CBS has unveiled the twenty-eight contestants that will be competing in the highly-anticipated The Challenge: USA, premiering July 6th on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
Following the Network’s 90-minute premiere on July 6th, the inaugural broadcast of MTV’s hit reality global franchise will air Wednesdays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). T.J. Lavin is the host.
The all-star group of players who will take on the new challenge includes SURVIVOR winners Tyson Apostol, Ben Driebergen and Sarah Lacina, BIG BROTHER winner Xavier Prather, THE AMAZING RACE winner James Wallington and LOVE ISLAND winner Justine Ndiba. Players have proven they can “outwit, outlast and outplay” their competition and “expect the unexpected,” but now, for the first time in THE CHALLENGE history, they will compete in the most grueling mental and physical competitions they have ever faced.
Upon arrival, the CBS reality titans are given $1,000 to start their individual challenge accounts, and they quickly discover they must battle to keep and increase their handsome reward. In each episode, an algorithm pairs contestants who will face off to earn money for their accounts by winning challenges or eliminating their opponents. This will not be an easy task, as they will be paired with a randomly selected competitor every episode, making alliances and strategies more difficult than ever. Players must adapt to survive the game and protect their challenge accounts. With the $500,000 grand prize and title of Challenge Champion on the line, players will be in a constant state of paranoia, unable to trust anyone but themselves.
Plus, in addition to the prize money, the cast of THE CHALLENGE: USA will be competing for a spot on THE CHALLENGE: GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP (working title) that will stream exclusively on Paramount+, further highlighting Paramount’s strategy of leveraging its popular franchises across the company’s global platforms.
Following are the players competing on THE CHALLENGE: USA:
- Domenick Abbate – Survivor 36
- Azah Awasum – Big Brother 23
- David Alexander – Big Brother 21, 22
- Tasha Fox – Survivor 28, 31
- Tyson Apóstol – Survivor 18, 20, 27, 40
- Kyra Green – Love Island 1
- Cashel Barnett – Love Island 1
- Alyssa Lopez – Big Brother 23
- Ben Driebergen – Survivor 35, 40
- Sarah Lacina – Survivor 28, 34, 40
- Melvin “Cinco” Holland Jr. – Love Island 3
- Tiffany Mitchell – Big Brother 23
- Danny McCray – Survivor 41
- Justine Ndiba – Love Island 2
- Enzo Palumba – Big Brother 12, 22
- Cayla Platt – The Amazing Race 33
- Xavier Prather – Big Brother 23
- Cashay Proudfoot – Love Island 3
- Leo Temory – The Amazing Race 23, 24, 31
- Angela Rummans – Big Brother 20
- Javonny Vega – Love Island 3
- Shannon St. Clair – Love Island 3
- James Wallington – The Amazing Race 32
- Shan Smith – Survivor 41
- Kyland Young – Big Brother 23
- Desi Williams – Survivor 35
- Derek Xiao – Big Brother 23
- Celt Vazquez – Love Island 2