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The Challenge : All-Stars (Season 1)

The first season of The Challenge: All Starsfeatures a daily challenge, nomination process and an elimination round
Daily Challenge: Players compete in the main challenge either individually or in teams. For team challenges, teams elect a male and female captain before the challenge begins. The winning player (for individual challenges), or winning team captain (for team challenges) of the designated gender is immune from elimination while the respective losing captain or player of the designated gender is automatically sent into the elimination round
Nominations: Players besides the captains of the winning and losing teams (for team challenges), or both individual winners and the last-place player (for individual challenges), participate in nominations to select a second player of the designated gender to compete in the elimination round. They are given a chance to discuss the nominations before voting in an open vote. The player who receives the most votes participates in the elimination round
Eliminations (The Arena): The nominated player participates in an elimination round against the same-gender captain of the losing team, or the last place player from the daily challenge depending on the structure of the daily challenge. The winner remains in the game while the loser is eliminated.  

Starting at the 5th episode, it was announced that the remaining eliminations for the season would be double eliminations in which two players are eliminated. The losing male and female players, or captains, from the daily challenge form a team. The nominated player must then call-out a partner of the opposite gender to form their opponents for the elimination; the gender of the nominated player alternates each episode. The winning team remains in the game while the losing team is eliminated

Twists
Lifesaver: Implemented for the first four episodes, the winning player or winning team captain of the non-designated gender for the elimination round is granted the Lifesaver. At the Arena, they must choose whether or not to use the Lifesaver to save the nominated player from competing in the elimination. In the event that the Lifesaver is used, the players eligible to vote (this time excluding the saved nominee) must publicly vote to select a replacement nominee for the Arena

Host - T.J. Lavin

CHAMP - Yes Duffy

RUNNER-UP - Darrell Taylor

THIRD PLACE - Jonna Mannion & KellyAnne Judd (Tie)

FIFTH PLACE - Mark Long

Rest Of Finalists - Alton Williams (6th), Jemmye Carroll & Ruthie Alcaide (7th-tie), Aneesa Ferreira (9th), Eric "Big Easy" Banks (10th), Derrick Kosinski & Jisela Delgado (11th-tie)

Other Male Cast - Nehemiah Clark, Laterrian Wallace, Syrus Yarbrough, Teck Holmes, Ace Amerson
Other Female Cast - Kendal Darnell, Katie Cooley, Beth Stolarczyk, Arissa Hill, Trishelle Cannatella

Memorable Moments

  • Arissa was voted to participate in the "Wall Ball" elimination against Beth following the episode 4 re-vote. However, prior to the start of the elimination, she withdrew from the competition due to her discontempt with being voted in. Beth was declared the winner by default
  • Only the winner, runner-up and third-place players were announced at the conclusion of the Final Challenge. However, the points and rankings of the remaining finalists could still be tabulated and is thus reflected in the overall results. Jemmye and Ruthie crossed the finish line near simultaneously and either earned three or four points for the Final Leg of the Final Challenge. This total was not revealed on the show. As a result, the total points for both contestants could be either 16 or 17, and their final placement would either be 7th or 8th
  • The Gold Team completed the "Melt Away" challenge first however, they were retroactively issued a ten-minute penalty for breaking two shields as per the game's rules. The Silver Team finished within ten minutes of this time and, with no issued penalties, were declared the winners of the challenge
  • Arena Eliminations - Laterrian beat Ace; Kendal beat Trishelle; Nehemiah beat Teck; Beth beat Arissa; Alton/Aneesa beat Beth/Syrus; Kendal/Mark beat Katie/Laterrian; Big Easy/Jisela beat Nehemiah/Kendal

Final Challenge - It was announced that players would complete a series of checkpoints in male-female pairs to earn points based on their placements. The player with the greatest total points at the end of the Final Challenge is declared the winner and will receive $500,000. Additionally, the last pair to reach the second checkpoint is eliminated.

The first pair to complete each checkpoint receives 5 points each; second receives 4 points; third receives 3 points; fourth receives 2 points; fifth receives 1 point. After each checkpoint, members from the winning pair choose a player of the opposite gender (that they haven't already partnered with) as their partner for the next checkpoint. The process continues with the next-highest ranked players from the previous checkpoint choosing their teammate from the remaining unpaired players

Day One - 

  • Checkpoint #1: Players individually complete a triangular geometric puzzle. Once a male and female player complete their puzzle, they pair up and must paddle a canoe across a lake to the next checkpoint. The last team to reach the next checkpoint is eliminated.
    • Eliminated: Derrick & Jisela (11th place)
  • Checkpoint #2 & #3 (Part 1): Teams must assemble two bicycles and, while tethered together, ride them towards a puzzle board. At the puzzle board, they must solve two pentagram-shaped puzzles so that the numbers on the five points have the same sum.
  • Checkpoint #3 (Part 2): Teams must run up an elevating path while tethered together to reach the next checkpoint.
  • Checkpoint #4: Each team member must consume two Carolina Reaper peppers and solve a puzzle before proceeding along a path to the next checkpoint.
  • Checkpoint #5 and Overnight Stage: Each team member must consume a serving of barbecued offal to complete the checkpoint. For the Overnight Stage, players remain with their partner from Checkpoint #5. One team member may sleep at a time on the end of a large seesaw while their partner stands on the other end to level the apparatus. If the player standing falls or steps off, they must switch places with their partner.
Day Two - 
  • Final Leg (Checkpoint #6): As individuals, players must race to the top of a mountain where the finish line is located. It was announced that the checkpoint was worth "double points" where the first player to reach the top receives ten points, the second player receives nine points and so on with the tenth player receiving one point. After each player has reached the top, the results are announced.  The player with the most points is declared the winner of The Challenge: All Stars and receives $500,000.
    • Winner: Yes (31 points)
    • Runner-up: Darrell (29 points)
    • Third place: Jonna and KellyAnne (24 points)
    • Fifth place: Mark (22 points)
    • Sixth place: Alton (20 points)
    • Seventh place: Jemmye and Ruthie (17 points)
    • Ninth place: Aneesa (13 points)
    • Tenth place: Big Easy (9 points)

The Challenge : All-Stars (Season 2)

All-Stars 2 features a daily challenge, nomination process and an elimination round
Daily Challenge: Players compete in a main challenge either individually, in pairs or in teams. For team challenges, each team must select one male and one female representative before the challenge begins. The winning male and female (for individual challenges), winning pair (for pair challenges) or winning representatives (for team challenges) are immune from elimination and earn power for the round while respective losing players of each gender, losing pair or losing representatives of the last-place team are automatically sent into the Arena
Nominations: The daily challenge winners nominate two men and two women to potentially go into the elimination round. Players – excluding the daily challenge winners, daily challenge losers, four nominees and Life Shield holders if they used the Life Shield – must then publicly vote for one male and female to compete in the elimination round. The male and female who receive the most votes will participate in the elimination round
Eliminations (The Arena): The losers of the daily challenge compete in an individual elimination round against the nominated player of the same gender. The loser is eliminated while the winner remains in the game and earns the Life Shield for the next round of play

In the sixth episode, players were required to form male-female teams of two to compete in the "Deep Dive" challenge. After the challenge, it was revealed that players would compete in these teams for the remainder of the season. The winning team of the daily challenge is immune while the losing team is automatically sent into the Arena. The winners must nominate two teams where at nominations, eligible players would vote for one of these teams to compete in the Arena against the last-place team

Twists
Life Shield: The winning players or team of an elimination round are awarded with the Life Shield for the next cycle of the game. They may use the Life Shield to save themselves if they place last in the subsequent challenge, or save one of the nominees selected by the daily challenge winners. Players or teams are ineligible to vote for the respective cycle of the game if they elect to use the Life Shield
---If players use the Life Shield to save themselves as the losing representative in a team challenge, they must select a replacement player to compete in the Arena in their place. If teams use the Life Shield to save themselves after placing last in a challenge, the second-last team is sent to the Arena in their place
---If players use the Life Shield to save a nominee or nominated team, the winners of the daily challenge must select a replacement nominee in their place.

Host - T.J. Lavin

CHAMPS - MJ Garrett & Jonna Mannion

RUNNER-UP - Darrell Taylor & Janelle Casanave

THIRD PLACE - Nehemiah Clark & Melinda Collins

FOURTH PLACE - Tecumshea "Teck" Holmes & Ayanna Mackins

Other Male Cast - Brad Fiorenza, Laterrian Wallace, Cohutta Grindstaff, Tyler Duckworth, Steve Meinke, Derrick Kosinski, Ryan Kehoe, Derek Chavez
Other Female Cast - Jodi Weatherton, Jasmine Fougere, Casey Cooper, Kendal Darnell, Tina Barta, Katie Cooley, Sophia Pasquis, Leah Gillingwater

Memorable Moments

  • Prior to the "Pole Wrestle" elimination, Kendal was shown to be medically removed from the competition after suffering a joint disorder during the "Deep Dive" challenge.  On social media, she later clarified that her removal was actually due to testing positive for COVID-19 and that the symptoms were analogous with the injury she sustained. Due to uneven numbers, the "Pole Wrestle" elimination was played as an individual male elimination round. Jasmine and Laterrian formed a new team following the "Pole Wrestle" elimination at the end of episode 6
  • Prior to the episode 7 elimination, Casey was medically removed from the competition after learning that she was pregnant; Cohutta was concurrently sent home as a result of being Casey's partner. Due to Casey & Cohutta's departure, the episode 7 elimination round was cancelled and both teams set to participate remained in the game
  • After Jonna & MJ won the Final Challenge, both Darrell & Janelle and Melinda & Nehemiah were still attempting to unlock their safes. No team was shown completing this portion and the show did not identify a runner-up or third-place team; therefore both teams are listed as runners-up. Ayanna & Teck withdrew from the Final Challenge during Phase One after Ayanna felt she couldn't continue due to mental and physical exhaustion
  • Arena Eliminations - Nehemiah beat Derek C; Ayanna beat Leah; Cohutta beat Ryan; Jodi beat Sophia; Ayanna beat Katie; Brad beat Derrick K, Teck beat Steve; Melinda beat Tina; Laterrian beat Tyler; Nehemiah/Melinda beat Laterrian/Jasmine; Darrell/Janelle beat Brad/Jodi

Final Challenge - 

After the "Smash House" elimination, it was announced that the remaining four teams would immediately commence the Final Challenge.

Day One - 
  • Overnight Stage: Each team is provided with one hammock for the night. One team member may sleep on the hammock at a time while their partner must stand on a log during this time.
Day Two - 

Phase one: Teams race down a winding jungle path to the "Nucleus" area where they would find an empty board and instructions for three checkpoints located within the jungle. They must complete each checkpoint (in any order) to collect a mandala piece. After collecting all three mandala pieces, teams place them on the board to form a mandala. The first three teams to complete their mandala advance to Phase two while the remaining team is eliminated.

Checkpoints
  • Decode: Teams are given a flashlight and must follow blue arrows through the jungle until they reach a dark cave. They must search for and memorize multiple symbols and their corresponding numbers printed on the cave's walls. They must then return to the Nucleus and decode the secret phrase "Redemption and Perseverance" on a decoding ring to receive their mandala piece.
  • Memory: Teams follow red arrows through the jungle to a puzzle key with dozens of symbols printed on them. They must memorize the locations of each pair of symbols, return to the Nucleus and flip over covered squares on a memory board to reveal each pair to receive their mandala piece. If teams make a mistake, they must return to the puzzle key before they can continue.
  • Pole Puzzle: Teams must ride two bicycles, which are tethered together, to the end of a path to find 14 three-dimensional puzzle pieces. They must then return all 14 pieces to the Nucleus and solve the vertical puzzle to receive their mandala piece.
  • Eliminated: Ayanna & Teck (4th place — Quit)

Phase two: Teams must consume a plate of fish-eye tostadas, cricket-stuffed burritos and cockroach-topped nachos. Additionally, each team member must drink a glass of blood. Once complete, teams proceed to the end of a runway where they must solve several algebraic equations to find the numerical value of several symbols. Teams then use these values as the code to unlock their safe containing $500,000 worth of banknotes. The first team to open their safe and bring the money inside to a nearby plane are declared the winners of All Stars 2 and are awarded the $500,000 from their safe

The Challenge : All-Stars (Season 3)

All Stars 3 consists of a daily challenge, winner's selection and an elimination round
Daily Challenge: Players individually compete in a main challenge. The last-place male and female are automatically sent to elimination. The three highest-placing male and female players form the "Authority" and are immune from elimination
The Authority: Players in the Authority are awarded the power to collectively select a male and female player to compete in an elimination round against the last-place players
Eliminations (The Arena): The last-place players from the daily challenge compete against the players selected by the Authority in an elimination round. The winners remain in the game while the losers are eliminated

From episode 5, the Authority would be reduced to only the first-place male and female of each challenge and the format changed. The Authority had to collectively select one male and one female to compete in the Arena. At the Arena, the selected players must then call-out an opponent of the same gender to compete against them. The winners remain in the game while the losers are eliminated

Twists
Sabotage: Implemented for the first six episodes, the first-place male and female from daily challenge are awarded the "Sabotage" in addition to being part of the Authority. They may use the Sabotage to penalize another player (or themselves) with a disadvantage for the following daily challenge
Stars: Each player begins the game with one "Star". Upon winning an elimination round, players are awarded all the Stars their opponent currently possess. The more Stars a player has, the bigger an advantage they would receive later in the game. At the start of the Final Challenge, it was revealed that the player(s) with the most Stars would automatically receive five bonus points

Host - T.J. Lavin

CHAMPS - Wes Bergmann (Male) & Jonna Mannion (Female)

RUNNER-UP - Brad Fiorenza (Male) & Kailah Casillas (Female)

THIRD PLACE - Nehemiah Clark (Male) & Nia Moore (Female)

FOURTH PLACE - Mark Long (Male)  & KellyAnne Judd (Female)

Other Male Cast - Derrick Kosinski, Jordan Wiseley, MJ Garrett, Yes Duffy, Darrell Taylor, Syrus Yarbrough, Laterrian Wallace, Tyler Duckworth
Other Female Cast - Veronica Portillo, Roni Chance, Sylvia Elsrode, Beth Stolarczyk, Kendal Sheppard, Jemmye Carroll, Tina Bridges, Melinda Collins, Cynthia Roberts

Memorable Moments

  • Prior to the "Weight Up" elimination, Jemmye withdrew from the competition due to a family emergency regarding her father's health back at home and Tina was medically removed from the competition after breaking her hand during the "Playing Dirty" challenge. Due to Jemmye and Tina's departure from the competition, the female "Weight Up" elimination round between Kendal and Veronica was canceled and both players remained in the game
  • Prior to the "High Stakes" challenge, Beth entered the competition as a replacement due to Jemmye and Tina's departure from the competition during the previous episode
  • Prior to the "Flight Pattern" challenge, Veronica was medically removed from the competition after suffering a broken toe during a party in the house. Due to uneven numbers, the female "Light My Fire" elimination round between Kailah and KellyAnne was canceled and both players remained in the game. In addition to being part of the Authority, it was announced that the female winner of the "Flight Pattern" challenge would receive Veronica's Star she possessed at the time of her departure
  • Arena Eliminations - Tina beat Cynthia; Syrus beat Tyler; Mark beat Laterrian; MJ beat Syrus; Beth beat Kendal; Jordan beat Darrell; Jonna beat Beth; Wes beat Yes; Nia beat Sylvia; Derrick beat MJ; Jonna beat Roni; Mark beat Jordan; Nehemiah beat Derrick

Final Challenge - 

The final eight contestants were flown to San Jose Island for the Final Challenge.

Day One - 

Day one of the Final Challenge consists of two alternating portions: legs (racing from one checkpoint to the next) and checkpoints (competing in a head-to-head challenge against an opponent). During each leg, players race to the next checkpoint in male-female pairs. The first pair to reach each checkpoint receives 4 points each; second receives 3 points; third receives 2 points; fourth receives 1 point. At checkpoints, pairs are disbanded and players must select an opponent of the same gender to compete in the checkpoint against. The winner of each matchup receives 5 points while the loser receives none. The first, second, third and fourth-place players of each gender from the checkpoint are paired with the respective player of the opposite gender for the following leg.

Before commencing, it was announced that the players with the most Stars, Jonna and Nehemiah (5 stars each), would start the Final Challenge with 5 bonus points.

  • First leg: Pairs race down a runway and collect a key before proceeding to the first checkpoint on a beach. For this leg only, teams are formed based on placements in the "Wall of Fame" challenge and depart in 30-second intervals in the same order.
  • Checkpoint #1: Players use the key they collected to unlock wooden planks. They must use the planks to assemble a raft and paddle around a buoy before returning to shore. The first player in each matchup to return to shore wins.
  • Second leg: Pairs race to a tandem bicycle and ride it through the jungle to the next checkpoint.
  • Checkpoint #2: Players must run 400 metres (0.25 miles) to view and memorize an answer key consisting of four rows of nine colored stars. They must then return to their star sequence and determine which star in each row is different. The position of the different stars in each row forms the numbers to a four-digit code. The first player in each matchup to determine the code and use it to unlock a box wins.
  • Third leg: Pairs race to a beach, enter a tandem kayak and paddle across the water to the next checkpoint.
  • Checkpoint #3: Players begin on a floating platform. The first player to push their opponent off the platform and into the water in each matchup wins.
  • Fourth leg: Pairs must transport 100 pounds of sandbags through the jungle to the next location.
  • Overnight Stage: As a reward for progressing this far into the competition, it was announced players would spend the night sleeping on a yacht.
Day Two - 

The following morning, it was announced that only six players would continue day two of the Final Challenge. The two players of each gender with the most points from day one would automatically advance while the remaining two players would compete against each other in an Instant Elimination for the final spot.

  • Instant Elimination: Throughout the season, the house contained a map depicting the locations of each Final Challenge of The Challenge. Players must fill out a crossword with the names of ten countries depicted on the map, with the specific locations given as clues. The first players to complete the crossword wins while the losers are eliminated.
    • Played by: Kailah vs. KellyAnne, Brad vs. Mark
    • Eliminated: KellyAnne (fourth place), Mark (fourth place)
  • Final leg: As individuals, players race through the jungle to the beach before finishing at the yacht from the Overnight Stage where a chest with the $500,000 is located. Along the way, they have to complete several challenges. At the first challenge, players must consume two pounds of various offal and insects before proceeding. At the second challenge, players must complete a pentagon-shaped puzzle before grabbing a surfboard and proceeding to the third challenge. At the third challenge, players must use wooden blocks to build a tower matching a given diagram. Once complete, players use their surfboard to paddle to the yacht offshore. The first player of each gender to reach the yacht are declared the winners of All Stars 3 and receive $250,000 each

The Challenge : All-Stars (Season 4)

All Stars features a daily challenge, nomination process and an elimination round. 

Daily Challenge: Players compete in a challenge individually or in teams. The winners are immune from elimination while a certain number of last-place players or teams form the "losing group" and become at risk of being voted into the elimination round
Nominations: Players who did not win or place last in the daily challenge (collectively the "middle group") vote between players of the designated gender from the losing group to complete in the elimination round. The two players who receive the most votes are nominated
Eliminations (The Arena): At the Arena, the daily challenge winners are given the choice to volunteer for the elimination to try and win/steal a Star. If a winner volunteers, they must choose one of the two nominated players to replace for the elimination. If the winners decline, the two nominated players compete in the elimination round. The winner of the elimination remains in the game while the loser is eliminated

Twists
Stars: To be eligible to compete in the Final Challenge, players must possess a Star, with only three Stars originally available for each gender. The Stars were initially awarded to the top three players of each gender from the first challenge. The winners of elimination rounds can steal a Star for themself if they do not already possess one. If elimination winners already possess a Star, they must steal a Star and award it to another player of the same gender they stole from. The winners of daily challenges are immune from having their Star stolen.  Before the Final Challenge, two additional Stars were introduced into the game in episode 11. Players who did not possess a Star at the time compete in the "Star Born" challenge where the winning male and female player earned the final Stars and joined the other six Star holders in the Final Challenge, while all losing players were eliminated

Host - T.J. Lavin

CHAMP - Laurel Stuckey

RUNNER-UP - Cara Maria Sorbello

THIRD PLACE - Steve Meinke

FOURTH PLACE - Ace Amerson

OTHER FINALISTS - Nicole Zanatta, Veronica Portillo, Leroy Garrett, Derek Chavez

Other Male Cast - Adam Larson, Ryan Kehoe, Jay Mitchell, Brad Fiorenza, Kefla Hare, Brandon Nelson, Syrus Yarbrough, Tony Raines, Tyri Ballard-Brown
Other Female Cast - Averey Tressler, Flora Alekseyeun, Kam Williams, Tina Barta, Jasmine Raynaud, Rachel Robinson, Ayanna Mackins, Janelle Casanave

Memorable Moments

  • After the episode 2 nominations, Janelle withdrew from the competition in the interest of her mental health, following various arguments in the preceding days. As Janelle was nominated to compete against Tina in the Arena, and no challenge winners volunteered to compete, the "Cheat Codes" elimination was cancelled and Tina was automatically awarded the ability to steal a Star
  • Prior to the "Domino Motherf*****!" challenge in episode 3, Tony withdrew from the competition due to family matters back at home. Syrus entered the competition as a replacement for Tony
  • Prior to the "Star Born" challenge in episode 11, Flora withdrew from the competition after physically feeling unable to continue in the competition
  • Arena Eliminations - Steve beat Tyri; Tina won by DQ; Kefla beat Syrus; Rachel beat Ayanna; Cara Maria beat Rachel; Leroy beat Brandon; Steve beat Kefla; Nicole beat Jasmine; Adam beat Brad; Kam beat Tina; Cara Maria beat Kam; Steve beat Jay

Final Challenge - 

Day One -

The eight Star holders compete in the Final Challenge. For day one, players compete in an alternating series of "Advantage" and "Elimination" checkpoints. At Advantage checkpoints, the winning player/team earns an advantage for the subsequent Elimination checkpoint; the last-place player(s) at each Elimination checkpoint is eliminated, with this process continuing until only four players remain by the end of the day. Additionally, players eliminated during day one are also given the ability to give their Star to a remaining player, which awards that player an advantage during day two.

Checkpoints
  • Shooting Star (Advantage): Players begin strapped to the roof of a racecar, equipped with a paintball gun and 100 paintballs. As the racecar speeds around a complex, players must use the paintball gun to hit a series of targets. Each target hit is worth one point, except for one hidden target worth two points. The player with the most points wins.
    • Winner: Leroy
  • Electric Star (Elimination): Players must maneuver a ring through a wire loop game, and are shocked each time their ring touches the wire. The winning player from the last checkpoint is allowed skip the starting quarter of the loop. The player with the slowest time is eliminated from the Final Challenge.
    • Eliminated: Derek (eighth place)
  • Spicy Foot (Advantage): Players must eat ten peppers off a hanging string connected to a pulley system, which they can lower by raising their foot. The first player to consume all ten peppers wins.
    • Winner: Nicole
  • Balance for Survival (Elimination): Players must place cups of liquid into a holder connected to ropes, then use ropes to maneuver the holder to their mouth so that they can suck and spit the liquid into a tube. Players continue this process until they collect enough liquid to reach a line marked on the tube. The winning player from the previous checkpoint has the line on their tube lowered. The last player to finish is eliminated from the Final Challenge.
    • Eliminated: Leroy (seventh place)
  • Hoseball (Advantage): Played in self-selected teams of two. Teams must spray a firehose at a ball so that it rolls into their team's goal at one end of a triangle while both their opponents try to do the same. The first team to score two goals wins.
    • Winners: Ace & Cara Maria
  • Bluff Night (Elimination) and Overnight Stage: One at a time, players select a challenge in one of three rooms and attempt to complete that challenge as fast as possible. The winning team from the last checkpoint is given the power to select one team member to go first. This player then selects the next player to compete, with this selection process repeating until everyone has competed. Additionally, only two players can complete each room's challenge, determined on a first-come first-served basis. The two players with the slowest times are eliminated from the Final Challenge. Afterwards, players must spend the night on a hanging cargo net.
    • Room #1 (Nailed It): Players must hammer three long nails into a log.
    • Room #2 (Marble Blast): Players must roll a ball through a hole at the end of a ramp, and must collect the ball and restart after every miss.
    • Room #3 (Firearm): While wearing a glove set on fire, players must use the glove to ignite four targets before throwing kerosene-soaked balls at the targets until four balls are ignited.
    • Eliminated: Nicole, Veronica (fifth place)
Day Two -

Final Leg: Players must ride a scooter to a "Star Loop" containing five checkpoints. Players must complete five laps of the Star Loop which requires them to complete one checkpoint on the first lap, two checkpoints on the second lap, and so on, culminating with all five checkpoints on the fifth lap. For each Star a player currently possesses, they can use each one to skip a checkpoint, but can only use one Star per lap. After completing all five laps, players then run to collect one of three "Star Handles" before proceeding to the finish line, with the fourth player left without a Star Handle eliminated from the Final Challenge. The first player to cross the finish line is declared the winner of All Stars 4 and wins $250,000, with second and third place earning $25,000 each.

Checkpoints
  • Drink It: Players can either eat a cockroach or take a shot of fermented liquid.
  • Connect It: Players must complete a pipe puzzle requiring them to use puzzle pieces to form a path between two ends of a pipe.
  • Rock It: Players must find ten stones in a tub of mealworms then stack the stones and have them stand for ten seconds.
  • Build It: Players must assemble a vertical puzzle.
  • Swing It: While harnessed, players must swing themselves to place two rings around a hook mounted to a tall wall

The Challenge All-Stars : Rivals

The Challenge All Stars: Rivals features teams made up of partners who have previously had conflict or rivalries with each other. The season features a daily challenge, a nomination process and an elimination round.[2]

  • Daily Challenge: Teams compete in a challenge where the winners are immune and receive the power to nominate a team for the elimination round.
  • Nominations: Excluding the winners, all teams vote to nominate a team to compete in the elimination round.
  • Eliminations (The Jungle): At the Jungle, the winning team selects a team to compete in the elimination round against the team nominated by the house. The winners may also volunteer themselves for the elimination round instead. The winners of the elimination remain in the competition while the defeated team is eliminated.
Twists
  • Stars: To be eligible to compete in the Final Challenge, teams must possess a Star. The Stars were initially awarded to the top four teams of the "Frenemies" challenge. Throughout the season, teams without a Star can obtain one by winning an elimination round and stealing the Star from the team they defeated (if their opponent possessed a Star), or from a non-immune Star holder (if their opponent did not possess a Star).
    • Star challenges: If two Star-holding teams compete against each other in the elimination, the next episode's challenge doubles as a "Star challenge" where the newly-eliminated team's Star is awarded to top performing team that does not currently possess a Star

Host - T.J. Lavin

CHAMPS - Adam Larson & Steve Meinke

RUNNER-UP - Da'Vonne Rogers & Shane Landrum

THIRD PLACE - Frank Sweeney Fox & Sam McGinn

FOURTH PLACE - Nicole Zanatta & Melissa Reeves

Other Male Cast - Turabi "Turbo" Camkiran, Dario Madrano, Faysal Shafaat, Corey Lay, Devin Walker, Leroy Garrett
Other Female Cast - Nany Gonzalez, Katie Cooley, Veronica Portillo, Ashley Kelsey, Amber Borzotra, Tula "Big T" Fazakerley, Aneesa Ferreira, Ashley Mitchell, KellyAnne Judd, Sylvia Elsrode, Beth Stolarczyk, Jonna Mannion

Memorable Moments

  • The "Frenemies" challenge in episode 1 was used to determine the initial four Star holders. No house vote or elimination round was held afterwards
  • Due to adverse weather conditions, Devin & Leroy, Melissa & Nicole and Nany & Turbo were given the choice of attempting the "Edge of Glory" challenge the following day to beat current leaders Amber & Faysal, or not to compete at all. All three teams elected not to compete
  • Arena Eliminations - Adam/Steve beat Beth/Jonna; Adam/Steve beat KellyAnne/Sylvia; Adam/Steve beat Aneesa/Ashley M; Adam/Steve beat Devin/Leroy; Ashley K/Dario beat Big T/Corey; Nany/Turbo beat Amber/Faysal; Nana/Turbo beat Ashley K/Dario; Melissa/Nicole beat Katie/Veronica; Adam/Steve beat Nany/Turbo

Final Challenge - 

For the Final Challenge, teams compete in a series of checkpoints to earn stars (points) based on their placements. The first team to complete each checkpoint receive four stars; second receive three; third receive two; fourth receive one. Teams receive no stars if they time-out for a checkpoint.

At the end of the Final Challenge, the team with the most stars are declared the winners of All Stars: Rivals and receive $250,000; second place receives $35,000; third place receives $10,000; fourth place receives $5,000.

Day One
  • Checkpoint #1 (Coding Ball): Teams must memorize seven symbols on a board at the bottom of a sand dune, and use them to decode a word at their station at the top of the dune. Each time teams ascend the sand dune, team members must pass a ball back and forth between each other, and teams must return to the bottom of the dune if they drop the ball.
  • Checkpoint #2 (#Barrels): Teams must transfer 12 numbered barrels across to the other side of a "hashtag" without touching the ground, with several ropes strung across the area to help them. Each time a team member touches the ground, they must restart that barrel. Afterwards, teams must use the barrels to solve two magic hexagon puzzles.
  • Checkpoint #3 (Towered Out): Teams must use a bungee sling to lift and stack 28 baskets to form a pyramid. Each team is also given a ball which they can throw at another team's pyramid once to try and sabotage them, although their shot can be blocked by the targeted team.
  • Checkpoint #4 (Camping Chaos): Teams must memorize a 42-item camping setup which they must recreate at their designated area around the corner. However, teams can only bring one item at a time while recreating the setup.
  • Checkpoint #5 (Pho King Trivia) and Overnight Stage: Each team begins with one large bowl of phö and several containers of off-putting ingredients such as chilli peppers and coconut worms. Each round, one team is asked a question about their partner. If they answer correctly, they can pour one of the ingredients into another team's bowl. However, if they answer incorrectly, they must pour one of the containers into their own bowl. After four rounds, teams must consume their entire bowl of phở using giant straws to complete the checkpoint. Afterwards, teams spend the night camping at the checkpoint site.
Day Two
  • Checkpoint #6 (High Tide): Teams must paddle a basket boat one mile down a river.
  • Checkpoint #7 (Shoulder the Load): Teams must use a Vietnamese carrying pole to collect water from a river and fill their team's cylinder.
  • Checkpoint #8 (Balance Them All): Teams must distribute 20 bags of varying weights, as well as their own bodyweights, on a see-saw until it balances out. Afterwards, the results of the Final Challenge are announced.
    • Split or Steal twist: After being declared the winners of the season, Adam and Steve both privately answer whether they believe their partner will split or steal the $250,000 prize. If they both answer that their partner would split the money, they both split the money and receive $125,000 each. If their answers do not match, a challenge is held to determine who receives the entire $250,000 prize