The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2

War of the Worlds 2 is the 34th season of The Challenge. This season features various reality stars from the United States and the United Kingdom competing against each other for a share of $1 million. It is the sequel to last season's War of the Worlds. The season was filmed in Chiang Mai, Thailand from May to July 2019.

Description[]

The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 features 32 competitors venturing deep into the jungle to compete in some of the most extreme challenges ever devised in pursuit of the $1 million prize. A strict battle line will be drawn, as a team of 14 Brits is pitted against a team of 14 Americans, with CT, Dee, Ninja Natalie and last season's champion Turbo stuck in the middle.

Format[]

Each team will compete in numerous challenges followed by elimination rounds known as "The Proving Ground", which will alternate between gender. The winning team will nominate a speaker, and the speaker will choose one guy and one girl to form the Tribunal (no player can participate in two consecutive Tribunals). The losing team will deliberate in front of the Tribunal and vote in one player of the designated gender. The Tribunal will then discuss with the selected player on possible opponents from either team. In the Proving Ground, the Tribunal will vote in one player of the designated gender to compete against the selected player. The winner stays in the game, while the loser is eliminated. The winner will be granted the choice to switch teams.

During the Final Challenge, the winning team will split $1 million.

Twists[]

The Reinforcements: Four Reinforcements (CT, Dee, Ninja, and Turbo) arrived as extra ammo to the teams. The winning team of the Opening Challenge will have first picks on one male and one female to join their team.
Tribunal: Returning from War of the Worlds, the Tribunal will be three players selected from the Winning Team. They are the only players who have safety and power. No player can participate in two consecutive Tribunals.
Turncoat: The winners of the elimination have the choice to switch teams.
Purge Challenge: A Purge took place during the "Puzzling Swim" challenge where the slowest pair was eliminated from the game.

Contestants[]

Team USA
Contestant		Finish
	Cara Maria Sorbello Fresh Meat II 14th season	Runners-Up in Give Me Liberty or Give Me Cash
	Natalie Duran American Ninja Warrior 8 2nd season / Reinforcement
	Paulie Calafiore Big Brother 18 3rd season
	Zach Nichols The Real World: San Diego (2011) 9th season
	Ashley Mitchell Real World: Ex-Plosion 6th season	Bottom Four in Give Me Liberty or Give Me Cash
	Kam Williams Are You the One? 5 4th season
	Leroy Garrett The Real World: Las Vegas (2011) 11th season
	Nany González The Real World: Las Vegas (2011) 8th season	Eliminated in Declaration of Independence
	Josh Martinez Big Brother 19 2nd season	Eliminated in Dee-Day
	Turbo Çamkıran Survivor Turkey 8 2nd season / Reinforcement	Disqualified in Infinity War
	Johnny Bananas The Real World: Key West 19th season	Eliminated in In Paulie We Trust
	Laurel Stucky Fresh Meat II 6th season	Eliminated in Benedict Laurel
	Wes Bergmann The Real World: Austin 12th season	Eliminated in United We Stand, Divided We Fall
	Faith Stowers Vanderpump Rules 2nd season	Quit in God Save the Queen

Team UK
Contestant		Finish
	CT Tamburello The Real World: Paris 16th season / Reinforcement	Winners in Give Me Liberty or Give Me Cash
	Dee Nguyen Geordie Shore 2nd season / Reinforcement
	Jordan Wiseley The Real World: Portland 5th season / Turncoat
	Rogan O'Connor Ex on the Beach UK 2 2nd season
	Tori Deal Are You the One? 4 3rd season / Turncoat	Bottom Four in Give Me Liberty or Give Me Cash
	Joss Mooney Ex on the Beach UK 1 3rd season	Eliminated in Dee-Day
	Kayleigh Morris Ex on the Beach UK 2 3rd season	Eliminated in Dee-Day
	Jenny West Survival of the Fittest Rookie	Eliminated in The Right Honorable Rogan
	Theo Campbell Love Island UK 3 2nd season	Eliminated in All Is Fair in Love and War
	Georgia Harrison Love Island UK 3 2nd season	Eliminated in Infinity War
	Idris Virgo Love Island UK 4 Rookie	Eliminated in The Royal Rumble
	Kyle Christie Geordie Shore 4th season	Eliminated in Saving Private Esther
	Esther Falana BKChat LDN Rookie	Eliminated in Saving Private Esther
	Stephen Bear Celebrity Big Brother UK 18 2nd season	Eliminated in Zero Dark Turbo
	Nicole Bass Ex on the Beach UK 6 Rookie	Eliminated in One Nation Under Leroy
	Big T Fazakerley Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands Rookie	Eliminated in God Save the Queen
	Zahida Allen Ex on the Beach UK 6 2nd season	Quit in God Save the Queen
	Sean Lineker Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands Rookie	Eliminated in The British Are Coming!

Game Summary[]

Episode		Gender	Winners				Proving Ground contestants		Proving Ground game	Proving Ground outcome
Elimination chart
#	Challenge	Gender	Team	The Tribunal			Loser's pick	Tribunal's pick	Proving Ground game	Winner	Eliminated
1	Trench Warfare	Male	Team USA	Jordan	Laurel	Wes	Sean	Idris	Pole Wrestle	Idris	Sean
2^[1]	Cryptic Crossbow	Female	Team USA	Ashley	Kam	Paulie	Big T	Georgia	Firestarter^[2]	Georgia	Big T
3	Paddlewheel Puzzle	Male	Team USA^[3]	Josh	Laurel	Zach	Bear	Wes	Firing Squad	Bear	Wes
4	Relic Runner	Female	Team UK	Dee	Georgia	Idris	Ninja	Laurel	Branched Out	Ninja	Laurel
5	Hooked	Male	Team USA	Cara Maria	Jordan	Paulie	Theo	Bananas	Die for Me	Theo	Bananas
6	Explosive Decision	Female	Team USA	Leroy	Nany	Ninja	Nicole	Jenny	Trapped	Jenny	Nicole
7	Resilient River Run	Male	Team USA	Tori	Turbo	Zach	Bear	Joss	Whalloped	Joss	Bear
8	Crate Expectations	Female	Team USA	Ashley	Cara Maria	Paulie	Esther	Georgia	Running Riot	Georgia	Esther
8	Crate Expectations	Male	Team USA	Ashley	Cara Maria	Paulie	Kyle	Theo	Running Riot	Theo	Kyle
9	Under Siege	Male	Team USA	Josh	Leroy	Ninja	Idris	Theo	Break Free	Theo	Idris
10^[4]	Incoming^[5]	Female	Team UK	Jenny	Joss	Kayleigh	Tori	Georgia	Blockbuster	Tori^[6]	Georgia
11	Temple Wall Traverse	Male	Team USA	Cara Maria	Paulie	Zach	Theo	Jordan	Under the Hammer	Jordan^[7]	Theo
12	Escape to Freedom^[8]	Female	Team USA	Kam	Leroy	Nany	Tori	Jenny	Hall Brawl	Tori	Jenny
13	Puzzling Swim		Team USA								Joss
											Kayleigh
		Male		Ashley	Ninja	Zach	Jordan	Josh	End of the Rope	Jordan	Josh
14	Mine the Cart	Female	Team UK	CT	Rogan	Tori	Nany	Ashley	Run for Your Life	Ashley	Nany
15/16	Final Challenge		Team UK	2nd: Team USA; Cara Maria, Ninja, Paulie & Zach Eliminated: Ashley, Kam, Leroy & Tori

Tribunal members in bold indicate that they were the speaker for their team.

Episode Progress[]

Contestants	Episodes
Contestants	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Finale
CT	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WINNER
Dee	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
Jordan	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	WINNER
Rogan	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WINNER
Cara Maria	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
Ninja	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	LOSER
Paulie	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOSER
Zach	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	LOSER
Ashley	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	ELIM	OUT
Kam	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Leroy	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Tori	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	OUT
Nany	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	OUT
Josh	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Joss	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Kayleigh	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Jenny	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	OUT
Theo	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	ELIM	SAFE	OUT
Georgia	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	OUT
Turbo	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	DQ
Idris	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Kyle	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Esther	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Bear	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Nicole	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Bananas	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Laurel	WIN	SAFE	WIN	OUT
Wes	WIN	SAFE	OUT
Big T	SAFE	OUT
Faith	SAFE	QUIT
Zahida	SAFE	QUIT
Sean	OUT

Competition: The contestant's team won the Final Challenge.; The contestant's team lost the Final Challenge.; The contestant was eliminated at the Final Challenge.; The contestant's team won the challenge and was in the Tribunal.; The contestant was not selected for the Proving Ground.; The contestant did not compete in the challenge and was not selected for the Proving Ground.; The contestant won in the Proving Ground.; The contestant lost in the Proving Ground.; The contestant withdrew from the competition.; The contestant was disqualified from the game.; The contestant was eliminated at the challenge.

Voting Progress[]

Voter	Episodes
Voter	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9	10	11	12	13	14
CT															Ninja
Dee				Laurel
Jordan	Idris				Rogan
Rogan															Ashley
Cara Maria					Bananas			Georgia	Theo			Jordan
Ninja						Jenny				Theo				Josh
Paulie		Georgia			Bananas			Georgia	Theo			Jordan
Zach			Theo				Joss					Joss		Paulie
Ashley		Georgia						Georgia	Theo					Josh
Kam		Georgia											Jenny
Leroy						Jenny				Theo			Jenny
Tori							Joss								Ashley
Nany						Esther							Kayleigh
Josh			Wes							Joss
Joss											Georgia
Kayleigh											Georgia
Jenny											Ashley
Theo
Georgia				Cara Maria
Turbo							Joss
Idris				Laurel
Kyle
Esther
Bear
Nicole
Bananas
Laurel	Idris		Wes
Wes	Bear
Big T
Faith
Zahida
Sean

Notes[]

↑ Zahida withdrew from the competition in Episode 2 due to a family emergency.
↑ Faith also withdrew from the competition following the "Cryptic Crossbow" challenge after an altercation with Bear, Kyle, and Theo.
↑ Team UK originally finished the "Paddlewheel Puzzle" challenge the fastest. However, after Theo ripped off a lock instead of unlocking it, Team USA was declared the winner.
↑ Prior to the "Incoming" challenge, Turbo was disqualified from the competition after another altercation with Jordan, along with being violent towards production, despite getting a warning.
↑ Since Team USA had three more players during the "Incoming" challenge, Ashley, Nany, and Paulie were randomly chosen to sit out.
↑ In Episode 10, Tori decided to Turncoat after winning the "Blockbuster" elimination.
↑ In Episode 11, Jordan decides to Turncoat after winning the "Under the Hammer" elimination.
↑ Since Team USA had an additional female player during the "Escape to Freedom" challenge, Nany was randomly chosen to sit out.

Episodes[]

Episode		Original Air Date	Viewers (in millions)
1	"The British Are Coming!"	August 28, 2019	0.89
2	"God Save the Queen"	September 4, 2019	0.69
3	"United We Stand, Divided We Fall"	September 11, 2019	0.75
4	"Benedict Laurel"	September 18, 2019	0.72
5	"In Paulie We Trust"	September 25, 2019	0.60
6	"One Nation Under Leroy"	October 2, 2019	0.84
7	"Zero Dark Turbo"	October 9, 2019	0.79
8	"Saving Private Esther"	October 16, 2019	0.65
9	"The Royal Rumble"	October 23, 2019	0.73
10	"Infinity War"	October 30, 2019	0.65
11	"All Is Fair in Love and War"	November 6, 2019	0.67
12	"The Right Honorable Rogan"	November 13, 2019	0.57
13	"Dee-Day"	November 20, 2019	0.70
14	"Declaration of Independence"	November 27, 2019	0.80
15	"A Tale of Two Countries"	December 4, 2019	0.82
16	"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Cash"	December 11, 2019	0.83

Reunion[]

The two-part reunion was filmed in London, England, and was hosted by Justina Valentine and NBA champion Nick Young. The contestants who attended the reunion were: Ashley, Bananas, Bear, Cara Maria, CT, Dee, Georgia, Jenny, Jordan, Josh, Joss, Kam, Kayleigh, Kyle, Laurel, Leroy, Nany, Nicole, Ninja, Paulie, Rogan, Theo, and Tori. Wes attended the reunion via satellite. A video message from Turbo was also played for the cast.

Trivia[]

War of the Worlds 2 is the first season to not feature any American rookies.
War of the Worlds 2 is the first season to feature 90-minute episodes.
The working title for the season was The Challenge: Bloody Hell.
War of the Worlds 2 is the first sequel to directly follow the first entry.

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[1] Zahida withdrew from the competition in Episode 2 due to a family emergency.

[2] Faith also withdrew from the competition following the "Cryptic Crossbow" challenge after an altercation with Bear, Kyle, and Theo.

[3] Team UK originally finished the "Paddlewheel Puzzle" challenge the fastest. However, after Theo ripped off a lock instead of unlocking it, Team USA was declared the winner.

[4] Prior to the "Incoming" challenge, Turbo was disqualified from the competition after another altercation with Jordan, along with being violent towards production, despite getting a warning.

[5] Since Team USA had three more players during the "Incoming" challenge, Ashley, Nany, and Paulie were randomly chosen to sit out.

[6] In Episode 10, Tori decided to Turncoat after winning the "Blockbuster" elimination.

[7] In Episode 11, Jordan decides to Turncoat after winning the "Under the Hammer" elimination.

[8] Since Team USA had an additional female player during the "Escape to Freedom" challenge, Nany was randomly chosen to sit out.

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