The Challenge: Final Reckoning

Teams

Male teams

• Bananas & Tony: Bananas and Tony had been in an alliance together ever since Rivals III. On Vendettas, Tony betrayed Bananas by voting him into an elimination which he lost.
• Brad & Kyle: The two first met on Vendettas. Whilst never being aligned, Kyle declared Brad would be his "biggest vendetta" after he used his grenade on him, causing him to sit out of a challenge that he eventually lost.
• Cory & Devin: Cory and Devin first got into a verbal altercation on Rivals III at a bar. They later solidified their rivalry on XXX: Dirty 30 after Cory voted Devin straight to the Redemption House following the first purge, claiming Devin couldn't be trusted, with Devin confirming his plan to backstab Cory in the game.
• Nelson & Shane: Nelson and Shane have a long history of butting heads, stemming back to their first Challenge together on Invasion of the Champions. Nelson eventually eliminated Shane in the Underdog Bloodbath, and Shane accused him of tricking his friend Cory in the elimination, causing Cory and Nelson to nearly get into a physical altercation.

Male/Female teams

• Amanda & Zach: The team's main issues stem from Amanda creating rumors about Zach's girlfriend Jenna hooking up with Bruno on Invasion of the Champions before Zach arrived, creating tension between Zach and Jenna, who were in the process of rekindling their relationship.
• Ashley & Hunter: Ashley and Hunter had a romantic fling on Invasion of the Champions. After ending things, there was hostility, where Ashley claimed she was using Hunter to advance in the game, and Hunter called Ashley disposable.
• Britni & Chuck: Britni and Chuck dated following their Are You The One? season, but broke up prior to Vendettas, where Britni started to date Brad.
• CT & Veronica: On XXX: Dirty 30, before voting Veronica into elimination, CT claimed that she was weak and nobody would want her on their team. Veronica won her elimination and would ironically secure her team the victory at the next challenge and sent CT straight to Redemption.
• Da'Vonne & Jozea: Da'Vonne orchestrated Jozea's eviction on Big Brother 18, claiming she was protecting herself by getting him evicted.
• Derrick & Tori: Derrick and Tori were dating going into XXX: Dirty 30. After Derrick was eliminated early in the game, Tori cheated on him with Jordan during the remainder of the show. Tori also claimed that Derrick hacked into her phone on the Dirty 30 reunion, a claim that Derrick denied.
• Joss & Sylvia: On Vendettas, Joss and Sylvia were initially friendly, but Joss burned a bridge with Sylvia when he and Brad chose to vote her into elimination to save themselves. A remorseful Joss tried to reason with Sylvia that it was purely a gameplay move, and Sylvia lashed out, not wanting to hear his explanation.
• Natalie & Paulie: Natalie and Paulie clashed several times during Big Brother 18, getting into heated arguments and working to evict each other from the house. Paulie infamously said to Natalie, "You are about as fake as those things on your chest."

Female teams

• Angela & Faith: On the first season of the American version of Ex on the Beach, Angela and Faith butted heads when Faith went on a date with Angela's love interest, and when Faith decided to vote opposing to Angela, who was trying to evict her ex, Derrick, from the house.
• Cara Maria & Marie: Cara Maria and Marie have a long history of declaring their dislike and mistrust of each other, stemming back from XXX: Dirty 30.
• Jenna & Jemmye: After Jenna initially saved Jemmye from the purge on XXX: Dirty 30, Jemmye pulled the double cross and betrayed Jenna, sending her into elimination against her best friend Kailah.
• Kailah & Kayleigh:^{[lower-alpha 4]} After it was discovered that Kayleigh had kissed Bananas earlier in the season on Vendettas, Kailah, along with Jemmye and Britni, threw Kayleigh's bed and suitcase over a balcony to evict her from the room where Natalie was staying. Kayleigh later quit the game after feeling bullied by the girls.
• Kam & Melissa:^{[lower-alpha 4]} On Vendettas, Kam and Melissa got into a heated argument that nearly turned physical after Kam tried to tell a drunken Melissa about her reputation in the house.
• Kam & Kayleigh:^{[lower-alpha 4]} Kam and Kayleigh did not connect on Vendettas and largely avoided getting to know one another.

Challenge games

• Opening Challenge: Half the cast is buried underground in caskets in a graveyard, and their partners have to dig them out. The partners who are above ground have to use walkie-talkies and the voices of their below-ground partners are disguised, so the digging partner is not sure who their partner is until they are unburied. The buried teammate must instruct their teammate where they are located in the graveyard. The last two teams to dig their partner out are automatically eliminated, while the winning team has to eliminate one additional team.
  • Winners: Amanda & Zach
  • Sent to Redemption: Britni & Chuck, Jemmye & Jenna, & Da'Vonne & Jozea
• Wreck Yourself: The competitors' teams are split into two roles: one being a Pusher, and one being the Swinger. The contestants are harnessed on top of a circular platform suspended in midair. The Pusher must push the Swinger off the platform for them to collect rings hanging in the middle of the platform, which they then must hand back to the Pusher. The team that collects the most rings in the shortest amount of time wins.
  • Winners: Brad & Kyle
• Shark Bait: This is a purge challenge where large replicas of steaks with climbing holds, and ropes, are hung over water about 40 feet. Teams must jump from the platform onto the steaks, and from the steaks to ropes, alternating until they get to the other side of the platform. If one of the teammates falls, they are both disqualified and their score only counts how far they made it. The team that gets both members to the other side the fastest wins, and the team that falls soonest is sent straight to Redemption.
  • Winners: Brad & Kyle
  • Sent to Redemption: CT & Veronica
• Off The Rails: Teams must go in rounds finishing an obstacle course on top of a moving train. First, they must cross the balance beam, by using each other to balance and walk across the single beam. Next, they must walk across a tightrope each while balancing on each other, using lifelines to grab onto as well. If one teammate falls, they both lose. The team to successfully complete the obstacle course the fastest wins.
  • Winners: Amanda & Zach
• Dig Deep: The paired teams are separated into two large groups randomly. The two groups are then put into mine shafts, and must solve 3 puzzles before being able to dig themselves out and race to the finish line. The first paired team to finish within the large team that finishes first, wins.
  • Winners: Kam & Kayleigh
• Don't Push Me Around: The paired teams are separated into two large teams and must play a game of rugby. The girls may only take girls and guys may only tackle guys on the opposing team. Players must retrieve the ball from their opponents end zone, and fight through an obstacle course in order to return it to their own end zone and score a point. The first team to score two points wins, and they then select the pair within the team that was the MVP.
  • Winners: Amanda & Zach
• Dunking for Dinner: This challenge is played in two phases. The first phase, one member of the team must be dunked into water by a crane with their arms tied, while the other player controls the crane. Players must move disks from one circle to the other in an allotted amount of time. The number of disks transferred corresponds to the number of dishes the team is allowed to eat. In the second phase, the player that controlled the crane now must eat as many dishes as possible. The team that eats the most dishes in 15 minutes wins, while the team that eats the least is purged straight to Redemption.
  • Winners: Ashley & Hunter
  • Sent to Redemption: Kam & Kayleigh
• Sky Bridge: Teams are lifted into the sky via a giant crane. There is a partially completed bridge that they must complete and crawl over by passing rope from side to side and tying knots. The team to complete their bridge and make it to the other side fastest wins.
  • Winners: Bananas & Tony

Armageddon games

• Think Outside the Box: One teammate is tethered to the center of the arena and attached to a resistance band while the other is inside a cage with a hole in the ceiling. The tethered teammate must run and retrieve large puzzle pieces that fit together to form a cube and give them to their teammate in the cage. The teammate in the cage must assemble the puzzle in order to climb out of the cage. The first team to successfully have their teammate escape the cage wins.
  • Played By: Natalie & Paulie vs. Kam & Kayleigh
• Ramp It Up: Each team starts on separate ramps. Each player must race up their opponents ramp to collect a single ball. Once collecting a ball they must race back to the top of their ramp and deposit the ball into a cylinder tube. The first team to collect 7 balls will win, while the other team is sent to Redemption.
  • Played By: Derrick & Tori vs. Joss & Sylvia
• No Slack: Teams will be tethered together in a box, separated by three walls each. Each player must smash through a plaster hole in each wall until both players are able to escape through the six walls. The first team to break through the six walls and escape the box wins.
  • Played by: Angela & Faith vs. Ashley & Hunter
• Think Tank: Similar to "Water Torture" from Battle of the Seasons (2012), one player will be hanging from a rope system by their ankles over a water tank where a puzzle key is located at the bottom. The other player will be climbing a ladder to give their partner enough slack to dive underwater and read the puzzle key which they will then relay to the climber to solve a complicated puzzle. The first team to complete the puzzle wins. If neither team is able to complete the puzzle in the allotted time, whichever team has the most correct answers would win.
  • Played by: Da'Vonne & Jozea vs. Kam & Kayleigh
• Tread Lightly: Players have to balance a ball between two sticks, then run across a stage with two treadmills going in opposite directions, and deposit their ball into a bin. The first team to deposit ten balls into their bin wins.
  • Played by: Nelson & Shane vs. Brad & Kyle
• Shake It Off: Both teams must shake off medallions hanging from a rope by jumping off a platform, grabbing the rope, and letting it go so that it shakes until all the medallions are off. The first team to shake off all nine medallions from their rope wins.
  • Played by: Amanda & Zach vs. Cory & Devin, Da'Vonne & Jozea vs. Cory & Devin

Apocalypse (Redemption) games

• Balls to the Wall: Similar to the elimination of the same name in XXX: Dirty 30, players are placed in separate cages with a sludge hammer for each partner sticking out of the walls. Each teammate must break the sledgehammer through the wall before proceeding to break a block of ice that blocks their escape. The first team to successfully escape the cage by breaking the ice wins.
  • Winners: Da'Vonne & Jozea
• Pyramid Schemers: One team will try to solve two same-colored puzzles on a rotating pyramid in under three minutes. After three minutes, the next team will try to solve their respective puzzle. The first team to finish both of their puzzles first will win. If the first team completes their puzzle, the second team has a limited amount of time to complete their puzzle or they lose.
  • Winners: Da'Vonne & Jozea

Elimination chart

Game progress

Competition

     The team won the final challenge.

     The team did not win the final challenge and did not received any money.

     The team won the challenge and was immune from the Armageddon.

     The team won the challenge and an advantage for the next challenge.

     The team did not nominate the team voted into the Armageddon and was not eligible to be picked for the Armageddon.

     The team nominated the team voted into the Armageddon and was eligible to be picked for the Armageddon, but was not selected.

     The team won in the Armageddon.

     The team lost in the Armageddon and was eliminated.

     The team won the challenge, but could not decide their vote and was automatically sent to the Armageddon, and lost.

     The team was eliminated at the challenge site.

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

     The team was removed from the competition due to injury.

Redemption chart

Redemption progress

Competition

     The team won the Redemption competition, and returned to the main game.

     The team pulled the XX card and chose their opponent for the Apocalypse.

     The team was selected by the XX Holder and competed in the Apocalypse.

     The team lost the Redemption competition, and remained in the Redemption House.

     The team was not picked in the Double Cross and was permanently eliminated from the competition.