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Impending Dune: Played in separate male/female heats, players must race down a sand dune and retrieve a ball that has rolled down from the top of the dune.Should members of two different pairs win their gendered-heat, they will form a new pair and continue in the game, while their original partner is eliminated. Then the three players of each gender will compete against each other in the elimination and only the winner of each gendered heat remaining in the game. The pair called-out by the nominated pair must also call-out a third pair - meaning 3 teams would compete to stay in the game. Double Elimination: The "Ring Tossed" challenge was a Double Elimination in which three teams competed and four players were eliminated (opposed to the normal two players).In the "Judgement Day" challenge, the worst finishing male and female were eliminated in the Penultimate Challenge of the game.In the "Impending Dune" challenge, the worst finishing male and female prospect were eliminated before pairs were drafted.Two Purge challenge were held during the game: Purge: Some challenges will be designated as a Purge challenge - sudden death challenges the losers are immediately eliminated.Second place will receive $200,000, and third place will receive $50,000. When eight players remain, they will compete individually in the Final Challenge for their share of the $1,000,000 prize. Additionally, the relic is no longer awarded to an individual elimination winner. The game format remains mostly the same, but with each round of play being designated as a male or female round and only players of the designated gender are at risk of being eliminated, but any player can be part of that round's Tribunal.

The losing pair is eliminated from the game, while the winner stays in the game and is given "The Relic" - which awards them immunity in the next round of play.ĭuring the 10th episode of the season, the 7 remaining pairs were disbanded, with the 14 remaining players playing the rest of the competition as individuals - with players competing in challenges as individuals and eliminated as individuals. The nominated team must then call-out any non-immune pair, challenging them to the elimination. Eliminations (The Killing Floor): At "The Killing Floor", the members of the tribunal each individually and publicly vote for a nominated pair to enter the elimination round.The nominated pairs then face the Tribunal's interrogation with each nominee having the chance to plea their case as to why they should not be voted-in to the elimination. Tribunal: The Tribunal will collectively nominate three pairs to nominate for the elimination round.The top 3 pairs are immune from elimination and form the Tribunal for that round of play. Daily Missions: Each round the pairs will compete in the daily challenge.The main elements of the game are as follows: Once in their pairs, the main phase of the game began.


The Prospect picked their alumni partner based on the finish order of the opening "Impending Dune" challenge. Each veteran player paired with a prospect of the opposite sex. For the first ten episodes, the players competed in male/female pairs. This season featured 16 Challenge veterans and 18 prospects - new Challenge competitors from around the world.
