“Robbed queen”- The Challenge fans react to Olivia’s elimination

Olivia from The Challenge (Image via Instagram/@thechallenge)
Olivia from The Challenge (Image via Instagram/@thechallenge)

In episode 13 of The Challenge season 40, titled Best Friends 4Era, Michele and her best friend Olivia faced off in the Arena. After Johnny Bananas targeted Cara Maria, Michele, and Olivia, Cara Maria secured her safety by winning the Daily Challenge, leaving Michele and Olivia to compete against each other. Michele won, marking her third Arena victory and eliminating Olivia.

The elimination arena was a puzzle round called Stranded. While Olivia seemed to be in the lead at first, Michele eventually took over, showing her puzzle-solving prowess, and eliminating Olivia. Fans of The Challenge took to X to react to Olivia's elimination, some were for it while others thought she went too soon.

"Robbed queen," said one fan.
"Upset, would have loved to see her get a real shot at a final, and she will definitely make one in the future. That said I do think Michele has a better chance navigating this game on her own than Olivia would have," another fan said.
"Olivia ain't got a clue with this word puzzle," a third fan said.
"Upset, would have loved to see her get a real shot at a final, and she will definitely make one in the future. That said I do think Michele has a better chance navigating this game on her own than Olivia would have," another wrote.

Some fans of The Challenge pointed at her friendship with Horacio and Nurys from the last season and said that it helped her win, but now that they weren't there, she was losing.

"I do think Olivia had seeing Theo on the brain, I don't see the drive, I think it was a lot more Horacio making them look good that 1st season," an X user wrote.
"Anyone else SCREAMING … yeah… FK U OLIVIA!!??#Horacio was ur ride or die & #Nurys was your best friend & you did her HELLA DIRTY!! I don’t like Michelle either but You wouldn’t know loyalty if it bit ur overfilled lips off!!" another X user wrote.
"Glad. Would've liked to see Michele eliminated but this is almost as good," one commented.
"Upset. She has what it takes to win," commented another.

Olivia and Michele against each other in the elimination arena on The Challenge season 40 episode 13

The elimination arena in episode 13 of The Challenge season 40 was called Stranded and had two huge DNA strands in the middle of the arena. These strands were to act as ladders on which the players would build to reach the top.

Both the players had to use 40 different-sized pieces to build the ladder. After reaching the top, each player had to release a bag full of letters. From the letters, the first player to figure out a three-word phrase would be the winner of the competition.

And even though Olivia reached the top first and released her letters first, Michele beat her when it came to finding the phrase in it, which was "Not Eliminated Tonight". With that, Michele had yet another arena win, totaling the number of her arena wins to 3. Olivia was sent home.


New episodes of The Challenge season 40 come out every Wednesday, at 8 pm ET, on MTV.

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