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Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager break down The Final Reckoning Finale!No guest today! For those of you asking for our initial thoughts on last week's BONKERS finale, here they are! The season that started in early July has finally come to a close, and a controversial close at that. Even though Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) is in New Zealand, he couldn't resist hooking up with Derrick (@DerrickMTV) to begin to dive into what will likely be a multi-week conversation about the season and the final that was. This is the kind of episode that is typically one of our BONUS PODCASTS over at www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania. Because the final is such a hot button issue right now and we want to keep the content coming your way, and even with Scott in transit back to the states from New Zealand, we have decided to make this an iTunes podcast for you as well! Our patrons enjoyed it a few days early, but now it's here for your listening pleasure too. In this episode we discuss the grenades and how they were used, how the final stacks up against recent competitions, whether Ashley made the right move, what Hunter could have done to change his fate and MUCH MORE! If you sign up to become a patron today, not only will you get all of our bonus content like this, you might also be a part of our special One Year Anniversary Episode of Challenge Mania where YOU GUYS will be calling in to serve as guests for the show!We have FREE SHIPPING and TONS OF DISCOUNTS up at www.ChallengeMania.ShopBrooklinen is giving Maniacs $20 OFF and Free Shipping at www.Brooklinen.com/Mania with the code MANIA!Poshmark are giving Maniacs $5 off their first order. Download the Poshmark app today and use the code CHALLENGEMANIA.Check out www.OnYourOwn.ORG/MANIA, a great free resource for financial decisions! They're a great new sponsor of ours that will educate you and help empower you to make better financial decisions!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Adam King.Adam King (@AdamKingMTV) joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to discuss his time on the Challenge, why he feels bad about his performance Rivals, whether he still watches the show, why he wants back on and what music mogul is currently his boss.Poshmark is giving users $5 off their first purchase with the code CHALLENGEMANIABrooklinen is giving Maniacs $20 OFF and FREE SHIPPING at www.Brooklinen.com/Mania - They really are the best sheets!FREE SHIPPING at www.ChallengeMania.Shop on orders over $45 through 11/26For more Challenge Mania, check out www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania.

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager take YOUR QUESTIONS!We don't have a guest this week, so we get to have fun and spend some time diving into great questions from social media and from our Challenge Mania patrons. This episode was taped shortly before Scott left for New Zealand on 11/10. Towards the end of the episode, we include a clip from a previous Reckoning Review, which is our Patron-Only Bonus Podcast Series where we talk about The Challenge episode from that week over at www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania. In this fun and lengthy sample clip, Derrick (@DerrickMTV) & Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) are joined by Challenge expert and friend of the show Derrick Hutek (@DerrickHutek) to discuss the last three teams to leave The Final Reckoning (Shane/Nelson, Brad/Kyle & Kam/Kayleigh) and their potential for championships in the future. The guys also then break down the remaining five teams left on this season and discuss who has the easiest story to root for and the best chances at taking home the title.For MORE Challenge Mania, check out www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania - We will have TWO Meet the Patrons podcasts this month, that are free for everyone to listen to. Not just patrons. All patrons have the opportunity to one day be selected to sit in the hot seat and be interviewed Challenge Mania style. This month it's Joanna Palmer & 100 Question Howard! Listen to their interviews this week and next week at the Patreon site.Head to www.Scentbird.com/MANIA and get 50% off their fantastic monthly cologne and perfume service, where they send you whichever brands you choose in a fun and practical size. Use the code MANIA for the discount!Poshmark is giving Challenge Manias $5 off their first order! Download the Poshmark app and start browsing all their amazing clothing items today. Use the code CHALLENGEMANIA for discount!Brooklinen really are the best sheets ever. They are delivering 5-Star Hotel Quality sheets right to your door. Give them a try and receive $20 off AND Free Shipping by going to www.Brooklinen.com/MANIA and using the code MANIASpeaking of FREE SHIPPING, www.ChallengeMania.Shop has FREE SHIPPING on all orders over $45 from now until November 26th!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Nelson Thomas.FINALLY! TYB is IN the building! Nelson Thomas (@MTV_NellyT) joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) & Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to discuss he and Shane's stellar run on The Final Reckoning, their last couple losses down the stretch and whether he has any regrets, whether he was surprised Derrick wasn't his Vendetta or partner, if he would have taken the money from Shane had they made they final, why he has a beef with Marie Roda, what his current standing with Kayleigh is, if there was any truth to Johnny's rumors about him and Natalie, his thoughts on the Tony & Cory fight and the Johnny & Devin fight from a few weeks back and MUCH MORE!This podcast was well worth the wait! Tons of stuff on the Dirty XXX altercation between Nelson & Derrick, Nelson's current relationship status and lots of stuff he can't even really discuss yet! This podcast really gets down to the Needy Greedy! If you want MORE Challenge Mania, we are going to break down Nelson and Shane's last episode of The Final Reckoning in GREAT DETAIL over at www.Patreon.com/ChallengeManiaWe have FREE SHIPPING on all orders over $45 at www.ChallengeMania.Shop until November 26th! Practically ALL MONTH!Remember to download the POSHMARK APP and get $5 off your first purchase by using the code CHALLENGEMANIA!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Devin Walker.Devin Walker (@MTVDevinWalker) has been a guest on not one, but two of our recent live shows in both Boston and Washington, DC. He's always a great guest on the show and although it's a shame that this episode had to focus on what was far from his finest hour on last week's episode of The Final Reckoning, Devin manages to deliver once again, this time more with his honesty and accountability than his humor and wit. Devin joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to give his side of what went down during his final days on this season of The Challenge. He answers your questions, talks about whether he is upset with Cory for costing them their season by attacking Tony, if he thinks Tony should have been punished too, what led him to bother Bananas to the extent that he did, if he was trying to get Johnny to throw a punch and lastly, whether he thinks what he did was wrong. This is an episode of Challenge Mania that you do not want to miss.If you want more of Challenge Mania, head over to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania where we will be doing bonus episodes of THIS week's Challenge episode and every episode of The Challenge. We also choose one Patron a month to join us on Meet the Patrons, a special podcast series where we put you in the hot seat!Represent the podcast and your favorite Challengers over at www.ChallengeMania.Shop! If you cop some gear, take some pix and send them to us on twitter! @DerrickMTV @SHOTOFYAGER We WILL shout you out! Our last live show of 2018 is his Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia at the Punchline Comedy Club with Cohutta, Britni and Chuck. A few tickets are left over at www.ChallengeMania.LiveCheck out POSHMARK! Download the app and start scoring amazing clothes that you'll have to see to believe. You can get $5 off your first purchase with the code CHALLENGEMANIA.

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Melinda Collins.Melinda Collins (@MelindaStolpMTV) returns to the show, this time for a special BONUS PODCAST that was initially exclusive to Patrons over at www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania, where she joined Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) for one of our "Reckoning Reviews".The podcast was so good and so long, Melinda was so great, and this episode of The Final Reckoning has remained such a hot topic that we have chosen to do something we never do...share our exclusive Patron-only content with the masses. Hopefully this will encourage you to consider becoming a Challenge Mania Patron. This is what our bonus podcasts are like over there. Instead of long-form interviews where our guest is the main subject, during these Reckoning Reviews, we break down the week's episode and take questions about or based on that episode. Sometimes it is just Scott & Derrick. Sometimes we have a guest like Melinda. Sometimes we bring on one of YOU for our Meet the Patrons podcast series!On this podcast, we dive head first into the crazy episode of The Challenge where Cory and Tony get into it physically and Devin and Johnny get into it verbally. Please note that this podcast was taped before we had Tony on to clarify a few things. If you haven't heard that episode yet, that's fine. Listen to this one first actually, then that one. We taped this one on Wednesday, October 24th, the day after that episode aired. This one is loaded with opinions and it even gets pretty amped up a few times. This episode of The Final Reckoning hit us just as hard as it hit most of you guys. We then spoke to Tony a few days later and it actually does look now like we're going to be having Devin on to add another perspective to this whole ordeal. Stay tuned for that later this week.For MORE Bonus Challenge Mania Content, head over to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeManiaBe sure to check out Melinda's podcast, The 8th Sin, available wherever you get your podcasts!POSHMARK is giving Challenge Maniacs $5 off their first order! Download their app and start shopping. Use the code CHALLENGEMANIA for the discount.We are doing a Challenge-themed Halloween Costume Contest, this Wednesday, 10/31! Dress up in your best Challenge-themed costume and you could win a Challenge Mania Swag Pack!Speaking of SWAG, check out www.ChallengeMania.ShopOur LAST LIVE SHOW OF 2018 is This Saturday, November 3rd at the Punchline in Atlanta, GA. Our guests are Cohutta Grindstaff and Britni Thornton and Chuck Mowery, who will be together for the first time since the Final Reckoning Redemption House. **Tickets available at www.ChallengeMania.Live**

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Tony Raines.After that crazy episode of The Final Reckoning Tuesday, we had to go right to the source. Tony Raines (@T_Raines33) joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) to break down the altercations depicted on The Challenge this week. He opens up about his feelings about it now, how he felt about it then and reveals some of the stuff we didn't get to see as well. This is an episode you do NOT want to miss!If you want MORE talk about this particular episode, Melinda Collins (@MelindaStolpMTV) joined us for a 2 hour podcast over at www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania where we go even deeper into our opinions and on the matters and hand and take loads more of questions.Robinhood is giving Maniacs a FREE STOCK (believe it!) if you go to www.Mania.Robinhood.comPoshmark will give you $5 off your first order if you use the code CHALLENGEMANIA after downloading their app and making a purchase!www.ChallengeMania.Shop is the place to go for YOUR CHALLENGE MERCH!Our LAST LIVE SHOW OF THE YEAR is next Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia! Tickets are available at www.ChallengeMania.Live

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Rachel Robinson.One of the baddest women to ever play the game, Challenge and Road Rules OG Rachel Robinson (@Rachel_Fitness) joins the show to tell Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) what she's up to now, why it's so important to vote on 11/6, who she thinks the best female competitor of all time is besides herself, whether a Challenge in her future is a possibility, when the last time she was called was, why she stopped saying Yes to the show, what she thinks of the Lavender Ladies and the players of today and MUCH MORE! If you want even MORE Challenge Mania, including episode reviews for The Final Reckoning, head over to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania - This week, MELINDA COLLINS will be joining us to break down the shocking episode of the show! We also choose one of YOU to be interviewed for our MEET THE PATRONS series! Need some Challenge Mania Merch!? Head to www.ChallengeMania.ShopOUR LAST LIVE SHOW OF 2018 is NEXT SATURDAY in Atlanta at the Punchline featuring Cohutta, Britni and Chuck! Get Your Tix at www.ChallengeMania.LiveRobinhood is giving FREE STOCKS to Challenge Mania listeners, all you have to do is get their app by going to www.Mania.Robinhood.comPoshMark is giving Maniacs $5 OFF their first order. Download their app and start shopping! Use the code CHALLENGEMANIA to get your discount!

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by...nobody!It's 100+ minutes of the guys discussing their time in DC this past weekend, the elimination-heavy episode of The Final Reckoning from this week, the violent trailer for the next episode and more. Derrick (@DerrickMTV) & Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) take YOUR QUESTIONS and even put together ideal casts for a future season of The Challenge.If this episode is up your ally, this is typically what we do over at www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania and you should check that out! Our bonus episodes are quite like this one.Get your Challenge Mania swag at www.ChallengeMania.ShopCome see us in Atlanta on Saturday 11/3! Tickets available at www.ChallengeMania.LiveDownload the Poshmark App and get $5 off your first purchase with the invite code CHALLENGEMANIADownload the Robinhood app and get a FREE stock by going to Mania.Robinhood.com

Derrick Kosinski & Scott Yager are joined by Marie Roda.One of our favorite guests, Marie Roda (@Marie_TBD) returns to the podcast on the heels of her biggest episode ever. Marie joins Derrick (@DerrickMTV) and Scott (@SHOTOFYAGER) as she breaks down that intense head butt/nudge scene with Sylvia, the touching moment she had with Cara in the deliberation booth, her Challenge performance, being turned on by the Lavender Ladies and more. Marie tells us who is "corny" in the Final Reckoning house, what brought on her recent beefs with Nelson and Paulie, whether she is quitting The Challenge for good and what it feels like to have all these new fans.For MORE Challenge Mania head to www.Patreon.com/ChallengeMania where we release BONUS PODCASTS!Come see us in DC this Saturday, 10/13 - Tickets at www.ChallengeManiaDC.comCome see us in ATL on Saturday, 11/3 - Tickets at www.ChallengeMania.LiveAs always, you can find your Challenge Mania gear at www.ChallengeMania.Shop