The Challenge: Ride or Dies

Ride or Dies is the 38th season of The Challenge. The season features various reality stars competing with and against their closest friends, relationships, and allies for a share of $1 million. The season was filmed in Argentina from May to July 2022.

A launch special titled, The Challenge Ride or Dies: Ready to Ride, aired on Monday, October 10.

Description[]

The strength of family, friendship and love is put to the test in a competition of twists and turns (and explosions), and the winners will walk away with their shares of $1 million.

Format[]

Teams will compete in multiple challenges followed by an elimination round known as "The Zone." The winning team will be safe from elimination and nominate four teams to interrogate for possible elimination. In the Zone, the winners will choose one team to compete. The three remaining teams will participate in "The Draw." The Draw will have teams drawing daggers out of a rock. The team to pull the "safe" dagger will be safe from the Zone, and they will choose another team to save as well. The team not chosen will compete against the winner's nominee. The team that wins the elimination will stay in the game, while the loser goes home.

After eight challenges, pairs will split, and the game will turn into a team competition. Eliminations will be split by gender. The winning team will be safe from elimination and vote one player from the losing team into the Zone. The rest of the eligible team members will participate in the Draw. The winner of the elimination returns to the game, while the losers are eliminated. However, if their partner remained in the game, the eliminated players would have the chance to re-enter the game. Pairs then reunited, and the game returned to its original format.

The final four teams will compete in a 100-hour Final Challenge. The winning team will split $1 million.

Twists[]

The Draw: After the winner selects the first team in the Zone, the remaining nominees will participate in a Draw of daggers out of a rock. The team that pulls the "safe" dagger will be safe from elimination and choose another team to keep safe.
Heavy Hitters: Three teams of legendary Challenge Veterans (Aneesa & Jordan, Bananas & Nany, and Darrell & Veronica) will enter the game at different points in the competition.
Teams: Following the "Haul or Nothing" challenge, the Ride or Dies were split into two opposing teams. The teams were chosen by the "Haul or Nothing" winners Faysal & Moriah. Team 1 was formed by Faysal and Team 2 was formed by Moriah.
- Re-entry elimination: The eliminated players during the team phase will remain in exile while their Ride or Die still competes. If their Ride or Die survives, they will have the chance to re-enter the game.

Contestants[]

Teams
		Finish
Devin Walker Are You the One? 3	Tori Deal Are You the One? 4	Winners in The End of the Ride
Johnny Bananas The Real World: Key West Heavy Hitter	Nany González The Real World: Las Vegas (2011) Heavy Hitter	Runners-Up in The End of the Ride
Jordan Wiseley The Real World: Portland Heavy Hitter	Aneesa Ferreira The Real World: Chicago Heavy Hitter	Third Place in The End of the Ride
Horacio Gutiérrez Jr. Exatlón Estados Unidos 5	Olivia Kaiser Love Island USA 3	Fourth Place in Riders on the Storm
Faysal Shafaat Big Brother 20	Moriah Jade Faysal's friend	Eliminated in Friends or Froze
Chauncey Palmer Amber's boyfriend	Amber Borzotra Big Brother 16	Eliminated in Knot a Problem
Kenny Clark Kaycee's brother	Kaycee Clark Big Brother 20	Eliminated in Knot a Problem
Nelson Thomas Are You the One? 3	Nurys Mateo Are You the One? 6	Eliminated in Frenemy of the State
Jay Starrett Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X	Michele Fitzgerald Survivor: Kaôh Rōng	Eliminated in Born to Ride or Die
Darrell Taylor Road Rules: Campus Crawl Heavy Hitter	Veronica Portillo Road Rules: Semester at Sea Heavy Hitter	Eliminated in Deep Web
Jakk Maddox Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love	Laurel Stucky Fresh Meat II	Eliminated in Come Michele or High Water
Kim Tränka Prince Charming 3	Colleen Schneider The Mole Germany	Eliminated in Get Rich or Ride or Die Tryin'
Tommy Bracco Big Brother 21	Analyse Talavera Big Brother 21	Eliminated in O'liv'n on the Edge
Johnny Middlebrooks Love Island USA 2	Ravyn Rochelle Johnny's friend	Eliminated in A Bumpy Ride
Turbo Çamkıran Survivor Turkey 8	Tamara Alfaro Turbo's girlfriend	Eliminated in Friend or Faux
Nam Vo Ultimate Beastmaster 1	Emmy Russ Beauty & The Nerd 2	Quit in Friend or Faux
Sam Bird Love Island UK 4	Kailah Casillas-Bird Real World: Go Big or Go Home	Eliminated in Don't Die for Me, Argentina

Game Summary[]

Episode		Challenge Winners	Zone teams			Zone game	Zone outcome
#	Challenge	Challenge Winners	Winners' pick	Saved at Draw	Not Saved	Zone game	Winners	Losers
1	Bolas for Blood^[1]	Johnny & Ravyn	Kailah & Sam	Colleen & Kim	Devin & Tori	You Move I Move	Devin & Tori	Kailah & Sam
1	Bolas for Blood^[1]	Johnny & Ravyn	Kailah & Sam	Jakk & Laurel	Devin & Tori	You Move I Move	Devin & Tori	Kailah & Sam
2	Balancing Act^[2]	Bananas & Nany	Tamara & Turbo	Jay & Michele	Horacio & Olivia	Memory Lane	Horacio & Olivia	Tamara & Turbo
2	Balancing Act^[2]	Bananas & Nany	Tamara & Turbo	Johnny & Ravyn	Horacio & Olivia	Memory Lane	Horacio & Olivia	Tamara & Turbo
3	Build Me Up	Faysal & Moriah	Johnny & Ravyn	Analyse & Tommy	Horacio & Olivia	Double Decker	Horacio & Olivia	Johnny & Ravyn
3	Build Me Up	Faysal & Moriah	Johnny & Ravyn	Colleen & Kim	Horacio & Olivia	Double Decker	Horacio & Olivia	Johnny & Ravyn
4	Hold On for Me	Nelson & Nurys	Analyse & Tommy	Darrell & Veronica	Colleen & Kim	Flipping Wasted	Colleen & Kim	Analyse & Tommy
4	Hold On for Me	Nelson & Nurys	Analyse & Tommy	Horacio & Olivia	Colleen & Kim	Flipping Wasted	Colleen & Kim	Analyse & Tommy
5	Royal Relay	Jay & Michele	Jakk & Laurel	Aneesa & Jordan	Colleen & Kim	Give Me Some Slack	Jakk & Laurel	Colleen & Kim
5	Royal Relay	Jay & Michele	Jakk & Laurel	Darrell & Veronica	Colleen & Kim	Give Me Some Slack	Jakk & Laurel	Colleen & Kim
6	Down the Line	Jay & Michele	Aneesa & Jordan	Bananas & Nany	Jakk & Laurel	In Your Face	Aneesa & Jordan	Jakk & Laurel
6	Down the Line	Jay & Michele	Aneesa & Jordan	Kaycee & Kenny	Jakk & Laurel	In Your Face	Aneesa & Jordan	Jakk & Laurel
7	Peaking Blinders	Nelson & Nurys	Amber & Chauncey	Aneesa & Jordan	Darrell & Veronica	Deep Web	Amber & Chauncey	Darrell & Veronica
7	Peaking Blinders	Nelson & Nurys	Amber & Chauncey	Bananas & Nany	Darrell & Veronica	Deep Web	Amber & Chauncey	Darrell & Veronica
8	Double Trouble	Aneesa & Jordan	Jay & Michele	Faysal & Moriah	Horacio & Olivia	Spun Out	Horacio & Olivia	Jay & Michele
8	Double Trouble	Aneesa & Jordan	Jay & Michele	Nelson & Nurys	Horacio & Olivia	Spun Out	Horacio & Olivia	Jay & Michele
9	Haul or Nothing	Faysal & Moriah	^[3]
10	Last Life	Pink Team	Horacio	Devin	Kenny	Breaking Barriers	Horacio	Kenny
10	Last Life	Pink Team	Horacio	Jordan	Kenny	Breaking Barriers	Horacio	Kenny
11	Spin Class	Orange Team	Nurys	Moriah	Amber	Pato Brawl	Amber	Nurys
11	Spin Class	Orange Team	Nurys	Nany	Amber	Pato Brawl	Amber	Nurys
12	Chopper Drop	Yellow Team	Faysal	Bananas	Nelson	Spearheaded	Faysal	Nelson
12	Chopper Drop	Yellow Team	Faysal	Chauncey	Nelson	Spearheaded	Faysal	Nelson
13	Blind Faith	Pink Team	Moriah	Amber	Nany	I Can See	Nany	Moriah
14	Takes Two to Tango	Pink Team	Horacio	Devin	Jordan	Balls In	Horacio	Jordan
14/15	^[4]					Don't Let Me Down	Faysal & Moriah	Aneesa & Jordan
						Don't Let Me Down	Faysal & Moriah	Kaycee & Kenny
						Knot So Fast	Aneesa & Jordan	Kaycee & Kenny
15	Runaway Ride	Bananas & Nany	Amber & Chauncey	Devin & Tori	Aneesa & Jordan	Rumble Tumble	Aneesa & Jordan	Amber & Chauncey
15	Runaway Ride	Bananas & Nany	Amber & Chauncey	Horacio & Olivia	Aneesa & Jordan	Rumble Tumble	Aneesa & Jordan	Amber & Chauncey
16	Frozen Senseless	Devin & Tori	Faysal & Moriah	Aneesa & Jordan	Bananas & Nany	Bridge It	Bananas & Nany	Faysal & Moriah
16	Frozen Senseless	Devin & Tori	Faysal & Moriah	Horacio & Olivia	Bananas & Nany	Bridge It	Bananas & Nany	Faysal & Moriah
17/18/19	Final Challenge	Devin & Tori	Runners-up: Bananas & Nany, Third place: Aneesa & Jordan, Fourth place: Horacio & Olivia^[5]

Note: Contestants in bold indicate that they pulled the "safe" dagger and chose another contestant to save as well.

Episode Progress[]

Contestants	Episodes
Contestants	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	14/15	15	16	Finale
Devin	ZONE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WINNER
Tori	ZONE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WINNER
Bananas	N/A	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	ZONE	SECOND
Nany	N/A	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	ZONE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	ZONE	SECOND
Aneesa	N/A		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ZONE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	ZONE	ZONE	SAFE	THIRD
Jordan	N/A		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ZONE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	OUT	ZONE	ZONE	SAFE	THIRD
Horacio	SAFE	ZONE	ZONE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ZONE	SAFE	ZONE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	ZONE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	FOURTH
Olivia	SAFE	ZONE	ZONE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ZONE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	FOURTH
Faysal	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	ZONE	WIN	WIN	ZONE	SAFE	OUT
Moriah	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	OUT		ZONE	SAFE	OUT
Amber	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ZONE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ZONE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Chauncey	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ZONE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	OUT
Kaycee	DQ	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	OUT
Kenny	DQ	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT					OUT
Nelson	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	OUT
Nurys	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Jay	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	OUT
Michele	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	OUT
Darrell	N/A			SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Veronica	N/A			SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Jakk	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ZONE	OUT
Laurel	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ZONE	OUT
Colleen	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ZONE	OUT
Kim	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ZONE	OUT
Analyse	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Tommy	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Johnny	WIN	SAFE	OUT
Ravyn	WIN	SAFE	OUT
Tamara	SAFE	OUT
Turbo	SAFE	OUT
Nam	SAFE	DQ
Emmy	SAFE	QUIT
Kailah	OUT
Sam	OUT

Competition: The contestant won the Final Challenge.; The contestant lost the Final Challenge.; The contestant was eliminated in the Final Challenge.; The contestant won the daily challenge.; The contestant won the daily challenge and picked teams.; The contestant was not selected for the Zone.; The contestant was exempt from elimination after surviving the team phase.; The contestant drew the "safe" dagger and chose another contestant to save.; The contestant was nominated for the Zone and was chosen by the contestant saved by the Draw to be safe from elimination.; The contestant won in the Zone.; The contestant was previously eliminated, won in the Zone, and returned to the game.; The contestant lost in the Zone.; The contestant was previously eliminated, lost in the Zone, and was permanently eliminated.; The contestant was medically disqualified.; The contestant withdrew from the game.; The contestant was disqualified from the game.

Notes[]

↑ The cast went into quarantine following a COVID-19 exposure prior to the "Bolas for Blood" challenge. Aneesa was originally part of the initial cast with a partner from home. Them and Kaycee & Kenny did not compete in the "Bolas for Blood" challenge after remaining in quarantine. Horacio & Olivia and Emmy & Nam were brought in as replacements. Kaycee & Kenny eventually returned to the game, and Aneesa entered the game as a Heavy Hitter with Jordan. In the episode, TJ explained that Kaycee & Kenny were taken out of the game, and the two replacement teams were brought in for them.
↑ Emmy quit prior to the "Balancing Act" challenge, and Nam was disqualified for being her partner. Kaycee & Kenny returned at the "Balancing Act" challenge after being cleared to compete after quarantine and replacing Emmy & Nam.
↑ No elimination was held following the "Haul or Nothing" challenge. Instead, winners Faysal & Moriah chose the new teams in a midseason twist.
↑ Teams were disbanded, and pairs reunited following the "Balls In" elimination. The eliminated players with their Ride or Dies still in the game (Kenny, Moriah, and Jordan) returned to the Zone. The teams competed in two elimination rounds to stay in the game. The losers of the second game were sent home.
↑ Olivia was medically disqualified from the Final Challenge after she had severely injured her face using a slingshot. Horacio was also disqualified for being her partner.

Episodes[]

Episode		Original Air Date	Viewers (in millions)
1	"Don't Die for Me, Argentina"	October 12, 2022	0.42
2	"Friend or Faux"	October 19, 2022	0.42
3	"A Bumpy Ride"	October 26, 2022	0.49
4	"O'liv'n on the Edge"	November 2, 2022	0.46
5	"Get Rich or Ride or Die Tryin'"	November 9, 2022	0.47
6	"Come Michele or High Water"	November 16, 2022	0.50
7	"Deep Web"	November 23, 2022	0.47
8	"Born to Ride or Die"	November 30, 2022	0.52
9	"Split Decision"	December 7, 2022	0.56
10	"Dancing on My Own"	December 14, 2022	0.56
11	"Nelly: Ride (or Die) Wit Me"	December 21, 2022	0.66
12	"Frenemy of the State"	December 28, 2022	0.55
13	"Blind Faith"	January 4, 2023	0.52
14	"Terrorist of Love"	January 11, 2023	0.56
15	"Knot a Problem"	January 18, 2023	0.64
16	"Friends or Froze"	January 25, 2023	0.64
17	"Riders on the Storm"	February 1, 2023	0.55
18	"The Hours"	February 8, 2023	0.67
19	"The End of the Ride"	February 15, 2023	0.67

Reunion[]

The two-part reunion was filmed in London, England, and was hosted by entertainment personality Maria Menounos. The contestants who attended the reunion were: Amber, Aneesa, Bananas, Chauncey, Darrell, Devin, Faysal, Horacio, Jakk, Jay, Johnny, Jordan, Kaycee, Kenny, Laurel, Michele, Moriah, Nany, Nelson, Nurys, Olivia, Ravyn, Tori, and Veronica. A video message from Turbo was also played for the cast.

Trivia[]

Corey Lay, Emmy Russ, Horacio Gutiérrez Jr., Josh Martinez, Libho Geza (Love Island South Africa 1), Nam Vo, Olivia Kaiser, and Thimna Shooto (Love Island South Africa 1) were flown to Argentina with the initial cast to serve as alternates in case anybody was disqualified. Emmy & Nam and Horacio & Olivia entered the game as replacements while Corey, Josh, Libho, and Thimna were eventually sent home after being unused.
The villa that the contestants stayed in this season was used again in The Challenge: Australia, The Challenge: Argentina, and The Challenge: UK.

The Challenge Series

Road Rules: All Stars • Real World vs. Road Rules • Challenge 2000 • Extreme Challenge • Battle of the Seasons (2002) • Battle of the Sexes • The Gauntlet • The Inferno • Battle of the Sexes 2 • The Inferno II • The Gauntlet 2 • Fresh Meat • The Duel • The Inferno 3 • The Gauntlet III • The Island • The Duel II • The Ruins • Fresh Meat II • Cutthroat • Rivals • Battle of the Exes • Battle of the Seasons (2012) • Rivals II • Free Agents • Battle of the Exes II • Battle of the Bloodlines • Rivals III • Invasion of the Champions • Dirty 30 • Vendettas • Final Reckoning • War of the Worlds • War of the Worlds 2 • Total Madness • Double Agents • Spies, Lies & Allies • Ride or Dies • Battle for a New Champion

[1] The cast went into quarantine following a COVID-19 exposure prior to the "Bolas for Blood" challenge. Aneesa was originally part of the initial cast with a partner from home. Them and Kaycee & Kenny did not compete in the "Bolas for Blood" challenge after remaining in quarantine. Horacio & Olivia and Emmy & Nam were brought in as replacements. Kaycee & Kenny eventually returned to the game, and Aneesa entered the game as a Heavy Hitter with Jordan. In the episode, TJ explained that Kaycee & Kenny were taken out of the game, and the two replacement teams were brought in for them.

[2] Emmy quit prior to the "Balancing Act" challenge, and Nam was disqualified for being her partner. Kaycee & Kenny returned at the "Balancing Act" challenge after being cleared to compete after quarantine and replacing Emmy & Nam.

[3] No elimination was held following the "Haul or Nothing" challenge. Instead, winners Faysal & Moriah chose the new teams in a midseason twist.

[4] Teams were disbanded, and pairs reunited following the "Balls In" elimination. The eliminated players with their Ride or Dies still in the game (Kenny, Moriah, and Jordan) returned to the Zone. The teams competed in two elimination rounds to stay in the game. The losers of the second game were sent home.

[5] Olivia was medically disqualified from the Final Challenge after she had severely injured her face using a slingshot. Horacio was also disqualified for being her partner.

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