Purge Challenge

The Purge Challenge is a twist that was introduced on Invasion of the Champions, and has been used on every season until War of the Worlds 2. During a Purge Challenge, players are eliminated after getting last place on the challenge, or being voted out by the challenge winner.

Twist History[]

Invasion of the Champions[]

The first Purge Challenge was introduced during the Underdog Bloodbath. For the first part of the Bloodbath, TJ announced that the last place male and last place female player of the challenge will be eliminated.

Episode	Challenge	First to Finish^[1]		Eliminated
Episode	Challenge	Male	Female	Male	Female
11	X-It	Shane	Amanda	Hunter	Jenna

Champs vs. Pros[]

For the final daily challenge, the first place man and woman from each team would earn their spot in the Final Challenge as a pair. The next best individual overall from either team would also advance, and would get to select their partner from the remaining members of their team. Everyone else would then be eliminated.

Episode	Challenge	Winners					Saved	Eliminated
Episode	Challenge	Champs		Pros		Individual	Saved	Champs	Pros
6	No Guts, No Glory	Cara Maria	Darrell	Kamerion	Lindsey	Camila	Wes	CT	Gus	Lolo	Louise

Dirty 30[]

TJ formally introduced Purge Challenges during the first challenge of the season, "The Purge." During "The Purge", each of the 28 players were required to win one of the three parts of the challenge to guarantee safety. The winners of the third and final round of "The Purge," Cory and Jenna, were tasked with eliminating six of the final eight players, saving the remaining two. During the third Redemption cycle, some challenges required the winners to send one man and one woman into the Redemption House. TJ announced "The Second Purge" prior to the Final Challenge where the remaining 10 players competed in two separate challenges as pairs and individuals for the final six spots.

Episode	Challenge	Winners				Eliminated
Episode	Challenge	Winners				Male				Female
1	The Purge	Cory		Jenna		Darrell	Devin		Shane	Amanda	LaToya		Simone
12/13	Blackout	Green Team: Britni, Jordan, Kailah, Tony & Veronica				CT				Cara Maria
14	Backstabber	Hunter		Jenna		Jordan				Veronica
15/16	X Marks the Spot	Cara Maria	CT	Jordan	Tori
15/16	Snaking Your Way Back In	Camila		Derrick K.		Hunter		Tony		Jenna		Kailah

Champs vs. Stars 1[]

For the final daily challenge, the first place man and woman from each team would earn their spot in the Final Challenge as a pair. They would then have to select a third and final member from each of their teams to join them.

Episode	Challenge	Winners				Saved		Eliminated
Episode	Challenge	Champs		Stars		Champs	Stars	Champs			Stars
7	Sink or Swim	Bananas	Emily	Josh	Michelle	CT	Justina	Tori	Wes	Zach	Ariane	Kim	Matt

Vendettas[]

Purge Challenges returned on Vendettas, where TJ would occasionally announce that the last place male or last place female of the challenge would be eliminated.

Episode	Challenge	Winners		Eliminated
Episode	Challenge	Male	Female	Male	Female
1	Get Off the Rock	Joss	N/A^[2]	Rogan	Nicole R.
12/13	Help Me, Rhonda	Zach	Nicole Z.	Devin	Jemmye
13	Outside the Box	Tony	Kailah	Nelson	N/A^[3]

Champs vs. Stars 2[]

The winners of the "Spot On" challenge would have to select an MVP to receive a Power Play. That Power Play granted the MVP the ability to eliminate two of the bottom three teams on the spot.

Episode	Challenge	Winners	Eliminated
8	Spot On	Casper^[4] & Louise	Brooke & Shane	Lil Mama & Tori

Final Reckoning[]

Purge Challenges returned on Final Reckoning, where TJ would occasionally announce that the last place team of the challenge would be eliminated, with the exception of the "Opening Challenge" where it was announced that two teams would be eliminated. In addition to guaranteeing themselves safety, TJ announced that the winners of Purge Challenges would also receive a significant advantage at the following challenge.

Episode	Challenge	Winners	Eliminated
1	Opening Challenge	Amanda & Zach	Britni & Chuck	Jemmye & Jenna	Da'Vonne & Jozea^[5]
5	Shark Bait	Brad & Kyle	CT & Veronica
10/11	Dunking for Dinner	Ashley & Hunter	Kam & Kayleigh
17	Heads Will Roll	Natalie & Paulie	Nelson & Shane
18	Rolling Thunder	Joss & Sylvia	Kam & Kayleigh

War of the Worlds[]

Purge Challenges once again returned for War of the Worlds, where during the Opening Challenge, the last two rookies to complete the challenge would be eliminated from the competition. Another Purge Challenge happened before the final to determine this season's finalists.

Episode	Challenge	Winners		Eliminated
Episode	Challenge	Male	Female	Male	Female
1	Impending Dune	Paulie	Da'Vonne	Josh	Liz
14	Judgement Day	N/A^[6]		Paulie	Da'Vonne

War of the Worlds 2[]

In War of the Worlds 2, a Purge took place during the "Puzzling Swim" challenge. The players had to split up into pairs within their teams, with one man and one woman in each pair. The slowest swimming pair was eliminated from the game.

Episode	Challenge	Winner	Tribunal	Eliminated
13	Puzzling Swim	Team USA	Ashley, Ninja & Zach	Joss & Kayleigh

Battle for a New Champion[]

During the third level of the game, "Conquest," players played as individuals for their spot in the final. During daily challenges, the contestant who placed last was eliminated from the game.

Episode	Challenge	Winner	Eliminated
15	Dark Tide	Ed	Ravyn
16	End of the Line	Jay	Ed
17	Drum Roll	Berna	Michele

All Stars 4[]

In All Stars 4, a Purge Challenge took place at the penultimate daily challenge to determine the final two spots in the Final Challenge. The top man and woman earned their spot in the Final, while the remaining players will be eliminated.

Episode	Challenge	Winners		Eliminated
Episode	Challenge	Male	Female	Male		Female^[7]
11	Star Born	Derek	Laurel	Adam	Ryan	Averey

Sweden[]

In Sweden, a Purge Challenge took place before the final to determine the finalists. The two teams to finish would earn their spot in the final, while the remaining team would be eliminated.

Episode	Challenge	Winners	Eliminated
20	Unknown	Jens & Sandra	Anthony & Elvira

Battle of the Eras[]

During the "Duned" challenge on Battle of the Eras, the last-place man and woman were eliminated from the game.

Episode	Challenge	Winners		Eliminated
Episode	Challenge	Male	Female	Male	Female
12	Duned	Kyland	Tori	Nehemiah	Laurel

Notes[]

↑ There were no official winners declared for the "X-It" challenge due to the format of the Bloodbath, but Shane and Amanda were the first players of their gender to finish this heat.
↑ "Get Off the Rock" was an individual challenge between the entire cast, so only Joss was declared the winner and received the $25,000 prize, but Nicole Z. was noted as the first woman to finish.
↑ No female player was eliminated during the "Outside the Box" challenge as the four female finalists had already been determined.
↑ Casper was named the MVP of the team and received the Power Play, so the decision on who to eliminate was his.
↑ After the two last place teams, Britni & Chuck and Jemmye & Jenna were eliminated, TJ announced that the "Opening Challenge" winners, Amanda & Zach were required to select a third team to be eliminated. They selected Da'Vonne & Jozea.
↑ No winners were declared for the "Judgement Day" challenge, only the eliminated players were revealed.
↑ Due to Flora quitting prior to the start of the "Star Born" challenge, only one female player was going to be purged.

Trivia[]

Zach Nichols holds the record for the most Purge Challenges won, with three.
Jenna Compono and Kayleigh Morris share the record for the most Purge Challenges lost, with three each.
Cara Maria Sorbello holds the record for the most Purge Challenges survived, with 12 (13 if you include Champs vs. Pros).

[1] There were no official winners declared for the "X-It" challenge due to the format of the Bloodbath, but Shane and Amanda were the first players of their gender to finish this heat.

[2] "Get Off the Rock" was an individual challenge between the entire cast, so only Joss was declared the winner and received the $25,000 prize, but Nicole Z. was noted as the first woman to finish.

[3] No female player was eliminated during the "Outside the Box" challenge as the four female finalists had already been determined.

[4] Casper was named the MVP of the team and received the Power Play, so the decision on who to eliminate was his.

[5] After the two last place teams, Britni & Chuck and Jemmye & Jenna were eliminated, TJ announced that the "Opening Challenge" winners, Amanda & Zach were required to select a third team to be eliminated. They selected Da'Vonne & Jozea.

[6] No winners were declared for the "Judgement Day" challenge, only the eliminated players were revealed.

[7] Due to Flora quitting prior to the start of the "Star Born" challenge, only one female player was going to be purged.

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