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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Challenge Season 35 Episode 7 - Should I Stay Or Should I Go
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #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.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. The Challenge Season 30 Episode 1 - Thirty Rotten Scoundrels
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Challenge Season 31 Episode 1 - When Worlds Collide
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Challenge Season 31 Episode 2 - The Power of Three
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Challenge Season 31 Episode 4 - Pizzagate
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #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.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. The Challenge Season 31 Episode 5 - Guilty by Association
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Challenge Season 31 Episode 3 - #banatalie
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #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.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. The Challenge Season 41 Episode 19 - Finale (2)
    4.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Finale (2)

    S41:E19

    The finalists must rely on their partner and battle through pain, sweat and tears to become Challenge Champions. Only one team will be the first to ascend a treacherous path to a peak in the Andes Mountains where a share of $500,000 awaits them.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. The Challenge Season 41 Episode 20 - Reunion (I)
    4.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Reunion (I)

    S41:E20

    The Challenge: Vets & New Threats Reunion explodes with drama as Olivia and Michaela go head-to-head, Gabe breaks down, and relationships unravel. Smashley steals the spotlight before a fiery face-off leaves everyone shaken.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. The Challenge Season 41 Episode 1 - Welcome to the Challenge
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Welcome to the Challenge

    S41:E1

    The newly formed pairs of Challenge Vets and New Threats must put their partnership to the test immediately; a rivalry causes chaos and uncertainty, leading to a drama-filled nominations; a nail-biting elimination sends shockwave.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Challenge Season 30 Episode 4 - Dirty Deeds
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The Challenge Season 40 Episode 1 - The Era Invitational (1)
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. The Challenge Season 40 Episode 2 - The Era Invitational (2)
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. The Challenge Season 41 Episode 2 - We Used to Hook Up
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - We Used to Hook Up

    S41:E2

    TJ throws a huge wrench in the players' plans, making an ever-changing game even more difficult; two challengers get hot and heavy, making another begin to boil over with jealousy; the elimination sees the first head banger.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Challenge Season 41 Episode 3 - I Am The Challenge
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - I Am The Challenge

    S41:E3

    One player's game is at risk, while their partner's competitiveness rears its ugly head and wishes it hadn't. The challenge tests the players' swimming skills for the first time and an added element makes some of the veterans lose their minds.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. The Challenge Season 41 Episode 4 - Wish I’d Been Practicing
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Wish I’d Been Practicing

    S41:E4

    The stakes are sky high, as one veteran shocks the house by getting last in the challenge. Hangnail, Gabe, looks to make a high risk move to earn back some favor. The challenge tests the players' sense of direction and sudoku.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. The Challenge Season 41 Episode 5 - Pride Comes Before the Fall
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Pride Comes Before the Fall

    S41:E5

    The rivalry between vets and new threats heats up. Worlds collide when the sports-horror movie “HIM” from Director Jordan Peele gets in on the action! A New Threat is taken off guard when the challenge loser wants to swing big and take them out.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Challenge Season 41 Episode 6 - Is He Throwing It?
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Is He Throwing It?

    S41:E6

    A major player in the game becomes the public enemy after it appears they were trying to throw the challenge; the nominations expose where one player stands in the game and baffles another whose plan backfired.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Challenge Season 41 Episode 8 - Justice for Leka
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Justice for Leka

    S41:E8

    Karma comes for one veteran, as their challenge performance raises suspicions; the announcement of the Lock-In approaching pushes the challengers to determine who would be the best partner for the rest of the game.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Challenge Season 41 Episode 9 - Does Anyone Want to Confess?
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Does Anyone Want to Confess?

    S41:E9

    While forming friendships, rivalries and romances, badass reality competitors from around the globe face off in cutthroat challenges and brutal eliminations, with the chance to earn their share of a million-dollar prize.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Challenge Season 41 Episode 10 - A War Brewing
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - A War Brewing

    S41:E10

    The players compete in their first challenge as permanent partners, and trivia is the staple; TJ's favorite, but they have never seen it done like this before; TJ introduces a huge twist that could throw a wrench in the game.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. The Challenge Season 41 Episode 11 - A King of Kamikaze
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - A King of Kamikaze

    S41:E11

    The Stake a Claim twist creates paranoia amongst the house; the Challengers show off their speed and strength in a challenge that sees them walking the plank; an intense nominations draws the line in the sand.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. The Challenge Season 41 Episode 12 - Punch You in Your Face
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Punch You in Your Face

    S41:E12

    The epic movie, "The Running Man," with Glen Powell inspires today's challenge with chains, cars and detonators! After one player's failed attempt to stake a claim, everyone strategizes as to how they can use this wild twist to their advantage.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. The Challenge Season 41 Episode 13 - They Are Like Cockroaches
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - They Are Like Cockroaches

    S41:E13

    The challengers are sent on the heist of a century to collect a key using… haystacks. This exhausting challenge is a crucial look into everyone's speed and endurance, and one team's performance is shocking to everyone.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. The Challenge Season 41 Episode 14 - We Have to Boogie!
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - We Have to Boogie!

    S41:E14

    As the numbers whittle down, everyone's collective performance in the challenge becomes crucial because winning or losing takes a vote away from their alliance. How important is your own safety versus your team's safety?

    Director:Unknown
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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".