The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies

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Spies, Lies & Allies
Season 37
Presented byT. J. Lavin
No. of contestants36
Winners
  • Chris "CT" Tamburello
  • Kaycee Clark
LocationVrsar, Croatia
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes20 (including the Reunion special)
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseAugust 11 (2021-08-11) –
December 22, 2021 (2021-12-22)
Season chronology
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Double Agents

The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies is the thirty-seventh season of the MTV reality competition series The Challenge. This season features alumni from The Real World, Are You the One?, Big Brother (Nigeria, UK and U.S.), Ex on the Beach (Netherlands), Survivor (Romania, Spain, Turkey and U.S.), Love Island (Germany, UK and U.S.), Geordie Shore, Warsaw Shore, Paradise Hotel, Shipwrecked, The Circle (U.S.), Too Hot to Handle, Ultimate Beastmaster and 12 Dates of Christmas competing for a share at a $1 million prize.[1][2] The season premiered on August 11, 2021. A launch special titled "The Challenge Spies, Lies and Allies: Global Activation" aired on August 9, 2021.[3]

This season's 12th episode, titled "500", marked the series' 500th episode overall and aired on October 27.[4] This milestone was acknowledged by host T. J. Lavin and the remaining cast prior to commencing the episode's challenge.[5]

Contestants[]

Male contestants[6] Original Season Finish
Chris "CT" Tamburello The Real World: Paris Winner
Kyle Christie Geordie Shore 8 Runner-Up
Devin Walker-Molaghan Are You the One? 3 Third Place
Nelson Thomas Are You the One? 3 Fourth Place
Emanuel Neagu[a] Survivor România 1 Episode 18
Logan Sampedro Survivor Spain 13 Episode 17
Josh Martinez Big Brother 19 Episode 15
Cory Wharton Real World: Ex-Plosion Episode 13
Ed Eason[b] The Circle US 1 Episode 11
Jeremiah White Love Island USA 2 Episode 9
Hughie Maughan Big Brother UK 17 Episode 8
Faysal "Fessy" Shafaat Big Brother 20 Episode 7[c]
Gábor "Gabo" Szabó Warsaw Shore 12 Episode 5
Corey Lay 12 Dates of Christmas 1 Episode 4
Tommy Sheehan Survivor: Island of the Idols Episode 3[d]
Kelechi "Kelz" Dyke Too Hot to Handle 1 Episode 2
Renan Hellemans Ex on the Beach: Double Dutch 4 Episode 1
Nam Vo Ultimate Beastmaster 1 Episode 1[b]
Female contestants[6] Original Season Finish
Kaycee Clark Big Brother 20 Winner
Tori Deal Are You the One? 4 Runner-Up
Emy Alupei Survivor România 1 Third Place
Nany Gonzalez The Real World: Las Vegas (2011) Fourth Place
Amanda Garcia Are You the One? 3 Episode 18
Tula "Big T" Fazakerley[e] Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands Episode 16
Ashley Mitchell Real World: Ex-Plosion Episode 14[f]
Bettina Buchanan Paradise Hotel Sweden 8 Episode 12
Priscilla Anyabu Love Island UK 6 Episode 10
Amber Borzotra[g] Big Brother 16 Episode 9
Berna Canbeldek Survivor Turkey 8 Episode 8
Esther Agunbiade Big Brother Nigeria 4 Episode 7
Aneesa Ferreira The Real World: Chicago Episode 5[h]
Michele Fitzgerald Survivor: Kaôh Rōng Episode 4
Natacha "Tacha" Akide Big Brother Nigeria 4 Episode 3
Tracy Candela Love Island Germany 2 Episode 2
Lauren Coogan Love Island USA 2 Episode 2[g]
Michaela Bradshaw Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X Episode 1

Format[]

Spies, Lies & Allies features a main challenge, a nomination process, and an elimination round. This season had players competing in male-female teams of two, with each team initially consisting of an American competitor and an international competitor based on participants' respective home country. These teams changed throughout the season due to the format of the game.

  • Daily Challenge: Players compete in a main challenge in teams of two, where the winning team forms the "Agency" and are immune from elimination.
  • Nominations: Players, besides the Agency, participate in nominations and must vote for one team to participate in the elimination round. They are given 20 minutes to discuss the nominations before voting simultaneously and as individuals. The team that receive the most votes are "compromised" and will compete in the elimination round.
  • The Agency: At the Lair, players in the Agency must vote for one male and one female, regardless of whether or not they are a pair, to compete against the compromised team in the elimination round as a pair.
  • Eliminations ("The Lair"): The compromised team compete against the two individuals voted in by the Agency in an elimination round. The winning team remains in the game while the losing team is eliminated.

At the start of the episode 10, pairs were disbanded and contestants formed three teams of six based on the team color they selected during the "Diamond Dash" challenge. The new format of the game is as follows.

  • Daily Challenge: Players compete in a main challenge in teams (or "cells"), where all members of the winning team form the "Agency" and are immune from elimination.
  • Nominations: At nominations, players are given 20 minutes discuss nominations and plead their case to the Agency. The Agency must then individually vote for one player of the designated gender to compete in the elimination round. The player that receives the most votes is "compromised" and will compete in the elimination round.
  • Eliminations ("The Lair"): At the Lair, the compromised player is given the chance to call out any non-immune player as their opponent for the elimination round. The winner remains in the game while the loser is eliminated.

At the start of episode 18, the teams were disbanded for the final two eliminations of the season as part of the "Night of Elimination" twist before the Final Challenge.

Twists
  • Infiltration: Two variations of the infiltration twist occurred throughout the season. For most episodes, elimination round winners may select a new team or partner upon winning.
    • In episodes 1-8, the winners of the elimination round may choose to remain as a team, or they can "infiltrate" and select any non-immune player of the opposite gender in an existing team (regardless of their home country) as their new partner. In the event that players in an existing pair is chosen, their two former partners and the two former partners of the elimination winners also form two respective new teams.
    • From episodes 10-16, the winner of the elimination round may choose to remain on their current team or infiltrate and join either of the remaining two teams. If they elect to infiltrate, they must select a player from their desired team to swap positions with.
  • Night of Elimination: Immediately following the "Rocket Run" elimination, teams were disbanded and players had to vote one male and one female to compete in the Lair. All players, including the previous Agency, were eligible to receive votes. The male and female with the most votes then had to call out an opponent of the same gender for an instant elimination.

Gameplay[]

Challenge games[]

  • Compromised: Each American contestant begins chained to a stack of cinder blocks. To determine the initial teams, each international contestant must race down a path to reach the American contestants, collecting a sledgehammer and key along the way. Once there, they must unlock an available American contestant they wish to partner with before using the sledgehammer to break through the cinder blocks and release a safe. Teams must then take the safe to a decoding station and open it to collect a gemstone before crossing the finish line. The first team to cross the finish line wins.
    • Winners: Aneesa & Logan
  • Heli Heist: Played two teams at a time. One team member begins in a speeding car while their partner begins in an overhead helicopter. The team member in the helicopter must throw bags of gems to their partner, who must catch them through the car’s sunroof. Once the car reaches the end of the runway, they must exit the car and cross the finish line. The team that catches the most bags the fastest wins.
    • Winners: Esther & Fessy
  • Sea Cave Recon: Played two teams at a time, teams dive off a 30-foot cliff to collect their first "bomb" capsule in the water below. They must then swim through a sea cave to collect a second bomb, proceed to a WaveRunner, and hold onto the attached bodyboard until they are pulled to a checkpoint. From the checkpoint, they must swim to shore and place the bombs on a podium. The team with the fastest time wins.
    • Winners: Ed & Tori
  • Undercover Comms: Played in two heats of seven teams, one team member begins suspended underneath a platform. They must pull themselves to three codes and describe them to their partner via walkie-talkie. Their partner must search through rubble for the matching codes and use the corresponding numbers to unlock a box containing a detonator, which they may use to eliminate another team from the challenge. The first team to collect three detonators, or the last team standing, wins their heat. However, the team to achieve this the fastest wins and becomes the Agency.
    • Winners: Esther & Fessy
  • Mindfield: Each team member must complete three cumulative obstacles to acquire puzzle pieces, and return to deposit their puzzle piece after each obstacle. At the first obstacle, players must crawl under a net to reach their first puzzle piece. At the second obstacle, players must scale a climbing wall to reach their second puzzle piece. At the third obstacle, players must pull a tyre past a marked line and solve the attached math problem to unlock a safe containing their third puzzle piece. After collecting all six puzzle pieces, the first team to solve the puzzle wins.
    • Winners: Berna & CT
  • Turning Agents: Played two teams at a time, teams begin strapped to the roof of a car. As the cars perform donuts, they must find their colored symbols printed on a nearby tank and use the corresponding numbers to unlock a lockbox before detonating a smoke bomb. The team with the fastest time wins.
    • Winners: Emanuel & Kaycee
  • Dive Bomb: Played in three heats, teams ride a sea scooter to collect two underwater ropes with puzzle pieces attached. They must then grab a key tied to a nearby yacht and use it to open a chest with their remaining puzzle pieces. Once they collect all 16 puzzle pieces, teams must solve the puzzle and detonate their station. The team with the fastest time wins.
    • Winners: CT & Emy
  • Bombshell Battle: Played in three rounds, teams must retrieve four of their colored "bombs" from the center of a mud pit and return them to their station, alternating team members each time. Once they collect all four bombs, they must retrieve a silver bomb to advance to the next round while the number of silver bombs decrease each round. The team that retrieves the sole silver bomb in the final round wins.
    • Winners: Logan & Nany
  • Diamond Dash: For the first stage, players race to collect a sledgehammer before proceeding to the end of the trail. Upon arrival, they can select one of three assignments to complete: using binoculars to view their code on a sign, finding a box that fits into slots of a wall and scaling the wall to reach their code, or scratching paint off a board to reveal their code. Players must then enter the code to unlock a safe, collect a diamond, and place it in either the emerald, ruby or sapphire station – each of which holds six players. It was then revealed that this would be the teams (or "cells") that players would compete in. For the second stage, teams must use their sledgehammers to break cinder blocks and place the rubble in one end of a structure. Once they place enough rubble, the structure would balance out to release a diamond. The first team to cross the finish line with their diamond wins.
    • Winners: Emerald Cell
  • Satellite Sabotage: Teams begin on a "satellite" suspended above water. One team member at a time must jump across the satellite’s spokes before leaping off the final spoke to unplug a plug. Meanwhile, the remaining teams attempt to stop them by spraying them with a fire hose. Players are disqualified if they fall off the spokes, or fail to jump when pulling out the plugs. The team that gets the most players the furthest, the fastest, wins. In addition to becoming the Agency, each member of the winning team also received a cash prize of $3,000 each.
    • Winners: Emerald Cell
  • Brush Contact: Played in three rounds, with one team playing offense and one team playing defense each round. The male team members of the offense team begin at one end of a field and must transfer as many bags, worth varying denominations, to a safe zone in the middle of the field. The female team members must then transfer the bags from the safe zone to the end zone. Meanwhile, the team playing defense attempt to stop them by stealing the bags and bringing them out of bounds. The team that transfers the most money to the end zone wins.
    • Winners: Emerald Cell
  • Sunken Intelligence: Teams must untie a 150-foot rope tied around a sunken shipwreck. They must then attach the rope to a chest, pull the chest to shore and place the diamond inside on a podium. The team with the fastest time wins.
    • Winners: Emerald Cell
  • Submerged: Inspired by scenes from the upcoming film Top Gun: Maverick. Teams begin in an aircraft suspended above water. As the aircraft drops into the water and begins to submerge, teams must collect 25 symbolised tiles attached to the aircraft. They must then dive under the wing of the aircraft to view an answer key, swim to shore and replicate the key by placing the tiles on an answer board. There is a 45-minute time limit before teams time-out. The team with the fastest time wins.
    • Winners: Sapphire Cell
  • Boom Raiders: Each team begins at their bunker at different ends of a narrow trench - each bunker has 10 sticks of dynamite in their detonator. One team member at a time must run through the trench to an opposing team’s bunker, collect one stick of their dynamite and return it to their detonator before the next team member goes. The first team to accumulate 20 sticks of dynamite and detonate their opponent’s bunkers wins.
    • Winners: Sapphire Cell
  • Million Dollar Heist: Each team is given two duffel bags and must use them to transfer $1 million worth of banknotes, weighing over 2,000 pounds in total, from their team vault to an SUV at the end of a path. The first team to transfer all of their banknotes wins.
    • Winners: Emerald Cell
  • Dead Drop: Teams begin on a platform suspended above water. One team member at a time must cross a beam and collect one of their team’s ten capsules at the opposite end before returning it to their team’s chest. Meanwhile, members from both opposing teams attempt to knock them off by swinging "bombs" at them from a nearby platform. If a player gets knocked off the beam while holding a capsule, the capsule is considered out of play. The team that transfers the most capsules the fastest wins.
    • Winners: Sapphire Cell

Lair games[]

  • Back Me Up: Both teams begin strapped together by their backs in the center of a platform. The first team to drag or push their opponents down their respective ramp of the platform wins.
    • Played by: Corey L. & Michele vs. Michaela & Renan
  • Flipping Agents: One team member begins strapped to a cage. Their partner must flip the cage back and forth so they can collect 12 cubic puzzle pieces using a magnet attached to a rope. Once they collect all 12 puzzle pieces, teams must solve the puzzle to reveal a world map. The first team to solve the puzzle wins.
    • Played by: Ed & Emy vs. Kelz & Tracy
  • Slipping Up: Players must place each of their provided poles on pegs of a metal frame to form a ladder. They must then climb the ladder and ring the bell at the top. The first player to ring their bell wins.
    • Played by: Berna vs. Tacha
  • Down to the Wire: Each team begins handcuffed to a pole attached to an obstacle course. They must maneuver the pole through the course to collect a key before returning to the start and unlocking themselves. The first team to unlock themselves and pull the lever wins.
    • Played by: Amber & Hughie vs. Corey L. & Michele
  • Higher Assets: Players must climb a 20-foot rope to reach an answer key. They must memorise the answer key before returning down to replicate the key by placing tiles on a memory board. The first player to correctly replicate the answer key wins.
    • Played by: Gabo vs. Logan
  • Rage Cage: Players must run through a narrow hallway, past their opponent and climb up the end of the hall to ring a bell. The first player to ring their bell twice wins.
    • Played by: Emy vs. Esther
  • Race to Escape: Teams begin tied together by their wrists, facing back-to-back. They must release themselves by climbing up a 30-foot pole to reach a blade and cutting the ropes that bind them together. The first team to cut both of their ropes wins.
    • Played by: Berna & Hughie vs. Jeremiah & Priscilla
  • Hang in the Balance: Teams begin harnessed on top of a platform and must transfer all of their puzzle pieces across an angled balance beam to their puzzle station, with both team members crossing simultaneously. Teams must return to the start of the beam if they fall off. Once they transfer all their puzzle pieces, the first team to assemble the vertical puzzle wins.
    • Played by: Amber & Jeremiah vs. Bettina & Cory
  • Seek and Destroy: Players must search through piles of sand to find eight colored tyres. They must then memorise a sequence of flashing colored lights and replicate the sequence at their station by placing the tyres around a pole. The first player to correctly replicate the sequence wins.
    • Played by: Ashley vs. Priscilla
  • Pole Wrestle: Players begin at the center of the Lair with both hands on a metal pole. The first player to wrestle the pole out of their opponent's hands twice wins
    • Played by: Ed vs. Kyle
  • Bombs Away: Players must use a rope to swing an overhead missile at five targets. The first player to hit all five targets wins.
    • Played by: Bettina vs. Emy
  • Rope Burn: Players begin on a spherical cage across from their opponent, with an ignited rope in between them. They must pull their opponent off the cage, or pull the rope out of their opponent's hands to earn a point. The first player to score two points wins.
    • Played by: Cory vs. Logan
  • Vault Escape: Players must pull out a cylindrical lock from a 20-foot vault by rotating the lock so that it fits through a narrow hole. They must then climb onto the lock and pull out the next lock, continuing this process for all eight locks. The first player to pull out all eight locks and ring the bell at the top of the vault wins.
    • Played by: Amanda vs. Big T
  • Burning Bridges: Players must jump off a platform and ring a hanging bell before collecting a plank. They must then climb back on the platform and place the plank on the frame of a bridge, repeating this process for all 16 planks. If they miss the bell, they must climb and jump again. The first player to place all 16 planks on their bridge and pull the lever at the end wins.
    • Played by: Josh vs. Kyle
  • License to Chill: Players swim through an icy pool and ring a bell at the end before exiting the pool and solving a geometric puzzle. Periodically, host T.J. Lavin would sound an airhorn meaning players must re-enter the pool and ring the bell again before they can continue solving the puzzle. The first player to solve the puzzle wins.
    • Played by: Big T vs. Emy
  • Rocket Run: Players have 15 seconds to run across the Lair, jumping over a rocket along the way, and pull a lever at the end before returning to the start. Players repeat this process until one player is unable to complete this within the allotted time. After an extended period, the time-limit is reduced to 10 seconds. The last player standing wins.
    • Played by: Emanuel vs. Logan
  • Drone Drop: Players begin at a podium on opposite ends of the Lair. A drone will drop a football-shaped "package" into the center of the Lair, which players must retrieve and place on their podium to score a point. The first player to score two points wins.
    • Played by: Amanda vs. Tori
  • Triple Threat: Each player has three puzzles which they must solve in order. The first player to solve all three puzzles wins.
    • Played by: Devin vs. Emanuel

Final Challenge[]

Day One[]

The remaining eight players competed in the Final Challenge. Contestants began the Final Challenge as individuals for the first three checkpoints, changed to a two-team format for the next four checkpoint and finished as pairs. The winning pair were awarded the decision of how much, if any, of the $1 million prize money to award the remaining finalists and how much money to keep for themselves.

  • Checkpoint #1: Players must assemble a cubic puzzle of a world map before placing ten national flag icons on the country which they represent. Players then race to board one of four helicopters which would fly them to a drop zone above a lake. Each helicopter holds two players and depart in the order that players completed the puzzle.
  • Checkpoint #2: Players must jump from the helicopter into the lake, swim towards a sea scooter and ride it to shore. Along the way, they must also collect one puzzle tied to a flagged buoy. After reaching the shore, players then run down a rocky and undulating path to the next checkpoint.
  • Checkpoint #3: Players arrive at a puzzle station to find 15 puzzle pieces in addition to the piece they collected during the previous checkpoint. They must use the 16 pieces to solve a puzzle before proceeding down a trail. Upon completion, players could then choose to join either the Orange or Purple Cell, each of which hold two male and two female players. Players would then compete in these teams until further notice.
  • Checkpoint #4: Teams must unravel ropes and chains to release a cage with a safe inside. They must then dive and memorize a code submerged underwater before climbing to the top of a mountain. There, they must find nearby signs and decode the code they memorised to unlock the safe, retrieve the key inside and proceed to the next checkpoint.
  • Checkpoint #5: Teams must use the key from the previous checkpoint to unlock a large cylindrical "missile" and carry it up a winding path to a puzzle. There, they combine their missile with 11 other missiles to form a matchstick puzzle which they must solve before proceeding to the next checkpoint.
  • Checkpoint #6 & Overnight Stage: Teams must roll a large metal sphere containing supplies for the overnight stage down a path towards a cave. The first team to reach the cave are safe while the four members of the losing team must compete in an instant elimination the following day. Teams then spend the night in the cave with the provided supplies.
    • Winners: Purple Cell

Day Two[]

  • Checkpoint #7 - Instant Elimination ("Back Me Up"): Players from the losing team compete against their teammate of the same gender in an instant elimination. In a revisit of the season’s first elimination, players begin strapped together by their backs in the center of a platform. The first player to drag or push their opponent down their respective ramp of the platform twice wins while the losers are eliminated.
    • Played By: Kyle vs. Nelson, Kaycee vs. Nany
    • Eliminated: Nelson (4th place), Nany (4th place)
  • Final Leg: Teams are disbanded and contestants complete the Final Leg in male-female pairs. The winners of the instant elimination are rewarded with the ability to select any player of the opposite gender as their partner. The remaining two unselected players form the final pair. Pairs must race to the top of a mountain to find and memorize a 20-digit code. They must then proceed to a safe, enter the code to unlock the safe and retrieve the black diamond inside. The first pair to open their safe are declared the winners of Spies, Lies & Allies and are granted the decision of how much, if any, of the $1 million prize money to award the remaining finalists and how much money to keep for themselves.
    • Winners: CT & Kaycee – $800,000 retained ($400,000 each)
    • Runners-Up: Kyle & Tori – $100,000 awarded ($50,000 each)
    • Third Place: Devin & Emy – $100,000 awarded ($50,000 each)

Game summary[]

Episode Gender Winners Lair contestants Lair game Lair outcome
# Mission Voted In Agency's Pick Winner(s) Eliminated Infiltrate Infiltrator Infiltrated Team
1[b] Compromised N/A Aneesa & Logan Michaela & Renan Corey L. Back Me Up Corey L. & Michele Michaela & Renan Yes Corey L. Kelz & Tori
Michele Michele Devin & Tracy
2[g] Heli Heist Esther & Fessy Kelz & Tracy Ed Flipping Agents Ed & Emy Kelz & Tracy Yes Ed Corey L. & Tori
Emy Emy Devin & Michele
3[d] Sea Cave Recon Ed & Tori Jeremiah & Tacha Berna Slipping Up Berna Tacha No N/A
Corey L.
4 Undercover Comms Esther & Fessy Corey L. & Michele Amber Down to the Wire Amber & Hughie Corey L. & Michele Yes Amber Devin & Emy
Hughie Hughie Gabo & Nany
5[h] Mindfield Berna & CT Aneesa & Logan Gabo Higher Assets Logan Gabo Yes Logan Hughie & Nany
6/7[c] Turning Agents Emanuel & Kaycee Esther & Fessy Emy Rage Cage Emy Esther Yes Emy Berna & CT
8 Dive Bomb CT & Emy Berna & Hughie Jeremiah Race to Escape Jeremiah & Priscilla Berna & Hughie Yes Jeremiah Ed & Tori
Priscilla Priscilla Ashley & Josh
9 Bombshell Battle Logan & Nany Bettina & Cory Amber Hang in the Balance Bettina & Cory Amber & Jeremiah N/A
Jeremiah
# Mission Gender Winners Agency's Pick Called Out Lair game Winner Eliminated Infiltrate Infiltrated Team Swapped
10 Diamond Dash Female Emerald Cell Priscilla Ashley Seek and Destroy Ashley Priscilla No N/A
11 Satellite Sabotage Male Emerald Cell Ed Kyle Pole Wrestle Kyle Ed Yes Sapphire Cell Nelson
12 Brush Contact Female Emerald Cell Emy Bettina Bombs Away Emy Bettina Yes Sapphire Cell Amanda
13 Sunken Intelligence Male Emerald Cell Cory Logan Rope Burn Logan Cory Yes Sapphire Cell Kyle
14[e][f] Submerged Female Sapphire Cell Amanda Big T Vault Escape Amanda Big T Yes Emerald Cell Tori
15 Boom Raiders Male Sapphire Cell Kyle Josh Burning Bridges Kyle Josh Yes Sapphire Cell Logan
16 Million Dollar Heist Female Emerald Cell Big T Emy License to Chill Emy Big T No N/A
17 Dead Drop Male Sapphire Cell Logan Emanuel Rocket Run Emanuel Logan N/A
# Mission Gender Winners Voted In Called Out Lair game Winner Eliminated
18 N/A Female N/A Amanda Tori Drone Drop Tori Amanda
Male Emanuel Devin Triple Threat Devin Emanuel
18/19 Final Challenge N/A CT & Kaycee 2nd: Kyle & Tori; 3rd: Devin & Emy; 4th: Nany & Nelson

Elimination progress[]

Contestants Episodes
1[b] 2[g] 3[d] 4 5[h] 6/7[c] 8 9 10 11 12 13 14[e][f] 15 16 17 18 Finale
CT SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN SAFE WIN SAFE WINNER
Kaycee SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE WINNER
Kyle SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE WIN SAFE SECOND
Tori SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SECOND
Devin SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE ELIM THIRD
Emy SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE WIN WIN ELIM WIN SAFE THIRD
Nany SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE FOURTH
Nelson SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE FOURTH
Emanuel SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE SAFE WIN ELIM OUT
Amanda SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE WIN SAFE OUT
Logan WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM WIN WIN SAFE OUT
Big T SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT SAFE OUT
Josh SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE OUT
Ashley SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE DQ
Cory SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Bettina SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE OUT
Ed N/A ELIM WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Priscilla SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE OUT
Amber N/A SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Jeremiah SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM OUT
Berna SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE WIN SAFE OUT
Hughie SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE OUT
Esther SAFE WIN SAFE WIN SAFE OUT
Fessy SAFE WIN SAFE WIN SAFE DQ
Gabo SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Aneesa WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Corey L. ELIM SAFE SAFE OUT
Michele ELIM SAFE SAFE OUT
Tacha SAFE SAFE OUT
Tommy SAFE SAFE OUT
Kelz SAFE OUT
Tracy SAFE OUT
Lauren SAFE OUT
Michaela OUT
Renan OUT
Nam OUT
Teams
  The contestant is on the Emerald cell
  The contestant is on the Ruby cell
  The contestant is on the Sapphire cell
Competition
  The contestant finished the final challenge and won
  The contestant finished the final challenge and lost
  The contestant did not finish the final challenge
  The contestant won the daily challenge, was part of the Agency and was immune from elimination
  The contestant was not selected for the Lair
  The contestant was nominated for the Lair, but did not have to compete
  The contestant was voted into the Lair and won
  The contestant lost in the Lair and was eliminated
  The contestant was removed from the competition due to disciplinary reasons
  The contestant was removed from the competition due to medical reasons
  The contestant was removed from the competition for undisclosed reasons

Team progress[]

Episodes 1-9: Male-Female Pairs
During the opening "Compromised" challenge, the international contestants had to select their initial partner of the opposite gender from the American contestants. They were not given time to meet the American contestants beforehand and had to decide based only on dossiers provided during the previous night, and their prior knowledge. These pairs changed frequently due to the infiltration twist and pairs were not beholden to the American/International format. Pairs were disbanded at the start of the 10th episode.
Episodes 10-17: 3 Teams (Emerald, Ruby, and Sapphire)
The 18 remaining contestants were divided into three teams (called "cells") of six based on the team color they selected during the first stage of the "Diamond Dash" challenge. Teams were disbanded at the start of the 18th episode.

Players Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6/7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Finale
CT Berna Emy Sapphire Purple Kaycee
Kaycee Emanuel Emerald Orange CT
Kyle Amanda Ruby Sapphire Ruby Sapphire Orange Tori
Tori Kelz Corey L. Ed Jeremiah Emerald Ruby Purple Kyle
Devin Tracy Michele Emy Amber Emerald Purple Emy
Emy Corey L. Ed Devin Gabo Hughie CT Ruby Sapphire Purple Devin
Nany Gabo Hughie Logan Emerald Orange
Nelson Priscilla Big T Sapphire Ruby Orange
Emanuel Kaycee Emerald
Amanda Kyle Sapphire Ruby Emerald
Logan Aneesa Nany Ruby Sapphire Ruby
Big T Tommy Jeremiah Nelson Ruby
Josh Lauren Amber Ashley Priscilla Emerald
Ashley Hughie Josh Ed Sapphire
Cory Bettina Ruby
Bettina Cory Sapphire
Ed Emy Tori Ashley Sapphire
Priscilla Nelson Josh Ruby
Amber Josh Devin
Jeremiah Tacha Big T Tori
Berna CT Hughie
Hughie Ashley Nany Emy Berna
Esther Fessy
Fessy Esther
Gabo Nany Emy
Aneesa Logan
Corey L. Emy Tori Michele
Michele Nam Devin Corey L.
Tacha Jeremiah
Tommy Big T
Kelz Tori Tracy
Tracy Devin Kelz
Lauren Josh
Michaela Renan
Renan Michaela
Nam Michele
  • Teams at the start of each episode

Voting Progress[]

House Vote Michaela & Renan
29 of 31 votes
Kelz & Tracy
19 of 30 votes
Jeremiah & Tacha
18 of 27 votes
Corey L. & Michele
19 of 26 votes
Aneesa & Logan
21 of 23 votes
Esther & Fessy
15 of 21 votes
Berna & Hughie
20 of 20 votes
Bettina & Cory
12 of 18 votes
N/A Amanda
8 of 10 votes
Emanuel
6 of 9 votes
Agency Vote Corey L.
2 of 2 votes
Michele
2 of 2 votes
Ed
2 of 2 votes
Emy
2 of 2 votes
Berna
2 of 2 votes
Corey L.
2 of 2 votes
Amber
2 of 2 votes
Hughie
2 of 2 votes
Gabo
2 of 2 votes
Emy
2 of 2 votes
Jeremiah
2 of 2 votes
Priscilla
2 of 2 votes
Amber
2 of 2 votes
Jeremiah
2 of 2 votes
Priscilla
Emerald Cell's vote
Ed
Emerald Cell's vote
Emy
Emerald Cell's vote
Cory
Emerald Cell's vote
Amanda
Sapphire Cell's vote
Kyle
Sapphire Cell's vote
Big T
Emerald Cell's vote
Logan
Sapphire Cell's vote
N/A
Called Out N/A Ashley
called out
Kyle
called out
Bettina
called out
Logan
called out
Big T
called out
Josh
called out
Emy
called out
Emanuel
called out
Tori
called out
Devin
called out
Voter Episodes
1[14] 2[15] 3[16] 4[17] 5[18] 6/7[19] 8[20] 9[21] 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
CT Michaela & Renan Aneesa & Logan Jeremiah & Tacha Corey L. & Michele Gabo Esther & Fessy Jeremiah Priscilla Bettina & Cory N/A N/A N/A Amanda Emanuel
Kaycee Michaela & Renan Kelz & Tracy Jeremiah & Tacha Corey L. & Michele Aneesa & Logan Emy Berna & Hughie Bettina & Cory N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Amanda Emanuel
Kyle Michaela & Renan Kelz & Tracy Jeremiah & Tacha Corey L. & Michele Aneesa & Logan Esther & Fessy Berna & Hughie Bettina & Cory Josh N/A Amanda Emanuel
Tori Michaela & Renan Ed & Emy Berna Corey L. Corey L. & Michele Aneesa & Logan Esther & Fessy Berna & Hughie Bettina & Cory N/A N/A N/A N/A Amanda Nelson
Devin Michaela & Renan Kelz & Tracy Jeremiah & Tacha Corey L. & Michele Aneesa & Logan Esther & Fessy Berna & Hughie Bettina & Cory N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Amanda Emanuel
Emy Michaela & Renan Ashley & Hughie Jeremiah & Tacha Big T & Jeremiah Aneesa & Logan Esther & Fessy Jeremiah Priscilla Bettina & Cory Bettina N/A N/A N/A Amanda Nelson
Nany Michaela & Renan Kelz & Tracy Jeremiah & Tacha Corey L. & Michele Aneesa & Logan Esther & Fessy Berna & Hughie Amber Jeremiah N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Amanda Emanuel
Nelson Michaela & Renan Kelz & Tracy Jeremiah & Tacha Corey L. & Michele Aneesa & Logan Esther & Fessy Berna & Hughie Ashley & Ed Tori Emanuel
Emanuel Michaela & Renan Emanuel & Kaycee Jeremiah & Tacha Big T & Jeremiah Aneesa & Logan Emy Berna & Hughie Bettina & Cory N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Amanda Devin
Amanda Michaela & Renan Kelz & Tracy Jeremiah & Tacha Corey L. & Michele Aneesa & Logan Esther & Fessy Berna & Hughie Bettina & Cory Big T N/A Tori
Logan Corey L. Michele Kelz & Tracy Ashley & Hughie Ashley & Hughie Emy & Gabo Esther & Fessy Berna & Hughie Amber Jeremiah N/A N/A Emanuel
Big T Michaela & Renan Kelz & Tracy Big T & Tommy Corey L. & Michele Emy & Gabo Emy & Hughie Berna & Hughie Bettina & Cory Emy
Josh Michaela & Renan Kelz & Tracy Jeremiah & Tacha Big T & Jeremiah Aneesa & Logan Emy & Hughie Berna & Hughie Bettina & Cory N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ashley Michaela & Renan Kelz & Tracy Jeremiah & Tacha Corey L. & Michele Aneesa & Logan Esther & Fessy Berna & Hughie Bettina & Cory
Cory Michaela & Renan Kelz & Tracy Jeremiah & Tacha Corey L. & Michele Aneesa & Logan Esther & Fessy Berna & Hughie Ashley & Ed Logan
Bettina Michaela & Renan Kelz & Tracy Jeremiah & Tacha Corey L. & Michele Aneesa & Logan Esther & Fessy Berna & Hughie Ashley & Ed
Ed Ashley & Hughie Berna Corey L. Corey L. & Michele Aneesa & Logan Berna & CT Berna & Hughie Bettina & Cory Kyle
Priscilla Michaela & Renan Ed & Emy Amber & Josh Corey L. & Michele Aneesa & Logan Berna & CT Berna & Hughie Ashley & Ed Ashley
Amber Kelz & Tracy Jeremiah & Tacha Corey L. & Michele Aneesa & Logan Esther & Fessy Berna & Hughie Ashley & Ed
Jeremiah Michaela & Renan Aneesa & Logan Aneesa & Logan Corey L. & Michele Aneesa & Logan Berna & CT Berna & Hughie Ashley & Ed
Berna Michaela & Renan Kelz & Tracy Big T & Tommy Corey L. & Michele Gabo Amber & Devin Berna & Hughie
Hughie Michaela & Renan Kelz & Tracy Ashley & Hughie Ashley & Hughie Aneesa & Logan Esther & Fessy Berna & Hughie
Esther Michaela & Renan Ed Emy Corey L. & Michele Amber Hughie Aneesa & Logan Esther & Fessy
Fessy Michaela & Renan Ed Emy Esther & Fessy Amber Hughie Aneesa & Logan
Gabo Michaela & Renan Kelz & Tracy Jeremiah & Tacha Corey L. & Michele Aneesa & Logan
Aneesa Corey L. Michele Kelz & Tracy Jeremiah & Tacha Corey L. & Michele
Corey L. Michaela & Renan Kelz & Tracy Jeremiah & Tacha Devin & Emy
Michele Michaela & Renan Kelz & Tracy Jeremiah & Tacha Aneesa & Logan
Tacha Michaela & Renan Devin & Michele Corey L. & Michele
Tommy Michaela & Renan Aneesa & Logan
Kelz Michaela & Renan Amber & Josh
Tracy Michaela & Renan Ed & Emy
Lauren Michaela & Renan
Michaela Corey L. & Emy
Renan Josh & Lauren
Nam

Bold indicates the player was voted in by the Agency

Episodes[]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
4891"The List"August 11, 2021 (2021-08-11)0.66[22]
4902"Bertha"August 18, 2021 (2021-08-18)0.62[23]
4913"Truce or Dare"August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)0.51[24]
4924"Messy"September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)0.50[25]
4935"Good Vibes and Gladiator"September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08)0.59[26]
4946"Alien"September 15, 2021 (2021-09-15)0.71[27]
4957"Uncle CT"September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)0.61[28]
4968"The Threat"September 29, 2021 (2021-09-29)0.65[29]
4979"The War"October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06)0.55[30]
49810"Precious Stones"October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13)0.67[31]
49911"Mucus Plug"October 20, 2021 (2021-10-20)0.61[32]
50012"500"October 27, 2021 (2021-10-27)0.62[33]
50113"Titanic"November 3, 2021 (2021-11-03)0.68[34]
50214"Mavericks"November 10, 2021 (2021-11-10)0.60[35]
50315"The Cave of The Wolf"November 17, 2021 (2021-11-17)0.63[36]
50416"Riverdance"November 24, 2021 (2021-11-24)0.71[37]
50517"Drop Dead"December 1, 2021 (2021-12-01)0.68[38]
50618"Night of Mistakes"December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)0.66[39]
50719"The Decision"December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)0.72[40]

Reunion special[]

The Reunion special aired on December 22, 2021 and was hosted by entertainment personality Maria Menounos.[41] Cast members attended in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Notes[]

  1. ^ The MTV website spells Emanuel's name as "Emmanuel".[6][7] However, the show's on-screen graphics and his Challenge jersey list his name as "Emanuel".
  2. ^ a b c d Following the "Back Me Up" elimination, it was announced that Nam had left the game. His departure was not shown on screen nor did he vote at nominations. Ed joined the competition as a replacement for Nam.[10]
  3. ^ a b c Prior to nominations, Fessy was disqualified from the competition following a physical altercation with Josh during the previous night.[8] Due to uneven numbers, the "Rage Cage" elimination was played as an individual female elimination round.
  4. ^ a b c Tommy was medically removed from the competition after suffering a concussion during the "Sea Cave Recon" challenge.[9] Due to uneven numbers, the "Slipping Up" elimination was played as an individual female elimination round.
  5. ^ a b c After losing "Vault Escape" elimination, Big T immediately returned to the competition due to uneven numbers following Ashley's departure, remaining on the Ruby Cell.[11]
  6. ^ a b c Prior to the "Vault Escape" elimination, it was announced that Ashley was removed from the competition for breaking the rules. Her departure was not shown on-screen, nor did she vote at nominations.[11]
  7. ^ a b c d Lauren was removed from the competition prior to the "Heli Heist" challenge, her departure was not shown on-screen. Amber joined the competition as a replacement for Lauren.[13]
  8. ^ a b c Aneesa was medically removed from the competition after suffering a shoulder injury during the "Mindfield" challenge.[12] Due to uneven numbers, the "Higher Assets" elimination was played as an individual male elimination round.

References[]

  1. ^ Jordana Ossad (July 14, 2021). "The Challenge is Set to Return with Spies, Lies and Allies". MTV. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Sydney Bucksbaum (July 14, 2021). "MTV announces The Challenge season 37 cast list, theme, and premiere date". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ Jacobs, Meredith (July 14, 2021). "'The Challenge' Season 37: Meet the Cast of 'Spies, Lies and Allies'". TV Insider. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Cunnignham, Kyndall (October 27, 2021). "The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies Recap: The 500 Club". Vulture. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (October 27, 2021). "The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies recap: 'CT wins everything'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Jordana Ossad (July 16, 2021). "Here Are The Spies (and Allies) Competing on The Challenge". MTV. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "MTV's The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies premieres Wednesday, August 11th at 8:00PM et/pt" (Press release). MTV. July 14, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  8. ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (September 22, 2021). "Fessy Shafaat talks The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies decision: 'I broke the rules'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  9. ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (August 25, 2021). "The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies player reveals how a concussion took him out of the game". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  10. ^ Matthew Scott Donnelly (August 11, 2021). "Can Corey Inspire his Fellow Challenge Rookies to Overpower the Vets?". MTV. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Bucksbaum, Sydney (November 11, 2021). "The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies recap: Wait, what happened to Ashley?!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  12. ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (September 8, 2021). "The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies veteran breaks down her season-ending injury". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  13. ^ Emily Longeretta (August 18, 2021). "The Challenge's Lauren Coogan Addresses Being Edited Out of the Show: 'I Got Gaslit and Scapegoated'". Us Weekly. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  14. ^ "Who Was ACTUALLY Behind "The List"? The Challenge: Aftermath". August 12, 2021.
  15. ^ "Did Kelz Get Played? The Challenge: Aftermath". August 19, 2021.
  16. ^ "The Real Tea on Tacha Vs. Tori