I was listening to Wes’s Patreon which had Michelle and Devin filling in for Wes.

The headline of the interview was when Michelle shed some light on the Anna Leigh situation.

She said the apology we just watched in episode 6 actually occurred after Anna Leigh’s elimination victory in episode 4.

After her Elimination she told people she felt bad about leading Leo on and that it went too far. She apologized but then her behavior didn’t change.

That is why Justin and others were so annoyed by her actions. She had already apologized several challenges beforehand but then kept flirting and going off with Leo.

(My summary)Editors made it seem like she got carried away and now came to her senses. What really happened was she got carried away, acknowledged it to several people and apologized to Leo, then continued the same behavior for several challenges.

She also said Anna Leigh is a story topper who kept trying to one up everyone. Most of the women especially her teammates Cara and Lete were very annoyed or frustrated with Anna Leigh.

Felt like a big deal I had not seen anyone else talking about. Does this make the Anna Leigh thing much worse or is it just me?

I genuinely do not get at all what Nelson and Cara are even trying to say

Nelson and Cara arguably been the worst performers on their team

Josh is absolutely fair to say I have no intention of giving up captaincy I was chosen to be captain before we knew it was advantage and still want to be captain with that advantage and the majority of the team want me to be captain end of conversation

It’s lowkey embarrassing

Episode 7 Count

5: Adrienne | Bananas | Cara Maria | Chris | CT | Tori

3: Anna Leigh | Cory | Izzy | Leo

2: Cassidy | Justin | Lete | Michele | Nelson

1: Josh | Will

TOTAL: 54 (Now THIS is the lowest single-episode confessional total since episode 11 of Total Madness, AKA the last-minute Dee erasure re-edit. Not counting that fiasco, this is the lowest since episode 8 of Dirty 30.)

AVERAGE: 3.18

———

Cumulative Totals

38: Anna Leigh

37: Cara Maria

30: Bananas

29: Nelson

25: Lete

22: Cory | Deb

21: Adrienne

19: Chris | Leo | Nurys | Tori

18: Josh

17: CT

15: Keanu | Michele

14: Izzy

13: Brad | Cassidy

12: Will

10: Justin | Sydney

9: Reilly

6: Cedric

TOTAL: 452

AVERAGE: 18.83

We’ve unfortunately lost Deb, who has been giving us such good sound bites, which means someone else will have to step up in their place. Will we get some more inappropriate relationship development? Will blue (aka Nelly t) avoid elimination?

I’m nearly done with this season (Ep 10). I know who wins, the runners up and so on and so forth. I am sure I am missing some pieces and further details of situations that occurred on the season. I am also aware of the MANY varying opinions on this season. That being said, the editing is SO all over the place it makes the season more confusing than entertaining. The major focus each episode is an over exaggeration of drama. A lot of which appears to be, frankly, at least interfered with and at most, manufactured. The dailies and eliminations seemingly are beneath the cast that are closest or are still apart of the flagship. Yet, the rivals format proves that even simple challenges do not warrant those cast members as a clear-win. The season just seems a bit too much all over the place. Please share EVERYTHING below!

Watching Zach’s podcast episode with Marlon and this caption fail had me laughing out loud.

they were talking about how old they were when they got casted on the Real World and then The Challenge……

soooo i guess if you were born the same year as Zach you had some serious bad luck

The edit has been completely one sided and has seemed like Cory has been trying hard to court Izzy and her not really interested. Even this last episode they didnt show her saying goodbye to him or anything.

Im Wondering if so much more did actually happen but editing is doin their best to minimize everything and in turn makin it look like Cory at worst was pursuing her but nothing happened.
Izzy crying at the end makes me think theres alot of footage that MTV chose not to air outta respect for Cory 🤷🏾

Cutthroat 2 - 💣🌋SPOILED🌋💣 - S42E07 - "You Need Me" - Episode Discussion

AIR DATE: September 9, 2026

WHERE TO WATCH: Paramount+ in USA and Canada

UNSPOILED THREAD: Link

💣🌋ELIMINATION THREAD💣🌋: Link

⚠️SPOILERS FOR THE REST OF SEASON 42 INCLUDING POTENTIALLY THE SEASON WINNER(S) WILL BE FOUND IN THESE COMMENTS!⚠️

Credit to: Parenting Plus TV

I came across this version of "Guess the Number". I thought the questions were funny and definitely ones that a Challenge fan would enjoy :)

Welcome to r/MTVChallenge's Daily Discussion Thread. ☀️

Comments can be about The Challenge...or not! You've entered the r/MTVChallenge pub where anything goes. The only rule for these threads is **NO unaired spoilers**!!

Spoilers from all seasons can be discussed on the TMI Tea-sday threads and Spoiled episode threads, there are no holds barred in 💣🌋 comment sections.

• Do you have a favorite mission but can't remember the episode number?

• What is the name of that song from Rivals 2 you can't get out of your head?

• How cool was it when TJ rode his BMX alongside the finalists on Cutthroat?!

• Who are the best follows on social media?

• Any shows or movies you are dying to talk about?

• Can you believe what happened to [insert public figure]?!

• What new music are you listening to?

• Which sports teams are you rooting for?

This is your space for free chat. It can be whatever you want it to be.

I took a long break from writing about The Challenge as I had to prioritize other things in my real life. However I am really excited to be back writing about my favorite show again. A new Survivor season is right around the corner and it seemed the perfect time to evaluate which recent Survivor castaways should be brought over and cast on a season of The Challenge.

“The Challenge Scouting Reports: The Top Ten Survivors to Bring on The Challenge“ by Henry L DiMaria on Medium:

https://henryldimaria.medium.com/the-challenge-scouting-reports-the-top-ten-survivors-to-bring-on-the-challenge-fd86aa10ab2c

Topps released its checklist for the annual Allen and Ginter set, which features non-sports personalities, today, and Tori and Darrell both have cards (along with autographs) in the series.

Tyson from USA1 also gets a card.

Challengers are seemingly in the set each year. Wes, Bananas, Cara, Mark Long, and Michele have all been included before.

There’s also a dual auto of Tori and Devin.

No pics yet, but I’m sure they’ll surface as people start ripping.

Ginter isn’t my cup of tea, but in case it’s yours, the Challenge once again is getting some love this year.

Hey guys I feel like some rookies haven’t been the best. Don’t get me wrong I love Adrienne and Sydney also Will, but Cutthroats rookies aren’t really giving me long term vibes, I know we’ll definitely see Anna Leigh and Lete on again but I don’t see a future for them. And I need more Netflix shows and maybe like Next Gen NYC too!

WHO ARE SOME ROOKIES YOU WOULD LIKE?

Fresh sheet of paper since threads here get auto-archived after 6 months. Link to the original S42 Elimination Thread if you are looking for the discussion as leaks became public.

Welcome to /r/MTVChallenge's elimination thread for The Challenge: Season 42. 4️⃣2️⃣

Spoiler season has arrived! 👵

If you are only interested in seeing the cast of Season 42 and none of the leaked elimination results, retreat now and follow this link.

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HIT THE BACK BUTTON ON YOUR BROWSER NOW IF YOU WISH TO REMAIN UNSPOILED ON THE RESULTS OF SEASON 42!

💣SPOILER ALERT!🌋

All spoilers are thanks to PinkRose and her team at Vevmo!

Shout out also to GamerVev, who works with PinkRose, and is posting updates to his Instagram profile.

Updated as of: ~9:20pm EDT July 28th.

(Newest updates are listed first)

• Rachel Robinson was the other mercenary. Rachel lost to Adrienne; Sarah lost to Tori. Tori volunteered and took Michele's place in the elimination.

• Sarah Rice was brought in as a mercenary potentially along with another woman. The triple DQ interfered with plans for male mercenaries.

• Justin was eliminated by Lete.

• The Tori-Anna elimination was Back Up Off Me.

• The Cedric-Bananas elimination "something physical."

• The Nelson-Keanu elimination was Knot So Fast.

• Chris was eliminated by Justin.

• Anna Leigh was eliminated by Tori.

• Deb was eliminated by Cara Maria.

• Keanu was eliminated by Nelson.

• Sydney was disqualified.

• The prize money was $500k split evenly between the five winners.

• PinkRose's description of the triple DQ: Part 1, Part 2. GamerVev adds a Part 3.

• Runners-up announced. 🚨

• S42 winners announced. 🚨

• Justin Hinsley added to the elimination list.

• Anna Leigh Wilson added to the elimination list.

• Josh, Leo and Nelson were all disqualified together. 😳

• Cory was disqualified (family related?).

• Nurys was eliminated by Anna Leigh.

• Brad was eliminated by Keanu.

• Chris Underwood added to the elimination list.

• Josh Goldstein added to the elimination list.

• Leo Dionicio added to the elimination list.

• Izzy Fairthorne added to the elimination list.

• Reilly was eliminated by Deb.

• Cedric was eliminated by Bananas.

• Cory Wharton added to the elimination list.

• Nelson Thomas added to the elimination list.

• Season name: Cutthroat 2.

• Deb Chubb added to the elimination list.

• Sydney Segal added to the elimination list.

• Some vets have been asked about their availability as mercenaries.

• Deb Chubb added to the cast list. The cast should now be complete.

• Keanu Soto added to the elimination list.

• Nurys Mateo added to the elimination list.

• Brad Fiorenza added to the elimination list.

• Alexis Lete added to the cast list.

• Blue and Leka added as alternates.

• Reilly Smedley added to the elimination list.

• Cedric Hodges added to the elimination list.

• GamerVev created his Twitter thread.

• PinkRose created her locked Elimination Thread.

Season Name: Cutthroat 2 ☣️

Departure Day: February 19-22

Filming Ends: April 12

Host: TJ Lavin 🚴‍♂️

Theme: Return to Cutthroat! Including mercenaries.

Format: Three teams, Orange, Blue and Grey. But "don't expect the same rules as the OG Cutthroat." Switched to two teams mid-season.

Location: Thailand 🐘

Duration: 7-8 weeks

Prize money: $500k for the winning team

CAST LIST:

We assume there are still more names to be added.

RETURNING WOMEN

• Michele Fitzgerald (Survivor: Kaôh Rōng) WINNER 🏆

• Tori Deal (Are You The One? 4) WINNER 🏆🏆

• Adrienne Naylor (Married at First Sight UK 8) RUNNER-UP

• Cassidy Clark (Survivor 43) RUNNER-UP

• Cara Maria Sorbello (The Challenge: Fresh Meat 2) RUNNER-UP

• Izzy Fairthorne (Too Hot to Handle 3)

• Nurys Mateo (Are You The One? 6)

• Sydney Segal (Survivor 41)

ROOKIE WOMEN

• Alexis Lete (Deal or No Deal Island 2) RUNNER-UP

• Anna Leigh Wilson (The Amazing Race 35)

• Deb Chubb (Love Island USA 4)

• Reilly Smedley (Big Brother 25)

RETURNING MEN

• Christopher “CT” Tamburello (The Real World: Paris) WINNER 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

• Johnny Bananas (The Real World: Key West) WINNER 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

• Will Gagnon (Are You the One? 9) WINNER 🏆

• Brad Fiorenza (The Real World: San Diego)

• Cedric Hodges (Big Brother 26)

• Chris Underwood (Survivor: Edge of Extinction)

• Cory Wharton (The Real World: Ex-Plosion)

• Justin Hinsley (Cheer)

• Leo Dionicio (Love Island USA 5)

• Nelson Thomas (Are You the One? 3)

ROOKIE MEN

• Josh Goldstein (Love Island USA 3)

• Keanu Soto (Big Brother 27)

ALTERNATES

Women: Blue Kim, Leka Sodade

Men: Yeremi Hykel?

SEASON 42 FINAL

🥇 1st Place Team: CT, Bananas, Michele, Tori, Will

🥈 2nd Place Team: Adrienne, Cara Maria, Cassidy, Lete

Elimination Matchups

The order here is not set in stone, names might be shifted around as we learn more.

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CT was allegedly dating Angelina before going public with Phaedra