Youâve seen the rivalries. Youâve witnessed the blood, sweat, and tears. Youâve celebrated the champions. But what does it really take to win MTVâs The Challenge? And what happens after the cameras stop rolling?
Since 1998, MTVâs The Challenge has tested competitorsâ physical, mental, and emotional endurance. Some go on to become Challenge legends, going down in history as players who changed the game forever. But for each champion, there are dozens more who try and fail (over and over again) to earn the title.
In her time covering the show, pop culture journalist and Challenge superfan Sydney Bucksbaum has gotten to know many of the champs, gaining an insiderâs knowledge of what goes into making a winning strategyâand how difficult it is to actually pull it off. Here, she profiles twenty-one of the most popular, successful, and infamous champions and reveals not only how they won The Challenge but also how they applied the skills they learned from the experience to their personal lives and careers.
From seven-time winner Johnny âBananasâ Devenanzio, Challenge âGodfatherâ Mark Long, OG champ Veronica Portillo, elimination beast Emily Schromm to most-improved competitors Cara Maria Sorbello and Chris âC.T.â Tamburello, the best in the game look back at their decades of hard work, including the euphoric highs, devastating lows, and everything in between.
Eye-opening and inspiring, How to Win at The Challenge and Life is the must-have book for any and all fans looking to level up their own livesâand learn never-before-heard stories from the people who have dominated the show in every way.