In March 2010, prior to the broadcast of the 19th season, MTV aired a special spin-off of The Challenge in Acapulco, Mexico. [28] Challenge Alum has trained teams of college-age friends on various old and new challenges, while Fresh Meat alumnus Evan Starkman and The Real World: Key West alumnus Paula Meronek have served as presenters, hosted by T. J. Lavin. Camila Nakagawa, a participant on the winning team, has participated in future challenges, her first challenge being ruthless. To date, Camila is the only player to participate in the challenges. The series premiered on June 1, 1998. The show was originally called Road Rules: All Stars and featured notable alumni from the real world on a Road Rules-style road trip. It was renamed Real World/Road Rules Challenge for season 2 and later shortened to The Challenge in the show`s 19th season.

Since the fourth season, each season has provided the series with a unique subtitle, such as Rivals. Each season consists of a format and theme from which the subtitle is derived. For all fans of Old School Challenge/Real World/Road Rules, this is a great podcast. D and Randy simply exchange funny, old-school stories. One of the best episodes in IMO for quite some time. Chadwick Pelletier: Chadwick lives in Los Angeles and is president and executive producer of his own entertainment company. He is married to Holly Brentson of Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour. They have at least one child together. Joey Kovar: Sadly, Joey died of opiate poisoning on August 17, 2012; He was survived by a son and a daughter. Stephen Williams: In 2008, Stephen came out of the closet and announced that he was engaged. “We see ourselves as the challenge show now,” producer Emer Harkin told Variety in 2020 about adding new shows. “It`s really about connecting the best of these shows with the best of us.” Rebecca Lord: Rebecca was last seen as a front for a pop group called Becky.

In 2003, she recorded the theme song for the children`s show JoJo`s Circus. Willie Hernandez: Willie has continued to play and is apparently a personal shopper. David Broom: David was last seen as a bartender in Chicago. Although it only started as a Real World and Road Rules alumnus, cast members from Are You the One?, Big Brother, Ex on the Beach, Geordie Shore, Vanderpump Rules, The Amazing Race, Bad Girls Club, Party Down South and Survivor have since joined the series. Mandi Moyer: Mandi lives with her fiancé in St. Louis. Follow her on Twitter at @mandimoyer. Beth Stolarczyk: Beth is married and has two children. As of 2011, she was an inventor, owned a production company, and lived in Los Angeles.

Malik Cooper: Malik owns a printing plant in Oakland, California. Steve Meinke: Steve lives in Chicago and works as a freelance writer. He plays baseball for the Thailand national baseball team. Cynthia Roberts: Cynthia works for an insurance broker. She is married and has a middle-aged son. Dunbar Merrill: Dunbar lives in Atlanta, is currently writing a book, and owns a skin and hair products business. Follow him on Twitter at @DunbarMerrill. Devin Elston: Devin lives in Los Angeles and looks very different. No more dreadlocks, a beard and lots of tattoos. Mike Johnson: Mike runs a real estate business in the St. Louis area with his wife, Cheryl. Although they were the most memorable couple of the Sydney season, they are probably best known for all the drama surrounding their brief pregnancy anxiety.

Cohutta used his southern charm to woo KellyAnne for the rest of the season, but when the couple starred together on The Challenge, it was clear they were no longer interested in each other. Today, both are single and both are regulars on The Challenge franchises. Sharon Gitau: Sharon is a freelance composer and music supervisor for film and television. She also works in an Apple Store. Follow her on Twitter at @sharongitau. Josh Florence: Josh lives in Dallas, is married, has a child, and owns a local tavern. After All Stars, the producers decided to include former Road Rules actors in the series. The following season, two teams of six people were sent around the world in a competition to see which show could beat the other in the head-to-head competition. The series followed the format for three years and brought extremely successful ratings. There were many contacts during the 2011 season of “Return to Las Vegas,” but Dustin and Heather were the only “real” relationship on the show. However, the couple broke up when Heather learned of Dustin`s porn past.

After getting back together and even appearing together on Couples Therapy in 2013, the couple announced that they finally split up in 2014. Today, Dustin lives in New York City, where he is a busy “TV personality,” and Heather lives in Philadelphia, where she keeps a low profile. Dominic Griffin: Dominic lives in Los Angeles and is vice president of licensing for the Disney music group. Ashli Robson: Ashli lives in California. Follow Ashli on Twitter at @AshliRobson. Stephen Nichols: Stephen is an information and public relations officer for a school district in Folsom, California. Tyrie Ballard: Tyrie is a personal trainer in Omaha. Follow him on Twitter at @TyrieBMTV. Nehemiah Clark: Nehemiah lives in Los Angeles and is a musician and DJ. Follow him on Twitter at @NehemiahMTV.

Cara Kahn: Cara lives in Philadelphia, is married, and has at least one child. She works for QVC and always keeps in touch with Aneesa. Teck Holmes: Teck is a successful actor, presenter, producer and writer. Follow him on Twitter in @TeckHolmes or visit his website in Teck Holmes Dave Giuntoli: Dave lives in Portland and is a successful actor who appears as one of the lead roles in the TV series Grimm.