentenced to "The Gulag." But these embattled players aren't out of the game just yet. The men will clash in their "Gulag" competition -- and so will the women. The winners will come right back to the very team that just voted against them and the losers will be sent straight home.

With over a half a million dollars in cash and prizes on the line, players will push themselves -- and each other -- past their breaking points. This is the most exciting group of players in years and anything is possible: friendships will be tested, romances will blossom, rivalries will emerge, and blood will be shed. And the greatest shock of all will occur in a jaw-dropping, mid-season twist that is too big to even hint at! These Challengers are in for the fight of their lives in order to win it all and be crowned champions of Cutthroat!

Cast

Red Team
Player Original season Finish
Brad Fiorenza RW: San Diego Winners
Dunbar Merrill RW: Sydney
Tori Fiorenza RR: Viewers' Revenge
Tyler Duckworth RW: Key West
Paula Meronek RW: Key West Episode 9/10
Camila Nakagawa Spring Break Challenge Episode 7
Brandon Nelson Fresh Meat II Episode 6
Melinda Stolp RW: Austin
Chet Cannon RW: Brooklyn
Mandi Moyer Fresh Meat II Episode 2
Grey Team
Player Original season Finish
Abram Boise RR: South Pacific Runners-Up
Cara Maria Sorbello Fresh Meat II
Laurel Stucky Fresh Meat II
Luke Wolfe Fresh Meat II
Sarah Rice RW: Brooklyn
Dan Walsh RR: Viewers' Revenge Episode 7
Ayiiia Elizarraràs RW: Cancun Episode 4
Shauvon Torres RW: Sydney Episode 3
Vinny Foti Fresh Meat II
JD Ordoñez RW: Brooklyn Episode 2
Blue Team
Player Original season Finish
Emily Schromm RW: D.C. Third Place
Jenn Grijalva RW: Denver
Derrick Kosinski RR: X-Treme Episode 9/10
Johnny Devenanzio RW: Key West Episode 8/9
Theresa Gonzalez Fresh Meat II
Katie Doyle RR: The Quest Episode 5
Ty Ruff RW: D.C.
Eric Banks Fresh Meat Episode 4
Emilee Fitzpatrick RW: Cancun Episode 1
Derek Chavez RW: Cancun

Game Summary

Gulag Progress

Males 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8/9 9/10 Finale
Brad SAFE SAFE WIN WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER
Dunbar SAFE SAFE WIN WIN SAFE SAFE GULAG SAFE SAFE WINNER
Tyler SAFE SAFE WIN WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE GULAG GULAG WINNER
Luke WIN SAFE SAFE GULAG WIN WIN SAFE WIN WIN SECOND
Abram WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN SAFE WIN WIN SECOND
Derrick SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE GULAG WIN SAFE OUT
Johnny SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN OUT
Dan WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN OUT
Brandon GULAG GULAG WIN WIN GULAG OUT
Chet SAFE SAFE WIN WIN SAFE OUT
Ty SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE DQ
Eric SAFE WIN GULAG OUT
Vinny WIN SAFE OUT
JD WIN OUT
Derek OUT
Females 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8/9 9/10 Finale
Tori SAFE SAFE WIN WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE GULAG SAFE WINNER
Cara Maria WIN GULAG SAFE SAFE WIN WIN SAFE WIN WIN SECOND
Laurel WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN GULAG WIN WIN SECOND
Sarah WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN SAFE WIN WIN SECOND
Emily SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE GULAG WIN SAFE GULAG THIRD
Jenn SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE THIRD
Paula SAFE SAFE WIN WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE DQ
Theresa SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN OUT
Camila GULAG SAFE WIN WIN GULAG SAFE OUT
Melinda SAFE SAFE WIN WIN SAFE OUT
Katie SAFE WIN GULAG GULAG OUT
Ayiiia WIN SAFE SAFE OUT
Shauvon WIN SAFE QUIT
Mandi SAFE OUT
Emilee OUT

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