Every Season of The Challenge, Ranked: #6 — The Duel

Location: Armação dos Búzios, Brazil

Host: TJ Lavin

Aired: 2006–07

Champions: Wes and Jodi

Overall Thoughts: If you’re a fan of pure, unadulterated competition, this is likely one of your favorite seasons.

While The Duel is fairly light on house drama, it more than makes up for it on the field.

This season features some of the greatest daily challenges of all time, and has some of the best guys ever competing for the $150,000 (not so much on the girls side).

And of course, this where the CT/Diem romance begins, kicking off arguably the most important multi-season story arc in Challenge history.

MEMORABLE MOMENTS

• Johnny “John” Bananas getting eliminated first in his rookie season
• Diem taking off her wig and winning the Ring Toss challenge
• Tina punching Beth after the Ring Toss challenge
• Wes beating Derrick in Pole Wrestle, arguably the greatest elimination in Challenge history
• CT and Diem getting closer throughout the season, culminating in a kiss on the cliffs