Every Season of The Challenge, Ranked: #19 — Battle of the Sexes

Michael Alvey
10 min readApr 19, 2022

Location: Montego Bay, Jamaica

Host: Jonny Moseley

Aired: 2003

Champions: The Men (Mark, Colin and Jamie)

Overall Thoughts: This is the season my kids are going to put on for me every day in my nursing home.

Sexes 1 is the perfect season to turn your brain off and enjoy the ride. Of all the summer-campy seasons, this is the most summer-campy.

With a massive cast of 36 people who mostly came to Jamaica to have a good time rather than win the life-changing $50K, the good vibes were flowing.

But it wasn’t all fun and games. This season features some great drama, both game-related and with interpersonal conflicts.

Separating the teams into men and women instead of the standard Real World vs. Road Rules was an excellent decision for the franchise that created by far the best season to date.

While it is a bit cheesy and dated, Sexes 1 is a season I’ll just never get tired of.

MEMORABLE MOMENTS

  • Puck spitting on David, leading to the house threatening to revolt if Puck was sent home, resulting in David leaving

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