The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30

The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30
Genre	Reality game show
Created by	Mary-Ellis Bunim Jonathan Murray
Presented by	T. J. Lavin
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Location(s)	Cartagena, Colombia
Running time	60 minutes (including commercials)
Release
Original network	MTV
Original release	July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)
Chronology
Preceded by	Invasion of the Champions
External links
Website	www.mtv.com/shows/dirty-thirty

The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30^[1] (often promoted as The Challenge XXX) is the thirtieth season of the MTV reality competition series, The Challenge.^[2] It was filmed in Colombia, with alumni from Real World, Road Rules, The Challenge, and Are You the One? competing. Jonathan Murray, Gil Goldschein, Scott Freeman, and Fred Birckhead were the executive producers, with Ryan Smith and Danny Wascou serving as co-executive producers.^[3]

A launch special aired on July 11, 2017, and the season premiered on July 18, 2017.^[4]

Cast

The cast of the thirtieth season of The Challenge, excluding Briana LaCuesta.

Host: T. J. Lavin, BMX rider

Format

Prior to each challenge, host T. J. Lavin will announce to each contestant as to whether a challenge will be declared as either an individual, pair or team challenge. In the first episode, six players (three of each gender) are eliminated, and in a shocking twist, those six players are sent to the Redemption House, and have a chance to return to the actual game. Unbeknownst to each contestant, they will compete for a share of $1,000,000 — the largest monetary prize in Challenge history.^[4]

Gameplay

Challenge games

• The Purge: This challenge is played in three different phases. In the first phase, which is individual, each player must roll barrels up a hill. The top four finishers of each gender are safe from elimination. In the second phase, which is played as two teams, each team must carry a pair of cannons up a hill. The players from the team that win are the next to be safe from elimination. In the third phase, each remaining player must race toward a pile of cannon balls, bring it up a hill and fire with their cannon. The first player of each gender to fire their cannons are the last to be safe from elimination, and choose three players (out of four) of the same gender to be eliminated and sent to Redemption.^[4]
  • Round 1 Winners: Bananas, Hunter, Jordan, Derrick K., Kailah, Camila, Aneesa, Tori
  • Round 2 Winners: Blue Team (Ammo, Britni, Cara Maria, Dario, Derrick H, Leroy, Marie, Nelson, Nicole, Veronica)
  • Round 3 Winners: Cory & Jenna
  • Sent to Redemption: Amanda, Devin, Darrell, LaToya, Shane & Simone
• Cool Under Fire: ^[5]
  • Heat 1 Winners: Cara Maria, Derrick K, Nelson, Nicole
  • Heat 2 Winners: Bananas, Camila, CT, Tori
• Battle Royale:
  • Winners: Green Team (Cory, CT, Dario, Hunter, Leroy, Aneesa, Cara Maria, Marie, Tori, Veronica)

Presidio games

• Balls to the Wall:
  • Played by: Cory vs. Derrick H. and Britni vs. Briana
• The Great Escape:
  • Played by: Kailah vs. Jenna and Ammo vs. Tony

Game summary

Elimination chart

Episode progress

Competition

     The contestant won the final challenge.

     The contestant did not win the final challenge.

     The contestant won the challenge.

     The contestant won safety and did not have to participate in the challenge.

     The contestant was protected from being eliminated by the challenge winner.

     The contestant was not selected for the Presidio.

     The contestant participated in the Double-Cross draw, but did not draw the XX card.

     The contestant pulled the XX card and voted someone into the Presidio.

     The contestant won in the Presidio.

     The contestant lost in the Presidio elimination round and was sent to the Redemption House.

     The contestant was eliminated from the Purge and was sent to the Redemption House.

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

     The contestant was disqualified from the competition due to physical violence.

     The contestant withdrew from the competition.

Voting

Types of challenges

• Bold indicates team captains

Team challenges

• Episodes: 1, 3

Individual challenges

• Episodes: 1, 2
  • Episode 1: "The Purge" (Rounds 1 & 3)
  • Episode 2: "Cool Under Fire"

Redemption

Competition

     The contestant won the Redemption competition, and returned to the actual game.

     The contestant lost the Redemption match, and was permanently eliminated from the game.

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

     The contestant was disqualified from the competition due to violent behavior.

Episodes

Notes

References

External links

• Official website