Spring Break Challenge

Spring Break Challenge
Genre	Reality TV - Competition
Created by	Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray
Presented by	T. J. Lavin
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Location(s)	Acapulco, Mexico
Running time	60 minutes (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	MTV
Picture format	16:9 HD
Original run	March 22, 2010 (2010-03-22) – March 26, 2010 (2010-03-26)
External links
Website

Spring Break Challenge is a spin-off of MTV's reality television game show, The Challenge, that aired in March 2010 during spring break in Acapulco, Mexico, prior to the airing of The Challenge's 19th season. This spin-off featured teams of college-aged friends in various challenges of old and new based on previous seasons of The Challenge, with alumni from previous seasons of The Real World, Road Rules and the Fresh Meat challenge serving as coaches.^[1]

1 Cast
- 1.1 Teams
2 Game Progress
- 2.1 Previous challenges used
3 Most Memorable Player
4 Contestants later appearing in Challenge seasons
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links

Cast

Host: T.J. Lavin, BMX rider
Announcers: Evan Starkman (Fresh Meat) and Paula Meronek (RW: Key West)

Teams

Team Leader	Original Season	Finish
Meister, Susie !Susie Meister	RR: Down Under	Winner
Santucci, Kenny !Kenny Santucci	Fresh Meat	Runner-up
Bergmann, Wes !Wes Bergmann	RW: Austin	Third place
Taylor, Darrell !Darrell Taylor	RR: Campus Crawl	Fourth place
Lueck, Landon !Landon Lueck	RW: Philadelphia	Fifth place
Smith, Evelyn !Evelyn Smith	Fresh Meat	Sixth place
Robinson, Rachel !Rachel Robinson	RR: Campus Crawl	Seventh place

Game Progress

Episode		Winners		Last Place Teams			Elimination Game	Eliminated
#	Challenge	Team		Last Place Teams			Elimination Game	Eliminated
1	Melt With You		Team Kenny		Team Evelyn	Team Rachel	Oh Ring		Team Rachel
2	Turntable		Team Kenny		Team Evelyn	Team Susie	Dangle Drop		Team Evelyn
3	Bird Feeder		Team Susie		Team Landon	Team Wes	Pole Wrestle		Team Landon
4	Balls In		Team Susie		Team Darrell	Team Wes	Unbraided		Team Darrell
5	Hodge Podge		Team Kenny	N/A ^[n]					Team Wes
5	Assembly Required		Team Susie	2nd Place: Team Kenny

Previous challenges used

Melt with You: Each crew must melt away an ice block to get to a key that unlocks a box containing puzzle pieces. The first team to get their key and solve their puzzle wins the challenge. Challenge from the Battle of the Sexes 2.
Oh Ring: A player from each team tries to wrestle a ring away from their opponent, while suspended above the ground from their feet. The first team to wrestle three rings away from their opponents wins. Challenge from the The Ruins.
Turntable: Each crew must hold onto a rope on a giant spinning record against another team's crew. The last crew member standing wins the heat for their team, and the team that stays on the longest wins the entire challenge. Challenge from the The Gauntlet.
Dangle Drop: Players are hung from a punching bag in the air and hold on until they fall off. The last player standing wins the elimination round for their crew. Challenge from the Battle of the Sexes 2.
Bird Feeder: Each crew member will put on a chicken suit and grab a mouthful of bird feed and meal worms and deposit it into a tube makeshifted in the shape of a chick. The team that has the most grams of bird feed wins the challenge. Challenge from the The Inferno.
Pole Wrestle: Players are placed at the center of a circle and are asked to place both hands on a wooden pole approximately two feet (0.6 meter) in length. The first contestant to wrestle the pole out of his or her opponent's hands wins the heat. The first three out of five crew members to win stays in the game. Challenge from The Duel.
Balls In: Each crew member will try to run past an opposing player and get a ball into a tube, earning a point for their team. The team that reaches five points will win their respective heats and the team that gets to five the fastest will win the challenge. Challenge from The Inferno II.
Unbraided: Each team member is going to be connected to a rope that's woven into other crew members' ropes. Each crew member must unravel each other by going through each teammate's rope. The first team to "unbraid" themselves and drop their rings will win for their team. Challenge from The Inferno 3.
Spool, Bizarre Buffet & The Elevator / Hodge Podge: In a mixture of three different challenges, two crew members had to untangle themselves from a series of ropes intertwined through a bar maze, then two other crew members had to eat a delicacy consisting of hot chili peppers and sheep testicles, then the last crew member had to pulley themselves up an elevator and ring the bell. The first team to ring the bell wins the challenge while the last place team is eliminated. Challenges from The Ruins and The Duel II.
Assembly Required: Each team will disassmble a pyramid, transport the pieces to another location and reassemble the pieces again. The team that completes their pyramid and plants their flag will win the challenge. Challenge from The Gauntlet III.

Most Memorable Player

A short segment was held by Paula and Evan on who they thought was the most memorable player of each challenge. Camila of Team Susie won this honor twice for licking a sandy piece of ice and freaking out after eating chili peppers.

Episode		Memorable Moment
1	Camila	Licking a frozen key that was covered in sand.^[2]
2	Hector	Despite being a muscular player, fell short in an endurance competition.^[3]
3	Lauren	Continuously held onto the chicken tube after being warned several times and got disqualified.^[4]
4	Jamil	Dominated the Balls In challenge with quick footwork.^[5]
5	Camila	Essentially freaking out after consuming red hot chili peppers and had to have medical take a look at her.^[6]

Contestants later appearing in Challenge seasons

Challenge in bold indicates that the contestant was a finalist on The Challenge, but lost in the final race.

Name	Challenges	Challenges won
Camila Nakagawa	Cutthroat, Rivals, Battle of the Exes

Notes

^{^[n]} No elimination round was held in the 5th episode. Instead, the last place team was eliminated.^[6]

References

^ http://www.mtv.com/shows/spring_break/2010/series.jhtml MTV Spring Break 2010
^ http://www.mtv.com/videos/spring-break-challenge-ep-1-ill-stop-the-world-and-melt-with-you/1634291/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=623&channelId=1 Spring Break Challenge Ep. 1 I'll Stop The World and Melt With you
^ http://www.mtv.com/videos/spring-break-challenge-ep-2-you-spin-me-right-round/1634386/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=30068&channelId=1 Spring Break Challenge Ep.1 You Spin Me Right Round
^ http://www.mtv.com/videos/spring-break-challenge-ep-3-five-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest/1634528/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=30068&channelId=1 Spring Break Challenge Ep. 3 Five Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
^ http://www.mtv.com/videos/spring-break-challenge-ep-4-balls-of-glory/1634686/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=623&channelId=1 Spring Break Challenge Ep. 4 Balls of Glory
^ ^a ^b http://www.mtv.com/videos/spring-break-challenge-ep-5-the-final-enchilada/1634734/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=623&channelId=1 Spring Break Challenge Ep. 5 The Final Enchilada

External links

Official site for MTV Spring Break 2010

The Real World, Road Rules, and The Challenge

The Real World seasons

New York Los Angeles San Francisco London Miami Boston Seattle Hawaii New Orleans Back to New York Chicago Las Vegas Paris San Diego Philadelphia Austin Key West Denver Sydney Hollywood Brooklyn Cancun D.C. New Orleans (2010) Las Vegas (2011) San Diego (2011)

Road Rules seasons

USA – The First Adventure USA – The Second Adventure Europe Islands Northern Trail Down Under Latin America Semester at Sea Maximum Velocity Tour The Quest Campus Crawl South Pacific X-Treme Viewers' Revenge

The Challenge seasons

Related

Bunim/Murray Productions Mary-Ellis Bunim Jonathan Murray The Real World Movie: The Lost Season T.J. Lavin Reunited: The Real World Las Vegas Pedro Real World Presents: Return to Duty Spring Break Challenge