Changes: Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins

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The Ruins is the 18th season of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge. It premiered on September 30th, 2009 and concluded with the "S#!t They Should Have Shown" special on December 23rd, 2009.

Description

Twenty-eight competitors have been tapped to compete in an exciting new Real World/Road Rules Challenge. We're pitting grizzled and greedy former winners, henceforth known as "Champions," to do battle against a team of equally greedy newcomers and past Challenge losers we've dubbed "Challengers." They will meet in exotic Thailand to see who can face the rigors of The Ruins.

Although players will compete at teams, they will also bank winnings into individual bank accounts as they compete in nine intense challenges and a thrilling finale. There is $300,000 up for grabs and, as always, the players will do whatever it takes to get their cut of the Challenge prize.

Not everyone will last until the end to earn a share of the wealth. After each weekly challenge, one man and one woman from each team will compete in "The Ruins" -- a head-to-head battle between two competitors, where one man and one woman will be eliminated. The winner of "The Ruins" not only stays in the game, but pockets the loser's bank account, making them richer -- as well as a bigger target in the eyes of the other players. The loser? Well, the loser goes home flat broke.

Avoiding "The Ruins" depends on how well teams do in the challenges. Before each challenge, each team will nominate six people -- three men and three women from their ranks -- to be eligible for "The Ruins." After every challenge, the winning team will split $20,000 evenly. Then, the winning team's lucky six nominees will be "the match-makers" who will select which man and woman from each team will be sentenced to "The Ruins." The selected men will have their "Ruins" competition and so will the women. The losers will be sent packing.

As with any Challenge, the competitor who plays their cards right and forms the best alliances will find they have the power. Those who do not may just find themselves in "The Ruins." However, in Thailand, going into the elimination round is a risk that could pay off, as the winner ends up acquiring their opponent's bank account.

Only the players that make it to the end will walk away with the cash they've banked and compete in the finale. Plus, the winners of the finale will earn an additional grand prize!

Ultimately, friendships will be put to the test, hearts will be broken and battles will rage -- both on and off the playing field -- as players do whatever it takes to be crowned the winners of The Ruins!

Cast

Champions
Player	Original season	Finish
Derrick Kosinski	RR: X-Treme	Winners
Evan Starkman	Fresh Meat
Johnny Devenanzio	RW: Key West
Kenny Santucci	Fresh Meat
Susie Meister	RR: Down Under
Darrell Taylor	RR: Campus Crawl	Episode 8
Johanna Botta	RW: Austin	Episode 7
Veronica Portillo	RR: Semester at Sea	Episode 6
Syrus Yarbrough	RW: Boston	Episode 6
Ibis Nieves	RR: X-Treme	Episode 5
Wes Bergmann	RW: Austin	Episode 5
Katie Doyle	RR: The Quest	Episode 4
Tonya Cooley	RW: Chicago	Episode 4
Evelyn Smith	Fresh Meat	Episode 2

Challengers
Player	Original season	Finish
KellyAnne Judd	RW: Sydney	Runners-Up
Sarah Rice	RW: Brooklyn	Runners-Up
Casey Cooper	Fresh Meat	Episode 9
Dunbar Merrill	RW: Sydney	Episode 8/9
Kimberly Alexander	RW: Hollywood	Episode 8/9
Brad Fiorenza	RW: San Diego	Episode 8
Cohutta Grindstaff	RW: Sydney	Episode 7
Danny Jamieson	RW: Austin	Episode 4
Adam King	RW: Paris	Episode 3
Brianna Taylor	RW: Hollywood	Episode 3
Nick Brown	RW: Hollywood	Episode 2
Shauvon Torres	RW: Sydney	Episode 2
Diem Brown	Fresh Meat	Episode 1
Chet Cannon	RW: Brooklyn	Episode 1

Game Summary

Ruins Progress

Males		Episodes
Males		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8/9	9	Finale
	Derrick	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
	Evan	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
	Johnny	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RUINS	SAFE	WINNER
	Kenny	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
	Dunbar	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Brad	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	DQ
	Darrell	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RUINS	SAFE	SAFE	RUINS	DQ
	Cohutta	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RUINS	RUINS	OUT
	Syrus	SAFE	SAFE	RUINS	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Wes	RUINS	RUINS	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Danny	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Adam	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Nick	SAFE	OUT
	Chet	OUT

Females		Episodes
Females		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8/9	9	Finale
	Susie	SAFE	SAFE	RUINS	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RUINS	RUINS	WINNER
	KellyAnne	SAFE	RUINS	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RUINS	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
	Sarah	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RUINS	SAFE	SAFE	RUINS	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
	Casey	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Kimberly	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RUINS	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Johanna	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Veronica	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Ibis	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Katie	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Tonya	RUINS	SAFE	SAFE	DQ
	Brianna	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Evelyn	SAFE	OUT
	Shauvon	SAFE	OUT
	Diem	OUT

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