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MTV premiered The Challenge All Stars: Rivals Season 5 Finale on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. As the reality show ended, fans witnessed the final four teams competing in a gripping finale. As a result, Adam Larson and Steve Meinke won the MTV reality show with 4 Stars and a prize pot of $125,000 each.
Apart from Adam and Steve, there were three more teams featured on the final episode of The Challenge All Stars: Rivals Season 5:
- Frank Fox and Sam McGinn
- Melissa Reeves and Nicole Zanatta
- Da'Vonne Rogers and Shane Landrum
Da'Vonne and Shane were runner-ups with 3 Stars, Frank and Sam received 2, and Mellissa and Nicole got 1 Star. After host TJ Lavin announced Adam and Steve as the winners, he revealed another twist. Keep on reading to learn more about the twist.
The Challenge All Stars: Rivals Season 5: Adam Larson and Steve Meinke won the reality show
Recently released The Challenge All Stars: Rivals Season 5 Finale saw Adam Larson and Steve Meinke winning the reality show after securing the last challenge in their favor. The winning duo was against their competing team, Da'Vonne and Shane. For the final challenge called Balance Them All, teams have to balance themselves on each end of the teeter-totters along with sandbags.
While both teams tried to balance it the fastest, it was a nail-biting moment as they competed against the time. As a result, Adam and Steve balanced it out before the competing team and won the stars, resulting in their big win.
Winning the MTV reality show, Adam and Steve won $250,000 each, while second place was secured by Da'Vonne and Shane ($35,000 each). The remaining teams were Frank and Sam in third place, winning $10,000 each, and Nicole-Melissa in fourth place, winning $5,000 each.
For the fans who are wondering how many stars these four teams won, here are the details:
- Adam and Steve: 24 Stars
- Shane and Da'Vonne: 23 Stars
- Frank and Sam: 16 Stars
- Nicole and Melissa: 13 Stars
What happened on The Challenge All Stars: Rivals Season 5 Finale?
On the second day of the final, Shane and Da'Vonne were leading with 13 Stars, while Adam and Steve had 10 Stars, Melissa-Nicole had 9 Stars, and Frank-Sam had 7 Stars.
They faced various challenges, including Pho Kind Trivia, which included black snails, coconut worms, and hot chilis. For each wrong answer, participants had to add one of the ingredients to their bowl. For each correct answer, they can fill their opponent's bowl.
Further on The Challenge All Stars: Rivals Season 5 Finale, there were challenges, including High Tide, Shoulder the Load, and the final challenge was Balance Them All.
The Challenge All Stars: Rivals Season 5 Finale: The final twist
As the host, TJ Lavin, announced Adam and Steve as the winners, he revealed one final twist. Both Adam and Steve were sent to separate rooms and asked to choose one of the two:
"My partner will split the prize money" or "My partner will steal the prize money."
The catch was that if either of them had chosen "steal," that would have happened. However, both participants from the winning team chose "split" for each other, which is what happened. They both received $250,000 each.
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