The UB Interview: Xavier Prather + James Wallington Talk ‘The Challenge: USA’
“The Challenge: USA” Premieres Tonight Wednesday, July 6th at 9:30, ET/PT on CBS.
“The Challenge: USA” is 28 fan favorites from Survivor, Big Brother, The Amazing Race, and Love Island who compete in the most unpredictable and demanding game of their lives.
Following the Network’s 90-minute premiere, the inaugural broadcast of MTV’s hit reality global franchise will air Wednesdays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). T.J. Lavin is the host.
The all-star group of players who will take on the new challenge includes Survivor winners Tyson Apostol, Ben Driebergen and Sarah Lacina, Big Brother winner Xavier Prather, The Amazing Race winner James Wallington and Love Island winner Justine Ndiba.
Players have proven they can “outwit, outlast and outplay” their competition and “expect the unexpected,” but now, for the first time in The Challenge history, they will compete in the most grueling mental and physical competitions they have ever faced.
In support of tonight‘s premiere, Aries from UB spoke with Xavier Prather, winner of Big Brother 23 and James Wallington, winner of The Amazing Race 32, along with husband Will Jardell.
The guys talk about why they decided to be apart of “The Challenge: USA,” and what makes it different than other competition shows.
Xavier tells UB how his experience on The Amazing Race, helped prepare him for The Challenge. James speaks on how the other contestants got along and they both share why we all need to tune in and what’s next for them?
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Upon arrival, the CBS reality titans are given $1,000 to start their individual challenge accounts, and they quickly discover they must battle to keep and increase their handsome reward. In each episode, an algorithm pairs contestants who will face off to earn money for their accounts by winning challenges or eliminating their opponents. This will not be an easy task, as they will be paired with a randomly selected competitor every episode, making alliances and strategies more difficult than ever. Players must adapt to survive the game and protect their challenge accounts. With the $500,000 grand prize and title of Challenge Champion on the line, players will be in a constant state of paranoia, unable to trust anyone but themselves.
Plus, in addition to the prize money, the cast of The Challenge: USA will be competing for a spot on The Challenge: Global Champion (working title) that will stream exclusively on Paramount+, further highlighting Paramount’s strategy of leveraging its popular franchises across the company’s global platforms.
