Countdown to Chaos is the fifth episode of The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion.
Description[]
The next phase of the game approaches as the countdown clock nears zero, contenders split into pairs for "Upside Down Whirled," and one player worries she's being targeted by an ally.
Challenge[]
Location: Aeropark Vrsar, Istria, Croatia
Challenge: Upside Down Whirled
Played in randomly assigned pairs of one man and one woman, teams begin strapped to a propellor on the side of a double-decker truck. Teams must collect rings from the top of the truck as the propellor spins them and attempt to land them on targets or poles on the runway. Yellow targets are worth five points and the poles alone are worth 10 points. The team to score the most points wins.
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Nomination[]
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Elimination[]
The Draw:
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Arena: King of the Hills
Players will start in the center of the Arena between two ramps with three lights on each. At random, one light will illuminate on one ramp at a time. The player to press the button of the light earns the point. The player to earn the most points after one-minute wins the round. The first player to win two rounds wins.
Results:
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$396,000 |
Videos[]
| Battle for a New Champion Episodes |
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"Teamwork Makes the Perfect Work" • "Two Lungs, One Heart, Can't Lose" • "It's a Matter of Semantics" • "I'm Coming Out" • "Countdown to Chaos" • "The Big Mistake" • "So Flip Floppy" • "Struggling to Hold It Together" • "A Banana Split" • "Feeling Used" • "My Own Worst Frenemy" • "A Legend Returns" • "El Saboteur" • "Don't Let TJ Decide" • "Welcome to Conquest" • "Family Knows Best" • "Feel the Bern" • "The Beginning of the End" • "Only One Gets the Crown" |