The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons

Battle of the Seasons

Season Information
Season No.	23
Location	Bodrum, Turkey Swakopmund, Namibia
Season Run	September 19 – December 19, 2012
No. of Episodes	13 (including reunion)
Host	TJ Lavin
Prize Money	$340,000
Winners	Team San Diego Ashley Kelsey Frank Sweeney Sam McGinn Zach Nichols
Cast

Season Chronology
Previous	Battle of the Exes
Next	Rivals II
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Battle of the Seasons is the 23rd season of The Challenge. It premiered on September 19th, 2012 and concluded with the reunion special on December 19th, 2012. It is the sequel to the 2002 season, Battle of the Seasons.

Description

We paired up enemies in "Rivals" and old flames in "Battle of the Exes," now, for the first time ever, it will be an all out battle for Real World supremacy. "The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons" reunites cast members from seven of the Real World's most memorable seasons. Within each team, there are exes, rivalries, current romances, best friendships and everything in between that could either help or hurt them in their goal to become the last season standing. And to make matters more intense, in competing for $350,000 in grand prizes, the former roommates may have to turn on each other to secure their own safety in the game. The usual struggles of strength and stamina will remain, but this time, they'll have to sort out their issues from their original season if they want to win it all.

Cast

Teams
		Finish
Ashley Kelsey RW: San Diego (2011)	Frank Sweeney RW: San Diego (2011)	Winners in Operation Desert Scorn
Sam McGinn RW: San Diego (2011)	Zach Nichols RW: San Diego (2011)	Winners in Operation Desert Scorn
Dustin Zito RW: Las Vegas (2011)	Trishelle Cannatella RW: Las Vegas (2002)	Runners-Up in Operation Desert Scorn
Chet Cannon RW: Brooklyn	Devyn Simone RW: Brooklyn	Third Place in Operation Desert Scorn
JD Ordoñez RW: Brooklyn	Sarah Rice RW: Brooklyn	Third Place in Operation Desert Scorn
Derek Chavez RW: Cancun	Jonna Mannion RW: Cancun	Eliminated in I Like to Move It, Move It
Marie Roda RW: St. Thomas	Robb Schreiber RW: St. Thomas	Eliminated in A Woman Scorned
Alton Williams RW: Las Vegas (2002)	Nany González RW: Las Vegas (2011)	Eliminated in The Chronicles of Nanyia
CJ Koegel RW: Cancun	Jasmine Reynaud RW: Cancun	Eliminated in Honey, I'm Homeless
Jemmye Carroll RW: New Orleans (2010)	Ryan Knight RW: New Orleans (2010)	Eliminated in I Do Not Like You Sam I Am
Laura Waller RW: St. Thomas	Trey Weatherholtz RW: St. Thomas	Eliminated in Going Insane
McKenzie Coburn RW: New Orleans (2010)	Preston Roberson-Charles RW: New Orleans (2010)	Eliminated in N-A-R-C-I-S-S-I-S-T-I-C
Camila Nakagawa Spring Break Challenge	Eric Banks Fresh Meat	Quit in N-A-R-C-I-S-S-I-S-T-I-C
Brandon Nelson Fresh Meat II	Cara Maria Sorbello Fresh Meat II	Eliminated in What Happens in Vegas...
Danny Jamieson RW: Austin	Melinda Stolp RW: Austin	Eliminated in The Perks of Being a Rookie
Lacey Buehler RW: Austin	Wes Bergmann RW: Austin	Eliminated in Tis the Season

Format

During each Challenge, teams will compete in order to become the Power Team, who will have the ability to place one team of their decision into the Arena. The other team going into the Arena will be that day's Challenge losers. Once in the Arena, each team must decide one male-female pair to compete, and have the potential to go home with no money. The losing pair in the Arena will go home, and leave their team short two players. Teams can compete with only two players, and have potential to make a greater share of the final's $340,000.

Money for finalists is split as follows:

First Place: $250,000
Second Place: $50,000
Third Place: $40,000

Game Summary

Elimination chart

Episode		Power team		Arena contestants								Arena game	Arena outcome
#	Challenge	Power team		Last-place team		Winners' selection		Last-place pair		Selected pair		Arena game	Winning pair		Losing pair
1	Don't Cross Me		Team Cancun		Team Fresh Meat		Team Austin		Cara Maria & Eric		Lacey & Wes	Hall Brawl		Cara Maria & Eric		Lacey & Wes
2	Oil Change		Team San Diego		Team Austin		Team Fresh Meat		Danny & Melinda		Camila & Eric**	Balls Out		Camila & Eric		Danny & Melinda
3	Hook, Line & Sinker		Team Las Vegas		Team Fresh Meat		Team Brooklyn		Brandon & Cara Maria**		Chet & Sarah	Knot So Fast		Chet & Sarah		Brandon & Cara Maria
4/5	Don't Weigh Me Down		Team Cancun		Team Brooklyn		Team Fresh Meat		Devyn & JD		Camila & Eric	Water Torture		Devyn & JD*		Camila & Eric
5	Chairman of the Board		Team San Diego		Team New Orleans		Team Brooklyn		McKenzie & Preston		Chet & Sarah	Balls Out		Chet & Sarah		McKenzie & Preston
6	Insane Games		Team New Orleans		Team St. Thomas		Team Las Vegas		Laura & Trey		Dustin & Nany	Knot So Fast		Dustin & Nany		Laura & Trey
7	Logged Out		Team Brooklyn		Team New Orleans		Team San Diego		Jemmye & Knight		Sam & Zach**	Water Torture		Sam & Zach		Jemmye & Knight
8	Hunger Games		Team Brooklyn		Team San Diego		Team Cancun		Sam & Zach		CJ & Jasmine	Hall Brawl		Sam & Zach		CJ & Jasmine
9	Abandon Ship		Team San Diego		Team St. Thomas		Team Las Vegas		Marie & Robb		Alton & Nany	Balls Out		Marie & Robb		Alton & Nany
10	Force Field		Team San Diego		Team Las Vegas		Team St. Thomas		Dustin & Trishelle		Marie & Robb	Water Torture		Dustin & Trishelle		Marie & Robb
11	Sling Shot		Team Las Vegas		Team Cancun		Team San Diego		Derek & Jonna		Ashley & Frank	Knot So Fast		Ashley & Frank		Derek & Jonna
12	Final Challenge		Team San Diego	2nd place: Team Las Vegas; 3rd place: Team Brooklyn

Notes

"**" indicates that the team was unable to choose representatives to compete in the Arena, so the Power Team chose those two players to go into the Arena.
During the "Water Torture" Arena at the beginning of Episode 5, Eric grew frustrated and quit when he determined that his weight prevented him from competing in the Arena, despite being in the lead. As a result, Team Fresh Meat was disqualified, and Team Brooklyn was declared the winner by default.

Arena Progress

Males		Episodes
Males		1	2	3	4/5	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Finale
	Frank	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	ARENA	WINNER
	Zach	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	ARENA	ARENA	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WINNER
	Dustin	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	ARENA	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ARENA	WIN	SECOND
	Chet	SAFE	SAFE	ARENA	SAFE	ARENA	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	THIRD
	JD	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ARENA	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	THIRD
	Derek	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Robb	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ARENA	OUT
	Alton	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	CJ	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Knight	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	OUT
	Trey	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Preston	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Eric	ARENA	ARENA	SAFE	QUIT
	Brandon	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Danny	SAFE	OUT
	Wes	OUT

Females		Episodes
Females		1	2	3	4/5	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Finale
	Ashley	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	ARENA	WINNER
	Sam	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	ARENA	ARENA	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WINNER
	Trishelle	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ARENA	WIN	SECOND
	Devyn	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ARENA	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	THIRD
	Sarah	SAFE	SAFE	ARENA	SAFE	ARENA	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	THIRD
	Jonna	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Marie	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ARENA	OUT
	Nany	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	ARENA	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Jasmine	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Jemmye	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	OUT
	Laura	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	McKenzie	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Camila	SAFE	ARENA	SAFE	DQ
	Cara Maria	ARENA	SAFE	OUT
	Melinda	SAFE	OUT
	Lacey	OUT

Competition: The contestant's team won the final challenge.; The contestant's team did not win the final challenge.; The contestant was a part of the Power Team, was safe from the Arena, and selected a team to compete in the Arena.; The contestant's team was not selected to go into the Arena.; The contestant's team was nominated for the Arena, but was not selected to compete.; The contestant won in the Arena by default.; The contestant won in the Arena.; The contestant was eliminated in the Arena.; The contestant withdrew from the Arena.; The contestant was forced to leave the competition after their partner quit from the Arena.

Episode guide

Episode		Air date	Viewers (in millions)
1	"Tis the Season"	September 19, 2012	1.15
2	"The Perks of Being a Rookie"	Sepetember 26, 2012	1.23
3	"What Happens in Vegas..."	October 3, 2012	1.11
4	"The Dark Knight"	October 10, 2012	1.06
5	"N-A-R-C-I-S-S-I-S-T-I-C"	October 17, 2012	0.91
6	"Going Insane"	October 24, 2012	1.16
7	"I Do Not Like You Sam I Am"	November 7, 2012	1.10
8	"Honey, I'm Homeless"	November 14, 2012	1.07
9	"The Chronicles of Nanyia"	November 21, 2012	1.34
10	"A Woman Scorned"	December 5, 2012	0.98
11	"I Like to Move It, Move It"	December 12, 2012	0.96
12	"Run, Teams, Run"	December 19, 2012	1.01