The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars season 2

The 2018 installment of The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars, a recurring special mini-series of MTV's The Challenge, premiered on April 17, 2018. The season features ten alumni from The Challenge who made it to a final on the show or on Road Rules competing with ten celebrities.[1]

Champs vs Stars
Season 2
Presented byMike "The Miz" Mizanin
No. of contestants20
Winners
No. of episodes11 (including the Reunion Special)
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseApril 17 (2018-04-17) –
June 26, 2018 (2018-06-26)
Season chronology

Contestants

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Player Known From Team Charity Raised Finish
Chris "CT" Tamburello The Real World: Paris Champs F.I.G.H.T. $52,950 Winner
Tony Raines Real World: Skeletons Champs Hands on NOLA $57,700 Winner
Casper Smart Dancer Stars Inner-City Arts $30,700 Runner-up
Louise Hazel Olympian[a] Stars BLSYW $30,200 Runner-up
Daniel Gibson Former NBA guard Stars American Diabetes Association $3,200 Third place
Wes Bergmann The Real World: Austin Champs 36 Degrees North $3,200 Third place
Drake Bell Actor and singer Stars Global Down Syndrome $3,200 Episode 9/10
Kailah Casillas Real World: Go Big or Go Home Champs 4Kids of South Florida $1,450 Episode 9/10
Lil Mama Rapper Stars Man Up! Inc $950 Episode 8
Tori Deal Are You the One? 4 Champs PanCAN $950 Episode 8
Brooke Hogan TV personality Stars PETA $2,450 Episode 8
Shane Landrum Road Rules: Campus Crawl Champs True Colors Fund $2,950 Episode 8
Jozea Flores Big Brother 18 Stars JDRF $950 Episode 7/8
Selita Ebanks Model Stars New Yorkers for Children $950 Episode 7/8
Ashley Mitchell Real World: Ex-Plosion Champs Malala Fund $3,200 Episode 6
Devin Walker Are You the One? 3 Champs Bregamos Community Theater $950 Episode 5
Aneesa Ferreira The Real World: Chicago Champs RAINN $1,450 Episode 4[b]
Hennessy Carolina Social media personality Stars BronxWorks $400 Episode 3[c]
Kam Williams Are You the One? 5 Champs LUCY Outreach $400 Episode 2
Arian Foster NFL running back Stars Arian Foster Foundation Unknown Episode 1
  The contestant is representing the Champs.
  The contestant is representing the Stars.

Draft

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The winners of the first challenge were made team captains that would divide the Champs and Stars into two separate teams. Tony and CT were the captains.

Round Blue Team Red Team
Captain Tony CT
1 Tori[d] Kailah
2 Wes Shane
3 Kam Ashley[d]
4 Casper Devin
5 Louise Brooke
6 Daniel Arian
7 Aneesa Lil Mama
8 Drake Jozea
9 Hennessy Selita

In Episode 7, the remaining players were paired into teams of two. The leaders on the scoreboard got to choose their partners.

Round Captain Selection
1 Tony CT
2 Daniel Wes
3 Louise Casper
4 Drake Kailah
5 Brooke Shane
6 Lil Mama Tori
7 Selita Jozea

Game summary

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Challenge games

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  • Stair Down: Challengers compete in two heats, half Champs and half Stars each heat. They are covered in lube and must make their way to the top of a flight of stairs. The winners of each heat become the team captains for drafting the mixed teams. Once drafted, the total combined time from each individual player determined which newly formed team with the fastest time was the winner.
    • Winners: Blue Team - MVP: Tony
  • Over the Edge: Similar to shuffleboard, players must sit on top of a giant puck while another teammate pushes them to score points. Touching the ground while on the puck of going over the edge of the board disqualifies that player.
    • Winners: Red Team - MVP: Ashley
  • Release the Rainbow: Competitors are connected to a piece of ribbon and must untangle themselves from a giant jungle gym. Players may assist other players on their teams as long as they don't lock their ribbon in its final position. The first team to have all their players untangle themselves and connected to their final puzzle wins.
    • Winners: Red Team - MVP: CT
  • Face Off: Played on a football field in heats, players take turns on offense and defense. On offense, a player must kick a small ball past the 10-yard line while their teammates try to protect them, by blocking defenders with giant blown up balls. Similarly, the players on defense must stop the offensive player from bringing the small ball back into the endzone by knocking them over with the blown up balls.
    • Winners: Blue Team - MVP: Louise
  • Jumbo Table Hockey: Contestants play a game of field hockey, however the area they can move around is limited to moving their hockey sticks which are connected to the table.
    • Winners: Blue Team - MVP: Daniel
  • Crossfire: Players must divide their teams: half chosen to shoot dodgeballs using slingshots at giant stacks of boxes they must knock over, the other half hanging over the stack of boxes trying to defend them. When a player's stack of boxes is knocked over, they drop down to the ground and then may help retrieve balls for their teammates. The first team to have all the other team's boxes knocked over wins.
    • Winners: Blue Team - MVP: Drake
  • Go Deep: Partners must dive into an Olympic swimming pool and take turns moving a ring along a series of pipes. The first team to figure out the puzzle and remove the ring from the pipes and return it outside of the pool wins.
    • Winners: Brooke & Shane - MVP: Shane
  • Spot On: Similar to Twister, players must hold themselves between two walls with colored pegs. They must move their arms and legs to the corresponding colored peg that is called out. If players stop touching a peg, they are eliminated, and the last player remaining wins for their team, while the bottom 3 teams are on the chopping block.
    • Winners: Casper & Louise - MVP: Casper
  • Text Tile: Similar in style to the "Die Hard" Gulag from Cutthroat, teams must move a large crate across a beach, where one player lifts and moves the crate, while the other balances on top of the crate. Once at a certain mark, players must then open up their crate to find letters for a puzzle. The first players to solve the "Millennial Crossword Puzzle" wins and earn a spot in the final challenge.
    • Winners: CT & Tony - MVP: Tony
  • Bankroll: In the final challenge, the teams participate in four stations. After each station is complete, teams must collect a coin and deposit it to their "Miz Bank" before moving on to the next station.
    • Puck It: Teams must use shuffle sticks to push a tire off an elevated ramp while standing on a balance beam. If a player falls off the balance beam, the team must start over.
    • Blockhead: Teams must use a hoverboard to collect block puzzle pieces. Once all the pieces are collected, teams must then assemble a block wall puzzle with the faces of all the cast members.
    • Eat and Run: Teams must use star poles to move five balls into a bucket. After each ball is deposited, they may then select a food item. Once all balls are deposited in the bucket, the teams may then eat their selected food items.
    • Beat Box: Teams must unwrap, untie, and unchain several layers around a giant box to complete a slider puzzle inside.
      • Winners: CT & Tony (won $100,000)
      • Second Place: Casper & Louise (won $50,000)
      • Third Place: Daniel & Wes

Arena Games

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  • Screw Off: Contestants must use a baseball bat to hit a flat piece of metal connected to a giant screw. The first contestant to successfully completely unscrew their piece wins.
    • Played by: Arian vs. Casper
  • Rock & Roll: Contestants start in the middle of a platform. Contestants must wrestle a large box with handles to their sides of the platform twice to defeat their opponent.
    • Played by: Brooke vs. Kam
  • Throwing Shade: Similar to cornhole, contestants must smash boxes and use the objects found inside to throw at picture targets of their opponent's face. The first contestant to hit all of the targets wins.
    • Played by: Shane vs. Tony
  • Popping Tags: Contestants are covered in large clothing tags and must wrestle their opponent to pull of three of their tags while defending their own tags.
    • Played by: Devin vs. Wes
  • Free Your Mind: This puzzle elimination has contestants placed within a cylinder bodysuit with pipes jutting out of it, and then placed within a cage with which the pipes they are connected to intersect. Contestants must figure out how to maneuver their bodies in order to escape from the cage. The first one to do so wins.
    • Played by: Ashley vs. Kailah
  • Flip Cup: Similar to the drinking game, players must flip over 3 cups face down before their partner must do the same. They then must flip over a giant flip cup with their partner inside, before switching with their partner and flipping the giant cup back to the start position.
    • Played by: Casper & Louise vs. Jozea & Selita
  • Icy Hot: Contestants must work with their partners and jump to touch buttons one thousand times total. They then must use an ice pick to break open a block of ice, untangle frozen jerseys inside, put on the jerseys, and then jump and touch the buttons another thousand times.
    • Played by: Casper & Louise vs. Drake & Kailah

Elimination chart

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Episode Gender Winners Arena contestants Arena game Arena outcome
# Challenge Team MVP MVP's Pick Voted In Winner Loser
1 Stair Down Male Blue Team Tony Casper Arian Screw Off Casper Arian
2 Over The Edge Female Red Team Ashley Brooke Kam[e] Rock & Roll Brooke Kam
3[c] Release the Rainbow Male Red Team CT Shane Tony Throwing Shade Tony Shane[f]
4 Face Off Female Blue Team Louise [b]
5 Jumbo Table Hockey Male Blue Team Daniel Wes Devin[g] Popping Tags Wes Devin
6 Crossfire Female Blue Team Drake Ashley Kailah[h][i] Free Your Mind Kailah Ashley
7/8 Go Deep Brooke & Shane Shane Casper & Louise Jozea & Selita [j] Flip Cup Casper & Louise Jozea & Selita
8 Spot On Casper & Louise Casper[k] Brooke & Shane
Lil Mama & Tori
9/10 Text Tile CT & Tony Tony Casper & Louise Drake & Kailah Icy Hot Casper & Louise Drake & Kailah
10 Bankroll CT & Tony Second Place: Casper & Louise, Third Place: Daniel & Wes

Episode progress

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Contestants Episodes
1 2 3[c] 4[b] 5[g] 6[h][i] 7/8 8 9/10 10
CT SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WON WINNER
Tony WIN SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WINNER
Casper ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM WIN ELIM SECOND
Louise SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE ELIM WON ELIM SECOND
Daniel SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE THIRD
Wes SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE THIRD
Drake SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE RISK OUT
Kailah SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE RISK OUT
Lil Mama SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LAST
Tori SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LAST
Brooke SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WON LAST
Shane SAFE SAFE SAVE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN LAST
Jozea SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Selita SAFE SAFE SAFE IMM SAFE SAFE OUT
Ashley SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Devin SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Aneesa SAFE SAFE SAFE MED
Hennessy SAFE SAFE QUIT ARENA
Kam SAFE OUT
Arian OUT
Competition
  The contestant won the final challenge.
  The contestant did not win the final challenge.
  The contestant won the challenge, was named "MVP" for their team, and was immune from the Arena.
  The contestant won the challenge with their team, but was not "MVP", and was immune from the Arena.
  The contestant won in the Arena.
  The contestant had immunity for the week.
  The contestant lost the challenge and was eligible for elimination by the MVP of that challenge, but was not chosen to be eliminated.
  The contestant lost in the Arena, but their team voted to save them.
  The contestant lost in the Arena and was eliminated.
  The contestant lost the challenge and was eliminated by the MVP of that challenge.
  The contestant was removed from the competition due to illness or injury.
  The contestant withdrew from the competition.

Bank progress

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Players Episodes
1 2 3[c] 4[b] 5[g] 6[i] 7/8 8 9/10 10
CT $0 $450 $1,950 $1,950 $1,950 $1,950 $1,950 $1,950 $2,950 $52,950
Tony $1,400 $1,400 $1,900 $2,450 $3,050 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $7,700 $57,700
Casper $900 $900 $900 $1,450 $2,050 $2,700 $2,700 $5,200 $5,700 $30,700
Louise $400 $400 $400 $1,950 $2,550 $3,200 $3,200 $4,700 $5,200 $30,200
Daniel $400 $400 $400 $950 $2,550 $3,200 $3,200 $3,200 $3,200 $3,200
Wes $400 $400 $900 $1,450 $2,550 $3,200 $3,200 $3,200 $3,200 $3,200
Drake $400 $400 $400 $950 $1,550 $3,200 $3,200 $3,200 $3,200
Kailah $0 $450 $950 $950 $950 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450
Lil Mama $0 $450 $950 $950 $950 $950 $950 $950
Tori $400 $400 $400 $950 $950 $950 $950 $950
Brooke $0 $950 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $1,450 $2,450 $2,450
Shane $0 $450 $950 $950 $950 $950 $2,950 $2,950
Jozea $0 $450 $950 $950 $950 $950 $950
Selita $0 $450 $950 $950 $950 $950 $950
Ashley $0 $1,450 $1,950 $1,950 $2,550 $3,200
Devin $0 $450 $950 $950 $950
Aneesa $400 $400 $400 $1,450
Hennessy $400 $400 $400
Kam $400 $400
Arian $0
Competition
  The contestant won the final challenge.
  The contestant did not win the final challenge.
  The contestant won the challenge, was named "MVP" for their team, and was immune from the Arena.
  The contestant won the challenge with their team, but was not "MVP", and was immune from the Arena.
  The contestant won in the Arena.
  The contestant had immunity for the week.
  The contestant didn't win the challenge and was eligible for elimination by the MVP of that challenge, but was not chosen to be eliminated.
  The contestant lost in the Arena, but their team voted to save them.
  The contestant lost in the Arena and was eliminated.
  The contestant didn't win the challenge and was eliminated by the MVP of that challenge.
  The contestant was removed from the competition due to illness or injury.
  The contestant withdrew from the competition.

Power Play

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MVP Power Play Recipient
Tony Protect
(Protect any person on the opposing team from elimination.)
Ashley Bench
(Bench one player from the opposing team at the next challenge.)
Wes
CT Immunity
(Grant immunity to any girl from the next girl's elimination.)
Selita
Louise Trade
(Trade any player on your team for a player on the opposing team.)
Tori
Ashley
Daniel Switch
(Switch the opposing team's LVP with any available player on their team.)
Jozea
Devin
Drake Override
(Override any team's LVP decision and replace them with an available player on their team.)
Lil Mama
Kailah
Shane Advantage
(Give any team a significant disadvantage in the next challenge.)
Casper & Louise
Casper Eliminate
(Eliminate two of the three bottom teams.)
Brooke & Shane
Lil Mama & Tori
Tony Sabotage
(Give any team a 2-minute delay at the start of the final challenge.)
Casper & Louise

Notes

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  1. ^ Louise Hazel previously competed on the Champs vs Pros season.
  2. ^ a b c d At the end of Episode 4, Aneesa was forced to withdraw from the competition, after she suffered a fractured ankle during the "Face Off" mission. As a result, no LVP nomination or female Arena was held.
  3. ^ a b c d Prior to the third Arena, Hennessy withdrew from the competition, after she engaged in a verbal altercation with Devin.
  4. ^ a b In episode 4, MVP Louise was given the Power Play "Trade", which meant that she could switch any member of the blue team for any member of the red team. She switched Tori for Ashley.
  5. ^ After a tie with the vote, the winner of the previous elimination, Casper, received the power to cast the deciding vote.
  6. ^ After losing the elimination round, the Red Team voted to save Shane from being eliminated.
  7. ^ a b c Devin was placed into the Arena in place of Jozea, who was originally voted in, by the Blue Team's MVP, Daniel, whose Power Play gave him the chance to switch out the players at the nomination ceremony.
  8. ^ a b After a tie with the vote, the winner of the previous elimination, Wes, received the power to cast the deciding vote. He chose Lil Mama.
  9. ^ a b c Kailah was placed into the Arena in place of Lil Mama, who was originally voted in, by the Blue Team's MVP, Drake, whose Power Play gave him the chance to switch out the players at the elimination arena.
  10. ^ After a tie with the vote, the winner of the previous elimination, Kailah, received the power to cast the deciding vote.
  11. ^ As the MVP, Casper received the Power Play, Eliminate, which granted him the choice of which two of the bottom three teams from the challenge to eliminate.

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
151"Staring Down the Competition"April 17, 2018 (2018-04-17)0.56[2]
162"Over the Edge and Under a Bus"April 24, 2018 (2018-04-24)0.49[3]
173"From Rainbows to Storm Clouds"May 1, 2018 (2018-05-01)0.62[4]
184"Face Off, Gloves On"May 8, 2018 (2018-05-08)0.52[5]
195"Fire in the Heart, Ice in the Veins"May 15, 2018 (2018-05-15)0.50[6]
206"Champs Caught in Cross Fire"May 22, 2018 (2018-05-22)0.56[7]
217"Go Deep, or Go Home"May 29, 2018 (2018-05-29)0.62[8]
228"When Loyalty Is Spot On"June 5, 2018 (2018-06-05)0.49[9]
239"Crossed Words and Mixed Signals"June 12, 2018 (2018-06-12)0.52[10]
2410"Bank Rolling in the Deep"June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19)0.53[11]

Reunion Special

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The reunion special aired on June 26, 2018, and was hosted by WWE pro wrestler, The Real World: Back to New York alum, and Challenge champion Mike "The Miz" Mizanin. Most of the cast members attended at the MTV Studios in New York. Missing from the reunion were Hennessy Carolina and Arian Foster. Drake Bell made his appearance via video chat.

References

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