Challenge Mania

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Alton Williams.Alton Williams is one of the most beloved cast-members in the history of The Real World and The Challenge. He hasn't been on the show since 2012 and doesn't have a social media presence but we found him! Well really, Derrick (@DerrickMTV) did. You may have seen them compete against each other last week in the Universal Challenge on MTV and at www.UniversalChallenge.MTV.com - Alton finally joins us on Challenge Mania to tell Derrick and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) his initial casting story for Real World: Vegas, why his time on Battle of the Seasons caused him to leave The Challenge for good and MORE! What we don't get to in this episode, we will cover with Alton at Challenge Mania Live: Hollywood on the Hollywood Improv on Saturday, June 22nd, where Alton is our featured guest along with Veronica Portillo and Shawne Merriman! Tickets are available at www.ChallengeMania.LABefore that, we'll be in Denver for Challenge Mania Live: Denver on Saturday, June 8th with Nehemiah Clark and KellyAnne Judd! Tickets for that are available at www.ChallengeMania.LiveYou can win a trip to either show PLUS VIP TIX by playing in our Draft Kings Hoops Contest this Thursday, 5/30! Lineups lock at 8pm and it's $5 to play. Terms and conditions apply. See site for details. Play at dkng.co/challengemaniaBrooklinen is giving Maniacs 10% off their first order AND FREE Shipping at Brooklinen.com with the code MANIAMusic in this episode is brought to you by MIKEY P! Check out his stuff on Spotify and Apple Music, including his new single "WHAT YA SAYIN"There is currently FREE SHIPPING at the www.ChallengeMania.Shop if you spend $45 until JUNE 14th! Time to grab that NEW KAM GEAR and much more! If you would like to order a Challenge Mania KOOZIE, email us at ChallengeManiaPodcast@gmail.com

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Georgia Harrison.She might have gone down early in the War of the Worlds final, but Georgia Harrison (@GeorgiaHarrisonX) was by far the best combination of entertaining and successful on the rookie side this season. She joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) from across the pond to discuss being a reality star in the UK, making the jump to The Challenge, her elimination against Nany, her partnership with Hunter, her relationship with Bear, the grueling final that was just too much for her body to handle and the marathon her body handled right after she got home. For MORE Challenge Mania including breakdowns of each episode of War of the Worlds right as they go off the air, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and become a member of the POD SQUAD!Head over to www.Brooklinen.com and use the code MANIA to get 10% off your first order of our favorite sheets AND FREE SHIPPING!OUR SHOP is open at www.ChallengeMania.Shop and we just dropped our new KAM COLLECTION! What Kam are you? Queen Kam? Killa Kam? Either way, her new gear should be on your must-list!We're coming to Denver on June 8th and you can get tickets at www.ChallengeMania.LiveThen we will be in Hollywood on June 22nd and tickets are at www.ChallengeMania.LA

This is not a regular episode of Challenge Mania. It is a BONUS EPISODE with some fun additional content for you all to enjoy while finishing out your week. Tune in next week for our upcoming interview with Georgia Harrison!This episode contains 3 segments. First, a chat with Eddie Furth (@EddieFurth), the creator of Historical Roast (@HistoricalRoast) on Netflix, which premieres on Memorial Day. He MC'd the Meet N Greet at our last LA show will be doing the same at the Hollywood Improv for us on June 22nd. Tickets available at www.ChallengeMania.LANext, we bring you a lengthy except from last week's episode of The War Room from www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania where Derrick (@DerrickMTV), Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) and US Weekly's Emily Longeretta (@EmilyLongeretta) chat about Avengers: Endgame, a subject you guys have been begging for since it's release.Then lastly, the episode ends with a 35 minute clip from our first ever Challenge Mania Live show in NYC from June 2018. This is the first ever portion from a live show to be on Itunes because as you know, these are live shows meant to be experienced and enjoyed by those in the room. Now that a year has passed, we decided to give you guys a taste of what to expect from a Challenge Mania Live. We hope to see you all in Denver on June 8th! Tickets available at www.ChallengeMania.Live

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Da'Vonne Rogers.Da'Vonne (@DayDavonne_) made her Challenge debut on The Final Reckoning after appearing on two seasons of Big Brother. After impressing viewers with her partner Jozea and making it halfway through the season, Da"Vonne returned for War of the Worlds. Coming up just short of the final after being eliminated in a razor thin purge Challenge, Da'Vonne developed a reputation as Queen of the Killing Floor along the way, going undefeated in eliminations and taking out numerous opponents in the process. She joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to discuss her time on Big Brother, why she doesn't do recaps anymore, what it was like teaming with Bear, what went down with her and Cara and MUCH MORE!To hear a full breakdown of Da'Vonne's final episode of War of the Worlds, head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and become a Maniac patron!Poshmark is giving listeners $5 off their first order when they use the referral code CHALLENGEMANIA.Care/Of Vitamins are personalized vitamin packs catered to your specific needs and you can get 30% OFF your first order by going to www.TakeCareOf.com and using the code Challenge30!Check out www.ChallengeMania.Shop to support the podcast and look good doing it!Denver, CO! We are coming to the Denver Improv on Saturday, June 8th for an amazing show with KellyAnne Judd and Nehemiah Clark! Tickets are available for the show and Meet N Greet at www.ChallengeMania.LiveLos Angeles, CA! We are bringing Challenge Mania Live to the Hollywood Improv on Saturday, June 22nd with our guests Veronica Portillo, Alton Williams and Shawne Merriman! Tickets available for the show and Meet N Greet at www.ChallengeMania.LA

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Theo Campbell.You might think all Theo Campbell (@Theo_Campbell91) brings to the table is good looks. Then you might hear him chat you up and realize it's gotta be his infectious personality. All before coming to find out he is an Olympic-level sprinter who competes in national competitions across the UK and barely missed the team. Theo joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about how he went from track star to Love Island star to one of the favorites in this latest season of The Challenge: War of the Worlds. He talks about his partnership with Cara Maria, his biggest moments of the season, his Hall Brawl against Kyle, his fling with Kam and MUCH MORE!For even MORE Challenge Mania including full breakdowns of each and every episode of The Challenge, go to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and become a Maniac-level patron! That will enable you to enter THE WAR ROOM!Brooklinen make THE most comfortable sheets in the world and if you go to www.Brooklinen.com and use the code MANIA you get 10% OFF your first order and SHIPPING IS FREE!!BetterHelp is providing cost-efficient online counseling and our listeners can get 10% OFF their first month by going to BetterHelp.com/MANIA and using the code MANIA.ChallengeMania.Shop is always open!!! Check it out to support the podcast while looking good doing it.DENVER, CO! Tickets are running low at www.ChallengeMania.Live for our show on 6/8! Get them now before they sell out!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Mattie Breaux.Mattie Breaux (@MattieLBreaux) is the most physically imposing and physically intimidating female rookies to make her way onto The Challenge in quite some time. Having started on CMT's Party Down South, she's no stranger to a good time either. Mattie brings the good times to Challenge Manias to tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) how she wound up on TV, when she found out The Challenge was interested, what it's like to be compared to Laurel and Emily, who she almost chose over Kyle, where her and Kyle stand today and much more! For MORE Challenge Mania including weekly breakdowns of each Challenge episode, step into THE WAR ROOM over at www.Patreon.com/ChallengeManiaWe are coming to the Denver Improv on Saturday, June 8th w/ KellyAnne Judd and Nehemiah Clark! Get tickets at www.ChallengeMania.LiveAs always, the www.ChallengeMania.Shop is open and the best place to rep the podcast and your favorite cast-members!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Dee Nguyen.Only a few challenges left before the War of the Worlds final and Dee Nguyen (@MsDeeNguyen) is still in the game! Dee joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to talk about how she made her way onto The Challenge all the way from Australia, why she chose Wes, whether he was the perfect partner for her, how she felt during the Nany/Georgia elimination, why Ninja blew up at Turbo and MUCH MORE!For MORE Challenge Mania including a full breakdown of every week's episode of War of the Worlds, head to Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and check out THE WAR ROOM. It's our bonus podcast series exclusive to Challenge Mania Patrons.We are hitting the road and coming to DENVER for Challenge Mania Live and we are bringing KELLYANNE and NEHEMIAH! It's Saturday, June 8th and you can get tickets at www.ChallengeMania.LiveBrumate will keep your drinks cool all summer and they are giving Maniacs 15% off their first order at Brumate.com with the code MANIA.Quip makes our favorite electric toothbrush and if you go to GetQuip.com/MANIA you can get your first refill pack FREE!!Brooklinen make the coziest sheets in the world and if you go to Brooklinen.com/MANIA and use the code MANIA you can 10% off your first order AND FREE SHIPPING!Speaking of FREE SHIPPING, we still have it going until 5/4 at ChallengeMania.SHOP! Load up on your podcast swag!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are supposed to be joined by Dee Nyugen.Sadly, they are not. Instead, we are joined by Tony Raines (@TonyRaines) to discuss War of the Worlds. For more of this interview, check out Patreon.com/ChallengeMania - Dee will now be joining us next week! We also reveal the next city we are coming to for Challenge Mania Live! Robinhood is giving Maniacs a FREE STOCK like Apple or Spring at Robinhood.Mania.ComPoshmark will give you $5 off our first order by using the referral code CHALLENGEMANIA when you sign up!Head to ChallengeMania.Shop and get all of our latest designs, including our Game of Thrones inspired gear!

A Game of Thrones-themed episode of Challenge Mania!Derrick Kosinski (@DerrickMTV) & Scott Yager (@SHOTOFYAGER) take YOUR questions, break down War of the Worlds so far, discuss the premiere of Game of Thrones and MORE. Plus, we end with a lengthy clip from last week's episode of The War Room featuring Melinda Collins (@MelindaStolpMTV) where we break down last week's edition of The Challenge. Check out our new merch at www.ChallengeMania.Shop!BetterHelp is giving our listeners 10% off at BetterHelp.com/MANIA with the code MANIA.Get 15% off EmPacks and Evolved Motion gear, courtesy of Emily Schromm, over at www.TheEmPack.com/MANIA with the code MANIA.

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Paulie Calafiore.Love him or hate him, say what you will about Paulie Calafiore (@PaulCalafiore_) but he has been one of the standout performers on this season of War of the Worlds. Alongside his partner, Ninja Natalie, he has performed well in daily challenges and even this past week when finally thrown into elimination against Kam and Ashley. Paulie returns to Challenge Mania, having vowed to both Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) that he would limit his F-bomb count after his last podcast appearance was so littered with profanity it even made Quintin Tarantino uncomfortable. What we get is a thoughtful 2 hour discussion about Final Reckoning, War of the Worlds, the state of The Challenge and thoughts on some of his competition.Get your Paulie swag and support all your favorite cast members over at www.ChallengeMania.ShopIf you want MORE Challenge Mania, including our weekly episode breakdown podcast THE WAR ROOM, that goes up a few hours after each episode of War of the Worlds, head over to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and become a patron of the show! Join the POD SQUAD!Head over to www.GetQuip.com/MANIA and check out our favorite electric toothbrush. They'll hook you up with your first refill pack FOR FREE!As always, when you get the Poshmark app, if you use the code CHALLENGEMANIA, you get $5 off your first purchase. Why wait, go buy some of Jenna Compono's clothes TODAY and save $5 doing it!