For the next 10 days, I will be counting down MY Top 10 Favorite Moments of all time of MTV’s The Challenge, leading up to the PREMIERE of The Challenge: Invasion on February 7th! If you’re a fan of The Challenge, and want to be involved, just comment below :)
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#5 - Big Easy Costs The Veterans the Win - Gauntlet 3
For moment number 5 on this list, we’re going to be heading back to Season 15 of The Challenge, that being The Gauntlet 3. This season is remembered for the Veteran DOMINATION, and how they absolutely tore apart the Rookies team this season. It’s also remembered EVEN MORE for it’s Final Challenge and controversial ending.
If you don’t know what I’m referring to, I’m obviously referring to Big Easy being the SOLE reason why the Veterans did not win $300,000! That’s a LOT of money! Basically the backstory on this, is that the Veterans team decided to keep around Big Easy because for one, they just liked him as a person, but two (IN MY OPINION), they were scared to face Big Easy in a Gauntlet for the off-chance that a physical gauntlet were to be played. So for those reasons, Big Easy slipped his way (somehow) to a Final Challenge.
It’s funny because editing did an AMAZING job this season in building up this epic downfall. At MULTIPLE points throughout the season, viewers were CONSTANTLY reminded by Big Easy that he “does not quit,” and “won’t be an anchor at the end.” Looking back, it should’ve been SO OBVIOUS that he would do EXACTLY what he was preaching he wouldn’t. Overall though, I’m not mad at it. It created an AMAZING storyline, and when I watched this for the first time, I thought the Veterans had won when they raised their flag and I was like “*eyeroll* Of course.” HOWEVER because of the rules, even though they DID INDEED finish first, they still could not be crowned the winners. It was just a funny moment altogether.
And to see people like ROBIN and PAULA who hadn’t won a season up until that point…..LOSE AGAIN? It was just kind of funny to me (lol).
This was definitely one of the most controversial and hilarious endings to any Challenge season I’ve ever watched, and I wish more things like this would happen more often for the LOLs.
What I think the Veterans WISH they could’ve said to Big Easy after the outcome:
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So what are your thoughts on this moment? Any guesses for other entries on this list? Comment your thoughts below!
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