After more than a decade and a half,The Challengefinally got to CT. “ThisChallengeis going to be unique for me, to say the least.
My entireChallengecareer has revolved around avoiding elimination and now you have to go in.
That opens up a whole new set of challenges and obstacles.”
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When the players learn the twist, it impacts everyone’s strategy.
No one can predict how the season will play out.
“But maybe theres another twist.
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And you could be helping your biggest threat get to the final when you win together.”
“I cant go through a Rolodex and look at pastChallengesand get tips.
Were in uncharted territory,” he says.
“And at the same time, this ones tough because of the conditions.
The moment we get to thisChallenge, it was just a mindf.
Every time you think you know whats happening, it gets switched up.
It gets to the point where people were just losing their minds.
like dont make me go back there.”
Usually, the players get put up in a huge mansion with a gorgeous pool.
This season, they were housed in an underground bunker with no amenities and sparse essentials.
“Little things would slowly pick at you and pick at you,” CT says.
“Youre in a bunker in Central Europe in the middle of a snow blizzard.
You just gotta stay sane, keep your head on straight.
This one, I just hope that was the end of that for a while.”
Still, CT admits, “At the end of the day, God, I love it.
I didnt know those 15 minutes would last 15 years.
Why do I keep coming back?
Whynotcome back?!”
But to hear him tell it, he’s far from considering retirement.
“I keep telling myself its not going to last much longer and then I win.
Everyones like, ‘Why dont you just retire?’
Because Ive got some left in the tank, I want to ride it out!
Lets see how long it lasts!”
But he also doesn’t want to overstay his welcome.
This year, his only strategy was to continue his trend of staying neutral.
“Theres a difference between staying neutral and being a floater,” he says.
If you pick the wrong alliance, the wrong move, theres no coming back from it.
If theChallengegods shine a light on me, I move forward.
If my number gets called, my number gets called."
The Challenge: Total Madnesspremieres Wednesday, April 1 at 8 p.m. on MTV.
