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The Challenge: USA season 1
GenreReality competition
Created by
Presented byT. J. Lavin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Production locationsBuenos Aires, Argentina[1]
Production companiesBunim/Murray Productions
MTV Entertainment Studios
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJuly 6, 2022 (2022-07-06) –
present (present)
Related

The Challenge: USA is a spin-off of the long running reality television series The Challenge. It premiered on CBS on July 6, 2022.[2][3]

Background

The Challenge: USA features cast members from CBS' reality shows: Big Brother, Love Island, Survivor and The Amazing Race.[3]

In February 2022, a new series of international seasons was announced to air later in the year. The series is expected to comprise four new editions of The Challenge which includes The Challenge: USA, along with three international versions for Australia, Argentina, and the UK. These local renditions are expected to be followed by a fifth series in which winners compete again on another season titled The Challenge: Global Championship, which is also expected to air on Paramount+.[3]

Contestants

Male contestants[4] Original series Finish
Ben Driebergen Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
Danny McCray Survivor 41
David Alexander Big Brother 21
Derek Xiao Big Brother 23
Domenick Abbate Survivor: Ghost Island
Enzo Palumbo Big Brother 12
Kyland Young Big Brother 23
Leo Temory The Amazing Race 23
Melvin "Cinco" Holland Jr. Love Island 3
Tyson Apostol Survivor: Tocantins
Xavier Prather Big Brother 23 Episode 4
James Wallington The Amazing Race 32 Episode 3
Cashel Barnett Love Island 1 Episode 2
Javonny Vega Love Island 3 Episode 1
Female contestants[4] Original series Finish
Alyssa Lopez Big Brother 23
Angela Rummans Big Brother 20
Azah Awasum Big Brother 23
Cashay Proudfoot Love Island 3
Cayla Platt The Amazing Race 33
Desiree "Desi" Williams Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
Justine Ndiba Love Island 2
Kyra Green Love Island 1
Sarah Lacina Survivor: Cagayan
Shannon St. Clair Love Island 3
Shantel "Shan" Smith Survivor 41 Episode 4
Latasha "Tasha" Fox Survivor: Cagayan Episode 3
Tiffany Mitchell Big Brother 23 Episode 2
Cely Vazquez Love Island 2 Episode 1

Format

USA consists of a daily challenge, winner's selection and an elimination round. Players compete as male/female pairs which change for each cycle of the game.

  • Daily Challenge: Players compete in a main challenge in male/female teams of two. The last-place team is automatically sent to the elimination round. The winners earn $5,000 each for their bank account and the power to select a second team to compete in the elimination against the last-place team.
  • Eliminations ("The Arena"): The last-place team from the daily challenge compete in an elimination round against the team selected by the winners of the daily challenge. The losers are eliminated while the winners remain in the game and split all the money from their opponent's bank accounts.
Twists
  • Bank Accounts: Each player starts the game with $1,000 in their account. To be eligible to compete in the Final Challenge, players must accumulate at least $5,000. They can earn money for their account by winning daily challenges or eliminations.
  • The Algorithm: From episode two, an algorithm assigns players a new partner of the opposite gender for the next cycle of the game. Players must be assigned a partner they haven't previously been paired with, and cannot have the same partner twice in a row if they have already paired with each eligible remaining player.

Gameplay

Challenge games

  • Down To Do the Math: Played two teams at a time, teams must rappel down the side of a 22-story building, solve a series of math operations assigned to them along the way and answer once they reach the ground. If teams answer incorrectly three times, they must climb the stairs to the top of the building and rappel again. The team with the fastest time wins while the team with the slowest time is automatically sent to the Arena.
    • Winners: Angela & Tyson
  • Yeah Buoy: Played two teams at a time, teams must swim to a ladder, climb up and jump onto a spinning buoy. They can then take five letter tiles attached to the buoy at once, return them to shore and place them on a board to form as many words as possible, repeating this process for 20 minutes. The team with the most words formed wins while the team with the fewest words is automatically sent to the Arena.
    • Winners: Justine & Tyson
  • Hang On Man: Teams run across a carpark to collect 12 pieces and build a staircase to the top a container. Once built, one team member must balance on a narrow plank holding a rod across their back. Like hangman, the other team member takes letter tiles from the container to a board as their guess to a hidden phrase. After each incorrect guess, they must clip a 10-pound sandbag onto the rod their partner is holding before continuing. Teams are eliminated from the challenge if the team member on the plank falls off or drops the rod. The first team to guess their phrase and transport a final sandbag back to their container wins while the first team to drop their rod or fall of the plank is automatically sent to the Arena.
    • Winners: Angela & Kyland
  • Falling Off the Knowledge: Played in three heats, teams begin suspended on a ledge off the side of a building. After being asked a question with multiple answers, such as naming zodiac signs, one team at a time must give one of the possible answers. If teams answer incorrectly or with a previously given answer, their ledge opens and drops them 150 feet. The last team standing in each heat advance to the winner's round while the first team to answer incorrectly in each heat must compete in an additional loser's round. The last team standing in the winner's round wins while the first team to answer incorrectly in the loser's round is automatically sent to the Arena.
    • Winners: Alyssa & Kyland
  • Barreled Treasure:
    • Winners: Cashay & Tyson

Arena games

  • Knot So Fast: Teams have 20 minutes to create as many knots as they can using a 250-foot rope within a pyramid structure. After those 20 minutes are up, teams switch positions and must untie their opponent's knots. The first team to untie their opponent's knots and place the rope inside their circle wins.
    • Played by: Azah & Kyland vs. Cely & Javonny
  • Knowledge Is Powered: Teams pedal stationary bikes connected to a power station to illuminate six lights. After each second light is lit, 12 symbols would briefly display on a screen which teams must memorize and replicate on their board. The first team to light up all six lights and correctly replicate all three sets of symbols wins.
    • Played by: Cashel & Tiffany vs. Cayla & James
  • Plug and Play: One team member enters a container filled with water to release 14 submerged blocks and pass them to their partner, who stacks the blocks to build a tower. Throughout the elimination, the water slowly drains out of the container and teams are disqualified if the water drops below a marked line. The first team to build their tower wins.
    • Played by: Cashay & Domenick vs. James & Tasha
  • Smash In Puzzle Out: Teams break through glass panes enclosed in a narrow tunnel to reach a set of puzzle pieces at the end. They must then retrieve the pieces, one by one, and solve the puzzle. Each pane must also be broken by a specific team member and teams are assigned a five-second penalty for each pane broken by the wrong player. The first team to solve the puzzle wins.
    • Played by: David & Justine vs. Shan & Xavier

Game summary

Episode Winners Arena contestants Arena game Arena outcome
# Challenge Last-place Winners' Pick Winners Eliminated
1 Down To Do the Math Angela & Tyson Azah & Kyland Cely & Javonny Knot So Fast Azah & Kyland Cely & Javonny
2 Yeah Buoy Justine & Tyson Cayla & James Cashel & Tiffany Knowledge Is Powered Cayla & James Cashel & Tiffany
3 Hang On Man Angela & Kyland James & Tasha Cashay & Domenick Plug and Play Cashay & Domenick James & Tasha
4 Falling Off the Knowledge Alyssa & Kyland David & Justine Shan & Xavier Smash In Puzzle Out David & Justine Shan & Xavier
5 Barreled Treasure Cashay & Tyson Azah & Cinco
6
7

Episode progress

Contestants Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Finale
Alyssa SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE
Angela WIN SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE
Azah ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
Ben SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Cashay SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE WIN
Cayla SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE
Cinco SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
Danny SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
David SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE
Derek SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Desi SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Domenick SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE
Enzo SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Justine SAFE WIN SAFE ELIM SAFE
Kyland ELIM SAFE WIN WIN SAFE
Kyra SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Leo SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
Sarah SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
Shannon SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Tyson WIN WIN SAFE SAFE WIN
Shan SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Xavier SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
James SAFE ELIM OUT
Tasha SAFE SAFE OUT
Cashel SAFE OUT
Tiffany SAFE OUT
Cely OUT
Javonny OUT
Competition
  The contestant won the daily challenge and earned $5,000 for their bank account
  The contestant was not selected for the Arena
  The contestant won the elimination in the Arena and received their opponent's bank account money
  The contestant lost in the Arena and was eliminated

Bank progress

Contestants Episodes
1 2 3 4
Alyssa $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $6,000
Angela $6,000 $6,000 $11,000 $11,000
Azah $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000
Ben $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
Cashay $1,000 $1,000 $2,500 $2,500
Cayla $1,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000
Cinco $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
Danny $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
David $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $2,000
Derek $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
Desi $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
Domenick $1,000 $1,000 $2,500 $2,500
Enzo $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
Justine $1,000 $6,000 $6,000 $7,000
Kyland $2,000 $2,000 $7,000 $12,000
Kyra $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
Leo $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
Sarah $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
Shannon $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
Tyson $6,000 $11,000 $11,000 $11,000
Shan $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $0
Xavier $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $0
James $1,000 $2,000 $0
Tasha $1,000 $1,000 $0
Cashel $1,000 $0
Tiffany $1,000 $0
Cely $0
Javonny $0
  • Bank accounts at the end of each episode

Team progress

For the first episode, players chose their own teams prior to the "Down to Do the Math" challenge. From episode two, teams were randomly decided by the Algorithm.

Contestants Episodes
1 2 3 4 5
Alyssa Ben Enzo Tyson Kyland David
Angela Tyson Leo Kyland Domenick Danny
Azah Kyland Xavier Danny Ben Cinco
Ben Alyssa Shan Kyra Azah Justine
Cashay Derek Cinco Domenick Enzo Tyson
Cayla David James Xavier Tyson Derek
Cinco Desi Cashay Sarah Shannon Azah
Danny Shan Desi Azah Kyra Angela
David Cayla Kyra Shannon Justine Alyssa
Derek Cashay Tasha Shan Sarah Cayla
Desi Cinco Danny Enzo Leo Domenick
Domenick Justine Shannon Cashay Angela Desi
Enzo Sarah Alyssa Desi Cashay Kyra
Justine Domenick Tyson Leo David Ben
Kyland Azah Sarah Angela Alyssa Shannon
Kyra Cashel David Ben Danny Enzo
Leo Tiffany Angela Justine Desi Sarah
Sarah Enzo Kyland Cinco Derek Leo
Shannon James Domenick David Cinco Kyland
Tyson Angela Justine Alyssa Cayla Cashay
Shan Danny Ben Derek Xavier
Xavier Tasha Azah Cayla Shan
James Shannon Cayla Tasha
Tasha Xavier Derek James
Cashel Kyra Tiffany
Tiffany Leo Cashel
Cely Javonny
Javonny Cely

Episodes

No.Title [5]Original air date [5]Prod.
code [5]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The United States of Challenge"July 6, 2022 (2022-07-06)1012.33[6]
2"Oh Say Can You See Tiffany"July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)1022.20[7]
3"Declarations of Independence"July 20, 2022 (2022-07-20)1032.13[8]
4"Liberty And Justice For All"July 27, 2022 (2022-07-27)1042.18[9]
5"In Tyson We Trust"August 3, 2022 (2022-08-03)105N/A
6"A Civil War"August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10)106N/A
7"State Of The Unions"August 17, 2022 (2022-08-17)107N/A

References

  1. ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (June 21, 2022). "Watch T.J. Lavin throw shade at the Big Brother alums on The Challenge: USA". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Ross, Dalton (May 31, 2022). "'Big Brother' and 'The Challenge: USA' summer premiere dates revealed". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Longeretta, Emily (February 15, 2022). "'The Challenge' Franchise Expands With CBS and International Spinoffs, 'All Stars' Season 3 Gets Premiere Date". Variety. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Thompson, Eliza (June 8, 2022). "Tyson! Xavier! Tiffany! 'The Challenge: USA' Cast Revealed". Us Weekly. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Shows A-Z - the challenge USA on cbs". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (July 7, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 7.6.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED with Broadcast". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  7. ^ Salem, Mitch (July 14, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 7.13.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  8. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (July 21, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 7.20.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  9. ^ Salem, Mitch (July 28, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 7.27.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 28, 2022.

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