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The Best Episodes of The Challenge

Every episode of The Challenge ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Challenge!

The Best Episodes of The Challenge

Each Challenge pits numerous cast members from past seasons of reality shows against each other, dividing them into two separate teams according to different criteria,...
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    #1 - Should I Stay Or Should I Go

    S35:E7

    Tori believes that she is ready to earn her red skull. Nany's budding crush on one player causes tension in her friendship with Aneesa. Two players face off in the Dust-to-Dust elimination.

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    #2 - Thirty Rotten Scoundrels

    S30:E1

    In the Season 30 premiere, 30 of the dirtiest players in "Challenge" history arrive in Cartagena, Colombia, to compete for $1,000,000 in the most conniving and deceitful season ever.

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    #3 - When Worlds Collide

    S31:E1

    Past feuds and grudges comes back to haunt 28 eager Challenge competitors, all vying for their share of $500,000. Romance is in the air at the Challenge house, but so is revenge, as the players plot their next moves.

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    #4 - The Power of Three

    S31:E2

    When three players earn power, their vendettas worry about becoming easy targets. Marie’s romance with Kyle is threatened by her enemy, Cara Maria. TJ reveals a massive new twist that will explode the game.

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    #5 - Pizzagate

    S31:E4

    While Challenge couple Brad and Britni plan on winning the game, players begin to plot their demise behind their backs. A player is caught stealing and generates a new vendetta.

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    #6 - Guilty by Association

    S31:E5

    When one of the players falls ill, their true strength in the game is tested. Kayleigh is fed up with her vendetta Melissa, whose antics culminate in an explosive fight that rocks the Challenge house.

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    #7 - #banatalie

    S31:E3

    Natalie balances a budding romance with her desire to prove herself as a strong competitor. An injured Melissa finds comfort with Nicole, but her true motives are questioned by her vendetta, Kayleigh.

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    #8 - Dirty Deeds

    S30:E4

    After a wild night out on the town, two players face major consequences. The winner's circle hatches a plot to separate best friends and strong competitors, Jenna and Kailah. One player sends shockwaves through the house with a dirty, boss power play.

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    #9 - The Era Invitational (1)

    S40:E1

    The Challengers arrive at their first challenge, but are shocked when they learn they will start by competing within their eras; politics begin as players must plead their case to avoid seeing the biggest elimination night in challenge history.

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    #10 - The Era Invitational (2)

    S40:E2

    The Challengers arrive to the Arena to see classic, brutal eliminations from each era awaiting them; 16 people will fight in the sand, only 8 will return; the losers learn they will be sent off with a parting gift of karma for the remaining players.

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    #11 - Road Rules All Stars: Five Easy Pieces

    S1:E1

    Welcome to the first Real World / Road Rules Challenge. Some people claim that this isn't a real challenge, but we are taking 5 Real Worlders and throwing them in Road Rules missions, so I'm gonna count that as a Real World / Road Rules Challenge. We start off with- Eric from Real World New York riding a train, he claims that he had to think really hard to do another MTV show, but excited for the trip. On the way, the train will stop at separate stations and pick up the remaining 4 castmates. Next stop, we pick up- Jon from Real World Los Angeles They catch up on old times, Jon says he's still trying to get a Country record deal, while Eric shows off that he doesn't even sing and he received a record deal. Next stop, we see- Rachel from Real World San Francisco

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    #12 - Road Rules All Stars: Shear Madness

    S1:E2

    We open with the cast arriving in New Zealand. Rachel describes the ordeal with her accident and explains that she should be normal when the metal rods are taken out of her leg. In New Zealand they receive a temporary winnie, where they find their next clue. They are told to arrive at a farm the following day at 9am. They all go out and party that night, Sean & Rachel are seen going into a peep show. The following morning, the cast gets ready. Cynthia wonders why Rachel is getting dressed the way she is when they know they're going to a farm. At breakfast, Sean and Jon try to hurry the group as they gab over breakfast. They end up arriving at the farm over a hour late. They find out the first part of their mission will be sheep shearing. The guys run around a pin trying to get the sheep into the barn. In the barn, each of them have to shear a sheep clean. At lunch, Sean continues to flirt with

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    #13 - Road Rules All Stars: A Radish In A Salad Spinner

    S1:E3

    While traveling back from the last mission, they receive a clue from Puck. He says that the current opening song for the show sucks, and the group must write a new one. Back at the hotel, Sean, Cynthia, Rachel, & Jon all get to work on the song. Eric had denied participating due to copyright with his career and if he would be getting a piece of the pie the song makes. Within a hour, the four remaining castmates get a song down and actually turns out pretty good. They receive a clue to travel north, when they arrive, they find out that they'll be 'Zorbing'. Zorbing consists of climbing into a big plastic/nylon ball and rolling down a hill. They each will be going down as pairs and the overall winner will win $150. Rachel went first against Eric and won. Sean went second against Cynthia and lost. Jon went third against Rachel and lost. On the way down,

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    #14 - Road Rules All Stars: How To Eat Fried Worms...

    S1:E4

    The group receives its next clue that says ""Their world is gonna be turned upside down"". When they arrive at the mission site they notice vans labeled for the best adventures of Urban Rap Jumping. They get out of the winnie to notice a guy porpelling off a side of a building. But unlike normal propelling, in Urban Rap Jumping, the propellers face the ground as they descend. They find out that each of them will have to propel themselves off a 20 stories building. They get to the top of the building and fear already starts to kick in. Sean goes first and goes down like a champ. Eric goes next and does some wild jumps on his way down. Rachel and Jon follow, Cynthia goes last and has the most fear but makes it through and proud to be on the ground. When they get back to the winnie, they find another clue that says they're heading to LA. Since most ex-Real Worlders live in LA, they call up Beth from the Los Angeles season to stay with her

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    #15 - Road Rules All Stars: Fresh Squeezed Creative Juices

    S1:E5

    It's the following day and Cynthia has cooled off and decided since the trip is almost over, she will stay. They arrive at their next mission site, which is a improv theater called 'The Groundlings'. They find out that they will be spending the day learning the art of improv and then will have to perform a show that night to a sold-out crowd. They do many exercizes through out the day that help them understand the art of improv. By 5:30, the teacher believes they have the basics down and they are ready for the show at 8. At showtime, they each start getting nervous to perform in front of a crowd. Throughout the show they do many skits, but they end with a surprise one. ""The REAL Real World"". Each of the castmates will have to play one of their roommates from their season picked by the audience in a whole new Real World show. Eric is given Kevin, Jon is given Dominic, Rachel is given Puck

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    #16 - Money Changes Everything

    S2:E1

    We start off with six ex-Real Worlders and six ex-Road Rulers being led into a baseball stadium blindfolded. We then see a limo being followed by a armored truck. Inside the limo is this year's Mr. Big - David from the Real World Los Angeles. We are introduced to our teams- Real World Beth from Real World Los Angeles Neil from Real World London Jason from Real World Boston Montana from Real World Boston Janet from Real World Seattle Nathan from Real World Seattle Road Rules Mark from Road Rules 1 Kayle from Road Rules Islands Kefla from Road Rules Australia Anne from Road Rules Northern Trail Roni from Road Rules Northern Trail Noah from Road Rules Northern Trail From his limo, David is patched over the PA system in the stadium. He tells the players that they can take off their blindfolds and they have to look for the gold dollar. A helecopter flys over with a bag and drops thousands of fake money with David's picture on it.

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    #17 - Bed Sores

    S2:E2

    They arrive in Mammouth Lakes CA, where their next mission will take place. In their campsite, they find a newspaper that has a article about their mission. It says that casts of the Real World and Road Rules will take part in the yearly Frontier Day's Bed Race. There is talks about whether Beth should stay in the challenge or not. Beth wants the cash so she is gonna stay, but Neil says she better work if she wants a piece of the cash. The Real World team is starting to get close to their rundown RV which they have now named ""Bessie"". So, they take it to a gas station and they buy lots of spray paint and both teams leave their marks on the RV. They arrive at the mission site, they are told they will be taking part in a Bed Race. Each team must dcorate a bed as wild as possible and then it will be placed on wheels and they will have to race it down a hill. The team with the best of out 3 races will win a minute in the Money Chamber and the luxory bus.

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    #18 - Getting Drunk

    S2:E3

    They are heading to the Hollywood YMCA where both teams know they have to work, but not sure on what they'll be doing. The Real World team is tired of losing and Neil is wondering why he even decided to do this challenge. They arrive at the YMCA, and the ladies and men are seperated in different locker rooms. They are given basketball jerseys to change into. The teams walk out on a basketball court where Kobe Bryant and Reggie Miller are playing. The only ones that recognize them are Kefla, Roni, and Nathan. Since Road Rules has ""Japenese Pacers"" they get to play against Kobe and Reggie in a basketball match. Their special referree is Syrus from Real World Boston. For each time Road Rules scores a basket, they receive $20. But for each time Kobe or Reggie score a basket, $10 of Road Rules money goes to them. Real World has ""Snoop Doggy Doggs"" where they have to bathe Kobe Bryant's dogs.

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    #19 - The Joint is Jumping

    S2:E4

    We start back with Janet still freaking out at the top. Her hands have formed into fists and they won't open. The Bungee Master tells her that she is having some sort fo spasms. She still wants to jump but he tells her to go back down, rest alittle, and she can come back up. Back on the boat, Kefla and Roni start freaking out that it isn't fair that Janet got to come back down. The Bungee Master finally stops all the fighting by telling them that it wasn't her choice to come back down, it was his. Kayle goes up and gets no rings. Nathan tells Beth and Montana that if Anne gets any rings they're gonna have to jump and they refuse. Anne jumps and gets one ring giving Road Rules a one ring lead. Janet finally recovers and jumps, she doesn't get a ring, but that doesn't matter to the team who is happy that she faced her fear. The pressure has come down to Beth and Montana, Montana doesn't want to jump cause it's her worst fear and Beth doesn't want to do a one legged jump.

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    #20 - Shall We Play a Game?

    S2:E5

    After the Talent Show, Real World is on Cloud 9 cause they finally have won a mission. Backstage they receive their next clue - ""Left, Left, Left, Right, Left. I don't know if it's been said, this mission can make you dead. Sound off, Real World, Sound off, Road Rules, Sound Off, Let's Fight!"" Nathan is excited cause he knows it has something to do with the Military which he is actively involved in. The girls seem to be upset cause they know it'll involve physical strength. They are told they need to be at Camp Pendelton in Southern California by 6pm the following day. Since it's their final night in Vegas, they decide to hit the town again. Flirtation continues between Montana and Noah. The following morning, Roni looks for Noah, but can't seem to find him. Nathan tells her to look in the girls room and see if Montanas there.

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    #21 - Handsome Reward

    S2:E6

    We start right back in at the Playboy Mansion. The Playboy Bunny tells them to leave their stuff on the front lawn cause she's gonna take them on a tour of the property. They see exotic birds, monkeys, and other animals. She takes them by the famous pool and grotto, she also tells them that they will be spending the night in the game room where there are seperate beds bracnhed out of the main room. They arrive in the room to find there are special Hef P.J.s each with their name on it for each of the castmates. The Playboy Bunny invites them all out to the pool where all the guys socialize with the Bunnies while the girls sit back and talk trash. The man himself - Hugh Hefner comes out and welcomes them all to the Mansion. Noah finds a playmate that he could talk to and Montana gets jealous, she finds them alone and insults the both of them which extremely pisses off the playmate. She takes off to try and find Montana and confront her, but Noah holds her back.

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    #22 - Stratos-Fear

    S3:E1

    Welcome to the Real World / Road Rules Challenge 2000, we start off with helicopters arriving with cast members blindfolded. They are dropped off atop a parking garage in Vegas. When all have arrived, they take off their blindfolds and meet their teammates. On the Real World Team- Amaya from Real World Hawaii Kat from Real World London Heather from Real World New York David from Real World Seattle Teck from Real World Hawaii Mike from Real World Miami On the Road Rules Team- Holly from Road Rules Latin America Piggy from Road Rules Australia Veronica from Road Rules Semester at Sea Yes from Road Rules Semester at Sea Dan from Road Rules Northern Trail Carlos from Road Rules 1 They are met by this season's Ms. Big- Gladys from Road Rules Latin America She then shows them that they're next to the tallest tower in North America, the Stratosphere. Their mission? To bungee off a platform extended off the tower.

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    #23 - Demolition Derby

    S3:E2

    To get thier next clue they went to Nike Town in Vegas. They are greeted by Roy Jones Jr.(professional boxer) who tells them that one of them will have to fight him to get the clue. Noone on either team didn't feel like getting beat up but finally David decided to take the challenge only to find out he only has to play a kid's toy boxing game with him. David lost after several rounds but Roy felt sorry for the team anyways and gave them their clue. They're off to Nashville, on the way we see Real World living it up in their bus while the Road Rulers and more quiet and low key. When they arrive, they're given their next mission which is entitled ""Bumper Cars"" which is just another name for Demolition Derby. There will be 6 teams of two members. One being the driver and the other a passenger equipted with a super soaker filled with paint to shoot at the opposing team's driver. The teams are- Real World-Amaya & Kat, David & Mike, Heather & Teck.

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    #24 - Wheel of Wrestling

    S3:E3

    We start off with Piggy still upset about being caught smoking and losing the money for her team. They arrive at their next mission where they find out they will be wrestling, either eachother or professional wrestlers(guys, gals, ad midgets) depending on what they spin on a wrestling wheel. Heather and Piggy go first, spinning the wheel to discover they have to wrestle each other. Piggy is determined to beat Heather cause Heather caught her smoking but ofcourse Heather is quite a bit larger and just kills Piggy. On to Dan and Mike who spin the wheel and discover they have to wrestle female wrestlers. The guys take advantage of the situation and play with the girls abit but obviously each of them easily wins the match. Next is Amaya and Veronica who spin the wheel to find out they have to wrestle midgets. Veronica goes first and after a good few battles gets pinned by the midget.

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    #25 - Snake Wrangling

    S3:E4

    We start off with both teams heading to Lexington Kentucky for their next mission. At the mission they are greeted by Keefla from Road Rules Australia. They are told they are gonna participate in a challenge that Keefla hated the most during his Road Rules taping. They have to deal with snakes, actually they have to go in a cage filled with hundreds of different kinds of snakes and wrangle out the particular ones their team is assigned. Amaya continues to aggrivate the Road Rules team, this time she admits to kicking their snakes into bushes. But the Road Rules team overcomes Amaya's attacks and wins the mission anyways! Back in the bus, the teams find their second ""Bonus $6,000"" challenge. The challenge gives both teams a list of six different tasks where they can pick 3 to complete. The first team to complete the 3 tasks wins the bonus $6,000.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Should I Stay Or Should I Go" is the best rated episode of "The Challenge". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/13/2020. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Thirty Rotten Scoundrels".