The latest episode of The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras witnessed the elimination of two major contestants: Emily Schromm from Era 2 and CT Tamburello from Era 1.
The episode, titled An Era Tradition, brought intense competition and emotional eliminations as the teams battled to keep their champions intact.
Both eliminations shocked the house, as Emily had never lost an elimination before, and CT was a Challenge legend. However, both players fell short during the elimination game, sending them home after a nail-biting round.
The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras brings together 40 legendary contestants from the show’s 26-year history, representing different eras of The Challenge.
Hosted by T.J. Lavin, the reality competition series follows these contestants as they compete in physically and mentally demanding challenges to secure their spot as The Challenge 40 Champion and earn their share of the $1 million prize.
Events leading up to the elimination on The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras
The Challenge and tensions among teams
This week’s elimination targets were set, with CT Tamburello and Tina Barta from Era 1, and Emily Schromm and Nehemiah Clark from Era 2 marked for elimination.
CT volunteered to protect his team, believing they could win in eliminations, while Nehemiah hoped to avoid the arena. Meanwhile, Olivia was frustrated with Josh for backing out and letting Kyland take the blame.
In the Fast Pass challenge, Era 4 dominated, followed by Era 2, Era 3, and finally, Era 1. Tensions erupted in Era 3, with Tori and her ex-fiancé Jordan clashing. With Kyland and Olivia winning, they held the power to decide who faced elimination.
Back at the house, Nehemiah and Emily pleaded their case, while Devin and Tori tried to avoid elimination. Despite deals and alliances, Kyland and Olivia chose Nehemiah and Emily from Era 2 to face CT and Tina from Era 1 in the arena.
The elimination game
The elimination game, Getting Hammered, tasked contestants with removing 100 nails from a board and hammering 100 new ones into another. The first to complete the task and hit the buzzer would stay in the competition, while the loser would be eliminated.
In the women’s round, Tina from Era 1 went up against Emily from Era 2. Despite Emily’s undefeated record in eliminations, Tina took an early lead by using a more effective strategy for removing the nails.
As Tina moved onto the hammering phase, Emily was still struggling to catch up. Eventually, Tina hit the buzzer first, eliminating Emily in a surprising upset, marking Emily’s first-ever elimination loss.
The men’s round featured CT from Era 1 against Nehemiah from Era 2. Both players found it difficult to replicate Tina’s successful strategy, resulting in much closer competition.
Despite CT’s reputation as a dominant player in The Challenge, Nehemiah managed to edge ahead and hit the buzzer first, eliminating CT from the game. Nehemiah’s victory was an unexpected upset, dealing a huge blow to Era 1.
With eliminations looming and surprises at every turn, you won’t want to miss a single moment of the action. Make sure to catch all the drama, strategy, and fierce rivalries every week.
Tune in every Wednesday at 8 PM ET/PT on MTV for the latest episode of The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras, where the stakes keep getting higher and the competition more intense. Watch as your favorite contestants face off in jaw-dropping challenges, build alliances, and fight to stay in the game.
Edited by Abhimanyu Sharma
