You never know what’s going to happen onThe Challenge, especially when it comes to T.J.’s twists.
Which champion was sent home by this year’s “layup?”
Let’s recap the shocking turn of events.
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He says she’s a lot smarter than she seems.
She storms off and Jenny whispers to Bananas that she loves Ashley but she doesn’t trust her.
Degree of physical difficulty:Moderate.
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Degree of mental difficulty:Moderate.
There isn’t much “puzzle” solving, just memory.
Hopefully other players took a page out of Jenny’s book and practiced memory skills in the off-season!
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Potential for drama:High.
Winner:CT and Bayleigh.
All the players approach the challenge with different strategies.
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They’re definitely ones to watch this season.
Tribunal:CT and Bayleigh immediately butt heads over who to choose as their third Tribunal member.
She gets some of the other girls to “burn” their votes on him too.
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Kailah overhears this and goes to Cory and Nelson to let them know what’s brewing.
At nominations, Bananas starts by voting for Jay and Jay throws a vote back to Bananas.
More people vote for Bananas, including Ashley, Fessy, and Nelson.
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Jordan votes for himself, Jenna tries to burn a vote on Nelson (?)
which then prompts Josh, Nany, and Kaycee to vote for Nelson too.
This is getting messy!
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Aneesa says she can’t vote for Bananas or Jay so she votes for Jordan.
Is their uneasy, unholy alliance going to lead to … an actual friendship?!
This might be the craziest thing to happen on this show.
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The votes come down to Jay, but Bananas and Ashley continue fighting anyway.
Bananas and Wes talk over drinks about how Wes' vote for Jay sealed the deal on their alliance.
They were both not totally trusting each other before, but now they are.
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Their alliance is “Challengeofficial.”
Meanwhile, Dee finally makes her move on Jay and they make out in the middle of the bar.
At one point, she also calls Rogan her “ride or die.”
Um, excuse me?
Rogan then approaches CT to ask him to vote him into elimination.
He wants to take out Jay himself, even if the Purgatory elimination is a climbing wall.
But CT knows this might be his only shot to go into Purgatory himself.
Purgatory elimination
Walking into Purgatory, no one can tell what the elimination is going to be.
But that doesn’t stop CT from throwing himself in against Jay.
But everyone else knows that this could get ugly going against CT is going to be tough.
Elimination challenge:Take Shelter.
They will then trade places and attempt to break into the bunker the other person just barricaded.
Degree of physical difficulty:Moderate.
Some of the debris is heavy, and CT is a master at knots.
Degree of mental difficulty:High.
The outcome all depends on the strategy used to barricade the bunkers.
If you don’t choose the right debris at the right time, your opponent can easily win.
Potential for drama:High.
If Jay takes out CT, it would certainly shake things up in the game.
Winner:In a shocking turn of events, Jay beats CT!
CT moves on to giant boulders, moving them in front of all the chains and ropes.
He then breaks cinderblocks with his bare hands!
to avoid having to untangle the rope knots going through them.
It’s smart as hell and everyone thinks this is over.
It’s time for a “tune-up.”
Challenger of the week:Once again it’s Jay.
He earned his second skullandis still the only guy qualified to execute the final.
He was actually excited about it!
That’s the kind of attitude you love to see on this show.
Will his performance change opinion about him in the house moving forward?
Dee/Rogan and Bananas/Jay’s ex Morgan)?
