The Challenge: Australia

The Challenge: Australia is an international installment in the Challenge franchise. The season features 22 Australian reality stars and celebrities competing exclusively against each other for the first time ever. The winners of the season will advance to The Challenge: World Championship where they will compete against the winners of The Challenge: Argentina, The Challenge: USA, and The Challenge: UK, as well as notable Challenge Veterans, to determine the first-ever Challenge world champion. This is the first season to air on Network 10. The season was moved to 10 Shake following Episode 6 due to low viewership.

Description[]

Hosted by Brihony Dawson and filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, The Challenge Australia will see an algorithm randomly pair challengers to compete in grueling physical contests, test strategies, survive eliminations, cutthroat alliances and steamy hook-ups to win daily challenges and eliminate their opponents.

The final male and female challengers will be declared Challenge champions by the end of the season, winning $100,000 each in prize money and their entry into the first ever The Challenge: World Championship, where they will represent Australia in hopes to be the first ever Challenge World Champion.

With old rivalries, new alliances, messy exes, and fractured friendships to navigate, who has what it takes to go down in reality television history, as Australia's first Challenge Champion?

Format[]

Each challenge, contestants will compete with a partner of the opposite sex, which is then followed by an elimination round known as “The Arena”. Each contestant will have a different partner at each challenge, and the pairs are determined by The Algorithm. The winners of the challenge will be safe from elimination. The last-place finishers will automatically be sent into elimination. In the Arena, the winners will select another team to compete against the losers. The two teams will compete in elimination where the winners will stay in the game, while the losers will be eliminated.

In the Final Challenge, six contestants (three men and three women) will compete. The winners of the Final will split A$200,000.

Twists[]

The Algorithm: After each elimination, an Algorithm will randomly pair contestants together before each challenge. No player can have the same partner again until it is mathematically impossible to pair them with someone they haven't worked with. Then, they will not be paired with the same player twice in a row.

Contestants[]

Male contestants
Contestant		Finish
	Troy Cullen Australian Ninja Warrior 4	Winner in The Final Push
	Ciarran Stott The Bachelorette Australia 5	Runner-Up in The Final Push
	Conor Curran MasterChef Australia 13	Third Place in The Final Push
	Konrad Bień-Stephen The Bachelorette Australia 7	Eliminated in Do Some Ninja Sht*
	Grant Crapp Love Island Australia 1	Eliminated in Brain Freezer
	Marley Biyendolo Big Brother Australia 13	Eliminated in Ball Busters
	Ryan Gallagher Married at First Sight Australia 5	Eliminated in Tyred of You
	Johnny Eastoe Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders 2	Eliminated in Whine Barrels
	David Subritzky I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Australia 8	Eliminated in Rock-N-Bola
	Jack Vidgen Musical Artist	Eliminated in Mother Truckers
	Billy Dib World Champion Boxer	Eliminated in You Wanna Win or Knot?

Female contestants
Contestant		Finish
	Kiki Morris The Bachelor Australia 4	Winner in The Final Push
	Brooke Jowett Australian Survivor 3	Runner-Up in The Final Push
	Brittany Hockley Podcaster / Radio Personality	Third Place in The Final Push
	Brooke Blurton The Bachelor Australia 6	Eliminated in Do Some Ninja Sht*
	Megan Marx The Bachelor Australia 4	Eliminated in Brain Freezer
	Emily Seebohm Olympic Swimmer	Eliminated in Ball Busters
	Sugar Johnson World Champion Boxer	Eliminated in Tyred of You
	Cyrell Paule Married at First Sight Australia 6	Eliminated in Whine Barrels
	Jessica Brody The Bachelor Australia 7	Eliminated in Rock-N-Bola
	Audrey Kanongara Love Island Australia 3	Eliminated in Mother Truckers
	Suzan Mutesi Author / Influencer	Eliminated in You Wanna Win or Knot?

Game Summary[]

Episode		Challenge Winners	Arena contestants		Arena game	Arena outcome
#	Challenge	Challenge Winners	Last-place	Winners' pick	Arena game	Winners	Losers
1	Collect Four	Emily & Ryan	Cyrell & Jack	Billy & Suzan	Knot So Fast	Cyrell & Jack	Billy & Suzan
2	Truck It	Jessica & Troy	Audrey & Jack	David & Emily	In Your Face	David & Emily	Audrey & Jack
3	Bolas for Blood	Conor & Cyrell	David & Jessica	Grant & Kiki	Spelling Eeb	Grant & Kiki	David & Jessica
4	Build Me Up	Emily & Troy	Cyrell & Johnny	Conor & Megan	A Dark Turn	Conor & Megan	Cyrell & Johnny
5	Buddy Blinders	Brittany & Conor	Brooke B. & Grant	Ryan & Sugar	Ball & Chain	Brooke B. & Grant	Ryan & Sugar^[1]
6	Getting Tyred	Brooke J. & Troy	Emily & Grant	Ryan & Sugar	Balls In	Emily & Grant	Ryan & Sugar
7	Runaway Ride	Brooke B. & Ciarran	Conor & Kiki	Emily & Marley	You Move I Move	Conor & Kiki	Emily & Marley
8	Frozen Senseless	Brooke J. & Troy	Grant & Megan	Brittany & Ciarran	In a Roll	Brittany & Ciarran	Grant & Megan
9	Spin Class	Conor & Kiki	Brittany & Troy	Brooke B. & Konrad	Pato Brawl	Brittany & Troy	Brooke B. & Konrad
10	Final Challenge	Kiki	2nd: Brooke J., 3rd: Brittany
10	Final Challenge	Troy	2nd: Ciarran, 3rd: Conor

Episode Progress[]

Contestants	Episodes
Contestants	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Kiki	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	WINNER
Troy	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	ELIM	WINNER
Brooke J.	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SECOND
Ciarran	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	ELIM	SAFE	SECOND
Brittany	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	ELIM	THIRD
Conor	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	ELIM	WIN	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	THIRD
Brooke B.	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	OUT
Konrad	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Grant	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	ELIM	ELIM	SAFE	OUT
Megan	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Emily	WIN	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	ELIM	OUT
Marley	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Ryan	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT	OUT
Sugar	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT	OUT
Cyrell	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	OUT
Johnny	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
David	SAFE	ELIM	OUT
Jessica	SAFE	WIN	OUT
Audrey	SAFE	OUT
Jack	ELIM	OUT
Billy	OUT
Suzan	OUT

Competition: The contestant won the Final Challenge.; The contestant lost the Final Challenge.; The contestant won the daily challenge.; The contestant was not selected for the Arena.; The contestant won in the Arena.; The contestant lost in the Arena and was eliminated.

Partner Progress[]

For the first episode, players selected their own teams prior to the "Collect Four" challenge. From episode two, teams were decided by the Algorithm.

Contestants	Episodes
Contestants	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Finale
Kiki	David	Ryan	Grant	Ciarran	Troy	Ciarran	Conor	Konrad	Conor	Ciarran	Troy	Conor
Troy	Brooke B.	Jessica	Brittany	Emily	Kiki	Brooke J.	Megan	Brooke J.	Brittany	Brooke J.	Kiki	Brittany
Brooke J.	Conor	Konrad	Ryan	Marley	Ciarran	Troy	Grant	Troy	Ciarran	Troy	Conor	Ciarran
Ciarran	Brittany	Megan	Emily	Kiki	Brooke J.	Kiki	Brooke B.	Brittany	Brooke J.	Kiki	Brittany	Brooke J.
Brittany	Ciarran	Johnny	Troy	Grant	Conor	Marley	Konrad	Ciarran	Troy	Conor	Ciarran	Troy
Conor	Brooke J.	Brooke B.	Cyrell	Megan	Brittany	Megan	Kiki	Brooke B.	Kiki	Brittany	Brooke J.	Ciarran
Brooke B.	Troy	Conor	Konrad	Ryan	Grant	Konrad	Ciarran	Conor	Konrad
Konrad	Megan	Brooke J.	Brooke B.	Sugar	Emily	Brooke B.	Brittany	Kiki	Brooke B.
Megan	Konrad	Ciarran	Johnny	Conor	Marley	Conor	Troy	Grant
Grant	Jessica	Sugar	Kiki	Brittany	Brooke B.	Emily	Brooke J.	Megan
Emily	Ryan	David	Ciarran	Troy	Konrad	Grant	Marley
Marley	Audrey	Cyrell	Sugar	Brooke J.	Megan	Brittany	Emily
Ryan	Emily	Kiki	Brooke J.	Brooke B.	Sugar	Sugar
Sugar	Johnny	Grant	Marley	Konrad	Ryan	Ryan
Cyrell	Jack	Marley	Conor	Johnny
Johnny	Sugar	Brittany	Megan	Cyrell
David	Kiki	Emily	Jessica
Jessica	Grant	Troy	David
Audrey	Marley	Jack
Jack	Cyrell	Audrey
Billy	Suzan
Suzan	Billy

Notes[]

↑ In a twist, Ryan & Sugar were not sent home despite losing the "Ball & Chain" elimination. Brooke B. & Grant were opted the option whether to remain as partners; they chose to separate. Challenge winners, Brittany & Conor, acted as the Algorithm and chose the teams for the next challenge.

Episodes[]

Episode		Original Air Date	Total Viewers
1	"You Wanna Win or Knot?"	November 14, 2022	463,000
2	"Mother Truckers"	November 15, 2022	352,000
3	"Rock-N-Bola"	November 21, 2022	168,000
4	"Whine Barrels"	November 22, 2022	136,000
5	"A Wonderful Bachy Holiday"	November 28, 2022	96,000
6	"Tyred of You"	November 28, 2022	72,000
7	"Ball Busters"	December 5, 2022	—
8	"Brain Freezer"	December 5, 2022	—
9	"Do Some Ninja Sh*t"	December 12, 2022	—
10	"The Final Push"	December 13, 2022	11,000

Trivia[]

This is the first season of The Challenge to have a cast introduction in the opening sequence since Battle of the Bloodlines.
This is the first season of The Challenge without any disqualifications since The Inferno.
The villa that the contestants resided in was the same villa used for Ride or Dies. It would then be used again in The Challenge: Argentina and The Challenge: UK.

[1] In a twist, Ryan & Sugar were not sent home despite losing the "Ball & Chain" elimination. Brooke B. & Grant were opted the option whether to remain as partners; they chose to separate. Challenge winners, Brittany & Conor, acted as the Algorithm and chose the teams for the next challenge.

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