"Deserved better": The Challenge 40 fans react to karma point twist for pushing Michele to third position

Much awaited The Challenge 40's Part Two finale aired on January 8, 2025. The last episode of the reality show featured a Karma Points twist, which changed the order of the finalists and massively affected the results.

The prize pot, which was originally supposed to be allocated to two participants, was not assigned to three players. It was because of the new twist, Karma Points. Jordan topped for the male participants, while Jenny and Rachel won the first position for the female competitors.

Closely following the two, Rachel was in the second position but considered as a third one.

Due to the tie between Jenny and Rachel, no second rank was given. Witnessing how Rachel's final rank was changed due to Karma Point Twist affecting who would win the show and the prize money.

Seeing how Michele was in the third position with just "one" point difference, fans took to social media platform X and shared their views on the situation:

A fan reacted to Rachel and Michele's performances on the show's finale:

"The karma vote was so stupid. Rachel is great but going from third to first just because people like you and not because of your own effort isn't really that impressive. Michele deserved better. #TheChallenge40."

Another fan wrote:

"Michele beat Rachel again and Rachel STILL won over her?... yeah somebody aint doing the math right cus no way Karma points alone got her the win- #thechallenge40."

A netizen reacted to Michele:

"MICHELE WAS ROBBED @MTVDevinWalker because Meesh doesn't have X. #TheChallenge40 #thechallengeeras #challengeeras #mtvchallenge."

One more X user tweeted about the same:

"Michele really gonna go from hated by the fandom to a fave just bc of the way these katma points played out. You love to see it. #TheChallenge40."

A netizen mentioned Rachel, Michele and Jenny's performances during The Challenge 40 finale:

"I was prepared to go to war over with the Tori haters over her placing last in the final, but everyone's distracted with "Rachel didn't deserve" "Michele was robbed" "Jenny is solo winner" so frankly this is a relief for me #TheChallenge4 @gamervev @wedontknow36."

A person reacted to how Michele was "robbed" because of karma points and wrote:

"Michele was robbed! Production did WAY too much this season. Rigged elims and "karma points" made for a lame season. #TheChallenge40."

A person reacted to the show's finale and how karma points worked for the finalists:

"If I was Tori I'd be soooooo pissed… if two people tied for first, then Michele got second & she would've got third??? Like that makes sense right? #TheChallenge40."

An X user tweeted about Michele and Jordan:

"Michele was robbed. Jordan is the goat. #TheChallenge40."

A fan wrote about how there was only "one point" difference between the winning position:

"Michelle is annoying as hell but she did her thing in the final. To finish 2nd against Tori, Jenny and Rachel is extremely impressive. 1 point away from first #thechallenge40."

A netizen mentioned Michele and fellow finalists' performances during The Challenge 40 finale:

"Jenny having to split the money with Rachel after dominating her the whole final because of the Karma vote is bullshit. And I say this as someone who likes Rachel more than Jenny. Also, it screwed Michele who kicked as in the final. The karma vote sucks #TheChallenge40."

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The Challenge 40 finale: What happened with Michele? Final score and more

The Challenge 40 revealed the much-awaited game show result on January 8, 2024. It mentioned how Jenny West and Rachel Robinson won the show. Both the female participants tried for the winner position, which is why they were in the first position.

Following them was Michele, with Tori in the fourth position. Fans witnessed how the game show featured some exciting twists, which changed the results completely.

Jenny was leading with 22 points, Rachel had 16, and Michele had 19 points, followed by Tori with 13 points. But according to Karma Points, Michele's points were 23, and she was pushed towards the bottom.

Jenny and Rachel lead the women's segment with 24 points each. As a result, the team, with a tie, was announced as the winner, and Michele was given third place.

Referring to how things went by, Michele was in the third position. The Challenge 40 show host, TJ, shared:

"Don't hold those tears Michele. I know its a very hard blow and you are an awesome individual. You really are good at this game and I just couldn't be more impressed."

Many of The Challenge 40 fans who supported Michele felt that she "deserved" to win the show and that Karma Vote was "stupid."

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Fans can stream all the episodes of The Challenge 40 on MTV and witness incidents from the show's finale.