The Challenge: Total Madness

Total Madness
Season Information
Season No.	35
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
Season Run	April 1, 2020 – present
No. of Episodes	–
Host	TJ Lavin
Prize Money	$1,000,000
Cast
Season Chronology
Previous	War of the Worlds 2
Next	–
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Description

The war is over, but the madness is only just beginning. Returning to the solo format in which every man and woman is competing solely for themselves, The Challenge: Total Madness will pit 21 veterans and seven rookies against one another in the most insane challenges ever devised in the show's 22-year history. Who will take home the $1 million prize, and who will succumb to madness?

Cast

Male contestants Contestant Finish Chris "Swaggy C" Williams Big Brother 20 In the Game Cory Wharton RW: Ex-Plosion In the Game Faysal "Fessy" Shafaat Big Brother 20 In the Game Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio RW: Key West In the Game Josh Martinez Big Brother 19 In the Game Kyle Christie Geordie Shore In the Game Nelson Thomas AYTO? 3 In the Game Rogan O'Connor Ex on the Beach UK 2 In the Game Wes Bergmann RW: Austin In the Game Stephen Bear Shipwrecked: The Island Eliminated in Live and Let Die Jordan Wiseley RW: Portland Jay Starrett Survivor: Millennialls vs. Gen X Medically Disqualified in Love Will Tear Us Apart Chris "CT" Tamburello RW: Paris Eliminated in A Hard Jay's Night Asaf Goren SYTYCD 12 Eliminated in Mad World

Female contestants Contestant Finish Aneesa Ferreira RW: Chicago In the Game Bayleigh Dayton Big Brother 20 In the Game Dee Nguyen Geordie Shore In the Game Jenny West Survival of the Fittest In the Game Kaycee Clark Big Brother 20 In the Game Mattie Lynn Breaux Party Down South In the Game Melissa Reeves Ex on the Beach UK 2 In the Game Nany González RW: Las Vegas (2011) In the Game Jenna Compono RW: Ex-Plosion Eliminated in Backstabber Kailah Casillas RW: Go Big or Go Home Tula "Big T" Fazakerley Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands (2019) Medically Disqualified in Backstabber Tori Deal AYTO? 4 Eliminated in Should I Stay or Should I Go? Ashley Mitchell RW: Ex-Plosion Eliminated in Karma Chameleon Jenn Lee The Amazing Race 29 Eliminated in Sweet Dreams Are Made of Dee

Format

Each challenge will be played in either teams, pairs, or individuals, followed by elimination rounds known as "Purgatory". The winners of the challenge will form a Tribunal, who will be safe from elimination. The rest of the house will vote in one player of the designated gender to go into Purgatory. The Tribunal will then nominate three players as possible opponents. In Purgatory, the Tribunal will vote in one of the three nominees, or one member of the Tribunal can nominate themselves into elimination. The winner stays in the game, while the loser goes home.

Twists

• Tribunal: 3-5 players will have power and safety. They will determine the elimination matchup. They can also volunteer themselves into elimination to possibly earn a Red Skull.
• Brands: Each competitor will have brands on their helmets.
  • Dagger: The player is a Champion.
  • Skulls: Elimination wins.
  • Red Skull: The player won an elimination. In order to compete in the Final Challenge, the player must have a Red Skull.

Game summary

Elimination chart

Notes

• Tribunal players in italics indicate that the player threw themselves into Purgatory
• Jay was medically disqualified from the "Fire Ball" elimination after taking a hard hit and showing signs of a concussion.
• Due to the odd number of males during the "Fast and Furious" challenge, Jordan was randomly selected to go twice with Nany and Bayleigh.
• The "Pole Wrestle" and "Bombs Out" eliminations were declared double eliminations. As a result, four players were nominated instead of the usual three.
• Big T was medically disqualified in Episode 9 prior to the "Tunnel Rats" challenge after lacerating her toe the previous episode.

Purgatory progress

Competition

     The contestant won the final challenge.

     The contestant lost the final challenge.

     The contestant won the challenge.

     The contestant won the challenge and was part of the Tribunal.

     The contestant did not win the challenge but was selected for the Tribunal.

     The contestant was not selected for Purgatory.

     The contestant was nominated by the Tribunal to go into Purgatory.

     The contestant won in Purgatory and earned a Red Skull.

     The contestant was in the Tribunal, but threw themselves into Purgatory and won.

     The contestant won the elimination by default and won a Red Skull.

     The contestant was eliminated in Purgatory.

     The contestant was in the Tribunal, but threw themselves into Purgatory and lost.

     The contestant was removed from the competition due to injury or illness.

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