Summary
The Challengeseason 40 will be a battle of the eras,bringing together a cast of Challengers from four different eras of the series to compete for a prizeand bragging rights in a milestone season. Beginning asThe Real World/Road Rules Challengein 1998,The Challengehas become a staple of reality TV competition. Creating stars from memorable reality TV faces,The Challengehas changed the game for decades. Originally, the show invited stars fromThe Real WorldandRoad Rulesinto a brand-new competition to face off, but over the years, it’s morphed into a different beast.
WhileThe Challengehas been on since 1998, its current format didn’t start until a few years into the competition, when the game became more strategic and repeat competitors started creating new elements to the game. With stars from the original two series mixing in with new competitors over the years from shows likeAre You The One?, Big Brother,andSurvivor,the show has been able to diversify its cast and build even deeper connectionsbetween its castmates. Coming together for a monumental 40th season of competition,The Challengeseason 40’s cast has been divided into teams to compete.
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Tina Barta
8 Challenges
Tina Barta, who has gotten married since her last appearance onThe Challenge, was originally a star onRoad Rules: South Pacific.She’s a first-era representative, having been introduced duringThe Challengeseason 7, the first round of The Gauntlet. Tina has competed in 8 challenges, been to 2 finals, and waslast seen onThe Challenge: All Starsseason 4.
Katie Cooley
11 Challenges, 1 Win
Katie Cooley was also aRoad Rulesstar, having appeared onRoad Rules: The Questbefore her time onThe Challengebegan. She’s competed in 10 seasons of the series, having gotten her start in the same season as Tina onThe Challengeseason 7, The Gauntlet. Katie, who hasone final and one win under her belt, was last seen onThe Challenge: All Starsseason 2.
Aneesa Ferreira
17 Challenges
Aneesa Ferreira has competed in 16 seasonsofThe Challenge,and after appearing onThe Real World: Chicago,it’s clear she enjoys pursuing reality TV. Aneesa’s first season on the series wasThe Challengeseason 6, but she’s been a part of nearly 20 other casts andhas run 4 finals, though she’s never won the game. Aneesa’s last appearance onThe Challengewas duringThe Challengeseason 38, Ride Or Dies.
13 Challenges, 1 Win
Originally fromThe Real World: San Diegoin 2004, Brad Fiorenza has been competing onThe Challengesince shortly after his time on his original series. First appearing duringThe Challengeseason 9, Brad has been on 13 seasons of the show in total. Having been to three finals,Brad has secured one win in the past. He was last seen onThe Challenge All Starsseason 4.
Derrick Kosinski
13 Challenges, 3 Wins
A cast member fromRoad Rules: X-Treme,Derrick Kosinski is known to be one of the toughest physical competitors on the series. Derrick’s first season of the show wasThe Challengeseason 9, but he’s competed on the series in 13 different seasons after his initial appearance. Having been to three finals,Derrick has won each of the finals he’s made it toand was last seen onThe Challenge All Starsseason 3.
Mark Long
8 Challenges, 2 Wins
As an original Challenger,Mark Long has been withThe Challengein some capacity or another for the duration of its run. Appearing in the original season ofRoad Rules USA: The First Adventure,Mark was a sen onThe Challengeseason 2, when it was still known asThe Real World vs. Road Rules Challenge.Having competed in eight seasons,Mark has been to four finals and has two wins under his belt. He was last see onThe Challenge All Starsseason 3.
Rachel Robinson
AnotherRoad Rulesstar, Rachel Robinson was originally seen onRoad Rules: Campus Crawlbefore moving on toThe Challengeseason 6. Having competed in eight challenges,Rachel has two wins under her belt coming intoThe Challengeseason 40. Her last appearance on the series was duringThe Challenge All Starsseason 4.
Chris “C.T.” Tamburello
19 Challenges, 5 Wins
One of the biggest names inChallengehistory, Chris “C.T.” Tamburello was originally seen onThe Real World: Parisbefore getting his start on the show. C.T., who mostrecently wonThe Traitorsseason 2with fellowChallengealum Trishelle Cannatella, was first seen onThe Challengeseason 8. Since then,he’s competed in 18 other seasons of the show, and has won five finals, two back to back, in total. C.T. has become one of the strongestChallengecompetitors in the game.
Darrell Taylor
14 Challenges, 4 Wins
A major competitive threat, Darrell Taylor started off onRoad Rules: Campus Crawlalongside Rachel. Having joined the show duringThe Challengeseason 7, Darrell is known for his physical abilities andhas been able to show off what he can do in 15 different challenges. Having won five finals, Darrell was last seen onThe Challenge World Championship.
Jodi Weatherton
5 Challenges, 2 Wins
With her first appearance on MTV alongside Derrick onRoad Rules: X-Treme,Jodi Weatherton was familiar withThe Challengestyle competition when she joined the show inThe Challengeseason 10. Having since competed in 5 different seasons of the series,Jodi has proven herself by taking home two final wins. Jodi was last seen onThe Challenge World Championship.
