Location: Dominacal, Costa Rica Host: TJ Lavin Aired: 2011 Champions: Johnny/Tyler and Evelyn/Paula Overall Thoughts: We have finally reached my pick for the greatest season in Challenge history. When the cast, theme and trailer were dropped back in 2011, the expectations for this season were sky high. (CT’s “Now it’s my turn” still gives me chills.) Rivals lived up to the hype…

For whatever reason, the conversation about the greatest female competitors in Challenge history tends to take a backseat to the debates about the males. …

To me, succeeding in The Challenge has always roughly been a 50–50 split between competition and politics. Unless you’re just a freak like Landon Lueck or Jordan Wiseley, you can’t survive on the show without a solid political game. …

Location: Pula, Croatia Host: TJ Lavin Aired: 2023 Champions: Chris and Desi Overall Thoughts: Purely as a competition season, USA 2 functions pretty well. The missions and eliminations were mostly solid, and the politics were fairly intriguing, at least in the beginning of the season. But this season couldn’t escape being lumped in with other recent seasons I haven’t liked — Spies…

Location: Cape Town, South Africa Host: TJ Lavin Aired: 2023 Champions: Jordan and Kaz Overall Thoughts: World Championship, or as I like to call it, Bore of the Worlds, could very well be the least eventful season in Challenge history. Most seasons have 10–20 memorable moments. I could barely get to three for this season. It was a season focused almost solely on competition…

Inspired by episode 5 of The Challenge: World Championship, I decided to put together a list of the worst decisions ever made by Wes Bergmann. I’ve written a lot about Wes’ strategic game over the years, both good and bad, but today we’re going to be focusing on the ugly…

8 Seasons: Rivals III (3rd place), Dirty 30, Vendettas, Champs vs. Stars 2, Final Reckoning, Double Agents, Spies, Lies. & Allies (3rd place), Ride or Dies (Win) 7–3 Elimination Record 13 Challenge Wins Daily Challenges: 8/10 Eliminations: 6.5/10 Finals: 7/10 Politics: 7.5/10 I never thought I’d be writing about Devin…

4 Seasons: Double Agents (Win), Spies, Lies & Allies, Ride or Dies, World Championship 5–2 Elimination Record 2 Daily Wins Daily Challenges: 4/10 Eliminations: 8.5/10 Finals: 8.5/10 Politics: 3.5/10 Arguably the most shocking winner in Challenge history, Amber made history as a rookie on Double Agents, becoming the first female…

12 Seasons: Battle of the Seasons, Rivals II, Free Agents (2nd place), Battle of the Exes II, Battle of the Bloodlines, Rivals III, War of the Worlds, War of the Worlds 2, Total Madness, Double Agents (3rd place), Spies, Lies & Allies (4th place), Ride or Dies (2nd place) 12–11…