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The Team Draft is a twist introduced on Fresh Meat. At the start of the season, fresh rookie players compete in an obstacle course or challenge and are ranked and partnered with alumni players.

On some seasons, drafts determined the teams for the season or a season twist.

Twist History[]

Fresh Meat[]

The Team Draft was announced to players at the beginning of the season. The Real World and Road Rules alumni were told by TJ that they would be competing with completely new players, nicknamed Fresh Meat. The Fresh Meat players participated in an obstacle course and their stats were recorded and given to the alumni to view. The alumni each randomly drew a number between one and twelve to determine the order in which they may select a partner of the opposite gender. TJ also announced that during the Exile elimination, each team must carry the combined weight of their luggage.

Stats[]

Fresh Meat 40-yard Dash Up and Over Hand-Eye Coordination Logic
Aviv Melmed
Aviv
6.28 sec 0 min 52.87 sec 0 of 5 0 min 3.16 sec
Casey Cooper
Casey
7.22 sec 8 min 59.21 sec 1 of 5 9 min 34.78 sec
Chanda Sneed
Chanda
5.69 sec 0 min 25.40 sec 0 of 5 12 min 20.29 sec
Diem Brown
Diem
7.59 sec 0 min 33.88 sec 0 of 5 3 min 9.14 sec
Eric Banks
Eric
6.03 sec 0 min 37.06 sec 2 of 5 11 min 45.72 sec
Evan Starkman
Evan
5.66 sec 0 min 12.85 sec 1 of 5 2 min 28.00 sec
Evelyn Smith
Evelyn
6.16 sec 0 min 18.91 sec 1 of 5 1 min 41.89 sec
Jesse Stark
Jesse
6.15 sec 0 min 15.84 sec 0 of 5 0 min 35.91 sec
Johnnie McBride
Johnnie
5.84 sec 0 min 15.47 sec 1 of 5 2 min 15.40 sec
Kenny Santucci
Kenny
6.07 sec 0 min 52.87 sec 0 of 5 7 min 14.94 sec
Linette Gallo
Linette
7.66 sec 0 min 52.87 sec 0 of 5 0 min 15.92 sec
Ryan Kehoe
Ryan
6.00 sec 0 min 14.97 sec 0 of 5 22 min 16.85 sec

Draft Selections[]

Pick # Alumni Selection Luggage Weight
1
Danny Jamieson
Danny
Evelyn Smith
Evelyn
150 lbs
2
Coral Smith
Coral
Evan Starkman
Evan
Unknown
3
Darrell Taylor
Darrell
Aviv Melmed
Aviv
140 lbs
4
Tonya Cooley
Tonya
Johnnie McBride
Johnnie
253 lbs
5
Theo Vonkurnatowski
Theo
Chanda Sneed
Chanda
186 lbs
6
Tina Barta
Tina
Kenny Santucci
Kenny
164 lbs
7
Wes Bergmann
Wes
Casey Cooper
Casey
113 lbs
8
Johanna Botta
Johanna
Jesse Stark
Jesse
133 lbs
9
Derrick Kosinski
Derrick
Diem Brown
Diem
215 lbs
10
Katie Doyle
Katie
Eric Banks
Eric
216 lbs
11
Melinda Stolp
Melinda
Ryan Kehoe
Ryan
156 lbs
12
Shane Landrum
Shane
Linette Gallo
Linette
171 lbs

Notes[]

  • Coral & Evan's luggage weight was never recorded as the pair was removed from the competition before ever competing in Exile.

Fresh Meat II[]

The Team Draft was announced again at the start of the season with another group of Fresh Meat. The Fresh Meat once again participated in an obstacle course with their stats recorded for the alumni to view. The alumni once again drew numbers to determine the order in which they selected a partner of the opposite gender.

Stats[]

Fresh Meat Pull-ups Vertical Leap 40-yard Dash Obstacle Course
Brandon Nelson
Brandon
10 3'6" 5.62 sec 3 min 09 sec
Cara Maria Sorbello
Cara Maria
6 2'6" 6.13 sec 6 min 51 sec
Carley Johnson
Carley
0 2'4" 7.15 sec Disqualified
Jeff Barr
Jeff
19 3'9" 5.63 sec 5 min 19 sec
Laurel Stucky
Laurel
2 3'1" 6.42 sec 3 min 00 sec
Luke Wolfe
Luke
15 3'8" 5.44 sec 2 min 47 sec
Mandi Moyer
Mandi
0 1'6" 7.38 sec Disqualified
Noor Jehangir
Noor
21 3'7" 4.84 sec 2 min 30 sec
Pete Connolly
Pete
7 3'6" 5.50 sec 3 min 50 sec
Sandy Kang
Sandy
0 2'7" 6.83 sec 4 min 27 sec
Sydney Walker
Sydney
0 2'6" 6.57 sec 5 min 40 sec
Theresa Gonzalez
Theresa
0 2'2" 6.56 sec 6 min 45 sec
Vinny Foti
Vinny
11 4'0" 5.53 sec Disqualified

Draft Selections[]

Pick # Alumni Selection
1
Darrell Taylor
Darrell
Cara Maria Sorbello
Cara Maria
2
Jenn Grijalva
Jenn
Noor Jehangir
Noor
3
Kenny Santucci
Kenny
Laurel Stucky
Laurel
4
Danny Jamieson
Danny
Sandy Kang
Sandy
5
Wes Bergmann
Wes
Mandi Moyer
Mandi
6
Ryan Kehoe
Ryan
Theresa Gonzalez
Theresa
7
CJ Koegel
CJ
Sydney Walker
Sydney
8
Landon Lueck
Landon
Carley Johnson
Carley
9
Paula Meronek
Paula
Jeff Barr
Jeff
10
Sarah Patterson
Sarah
Vinny Foti
Vinny
11
Jillian Zoboroski
Jillian
Pete Connolly
Pete
12
Katelynn Cusanelli
Katelynn
Brandon Nelson
Brandon
13
Evelyn Smith
Evelyn
Luke Wolfe
Luke

Notes[]

  • Luke was temporarily left without a partner after original contestant Jonna Mannion was unable to enter the country due to a lost passport. Evelyn was brought in as a last-minute replacement and was automatically paired with Luke.

Cutthroat[]

In the season opener, the 30 contestants raced to the Gulag. In a twist, the three last place players (Camila, Shauvon, and Emilee) were named captains of the Red Team, Grey Team, and Blue Team. The teams were then selected on a schoolyard pick, alternating picks by gender.

Pick # Red Team Grey Team Blue Team
Captain
Camila Nakagawa
Camila
Shauvon Torres
Shauvon
Emilee Fitzpatrick
Emilee
1
Dunbar Merrill
Dunbar
Vinny Foti
Vinny
Johnny Bananas
Johnny
2
Tori Hall
Tori
Laurel Stucky
Laurel
Jenn Grijalva
Jenn
3
Brad Fiorenza
Brad
Abram Boise
Abram
Derrick Kosinski
Derrick
4
Paula Meronek
Paula
Sarah Rice
Sarah
Emily Schromm
Emily
5
Tyler Duckworth
Tyler
Dan Walsh
Dan
Ty Ruff
Ty
6
Melinda Collins
Melinda
Ayiiia Elizarraras
Ayiiia
Theresa Jones
Theresa
7
Chet Cannon
Chet
Luke Wolfe
Luke
Derek Chavez
Derek
8
Mandi Moyer
Mandi
Cara Maria
Cara Maria
Katie Cooley
Katie
9
Brandon Nelson
Brandon
JD Ordoñez
JD
Big Easy Banks
Eric

War of the Worlds[]

Upon arrival to location TJ introduced sixteen Veteran players to a group of eighteen Prospects that had been camping in the desert. Pointing out the uneven number of players between the sides, TJ announced that the first challenge would be a Purge Challenge where the last place male and female Prospects would be eliminated. He also revealed that the Veterans and Prospects would all be competing in the challenge and given a rank based on their finish. During the Team Draft TJ shocked the players by stating that the Prospects would be selecting a Veteran partner of the opposite gender.

Stats[]

Rank Veteran Prospect
Male Female Male Female
1
Paulie Calafiore
Paulie
Da'Vonne Rogers
Da'Vonne
Ashley Cain
Ashley C.
Natalie Duran
Natalie D.
2
Johnny Devenanzio
Bananas
Kam Williams
Kam
Stephen Bear
Bear
Morgan Willett
Morgan
3
Chris Tamburello
CT
Nany González
Nany
Theo Campbell
Theo
Georgia Harrison
Georgia
4
Zach Nichols
Zach
Dee Nguyen
Ashley M.
Alan Valdez
Alan
Julia Nolan
Julia
5
Leroy Garrett
Leroy
Natalie Negrotti
Natalie N.
Turabi Çamkıran
Turbo
Dee Nguyen
Dee
6
Wes Bergmann
Wes
Amanda Garcia
Amanda
João Paulo Andrade
JP
Mattie Lynn Breaux
Mattie
7
Hunter Barfield
Hunter
Jenna Compono
Jenna
Chase McNary
Chase
Shaleen Sutherland
Shaleen
8
Kyle Christie
Kyle
Cara Maria Sorbello
Cara Maria
Gus Smyrnios
Gus
Zahida Allen
Zahida
Eliminated
Josh Martinez
Josh
Liz Nolan
Liz

Draft Selections[]

Pick # Prospect Selection
1
Natalie Duran
Natalie D.
Paulie Calafiore
Paulie
2
Ashley Cain
Ashley C.
Kam Williams
Kam
3
Morgan Willett
Morgan
Johnny Devenanzio
Bananas
4
Stephen Bear
Bear
Da'Vonne Rogers
Da'Vonne
5
Georgia Harrison
Georgia
Hunter Barfield
Hunter
6
Theo Campbell
Theo
Cara Maria Sorbello
Cara Maria
7
Julia Nolan
Julia
Chris Tamburello
CT
8
Turabi Çamkıran
Turbo
Nany González
Nany
9
Dee Nguyen
Dee
Wes Bergmann
Wes
10
João Paulo Andrade
JP
Natalie Negrotti
Natalie N.
11
Mattie Lynn Breaux
Mattie
Kyle Christie
Kyle
12
Chase McNary
Chase
Dee Nguyen
Ashley M.
13
Shaleen Sutherland
Shaleen
Leroy Garrett
Leroy
14
Zahida Allen
Zahida
Zach Nichols
Zach
15
Gus Smyrnios
Gus
Jenna Compono
Jenna
16
Josh Martinez
Josh
Amanda Garcia
Amanda

Notes[]

  • Amanda was temporarily left without a partner after Alan was removed from the game due to a broken hand he suffered at the "Impending Dune" challenge. Josh, who was eliminated after finishing in last place, was brought back into the game and was automatically partnered with Amanda.

Ride or Dies[]

The game changed halfway through the season from a pairs to team competition. The winners of the "Haul or Nothing" challenge became team captains. In the Zone, captains Faysal & Moriah chose the new teams for the team phase in a midseason twist. Challengers in grey cells indicate that they were placed on that team after their partner was chosen by the captain of the opposite team.

Order Team 1 Team 2
Captains
Faysal Shafaat
Faysal
Moriah Jadea
Moriah
1
Kaycee Clark
Kaycee
Kenny Clark
Kenny
2
Aneesa Ferreira
Aneesa
Jordan Wiseley
Jordan
3
Johnny Devenanzio
Bananas
Nany González
Nany
4
Chauncey Palmer
Chauncey
Amber Borzotra
Amber
5
Nelson Thomas
Nelson
Nurys Mateo
Nurys
6
Olivia Kaiser
Olivia
Horacio Gutiérrez
Horacio
7
Tori Deal
Tori
Devin Walker
Devin

World Championship[]

Upon arrival to location TJ introduced 14 Challenge Legends from the flagship to a group of 16 Global MVPs who had either won or stood out greatly during their seasons in the World Championship spin-off series. The Legends had sat out of the first challenge, which TJ announced would be a Qualifier, where the last place male and female MVPs would automatically be sent into elimination, while the winners of the challenge would choose between two nominees decided by the remaining MVPs to go against them. Following the eliminations, the numbers were even and TJ revealed that the MVPs would be picking their Legend partner based on where they finished in the Qualifier.

Stats[]

Rank Male Female
1
Grant Crapp
Grant
Zara Zoffany
Zara
2
Ben Driebergen
Ben
Kaz Crossley
Kaz
3
Nathan Henry
Nathan
Justine Ndiba
Justine
4
Danny McCray
Danny
Kiki Morris
Kiki
5
Benja Alfonso
Benja
Emily Seebohm
Emily
6
Rodrigo Cascón
Rodrigo
Sarah Lacina
Sarah
7
Troy Cullen
Troy
Sofía Jiménez
Jujuy
Elimination
Tristan Phipps
Tristan
Claudia Albertario
Claudia

Draft Selections[]

Pick # Global MVP Selection Country
1
Grant Crapp
Grant
Jonna Mannion
Jonna
Team AUS
2
Zara Zoffany
Zara
Wes Bergmann
Wes
Team UK
3
Ben Driebergen
Ben
Kaycee Clark
Kaycee
Team USA
4
Kaz Crossley
Kaz
Jordan Wiseley
Jordan
Team UK
5
Danny McCray
Danny
Tori Deal
Tori
Team USA
6
Justine Ndiba
Justine
Johnny Devenanzio
Bananas
Team USA
7
Benja Alfonso
Benja
Jodi Weatherton
Jodi
Team ARG
8
Kiki Morris
Kiki
Darrell Taylor
Darrell
Team AUS
9
Rodrigo Cascón
Rodrigo
Nia Moore
Nia
Team ARG
10
Emily Seebohm
Emily
Yes Duffy
Yes
Team AUS
11
Troy Cullen
Troy
Amber Borzotra
Amber
Team AUS
12
Sarah Lacina
Sarah
Theo Campbell
Theo
Team USA
13
Tristan Phipps
Tristan
KellyAnne Judd
KellyAnne
Team UK
14
Sofía Jiménez
Jujuy
Nelson Thomas
Nelson
Team ARG

Notes[]

  • Tristan placed last in the Qualifier and was set to go into elimination for the men, but Nathan was medically removed from the game, and Tristan was allowed to bypass the elimination, after which he was automatically paired with KellyAnne who was the last woman chosen.

The Challenge: USA 2[]

In the season opener, TJ announced that the players would be split into three teams with the captains determined by random draw in the Hopper. The three captains randomly drawn were Josh, Cassidy, and Desi, and they were assigned to the Red, Blue, and Green Teams respectively. TJ also announced that all teams were required to have two, one male and one female, Challenge Legends.

Pick # Red Team Blue Team Green Team
Captain
Josh Martinez
Josh
Cassidy Clark
Cassidy
Desi Williams
Desi
1
Jonna Mannion
Jonna
Cory Wharton
Cory
Wes Bergmann
Wes
2
Paulie Calafiore
Paulie
Tori Deal
Tori
Michaela Bradshaw
Michaela
3
Michele Fitzgerald
Michele
Faysal Shafaat
Faysal
Monte Taylor
Monte
4
Dusty Harris
Dusty
Alyssa Lopez
Alyssa L.
Ameerah Jones
Ameerah
5
Chanelle Howell
Chanelle
Sebastian Noel
Sebastian
Tyler Crispen
Tyler
6
Johnny Bananas
Bananas
Alyssa Snider
Alyssa S.
Amanda Garcia
Amanda
7
Tiffany Mitchell
Tiffany
Chris Underwood
Chris
Luis Colón
Luis
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