The final is one elimination away, and two people aren’t going to make it here. Who will get cut Keep in mind that this is not a full recap. The full episode is up on Paramount+, so you can stream it over there.
10. Desi Williams
Desi didn’t win the daily Challenge, and got a vote at the secret vote, but her ball wasn’t pulled, so she’s heading to the final.
9. Cory Wharton
Going into elimination, it feels like a lot of people should be throwing their balls on Cory, and he knows he’s in limbo. But, in the end, he got off scot free and avoided elimination all season.
8. Tori Deal
It seems like Tori should have a huge target after Michaela won, but she was smart. Last week, she made a deal to keep herself and Michaela safe, resulting in Cassidy getting nominated strait into The Arena. This allowed the Hopper to do its thing, send Chanelle into elimination, and Tori made it to another final.
7. Johnny Bananas
It seems like people should be targeting the seven-time champ, and Faysal wants him in elimination, but most people don’t want to make the move. Josh cries over it when he votes for his friend Bananas, and Bananas feels betrayed. He got five votes in the Hopper but his ball isn’t pulled, so he’s making the final.
6. Michaela Bradshaw
Michaela claims she doesn’t like heights, but they seem to be a good omen for her. She won Burst Your Bubble, and got the power to nominate one male and one female into elimination. Ultimately, she cut a deal with Tori last week, so she sends in Cassidy. Then she lets Chris take the reins from the men, so Michaela never made the big move this season, despite toying with one earlier.
5. Cassidy Clark
Cassidy entered this episode after winning her third elimination, so it seems she should have proven that she’s tough to beat. But, when she didn’t win Burst Your Bubble, her fate was sealed and she was the direct female vote. Unfortunately, this week we saw a Hall Brawl, and the physical elimination wasn’t suited for her. Chanelle makes some ground on Cassidy in the hall, but Cassidy had her chance to win after Chanelle guessed the puzzle incorrectly. However, she also guessed incorrectly and ended up losing.
4. Chris Underwood
It’s no secret, Chris needs to win the daily Challenge or he’s likely to be the direct vote into The Arena. So, he managed to pull out a win during Burst Your Bubble, giving him power to send one man and one women directly into the double elimination. While Cassidy got the female vote, based on Michaela’s deal with Tori, Chris finally took a swing a Fessy. This forced the rest of the men to turn on each other while voting in the other competitor.
3. Chanelle Howell
After feeling like a flop in Survivor, Chanelle wanted to redeem herself on The Challenge. But, after losing Burst Your Bubble, she was in a tough spot. She got the majority of the votes at the Hopper and had to face Cassidy in Hall Brawl. They fought a little in the hall, nothing too intense, but Cassidy solves the puzzle first, so she sticks around for the final.
2. Josh Martinez
Josh is eager to get to the final, but during Burst Your Bubble he kept pace with Chanelle, and that’s not going to cut it on the men’s side. After losing, Faysal becomes the direct vote for the men, and he wants to face Bananas. This puts Josh in a tough spot because he’s close with Bananas. So, voting for Bananas would betray his friend, but voting for Cory would be a betrayal to Faysal. Josh cries, votes for Bananas, and confesses. Despite all of the drama it causes, Josh’s ball is pulled at the Hopper, and he’s facing Faysal in Hall Brawl. While Faysal has the strength, the puzzle gives Josh a chance. In fact, guessed the answer twice, but was wrong twice, allowing Faysal to win.
1. Faysal Shafaat
Faysal was close to winning the final challenge, but he lost to Chris by 3 seconds. Given the fact that this is the final elimination, Chris finally decided to nominate Fessy. This results in drama because Faysal wants to face Bananas, and Faysal starts to speculate that it will be a Hall Brawl. One of Faysal’s two wishes came true: It was a Hall Brawl, but it had a puzzle attached to it. However, he had to face Josh. With the puzzle, the victory wasn’t a sure thing, but Faysal managed to guess the correct answer and advance to the final.
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