The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros

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The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros is the first installment of The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars, a recurring special mini-series of MTV's long-running reality game show, The Challenge. In the six-week event, ten Challenge greats competed against ten professional athletes. The series premiered on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, and concluded on June 20, 2017. The series was hosted by NFL wide receiver Victor Cruz. Contestants competed to win $50,000 to donate to the charity of their choice.

The format featured alumni from Real World, Road Rules, and The Challenge, competing with athletes who have participated in professional leagues and events such as the National Football League, Women's National Basketball Association, Ultimate Fighting Championship, World Surfing Championship, along with the Winter and Summer Olympics. It was followed by a second installment, Champs vs. Stars.

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Cast

Host: Victor Cruz, NFL wide receiver

Charity money shared

     The contestant is on the Pros team.

     The contestant is on the Champs team.

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Gameplay

Challenge games

• Against the Ropes: Similar to the original challenge "Piggy Back" from Free Agents, teams are separated into two groups of five. Then, each group has to advance on hanging ropes from one platform to another that is suspended above water. After one player advances onto one rope, the next teammate has to use the first player as a "human bridge" in order to advance to the next rope. Subsequent players will continue the process, until each player is hanging into their own rope, at which point, players will continue to use their teammates as "human bridges" in order to reach the opposite platform. The team that gets the most players across wins.
  • Winners: Pros
• Tailgate BBQ: Similar to the original challenge "Sausage Party" from Free Agents, players have to roll themselves along a "barbecue-style" obstacle course, while covered in shrink wrap. Each player will wiggle and roll through a variety of "condiments" and on oversize metal bars that resemble a grill grate, and toward place mats with hot dog labels on them. Certain players from each team will have to hold a "chip" bag in their mouth. If they do not hold it in their mouth the entire way through, a two-minute penalty will be added to their team total. The team with the shortest time wins.
  • Winners: Champs
• Out of Bounds: Similar to the original challenge "Pole Push" from The Gauntlet III, Played in same sex heats, A pole is situated in the middle of a large rectangular pit surrounded by water. Pros and Champs will go head to head to try and push their opponent into the water. The team with the most points at the end wins.
  • Winners: Pros
• Keep Your Eyes On The Prize: Similar to the original challenge "Don't Forget About Me" from Battle of the Exes II, Teams will have to split up into groups. One team member will life up a steel door out of the sand that is connected to a memory puzzle for as long as they can. 2 other team members will try and memorize one row at a time. Those 2 team members will tell another 2 team members what the row combination is. Those 2 people will then sprint to their last team member and tell them what the row is. If the row is wrong, they will have to take that whole row down and restart that row. The team who finishes first wins.
  • Winners: Champs
• Over the Line: Similar to the original challenge "Reaching Out" from The Duel.

Arena games

• Pull No Punches: Similar to the original "Wrecking Wall" from Free Agents, each player must punch through a 30-foot dry wall to make holes so they can climb up until they can reach a bell. The first player to ring the bell wins the elimination round.
  • Played by: Ashley M. vs. Veronica and Candice vs. Lolo
• Blindsided: Similar to the original "Snapper" from Rivals II, played within a large circle, players have to swing and break a wooden stick at their opponent, while blindfolded. The blindfolded players will be wearing bells on their shoes and guided by their partners, who are standing outside of the circle. The player that breaks a stick on their opponent two times, wins the elimination.
  • Played by: CM Punk vs. Shawne and Johnny vs. Wes
• Basket Brawl: Similar to the original "Balls In" from The Inferno II, Free Agents, and Invasion of the Champions, each player will be given five chances to get as many balls inside a barrel, located in the middle of a large circle. If a player is either knocked out of or steps out of the ring, or if the ball is knocked out of the ring, their ball is considered "dead." Players will alternate between offense and defense in each round. To make things harder, the barrel is elevated and they are given a medicine ball.
  • Played by: Ashley K. vs. Ashley M. and Lolo vs. Tia
• Ice Bath: Similar to the original "Chill Out" from Rivals III, players will have to submerge their arms into a bucket full of ice water for 1 minute. They will then have to unlock a series of locks to reveal a slide puzzle. They will then have to solve the puzzle. If the puzzle is not unlocked or solved within 2 minutes, they will then have to submerge their arms in the ice bucket again for another minute. The first player to solve their puzzle first wins.
  • Played by: CM Punk vs. Gus and Jordan vs. Wes

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Game summary

Episode progress

Competition

     The contestant won the final challenge.

     The contestant did not win the final challenge.

     The contestant was immune from the Arena after being the team captain on the winning team and won $5,000 for their charity.

     The contestant won the challenge and was able to move on to the final challenge.

     The contestant was not selected for the Arena.

     The contestant won in the Arena.

     The contestant won in the Arena against a member of the opposite team.

     The contestant lost in the Arena and was eliminated.

     The contestant lost in the Arena against a member of the opposite team and was eliminated.

     The contestant didn't win the challenge and wasn't picked to be in the final challenge and was eliminated.

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Episodes

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References

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External links

• Official website

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