The Challenge: Fresh Meat II explained

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Season Name:	Fresh Meat II
Season Number:	19
Module1:	Num Contestants: 26 Winner: Landon Lueck Carley Johnson Location: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Num Episodes:	12 (Special & Reunion Included)
Network:	MTV
Prev Season:	The Ruins
Next Season:	Cutthroat

The Challenge: Fresh Meat II is the 19th season of the MTV reality game show The Challenge. Fresh Meat II is the sequel to the show's 12th season, Fresh Meat. Continuing with the precursor's advent of original contestants, Fresh Meat II also introduced a slew of previously unknown contestants who had never appeared on either The Real World or Road Rules.

Filmed in Whistler, British Columbia, Fresh Meat II featured two-player teams; each team had an alumnus of The Real World, Road Rules, or the original Fresh Meat, partnered with a newcomer of the opposite gender to The Challenge (collectively known as the new "Fresh Meat"). A "Meet the Meat" special premiered on March 31, 2010.^[1] The season premiered on April 7, 2010, and concluded on June 9, 2010, with the reunion show.^[2] Fresh Meat II marked the second time in which the show was renamed, no longer using Real World/Road Rules as the main title, but simply The Challenge, though host T. J. Lavin used "Real World/Road Rules Challenge" on the first episode in speaking to the contestants.

Format

Fresh Meat II follows the same format as the original Fresh Meat season. The only difference in format is that the teams do not participate in a follow-up challenge prior to the Exile elimination. Therefore, the teams nominated for Exile do not have a chance to win a pardon and replace themselves with a non-winning team from the previous mission, as was the case in original Fresh Meat.^{[2] [3]}

At the end of the season, four teams will compete in the final challenge. First-place wins $200,000, second-place wins $60,000, third-place wins $40,000 and fourth-place wins nothing.^[3]

Contestants

Alumni	Original season	Fresh Meat	Age	Hometown	Finish
nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		25	nowrap	Las Vegas, Nevada	nowrap	Winners
nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		24	nowrap	Detroit, Michigan	nowrap	Runners-up
nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		21	nowrap	Wellesley, Massachusetts	nowrap	Third place
nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		24	nowrap	Austin, Texas	nowrap	Fourth place
nowrap		nowrap	Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat	nowrap		24	nowrap	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	nowrap	Episode 9/10
nowrap		nowrap	Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat	nowrap		22	nowrap	Eugene, Oregon	nowrap	Episode 8/9
nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		21	nowrap	Portland, Oregon	nowrap	Episode 7
nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		21	nowrap	Washington, D.C.	nowrap	Episode 6
nowrap		nowrap	The Real World: Austin	nowrap		22	nowrap	Tacoma, Washington	nowrap	Episode 5
nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		25	nowrap	Jacksonville, Arkansas	nowrap	Episode 4
nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		25	nowrap	Dallas, Texas	nowrap	Episode 3
nowrap		nowrap	The Real World: Brooklyn	nowrap		25	nowrap	Boston, Massachusetts	nowrap	Episode 2
nowrap		nowrap		nowrap		23	nowrap	Methuen, Massachusetts	nowrap	Episode 1

Age at the time of filming.

Teams

Stats

Each of the 13 Fresh Meat II cast members participated in a combine, testing their strength, stamina, and mental ability. The alumni used the stats from each player's obstacle course performance to determine their partner.^[1]

The multi-challenge obstacle course included:

• Pull-ups
• 40-yard dash
• Vertical leap
• An obstacle course consisting of a series of wall climbs, a Brainteaser puzzle, and a rope climb

Other combine activities were completed (based on the stat sheets shown in the opening episode), but these activities as well as everyone's stats, were not shown in full.

Fresh Meat	Pull-ups	Vertical leap	40-yard Dash	Obstacle course
Brandon Drake Nelson	10	3'6"	5.62 sec	3 min 09 sec
Cara Maria Sorbello	6	2'6"	6.13 sec	6 min 51 sec
Carley Johnson	0	2'4"	7.15 sec	DQ
Jeff Barr	19	3'9"	5.63 sec	5 min 19 sec
Laurel Stucky	2	3'1"	6.42 sec	3 min 00 sec
Luke Wolfe	15	3'8"	5.44 sec	2 min 47 sec
Mandi Moyer	0	1'6"	7.38 sec	DQ
Noor Jehangir	21	3'7"	4.84 sec	2 min 30 sec
Pete Connolly	7	3'6"	5.50 sec	3 min 50 sec
Sandy Kang	0	2'7"	6.83 sec	4 min 27 sec
Sydney Walker	0	2'6"	6.57 sec	5 min 40 sec
Theresa Gonzalez	0	2'2"	6.56 sec	6 min 45 sec
Vinny Foti	11	4'0"	5.53 sec	DQ

Draft selections

Pick #	Alumni	Draft Pick	Team
			Darrell & Cara Maria
			Jenn & Noor
			Kenny & Laurel
			Danny & Sandy
			Wes & Mandi
			Ryan & Theresa
			CJ & Sydney
			Landon & Carley
			Paula & Jeff
10			Sarah & Vinny
11			Jillian & Pete
12			Katelynn & Brandon
13			Evelyn & Luke

Gameplay

Challenge games

• Dirty Mouth: Players have to transfer oversize balls out of a mud pit while blindfolded. The challenge is played in multiple rounds, alternating between male and female. There are fewer balls than players, and the blindfolded players are guided by their partners on the sidelines as to where a ball is located, as well as if they can steal a ball from an opposing player. If a player fails to get out of the pit with a ball before the end of a round, that player, along with their partner, is eliminated from the remainder of the challenge. The last player remaining who transfers a ball out of the mud pit wins the challenge for their team.^[3]
  • Winners: Kenny & Laurel
• I'll Be There For You: Teams have to pick up a weighted chest that is chained to a platform submerged 15 feet below water. Once a player swims down to pick up the chest, the chest cannot touch the platform, and their teammate can swim down to relieve their partner if he/she needs to take a breath above the water. If the chest drops down to the platform, or if the heads of both team members go above the water, the team's time is stopped. The two teams that hold the chest above the platform for the longest time without both players going above the water will battle it out in a final round, and the team that wins the final round wins the challenge.^[4]
  • Winners: Landon & Carley
• Water Logged: Teams have to advance from one end of a platform to another that is suspended high above water. Each player has to swing on a series of logs that is hanging from the base of the platform. Each log is of a different length. A team is disqualified if one or both players falls into the water. The team that advances to the end of the platform in the fastest time wins.^[5]
  • Winners: Kenny & Laurel
• King Of The Wall: Teams have to swim 30 yards from a floating dock to a slippery climbing wall that is positioned at a 45° angle. The team that climbs to the top of the wall and rings a bell in the fastest time wins.^[6]
  • Winners: Kenny & Laurel
• Drop Out: Teams have to climb up a swivel rope ladder that leads to a platform that is suspended 30 feet above water. After reaching the platform, players have to run, jump and hang onto a large canvas bag that is hanging from above. Both players from each team must hang onto the bag simultaneously for five seconds, which will stop the team time. If one or both players falls into the water, they must start over, but the team time will continue. A team is disqualified if they do not complete the challenge within a 15-minute time limit. The team with the fastest time wins.^[7]
  • Winners: Kenny & Laurel
• Turn Style: Two giant logs are perpendicularly placed in the center of a "turnstyle," in the shape of a "X," and teams have to push the logs 180° from start to finish. However, other teams will try to do the same — with the other log in the opposite direction, making it difficult for any team to push the logs. The challenge is played in multiple rounds — tournament-style, with two teams per log on opposite sides. The team that wins the final round wins the challenge.^[8]
  • Winners: Jillian & Pete
• Airheads: Teams have to slide down a 200-foot ramp that will launch each player into a lake, and each team has to swim to the middle of the lake, where there is a floating log holding up a sign containing a diagram of a puzzle. Each team has to memorize the diagram, then swim back to shore to solve a giant puzzle (resembling a Tetris board) that will duplicate the diagram of the sign in the middle of the lake. Each team can swim to and from the diagram and the shore as many times as they need to solve the puzzle, but the team that solves the puzzle in the fastest time wins.^[9]
  • Winners: Landon & Carley
• Wrecking Ball: Teams have to build an Inukshuk puzzle within a large circular area. The female team member is hanging by a rope, upside down from a platform, in the center that will interfere with the building of the puzzle. The male team member will have to swing their female partner around and away from the center in order to collect the large puzzle pieces, and keep the female partner from knocking over the pieces. The puzzle pieces have to stand for at least five seconds before the team time is stopped. The team that builds the Inukshuk puzzle in the fastest time wins.^[10]
  • Winners: Jenn & Noor
• Obstacle: Teams have to race through an "obstacle course" that is spread out over half a mile within a field. The course contains ten various "obstacles," in which teams have to race through, over and around them as fast as possible. The tenth and final obstacle is "Defender," in which opposing players have to prevent players of the same gender from advancing from one end of a mud pit to another, where the finish line is located. The team that advances through the entire course in the fastest time wins and automatically advances to the final challenge, while the two teams (out of five) that finish in the bottom two automatically go to Exile.^[11]
  • Winners: Kenny & Laurel

Exiles

Note: Each Exile elimination alternated between "Lost & Found" and "Weight For Me" in the first seven episodes (though "Weight For Me" was not played in Episode 4), while "Weight For Me: Blackout" was played in both Episodes 8 and 9.

• Lost & Found: Teams are given a map and must carry two weighted backpacks while running through a course in the woods. Along the way they must complete several puzzles. The first team to reach the finish line wins.^{[3] [5] [7] [9]}
  • Played by: Darrell & Cara Maria vs. Jillian & Pete, Evelyn & Luke vs. Paula & Jeff, Danny & Sandy vs. Jillian & Pete, Evelyn & Luke vs. Wes & Mandi
• Weight For Me: Teams must race up a mountain and complete various brain teaser puzzles. Along the way, they must carry weight of 100 pounds on their shoulders, distributed whichever way they want.^{[4] [8]}
  • Played by: Kenny & Laurel vs. Sarah & Vinny, CJ & Sydney vs. Landon & Carley
• Weight For Me: Blackout: The exile is played the same as Weight For Me, but played at nighttime. Instead of 100 pounds, the teams must carry around 150 pounds of weight distributed in whichever way they want.^{[10] [11] [12]}
  • Played by: Evelyn & Luke vs. Landon & Carley, Jenn & Noor vs. Ryan & Theresa

Final challenge

First, each team must paddle a canoe across a giant lake to a puzzle. Once they finish that, they can head to a helicopter. Reaching the helicopter first is very important because it determines the penalty that teams will have to take before they can continue on to the second part of the challenge. The team that wins the first phase gets a two-minute headstart, the second-place finisher gets a one-minute headstart while the third-place finisher gets a 30-second headstart. The second phase of the challenge starts with a giant Sudoku puzzle, followed by a mountain bike ride except that the two bikes are tied together with a rope so the teams will have to stay together. After a puzzle that involves carrying color-coded logs to match a diagram, the teams must climb a very steep mountain, carrying a heavy bag. Once completed with a numbered puzzle, they're given helmets and an ice axe and have to climb the top of the mountain. The first team to climb up the mountain and reaches the flag, wins Fresh Meat II.^[12]

• The Challenge: Fresh Meat II Winners: Landon & Carley (won $200,000)
  • Second-place: Kenny & Laurel (won $60,000)
  • Third-place: Jillian & Pete (won $40,000)
  • Fourth-place: Jenn & Noor

Game summary

Elimination chart

Episode		Winners	Exile contestants				Exile game	Exile outcome
	Challenge	Winner's pick		Voted In		Winners		Eliminated
1	Dirty Mouth		Kenny & Laurel				Jillian & Pete	Lost & Found		Jillian & Pete
2			Landon & Carley		Kenny & Laurel		Sarah & Vinny	Weight For Me		Kenny & Laurel		Sarah & Vinny
3	Water Logged		Kenny & Laurel		Evelyn & Luke		Paula & Jeff	Lost & Found		Evelyn & Luke		Paula & Jeff
4	King Of The Wall		Kenny & Laurel		CJ & Sydney			colspan=5
5	Drop Out		Kenny & Laurel		Danny & Sandy		Jillian & Pete	Lost & Found		Jillian & Pete		Danny & Sandy
6	Turn Style		Jillian & Pete		Landon & Carley		CJ & Sydney	Weight For Me				CJ & Sydney
7	Airheads		Landon & Carley		Wes & Mandi		Evelyn & Luke	Lost & Found		Evelyn & Luke		Wes & Mandi
8/9	Wrecking Ball		Jenn & Noor		Evelyn & Luke		Landon & Carley			Landon & Carley		Evelyn & Luke
9/10	Obstacle		Kenny & Laurel	Jenn & Noor vs. Ryan & Theresa	Weight For Me: Black Out		Jenn & Noor		Ryan & Theresa
10	Final Challenge		nowrap	Landon & Carley	2nd place: Kenny & Laurel; 3rd place: Jillian & Pete; 4th place: Jenn & Noor

Game progress

Teams	Challenges
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8/9	9/10	Finale
	Landon & Carley	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE		WIN		SAFE	WINNERS
	Kenny & Laurel	WIN		WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SECOND
	Jillian & Pete		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE		WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	THIRD
	Jenn & Noor	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN		FOURTH
	Ryan & Theresa	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Evelyn & Luke	SAFE	SAFE		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE		OUT
	Wes & Mandi	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	CJ & Sydney	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAVE	SAFE	OUT
	Danny & Sandy	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE
	Paula & Jeff	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Sarah & Vinny	SAFE	OUT
		OUT

The team won the competition

The team did not win the final challenge, but was awarded a monetary prize

The team did not win the final challenge and was not awarded a monetary prize

The team won the challenge, and was safe from Exile

The team won the Exile

The team was selected for Exile, but did not have to compete

The team did not win the challenge, but was safe from Exile

The team lost the Exile and was eliminated

The team was disqualified from the competition

Voting progress

Voted into the Exile		Darrell & Cara Maria	Kenny & Laurel	Evelyn & Luke	CJ & Sydney	Danny & Sandy	Landon & Carley	Wes & Mandi	Evelyn & Luke
		Jillian & Pete	Sarah & Vinny	Paula & Jeff	Katelynn & Brandon	Jillian & Pete	CJ & Sydney	Evelyn & Luke	Landon & Carley
Voter	Episode
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Landon		Jillian & Pete	Kenny & Laurel	Paula & Jeff	nowrap	Katelynn & Brandon	nowrap	Jillian & Pete	Ineligible	Wes & Mandi	Jillian & Pete
Carley		Jillian & Pete		Paula & Jeff	Katelynn & Brandon	Jillian & Pete	Jillian & Pete
Kenny		Darrell & Cara Maria	Ineligible	Evelyn & Luke	CJ & Sydney	Danny & Sandy	nowrap	CJ & Sydney	nowrap	Evelyn & Luke	Landon & Carley
Laurel		CJ & Sydney		Evelyn & Luke		Landon & Carley
Jillian			Wes & Mandi		Katelynn & Brandon		Landon & Carley	Evelyn & Luke	Landon & Carley
Pete			Sarah & Vinny		Katelynn & Brandon			Evelyn & Luke	nowrap	Landon & Carley
Jenn		Jillian & Pete	Wes & Mandi	Wes & Mandi	Katelynn & Brandon		CJ & Sydney		Evelyn & Luke
Noor		Jillian & Pete	Jillian & Pete	Wes & Mandi	Katelynn & Brandon		CJ & Sydney
Ryan		Jillian & Pete	Wes & Mandi		Katelynn & Brandon		CJ & Sydney	Evelyn & Luke	Landon & Carley
Theresa		Jillian & Pete	nowrap	Katelynn & Brandon		Katelynn & Brandon		CJ & Sydney	Evelyn & Luke	Landon & Carley
Evelyn		Jillian & Pete	Sarah & Vinny	Ineligible	Katelynn & Brandon	Jillian & Pete	CJ & Sydney	Jillian & Pete	Ineligible
Luke		Jillian & Pete	Sarah & Vinny		Katelynn & Brandon	Jillian & Pete	CJ & Sydney	Jillian & Pete
Wes		Jillian & Pete	Sarah & Vinny	Paula & Jeff	Katelynn & Brandon	Jillian & Pete	CJ & Sydney	Ineligible
Mandi		Jillian & Pete	Sarah & Vinny	Paula & Jeff	Katelynn & Brandon	Jillian & Pete	CJ & Sydney
CJ		Jillian & Pete	Sarah & Vinny	Paula & Jeff	Ineligible	Jillian & Pete
Sydney		Jillian & Pete	Sarah & Vinny	Paula & Jeff		Jillian & Pete
Danny		Jillian & Pete	Sarah & Vinny		Katelynn & Brandon	Ineligible
Sandy		Jillian & Pete	Sarah & Vinny		Katelynn & Brandon
Katelynn		Jillian & Pete	Sarah & Vinny
Brandon		Jillian & Pete	Sarah & Vinny
Paula		Jillian & Pete	Wes & Mandi	Landon & Carley
Jeff		Jillian & Pete	Wes & Mandi	Landon & Carley
Sarah		Jillian & Pete	Wes & Mandi
Vinny		Jillian & Pete	Wes & Mandi
Darrell		Ineligible
Cara Maria

Teams

Turn Style (Ep. 6)

Team Kenny & Laurel		Team Ryan & Theresa		Team Jenn & Noor		Team Wes & Mandi
	Kenny & Laurel		Ryan & Theresa		Jenn & Noor		Wes & Mandi
	Jillian & Pete		Landon & Carley		Evelyn & Luke		CJ & Sydney

Episodes

Reunion special

The Challenge: Fresh Meat II Reunion was aired after the season finale and was hosted by Maria Menounos on June 9, 2010. The cast members who attended the reunion were: Kenny, Wes, Mandi, Carley, Landon, Jenn, Pete, Theresa, Ryan, Ev, Laurel, Noor, Danny and Jillian. A preview for The Real World: New Orleans is shown, thus ending another challenge reunion.^[13]

After filming

In 2015, Carley Johnson married Brandon Mundt in Iceland. Together they have one child.^{[14] [15]}

On December 5, 2015, Theresa González and T. J. Jones welcomed their daughter, Easton Kaia, followed by their first son, Maddox, in April 2019.^{[16] [17]} The couple's second daughter, Layla Capri, was born on July 19, 2021.^{[18] [19]}

In 2017, Laurel Stucky appeared on MTV's Fear Factor, where she was paired with Aneesa Ferreira.^[20] In 2019, she appeared on the fourth season of Ex on the Beach with former girlfriend Nicole Zanatta from . The two first met on season 29 of The Challenge.^[21] In 2020, she revealed she was a victim of sexual assault at the age of 21.^[22]

In 2018, Cara Maria Sorbello appeared on Fear Factor alongside Chris Tamburello.^[23] In the same year, she also appeared on How Far Is Tattoo Far? with her boyfriend Paulie Calafiore.^[24] In 2019, Sorbello also appeared on Game of Clones.^[25]

In 2018, Vinny Foti was hospitalized after suffering heart failure. He is married to Krista Foti and they have two daughters.^{[26] [27]}

Noor Jehangir competed on the second season of Holey Moley.^[28]

Subsequent seasons of The Challenge

Brandon Nelson	Cutthroat, Rivals, Battle of the Seasons (2012), Free Agents, Battle of the Eras	The Challenge: All Stars (season 4)
	Cutthroat, Rivals, Battle of the Exes, Battle of the Seasons (2012), Rivals II, Free Agents, Battle of the Bloodlines, Invasion of the Champions, XXX: Dirty 30, Vendettas, Final Reckoning, War of the Worlds, War of the Worlds 2, Battle of the Eras	, The Challenge: All Stars (season 4)
Carley Johnson
Jeff Barr
Laurel Stucky	Cutthroat, Rivals, Free Agents, Invasion of the Champions, War of the Worlds 2, Ride or Dies, Battle of the Eras	The Challenge: All Stars (season 4)
Luke Wolfe	Cutthroat
Mandi Moyer	Cutthroat, Rivals, Battle of the Exes
Noor Jehangir
Pete Connolly
Sandy Kang
Sydney Walker
Theresa Gonzalez	Cutthroat, Rivals, Rivals II, Free Agents, Battle of the Exes II, Double Agents
Vinny Foti	Cutthroat, Battle of the Exes

Note: Laurel made an appearance on Vendettas and Battle for a New Champion for an elimination. Cara Maria also appeared on Battle for a New Champion for an elimination.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Challenge: Fresh Meat II: Meet The Meat – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100404073154/http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-challenge-fresh-meat-ii-meet-the-meat/1634159/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=30014&channelId=1 . dead . April 4, 2010 .
2. Web site: The Challenge: Fresh Meat II at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100322202041/http://www.mtv.com/shows/rwrr_challenge/fresh_meat_2/series.jhtml . dead . March 22, 2010 .
3. Web site: Episode 1: "Nice to Meat You" – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100411195604/http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-challenge-fresh-meat-ii-ep-1-nice-to-meat-you/1635499/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=30014&channelId=1 . dead . April 11, 2010 .
4. Web site: Episode 2: "Meating of the Minds" – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100418180420/http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-challenge-fresh-meat-ii-ep-2-meating-of-the-minds/1635800/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=30014&channelId=1 . dead . April 18, 2010 .
5. Web site: Episode 3: "Sloppy Ho's" – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100425020103/http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-challenge-fresh-meat-ii-ep-3-sloppy-hos/1637212/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=30014&channelId=1 . dead . April 25, 2010 .
6. Web site: Episode 4: "Meats N' Potatoes" – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100502220446/http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-challenge-fresh-meat-ii-ep-4-meats-n-potatoes/1637847/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=30014&channelId=1 . dead . May 2, 2010 .
7. Web site: Episode 5: "Road Kill" – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100508232120/http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-challenge-fresh-meat-ii-ep-5-road-kill/1638264/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=30014&channelId=1 . dead . May 8, 2010 .
8. Web site: Episode 6: "Checkmeat!" – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100516131923/http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-challenge-fresh-meat-ii-ep-6-checkmeat/1638690/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=30014&channelId=1 . dead . May 16, 2010 .
9. Web site: Episode 7: "Trimming The Fat" – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100523002627/http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-challenge-fresh-meat-ii-ep-7-trimming-the-fat/1639331/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=30014&channelId=1 . dead . May 23, 2010 .
10. Web site: Episode 8: "Spoiled Rotten Meat" – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100530064407/http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-challenge-fresh-meat-ii-ep-8-spoiled-rotten-meat/1639662/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=30014&channelId=1 . dead . May 30, 2010 .
11. Web site: Episode 9: "All U Can Eat Stakes" – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100606120228/http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-challenge-fresh-meat-ii-ep-9-all-u-can-eat-stakes/1640486/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=30014&channelId=1 . dead . June 6, 2010 .
12. Web site: Episode 10: "Well Done, Meat" – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100612194903/http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-challenge-fresh-meat-ii-ep-10-well-done-meat/1640943/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=30014&channelId=1 . dead . June 12, 2010 .
13. Web site: The Challenge: Fresh Meat II Reunion – Video at MTV.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100612192545/http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-challenge-fresh-meat-ii-reunion/1641273/playlist.jhtml . dead . June 12, 2010 .
14. Web site: Ossad, Jordana . TEAM OFFSPRING: MEET THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHALLENGE COMPETITORS. https://web.archive.org/web/20161029113115/http://www.mtv.com/news/2946049/challenge-competitors-future-generation/ . dead . October 29, 2016 . October 28, 2016 . May 27, 2019.
15. Web site: Engagement: Johnson, Mundt to marry.
16. Web site: Ossad, Jordana . 'Challenge' Vet Theresa Gonzalez Welcomes Her Very Own Mini-Me. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208130352/http://www.mtv.com/news/2682014/theresa-gonzalez-birth-baby-daughter-challenge/ . dead . December 8, 2015 . December 7, 2015 . December 7, 2015.
17. Web site: Longeretta, Emily . 'The Challenge' Babies: Which MTV Stars Have Given Birth. July 8, 2020 . July 10, 2020.
18. Web site: Ossad, Jordana . 'Challenge' Vet Theresa Gonzalez Expecting Third Child. https://web.archive.org/web/20210114162042/http://www.mtv.com/news/3173430/challenge-theresa-jones-expecting-third-child/. dead. January 14, 2021. January 14, 2021. January 14, 2021.
19. Web site: Slater, Georgia. The Challenge's Theresa Jones Welcomes Third Baby, Daughter Layla Capri: 'She Made It'. July 20, 2021. July 22, 2021.
20. Web site: Johnny Bananas and Leroy Are Trading The Challenge For Fear Factor. https://web.archive.org/web/20170917132455/http://www.mtv.com/news/3030695/johnny-bananas-leroy-fear-factor-sneak-peek-challenge/. dead. September 17, 2017. MTV. Ossad. Jordana. September 14, 2017. May 19, 2019.
21. Web site: Pasquini. Maria. MTV Announces New Dating Show, Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love — with Your Favorite Reality Stars. People. October 24, 2019.
22. Web site: Guglielmi. Jodi. The Challenge's Laurel Stucky Reveals She Was Sexually Assaulted When She Was 21. People. January 29, 2020.
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