The Challenge: All Stars season 3 explained

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Season Name:The Challenge: All Stars
Season Number:3
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Num Contestants:25
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Num Episodes:10
Network:Paramount+

The third season of premiered on Paramount+ on May 11, 2022.[1] [2] The season features twenty-five cast members from The Real World and Road Rules competing for $500,000.[3] [4]

Format

The third season of The Challenge: All Stars consists of a daily challenge, winner's selection and an elimination round.

From episode 5, the Authority would be reduced to only the first-place male and female of each challenge and the format changed. The Authority had to collectively select one male and one female to compete in the Arena. At the Arena, the selected players must then call-out an opponent of the same gender to compete against them. The winners remain in the game while the losers are eliminated.

Twists

Contestants

Male contestantsOriginal seasonFinish
Wes BergmannThe Real World: AustinWinner
Brad FiorenzaThe Real World: San Diego (2004)Runner-up
Nehemiah ClarkThird place
Mark LongFourth place
Derrick KosinskiEpisode 9
Jordan WiseleyEpisode 7
MJ GarrettEpisode 6
Yes DuffyEpisode 5
Darrell TaylorEpisode 4
Syrus YarbroughEpisode 3
Laterrian WallaceEpisode 2
Tyler DuckworthEpisode 1
Female contestantsOriginal seasonFinish
Jonna MannionWinner
Kailah CasillasRunner-up
Nia MooreThe Real World: PortlandThird place
KellyAnne JuddFourth place
Veronica PortilloRoad Rules: Semester at SeaEpisode 8
Roni ChanceEpisode 7
Sylvia ElsrodeEpisode 6
Beth StolarczykEpisode 5
Kendal SheppardRoad Rules: Campus CrawlEpisode 4
Jemmye CarrollThe Real World: New Orleans (2010)Episode 3
Tina BartaEpisode 3
Melinda CollinsThe Real World: AustinEpisode 2
Cynthia RobertsEpisode 1

Gameplay

Challenge games

Arena games

Final Challenge

The final eight contestants were flown to San José Island for the Final Challenge.

Day one

Day one of the Final Challenge consists of two alternating portions: legs (racing from one checkpoint to the next) and checkpoints (competing in a head-to-head challenge against an opponent). During each leg, players race to the next checkpoint in male-female pairs. The first pair to reach each checkpoint receives 4 points each; second receives 3 points; third receives 2 points; fourth receives 1 point. At checkpoints, pairs are disbanded and players must select an opponent of the same gender to compete in the checkpoint against. The winner of each matchup receives 5 points while the loser receives none. The first, second, third and fourth-place players of each gender from the checkpoint are paired with the respective player of the opposite gender for the following leg.

Before commencing, it was announced that the players with the most Stars, Jonna and Nehemiah (5 stars each), would start the Final Challenge with 5 bonus points.

Day two

The following morning, it was announced that only six players would continue day two of the Final Challenge. The two players of each gender with the most points from day one would automatically advance while the remaining two players would compete against each other in an Instant Elimination for the final spot.

Game summary

EpisodeWinnersArena contestantsArena gameArena outcome
ChallengeSabotageThe AuthorityLast-placeWinner's pickWinnerEliminated
1Tunnel VisionSylviaKellyAnne, MJ, Sylvia, Veronica, Wes, YesCynthiaTinaCrawl BrawlTinaCynthia
WesSyrusTylerSyrusTyler
2Out of ReachKendalBrad, Jonna, Jordan, Kailah, Kendal, YesTinaMelindaLights Outcolspan=2
YesLaterrianMarkMarkLaterrian
3Playing DirtyKailahBrad, Derrick, Jonna, Jordan, Kailah, SylviaVeronicaKendalWeight Upcolspan=2
BradMJSyrusMJSyrus
4High StakesKailahBrad, Jonna, Kailah, Mark, MJ, VeronicaBethKendalSteamrollerBethKendal
BradDarrellJordanJordanDarrell
ChallengeSabotageThe AuthorityWinner's pickCalled-outArena gameWinnerEliminated
5Side TrackedSylviaMark, SylviaJonnaBethKnock OffJonnaBeth
MarkWesYesWesYes
6StackedKellyAnneBrad, KellyAnneSylviaNiaStar StruckNiaSylvia
BradMJDerrickDerrickMJ
7Shooting StarsDerrick, VeronicaJonnaRoniPull Your Own WeightJonnaRoni
JordanMarkMarkJordan
8/9Flight PatternJonna, MarkDerrickNehemiahLight My FireNehemiahDerrick
KailahKellyAnnecolspan=2
ChallengeWinnersrowspan=3 colspan=10
9Wall of FameJonna
Wes
9/10Final ChallengeJonna2nd: Kailah; 3rd: Nia; 4th: KellyAnne
Wes2nd: Brad; 3rd: Nehemiah; 4th: Mark

Episode progress

ContestantsEpisodes
12345678/99Finale
JonnaSAFEHIGHHIGHHIGHSAFEWINWONWINNER
WesWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWONWINNER
BradSAFEHIGHWINWINSAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESECOND
KailahSAFEHIGHWINWINSAFESAFESAFESAVESAFESECOND
NehemiahSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFETHIRD
NiaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFETHIRD
KellyAnneHIGHSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAVESAFEFOURTH
MarkSAFESAFEHIGHWINSAFEWINSAFEFOURTH
DerrickSAFESAFEHIGHSAFESAFEWINOUT
VeronicaHIGHSAFESAVEHIGHSAFESAFEWINMED
JordanSAFEHIGHHIGHSAFESAFEOUT
RoniSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
MJHIGHSAFEHIGHSAFEOUT
SylviaWINSAFEHIGHSAFEWINOUT
YesHIGHWINSAFESAFEOUT
Beth
DarrellSAFESAFESAFEOUT
KendalSAFEWINSAVEOUT
SyrusSAFEOUT
JemmyeSAFESAFE
TinaSAVEMED
LaterrianSAFEOUT
MelindaSAFE
TylerOUT
CynthiaOUT
Competition
  • The contestant won the Final Challenge
  • The contestant did not win the Final Challenge
  • The contestant was eliminated during the Final Challenge
  • The contestant won the challenge was part of the Authority
  • The contestant won the challenge and departed first in the First Leg of the Final Challenge
  • The contestant placed in the top three for the challenge and was part of the Authority
  • The contestant was not selected for the Arena
  • The contestant placed last in the daily challenge or was voted into the Arena, but did not have to compete
  • The contestant won the elimination in the Arena and received their opponent's Star(s)
  • The contestant lost in the Arena and was eliminated
  • The contestant withdrew from the competition
  • The contestant was removed from the competition due to medical reasons

    Final Challenge scoreboard

    Players competed to earn points during Day One of the Final Challenge to determine who would automatically progress to Day Two. The points system was discontinued for Day Two.

    ContestantsLeg/Checkpoint
    Start1234TotalRanking
    Jonna54015252241st
    Wes04545103221st
    Nehemiah53520301192nd
    Nia01525154232nd
    Brad01035252183rd
    Kailah03540303183rd
    KellyAnne02030401104th
    Mark02010454164th

    Sabotages

    From episodes 1-6, the winners of daily challenges are awarded with the "Sabotage" which allows them to penalize another player (or themselves) with a disadvantage for the next episode's challenge.

    EpisodeSabotage
    holder
    PenalizedDisadvantage
    1SylviaKellyAnnePlayers must wait one minute before they can begin solving their puzzle during the "Out of Reach" challenge
    WesJordan
    2Kendal MJPlayers must wear a 35-pound weighted vest during the "Playing Dirty" challenge
    YesWes
    3BradMJPlayers must wait one minute before they can begin solving their equation during the "High Stakes" challenge
    KailahKendal
    4BradMJPlayers begin with a ring already placed on one of their pegs for the "Side Tracked" challenge
    KailahBeth
    5MarkMJPlayers must reveal an extra code to unlock a second lock before claiming a paddleboard during the "Stacked" challenge
    SylviaJonna
    6BradBradPlayers begin with one strike already assigned to them for the "Shooting Stars" challenge
    KellyAnneVeronica

    Episodes

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Jacobs. Meredith. 'The Challenge': More 'All Stars', Plus New Series Setting up 'War of the Worlds'. February 15, 2022. TV Insider. TV Guide. April 21, 2022.
    2. Web site: Bucksbaum . Sydney. The Challenge: All Stars 3 recap: Heavy hitters leave in the first 2 episodes. May 11, 2022. Entertainment Weekly. May 12, 2022.
    3. Web site: Jackson. Dory. The Challenge: All Stars Sees Mark Long, Nia Moore, Wes Bergmann and More Return for Season 3. April 20, 2022. People. April 21, 2022.
    4. Web site: Ossad. Jordana. Challenge Competitors: Here Are The Season 3 All Stars. https://web.archive.org/web/20220422174631/http://www.mtv.com/news/3185781/challenge-season-3-all-stars/. dead. April 22, 2022. April 22, 2022. MTV. April 23, 2022.