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MTV’s The Challenge is back with a monumental season, and fans can’t wait to see their favorite players from the past compete against each other for hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras takes competitors from each Challenge “era” to see who has what it takes. So, who’s eliminated from the competition first? Here are The Challenge 40 spoilers regarding the first eliminated players.

[Spoiler alert: The Challenge 40 spoilers ahead regarding the first eliminated contestants.]

‘The Challenge 40’ spoilers: Who goes home first?

The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras will bring familiar faces back to the arena. Host TJ Lavin will welcome four “eras” of past competitors.

Competitors from seasons 1-10 include Tina Barta, Katie Cooley, Aneesa Ferreira, Brad Fiorenza, Derrick Kosinski, Mark Long, Rachel Robinson, CT Tamburello, Darrell Taylor, and Jodi Weatherton.

The second “era” of competitors comes from seasons 11-20. This includes Derek Chavez, Nehemiah Clark, Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, KellyAnne Judd, Ryan Kehoe, Aviv Melmed, Brandon Nelson, Emily Schromm, Cara Maria Sorbello, and Laurel Stucky.

Competitors from the third “era” competed in seasons 21-30. This includes Tori Deal, Amanda Garcia, Leroy Garrett, Jonna Mannion, Nia Moore, Tony Raines, Averey Tressler, Devin Walker, Cory Wharton, and Jordan Wiseley.

Finally, competitors from the last “era” competed in seasons 31-39. This includes Paulie Calafiore, Theo Campbell, Kaycee Clark, Michele Fitzgerald, Horacio Gutiérrez Jr., Olivia Kaiser, Josh Martinez, Nurys Mateo, Jenny West, and Kyland Young.

The first challenge of the season involved each “era” competing separately. Eight people from each era moved forward, while the bottom man and woman from the era headed into elimination. The man and woman from each era who completed the challenge first chose the elimination opponents.

So, who heads home first? According to The Challenge 40 spoilers, these men and women from each era head home first.

Seasons 1-10: Derrick eliminates Mark. Aneesa eliminates Katie.

Seasons 11-20: Ryan eliminates Brandon. Cara Maria eliminates KellyAnne.

Seasons 21-30: Tony eliminates Leroy. Nia eliminates Amanda.

Seasons 31-39: Theo eliminates Paulie. Olivia eliminates Nurys.

What is the format this season?

The format of The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras is unlike any other. The season begins with each “era” competing separately. After this, the competition moves into a team phase, followed by an individual phase. Finally, competitors are influenced by “karma points” for the final.

The initial format begins with the bottom two competitors from each era competing against others within their own era, as described above.

For the team phase, the competitors to win the eliminations choose two players to target from each era. After the eras compete in a daily challenge, the targeted players from the winning era become “captains.” The losing era’s targeted players head to elimination. The captains from the winning team choose a pair from one of the two other eras to also compete in the elimination.

Finally, the competition moves into an individual phase. The competitor who comes in last during the daily challenge goes straight into elimination. The winner of the daily challenge chooses between the two competitors who the last elimination winner targeted.

The game utilizes “karma points” this season. The eliminated competitors give karma points to every remaining player in the game. These points vary from one to five. At the end of the game, the final competitors earn advantages based on how many karma points they have.

Previews for ‘The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras’ premiere show the cast members representing their eras

'The Challenge 40' competitor CT Tamburello and host TJ Lavin in 2012
CT Tamburello (L) and TJ Lavin arrive for Headrush/Forgiven official after party in 2012 | Steven Lawton/WireImage
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A sneak peek of The Challenge 40 premiere shows the eras entering and feeling confident about their teammates.

“Being era one, we’re like, the action figures of this thing,” Derrick says in the clip posted to Reddit. “We’re the original Ninja Turtles.

“Era 3 is gonna be unstoppable,” Averey says. “We have a lot of strong competitors and we blend well with all the eras, and I think that’s going to become a huge advantage for us.”

“I am so proud to be part of era 4,” Olivia says. “We are all bada**. We are the future of The Challenge.”

CT, one of the most formidable competitors this season, admitted feeling “emotional” about the show lasting 40 seasons. “I think I’m around 19/20 Challenges at this point,” he says. “So, to me, coming on season 40, it just hits a little different for me than it does most of these other challengers because it’s kind of like a home to me. The Challenge has always been there for me.”

This article was originally reported by PinkRose on Vevmo.

The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras premieres on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET on MTV.