The Challenge: Final Reckoning

Final Reckoning
Season Information
Season No.	32
Location	Hermanus, South Africa
Original Release	July 10, 2018 –
Host	TJ Lavin
Prize Money	$1,000,000
Winners	TBA
Cast
Season Chronology
Previous	Vendettas
Next	–
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Final Reckoning is the 32nd season of The Challenge. Filming began in March and concluded in May 2018.

Description

First, Dirty 30 sparked the chaos, Then Vendettas burned everything to the ground, now Final Reckoning will mold the ashes into a new Challenge. This is it. The third chapter to end the epic trilogy saga that pushes our competitors to face the consequences of their actions. All of their recent betrayals, backstabs and wrongdoings will come to head and they must find a way to work together with their biggest vendetta of all! Will they be able to put aside their issues and settle their scores to take home the crown and win $1 MILLION?

Cast

Teams Partner 1 Partner 2 Sent to Redemption Finish Ashley Mitchell RW: Ex-Plosion Hunter Barfield AYTO? 3 In the Game Cara Maria Sorbello Fresh Meat II Marie Roda RW: St. Thomas In the Game Cory Wharton RW: Ex-Plosion Devin Walker AYTO? 3 In the Game Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio RW: Key West Tony Raines RW: Skeletons In the Game Joss Mooney Ex on the Beach UK Sylvia Elsrode RW: Skeletons In the Game Nelson Thomas AYTO? 3 Shane Landrum RR: Campus Crawl In the Game Da'Vonne Rogers Big Brother 18 Jozea Flores Big Brother 18 Sent to Redemption in The People vs. Johnny Bananas TBA Sent to Redemption (Return) in Bro-ing Pains Sent to Redemption (Return) in Six Feet Under Amanda Garcia AYTO? 3 Zach Nichols RW: San Diego (2011) Sent to Redemption in The People vs. Johnny Bananas Brad Fiorenza RW: San Diego (2004) Kyle Christie Geordie Shore Sent to Redemption in Unhappy Days Kam Williams AYTO? 5 Kayleigh Morris Ex on the Beach UK Sent to Redemption in You're the Worst Natalie Negrotti Big Brother 18 Paulie Calafiore Big Brother 18 Sent to Redemption in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Angela Babicz Bad Girls Club Faith Stowers Vanderpump Rules Sent to Redemption in Shaneless Eliminated in Redemption House of Cards Derrick Henry AYTO? 5 Tori Deal AYTO? 4 Sent to Redemption in Big Little Lies Chris "CT" Tamburello RW: Paris Veronica Portillo RR: Semester at Sea Sent to Redemption in Breaking Brad Britni Thornton AYTO? 3 Chuck Mowery AYTO? 3 Sent to Redemption in Six Feet Under Eliminated in The Affair Jemmye Carroll RW: New Orleans (2010) Jenna Compono RW: Ex-Plosion Sent to Redemption in Six Feet Under N/A Kailah Casillas RW: Go Big or Go Home Disqualified in Six Feet Under Melissa Reeves Ex on the Beach UK

Format

Each team will participate in numerous challenges followed by an elimination round known as "Armageddon". The winners of the challenge will be safe from elimination. One team will be voted into elimination via secret ballot. The challenge winners will receive the Power Vote which will give them two votes. The selected team will be revealed in Armageddon. The votes for that team will also be revealed. The selected team will then choose out of those teams who they would want to go against. The two teams will then compete in the elimination round. The winners stay in the game, while the losers are eliminated.

Prize money is split as follows:

• Winners: $1,000,000 ($500,000 each)

Twists

• Winners Take All: For the first time in a pairs season, only the winners of the Final Challenge will be awarded money.
• Redemption House: Similar to XXX: Dirty 30, eliminated teams are able to compete for a chance to re-enter the game.
  • The Double Cross: Similar to XXX: Dirty 30, the Double Cross returns in the Redemption House. The team who pull the Double Cross will choose one team to compete against in the Apocalypse. The other teams will be eliminated.
• Mercenaries: During eliminations, two teams of Mercenaries, Ashley & Hunter and Cory & Devin, will be brought in to compete for a chance to take another team's spot in the game.
• Purge Challenges: In some challenges, the last-place teams will be automatically eliminated from the game.

Game Summary

Elimination chart

Episode		Challenge Winner		Armageddon teams				Armageddon game	Armageddon outcome
#	Challenge			Voted In		Called Out			Winner		Loser
1*	Opening Challenge		Amanda & Zach	N/A								Britni & Chuck
												Jemmye & Jenna
												Da'Vonne & Jozea
2/3	Wreck Yourself		Brad & Kyle		Natalie & Paulie		Kam & Kayleigh	Think Outside the Box		Kam & Kayleigh		Natalie & Paulie
5	Shark Bait		Brad & Kyle	N/A								CT & Veronica
6/7	Off the Rails		Amanda & Zach		Derrick & Tori		Joss & Sylvia	Ramp It Up		Joss & Sylvia		Derrick & Tori
7/8*	Dig Deep		Kam & Kayleigh		Angela & Faith	N/A		No Slack		Ashley & Hunter		Angela & Faith
8/9	Don't Push Me Around		Amanda & Zach		Da'Vonne & Jozea*		Kam & Kayleigh*	Think Tank		Kam & Kayleigh		Da'Vonne & Jozea
10/11	Dunking for Dinner		Ashley & Hunter	N/A								Kam & Kayleigh
11/12	Sky Bridge		Bananas & Tony		Nelson & Shane*		Brad & Kyle*	Tread Lightly		Nelson & Shane		Brad & Kyle
12/13	Caged In		Amanda & Zach	N/A			Amanda & Zach*	Shake It Off		Cory & Devin		Amanda & Zach
							Da'Vonne & Jozea					Da'Vonne & Jozea
14/15	What Goes Up, Must Come Down		Bananas & Tony		Cara Maria & Marie		Nelson & Shane	Meet Me Halfway

Notes

• In the Opening Challenge, the last two teams were automatically eliminated, and a third team was chosen to be eliminated by the challenge winners.
  • Bananas’ original partner was not present at the challenge. Therefore, he was exempt from being eliminated by the challenge winners and he would wait for his replacement partner at the next challenge.
• Kailah and Melissa had gotten into a physical altercation and were disqualified from the competition in Episode 1. As a result, Kam & Kayleigh became a team.
• Ashley & Hunter appeared in the Armageddon in Episode 7 as Mercenaries to compete against Angela & Faith for their spot in the game.
• In Episode 9, the Reckoning Vote was tied between Joss & Sylvia, Da'Vonne & Jozea, and Kam & Kayleigh. The winners Amanda & Zach got to choose between the teams and they chose Da'Vonne & Jozea.
  • Because only Amanda & Zach voted for Da'Vonne & Jozea, every team was eligible to be called out.
• In Episode 12, the Reckoning Vote was tied between Amanda & Zach, Da'Vonne & Jozea, and Nelson & Shane. The winners Bananas & Tony got to choose between the teams and they chose Nelson & Shane.
  • Because only Bananas & Tony voted for Nelson & Shane, every team was eligible to be called out.
• In Episode 13, Amanda & Zach were unable to break a tie between Ashley & Hunter and Bananas & Tony, so they were sent into the elimination.
• Cory & Devin appeared in the Armageddon in Episode 13 as Mercenaries to compete against Amanda & Zach and Da'Vonne & Jozea for their spot in the game. In order for them to enter the game, Cory & Devin had to win against both teams.

Armageddon progress

Teams		Episodes
		1	2/3	5	6/7	7/8	8/9	10/11	11/12	12/13	14/15	16	17	18	Finale
	Ashley & Hunter	N/A				ELIM	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE
	Bananas & Tony	N/A	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN
	Cory & Devin	N/A								ELIM	SAFE
	Cara Maria & Marie	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM
	Joss & Sylvia	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE
	Nelson & Shane	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	ELIM
	Da'Vonne & Jozea	OUT		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Amanda & Zach	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Brad & Kyle	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Kam & Kayleigh	N/A	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	ELIM	OUT
	Angela & Faith	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Derrick & Tori	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	CT & Veronica	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Natalie & Paulie	SAFE	OUT
	Kailah & Kayleigh	DQ
	Kam & Melissa	DQ
	Britni & Chuck	OUT
	Jemmye & Jenna	OUT

Competition

     The team won the Final Challenge.

     The team lost the Final Challenge.

     The team won the Challenge.

     The team won the Purge Challenge and earned an advantage for the next challenge.

     The team was not selected for Armageddon.

     The team was revealed to be one of the Armageddon votes but were not chosen to compete.

     The team won in Armageddon.

     The team won against the Mercenaries in Armageddon.

     The Mercenaries won Armageddon and entered the game.

     The team lost Armageddon and was eliminated.

     The team lost Armageddon against the Mercenaries.

     The Mercenaries lost the Armageddon and did not enter the game.

     The team was eliminated at the Challenge.

     The team was removed from the competition due to injury or illness.

     The team withdrew from the competition.

     The team was disqualified from the competition.

Redemption progress

Teams		Apocalypse
		1	2	3
	Da'Vonne & Jozea	RETURN	RETURN
	Amanda & Zach
	Brad & Kyle
	Kam & Kayleigh
	Natalie & Paulie	LOSE	LOSE
	Angela & Faith		OUT
	Derrick & Tori		OUT
	CT & Veronica		OUT
	Britni & Chuck	OUT
	Jemmye & Jenna	OUT

     The team won the Apocalypse and returned to the game.

     The team lost the Apocalypse and remained in Redemption.

     The team was not chosen to compete and were eliminated.

     The team pulled the Double Cross.

Episode guide

Episode		Air date	Viewers (in millions)
1	"Six Feet Under"	July 10, 2018	0.84
2	"The Young and the Wreckless"	July 17, 2018	0.82
3	"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"	July 24, 2018	0.85
4	"The Affair"	July 31, 2018	0.73
5	"Breaking Brad"	August 7, 2018	0.65
6	"A Series of Unfortunate Events"	August 14, 2018	0.75
7	"Big Little Lies"	August 21, 2018	0.84
8	"Shaneless"	August 28, 2018	0.75
9	"Bro-ing Pains"	September 4, 2018	0.76
10	"Redemption House of Cards"	September 11, 2018	0.72
11	"You're the Worst"	September 18, 2018	0.81
12	"Unhappy Days"	September 25, 2018	0.71
13	"The People vs. Johnny Bananas"	October 2, 2018	0.63
14	"Lavender is the New Black"	October 9, 2018	0.75
15	"Wheel of Fortune"	October 16, 2018	0.62
16	"The Leftovers"	October 23, 2018	0.76
17	"Scandal"	October 30, 2018	0.79
18	"It's Always Sunny in South Africa"	November 6, 2018	0.67
19	"The Walking Dead"	November 13, 2018	0.83
20	"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"	November 20, 2018	0.74

Trivia

• Final Reckoning is the first season of The Challenge to feature cast members from Oxygen's Bad Girls Club and Bravo's Vanderpump Rules.