The Challenge has officially crowned its season 41 winners.
During the Wednesday, December 3, episode of MTV’s hit reality show, viewers watched The Challenge vet Olivia Kaiser and The Amazing Race alum Yeremi Hykel earn first place in the final challenge of the season.
While Sydney was proud of her accomplishment, the attention quickly turned to her partner, who was showing signs of hypothermia. As a result, Turbo required assistance getting down from a mountain before he was subsequently airlifted for additional medical care.
Michaela Bradshaw and Big Brother alum Cedric Hodges rounded out the top 3 with a cash prize of $25,000. Each team battled through pain, sweat and tears before ascending up a treacherous path to a peak in the Andes Mountains.
“I’m not going to lie. Coming into these finals as a rookie, I was definitely naive,” Cedric said in a confessional interview after securing third place. “I thought it was going to be hard and one of the most challenging things in my life but I didn’t know to this extent.”
The former Big Brother contestant added, “This was designed to break you and some people break. I learned a lot about myself.”
The Challenge’s season 41 finale made headlines earlier in the week when portions of the finale leaked online.
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