Brad who thought "Thailand" was spelled with a "y." It's gonna take a while to shake that one off. But it was the way Mark went out: losing a crossword puzzle challenge to Brad. It wasn't just that he's cultivated this Godfather of The Challenge vibe throughout All-Stars, after long lobbying behind the scenes to get this show produced so he could look like a monster among the dads and moms who now make up the ranks of Challenge alumni. It wasn't just that Mark lost in the finals for the second time in three seasons. And then he slayed the finals, winning his first Challenge since Rivals II in 2013. By his own admission, Wes played a very carefully calibrated game, amassing idols, striking when he needed to (like when he volunteered to go into elimination to get rid of Yes), and making it to the finals. Wes really has evolved from the man you love to hate to the man you love to love to hate, and he played that role to perfection this season. The good news is Wes was able to bring his brand of ultra-strategic, ultra-cocky Challenge play to All-Stars while still remaining mostly lighthearted in his playful villainy. Would Wes muck up the vibes of this new show with his take-no-prisoners ways? The All-Stars format was meant to be an old-schoolers' game, and Wes - along with others like Kailah, Jordan, and Sylvia - had all recently played regular Challenge seasons. Wes's participation in All-Stars 3 was cause for concern.
And if she comes back for All-Stars 4, she just might win that, too. She had a target on her head from day one and she still managed come out on top. And so this season she won in eliminations, head-to-head showdowns, and daily challenges. While there was no kind of asterisk next to her AS2 win, Jonna said that it was important to her to prove this time that she can do more than just ace the political game. She's owned the All-Stars format (before her back-to-back wins she also made the finals in All-Stars 1), and after winning in tandem with MJ last season, Jonna proved she could do it all by herself this time. With her win this season, Jonna joins that very select club, defending her All-Stars 2 title and proving herself to be one of the all-time most successful Challenge competitors. Over the entire history of The Challenge, only six people (CT, Johnny Bananas, Tyler Duckworth, Evan Starkman, Darrell Taylor, and Veronica Portillo) have ever won back-to-back seasons. Conversely, there were plenty of ways to emerge as a loser. You didn't necessarily have to win to come out looking good this season. With the winners decided, we're once again in a position to evaluate the season and hand out winner and loser citations to various cast members. The Challenge universe is as robust as it's ever been, and this latest All-Stars outing was yet another chance to watch some of the show's most beloved veterans return for another chance at competitive glory and - for two of them, at least - a quarter of a million dollars.
The Challenge: All Stars 3 is the third such challenge to drop on Paramount+ a 15-month span, and it concludes just as CBS is premiering The Challenge: USA and a new flagship season of The Challenge is in production.
The sthird season of The Challenge: All-Stars wrapped up Thursday, so if you haven't watched and don't want to be spoiled, now's your chance to bail.
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