Challenge Interesting Facts

Why did she just go home?

The word was "Family Problems" or something similar

I don't know if it was already said but the Inferno 3 is the only non battle 2 team elimination season where the final teams have been even

Nobody from The Real World Denver or Sydney have ever won a challenge.

that above statement applies to a lot of seasons RW and RR.

Not 100% sure but there was always somebody in the final mission who shouldn't have been there. Or there was somebody better than them that should have been in the final mission instead. Also, somebody that the team didn't want there in the final mission. Examples: BOTS1 - Emily/Veronica instead of Lori. Gauntlet 1 - Theo instead of Coral. Inferno 1 - All girls stayed in RR but wanted Katie out. BOTS2 - Ruthie/Tina instead of Arissa. Inferno 2 - No ****** girls went home but wanted Tonya out.

[QUOTE=jhl182;141736]Not 100% sure but there was always somebody in the final mission who shouldn't have been there. Or there was somebody better than them that should have been in the final mission instead. Also, somebody that the team didn't want there in the final mission. Examples: BOTS1 - Emily/Veronica instead of Lori. Gauntlet 1 - Theo instead of Coral. Inferno 1 - All girls stayed in RR but wanted Katie out. BOTS2 - Ruthie/Tina instead of Arissa. Inferno 2 - No ****** girls went home but wanted Tonya out.[/QUOTE] I think that is all just a matter of opinion.

I dont remember the BOTS girls complaining about Lori. The others I do.

But that is kind of subjective. I get what you are saying, jhl. I've talked about people "deserving" to make it to the end myself. But the way the challenges are set up, the person who is the strongest competitor is not guaranteed to win. There are too many other things that can happen over the course of the show as well to get the best read overall on who "should" have still been there based on how they compete. Sometimes a really good competitor is eliminated early on, and you don't know if that person would have been at the top if they'd stayed, and therefore, "deserved" to make it to the end over people who were the strongest later on in the show. An example of that could be Julie on BOTS. She was known for being a good competitor. If she wasn't eliminated early on, maybe she would have done better than Emily or Veronica and been the one to "deserve" to make it to the end with Ellen and Ruthie. But we don't know that at all. Votes from early on can change how the course of the show goes, and it changes the structure of the level of competitors left. It happens on every challenge. I think the way challenges and voting is set up often at times allows for it to happen. Plus, if a weaker person wins their elimination rounds, then they have earned their stay. Or if the other team tries to make it so that the weaker person stays on their opponent's team, the opposing team doesn't have much control over that happening.

I think a case can be made for BOTSexes. Not for Veronica, but for Emily. Had Emily not quit, I don't think (mathematically) Lori would have had enough points to place in the inner circle and it probably would have been Ruthie, Ellen, and Emily in the end. I could be wrong though. Otherwise, I do agree it is all opinion based.

I could have seen Emily lasting until the end as well, had she not quit. I think she's definitely one of the strongest competitors from the shows.

Gotta say this is probably the best thread on the Challenge board, even used some of the info to edit some of the wiki articles.

Here's something you probably didn't know During the 2001 Extreme Challenge, Northern Trail Jon makes a cameo at the Mud-Wrestling Mission to fill in for Ayanna who had just been removed for physical violence. Last minute, Jon's appearance was edited out of the episode all together. It remains that we have not seen Jon since his original season in 1998. Jon says its a shame MTV edited him out but "you can see [his] shoe in one of the shots"

I'll add my own fact. In both Battle of the Sexes, the final 3 women where all non-caucasian (lori, ellen, ruthie BOTS1, Coral, Sofia,Arissa BOTS2) too add to that, they all had traits of the same race..BOTS1 girls all had asian roots and the BOTS2 girls all had black roots.

Lori is hot. I wanted her to win on Botsexes1 because she's so hot.

Piggy on BOTS2 is new info to me, can anyone confirm that she was supposed to be on that challenge? I thought Cameran arrived later because she missed her flight? Or was that the cover-up? I miss Piggy, they seriously need to bring her back in some way or form. SHE was entertainment.

[QUOTE=faceless;145324]Lori is hot. I wanted her to win on Botsexes1 because she's so hot.[/QUOTE] QF*******T

[QUOTE=Entropy;145327]QF*******T[/QUOTE] What? What does that mean?

Quoted For ********** Truth

[QUOTE=DaCollegeKid;145816]And who was the couple from Battle Of The Seasons was it Chadwick & Holly? Not sure...[/QUOTE] .They were (and still are) a couple, but they weren't partners in the game.

Here are a couple more... James and Emily (Battle of the Sexes) Abe and Coral (Battle of the Sexes 2) Timmy and Susie (Gauntlet 2, Inferno 3)

[QUOTE=iMichael;145827]Here are a couple more... James and Emily (Battle of the Sexes) Abe and Coral (Battle of the Sexes 2) Timmy and Susie (Gauntlet 2, Inferno 3)[/QUOTE] Had Coral and Abe announced that it was official at that point?

Timmy and Susie?!?!? WHAT?!??! Here are some more Mike & Kendal (inferno 1) Robin & Mark (bots 2, inferno 2, gauntlet 2) Mike & Tara (botseasons) Veronica & Rachel (inferno 2) James & Rebecca (extreme challenge) I don't know if these count Aneesa & Rachel (post-bots1) Frank & Angela (bots2) Tonya & Theo (bots2) Theo & Coral (botseasons) Theo & Sarah (gauntlet 1) Landon & Shavonda (inferno 2)

there have only been 2 challenges where at least 1 of the winners wasn't an alumni of Road Rules

[QUOTE=darkking01;145910]there have only been 2 challenges where at least 1 of the winners wasn't an alumni of Road Rules[/QUOTE] Which ones were they?

[QUOTE=salt&vinegar;145920]Which ones were they?[/QUOTE] Extreme Challenge and Battle of the Seasons. Edit: I thought you meant challenges where none of the winners were Road Rules alumni.

[QUOTE=darkking01;145910]there have only been 2 challenges where at least 1 of the winners wasn't an alumni of Road Rules[/QUOTE] The Duel and Duel 2 as well....?

[QUOTE=tjhallow;145928]The Duel and Duel 2 as well....?[/QUOTE] Duel 1: Jodi from Road Rules Xtreme won for the women Deul 2: Rachel from Road Rules Campus Crawl won for the women