[Warning: The following post contains MAJOR spoilers for The Challenge: All Stars Rivals finale, “All Stars: An Un-Rivaled Twist.”]
The Problem: All Stars Season 5 got here to an exciting finish on Wednesday (April 16) evening’s finale. Not solely was there a win, with one other “Rivals”-themed choice whether or not to maintain or cut up the dough, however there was additionally an surprising marriage proposal to cap all of it off!
After the primary 4 checkpoints, Shane Landrum and Da’Vonne Rogers led the ultimate 4 with a whopping 13 stars. Simply behind them had been Adam Larson and Steve Meinke with 10, Nicole Zanatta and Melissa Reeves with 9, and Frank Sweeney and Sam McGinn with seven stars. Although Shane and Da’Vonne’s lead was no joke, it was nonetheless anybody’s sport coming into the second day of the ultimate.
The following checkpoint was a mixture of consuming and trivia known as, “Pho King Trivia” (which host T.J. Lavin most likely liked saying out loud). It featured delicacies like purple chilis, coconut worms, and snails as add-ons to the pho bowls.
The following morning’s problem was “Excessive Trip,” a one-mile boat race, which noticed Sam come from a distant final within the foot race to first within the rowing portion, bringing her and Frank into nearer rivalry. The following leg, “Shoulder the Load,” noticed the rivals having to hold water throughout a marsh, which was a problem to these teammates with harm knees and communication points (neither Frank and Sam nor Nicole and Melissa completed, and the arguments bought ugly consequently).
The ultimate checkpoint, “Stability Them All,” required the contestants to stability sandbags and one another on a set of teeter-totters. It was basically a horse race between Shane and Da’Vonne and Adam and Steve at this level for the large win, and it was the latter duo that bought it executed the quickest. That gave them the celebs they wanted for victory.
Ending in fourth place (and successful $5,000) had been Nicole and Melissa; third place (and $10,000) went to Frank and Sam; and second went to Shane and Da’Vonne (who took residence $35,000). That left the remaining $250,000 prize cash for Adam and Steve.
It wasn’t over, although, as a result of it was then choice time for Adam and Steve. They had been summoned to separate star chambers to decide about whether or not their accomplice would cut up or steal the cash. “Rivals” seasons have produced some surprising moments when one contestant had to decide on whether or not to separate the ultimate prize pot — each Johnny Bananas and Ashley Mitchell memorably yoinked the purses from their companions (in Season 28/”Rivals III” with Sarah Rice and Season 32/”Closing Reckoning” with Hunter Barfield, respectively). Plus, Steve beforehand stole Adam’s star and took away his probability to make the ultimate the final time they performed collectively (therefore, why they had been rivals right here). Nonetheless, each had been assured sufficient to decide on “cut up,” they usually had been proper! This averted the one-game playoff that they might’ve needed to do, they usually every went residence six figures richer.
To rejoice the win, Adam determined to make use of his final confessional to ship a message to his girlfriend at residence, Averey Tressler, saying, “Very first thing I’m going to do, and clearly Averey, in case you’re seeing this proper now, you would possibly need to look to the left or proper to ensure I’m on a knee, and so, babe, whereever I’m within the room proper now, what do you say? Will you marry me?”
We’ll have to attend and discover out whether or not Adam pulled off the timing of taking a knee for this proposal in actual life and whether or not Averey accepts!
