The Challenge All Stars: Contenders, Dark Horses, and the Field

After watching the first four episodes of The Challenge: All Stars on Paramount Plus, the 22 contestants who started this season have been reduced to 18. This feels like the perfect time to assess where these players stand for a couple of reasons. There have been two male and two female elimination rounds, so that’s provided a good amount of opportunity in the context of this 9-episode season to see what these veterans are made of. Furthermore, 18 divides perfectly by 3 to give us equal groups of 6 for contenders, dark horses, and the field. Since they are competing to become the sole winner of this season, I did not divide between men and women. So without further ado, here are my assessments of the remaining players!

Contenders

Alton Williams

Most of his screen time so far has been devoted to marveling at his athleticism, but when we see Alton interacting with other players, he clearly has good relationships with them. It’s clear we’ve gotten more of Gauntlet 2 Alton than the Battle of the Season version. That’s the version Alton needs to be to get his second Challenge win.

Darrell Taylor